New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 38:1-21

1In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396becameH2470mortallyלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191illH2470. AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameוַיָּב֣וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935to him and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, ‘SetH6680your houseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004in orderH6680,for you shall dieמֵ֥תmetH4191and not liveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.’”

2Then Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396turnedוַיַּסֵּ֧בvai.ya.SevH5437his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to the wallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023and prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

3and saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142nowנָ֞אna'H4994,OH577 Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,I beseechH577You, howאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I havewalkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You in truthבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571and with awholeשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartוּבְלֵ֣בu.ve.LevH3820, andhave doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213whatH2896is goodH2896in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.”And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058bitterlyגָדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419.

4Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5“Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732, “I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085your prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your tearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832;beholdH2009,I will addיוֹסִ֣ףyo.SifH3254fifteenחֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568 H6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141to yourlifeיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.

6I willdeliverאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337you and thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892from the handוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804;and I will defendוְגַנּוֹתִ֖יve.ga.no.TiH1598thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.”’

7“Thisוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088shall be thesignהָא֖וֹתha.'otH226to you from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697that He has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696:

8BeholdH2009, I willcauseH7725the shadowצֵ֣לtzelH6738on the stairwayהַֽמַּעֲל֡וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has goneH3381downיָרְדָה֩ya.re.DahH3381with the sunבַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁba.She.meshH8121on the stairwayבְמַעֲל֨וֹתve.ma.'a.LotH4609of Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271,to goH7725backאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotH4609.” So thesun’sהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shadowwentH7725backH7725tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotH4609on the stairwayבַּֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתba.ma.'a.LotH4609on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834it had goneH3381downיָרָֽדָה׃ סya.Ra.dahH3381.

9A writingמִכְתָּ֖בmikh.TavH4385of Hezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּle.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063after his illnessמֵחָלְיֽוֹ׃me.chal.YoH2483andrecoveryוַיְחִ֖יvay.ChiH2421:

10I saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “In the middleבִּדְמִ֥יbid.MiH1824of mylifeיָמַ֛יya.MaiH3117I am to enterאֵלֵ֖כָה'e.Le.khahH1980thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Sheolשְׁא֑וֹלshe.'olH7585; I am to bedeprivedפֻּקַּ֖דְתִּיpu.Kad.tiH6485of the restיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of my yearsשְׁנוֹתָֽי׃she.no.TaiH8141.”

11I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, “I will not seeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200the Lordיָ֔הּYahH3050,The Lordיָ֖הּyahH3050in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingהַחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416;I will lookאַבִּ֥יט'a.BitH5027on manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120noH3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750amongעִם־'im-H5973the inhabitantsי֥וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427of the worldH2465.

12Like a shepherd’sH7473tentכְּאֹ֣הֶלke.'O.helH168my dwellingדּוֹרִ֗יdo.RiH1755is pulledנִסַּ֧עni.Sa'H5265up and removedוְנִגְלָ֛הve.nig.LahH1540from me; As aweaverכָאֹרֵ֤גkha.'o.RegH707Irolledקִפַּ֨דְתִּיki.Pad.tiH7088up my lifeH2425. HecutsH1214me offH1214from the loomמִדַּלָּ֣הmi.da.LahH1803; Fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117untilעַד־'ad-H5704nightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915You makeתַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃tash.li.Me.niH7999an endH7999of me.

13I composedשִׁוִּ֤יתִיshi.Vi.tiH7737my souluntilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242.Like a lionכָּֽאֲרִ֔יka.'a.RiH738--soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651Hebreaksיְשַׁבֵּ֖רye.sha.BerH7665allכָּל־kol-H3605my bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יatz.mo.TaiH6106, Fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117untilעַד־'ad-H5704nightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915You makeתַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃tash.li.Me.niH7999an endH7999of me.

14Like a swallowכְּס֤וּסke.SusH5483, likea craneעָגוּר֙'a.GurH5693,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651I twitterאֲצַפְצֵ֔ף'a.tzaf.TzefH6850; Imoanאֶהְגֶּ֖ה'eh.GehH1897like a doveכַּיּוֹנָ֑הkai.yo.NahH3123; Myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869lookH1809wistfullyH1809to the heightsלַמָּר֔וֹםla.ma.RomH4791;O LordH3068,I am oppressedעָֽשְׁקָה־'a.she.kah-H6234, be mysecurityעָרְבֵֽנִי׃'a.re.Ve.niH6148.

15“Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100shall I sayאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696?For He has spokenוְאָֽמַר־ve.'a.mar-H559to me, and He Himselfוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931has doneעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213it; I willwanderאֶדַּדֶּ֥ה'ed.da.DehH1718about allכָל־khol-H3605my yearsשְׁנוֹתַ֖יshe.no.TaiH8141becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thebitternessמַ֥רmarH4751of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

16O Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136, by these things menliveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,And in allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605these is the lifeH2425of my spiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307;O restoreH2492me to healthH2492andlet me liveוְהַחֲיֵֽנִי׃ve.ha.cha.Ye.niH2421!

17Loהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, for my ownwelfareלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965I hadמַר־mar-H4843greatH4751bitternessH4751; It is You who haskeptחָשַׁ֤קְתָּcha.Shak.taH2836my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315from the pitמִשַּׁ֣חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845ofnothingnessבְּלִ֔יbe.LiH1097, For You havecastהִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993allכָּל־kol-H3605my sinsחֲטָאָֽי׃cha.ta.'AiH2399behindאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Your backגֵוְךָ֖ge.ve.KhaH1460.

18ForSheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585cannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808thankתּוֹדֶ֖ךָּto.De.kaH3034You,Deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194cannot praiseיְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּye.ha.Le.kaH1984You;Those who goיֽוֹרְדֵי־yor.dei-H3381downH3381to the pitב֖וֹרVorH953cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hopeיְשַׂבְּר֥וּye.sa.be.RuH7663for Your faithfulnessאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

19It is thelivingH2416who giveH3034thanksיוֹדֶ֖ךָyo.De.khaH3034to You, as I do todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117; Afatherאָ֣ב'avH1tellsיוֹדִ֖יעַyo.Di.a'H3045his sonsלְבָנִ֔יםle.va.NimH1121aboutאֶל־'el-H413Your faithfulnessאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

20The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will surely saveלְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיle.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me; So we willplayנְנַגֵּ֛ןne.na.GenH5059my songsוּנְגִנוֹתַ֧יu.ne.gi.no.TaiH5058on stringedH5058instrumentsAllכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of our lifeH2425at the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

21NowIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470had saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let them takeיִשְׂא֖וּyis.'UH5375a cakeדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690of figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384and applyוְיִמְרְח֥וּve.yim.re.ChuH4799it to the boilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822,that he may recoverוְיֶֽחִי׃ve.Ye.chiH2421.”

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