Isaiah - douay rheims

Chapter 38

¹ IN those days Ezechias was sick even to death, and Isaias the son of Amos the prophet came unto him, and said to him: Thus saith the Lord: Take order with thy house, for thou shalt die, and not live.
² And Ezechias turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord,
³ And said: I beseech thee, O Lord, remember how I have walked before thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Ezechias wept with great weeping.
⁴ And the word of the Lord came to Isaias, saying:
⁵ Go and say to Ezechias: Thus saith the Lord the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, and I have seen thy tears: behold I will add to thy days fifteen years:
⁶ And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians, and I will protect it.
⁷ And this shall be a sign to thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this word which he hath spoken:
⁸ Behold I will bring again the shadow of the lines, by which it is now gone down in the sun dial of Achaz with the sun, ten lines backward. And the sun returned ten lines by the degrees by which it was gone down.
⁹ The writing of Ezechias king of Juda, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.
¹⁰ I said: In the midst of my days I shall go to the gates of hell: I sought for the residue of my years.
¹¹ I said: I shall not see the Lord God in the land of the living. I shall behold man no more, nor the inhabitant of rest.
¹² My generation is at an end, and it is rolled away from me, as a shepherd's tent. My life is cut off, as by a weaver: whilst I was yet but beginning, he out me off: from morning even to night thou wilt make an end of me.
¹³ I hoped till morning, as a lion so hath he broken all my bones: from morning even to night thou wilt make an end of me.
¹⁴ I will cry like a young swallow, I will meditate like a dove: my eyes are weakened looking upward: Lord, I suffer violence, answer thou for me.
¹⁵ What shall I say, or what shall he answer for me, whereas he himself hath done it? I will recount to thee all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
¹⁶ O Lord, if man's life be such, and the life of my spirit be in such things as these, thou shalt correct me, and make me to live.
¹⁷ Behold in peace is my bitterness most bitter: but thou best delivered my soul that it should not perish, thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
¹⁸ For hell shall not confess to thee, neither shall death praise thee: nor shall they that go down into the pit, look for thy truth.
¹⁹ The living, the living, he shall give praise to thee, as I do this day: the father shall make thy truth known to the children.
²⁰ O Lord, save me, and we will sing our psalms all the days of our life in the house of the Lord.
²¹ Now Isaias had ordered that they should take a lump of figs, and lay it as it plaster upon the wound, and that he should be healed.
²² And Ezechias bed said: What shah be the sign that I shah go up to the house of the Lord?

Isaiah - webster

Chapter 38

¹ In those days was Hezekiah sick with a mortal disease. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thy house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
² Then Hezekiah turned his face towards the wall, and prayed to the LORD,
³ And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
⁴ Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,
⁵ Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add to thy days fifteen years.
⁶ And I will deliver thee and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.
⁷ And this shall be a sign to thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;
⁸ Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which hath gone down on the sun-dial of Ahaz ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it had gone down.
⁹ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered from his sickness:
¹⁰ I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
¹¹ I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
¹² My age hath departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
¹³ I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
¹⁴ Like a crane or a swallow, so I chattered: I mourned as a dove: my eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
¹⁵ What shall I say? he hath both spoken to me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
¹⁶ O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
¹⁷ Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
¹⁸ For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
¹⁹ The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
²⁰ The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
²¹ For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he will recover.
²² Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?

Isaiah - world english bible

Chapter 38

¹ those days was Hezekiah sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Set your house in order, for you will die, and not live.'"
² Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh,
³ 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." Hezekiah wept bitterly.
⁴ the word of Yahweh came to Isaiah, saying,
⁵ and tell Hezekiah, 'Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father, "I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
⁶ will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
⁷ shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken.
⁸ 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 writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered of his sickness.
¹⁰ said, "In the middle of my life I go into the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the residue of my years."
¹¹ 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 dwelling is removed, and is carried away from me like a shepherd's tent. I have rolled up, like a weaver, my life. He will cut me off from the loom. From day even to night you will make an end of me.
¹³ 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 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 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 men live by these things; and my spirit finds life in all of them: you restore me, and cause me to live.
¹⁷ 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 Sheol can't praise you. Death can't celebrate you. Those who go down into the pit can't hope for your truth.
¹⁹ living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do this day. The father shall make known your truth to the children.
²⁰ will save me. Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of Yahweh.
²¹ Isaiah had said, "Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover."
²² also had said, "What is the sign that I will go up to the house of Yahweh?"

Isaiah - darby

Chapter 38

¹ In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
² And Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to Jehovah,
³ and said, Ah, Jehovah, remember, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept much.
⁴ And the word of Jehovah came to Isaiah, saying,
⁵ Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add to thy days fifteen years.
⁶ And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
⁷ And this [shall be] the sign to thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:
⁸ behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees which hath gone down with the sun on the dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned on the dial ten degrees, by which it had gone down.
⁹ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:
¹⁰ I said, In the meridian of my days I shall go to the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the rest of my years.
¹¹ I said, I shall not see Jah, Jah in the land of the living. With those who dwell where all has ceased to be, I shall behold man no more.
¹² Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent. I have cut off like a weaver my life. He separateth me from the thrum: -- from day to night thou wilt make an end of me.
¹³ I kept still until the morning; ... as a lion, so doth he break all my bones. From day to night thou wilt make an end of me.
¹⁴ Like a swallow [or] a crane, so did I chatter; I mourned as a dove; mine eyes failed [with looking] upward: Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
¹⁵ What shall I say? He hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done [it]. I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
¹⁶ Lord, by these things [men] live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit; and thou hast recovered me, and made me to live.
¹⁷ Behold, instead of peace I had bitterness upon bitterness; but thou hast in love delivered my soul from the pit of destruction; for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
¹⁸ For not Sheol shall praise thee, nor death celebrate thee; they that go down into the pit do not hope for thy truth.
¹⁹ The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
²⁰ Jehovah was [purposed] to save me. -- And we will play upon my stringed instruments all the days of our life, in the house of Jehovah.
²¹ Now Isaiah had said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.
²² And Hezekiah had said, What is the sign that I shall go up into the house of Jehovah?

Isaiah - american standard version

Chapter 38

¹ In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
² Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah,
³ and said, Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
⁴ Then came the word of Jehovah to Isaiah, saying,
⁵ Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
⁶ And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city.
⁷ And this shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:
⁸ behold, I will cause the shadow on the steps, which is gone down on the dial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps on the dial whereon it was gone down.
⁹ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.
¹⁰ I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
¹¹ I said, I shall not see Jehovah, [even] Jehovah in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
¹² My dwelling is removed, and is carried away from me as a shepherd's tent: I have rolled up, like a weaver, my life; he will cut me off from the loom: From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
¹³ I quieted [myself] until morning; as a lion, so he breaketh all my bones: From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
¹⁴ Like a swallow [or] a crane, so did I chatter; I did moan as a dove; mine eyes fail [with looking] upward: O Lord, I am oppressed, be thou my surety.
¹⁵ What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
¹⁶ O Lord, by these things men live; And wholly therein is the life of my spirit: Wherefore recover thou me, and make me to live.
¹⁷ Behold, [it was] for [my] peace [that] I had great bitterness: But thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
¹⁸ For Sheol cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
¹⁹ The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.
²⁰ Jehovah is [ready] to save me: Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments All the days of our life in the house of Jehovah.
²¹ Now Isaiah had said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.
²² Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of Jehovah?

Isaiah - basic english

Chapter 38

¹ In those days Hezekiah was ill and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, The Lord says, Put your house in order; for your death is near.
² And Hezekiah, turning his face to the wall, made his prayer to the Lord, saying,
³ O Lord, keep in mind how I have been true to you with all my heart, and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah gave way to bitter weeping.
⁴ Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying,
⁵ Go to Hezekiah, and say, The Lord, the God of David, your father, says, Your prayer has come to my ears, and I have seen your weeping: see, I will give you fifteen more years of life.
⁶ And I will keep you and this town safe from the hands of the king of Assyria: and I will keep watch over this town.
⁷ And Isaiah said, This is the sign the Lord will give you, that he will do what he has said:
⁸ See, I will make the shade which has gone down on the steps of Ahaz with the sun, go back ten steps. So the shade went back the ten steps by which it had gone down.
⁹ The writing of Hezekiah, king of Judah, after he had been ill, and had got better from his disease.
¹⁰ I said, In the quiet of my days I am going down into the underworld: the rest of my years are being taken away from me.
¹¹ I said, I will not see the Lord, even the Lord in the land of the living: I will not see man again or those living in the world.
¹² My resting-place is pulled up and taken away from me like a herdsman's tent: my life is rolled up like a linen-worker's thread; I am cut off from the cloth on the frame: from day even to night you give me up to pain.
¹³ I am crying out with pain till the morning; it is as if a lion was crushing all my bones.
¹⁴ I make cries like a bird; I give out sounds of grief like a dove: my eyes are looking up with desire; O Lord, I am crushed, take up my cause.
¹⁵ What am I to say? seeing that it is he who has done it: all my time of sleeping I am turning from side to side without rest.
¹⁶ O Lord, for this cause I am waiting for you, give rest to my spirit: make me well again, and let me come back to life.
¹⁷ See, in place of peace my soul had bitter sorrow. but you have kept back my soul from the underworld; for you have put all my sins out of your memory.
¹⁸ For the underworld is not able to give you praise, death gives you no honour: for those who go down into the underworld there is no hope in your mercy.
¹⁹ The living, the living man, he will give you praise, as I do this day: the father will give the story of your mercy to his children.
²⁰ O Lord, quickly be my saviour; so we will make my songs to corded instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the Lord.
²¹ And Isaiah said, Let them take a cake of figs, and put it on the diseased place, and he will get well.
²² And Hezekiah said, What is the sign that I will go up to the house of the Lord?