Isaiah 38
1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him: 'Thus saith the LORD: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.'
Sekitar waktu itu Hizkia jatuh sakit dan 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 unto the LORD,
Hizkia berpaling ke tembok, lalu berdoa,
3 and said: 'Remember now, O LORD, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a whole heart, and have done that which is good in Thy sight.' And Hezekiah wept sore.
"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 Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying:
Sesudah Yesaya pergi, TUHAN menyuruh dia
5 'Go, and say to Hezekiah: Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
kembali kepada Hizkia dan menyampaikan pesan ini, "Aku, TUHAN, Allah yang disembah Daud leluhurmu, telah mendengar doamu dan melihat air matamu. Aku akan menambah umurmu dengan lima belas tahun lagi.
6 And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city.
Engkau dan kota Yerusalem akan Kulepaskan dari raja Asyur. Kota ini akan tetap Kulindungi."
7 And this shall be the sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He hath spoken:
Yesaya menjawab, "Inilah tanda yang diberikan TUHAN kepada Baginda bahwa Ia menepati janji-Nya.
8 behold, I will cause the shadow of the dial, which is gone down on the sun-dial of Ahaz, to return backward ten degrees.' So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
Pada penunjuk jam matahari buatan Raja Ahas, TUHAN akan membuat bayangannya mundur sepuluh garis." Maka mundurlah bayangan itu sepuluh garis.
9 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.
Sesudah Hizkia sembuh, ia menulis lagu pujian ini:
10 I said: In the noontide of my days I shall go, even to the gates of the nether-world; I am deprived of the residue of my years. (Sheol h7585)
"Kataku, baru setengah umur aku harus pergi, mengakhiri sisa hidupku di dunia orang mati. (Sheol h7585)
11 I said: I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD in the land of the living; I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
Kataku, aku takkan lagi memandang TUHAN di bumi, atau melihat manusia di dunia ini.
12 My habitation is plucked up and carried away from me as a shepherd's tent; I have rolled up like a weaver my life; He will cut me off from the thrum; from day even to night wilt Thou make an end of me.
Nyawaku putus, sampailah ajalku, seperti kemah gembala yang dibongkar; seperti kain dipotong dari alat penenun; kusangka Allah akan mengakhiri hidupku.
13 The more I make myself like unto a lion until morning, the more it breaketh all my bones; from day even to night wilt Thou make an end of me.
Sepanjang malam aku berteriak kesakitan, seolah-olah tulang-tulangku diremukkan seekor singa; kusangka Allah akan mengakhiri hidupku.
14 Like a swallow or a crane, so do I chatter, I do moan as a dove; mine eyes fail with looking upward. O LORD, I am oppressed, be Thou my surety.
Suaraku makin redup dan lemah, seperti burung dara aku berkeluh kesah. Mataku letih karena menengadah ke langit, TUHAN, bebaskanlah aku dari kesusahan ini.
15 What shall I say? He hath both spoken unto me, and Himself hath done it; I shall go softly all my years for the bitterness of my soul.
Apa yang dapat kukatakan? Ini perbuatan TUHAN; aku tak dapat tidur karena kesedihan.
16 O Lord, by these things men live, and altogether therein is the life of my spirit; wherefore recover Thou me, and make me to live.
Ya TUHAN, berilah aku hidup oleh perkataan dan perbuatan-Mu, biarlah aku hidup bagi-Mu saja.
17 Behold, for my peace I had great bitterness; but Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for Thou hast cast all my sins behind Thy back.
Kepedihanku akan berubah menjadi ketentraman, Engkau menyelamatkan aku dari bahaya; dosa-dosaku telah Kauampuni semuanya.
18 For the nether-world cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate Thee; they that go down into the pit cannot hope for Thy truth. (Sheol h7585)
Di alam maut tak ada yang memuji Engkau, orang mati tak dapat mengharapkan kesetiaan-Mu. (Sheol h7585)
19 The living, the living, he shall praise Thee, as I do this day; the father to the children shall make known Thy truth.
Hanya orang hidup yang memuji Engkau, seperti yang kulakukan hari ini. Orang tua menceritakan kepada anaknya betapa setianya Engkau, ya TUHAN.
20 The LORD is ready to save me; therefore we will sing songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
TUHAN, Engkau telah menyembuhkan aku, maka kami nyanyikan pujian di Rumah-Mu dengan memetik kecapi, sepanjang hidup kami."
21 And Isaiah said: 'Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.'
Lalu Yesaya menyuruh orang melumatkan buah ara dan mengoleskannya pada bisul Hizkia supaya sembuh.
22 And Hezekiah said. 'What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?'
Raja Hizkia bertanya, "Apakah tandanya bahwa TUHAN akan menyembuhkan aku dan bahwa aku dapat pergi ke Rumah TUHAN lagi?"
