Isaiah 38
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- 1In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him: 'Thus saith the LORD: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.'
- בַּיָּמִ֣ים
- הָהֵ֔ם
- חָלָ֥ה
- חָלָ֥הcha.Lahhe became sickH2470H
- חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ
- חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396G
- לָמ֑וּת
- וַיָּב֣וֹא
- אֵ֠לָיו
- יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ
- יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huIsaiahH3470A
- בֶן־
- בֶןven-[the] son ofH1121A
- אָמ֜וֹץ
- אָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzAmozH0531
- הַנָּבִ֗יא
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- אֵלָ֜יו
- כֹּֽה־
- כֹּֽהkoh-thusH3541
- אָמַ֤ר
- אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe saysH0559
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- צַ֣ו
- צַ֣וtzavcommandH6680
- לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָ
- כִּ֛י
- כִּ֛יkiforH3588A
- מֵ֥ת
- מֵ֥תmet[are] about to dieH4191
- אַתָּ֖ה
- אַתָּ֖ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- וְלֹ֥א
- תִֽחְיֶֽה׃
- תִֽחְיֶֽהTich.Yehyou will liveH2421
- 2Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
- 3and said: 'Remember now, O LORD, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a whole heart, and have done that which is good in Thy sight.' And Hezekiah wept sore.
- וַיֹּאמַ֗ר
- אָנָּ֤ה
- אָנָּ֤ה'a.NahI beg youH0577
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehO YahwehH3068G
- זְכָר־
- זְכָרze.khor-rememberH2142
- נָ֞א
- נָ֞אna'pleaseH4994
- אֵ֣ת
- אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H0853
- אֲשֶׁ֧ר
- אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sherthis:H0834A
- הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי
- הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiI have walked aboutH1980I
- לְפָנֶ֗יךָ
- בֶּֽאֱמֶת֙
- וּבְלֵ֣ב
- שָׁלֵ֔ם
- שָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemcompleteH8003
- וְהַטּ֥וֹב
- בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ
- עָשִׂ֑יתִי
- עָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiI have doneH6213A
- וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ
- חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ
- חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396G
- בְּכִ֥י
- בְּכִ֥יbe.KhiweepingH1065
- גָדֽוֹל׃
- גָדֽוֹלga.DolgreatH1419A
- 4Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying:
- 5'Go, and say to Hezekiah: Thus saith 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.
- הָל֞וֹךְ
- הָל֞וֹךְha.LokhgoH1980G
- וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ
- חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396G
- כֹּֽה־
- כֹּֽהkoh-thusH3541
- אָמַ֤ר
- אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe saysH0559
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֱלֹהֵי֙
- אֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH0430G
- דָּוִ֣ד
- דָּוִ֣דda.VidDavidH1732
- אָבִ֔יךָ
- שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙
- שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiI have heardH8085G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ
- רָאִ֖יתִי
- רָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ
- הִנְנִי֙
- יוֹסִ֣ף
- יוֹסִ֣ףyo.Sifhe will addH3254H
- עַל־
- עַל'al-toH5921A
- יָמֶ֔יךָ
- חֲמֵ֥שׁ
- חֲמֵ֥שׁcha.Meshfif-H2568
- עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה
- עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehteenH6240
- שָׁנָֽה׃
- שָׁנָֽהsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
- הָל֞וֹךְ
- 6And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city.
- 7And this shall be the sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He hath spoken:
- 8behold, I will cause the shadow of the dial, which is gone down on the sun-dial of Ahaz, to return backward ten degrees.' So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
- הִנְנִ֣י
- מֵשִׁ֣יב
- מֵשִׁ֣יבme.Shiv[am] about to turn backH7725G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- צֵ֣ל
- צֵ֣לtzel[the] shadow ofH6738
- הַֽמַּעֲל֡וֹת
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- יָרְדָה֩
- יָרְדָה֩ya.re.Dahit had gone downH3381
- בְמַעֲל֨וֹת
- אָחָ֥ז
- אָחָ֥ז'a.ChazAhazH0271G
- בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ
- אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית
- אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitbackwardsH0322
- עֶ֣שֶׂר
- עֶ֣שֶׂר'E.sertenH6235
- מַעֲל֑וֹת
- מַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotstepsH4609B
- וַתָּ֤שָׁב
- הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙
- עֶ֣שֶׂר
- עֶ֣שֶׂר'E.sertenH6235
- מַעֲל֔וֹת
- מַעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotstepsH4609B
- בַּֽמַּעֲל֖וֹת
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- יָרָֽדָה׃
- יָרָֽדָהya.Ra.dahit had gone downH3381
- 9The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.
- 10I said: In the noontide of my days I shall go, even to the gates of the nether-world; I am deprived of the residue of my years.
- 11I said: I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD in the land of the living; I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
- אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙
- אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiI saidH0559
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- אֶרְאֶ֣ה
- אֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhI will seeH7200G
- יָ֔הּ
- יָ֔הּYahYahwehH3050
- יָ֖הּ
- יָ֖הּyahYahwehH3050
- בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
- הַחַיִּ֑ים
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- אַבִּ֥יט
- אַבִּ֥יט'a.BitI will look atH5027
- אָדָ֛ם
- אָדָ֛ם'a.DamhumankindH0120G
- ע֖וֹד
- ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- י֥וֹשְׁבֵי
- י֥וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
- חָֽדֶל׃
- חָֽדֶלCha.delcessationH2309
- אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙
- 12My habitation is plucked up and carried away from me as a shepherd's tent; I have rolled up like a weaver my life; He will cut me off from the thrum; from day even to night wilt Thou make an end of me.
- 13The more I make myself like unto a lion until morning, the more it breaketh all my bones; from day even to night wilt Thou make an end of me.
- 14Like a swallow or a crane, so do I chatter, I do moan as a dove; mine eyes fail with looking upward. O LORD, I am oppressed, be Thou my surety.
- כְּס֤וּס
- עָגוּר֙
- עָגוּר֙'a.Gura craneH5693
- כֵּ֣ן
- כֵּ֣ןkensoH3651C
- אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף
- אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף'a.tzaf.TzefI chirpH6850
- אֶהְגֶּ֖ה
- אֶהְגֶּ֖ה'eh.GehI moanH1897
- כַּיּוֹנָ֑ה
- דַּלּ֤וּ
- דַּלּ֤וּda.Luthey are cast downH1809
- עֵינַי֙
- לַמָּר֔וֹם
- אֲדֹנָ֖י
- אֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiO LordH0136
- עָֽשְׁקָה־
- עָֽשְׁקָה'a.she.kah-oppressionH6234
- לִּ֥י
- עָרְבֵֽנִי׃
- 15What shall I say? He hath both spoken unto me, and Himself hath done it; I shall go softly all my years for the bitterness of my soul.
- 16O Lord, by these things men live, and altogether therein is the life of my spirit; wherefore recover Thou me, and make me to live.
- 17Behold, for my peace I had great bitterness; but Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for Thou hast cast all my sins behind Thy back.
- הִנֵּ֥ה
- הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!H2009
- לְשָׁל֖וֹם
- מַר־
- מַרmar-it was bitterH4843
- לִ֣י
- מָ֑ר
- מָ֑רMarbitterlyH4751
- וְאַתָּ֞ה
- חָשַׁ֤קְתָּ
- חָשַׁ֤קְתָּcha.Shak.tayou lovedH2836A
- נַפְשִׁי֙
- מִשַּׁ֣חַת
- בְּלִ֔י
- בְּלִ֔יbe.LidestructionH1097
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588A
- הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּ
- הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּhish.Lakh.tayou threw awayH7993
- אַחֲרֵ֥י
- אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReibehindH0310A
- גֵוְךָ֖
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- חֲטָאָֽי׃
- הִנֵּ֥ה
- 18For the nether-world cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate Thee; they that go down into the pit cannot hope for Thy truth.
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- שְׁא֛וֹל
- שְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olSheolH7585
- תּוֹדֶ֖ךָּ
- מָ֣וֶת
- מָ֣וֶתMa.vetdeathH4194
- יְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּ
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- יְשַׂבְּר֥וּ
- יְשַׂבְּר֥וּye.sa.be.Ruthey hopeH7663B
- יֽוֹרְדֵי־
- יֽוֹרְדֵיyor.dei-[those who] go down ofH3381
- ב֖וֹר
- ב֖וֹרVor[the] pitH0953A
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃
- כִּ֣י
- 19The living, the living, he shall praise Thee, as I do this day; the father to the children shall make known Thy truth.
- 20The LORD is ready to save me; therefore we will sing songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
- 21And Isaiah said: 'Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.'
- 22And Hezekiah said. 'What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?'
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