Liber II Regum, 20

1. In diebus illis aegrotavit Ezechias usque ad mortem. Et venit ad eum Isaias filius Amos prophetes dixitque ei: “Haec dicit Dominus: Dispone domui tuae, morieris enim et non vives”.

1. In those days Hezeki'ah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, `Set your house in order; for you shall die, you shall not recover.'"

2. Qui convertit faciem suam ad parietem et oravit Dominum dicens:

2. Then Hezeki'ah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD, saying,

3. “Obsecro, Domine, memento quomodo ambulaverim coram te in veritate et in corde perfecto et, quod placitum est coram te, fecerim”. Flevit itaque Ezechias fletu magno.

3. "Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in thy sight." And Hezeki'ah wept bitterly.

4. Et antequam egrederetur Isaias mediam partem atrii, factus est sermo Domini ad eum dicens:

4. And before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him:

5. “Revertere et dic Ezechiae duci populi mei: Haec dicit Dominus, Deus David patris tui: Audivi orationem tuam, vidi lacrimam tuam, et ecce sano te; die tertio ascendes templum Domini.

5. "Turn back, and say to Hezeki'ah the prince of my people, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will heal you; on the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD.

6. Et addam diebus tuis quindecim annos; sed et de manu regis Assyriorum liberabo te et civitatem hanc et protegam urbem istam propter me et propter David servum meum”.

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

7. Dixitque Isaias: “Afferte massam ficorum”. Quam cum attulissent et posuissent super ulcus eius, curatus est.

7. And Isaiah said, "Bring a cake of figs. And let them take and lay it on the boil, that he may recover."

8. Dixit autem Ezechias ad Isaiam: “Quod erit signum quia Dominus me sanabit et quia ascensurus sum die tertio templum Domini?”.

8. And Hezeki'ah said to Isaiah, "What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?"

9. Cui ait Isaias: “Hoc erit tibi signum a Domino quod facturus sit Dominus sermonem, quem locutus est: Vis ut accedat umbra decem gradibus, an ut revertatur totidem gradibus?”.

9. And Isaiah said, "This is the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he has promised: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?"

10. Et ait Ezechias: “Facile est umbram descendere decem gradibus, nec hoc volo ut fiat, sed ut revertatur retrorsum decem gradibus”.

10. And Hezeki'ah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to lengthen ten steps; rather let the shadow go back ten steps."

11. Invocavit itaque Isaias propheta Dominum; et reduxit umbram per gradus, quibus iam descenderat in gradibus Achaz, retrorsum decem gradibus.

11. And Isaiah the prophet cried to the LORD; and he brought the shadow back ten steps, by which the sun had declined on the dial of Ahaz.

12. In tempore illo misit Merodachbaladan filius Baladan rex Babyloniorum litteras et munera ad Ezechiam; audierat enim quod aegrotasset Ezechias.

12. At that time Mero'dach-bal'adan the son of Bal'adan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezeki'ah; for he heard that Hezeki'ah had been sick.

13. Laetatus est autem in adventu eorum Ezechias et ostendit eis totam domum thesauri sui, argentum et aurum et aromata et oleum optimum et domum vasorum suorum et omnia, quae inventa sunt in thesauris suis: non fuit, quod non monstraret eis Ezechias in domo sua et in omni potestate sua.

13. And Hezeki'ah welcomed them, and he showed them all his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his armory, all that was found in his storehouses; there was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezeki'ah did not show them.

14. Venit autem Isaias propheta ad regem Ezechiam dixitque ei: “Quid dixerunt viri isti et unde venerunt ad te?”. Cui ait Ezechias: “De terra longinqua venerunt, de Babylone”.

14. Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezeki'ah, and said to him, "What did these men say? And whence did they come to you?" And Hezeki'ah said, "They have come from a far country, from Babylon."

15. At ille respondit: “Quid viderunt in domo tua?”. Ait Ezechias: “Omnia, quae sunt in domo mea viderunt; nihil est, quod non monstraverim eis in thesauris meis”.

15. He said, "What have they seen in your house?" And Hezeki'ah answered, "They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them."

16. Dixit itaque Isaias Ezechiae: “Audi sermonem Domini:

16. Then Isaiah said to Hezeki'ah, "Hear the word of the LORD:

17. Ecce dies venient, et auferentur omnia, quae sunt in domo tua, et quae condiderunt patres tui usque in diem hanc, in Babylone; non remanebit quidquam, ait Dominus.

17. Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left, says the LORD.

18. Sed et de filiis tuis, qui egredientur ex te, quos generabis, tollentur et erunt eunuchi in palatio regis Babylonis”.

18. And some of your own sons, who are born to you, shall be taken away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon."

19. Dixit Ezechias ad Isaiam: “Bonus sermo Domini, quem locutus es”. Et ait: “Nonne erit pax et securitas in diebus meis?”.

19. Then said Hezeki'ah to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good." For he thought, "Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?"

20. Reliqua autem gestorum Ezechiae et omnis fortitudo eius, et quomodo fecerit piscinam et aquae ductum et introduxerit aquas in civitatem, nonne haec scripta sunt in libro annalium regum Iudae?

20. The rest of the deeds of Hezeki'ah, 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. Dormivitque Ezechias cum patribus suis; et regnavit Manasses filius eius pro eo.

21. And Hezeki'ah slept with his fathers; and Manas'seh his son reigned in his stead.