1 I n those days Hezekiah became sick enough to die. The man of God, Isaiah the son of Amoz, came to him and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Get those of your house ready. For you will die. You will not get well again.’”

فِي 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!›»

2 T hen Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying,

فَأدارَ حَزَقِيّا وَجهَهُ إلَى الحائِطِ. وَصَلَّى إلَى اللهِ وَقالَ:

3 “ I beg You, O Lord, remember how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart. I have done what is good in Your eyes.” And Hezekiah cried much.

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

4 B efore Isaiah had gone out of the center room, the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

وَقَبلَ أنْ يَتَجاوَزَ إشَعْياءُ السّاحَةَ الوَسِيطَةَ فِي المَدِينَةِ، كَلَّمَهُ اللهُ وَقالَ لَهُ:

5 “ Return to Hezekiah the leader of My people. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. See, I will heal you. On the third day you must go up to the house of the Lord.

«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.

6 A nd I will add fifteen years to your life. I will save you and this city from the power of the king of Assyria. And I will help this city because of My honor and because of My servant David.” ‘ ”

وَسَأُضِيفُ 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.›»

7 T hen Isaiah said, “Bring a loaf made of figs. Have them take and lay it on the sore on Hezekiah’s body. Then he will be well again.” And they took and laid it on the boil and he was healed.

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

8 H ezekiah said to Isaiah, “What will be the special thing for me to see, that the Lord will heal me, and that I will go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?”

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

9 I saiah said, “This will be the special thing for you to see from the Lord, to show that the Lord will do what He has said. Will the shadow go ten steps farther, or go back ten steps?”

فَقالَ 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.»

10 H ezekiah answered, “It is easy for the shadow to go ten steps farther. But let the shadow turn back ten steps.”

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

11 S o Isaiah the man of God cried to the Lord, and the Lord brought the shadow back ten steps, on the steps set up by King Ahaz. Men Come from Babylon

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

12 A t that time Berodach-baladan, a son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah. For he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

فِي 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.

13 H ezekiah listened to them and showed them all his riches. He showed them the silver, the gold, the spices, the oil of much worth, the things used in battle, and all that was found in his store-rooms. There was nothing in his house, or in all the places of his rule, that Hezekiah did not show them.

فَسمِعَ 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.

14 T hen Isaiah the man of God came to King Hezekiah and said, “What did these men say? From where have they come to you?” Hezekiah said, “They have come from a far country, from Babylon.”

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

15 I saiah said, “What have they seen in your house?” And Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing among my riches that I have not shown them.”

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

16 T hen Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord.

حِينَئِذٍ، قالَ إشَعْياءُ لِحَزَقِيّا: «اسْتَمِعْ إلَى رِسالَةِ اللهِ:

17 ’ See, the days are coming when all that is in your house, all that your fathers have kept in store to this day, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left,’ says the Lord.

‹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.

18 ’ And some of your sons who will be born to you will be taken away. They will be servants in the house of the king of Babylon.’”

وَسَيُؤْخَذُ أولادُكَ أنْتَ لِيَصِيرُوا خُدَّاماً فِي قَصْرِ مَلِكِ بابِلَ.›»

19 H ezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Why not, if there will be peace and people will be safe in my days?” The Death of Hezekiah

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

20 N ow the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and all his strength are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. He made the pool and the ditch and brought water into the city.

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

21 H ezekiah died, and his son Manasseh became king in his place.

وَماتَ حَزَقِيّا وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ. وَخَلَفَهُ فِي الحُكْمِ ابْنُهُ مَنَسَّى.