< ʻIsaia 38 >

1 ‌ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia naʻe mahaki ʻa Hesekaia ʻo meimei mate. Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻIsaia ko e palōfita ko e foha ʻo ʻAmosi, pea ne pehē kiate ia, “ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, Teuteu ho fale: he te ke mate, pea ʻikai moʻui.”
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 Pea naʻe toki tafoki ʻa Hesekaia ʻo hanga hono mata ki he holisi ʻoe fale, pea lotu kia Sihova,
Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed this:
3 Pea ne pehē, “ʻE Sihova, ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke manatu ki he anga ʻo ʻeku ʻeveʻeva ʻi ho ʻao ʻi he moʻoni pea mo e loto haohaoa, pea kuo u fai ʻaia ʻoku lelei ʻi ho ʻao.” Pea naʻe tangi mamahi ʻa Hesekaia.
“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 Pea toki hoko ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia ʻIsaia, ʻo pehē,
[I left his room, but] Yahweh gave me this message:
5 “ʻAlu, ʻo tala kia Hesekaia, ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo Tevita ko hoʻo tamai, kuo u fanongo ki hoʻo hū, kuo u mamata ki hoʻo loʻimata: vakai, te u fakalahi ʻaki hoʻo ngaahi ʻaho ʻae taʻu ʻe hongofulu ma nima.
“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 Pea te u fakamoʻui koe mo e kolo ni mei he nima ʻoe tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia: pea te u maluʻi ʻae kolo ni.
And, I will rescue you and this city from the power [MTY] of the King of Assyria. I will defend this city.
7 Pea ko e fakaʻilonga eni kiate koe meia Sihova, ki heʻene fai ʻe Sihova ʻae meʻa ni ʻaia kuo ne folofola ki ai;
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 Vakai, te u toe ʻomi ki mui ʻae ʻata ʻoe ngaahi tikeli, ʻaia kuo ʻalu hifo ʻi he meʻa fakaʻilonga laʻā ʻo ʻAhasi, ko e vahe ʻe hongofulu. Pea naʻe foki ki mui ʻae laʻā ʻi he tikeli ʻe hongofulu, ʻae ngaahi vahe ko ia ʻaia kuo ʻalu hifo ai ia.”
So the shadow of the sun on the sundial moved backward ten steps.
9 Ko e tohi [eni ]e Hesekaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻi he hili ʻa hono mahaki, pea kuo moʻui ia mei hono mahaki;
When King Hezekiah was almost well again, he wrote this:
10 Naʻaku pehē ʻi he tuʻusi ʻa hoku ngaahi ʻaho, “Te u ʻalu hifo ki he matapā ʻoe fonualoto: kuo faʻao ʻiate au hono toe ʻo hoku ngaahi taʻu.” (Sheol h7585)
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 Naʻaku pehē, “ʻE ʻikai te u mamata kia Sihova, ʻio, ko Sihova, ʻi he fonua ʻoe moʻui: ʻe ʻikai te u toe mamata ki he tangata fakataha mo e kakai ʻo māmani.
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 Kuo ʻalu hoku ngaahi taʻu, pea kuo ʻave ia ʻiate au ʻo hangē ko e fale fehikitaki ʻoe tauhi sipi: naʻaku tuʻusi ʻeku moʻui ʻo hangē ko e tangata lalanga tupenu: te ne tuʻusi ke motu au ʻi he fakaʻauʻausino: mei he ʻaho ʻo aʻu ki he pō ʻoku ke fakaʻosi au.
[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 Naʻaku lau ki he pongipongi, koeʻuhi ʻo hangē ko e laione te ne fesiʻi pehē hoku ngaahi hui kotoa pē: mei he ʻaho ʻo aʻu ki he pō ʻoku ke fai ke fakaʻosi au.
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 ‌ʻO hangē ko e kaleni pe ko e sualo, naʻe pehē ʻeku lea: ne u tangi ʻo hangē ko e lupe: kuo vaivai hoku mata ʻi he sio ki ʻolunga: ʻE Sihova, kuo u taʻomia; ke ke langomakiʻi au.”
[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 Ko e hā te u lea aki? Kuo talaʻofa ia kiate au, pea kuo ne fai ki ai: te u ʻalu ʻi he angavaivai ʻi hoku ngaahi taʻu kotoa pē koeʻuhi ko e mamahi ʻa hoku laumālie.
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 ‌ʻE Sihova, ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ni ʻoku moʻui ai ʻae tangata, pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē ʻoku ai ʻae moʻui ʻa hoku laumālie: kuo pehē hoʻo fakamoʻui au, pea ngaohi au ke u moʻui.
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 Vakai, ne u maʻu ʻae mamahi lahi ko e fetongi ʻoe fiemālie: ka ʻi hoʻo ʻofa ki hoku laumālie kuo ke fakamoʻui ia mei he luo ʻoe fakaʻauha: he kuo ke lī ʻeku ngaahi hia kotoa pē ki ho tuʻa.
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 He ʻoku ʻikai faʻa fakamālō kiate koe ʻae faʻitoka, ʻoku ʻikai faʻa fakaongoongoleleiʻi koe ʻe he mate: ko kinautolu ʻoku ʻalu hifo ki he luo ʻoku ʻikai te nau faʻa ʻamanaki ki he moʻoni. (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 Ko e kakai moʻui, ko e kakai moʻui, ko ia ʻe fakamālō kiate koe, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku ou fai ʻi he ʻaho ni: ʻe fakahā hoʻo moʻoni ʻe he tamai ki he fānau.
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 Naʻe tatali ʻe Sihova ke fakamoʻui au: ko ia te mau hiva ʻaki ʻeku ngaahi hiva ʻi he meʻa faiva ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻemau moʻui ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova.
[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 He naʻe pehē ʻe ʻIsaia, “Tuku ke nau toʻo ʻae ngaahi fiki, pea ʻai ia ko e pulusi ki he hala, pea te ne moʻui.”
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 Pea ne pehē foki ʻe Hesekaia, “Ko e hā ʻae fakaʻilonga te u ʻalu hake ai ki he fale ʻo Sihova?”
And Hezekiah had [previously] asked, “What will Yahweh do to prove that I will [recover and be able to] go to his temple?”

< ʻIsaia 38 >