1 Naqueles dias, Ezequias adoeceu de uma enfermidade mortal; veio ter com ele o profeta Isaías, filho de Amoz, e lhe disse: Assim diz o Senhor: Põe em ordem a tua casa, porque morrerás e não viverás. 2 Então, virou Ezequias o rosto para a parede e orou ao Senhor, dizendo: 3 Lembra-te, Senhor, peço-te, de que andei diante de ti com fidelidade, com inteireza de coração, e fiz o que era reto aos teus olhos; e chorou muitíssimo. 4 Antes que Isaías tivesse saído da parte central da cidade, veio a ele a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: 5 Volta e dize a Ezequias, príncipe do meu povo: Assim diz o Senhor, o Deus de Davi, teu pai: Ouvi a tua oração e vi as tuas lágrimas; eis que eu te curarei; ao terceiro dia, subirás à Casa do Senhor. 6 Acrescentarei aos teus dias quinze anos e das mãos do rei da Assíria te livrarei, a ti e a esta cidade; e defenderei esta cidade por amor de mim e por amor de Davi, meu servo. 7 Disse mais Isaías: Tomai uma pasta de figos; tomaram-na e a puseram sobre a úlcera; e ele recuperou a saúde. 8 Ezequias disse a Isaías: Qual será o sinal de que o Senhor me curará e de que, ao terceiro dia, subirei à Casa do Senhor? 9 Respondeu Isaías: Ser-te-á isto da parte do Senhor como sinal de que ele cumprirá a palavra que disse: Adiantar-se-á a sombra dez graus ou os retrocederá? 10 Então, disse Ezequias: É fácil que a sombra adiante dez graus; tal, porém, não aconteça; antes, retroceda dez graus. 11 Então, o profeta Isaías clamou ao Senhor; e fez retroceder dez graus a sombra lançada pelo sol declinante no relógio de Acaz.

12 Nesse tempo, Merodaque-Baladã, filho de Baladã, rei da Babilônia, enviou cartas e um presente a Ezequias, porque soube que estivera doente. 13 Ezequias se agradou dos mensageiros e lhes mostrou toda a casa do seu tesouro, a prata, o ouro, as especiarias, os óleos finos, o seu arsenal e tudo quanto se achava nos seus tesouros; nenhuma coisa houve, nem em sua casa, nem em todo o seu domínio que Ezequias não lhes mostrasse. 14 Então, Isaías, o profeta, veio ao rei Ezequias e lhe disse: Que foi que aqueles homens disseram e donde vieram a ti? Respondeu Ezequias: De uma terra longínqua vieram, da Babilônia. 15 Perguntou ele: Que viram em tua casa? Respondeu Ezequias: Viram tudo quanto há em minha casa; coisa nenhuma há nos meus tesouros que eu não lhes mostrasse.

16 Então, disse Isaías a Ezequias: Ouve a palavra do Senhor: 17 Eis que virão dias em que tudo quanto houver em tua casa, com o que entesouraram teus pais até ao dia de hoje, será levado para a Babilônia; não ficará coisa alguma, disse o Senhor. 18 Dos teus próprios filhos, que tu gerares, tomarão, para que sejam eunucos no palácio do rei da Babilônia. 19 Então, disse Ezequias a Isaías: Boa é a palavra do Senhor que disseste. Pois pensava: Haverá paz e segurança em meus dias.

20 Quanto aos mais atos de Ezequias, e todo o seu poder, e como fez o açude e o aqueduto, e trouxe água para dentro da cidade, porventura, não estão escritos no Livro da História dos Reis de Judá? 21 Descansou Ezequias com seus pais; e Manassés, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.

1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. 2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah, saying, 3 Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 4 And it came to pass, before Isaiah was gone out into the middle part of the city, that the word of Jehovah came to him, saying, 5 Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the prince of my people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee; on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of Jehovah. 6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake. 7 And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

8 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that Jehovah will heal me, and that I shall go up unto the house of Jehovah the third day? 9 And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps? 10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to decline ten steps: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps. 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto Jehovah; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.

12 At that time Berodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 13 And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and showed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not. 14 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon. 15 And he said, What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them.

16 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of Jehovah. 17 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thy house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith Jehovah. 18 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 19 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, Is it not so, if peace and truth shall be in my days? 20 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 21 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

1 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, "This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover."

2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,

3 "Remember, LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

4 Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him:

5 "Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, 'This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the LORD.

6 I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.'"

7 Then Isaiah said, "Prepare a poultice of figs." They did so and applied it to the boil, and he recovered.

8 Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the temple of the LORD on the third day from now?"

9 Isaiah answered, "This is the LORD's sign to you that the LORD will do what he has promised: Shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or shall it go back ten steps?"

10 "It is a simple matter for the shadow to go forward ten steps," said Hezekiah. "Rather, have it go back ten steps."

11 Then the prophet Isaiah called on the LORD, and the LORD made the shadow go back the ten steps it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.

12 At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent Hezekiah letters and a gift, because he had heard of Hezekiah's illness.

13 Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his storehouses —the silver, the gold, the spices and the fine olive oil —his armory and everything found among his treasures. There was nothing in his palace or in all his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.

14 Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked, "What did those men say, and where did they come from?" "From a distant land," Hezekiah replied. "They came from Babylon."

15 The prophet asked, "What did they see in your palace?" "They saw everything in my palace," Hezekiah said. "There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them."

16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD:

17 The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your predecessors have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.

18 And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon."

19 "The word of the LORD you have spoken is good," Hezekiah replied. For he thought, "Will there not be peace and security in my lifetime?"

20 As for the other events of Hezekiah's reign, all his achievements and how he made the pool and the tunnel by which he brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

21 Hezekiah rested with his ancestors. And Manasseh his son succeeded him as king.