Книга пророка Исаии 38
1 Бысть же в то время, разболеся Езекиа до смерти. И прииде к нему Исаиа пророк сын Амосов и рече к нему: сия глаголет Господь: устрой о доме твоем, умираеши бо ты и не будеши жив.
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’”
2 И обрати Езекиа лице свое ко стене и помолися ко Господеви глаголя:
Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed this:
3 помяни, Господи, како ходих пред Тобою со истиною и сердцем истинным, и угодная пред Тобою сотворих. И плакася Езекиа плачем великим.
“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.
4 И бысть слово Господне ко Исаии глаголя:
[I left his room, but] Yahweh gave me this message:
5 иди и рцы Езекии: тако глаголет Господь Бог Давида отца твоего: услышах молитву твою и видех слезы твоя, се, прилагаю к летом твоим лет пятьнадесять,
“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.
6 и от руки царя Ассирийска избавлю тя и град сей, и защищу о граде сем:
And, I will rescue you and this city from the power [MTY] of the King of Assyria. I will defend this city.
7 сие же тебе знамение от Господа, яко Бог сотворит глаголгол сей, якоже глагола:
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.’”
8 се, аз возвращу сень степеней, имиже сниде солнце десять степеней дому отца твоего, возвращу солнце десять степеней, имиже сниде сень. И взыде солнце десять степеней, имиже сниде сень.
So the shadow of the sun on the sundial moved backward ten steps.
9 Молитва Езекии царя Иудейска, егда боле и воста от недуга своего.
When King Hezekiah was almost well again, he wrote this:
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)
11 Рекох: ктому не узрю спасения Божия на земли живых, ктому не узрю спасения Израилева на земли, ктому не узрю человека со живущими:
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.
12 остах от сродства моего, оставих прочее живота моего, изыде и отиде от мене аки разрушаяй кущу поткнувый: аки платно дух мой во мне бысть, ткателнице приближающейся отрезати.
[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.
13 В той день предан бых до заутра аки льву, тако сокруши вся кости моя: от дне бо до нощи предан бых.
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.
14 Яко ластовица, тако возопию, и яко голубь, тако поучуся: изчезосте бо очи мои, еже взирати на высоту небесную ко Господу, Иже избави мя и отя болезнь души моея:
[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!’
15 и Той сотвори путеводство во вся лета моя.
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.
16 Господи, о той бо возвестися Тебе, и воздвигл еси дыхание мое, и утешився ожих.
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!
17 Избавил бо еси душу мою, да не погибнет, и завергл еси за мя вся грехи моя.
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.
18 Не похвалят бо Тебе, иже во аде, ни умершии возблагословят Тя, и не надеются, иже во аде, милости Твоея. (Sheol h7585)
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)
19 Живии же возблагословят Тя, якоже и аз: отднесь бо дети сотворю, яже возвестят правду Твою,
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].
20 Господи спасения моего: и не престану благословя тя с песнию вся дни живота моего прямо дому Божию.
[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.”
21 И рече Исаиа ко Езекии: возми от смоквий и сотри, и приложи пластырь на язву и здрав будеши.
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].
22 И рече Езекиа: сие знамение, яко взыду в дом Божий.
And Hezekiah had [previously] asked, “What will Yahweh do to prove that I will [recover and be able to] go to his temple?”
