2 Kings 20

1 In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

Sekitar waktu itu Raja Hizkia sakit bisul yang parah sehingga hampir saja meninggal. Nabi Yesaya anak Amos mengunjungi dia dan berkata, "TUHAN berpesan supaya Baginda membereskan semua urusan, sebab Baginda tak akan sembuh. Tidak lama lagi Baginda akan meninggal."

2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying,

Hizkia berpaling ke tembok lalu berdoa,

3 “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

"TUHAN, ingatlah bahwa aku ini sudah mengabdi kepada-Mu dengan setia dan tulus hati. Aku selalu berusaha menuruti kemauan-Mu." Lalu Hizkia menangis dengan pilu.

4 Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

Yesaya meninggalkan Hizkia, tetapi sebelum ia keluar dari halaman tengah istana, TUHAN menyuruh dia

5 “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.

kembali kepada Hizkia, raja umat TUHAN, dan menyampaikan pesan ini, "Aku, TUHAN, Allah yang disembah Daud leluhurmu, sudah mendengar doamu dan melihat air matamu. Aku akan menyembuhkan engkau; lusa engkau akan pergi ke rumah-Ku.

6 I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

Aku akan menambah umurmu dengan 15 tahun lagi. Engkau dan kota Yerusalem akan Kulepaskan dari raja Asyur. Kota ini akan Kulindungi demi kehormatan-Ku sendiri dan demi perjanjian-Ku dengan hamba-Ku Daud."

7 Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.

Lalu Yesaya menyuruh orang melumatkan buah ara dan mengoleskannya pada bisul raja supaya ia sembuh.

8 Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?”

Raja Hizkia bertanya, "Apakah tandanya bahwa TUHAN akan menyembuhkan aku dan bahwa lusa aku akan dapat ke Rumah TUHAN lagi?"

9 And Isaiah had replied, “This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised: Would you like the shadow to go forward ten steps, or back ten steps?”

Yesaya menjawab, "TUHAN akan memberi tanda kepada Baginda bahwa Ia menepati janji-Nya. Sekarang, manakah yang Baginda inginkan: bayangan pada penunjuk jam matahari buatan Raja Ahas maju 10 garis atau mundur 10 garis?"

10 “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps,” answered Hezekiah, “but not for it to go back ten steps.”

Hizkia berkata, "Untuk membuat bayangan itu maju 10 garis, mudah saja. Karena itu buatlah dia mundur 10 garis."

11 So Isaiah the prophet called out to the LORD, and He brought the shadow back the ten steps it had descended on the stairway of Ahaz.

Yesaya berdoa kepada TUHAN, lalu TUHAN membuat bayangan itu mundur 10 garis pada penunjuk jam matahari itu.

12 At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness.

Sekitar waktu itu raja Babel, yaitu Merodakh-Baladan anak Baladan, mendengar bahwa Raja Hizkia baru sembuh dari sakit. Maka ia mengutus orang untuk membawa surat dan hadiah kepada Hizkia.

13 And Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

Hizkia menyambut para utusan itu dan menunjukkan kepada mereka segala kekayaannya, yaitu emas dan perak, rempah-rempah dan minyak wangi, dan seluruh perlengkapan tentaranya. Tak ada sesuatu pun di istana dan di seluruh kerajaannya yang tidak diperlihatkannya kepada mereka.

14 Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”

Kemudian Nabi Yesaya menghadap Raja Hizkia dan bertanya, "Dari mana orang-orang itu? Apa kata mereka?" Hizkia menjawab, "Mereka dari Babel, negeri yang jauh."

15 “What have they seen in your palace?” Isaiah asked. “They have seen everything in my palace,” answered Hezekiah. “There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them.”

"Mereka melihat apa di istana?" tanya Yesaya lagi. "Segala-galanya!" jawab Hizkia. "Tidak ada sesuatu pun di dalam perbendaharaan istana yang tidak kuperlihatkan kepada mereka."

16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD:

Lalu Yesaya berkata kepada raja, "TUHAN berkata bahwa

17 The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.

akan tiba saatnya segala kekayaan di dalam istanamu dan yang telah dikumpulkan leluhurmu sampai hari ini, diangkut ke Babel. Tidak ada yang akan tertinggal.

18 And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

Dari anak cucumu ada yang akan diambil dan dijadikan pegawai istana untuk melayani raja Babel."

19 But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?”

Raja Hizkia menjawab, "Baik juga pesan TUHAN yang kausampaikan kepadaku." Ia menjawab begitu karena ia pikir: "Asal kerajaanku tetap aman dan damai selama aku hidup."

20 As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

Kisah lainnya mengenai Raja Hizkia, mengenai jasa-jasa kepahlawanannya, dan bagaimana ia membuat kolam dan saluran air untuk menyalurkan air ke kota, semuanya dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Yehuda.

21 And Hezekiah rested with his fathers, and his son Manasseh reigned in his place.

Hizkia meninggal, lalu Manasye anaknya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.