2 Kings 20
Modern English Version
Hezekiah’s Life Extended(A)
20 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was near death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.”
2 Then he turned his face toward the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying, 3 “Please, O Lord, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with an undivided heart and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Now before Isaiah had come out of the middle courtyard, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 5 “Turn back and say to Hezekiah the leader of My people: Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord. 6 I will add to your days fifteen years, and I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My own sake and for the sake of David My servant.”
7 Then Isaiah said, “Take a cake of figs.” So they took it and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I should go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?”
9 Isaiah said, “This is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that He has spoken: Should the shadow walk forward ten steps or go back ten steps?”
10 And Hezekiah answered, “It is an easy thing for the shadow to stretch ten steps, so let it go back ten steps.”
11 Isaiah the prophet called to the Lord, and He made the shadow go back ten steps on the stairs of Ahaz.
Envoys From Babylon(B)
12 At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been ill. 13 Hezekiah welcomed them and showed them all the treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, all the armory, and all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say? From where did they come to you?”
Hezekiah said, “They came from a distant land, from Babylon.”
15 He said, “What have they seen in your house?”
Hezekiah said, “They have seen everything in my house. There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.”
16 Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord: 17 The days are coming when everything that is in your house and that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord. 18 Some of your sons who go out from you, who will be born to you, will be taken away. They will be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good.” And he said, “Why not, if there is peace and security in my days?”
The Death of Hezekiah
20 The rest of the deeds of Hezekiah, all his power, how he made a pool and a conduit and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 21 Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
2 Hari 20
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Pagkakasakit ni Hezekia(A)
20 Nang panahong iyon, nagkasakit si Hezekia na halos ikamatay niya. Pumunta sa kanya si Propeta Isaias na anak ni Amoz at sinabi, “Sinabi ng Panginoon na magbilin ka na sa sambahayan mo dahil hindi ka na gagaling; mamamatay ka na.” 2 Nang marinig ito ni Hezekia, humarap siya sa dingding at nanalangin sa Panginoon. 3 Sinabi niya, “Panginoon, alalahanin po ninyo kung papaano ako namuhay nang tapat at buong pusong naglingkod sa inyo at kung papaano ako gumawa ng mabuti sa paningin ninyo.” At umiyak siya nang husto.
4 Nang hindi pa nakakaalis si Isaias sa gitna ng bulwagan ng palasyo, sinabi sa kanya ng Panginoon, 5 “Bumalik ka kay Hezekia, na pinuno ng mga mamamayan ko at sabihin mo ito: ‘Ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoon, ang Dios ng ninuno mong si David: Narinig ko ang panalangin mo at nakita ko ang mga luha mo kaya pagagalingin kita. Sa ikatlong araw mula ngayon, makakabangon ka na at makakapunta ka sa templo ng Panginoon. 6 Dadagdagan ko pa ng 15 taon ang buhay mo. Ililigtas kita at ang lungsod na ito sa kamay ng hari ng Asiria. Iingatan ko ang lungsod na ito para sa karangalan ko at dahil kay David na aking lingkod.’ ” 7 Sinabi ni Isaias sa mga utusan ni Haring Hezekia na tapalan nila ang namamagang bukol nito ng dinurog na igos. Ginawa nga nila ito at gumaling siya.
8 Noong hindi pa gumagaling si Hezekia, nagtanong siya kay Isaias, “Ano ba ang magpapatunay na gagaling ako at makakapunta sa templo ng Panginoon sa ikatlong araw mula ngayon?” 9 Sumagot si Isaias, “Ito ang tanda na ibibigay ng Panginoon na magpapatunay na tutuparin niya ang pangako niya. Pumili ka sa dalawang ito: Aatras ng sampung hakbang ang anino ng araw sa orasan[a] o aabante ng sampung hakbang?” 10 Sumagot si Hezekia, “Mas madaling umabante ng sampung hakbang ang anino, kaya paatrasin mo na lang ito ng sampung hakbang!” 11 Kaya nanalangin si Isaias sa Panginoon at pinaatras ng Panginoon ng sampung hakbang ang anino ng araw sa orasan na ipinagawa ni Ahaz.
Ang mga Mensahero Mula sa Babilonia
12 Nang panahong iyon, nabalitaan ni Merodac Baladan na anak ni Haring Baladan ng Babilonia na nagkasakit si Hezekia. Kaya nagpadala siya ng mga sulat at regalo kay Hezekia. 13 Malugod na tinanggap ni Hezekia ang mga sugo, at ipinakita niya sa mga ito ang lahat ng mga bagay sa taguan ng kayamanan niya – ang mga pilak, ginto, sangkap, magagandang uri ng langis, mga armas at ang iba pa niyang mga kayamanan. Wala ni isang bagay sa palasyo o kaharian ang hindi niya ipinakita sa kanila.
14 Samantala, pumunta si Propeta Isaias kay Haring Hezekia at nagtanong, “Saan ba nanggaling ang mga taong iyan at ano ang kailangan nila?” Sumagot si Hezekia, “Nanggaling sila sa malayong lugar, sa Babilonia.” 15 Nagtanong pa ang propeta, “Ano ang nakita nila sa palasyo mo?” Sumagot si Hezekia, “Nakita nila ang lahat ng bagay sa palasyo ko. Wala kahit isa sa mga kayamanan ko ang hindi ko ipinakita sa kanila.” 16 Pagkatapos, sinabi ni Isaias kay Hezekia, “Pakinggan mo ang mensahe ng Panginoon: 17 Darating ang panahon na dadalhin sa Babilonia ang lahat ng kayamanan sa palasyo mo, pati ang lahat ng naipon ng mga ninuno mo na nariyan pa hanggang ngayon. Walang matitira, sabi ng Panginoon. 18 At ang iba sa mga susunod na lahi mo ay bibihagin at magiging alipin sa palasyo ng hari ng Babilonia.” 19 Ang akala ni Hezekia ay hindi pa mangyayari iyon, kundi magiging mapayapa at walang panganib sa kapanahunan niya. Kaya sinabi niya kay Isaias, “Maganda ang mensaheng iyon ng Panginoon na sinabi mo sa akin.”
Ang Katapusan ng Paghahari ni Hezekia(B)
20 Ang iba pang salaysay tungkol sa paghahari ni Hezekia, at lahat ng ginawa niya at pagtatagumpay, pati ang pagpapagawa niya ng imbakan ng tubig at dinadaluyan nito papunta sa lungsod ay nakasulat sa Aklat ng Kasaysayan ng mga hari ng Juda.
21 Nang mamatay si Hezekia, ang anak niyang si Manase ang pumalit sa kanya bilang hari.
Footnotes
- 20:9 orasan: Ang orasan na ito ay nakabatay sa anino ng araw.
2 Kings 20
New International Version
Hezekiah’s Illness(A)
20 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,(B) Lord, how I have walked(C) before you faithfully(D) 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(E) your prayer and seen your tears;(F) 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(G) 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,(H) 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(I) 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(J) 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(K) the ten steps it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.
Envoys From Babylon(L)(M)
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.(N) Nothing will be left, says the Lord. 18 And some of your descendants,(O) 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.”(P)
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(Q) and the tunnel(R) 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.
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