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(一个犹大国居民的自述)
I was happy once the Passover started because I like the Passover a lot. I was sad and scared when the Passover ended because just as it ended, the news came that Assyrian army was invading Israel. At least it wasn’t Judah that Assyria was attacking. But I was still scared because I heard from our own spies that Assyria was planning a attack on Judah right after they captured Israel. I was almost scared to death by the thought of being invaded.
每次过逾越节我都很高兴，我个人是非常喜欢这个节日，但是这次却是个例外。刚过完这节日没多久，我就听到了一个令人沮丧的消息。北边大国亚述的军队入侵了以色列国。虽然说他们没有继续进攻犹大国，但我还是心里忍不住担心受怕，因为据我们的情报人员报告说：亚述人打算成功占据以色列后，犹大国就成了他们的下一个猎物目标。我现在一思想这样的情景就有点害怕。
Sennacherib had captured Israel all to himself and he was ready to capture Judah. Hezekiah, our king decided to act first by blocking off springs of water out of the fortified city.
亚述王西拿基立轻而易举地攻占了以色列国。他下一步计划很明确就是攻打犹大国。我们犹大国的希西家王决定先发制人截断亚述军队设防城市的水源。
“Why should they come here finding lots of fresh water to drink?” Hezekiah said. He then gathered his army for the defence of the cities in Judah. I decided to volunteer for the army. I was an officer from the beginning.
“亚述王来，为何让他得着许多水喝呢？”希西家问道。接着他就集聚，许多人塞了一切泉源，并通流国中的小河。让他的军队肩负起保护犹大国的责任。我深受鼓舞，也决定参军去保卫祖国。要知道我一开始就给一个小军官当呢。
Hezekiah also built another wall in front of the first wall of Jerusalem. He reinforced the supporting landforms that guarded Jerusalem like the hills outside of Jerusalem. Our king also made large quantities of shields and weapons.
希西家王下令在耶路撒冷原来的围墙外再加固一堵墙。他力图自强，修筑好所有被毁坏的城墙。所建的新墙皆与城楼相齐，又在城外又筑一城。制造了许多军器、盾牌。
