Isaiah 38
1 About that time, Hezekiah became [very] ill and was close to dying. [So] I went to see him. And I gave him this message: “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You should tell the people in your palace what you want them to do after you die, because you will not recover from this illness. You are going to die’”
I dei dagarne lagdes Hizkia i helsott; då kom profeten Jesaja Amosson til honom og sagde med honom: «So segjer Herren: «Skila for deg! for du skal døy; du vert ikkje god att.»»
2 Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed this:
Då snudde Hizkia seg mot veggen og bad til Herren:
3 “Yahweh, do not forget that I have always served you very faithfully, and I have done things that pleased you!” Then Hezekiah [started to] cry loudly.
«Å Herre! kom i hug kor eg hev ferdast ærleg og heilhjarta di åsyn og gjort det som godt var i dine augo!» Og Hizkia sette i og storgret.
4 [I left his room, but] Yahweh gave me this message:
Då kom Herrens ord til Jesaja soleis:
5 “Go [back] to Hezekiah and tell him that this is what I, the God to whom your ancestor King David belonged, say: ‘I have heard what you prayed, and I have seen you crying. So listen: I will enable you to live 15 years more.
«Gakk og seg til Hizkia: «So segjer Herren, Gud åt David, far din: Eg hev høyrt bøni di og set tårorne dine. Sjå, eg aukar alderen din med femtan år.
6 And, I will rescue you and this city from the power [MTY] of the King of Assyria. I will defend this city.
Or handi på assyrarkongen bergar eg deg og denne byen; ja, eg vernar denne byen.
7 And this is what I will do to prove that I will do what I have just now promised. I will cause the shadow of the sun to move ten steps backward on the sundial that was built by King Ahaz.’”
Og dette gjev Herren deg til merke på at Herren heldt det han hev lova:
8 So the shadow of the sun on the sundial moved backward ten steps.
Sjå, eg let skuggen på solskiva, som med soli hev gjenge ned på solskiva åt Ahaz, ganga ti strik attende.»» Og soli gjekk attende ti av dei striki ho hadde gjenge ned.
9 When King Hezekiah was almost well again, he wrote this:
Ein skrift av Hizkia, kongen i Juda, då han hadde vore sjuk, men hadde kome seg av sjukdomen:
10 I thought to myself, “Is it necessary for me to die and go to the place where the dead people are during this time of my life when I am still strong? Is Yahweh going to rob me of the remaining years that I [should live]?” (Sheol h7585)
«Eg sagde: I mine beste år lyt eg fara igjenom helheimsportarne; eg lyt bøta med resten av åri mine. (Sheol h7585)
11 I said, “I will not see Yahweh [again] in this world where people are alive. I will not see my friends again, or be with others who [now] are alive in this world.
Eg sagde: Eg fær ikkje sjå Herren, Herren i landet åt dei livande; eg fær ikkje skoda menneskje meir millom deim som bur i stilla.
12 [It is as if] my life has been taken away like [SIM] a tent [whose pegs] have been pulled up by a shepherd and taken away. My time to live has been cut short, like a piece of cloth that a weaver [cuts and] rolls up [after he has finished weaving a cloth].” Suddenly, [it seemed that] my life was ending.
Min bustad vert upprykt og burtførd frå meg som eit hyrdingtjeld. Eg hev rulla mitt liv i hop som ein vevar; frå varpet skjer han meg av; fyrr dag vert natt, er du ferdig med meg.
13 I waited patiently all during the night, but [my pain was as though] [MET] I was being torn apart by lions. [It seemed that] my life was finished.
Eg roa meg alt til morgons; som ei løva, so bryt han alle mine bein; fyrr dag vert natt, er du ferdig med meg.
14 [I was delirious, and] I chirped like a swift or a swallow, and moaned like a dove. My eyes became tired looking up [toward heaven] for help. I cried out, Lord, help me, [because] I am distressed!’
Som ei svala, ei trana, so sutra eg, eg kurra som ei duva; dimt såg mine augo mot høgdi: Eg er kvidefull, Herre, borga for meg!
15 But there was really nothing [RHQ] that I could say and ask him to reply to me, because it was Yahweh who sent this illness. [So now] I will live humbly during my [remaining] years because I am very anguished.
Kva skal eg segja? Han hev meg sagt det, og han hev gjort det. Stilt vil eg ferdast alle mine år for all mi sjælekvida.
16 Yahweh, the sufferings (OR, the promises) that you give are good, [because] what you do and what you say bring [new] life and health to us. And you restore/heal me and allow me [to continue] to live!
Herre, dei er til liv, og dei held uppe alt liv i mi ånd. So gjer meg då frisk og lat meg liva!
17 Truly, my suffering was good for me; you loved me, and as a result you have rescued me from dying and have also forgiven all my sins.
Det beiske, det beiske vart meg til fred, og du drog kjærleg mi sjæl or tyningsgravi; for du kasta bak din rygg alle synderne mine.
18 Dead people [MTY] cannot praise you; they cannot sing to praise you. Those who have descended to their graves cannot confidently expect you to faithfully [do things for them]. (Sheol h7585)
For ikkje prisar helheimen deg, ikkje lovar dauden deg; ikkje vonar dei som fer ned i gravi på truskapen din. (Sheol h7585)
19 Only people who are still alive, like I am, can praise you. Fathers tell their children how you are faithful, [and if I remain alive, I will do the same thing].
Den livande, den livande, han prisar deg liksom eg i dag; ein far lærer borni sine um truskapen din.
20 [I know that] Yahweh will fully heal me, [so] I will sing to praise him while others praise him playing musical instruments; I will do that every day of my life, in the temple of Yahweh.”
Herren vil frelsa meg, og på strengleikar vil me leika alle våre livedagar i Herrens hus.»
21 I had [previously] said to Hezekiah’s servants, “Prepare an ointment from [mashed] figs, and spread it on his boil, and then he will recover.” [So they did that, and Hezekiah recovered].
Jesaja sagde dei skulde taka ei fikekaka og leggja til plåster på svullen, so han skulde friskna til att.
22 And Hezekiah had [previously] asked, “What will Yahweh do to prove that I will [recover and be able to] go to his temple?”
Hizkia sagde: «Kva skal eg hava til merke på at eg skal ganga upp til Herrens hus?»
