1In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.38.1 Set…: Heb. Give charge concerning thy house 2Then Hezekiah turned his face toward 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 perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.38.3 sore: Heb. with great weeping
4¶ Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying, 5Go, 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. 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 a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken; 8Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.38.8 sun dial: Heb. degrees by, or, with the sun
9¶ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: 10I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: 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. 12Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd’s tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.38.12 with…: or, from the thrum 13I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. 14Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.38.14 undertake…: or, ease me 15What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. 16O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. 17Behold, for 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.38.17 for peace…: or, on my peace came great bitterness38.17 thou hast in…: Heb. thou hast loved my soul from the pit 18For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. 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 was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD. 21For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover. 22Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?
Okusaba Kwa Keezeekiya ng’Alwadde
138:1 a Is 37:2 b 2Sa 17:23Mu nnaku ezo Keezeekiya n’alwala nnyo, katono afe. Nnabbi Isaaya mutabani wa Amozi n’ajja gy’ali n’amugamba nti, “Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, Teekateeka ennyumba yo, kubanga togenda kulama, ogenda kufa.”
2Awo Keezeekiya n’akyuka n’atunuulira ekisenge n’asaba ne yeegayirira Mukama 338:3 a Nek 13:14; Zab 26:3 b 1By 29:19 c Ma 6:18 d Zab 6:8ng’agamba nti, “Jjukira kaakano, Ayi Mukama, nkwegayiridde, engeri gye natambuliranga mu maaso go n’amazima n’omutima ogutuukiridde, ne nkola ebisaanidde mu maaso go.” Era Keezeekiya n’akaaba nnyo amaziga.
4Awo Ekigambo kya Katonda ne kijja eri Isaaya, 538:5 2Bk 18:2nga Mukama agamba nti, “Genda ogambe Keezeekiya nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda wa Dawudi kitaawo nti, Mpulidde okusaba kwo, ndabye amaziga go: laba nzija kwongera ku nnaku zo emyaka kkumi n’ettaano. 638:6 Is 31:5; 37:35Era ndikuwonya ggwe n’ekibuga kino mu mukono gwa kabaka w’e Bwasuli: Era ndikuuma ekibuga kino.
738:7 Is 7:11, 14“ ‘Era kano ke kabonero k’onoofuna okuva eri Mukama nti Mukama alikola ekigambo ky’ayogedde. 838:8 Yos 10:13Laba nzija kuzza emabega ekisiikirize ebigere kkumi enjuba bw’eneeba egwa, ky’eneekola ku madaala kabaka Akazi ge yazimba.’ ” Bw’etyo enjuba n’edda emabega ebigere kkumi.
9Awo Keezeekiya Kabaka wa Yuda bwe yassuuka, n’awandiika ebigambo bino;
1038:10 a Zab 102:24 b Zab 107:18; 2Ko 1:9 c Yob 17:11nayogera nti, “Mu maanyi g’obulamu bwange
mwe nnali ŋŋenda okufiira nnyingire mu miryango gy’emagombe,
nga simazeeyo myaka gyange egisigaddeyo.”
1138:11 Zab 27:13; 116:9Ne ndyoka njogera nti,
“Sigenda kuddayo kulaba Mukama,
mu nsi y’abalamu.
Sikyaddamu kulaba bantu mu nsi abantu mwe babeera.
1238:12 a 2Ko 5:1, 4; 2Pe 1:13-14 b Yob 4:21 c Beb 1:12 d Yob 7:6 e Zab 73:14Obulamu bwange buzingiddwako
ng’eweema y’omusumba w’endiga bw’enzigibwako.
Ng’olugoye lwe babadde balanga ate ne balusala ku muti kwe babadde balulukira,
bwe ntyo bwe nawuliranga emisana n’ekiro nga obulamu bwange
obumalirawo ddala.
1338:13 a Zab 51:8 b Yob 10:16; Dan 6:24Ekiro kyonna nakaabanga olw’obulumi
nga ndi ng’empologoma gw’emmenyaamenya amagumba,
ekiro n’emisana nga ndowooza nga Mukama yali amalawo obulamu bwange.
1438:14 a Is 59:11 b Yob 17:3Nakaabanga ng’akasanke oba akataayi,
n’empuubaala ng’enjiibwa,
amaaso gange ne ganfuyirira olw’okutunula mu bbanga eri eggulu.
Ne nkaaba nti, Ayi Mukama, nga nnyigirizibwa, nziruukirira.”
1538:15 a Zab 39:9 b 1Bk 21:27 c Yob 7:11Naye ate nga naagamba ki?
Yali ayogedde nange nga ye yennyini ye yali akikoze.
N’atambulanga n’obwegendereza mu bulumi buno
obw’obulamu bwange.
1638:16 Zab 119:25Ayi Mukama, olw’ebyo, abantu babeera abalamu,
era mu ebyo omwoyo gwange mwe gubeerera omulamu.
Omponye,
mbeere mulamu.
1738:17 a Zab 30:3 b Yer 31:34 c Is 43:25; Mi 7:19Ddala laba okulumwa ennyo bwe ntyo kyali ku lwa bulungi bwange,
naye ggwe owonyezza obulamu bwange okugwa mu bunnya obw’okuzikirira.
Kubanga otadde ebibi byange byonna
emabega wo.
1838:18 a Mub 9:10 b Zab 6:5; 88:10-11; 115:17 c Zab 30:9Kubanga tewali n’omu mu nsi y’abafu ayinza kukutendereza,
abafu tebayinza kukusuuta;
tebaba na ssuubi
mu bwesigwa bwo.
1938:19 a Ma 6:7; Zab 118:17; 119:175 b Ma 11:19Akyali omulamu,
y’akutendereza nga nze bwe nkola leero;
bakitaabwe b’abaana babategeeza
nga bw’oli omwesigwa ennyo.
2038:20 a Zab 68:25 b Zab 33:2 c Zab 116:2 d Zab 116:17-19Mukama alindokola,
kyetunaavanga tuyimba
ne tukuba n’ebivuga eby’enkoba ennaku zonna ez’obulamu bwaffe,
mu nnyumba ya Mukama.
21Isaaya yali agambye nti, “Baddire ekitole ky’ettiini bakisiige ku jjute, liwone.”
22Kubanga Keezeekiya yali abuuzizza nti, “Kabonero ki akalaga nga ndiwona ne ntuuka okulagako mu nnyumba ya Mukama?”
