Yesaya 38

1 Sekitar waktu itu Hizkia jatuh sakit dan hampir saja meninggal. Nabi Yesaya anak Amos, mengunjungi dia dan berkata, "TUHAN berpesan supaya Baginda membereskan semua urusan, sebab Baginda tak akan sembuh. Tidak lama lagi Baginda akan meninggal."

In those days Hezekiah fell sick unto death; and there came unto him Isaiah the son of Amoz, the prophet, and said unto him, Thus hath said the Lord, Give thy charge to thy house; for thou shalt die, and not live.

2 Hizkia berpaling ke tembok, lalu berdoa,

Then did Hezekiah turn his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord.

3 "TUHAN, ingatlah bahwa aku ini sudah mengabdi kepada-Mu dengan setia dan tulus hati. Aku selalu berusaha menuruti kemauan-Mu." Lalu Hizkia menangis dengan pilu.

And he said, O Lord, I beseech thee remember now that I have walked before thee in truth, and with an undivided heart, and have done what is good in thy eyes. And Hezekiah wept aloud.

4 Sesudah Yesaya pergi, TUHAN menyuruh dia

Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,

5 kembali kepada Hizkia dan menyampaikan pesan ini, "Aku, TUHAN, Allah yang disembah Daud leluhurmu, telah mendengar doamu dan melihat air matamu. Aku akan menambah umurmu dengan lima belas tahun lagi.

Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus hath said the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.

6 Engkau dan kota Yerusalem akan Kulepaskan dari raja Asyur. Kota ini akan tetap Kulindungi."

And out of the hand of the king of Assyria will I deliver thee and this city; and I will shield this city.

7 Yesaya menjawab, "Inilah tanda yang diberikan TUHAN kepada Baginda bahwa Ia menepati janji-Nya.

And this shall be unto thee the sign from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing which he hath spoken:

8 Pada penunjuk jam matahari buatan Raja Ahas, TUHAN akan membuat bayangannya mundur sepuluh garis." Maka mundurlah bayangan itu sepuluh garis.

Behold, I will cause the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down on the dial of Achaz by the sun, to return backward ten degrees. So the sun returned ten degrees, by the degrees which he was gone down.

9 Sesudah Hizkia sembuh, ia menulis lagu pujian ini:

The writing of Hezekiah the king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:

10 "Kataku, baru setengah umur aku harus pergi, mengakhiri sisa hidupku di dunia orang mati. (Sheol h7585)

I had said, In the midst of my days, must I enter the gates of the nether world; I am deprived of the residue of my years. (Sheol h7585)

11 Kataku, aku takkan lagi memandang TUHAN di bumi, atau melihat manusia di dunia ini.

I had said, I shall not see the Lord, the Lord, in the land of the living: I shall not behold man any more among the inhabitants of the regions of death.

12 Nyawaku putus, sampailah ajalku, seperti kemah gembala yang dibongkar; seperti kain dipotong dari alat penenun; kusangka Allah akan mengakhiri hidupku.

My dwelling is broken down, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off, like a weaver, my life; with pining sickness will he snatch me away: from day until night wilt thou make an end of me.

13 Sepanjang malam aku berteriak kesakitan, seolah-olah tulang-tulangku diremukkan seekor singa; kusangka Allah akan mengakhiri hidupku.

I waited [with patience] till morning, [whether] as a lion, so would he break all my bones: from day until night wilt thou make an end of me.

14 Suaraku makin redup dan lemah, seperti burung dara aku berkeluh kesah. Mataku letih karena menengadah ke langit, TUHAN, bebaskanlah aku dari kesusahan ini.

Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chirp; I did moan like a dove; my eyes were lifted up on high: O Lord, I am oppressed; grant me ease.

15 Apa yang dapat kukatakan? Ini perbuatan TUHAN; aku tak dapat tidur karena kesedihan.

What shall I speak? he hath promised it unto me, and he hath also accomplished it; I will make pilgrimages [to God's house] all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.

16 Ya TUHAN, berilah aku hidup oleh perkataan dan perbuatan-Mu, biarlah aku hidup bagi-Mu saja.

O Lord, by these [things men] will live, and in all these [things] is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou give me health, and cause me to live.

17 Kepedihanku akan berubah menjadi ketentraman, Engkau menyelamatkan aku dari bahaya; dosa-dosaku telah Kauampuni semuanya.

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness; but thou hast, in loving my soul, delivered it from the pit of corruption; for thou hast cast behind thy back all my sins.

18 Di alam maut tak ada yang memuji Engkau, orang mati tak dapat mengharapkan kesetiaan-Mu. (Sheol h7585)

For the nether world will not thank thee, death will not praise thee: they that go down into the pit will not hope for thy truth. (Sheol h7585)

19 Hanya orang hidup yang memuji Engkau, seperti yang kulakukan hari ini. Orang tua menceritakan kepada anaknya betapa setianya Engkau, ya TUHAN.

The living, the living alone shall thank thee, like me this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

20 TUHAN, Engkau telah menyembuhkan aku, maka kami nyanyikan pujian di Rumah-Mu dengan memetik kecapi, sepanjang hidup kami."

The Lord is there to help me; therefore we will play my hymns all the days of our life in the house of the Lord.

21 Lalu Yesaya menyuruh orang melumatkan buah ara dan mengoleskannya pada bisul Hizkia supaya sembuh.

And Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the inflammation, and he shall recover.

22 Raja Hizkia bertanya, "Apakah tandanya bahwa TUHAN akan menyembuhkan aku dan bahwa aku dapat pergi ke Rumah TUHAN lagi?"

And Hezekiah had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?