Hezekiah's sickness
Around that time Hezekiah became deathly ill. Isaiah the prophet son of Amoz came to him and said: This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover. Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord: Please remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and wholeheartedly, and have done what is good in your eyes. Then Hezekiah wept bitterly. Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the Lord spoke to him: Turn around and tell Hezekiah, leader of my people: This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you. On the third day you will go up to the temple of the Lord. I will add fifteen years to your life. I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David. Isaiah said: Take a lump of figs. They placed it on the boil, and Hezekiah recovered. Hezekiah asked Isaiah: What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the temple of the Lord on the third day? Isaiah answered: This will be your sign from the Lord that he will do what he promised. Would you rather the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten? Hezekiah said: It's easy enough for the shadow to go forward ten degrees. No — let it go back ten degrees. Isaiah the prophet cried to the Lord, and the Lord made the shadow go backwards ten degrees on the sundial of Ahaz.
In those days Hezekiah was sick to death. And the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said to him: This is what the Lord says. Set your house in order, because you'll die and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord: Remember now, Lord, please, how I've walked in front of you in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what's good in your sight. And Hezekiah wept a lot. And before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him: Turn back and tell Hezekiah, the captain of my people: This is what the Lord, the God of David your father, says. I've heard your prayer, I've seen your tears. Look — I'll heal you. On the third day you'll go up to the house of the Lord. And I'll add fifteen years to your days. And I'll rescue you and this town out of the hand of the king of Assyria. And I'll defend this town for my own sake and for my servant David's sake. And Isaiah said: Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he got better. And Hezekiah said to Isaiah: What'll be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I'll go up into the house of the Lord on the third day? And Isaiah said: This will be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing he's spoken. Should the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps? And Hezekiah answered: It's a light thing for the shadow to go down ten steps. No, but let the shadow go back ten steps. And Isaiah the prophet cried out to the Lord. And he brought the shadow ten steps back, by which it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz.
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying, I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD. And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake. And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day? And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
Around that time Hezekiah became deathly ill. Isaiah the prophet son of Amoz came to him and said: This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.
In those days Hezekiah was sick to death. And the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said to him: This is what the Lord says. Set your house in order, because you'll die and not live.
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord:
Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord:
Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,
Please remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and wholeheartedly, and have done what is good in your eyes. Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Remember now, Lord, please, how I've walked in front of you in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what's good in your sight. And Hezekiah wept a lot.
I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the Lord spoke to him:
And before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him:
And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
Turn around and tell Hezekiah, leader of my people: This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you. On the third day you will go up to the temple of the Lord.
Turn back and tell Hezekiah, the captain of my people: This is what the Lord, the God of David your father, says. I've heard your prayer, I've seen your tears. Look — I'll heal you. On the third day you'll go up to the house of the Lord.
Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.
I will add fifteen years to your life. I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.
And I'll add fifteen years to your days. And I'll rescue you and this town out of the hand of the king of Assyria. And I'll defend this town for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.
And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
Isaiah said: Take a lump of figs. They placed it on the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.
And Isaiah said: Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he got better.
And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
Hezekiah asked Isaiah: What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the temple of the Lord on the third day?
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah: What'll be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I'll go up into the house of the Lord on the third day?
And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?
Isaiah answered: This will be your sign from the Lord that he will do what he promised. Would you rather the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten?
And Isaiah said: This will be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing he's spoken. Should the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?
And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
Hezekiah said: It's easy enough for the shadow to go forward ten degrees. No — let it go back ten degrees.
And Hezekiah answered: It's a light thing for the shadow to go down ten steps. No, but let the shadow go back ten steps.
And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
Isaiah the prophet cried to the Lord, and the Lord made the shadow go backwards ten degrees on the sundial of Ahaz.
And Isaiah the prophet cried out to the Lord. And he brought the shadow ten steps back, by which it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz.
And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
The envoys from Babylon
At that time Berodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, because he had heard Hezekiah had been sick. Hezekiah listened to the envoys and showed them everything in his treasure-house — the silver, gold, spices, precious ointment, all his armoury and everything in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house or throughout his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them. Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked: What did those men say, and where did they come from? Hezekiah answered: They came from a distant country — Babylon. Isaiah asked: What have they seen in your house? Hezekiah said: They've seen everything in my house. There is nothing among my treasures I didn't show them. Isaiah told Hezekiah: Hear the word of the Lord. The days are coming when everything in your house, and everything your ancestors have stored up until today, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord. And some of your own sons, your descendants, will be taken away and made eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Hezekiah said to Isaiah: The word of the Lord you've spoken is good. For he thought: At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime. The rest of Hezekiah's acts, all his might, and how he made the pool and conduit that brought water into the city are recorded in the chronicles of the kings of Judah. Hezekiah died, and his son Manasseh became king in his place.
At that time Berodak-Baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah. Because he'd heard Hezekiah had been sick. And Hezekiah listened to them and showed them all the house of his precious things — the silver and the gold and the spices and the good ointment and all the house of his armour and everything found in his treasures. There wasn't anything in his house or in all his rule that Hezekiah didn't show them. Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him: What did these men say? And where did they come from to you? And Hezekiah said: They've come from a far country, from Babylon. And he said: What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered: They've seen everything in my house. There's nothing among my treasures I haven't shown them. And Isaiah said to Hezekiah: Listen to the word of the Lord. Look — the days are coming when everything in your house, and what your fathers have laid up in store right to this day, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord. And of your sons who'll come out of you, that you'll father, they'll take away. And they'll be officers in the palace of the king of Babylon. Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah: The word of the Lord that you've spoken is good. And he said: Isn't it good, if peace and truth are in my days? And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and all his might, and how he made a pool and a channel and brought water into the town, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And Hezekiah died. And Manasseh his son ruled in his place.
At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not. Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon. And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD. Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD. And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days? And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
At that time Berodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, because he had heard Hezekiah had been sick.
At that time Berodak-Baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah. Because he'd heard Hezekiah had been sick.
At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
Hezekiah listened to the envoys and showed them everything in his treasure-house — the silver, gold, spices, precious ointment, all his armoury and everything in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house or throughout his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.
And Hezekiah listened to them and showed them all the house of his precious things — the silver and the gold and the spices and the good ointment and all the house of his armour and everything found in his treasures. There wasn't anything in his house or in all his rule that Hezekiah didn't show them.
And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked: What did those men say, and where did they come from? Hezekiah answered: They came from a distant country — Babylon.
Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him: What did these men say? And where did they come from to you? And Hezekiah said: They've come from a far country, from Babylon.
Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
Isaiah asked: What have they seen in your house? Hezekiah said: They've seen everything in my house. There is nothing among my treasures I didn't show them.
And he said: What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered: They've seen everything in my house. There's nothing among my treasures I haven't shown them.
And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
Isaiah told Hezekiah: Hear the word of the Lord.
And Isaiah said to Hezekiah: Listen to the word of the Lord.
And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.
The days are coming when everything in your house, and everything your ancestors have stored up until today, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord.
Look — the days are coming when everything in your house, and what your fathers have laid up in store right to this day, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord.
Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
And some of your own sons, your descendants, will be taken away and made eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
And of your sons who'll come out of you, that you'll father, they'll take away. And they'll be officers in the palace of the king of Babylon.
And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
Hezekiah said to Isaiah: The word of the Lord you've spoken is good. For he thought: At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.
Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah: The word of the Lord that you've spoken is good. And he said: Isn't it good, if peace and truth are in my days?
Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?
The rest of Hezekiah's acts, all his might, and how he made the pool and conduit that brought water into the city are recorded in the chronicles of the kings of Judah.
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and all his might, and how he made a pool and a channel and brought water into the town, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Hezekiah died, and his son Manasseh became king in his place.
And Hezekiah died. And Manasseh his son ruled in his place.
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.