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’”
Naqueles dias Ezequias adoeceu de uma enfermidade mortal: e veio a ele Isaias, filho d'Amós, o profeta, e lhe disse: Assim diz o Senhor: Ordena a tua casa, porque morrerás, e não viverás.
2 Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed this:
Então virou Ezequias o seu rosto para a parede; e orou ao Senhor.
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.
E disse: Ah Senhor, lembra-te, te peço, de que andei diante de ti em verdade, e com coração perfeito, e fiz o que era reto aos teus olhos. E chorou Ezequias muitíssimo.
4 [I left his room, but] Yahweh gave me this message:
Então veio a palavra do Senhor a Isaias, dizendo:
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.
Vai, e dize a Ezequias: Assim diz o Senhor, o Deus de David teu pai: Ouvi a tua oração, e vi as tuas lágrimas; eis que acrescento sobre os teus dias quinze anos.
6 And, I will rescue you and this city from the power [MTY] of the King of Assyria. I will defend this city.
E livrar-te-ei das mãos do rei da Assyria, a ti, e a esta cidade, e ampararei a esta cidade.
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.’”
E isto te será por sinal da parte do Senhor de que o Senhor cumprirá esta palavra que falou.
8 So the shadow of the sun on the sundial moved backward ten steps.
Eis que farei tornar a sombra dos graus, que declinou com o sol pelos graus do relógio d'Achaz dez graus atráz. Assim tornou o sol dez graus atráz, pelos graus que já tinha descido.
9 When King Hezekiah was almost well again, he wrote this:
Escrituras d'Ezequias, rei de Judá, de quando adoeceu e sarou de sua enfermidade.
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)
Eu disse no cessar de meus dias: ir-me-ei às portas da sepultura: já estou privado do resto de meus anos. (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.
Disse também: Já não verei mais ao Senhor, digo, na terra dos viventes: jamais verei o homem com os moradores do mundo.
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.
Já o tempo da minha vida se foi, e foi trespassado de mim, como choça de pastor: cortei a minha vida, como tecelão que corta a sua teia; como desde os liços me cortará; desde o dia até à noite me acabarás.
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.
Isto me propunha até à madrugada, que, como um leão, quebrantaria todos os meus ossos: desde o dia até à noite me acabarás.
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!’
Como o grou, ou a andorinha, assim chilreava, e gemia como a pomba: alçava os meus olhos ao alto; ó Senhor ando oprimido, fica por meu fiador.
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.
Que direi? como mo prometeu, assim o fez: assim passarei mansamente por todos os meus anos, por causa da amargura da minha alma.
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!
Senhor, com estas coisas se vive, e em todas elas está a vida do meu espírito, porque tu me curaste e me saraste.
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.
Eis que até na paz a amargura me foi amarga; tu porém tão amorosamente abraçaste a minha alma, que não caiu na cova da corrupção; porque lançaste para traz das tuas costas todos os meus pecados.
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)
Porque não te louvará a sepultura, nem a morte te glorificará: nem tão pouco esperarão em tua verdade os que descem à cova. (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].
O vivente, o vivente, esse te louvará como eu hoje o faço: o pai aos filhos fará notória a tua verdade.
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.”
O Senhor veio salvar-me; pelo que, tangendo em meus instrumentos, lhe cantaremos todos os dias de nossa vida na casa do Senhor.
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].
E dissera Isaias: Tomem uma pasta de figos, e a ponham como emplasto sobre a chaga; e sarará.
22 And Hezekiah had [previously] asked, “What will Yahweh do to prove that I will [recover and be able to] go to his temple?”
Também dissera Ezequias: Qual será o sinal de que hei de subir à casa do Senhor?
