1 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، مَرِضَ حَزَقِيّا وَقارَبَ المَوْتَ. فَذَهَبَ النَّبِيُّ إشَعْياءُ بْنُ آمُوصَ إلَى حَزَقِيّا وَقالَ لَهُ: «يَقُولُ اللهُ لَكَ: ‹رَتِّبْ شُؤُونَ بَيْتِكَ، لِأنَّهُ لَنْ يَطُولَ بِكَ العُمْرُ. بَلْ سَتَمُوتُ قَرِيباً!›»

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.

2 ف َأدارَ حَزَقِيّا وَجهَهُ إلَى الحائِطِ. وَصَلَّى إلَى اللهِ وَقالَ:

Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying,

3 « اذْكُرْ، يا اللهُ أنِّي خَدَمْتُكَ بِوَفاءٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِي. وَفَعَلْتُ ما يُرْضِيكَ.» ثُمَّ بَكَى حَزَقِيّا بُكاءً مُرّاً.

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.

4 و َقَبلَ أنْ يَتَجاوَزَ إشَعْياءُ السّاحَةَ الوَسِيطَةَ فِي المَدِينَةِ، كَلَّمَهُ اللهُ وَقالَ لَهُ:

And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

5 « ارْجِعْ وَكَلِّمْ حَزَقِيّا، قائِدَ شَعبِي، وَقُلْ لَهُ: ‹يَقُولُ اللهُ ، إلَهُ جَدِّكَ داوُدَ: قَدْ سَمِعْتُ صَلاتَكَ وَرَأيتُ دُمُوعَكَ. وَلِهَذا سَأشْفِيكَ. وَفِي اليَوْمِ الثّالِثِ سَتَذْهَبُ إلَى بَيْتِ اللهِ.

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.

6 و َسَأُضِيفُ إلَى حَياتِكَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. وَسَأُنْقِذُكَ وَأُنْقِذُ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةَ مِنْ مَلِكِ أشُّورَ. وَسَأحمِي هَذِهِ المَدِينَةَ مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِي، وَمِنْ أجلِ الوَعدِ الَّذِي قَطَعْتُهُ لِداوُدَ خادِمِي.›»

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.

7 ث ُمَّ قالَ إشَعْياءُ: «اصْنَعُوا خَلِيطاً مِنَ التِّينِ وَضَعُوهُ عَلَى مَكانِ الألَمِ.» فَأخَذُوهُ وَوَضَعُوهُ عَلَى مَكانِ الألَمِ. فَتَعافَى حَزَقِيا. عَلامَةٌ لِحَزَقِيّا

And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

8 و َقالَ حَزَقِيّا لإشَعْياءَ: «ما هِيَ العَلامَةُ عَلَى أنَّ اللهَ سَيَشْفِينِي شِفاءً كامِلاً وَأنِّي سَأذهَبُ إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ فِي اليَوْمِ الثّالِثِ.»

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?

9 ف َقالَ إشَعْياءُ: «اخْتَرْ عَلامةً مِنَ اثْنَتَينِ. هَلْ تُرِيدُ أنْ يَتَحَرَّكَ الظِّلُّ عَشْرَ خُطواتٍ إلَى الأمامِ، أمْ يَتَراجَعُ عَشْرَ دَرَجاتٍ؟ هَذِهِ هِيَ العَلامَةُ عَلَى أنَّ اللهَ سَيَفْعَلُ كَما قالَ.»

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?

10 ف َأجابَ حَزَقِيّا: «إنَّهُ لأمْرٌ سَهلٌ أنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ الظِّلُّ عَشْرَ دَرَجاتٍ، فاجعَلْهُ يَتَراجَعُ عَشْرَ خَطَواتٍ.»

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.

11 ف َصَلَّى إشَعْياءُ إلَى اللهِ ، فَجَعَلَ اللهُ الظِّلَّ يَتَراجَعُ عَشْرَ خَطَواتٍ، حَيثُ عادَ إلَى المَوضِعِ الَّذِي كانَ فِيهِ قَبلَ عَشْرِ خَطَواتٍ. حَزَقِيّا وَوَفدٌ مِنْ بابِل

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.

12 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، أرْسَلَ مَردُوخُ بَلاذانُ بْنُ بَلاذانَ، مَلِكُ بابِلَ، رَسائِلَ وَهَدِيَّةً إلَى حَزَقِيّا. وَما دَفَعَهُ إلَى عَمَلِ ذَلِكَ هُوَ أنَّهُ سَمِعَ أنَّ حَزَقِيّا كانَ مَرِيضاً.

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.

13 ف َسمِعَ حَزَقِيّا عن الوَفدِ القادِمِ مِنْ بابِلَ وَرَحَّبَ بِهِ، وَأراهُمْ كُلَّ الأشياءِ الثَّمِينَةِ فِي بَيتِهِ. أراهُمُ الفِضَّةَ، وَالذَّهَبَ، وَالأطيابَ، وَالعِطْرَ الثَّمِينَ، وَالأسلِحَةَ، وَكُلَّ شَيءٍ فِي مَخازِنِهِ. فَلَمْ يَبقَ شَيْءٌ فِي بَيتِ حَزَقِيّا لَمْ يُرِهِمْ إيّاهُ.

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.

14 ف َجاءَ النَّبِيُّ إشَعْياءُ إلَى المَلِكِ حَزَقِيّا وَسَألَهُ: «ماذا قالَ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ؟ وَمِنْ أينَ جاءُوا؟» فَأجابَ حَزَقِيّا: «جاءُوا مِنْ بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ، مِنْ بابِلَ.»

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.

15 ف َقالَ إشَعْياءُ: «وَما الَّذِي رَأَوْهُ فِي بَيتِكَ؟» فَأجابَ حَزَقِيّا: «رَأَوْا كُلَّ شَيءٍ فِي بَيتِي، فَلا يُوجَدُ شَيءٌ فِي مَخازِنِي لَمْ أُرِهِ لَهُمْ.»

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.

16 ح ِينَئِذٍ، قالَ إشَعْياءُ لِحَزَقِيّا: «اسْتَمِعْ إلَى رِسالَةِ اللهِ:

And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord.

17 ‹ سَيَأْتِي وَقتٌ سَيُؤْخَذُ فِيهِ كُلُّ شَيءٍ فِي بَيتِكَ، وَكُلُّ ما ادَّخَرَهُ آباؤكَ حَتَّى هَذا اليَوْمِ، إلَى بابِلَ. لَنْ يَتَبَقَّى شَيءٌ مِنْهُ. اللهُ هُوَ الَّذِي يَقُولُ هَذا.

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.

18 و َسَيُؤْخَذُ أولادُكَ أنْتَ لِيَصِيرُوا خُدَّاماً فِي قَصْرِ مَلِكِ بابِلَ.›»

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.

19 ف َقالَ حَزَقِيّا: «حَسَنَةٌ هِيَ رِسالَةُ اللهِ.» ثُمَّ أضافَ: «لا مانِعَ عِنْدِي مادامَ السَّلامُ وَالأمانُ سَيَسُودانِ فِي حَياتِي!»

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?

20 و َكُلُّ الأُمُورِ الأُخرَى المُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِحَزَقِيّا وَأعمالِهِ وَشَقِّهِ لِلقَناةِ مِنْ أجلِ إدخالِ الماءِ إلَى المَدِينَةِ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذا.

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?

21 و َماتَ حَزَقِيّا وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ. وَخَلَفَهُ فِي الحُكْمِ ابْنُهُ مَنَسَّى.

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.