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Isaías 38
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Isaías 38
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Enfermedad de Ezequías(A)
38 Por aquellos días Ezequías se enfermó gravemente y estuvo a punto de morir. El profeta Isaías, hijo de Amoz, fue a verlo y le dijo: «Así dice el Señor: “Pon tu casa en orden, porque vas a morir; no te recuperarás”».
2 Ezequías volvió el rostro hacia la pared y rogó al Señor: 3 «Recuerda, Señor, que yo me he conducido delante de ti con lealtad e integridad y he hecho lo que te agrada». Y Ezequías lloró amargamente.
4 Entonces la palabra del Señor vino a Isaías: 5 «Ve y dile a Ezequías: “Así dice el Señor, Dios de su antepasado David: He escuchado tu oración y he visto tus lágrimas. Voy a darte quince años más de vida. 6 Y a ti y a esta ciudad los libraré de caer en manos del rey de Asiria. Yo defenderé esta ciudad.
7 »”Esta es la señal que el Señor te dará para confirmar lo que te ha prometido: 8 Haré que en la escala de Acaz la sombra del sol retroceda las diez gradas que ya ha bajado”». ¡Entonces, la luz del sol retrocedió las diez gradas que ya había bajado!
Escrito de Ezequías
9 Después de su enfermedad y recuperación, Ezequías, rey de Judá, escribió:
10 «Yo decía: “¿En la plenitud de mi vida,
debo pasar por las puertas de la muerte[a]
y ser privado del resto de mis días?”.
11 Yo decía: “Ya no veré más al Señor
en esta tierra de los vivientes;
ya no contemplaré más a los seres humanos,
a los que habitan este mundo”.[b]
12 Me quitaron mi casa, me la arrebataron,
como si fuera la tienda de campaña de un pastor.
Como un tejedor enrollé mi vida
y él me la arrancó del telar.
¡De la noche a la mañana acabó conmigo!
13 Pacientemente esperé hasta la aurora,
pero él, como león, me quebró todos los huesos.
¡De la noche a la mañana acabó conmigo!
14 Chillé como golondrina, como grulla;
gemí como paloma.
Mis ojos se cansaron de mirar al cielo.
¡Angustiado estoy, Señor!
¡Acude en mi ayuda!
15 »Pero ¿qué puedo decir?
Él mismo me lo anunció y así lo ha hecho.
Toda mi vida andaré humildemente,
por causa de la amargura de mi alma.
16 Señor, por tales cosas viven los hombres
y también mi espíritu encuentra vida en ellas.
Tú me devolviste la salud
y me diste vida.
17 Sin duda, fue para mi bien
pasar por tal angustia.
Con tu amor me guardaste
de la fosa destructora,
y les diste la espalda
a todos mis pecados.
18 El sepulcro[c] nada te agradece;
la muerte no te alaba.
Los que descienden a la fosa
nada esperan de tu fidelidad.
19 Los que viven y solo los que viven, son los que te alaban,
como hoy te alabo yo.
Los padres hablarán a sus hijos
de tu fidelidad.
20 »El Señor me salvará,
y en el Templo del Señor
todos los días de nuestra vida
cantaremos con instrumentos de cuerda».
21 Isaías había dicho: «Preparen una pasta de higos, aplíquensela en la llaga y él se recuperará».
22 Y Ezequías había preguntado: «¿Qué señal recibiré de que se me permitirá subir al Templo del Señor?».
Isaiah 38
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Isaiah 38
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Hezekiah’s Illness(A)
38 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz(B) went to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order,(C) because you are going to die; you will not recover.”(D)
2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, 3 “Remember, Lord, how I have walked(E) before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion(F) and have done what is good in your eyes.(G)” And Hezekiah wept(H) bitterly.
4 Then the word(I) of the Lord came to Isaiah: 5 “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David,(J) says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears;(K) I will add fifteen years(L) to your life. 6 And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend(M) this city.
7 “‘This is the Lord’s sign(N) to you that the Lord will do what he has promised: 8 I will make the shadow cast by the sun go back the ten steps it has gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had gone down.(O)
9 A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
10 I said, “In the prime of my life(P)
must I go through the gates of death(Q)
and be robbed of the rest of my years?(R)”
11 I said, “I will not again see the Lord himself(S)
in the land of the living;(T)
no longer will I look on my fellow man,
or be with those who now dwell in this world.
12 Like a shepherd’s tent(U) my house
has been pulled down(V) and taken from me.
Like a weaver I have rolled(W) up my life,
and he has cut me off from the loom;(X)
day and night(Y) you made an end of me.
13 I waited patiently(Z) till dawn,
but like a lion he broke(AA) all my bones;(AB)
day and night(AC) you made an end of me.
14 I cried like a swift or thrush,
I moaned like a mourning dove.(AD)
My eyes grew weak(AE) as I looked to the heavens.
I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!”(AF)
15 But what can I say?(AG)
He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this.(AH)
I will walk humbly(AI) all my years
because of this anguish of my soul.(AJ)
16 Lord, by such things people live;
and my spirit finds life in them too.
You restored me to health
and let me live.(AK)
17 Surely it was for my benefit(AL)
that I suffered such anguish.(AM)
In your love you kept me
from the pit(AN) of destruction;
you have put all my sins(AO)
behind your back.(AP)
18 For the grave(AQ) cannot praise you,
death cannot sing your praise;(AR)
those who go down to the pit(AS)
cannot hope for your faithfulness.
19 The living, the living—they praise(AT) you,
as I am doing today;
parents tell their children(AU)
about your faithfulness.
20 The Lord will save me,
and we will sing(AV) with stringed instruments(AW)
all the days of our lives(AX)
in the temple(AY) of the Lord.
21 Isaiah had said, “Prepare a poultice of figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.”
22 Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign(AZ) that I will go up to the temple of the Lord?”
Isaiah 38
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Isaiah 38
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Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery
38 (A)In those days Hezekiah became (B)sick and was at the point of death. And (C)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.”[a] 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, 3 and said, “Please, O Lord, remember how (D)I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah: 5 “Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add (E)fifteen years to your life.[b] 6 (F)I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and will defend this city.
7 “This shall be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he has promised: 8 (G)Behold, I will make the shadow cast by the declining sun on the dial of Ahaz turn back ten steps.” So the sun turned back on the dial the ten steps by which it had declined.[c]
9 A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:
10 I said, (H)In the middle[d] of my days
I must depart;
I am consigned to the gates of Sheol
for the rest of my years.
11 I said, I shall not see the Lord,
the Lord (I)in the land of the living;
I shall look on man no more
among the inhabitants of the world.
12 My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me
(J)like a shepherd's tent;
(K)like a weaver (L)I have rolled up my life;
(M)he cuts me off from the loom;
(N)from day to night you bring me to an end;
13 (O)I calmed myself[e] until morning;
like a lion (P)he breaks all my bones;
from day to night you bring me to an end.
14 Like (Q)a swallow or a crane I chirp;
(R)I moan like a dove.
(S)My eyes are weary with looking upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed; (T)be my pledge of safety!
15 What shall I say? For he has spoken to me,
and he himself has done it.
(U)I walk slowly all my years
because of the bitterness of my soul.
16 (V)O Lord, by these things men live,
and in all these is the life of my spirit.
Oh restore me to health and make me live!
17 (W)Behold, it was for my welfare
that I had great bitterness;
(X)but in love you have delivered my life
from the pit of destruction,
(Y)for you have cast all my sins
behind your back.
18 (Z)For Sheol does not thank you;
death does not praise you;
those who go down to the pit do not hope
for your faithfulness.
19 The living, the living, he thanks you,
as I do this day;
(AA)the father makes known to the children
your faithfulness.
20 The Lord will save me,
and we will play my music on stringed instruments
all the days of our lives,
(AB)at the house of the Lord.
21 (AC)Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, that he may recover.” 22 Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 38:1 Or live; also verses 9, 21
- Isaiah 38:5 Hebrew to your days
- Isaiah 38:8 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
- Isaiah 38:10 Or In the quiet
- Isaiah 38:13 Or (with Targum) I cried for help
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