Isaiah 38 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 In those yamayam (days) was Chazaqayah (Hezekiah) chalah (afflict) and near mawath (death). Yashaiyah (Isaiah) the nabayaa (prophet/prophecy), the ban (son) of Amawatz (Amoz), bawaa (come) to him, and amar (spoke) to him, “Thus amar (spoke) Yahawah (), ‘Set your bayath (house) in tzawah (order), for you will mawath (death), and not chayah (live).’”

2 Then Chazaqayah (Hezekiah) sabab (turned) his panayam (face) to the qayar (wall) and palal (prayed) to Yahawah (),

3 And amar (spoke), “zakar (remember) now, Yahawah (), I beg you, how I have halak (move) panayam (face) you in amath (truth) and with a shalam (full / whole / complete) lab (heart), and ishah (make) done that which is tawab (good / proper function) in your iyan (eye).” Chazaqayah (Hezekiah) bakah (wept) bitterly.

4 Then the dabar (word / matter) of Yahawah () came to Yashaiyah (Isaiah), amar (spoke),

5 “Halak (move), and amar (spoke) Chazaqayah (Hezekiah), ‘Thus amar (spoke) Yahawah (), the Alahayam () of Dawad (David) your ab (father), “I have shamai (hearken / hear) your thapalah (prayer). I raah (see) seen your damaih (tears). Behold, I will yasap (add) chamash (fifteen) shanah (years) to your yawam (day).

6 I will natzal (deliver) you and this iyar (city) out of the kap (hand) of the malak (king) of Ashawar (Assyria), and I will ganan (defend) this iyar (city).

7 This shall be the awath (sign / mark / miracle) to you from Yahawah (), that Yahawah () will ishah (make) this thing that he has dabar (word / matter).

8 Behold, I will cause the tzal (shadow) on the sundial, which has yarad (gone) down on the sundial of Achaz (Ahaz) with the sun, to shawab (turn) backward ishar (ten) mailawath (steps).”’” So the shamash (sun) shawab (turn) ishar (ten) mailawath (steps) on the sundial on which it had yarad (gone) down.

9 The makathab (writing) of Chazaqayah (Hezekiah) malak (king) of Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah), when he had been chalah (afflict), and had chayah (recovered) of his chalay (sickness).

10 I amar (said), “In the middle of my yawam (day) I yalak (go) into the shairay (gates) of shaawal (Sheol / afterlife). I am deprived of the yathar (residue) of my shanah (years).”

11 I amar (spoke), “I won't raah (see) Yah (), Yah () in the aratz (Earth/land) of the chay (life). I will nabat (see) adam (man) no more with the yawashabay (inhabitants) of the chadal (world).

12 My dwelling is nasai (removed), and is galah (carried) away from me like a shepherd's ahal (tent). I have rolled up, like a arag (weaver), my chay (life). He will batzai (cut) me off from the loom. From yawam (day) even to layal (night) you will shalam (make) an end of me.

13 I waited patiently until baqar (morning). He shabar (breaks) all my itzam (bones) like a aray (lion). From yawam (day) even to layal (night) you will shalam (make) an end of me.

14 I tzapap (chattered) like a igawar (swallow) or a sawas (crane). I moaned like a yawanah (dove). My iyan (eye) weaken looking marawam (upward). Adawan (), I am ishaqah (oppressed). Be my security.”

15 What will I dabar (word / matter)? He has both amar (said) to me, and himself ishah (make) done it. I will walk carefully all my shanah (years) because of the anguish of my napash (soul).

16 Adanay (), men chayah (live) by these things; and my rawach (spirit / wind) finds chay (life) in all of them: you chalam (dream) me, and cause me to chayah (live).

17 Behold, for shalawam (peace / safety) I had mar (great) anguish, but you have in chashaq (love) for my napash (soul) delivered it from the shachath (pit) of balay (corruption); for you have shalak (cast) all my chataa (sins) achar (other) your gaw (back).

18 For shaawal (Sheol / afterlife) can't yadah (praise) you. Mawath (death) can't halal (praise) you. Those who yarad (go) down into the bawar (pit) can't shabar (hope) for your amath (truth).

19 The chay (life), the chay (life), he shall yadah (praise) you, as I do this yawam (day). The ab (father) shall yadai (make) known your amath (truth) to the banayam (children).

20 Yahawah () will yashai (salvation) me. Therefore we will sing my naganawathay (songs) with nagan (stringed) instruments all the yamay (days) of our chay (life) in the bayath (house) of Yahawah ().

21 Now Yashaiyah (Isaiah) had amar (said), “Let them nashaa (lift) a dabalah (fig cake) of thaanayam (figs), and marach (lay) it for a poultice on the shachayan (boil), and he shall chayah (recover).”

22 Chazaqayah (Hezekiah) also had amar (spoke), “What is the awath (sign / mark / miracle) that I will ilah (go up / offer) up to the bayath (house) of Yahawah ()?”