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1 El rey Ezequías se enfermó gravemente y estuvo a punto de morir. Entonces el profeta Isaías hijo de Amoz fue a visitarlo, y le dijo: «El Señor te manda a decir que dejes todos tus asuntos arreglados, porque vas a morir».
1 In those days Hezekiah was sick and dying. 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 Ezequías se dio vuelta hacia la pared, y le rogó al Señor:
2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to Yahweh, saying,
3 «Por favor, Señor, recuerda que siempre he tratado de obedecerte y agradarte en todo lo que hago». Y rompió a llorar.
3 “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.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Antes de que Isaías saliera del patio, el Señor le habló nuevamente, y le dijo:
4 Before Isaiah had gone out into the middle part of the city, Yahweh’s word came to him, saying,
5 «Vuelve a ver a Ezequías, el jefe de mi pueblo, y dile que yo, el Señor, el Dios de su antepasado David, he oído su oración y he visto sus lágrimas. Dile que yo lo sanaré, y que dentro de tres días, a partir de hoy, se levantará e irá al templo del Señor.
5 “Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, ‘Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to Yahweh’s house.
6 Añadiré quince años a su vida y lo salvaré a él y a esta ciudad del rey de Asiria. Lo haré para gloria de mi nombre y por amor a David mi siervo».
6 I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.”’”
7 Isaías, entonces, dio orden a Ezequías de hacer hervir algunos higos secos y preparar una pasta con ellos para ponerla sobre la llaga. Y así lo hicieron, y Ezequías sanó.
7 Isaiah said, “Take a cake of figs.” They took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
8 El rey Ezequías había dicho a Isaías: ―Haz una señal para probarme que el Señor me sanará, y que yo podré ir al templo del Señor, dentro de tres días.
8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What will be the sign that Yahweh will heal me, and that I will go up to Yahweh’s house the third day?”
9 ―De acuerdo. El Señor te dará una señal —le dijo Isaías—. ¿Quieres que la sombra en el reloj del sol adelante diez gradas o retroceda diez?
9 Isaiah said, “This will be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do the thing that he has spoken: should the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?”
10 ―Que la sombra avance diez gradas es muy fácil —respondió Ezequías—. ¡Haz que retroceda!
10 Hezekiah answered, “It is a light thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps. No, but let the shadow return backward ten steps.”
11 Isaías le pidió al Señor que hiciera esto, y él hizo que la sombra retrocediera diez gradas en el reloj de sol de Acaz.
11 Isaiah the prophet cried to Yahweh; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz.
12 En aquel tiempo, Merodac Baladán hijo de Baladán, rey de Babilonia, envió embajadores con saludos y un regalo para Ezequías, pues se enteró de que había estado enfermo.
12 At that time Berodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
13 Ezequías les dio la bienvenida y les mostró todos sus tesoros, la plata, el oro, las especias y aceites aromáticos, las armas, y todo cuanto había en las bodegas. No hubo cosa en su palacio y en su reino que Ezequías no les mostrara.
13 Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all the storehouse of his precious things—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, or in all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn’t show them.
14 Entonces Isaías entró a ver al rey Ezequías, y le preguntó: ―¿Qué querían estos hombres? ¿De dónde son? ―Vienen de lejos, desde Babilonia —respondió Ezequías.
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 have come from a far country, even from Babylon.”
15 ―¿Qué han visto en tu palacio? —preguntó Isaías. Y Ezequías le respondió: ―¡Lo han visto todo! ¡Les he mostrado todos mis tesoros!
15 He said, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.”
16 Entonces Isaías le dijo a Ezequías: ―Escucha la palabra del Señor:
16 Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear Yahweh’s word.
17 Vendrá un día en que todo lo que hay en este palacio será llevado a Babilonia; todos los tesoros de tus antepasados serán llevados, y nada quedará.
17 ‘Behold, the days come that all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store to this day, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left,’ says Yahweh.
18 Algunos de tus hijos serán llevados y serán esclavos que servirán en el palacio del rey de Babilonia.
18 ‘They will take away some of your sons who will issue from you, whom you will father; and they will be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
19 ―Bien —respondió Ezequías—. Si eso es lo que el Señor quiere, está bien. Pero realmente estaba pensando: «Por lo menos tendré paz y seguridad durante el resto de mi vida».
19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Yahweh’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “Isn’t it so, if peace and truth will be in my days?”
20 El resto de la historia de Ezequías y de sus grandes hechos, incluyendo el estanque y el acueducto que hizo para llevar agua a la ciudad, están escritos en el libro de los reyes de Judá.
20 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
21 Cuando murió, su hijo Manasés fue el nuevo rey.
21 Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
People & places in this chapter
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Amoz
Named as the father of the prophet Isaiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 19:2; 2 Kings 19:20; 2 Kings 20:1
Baladan
Named as the father of Merodach-baladan king of Babylon.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 20:12; Isaiah 39:1
Hezekiah
A great reformer who trusted God and saw Jerusalem delivered from Assyria.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chron. 29-32; Isa. 36-39; Matt. 1:9-10
Isaiah
The prophet, son of Amoz, who told Hezekiah that Sennacherib would not enter Jerusalem, foretold his illness and recovery, brought back the shadow ten steps, and warned of the…
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 19:2; 2 Kings 19:20; 2 Kings 20:1
Merodach-baladan
Son of Baladan and king of Babylon, who sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah after hearing of his illness.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 20:12; Isaiah 39:1
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 38:1–22; 2 Chronicles 32:24–26; Philippians 2:27; Jonah 3:4–10; 2 Kings 19:20
- 2 Psalm 50:15; Matthew 6:6; 1 Kings 8:30; Isaiah 38:2–3
- 3 Nehemiah 13:14; Nehemiah 13:22; 2 Kings 18:3–6; Nehemiah 5:19; Nehemiah 13:31
- 4 1 Kings 7:8; 2 Kings 22:14
- 5 Psalm 66:19–20; Isaiah 38:5; 1 Samuel 9:16; Psalm 39:12; 2 Kings 19:20
- 6 2 Kings 19:34; Acts 27:24; Isaiah 10:24; Psalm 116:15; 2 Chronicles 32:22
- 7 Isaiah 38:21; 2 Kings 2:20–22; 2 Kings 4:41
- 8 Isaiah 7:11; Judges 6:17; 2 Kings 20:5; Hosea 6:2; 2 Kings 19:29
- 9 Isaiah 38:7–8; Matthew 16:1–4; Luke 11:29–30; Mark 8:11–12
- 10 2 Kings 2:10; 2 Kings 3:18; John 14:12; Isaiah 49:6; Mark 9:28–29
- 11 Isaiah 38:8; Joshua 10:12–14; 2 Chronicles 32:24; Acts 9:40; Exodus 14:15
- 12 2 Chronicles 32:31; Isaiah 39:1–8; Genesis 10:10; Genesis 11:9; Isaiah 14:4
- 13 Isaiah 39:2; Proverbs 23:5; 2 Chronicles 32:25–27; 1 Kings 10:15; 1 Kings 10:25
- 14 Jeremiah 26:18–19; Joshua 9:9; Deuteronomy 28:49; 2 Samuel 12:7–15; Isaiah 13:5
- 15 2 Kings 20:13; Job 31:33; 1 John 1:8–10; Proverbs 28:13; Joshua 7:19
- 16 1 Kings 22:19; 2 Kings 7:1; Amos 7:16; Isaiah 1:10
- 17 2 Kings 24:13; 2 Chronicles 36:10; Jeremiah 27:21–22; Jeremiah 52:17–19; 2 Kings 25:13–15
- 18 2 Chronicles 33:11; 2 Kings 24:12; Daniel 1:3; 2 Kings 25:6
- 19 1 Samuel 3:18; Job 1:21; Zechariah 8:19; Luke 2:10; Psalm 39:9
- 20 Nehemiah 3:16; 2 Chronicles 32:32; 2 Chronicles 32:4; 2 Chronicles 32:30; Isaiah 22:9–11
- 21 2 Chronicles 32:33; 1 Kings 14:31; 2 Kings 21:18; 2 Chronicles 26:23; 1 Kings 2:10
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For when he had fallen sick, Esaias said to him, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)