以賽亞書 38
1 在那些日期內，希則克雅害病要死，阿摩茲的兒子依撒意亞先知前來看他，並對他說：「上主這樣說：快料理你的家務，因為你快死，不能久活了！」
About that time was Hezekiah sicke vnto the death, and the Prophet Isaiah sonne of Amoz came vnto him, and sayd vnto him, Thus sayth the Lord, Put thine house in an order, for thou shalt dye, and not liue.
2 希則克雅就轉面朝牆懇求上主說：「
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord,
3 上主！求你記憶我如何懷著忠誠齊全的心，在你面前行走；如何作了你視為正義的事。」然後希則克雅放聲大哭。
And saide, I beseeche thee, Lord, remember nowe howe I haue walked before thee in trueth, and with a perfite heart, and haue done that which is good in thy sight: and Hezekiah wept sore.
4 上主的話傳給依撒意亞說：「
Then came the worde of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,
5 你去對希則克雅說：上主，你祖先達味的天主這樣說：我聽見了你的祈禱，看見了你的眼淚；看，我要在你的壽數上加多十五年，
Goe, and say vnto Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord God of Dauid thy father, I haue heard thy prayer, and seene thy teares: behold, I will adde vnto thy dayes fifteene yeeres.
6 且由亞述王手中拯救你和這座城，我必要保護這座城。
And I will deliuer thee out of the hand of the King of Asshur, and this citie: for I will defende this citie.
7 上主必實踐他所說的話，這將是給你的記號：
And this signe shalt thou haue of ye Lord, that ye Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken,
8 看，我要使那射在阿哈次的日晷上的日影倒退十度。」果然，射在日晷上的日影倒退了十度。
Beholde, I will bring againe the shadowe of the degrees (whereby it is gone downe in the diall of Ahaz by the sunne) ten degrees backeward: so the sunne returned by tenne degrees, by the which degrees it was gone downe.
9 猶大王希則克雅在病中與病愈後所詠的「金詩：」
The writing of Hezekiah King of Iudah, when he had bene sicke, and was recouered of his sickenesse.
I saide in the cutting off of my dayes, I shall goe to the gates of the graue: I am depriued of the residue of my yeeres. (Sheol h7585)
11 我曾想過：「我再不能在活人的地上看見上主，我再不能在世上的居民中看見世人。
I said, I shall not see the Lord, euen the Lord in the land of the liuing: I shall see man no more among the inhabitants of the world.
12 我的居所被拆除，由我身上撤去，彷彿牧童的帳幕；你好像織工，捲起了我的生命，由織機上將我割斷。白日黑夜你總想將我結束！」
Mine habitation is departed, and is remoued from me, like a shepheards tent: I haue cut off like a weauer my life: he will cut me off from the height: from day to night, thou wilt make an ende of me.
13 我哀號直到清晨，上主卻如獅子咬碎了我所有的骨骸。
I rekoned to the morning: but he brake all my bones, like a lion: from day to night wilt thou make an ende of me.
14 我呢喃好似燕子，我哀鳴有如斑鳩；我痛哭的眼睛向上仰視：「上主！我實在痛苦，求你扶持我！」
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourne as a doue: mine eies were lift vp on high: O Lord, it hath oppressed me, comfort me.
15 我還有什麼話可說﹖因為是上主給我說的，因為是他行的；帶著我內心的痛苦，我要善度我的餘年。
What shall I say? for he hath said it to me, and he hath done it: I shall walke weakely all my yeeres in the bitternesse of my soule.
16 吾主！我的心唯有仰望你！求你使我的精神甦醒，使我復原，使我生存。
O Lord, to them that ouerliue them, and to all that are in them, the life of my spirite shalbe knowen, that thou causedst me to sleepe and hast giuen life to me.
17 看，我的苦楚已變為安寧，是你保存了我的生命脫免滅亡的深淵，因為你將我所有的罪惡盡拋於你背後。
Beholde, for felicitie I had bitter griefe, but it was thy pleasure to deliuer my soule from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sinnes behinde thy backe.
For the graue cannot confesse thee: death cannot praise thee: they that goe downe into the pit, cannot hope for thy trueth. (Sheol h7585)
19 生者，唯有生者能讚頌你，如我今日一樣；為父的當使自己的兒女認識你的忠信。
But the liuing, the liuing, he shall confesse thee, as I doe this day: the father to the children shall declare thy trueth.
20 上主救了我，為此我們願以終生的歲月，在上主的殿內彈奏絃琴！
The Lord was ready to saue me: therefore we will sing my song, all the dayes of our life in the House of the Lord.
21 依撒意亞曾吩咐說：「拿一塊無花果餅來，貼在他的瘡口上，他就會好了。」
Then said Isaiah, Take a lumpe of drye figs and lay it vpon the boyle, and he shall recouer.
22 希則克雅曾問說：「有什麼憑據，我將登上上主的殿﹖」
Also Hezekiah had said, What is ye signe, that I shall goe vp into the House of the Lord?
