2 Kings 20
1 About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. [He thought that he] was about to die. Isaiah the prophet came to him and said, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You should tell the people in your palace what you want them to do after you die, because you are not going to recover from this illness. You are going to die.’”
Pada hari-hari itu Hizkia jatuh sakit dan hampir mati. Lalu datanglah nabi Yesaya bin Amos, dan berkata kepadanya: "Beginilah firman TUHAN: Sampaikanlah pesan terakhir kepada keluargamu, sebab engkau akan mati, tidak akan sembuh lagi."
2 Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and prayed,
Lalu Hizkia memalingkan mukanya ke arah dinding dan ia berdoa kepada TUHAN:
3 “Yahweh, do not forget that I have always served you faithfully, and I have done things that pleased you.” Then Hezekiah started to cry loudly.
"Ah TUHAN, ingatlah kiranya, bahwa aku telah hidup di hadapan-Mu dengan setia dan dengan tulus hati dan bahwa aku telah melakukan apa yang baik di mata-Mu." Kemudian menangislah Hizkia dengan sangat.
4 Isaiah left the king, but before he had crossed the middle courtyard of the palace, Yahweh gave him a message
Tetapi Yesaya belum lagi keluar dari pelataran tengah, tiba-tiba datanglah firman TUHAN kepadanya:
5 which said, “Go back to Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, and say to him, ‘I, Yahweh, the God whom your ancestor King David [worshiped], have heard what you prayed. And I have seen your tears. So, listen: I will heal you. Two days from now you will [be able to] go up to my temple.
"Baliklah dan katakanlah kepada Hizkia, raja umat-Ku: Beginilah firman TUHAN, Allah Daud, bapa leluhurmu: Telah Kudengar doamu dan telah Kulihat air matamu; sesungguhnya Aku akan menyembuhkan engkau; pada hari yang ketiga engkau akan pergi ke rumah TUHAN.
6 I will enable you to live for 15 more years. And I will rescue you and this city again from the power [MTY] of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised King David, who served me [well].’”
Aku akan memperpanjang hidupmu lima belas tahun lagi dan Aku akan melepaskan engkau dan kota ini dari tangan raja Asyur; Aku akan memagari kota ini oleh karena Aku dan oleh karena Daud, hamba-Ku."
7 So Isaiah [returned to the palace and told Hezekiah what Yahweh had said. Then he] [to Hezekiah’s servants], “Bring a paste made of boiled figs. Put some of it on his boil, and he will get well.”
Kemudian berkatalah Yesaya: "Ambillah sebuah kue ara!" Lalu orang mengambilnya dan ditaruh pada barah itu, maka sembuhlah ia.
8 Then Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, “What will Yahweh do to prove that he will heal me and that two days from now I will be able to go up to the temple?”
Sebelum itu Hizkia telah berkata kepada Yesaya: "Apakah yang akan menjadi tanda bahwa TUHAN akan menyembuhkan aku dan bahwa aku akan pergi ke rumah TUHAN pada hari yang ketiga?"
9 Isaiah replied, “Yahweh will do something that will prove to you that he will do what he promised. Do you want him to cause the shadow on the stairway/sundial to go back ten steps/degrees, or to go forward ten steps/degrees?”
Yesaya menjawab: "Inilah yang akan menjadi tanda bagimu dari TUHAN, bahwa TUHAN akan melakukan apa yang telah dijanjikan-Nya: Akan majukah bayang-bayang itu sepuluh tapak atau akan mundur sepuluh tapak?"
10 Hezekiah replied, “It is easy to cause the shadow to move forward, [because that is what it always does]. Tell him to cause it to move backward ten steps/degrees.”
Hizkia berkata: "Itu perkara ringan bagi bayang-bayang itu untuk memanjang sepuluh tapak! Sebaliknya, biarlah bayang-bayang itu mundur ke belakang sepuluh tapak."
11 So Isaiah prayed earnestly to Yahweh, and Yahweh caused the shadow to go backward ten steps/degrees on the stairway/sundial that King Ahaz had made (OR, that workers had built for King Ahaz).
Lalu berserulah nabi Yesaya kepada TUHAN, maka dibuat-Nyalah bayang-bayang itu mundur ke belakang sepuluh tapak, yang sudah dijalani bayang-bayang itu pada penunjuk matahari buatan Ahas.
12 At that time, King Merodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan the [previous] King of Babylonia, heard a report that King Hezekiah had been very sick. So he wrote some letters and gave them to some messengers to take to Hezekiah, along with a gift.
Pada waktu itu Merodakh-Baladan bin Baladan, raja Babel, menyuruh orang membawa surat dan pemberian kepada Hizkia, sebab telah didengarnya bahwa Hizkia sakit tadinya.
13 [When the messengers arrived], Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. Then he showed them everything that was in his (treasure houses/places where very valuable things were stored)—the silver and gold, the spices, the nice-smelling olive oil, and all the weapons [for his soldiers]. He showed them all the [valuable] things in his storerooms and everywhere else in his kingdom [HYP]; he showed them everything.
Hizkia bersukacita atas kedatangan mereka, lalu diperlihatkannyalah kepada mereka segenap gedung harta bendanya, emas dan perak, rempah-rempah dan minyak yang berharga, gedung persenjataannya dan segala yang terdapat dalam perbendaharaannya. Tidak ada barang yang tidak diperlihatkan Hizkia kepada mereka di istananya dan di seluruh daerah kekuasaannya.
14 Then the prophet Isaiah went to Hezekiah and asked him, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” Hezekiah replied, “They came from a country very far from here. They came from Babylonia.”
Kemudian datanglah nabi Yesaya kepada raja Hizkia dan bertanya kepadanya: "Apakah yang telah dikatakan orang-orang ini? Dan dari manakah mereka datang?" Jawab Hizkia: "Mereka datang dari negeri yang jauh, dari Babel!"
15 Isaiah asked, “What did they see in your palace?” Hezekiah replied, “They saw everything. I showed them absolutely everything that I own—all my valuable things.”
Lalu tanyanya lagi: "Apakah yang telah dilihat mereka di istanamu?" Jawab Hizkia: "Semua yang ada di istanaku telah mereka lihat. Tidak ada barang yang tidak kuperlihatkan kepada mereka di perbendaharaanku."
16 [Isaiah knew that Hezekiah had done a very foolish thing]. So Isaiah said to him, “Listen to what Yahweh says to you.
Lalu Yesaya berkata kepada Hizkia: "Dengarkanlah firman TUHAN!
17 There will be a time when everything that is still in your palace, all the valuable things that were put there by you and your ancestors, will be carried away to Babylon. There will be nothing left here! [That is what] Yahweh says [to you]
Sesungguhnya, suatu masa akan datang, bahwa segala yang ada dalam istanamu dan yang disimpan oleh nenek moyangmu sampai hari ini akan diangkut ke Babel. Tidak ada barang yang akan ditinggalkan, demikianlah firman TUHAN.
18 Furthermore, some of your own descendants will be forced to go there, and they will be castrated in order that they may become servants in the palace of the King of Babylon.”
Dan dari keturunanmu yang akan kauperoleh, akan diambil orang untuk menjadi sida-sida di istana raja Babel."
19 Then Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, “That message from Yahweh that you have given to me is good.” He said that because he was thinking, “Even if that happens, there will be peace and security [in Israel] all the rest of my life.”
Hizkia menjawab kepada Yesaya: "Sungguh baik firman TUHAN yang engkau ucapkan itu!" Tetapi pikirnya: "Asal ada damai dan keamanan seumur hidupku!"
20 [If you want to know more about] [RHQ] all the other things that Hezekiah did, about his brave deeds in battle, about his ordering a reservoir to be built in the city and a tunnel [to be dug] to bring water into the reservoir, they are all written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Selebihnya dari riwayat Hizkia, segala kepahlawanannya dan bagaimana ia membuat kolam dan saluran air dan mengalirkan air ke dalam kota, bukankah semuanya itu tertulis dalam kitab sejarah raja-raja Yehuda?
21 Later Hezekiah died [EUP], and his son Manasseh became the king.
Kemudian Hizkia mendapat perhentian bersama-sama dengan nenek moyangnya. Maka Manasye, anaknya, menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
