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Jesaja 38
Svenska Folkbibeln
Jesaja 38
Svenska Folkbibeln
Hiskias sjukdom och lovsång
38 Vid den tiden blev Hiskia dödssjuk. Profeten Jesaja, Amos son, kom till honom och sade: "Så säger Herren: Se om ditt hus, ty du kommer att dö och skall inte tillfriskna." 2 Då vände Hiskia sitt ansikte mot väggen och bad till Herren: 3 "O, Herre, kom dock ihåg att jag har vandrat inför dig i trohet och med hängivet hjärta och gjort det som är gott i dina ögon." Och Hiskia grät mycket.
4 Då kom Herrens ord till Jesaja. Han sade: 5 "Gå och säg till Hiskia: Så säger Herren, din fader Davids Gud: Jag har hört din bön, jag har sett dina tårar. Se, jag skall lägga femton år till din livstid. 6 Jag skall också rädda dig och denna stad ur den assyriske kungens hand och beskydda denna stad. 7 Detta skall för dig vara tecknet från Herren på att Herren skall göra vad han har sagt: 8 Se, jag skall låta skuggan på trappstegen gå tillbaka de tio steg som den har flyttat sig på Ahas trappa med solen." Solen gick då tillbaka tio av de steg på trappan som den redan hade gått.
9 En sång skriven av Hiskia, Juda kung, sedan han hade varit sjuk och blivit frisk igen:
10 Jag sade: I mina bästa dagar
går jag in genom dödsrikets portar.
Jag berövas återstoden av mina år.
11 Jag sade: Jag får inte mer se Herren,
Herren i de levandes land.
Hos dem som bor i förgängelsen
får jag inte mer se människor.
12 Min boning rycks upp och flyttas bort ifrån mig
som en herdes tält.
Jag har vävt mitt liv till slut som en vävare sin väv,
och han skär ner mig från bommen.
Innan dagen gått över i natt gör du slut på mig.
13 Jag ropar på hjälp ända till morgonen.
Som ett lejon krossar han alla mina ben.
Innan dagen gått över i natt gör du slut på mig.
14 Jag låter som en svala, som en trana,
jag kuttrar som en duva.
Mina matta ögon ser längtansfullt mot höjden:
" Herre, jag är betryckt tag dig an min sak!"
15 Vad skall jag säga?
Han har både talat till mig
och själv utfört sitt verk.
Stilla får jag nu leva alla mina år
på grund av min själs bedrövelse.
16 Herre, trots sådana ting lever människor,
och genom allt sådant hålls min ande vid liv.
Du gör mig frisk och låter mig leva.
17 Se, det som var så bittert för mig blev till nytta.
I din kärlek räddade du min själ från förintelsens grop,
ty du har kastat alla mina synder bakom din rygg.
18 Dödsriket tackar dig inte,
döden prisar dig inte.
De som far ner i graven hoppas inte på din trofasthet.
19 Den levande, den som lever, tackar dig,
så som jag gör i dag.
En far gör din trofasthet känd för barnen.
20 Herren skall frälsa mig,
och mina sånger skall vi spela
i alla våra livsdagar i Herrens hus.
21 Och Jesaja sade att man skulle ta en fikonkaka och lägga den som plåster på bölden så att han blev frisk. 22 Och Hiskia sade: "Vad är tecknet på att jag får gå upp till Herrens hus?"
Isaiah 38
World English Bible
Isaiah 38
World English Bible
38 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your house in order, for you will die, and not live.’”
2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh, 3 and said, “Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Then Yahweh’s word came to Isaiah, saying, 5 “Go, and tell Hezekiah, ‘Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. 6 I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city. 7 This shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken. 8 Behold, I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down on the sundial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps.”’” So the sun returned ten steps on the sundial on which it had gone down.
9 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered of his sickness:
10 I said, “In the middle of my life I go into the gates of Sheol.[a]
I am deprived of the residue of my years.”
11 I said, “I won’t see Yah,
Yah in the land of the living.
I will see man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
12 My dwelling is removed,
and is carried away from me like a shepherd’s tent.
I have rolled up my life like a weaver.
He will cut me off from the loom.
From day even to night you will make an end of me.
13 I waited patiently until morning.
He breaks all my bones like a lion.
From day even to night you will make an end of me.
14 I chattered like a swallow or a crane.
I moaned like a dove.
My eyes weaken looking upward.
Lord, I am oppressed.
Be my security.”
15 What will I say?
He has both spoken to me, and himself has done it.
I will walk carefully all my years because of the anguish of my soul.
16 Lord, men live by these things;
and my spirit finds life in all of them.
You restore me, and cause me to live.
17 Behold, for peace I had great anguish,
but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption;
for you have cast all my sins behind your back.
18 For Sheol[b] can’t praise you.
Death can’t celebrate you.
Those who go down into the pit can’t hope for your truth.
19 The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do today.
The father shall make known your truth to the children.
20 Yahweh will save me.
Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments all the days of our life in Yahweh’s house.
21 Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover.” 22 Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I will go up to Yahweh’s house?”
Isaiah 38
New International Version
Isaiah 38
New International Version
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?”
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