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Sennakerib Attack Da Judah Land
(2 Kings 18:17-35; 19:35-37; Isaiah 36:2-20; 37:36-38)
1 Afta King Hezekiah wen do all dese tings God wen trus um fo do, Sennakerib da Assyria king come inside da Judah land. He tell his army guys make camp all aroun da big towns dat get strong wall. He figga he goin broke down dea wall an take um ova.
2 Hezekiah see dat Sennakerib come wit one plan fo make war agains Jerusalem town.
3 Az why Hezekiah talk wit his town an army leada guys bout how fo make da watta stop from da pukas fo watta outside Jerusalem. His guys like help him.
4 Plenny guys come an dey make all da watta stop from all da pukas aroun dea. Same ting fo da stream dat go thru da districk. Dey tell, “No good we let da Assyria king guys come an find plenny watta!”
5 Den Hezekiah work hard fo fix all da parts a da wall dat stay broke. He build towas on top da wall. He build anodda wall outside da firs wall, an make strong da flat places dat hold up da wall aroun da ol part a Jerusalem wea David start his town befo time. An he make plenny tings can use fo fight, an shields.
6 He pick army leada guys fo stay in charge a da peopo. He bring dem togedda in front him inside da open place inside da main town gate, an tell dem good kine words. He tell:
7 “Come strong an no lose fight! No sked o lose fight cuz a da Assyria king an da big army he bring wit him! Cuz da One dat stay wit us guys, get mo plenny powa den wat da Assyria king get wit him, you know!
8 Da ones wit him, dey ony peopo, dey not real strong. But oua side, us get oua God, dass Da One In Charge a us guys. He stay wit us fo help us an fo fight oua war!” Az why da army guys figga dey can handle cuz a wat Hezekiah da Judah king wen tell um.
9 Laytas, wen Sennakerib da Assyria king an all his army guys attack Lakish town, Sennakerib sen his helpa guys Jerusalem side fo tell dis to Hezekiah da Judah king, an to all da Judah peopo dat stay dea:
10 “Dis, da message from me, Sennakerib da Assyria king: Wat make you guys tink you can stay inside Jerusalem wen us guys put oua army guys all aroun yoa town?
11 Hezekiah make you guys tink lidis, ‘Wen da Assyria king come afta us guys, oua God, dass Da One In Charge a us, goin get us outa trouble from him!’ But Hezekiah ony bulai you guys. He goin make you guys mahke from stay hungry an thirsty.
12 No foget dat Hezekiah, he da guy dat take down awready da sacrifice places on top da hills an da altars fo dis god Da One In Charge. An Hezekiah tell da Judah an Jerusalem peopo, ‘You guys gotta go down in front da one altar inside da Temple, fo burn sacrifice ony on top dat one.’
13 “Fo shua, you guys donno how me an da odda Assyria king guys befo me wen make to da peopos inside da odda lands! No way dea gods get dem outa trouble an no let me take ova dem!
14 From all da peopos dat my ancesta guys wen wipe out, no mo anodda god wen help dose peopos fo get outa trouble from me an my guys. Den how yoa god goin get you guys outa trouble from me an my guys? No can!
15 So! No let Hezekiah bulai you guys lidat. No trus him, cuz no mo anodda god from odda peopo stay strong enuff fo get dea peopo outa da powa dat me an my ancesta guys get. Az why yoa gods no goin get you guys outa my powa!”
16 Sennakerib army leadas wen talk even mo plenny agains God, Da One In Charge, an agains his worka guy Hezekiah.
17 King Sennakerib write odda lettas too. He talk bad bout Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo, an tell dis agains him: “Da gods fo da peopos from da odda lands no can get dea peopo outa trouble from me! Same ting, dis god Hezekiah pray to, no goin get his peopo outa trouble from me!”
18 Den da Assyria guys yell real loud. Dey use da Hebrew language fo make shua da Jerusalem peopo dat stay on top da town wall hear um. Az cuz da Assyria guys like make da Judah guys come real sked an lose fight, fo da Assyria guys take ova da town.
19 Da Assyria guys talk bout da Jerusalem God jalike dey talk bout da gods fo da peopos inside odda countries—no matta dose gods, dey tings dat peopo make.
20 King Hezekiah an Isaiah, Amoz boy, da guy dat talk fo God, dey pray to Da One In Charge bout dis an call out to him inside da sky fo help dem.
21 Az why Da One In Charge sen one angel messenja guy. He wipe out all da Assyria army guys, da officer guys, an da army leada guys inside da camp fo da Assyria king. Az why Sennakerib go back his land an lose face an come plenny shame. An wen he go inside da temple fo his god, some a his boys kill him dea wit dea swords.
22 Dass how Da One In Charge get Hezekiah an da Jerusalem peopo outa trouble from Sennakerib da Assyria king, an from all da oddas. Da One In Charge take kea dem all ova da land.
23 Plenny peopo bring presents fo Da One In Charge inside Jerusalem. Dey bring presents dat cost plenny fo Hezekiah, da Judah king, too. From dat time erybody inside all da lands get plenny respeck fo him.
Tings Go Good Fo Hezekiah,
Den He Mahke
(2 Kings 20:1-21; Isaiah 37:21-38; 38:1-8)
24 Dat time, Hezekiah come sick an litto mo mahke. He pray to Da One In Charge. Da One In Charge talk to him an give him one awesome sign dat he goin come good.
25 But laytas, Hezekiah come high nose, da way he tink. So he no tink bout Da One In Charge, dat wen make nice to him. Az why Da One In Charge come real huhu wit him an da peopo inside Judah an Jerusalem.
26 Laytas, Hezekiah come sorry cuz he wen come high nose, an same ting fo da Jerusalem peopo. Az why Da One In Charge no come huhu agains dem wen Hezekiah still stay alive.
27 Hezekiah get plenny rich kine stuffs an plenny respeck. He make places fo store his silva an gold, an jewels, spices, shields, an all kine rich stuff.
28 An he tell his guys make buildings fo store wheat an barley, da new wine, an da olive oil. Dey make places fo all kine cows, sheeps, an goats too.
29 He build towns an get plenny sheeps, goats, an cows, cuz God make him come real rich.
30 Hezekiah, he da guy wen block da place wea da watta go makai from da Kidron Stream. His guys dig one tunnel from da mauka Gihon puka. Az how he bring da watta down inside da west side a da David town part a Jerusalem. Wateva he try do, eryting go good fo him.
31 But layta, get messenja guys come from da Babylon leada guys. Dey come inside da land fo aks Hezekiah bout da awesome sign he wen get dat he goin come good. Dat time, God go way from Hezekiah fo tes him, fo find out eryting Hezekiah tink bout fo real kine.
32 Get odda stuff dat happen wen Hezekiah stay king, an all da stuff he do cuz he stay tight wit Da One In Charge. Isaiah, Amoz boy dat talk fo God, write all dat inside da book dat tell bout wat Isaiah wen dream, an inside da book bout da kings fo Judah an Israel.
33 Hezekiah mahke an res wit his ancesta guys. Dey bury him on top da hill wea dey bury da odda guys dat come from David. Wen he mahke, all da peopo inside Judah an Jerusalem show respeck fo him. An Manasseh, Hezekiah boy, come king afta him.