The Second Book of Kings, Chapter 20מלכים ב 20

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם חָלָ֥ה חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לָמ֑וּת וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵ֠לָיו יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ בֶן אָמ֜וֹץ הַנָּבִ֗יא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ צַ֣ו לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָ כִּ֛י מֵ֥ת אַתָּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִֽחְיֶֽה

In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus says YHWH, Set your house in order; for you shall die, and not live.

וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת פָּנָ֖יו אֶל הַקִּ֑יר וַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔ל אֶל יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר

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

אָנָּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה זְכָר נָ֞א אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי לְפָנֶ֗יךָ בֶּֽאֱמֶת֙ וּבְלֵבָ֣ב שָׁלֵ֔ם וְהַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עָשִׂ֑יתִי וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּכִ֥י גָדֽוֹל

I beseech you, O YHWH, remember now how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done good in your sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

וַיְהִ֣י יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ לֹ֣א יָצָ֔א העיר חָצֵ֖ר הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑ה וּדְבַר יְהוָ֔ה הָיָ֥ה אֵלָ֖יו לֵאמֹֽר

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

שׁ֣וּב וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ אֶל חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ נְגִיד עַמִּ֗י כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵי֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔יךָ שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי֙ אֶת תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ רָאִ֖יתִי אֶת דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ הִנְנִי֙ רֹ֣פֶא לָ֔ךְ בַּיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י תַּעֲלֶ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה

Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus says YHWH, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears: behold, I will heal you: on the third day you shall go up to the house of YHWH.

וְהֹסַפְתִּ֣י עַל יָמֶ֗יךָ חֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּמִכַּ֤ף מֶֽלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֙ אַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְגַנּוֹתִי֙ עַל הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי

And I will add to your days fifteen years; and I will deliver you 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.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ קְח֖וּ דְּבֶ֣לֶת תְּאֵנִ֑ים וַיִּקְח֛וּ וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ עַֽל הַשְּׁחִ֖ין וַיֶּֽחִי

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

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶֽל יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ מָ֣ה א֔וֹת כִּֽי יִרְפָּ֥א יְהוָ֖ה לִ֑י וְעָלִ֛יתִי בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה

And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What the sign that YHWH will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of YHWH the third day?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּ זֶה לְּךָ֤ הָאוֹת֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֚י יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אֶת הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר הָלַ֤ךְ הַצֵּל֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר מַֽעֲל֔וֹת אִם יָשׁ֖וּב עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֽוֹת

And Isaiah said, This sign shall you have of YHWH, that YHWH will do the thing that he has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ נָקֵ֣ל לַצֵּ֔ל לִנְט֖וֹת עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲל֑וֹת לֹ֣א כִ֔י יָשׁ֥וּב הַצֵּ֛ל אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֽוֹת

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.

וַיִּקְרָ֛א יְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא אֶל יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּ֣שֶׁב אֶת הַצֵּ֗ל בַּֽ֠מַּעֲלוֹת אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרְדָ֜ה בְּמַעֲל֥וֹת אָחָ֛ז אֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֽוֹת

And Isaiah the prophet cried to YHWH: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֡יא שָׁלַ֡ח בְּרֹאדַ֣ךְ בַּ֠לְאֲדָן בֶּֽן בַּלְאֲדָ֧ן מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֛ל סְפָרִ֥ים וּמִנְחָ֖ה אֶל חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י חָלָ֖ה חִזְקִיָּֽהוּ

At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע עֲלֵיהֶם֮ חִזְקִיָּהוּ֒ וַיַּרְאֵ֣ם אֶת כָּל בֵּ֣ית נְכֹתֹ֡ה אֶת הַכֶּסֶף֩ וְאֶת הַזָּהָ֨ב וְאֶת הַבְּשָׂמִ֜ים וְאֵ֣ת שֶׁ֣מֶן הַטּ֗וֹב וְאֵת֙ בֵּ֣ית כֵּלָ֔יו וְאֵ֛ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִמְצָ֖א בְּאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֑יו לֹֽא הָיָ֣ה דָבָ֗ר אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא הֶרְאָ֧ם חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ בְּבֵית֖וֹ וּבְכָל מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ

And Hezekiah hearkened to them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and 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.

וַיָּבֹא֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֶל הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו מָ֥ה אָמְר֣וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וּמֵאַ֨יִן֙ יָבֹ֣אוּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ מֵאֶ֧רֶץ רְחוֹקָ֛ה בָּ֖אוּ מִבָּבֶֽל

Then came Isaiah the prophet to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What said these men? and from whence came they to you? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, from Babylon.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֥ה רָא֖וּ בְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ אֵ֣ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּבֵיתִי֙ רָא֔וּ לֹא הָיָ֥ה דָבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא הִרְאִיתִ֖ם בְּאֹצְרֹתָֽי

And he said, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered, All that in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ אֶל חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ שְׁמַ֖ע דְּבַר יְהוָֽה

And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of YHWH.

הִנֵּה֮ יָמִ֣ים בָּאִים֒ וְנִשָּׂ֣א כָּל אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָ וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר אָצְר֧וּ אֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ עַד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה בָּבֶ֑לָה לֹֽא יִוָּתֵ֥ר דָּבָ֖ר אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה

Behold, the days come, that all that in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store to this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, says YHWH.

וּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֵצְא֧וּ מִמְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תּוֹלִ֖יד יקח יִקָּ֑חוּ וְהָיוּ֙ סָֽרִיסִ֔ים בְּהֵיכַ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל

And of your sons that shall issue from you, which you shall beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶֽל יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ ט֥וֹב דְּבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲל֛וֹא אִם שָׁל֥וֹם וֶאֱמֶ֖ת יִהְיֶ֥ה בְיָמָֽי

Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good the word of YHWH which you have spoken. And he said, not , if peace and truth be in my days?

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֤י חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ וְכָל גְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֗ה אֶת הַבְּרֵכָה֙ וְאֶת הַתְּעָלָ֔ה וַיָּבֵ֥א אֶת הַמַּ֖יִם הָעִ֑ירָה הֲלֹא הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה

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, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִם אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו

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