^aEn aquellos días Ezequías cayó enfermo de muerte. Y vino a él el profeta Isaías, hijo de Amoz, y le dijo: Así dice el SEÑOR: «Pon tu casa en orden, porque morirás y no vivirás^b». 2 Entonces él volvió su rostro hacia la pared y oró al SEÑOR, diciendo: 3 Te ruego, oh SEÑOR, que te acuerdes^a ahora de cómo yo he andado delante de ti en verdad y con corazón íntegro, y he hecho lo bueno ante tus ojos^b. Y Ezequías lloró amargamente^1c. 4 Y aconteció que antes que Isaías hubiera salido del patio central, vino a él la palabra del SEÑOR, diciendo: 5 Vuelve y di a Ezequías, príncipe de mi pueblo^a: «Así dice el SEÑOR, Dios de tu padre David: “He escuchado tu oración^b y he visto tus lágrimas^c; he aquí, te sanaré. Al tercer día subirás a la casa del SEÑOR. 6 Y añadiré quince años a tu vida¹, y te libraré a ti y a esta ciudad de la mano² del rey de Asiria; y defenderé esta ciudad por amor a mí mismo y por amor a mi siervo David^a”». 7 Entonces Isaías dijo: Tomad una masa de higos. La tomaron y la pusieron sobre la úlcera, y sanó.

8 Y Ezequías dijo a Isaías: ¿Cuál será la señal de que el SEÑOR me sanará, y de que subiré a la casa del SEÑOR al tercer día? 9 Respondió Isaías: Esta será la señal del SEÑOR para ti, de que el SEÑOR hará lo que ha dicho^a: ¿avanzará la sombra diez grados¹ o retrocederá diez grados²? 10 Y Ezequías respondió: Es fácil que la sombra decline diez grados; pero no que la sombra vuelva atrás diez grados. 11 El profeta Isaías clamó al SEÑOR, y Él hizo volver atrás la sombra diez grados en las gradas las que había declinado, en las gradas de Acaz^a.

12 ^aEn aquel tiempo Berodac-baladán¹, hijo de Baladán, rey de Babilonia, envió cartas y un regalo a Ezequías, porque oyó que Ezequías había estado enfermo. 13 Y Ezequías los escuchó y les mostró toda su casa del tesoro: la plata y el oro, las especias y el aceite precioso, su arsenal y todo lo que se hallaba en sus tesoros^a. No hubo nada en su casa ni en todo su dominio que Ezequías no les mostrara. 14 Entonces el profeta Isaías vino al rey Ezequías, y le dijo: ¿Qué han dicho esos hombres y de dónde han venido a ti? Y Ezequías respondió: Han venido de un país lejano, de Babilonia. 15 Y él dijo: ¿Qué han visto en tu casa? Y Ezequías respondió: Han visto todo lo que hay en mi casa; no hay nada entre mis tesoros que yo no les haya mostrado.

16 Entonces Isaías dijo a Ezequías: Oye la palabra del SEÑOR: 17 «He aquí, vienen días cuando todo lo que hay en tu casa y todo lo que tus padres han atesorado hasta el día de hoy, será llevado a Babilonia; nada quedará»—dice el SEÑOR^a. 18 «Y algunos de tus hijos que saldrán de ti, los que engendrarás, serán llevados, y serán oficiales¹ en el palacio del rey^a de Babilonia^b». 19 Entonces Ezequías dijo a Isaías: La palabra del SEÑOR que has hablado es buena^a. Pues pensaba¹: ¿No es así, si hay paz y seguridad² en mis días? 20 Los demás hechos de Ezequías y todo su poderío, y cómo hizo el estanque^a y el acueducto, y trajo agua a la ciudad, ¿no están escritos en el libro de las Crónicas de los reyes de Judá^b? 21 Y durmió Ezequías con sus padres; y su hijo Manasés reinó en su lugar^a.

^aIn those days when Sennacherib first invaded Judah Hezekiah became deathly ill. The prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, ‘^bSet your house in order, for you shall die and not recover.’” 2+@Chr 32:24-26; Is 38:1-8 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying, 3 “Please, O LORD, ^aremember now with compassion ^bhow I have walked before You in faithfulness and truth and with a whole heart entirely devoted to You, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And ^cHezekiah wept bitterly. 4 Before Isaiah had gone out of the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 5 “Go back and tell ^aHezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father (ancestor) : “^bI have heard your prayer, ^cI have seen your tears. Behold, I am healing you; on the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD. 6 I will add fifteen years to your life and save you and this city Jerusalem from the hand of the king of Assyria; and ^aI will protect this city for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.”’” 7 Then Isaiah said, “Bring a cake of figs. And they brought it and placed it on the painful inflammation, and he recovered.”

8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will completely heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?” 9 Isaiah said, “^aThis will be the sign to you from the LORD, that He will do the thing that He has spoken: shall the shadow indicating the time of day go forward ten steps, or go backward ten steps?” 10 Hezekiah answered, “It is easy for the shadow to go forward ten steps; no, but let the shadow turn backward ten steps.” 11 So Isaiah the prophet called out to the LORD, and ^aHe brought the shadow on the steps ten steps backward by which it had gone down on the ¹sundial of Ahaz.

12 ^aAt that time ¹Berodach-baladan a son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. Is 39:1-8 13 Hezekiah listened to and welcomed them and ¹foolishly showed them ^aall his treasure house—the silver and gold and spices and precious oil and his armory and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house (palace) nor in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. 14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say that would cause you to do this for them? From where have they come to you?” Hezekiah said, “They have come from a far country, from Babylon.” 15 Isaiah said, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen everything that is in my house (palace) . There is nothing in my treasuries that I have not shown them.”

16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD. 17 ‘Behold, the time is coming when ^aeverything that is in your house, and that your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the LORD. 18 ‘And some ^aof your sons (descendants) who will be born to you will be ¹taken away as captives; and they will become ^beunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” 19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is ^agood.” For he thought, “Is it not good, if at least there will be peace and security in my lifetime?”

20 ^aThe rest of the acts of Hezekiah and all his might, and how he ^bmade the Siloam pool and the aqueduct and brought water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 21 ^aHezekiah slept with his fathers in death, and Manasseh his son became king in his place.

^aIn those days Hezekiah became ¹mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said to him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘^bSet your house in order, for you are going to die and not live.’” 2 Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying, 3 “Please, LORD, just ^aremember ^bhow I have walked before You wholeheartedly and in truth, and have done what is good in Your sight!” And ^cHezekiah wept ¹profusely. 4 And even before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 5 “Return and say to ^aHezekiah the leader of My people, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of your father David says: “^bI have heard your prayer, ^cI have seen your tears; behold, I am going to heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD. 6 And I will add fifteen years to your ¹life, and I will save you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and ^aI will protect this city for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.”’” 7 Then Isaiah said, “Take a cake of figs.” And they took it and placed it on the inflamed spot, and he recovered.

8 Now Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?” 9 Isaiah said, “^aThis shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will perform the word that He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps or go back ten steps?” 10 So Hezekiah said, “It is easy for the shadow to decline ten steps; no, but have the shadow turn backward ten steps.” 11 Then Isaiah the prophet called out to the LORD, and ^aHe brought the shadow on the ¹stairway back ten steps by which it had gone down on the ²stairway of Ahaz.

12 ^aAt that time ¹Berodach-baladan, a son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, because he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 13 And Hezekiah listened to ¹them, and showed them ^aall his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the balsam oil, the ²scented oil, the house of his armor, and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. 14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where have they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They have come from a far country, from Babylon.” 15 Isaiah said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah ¹answered, “They have seen everything that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not shown them.”

16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD: 17 ‘Behold, the days are coming when ^aeverything that is in your house, and what your fathers have stored up to this day, will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the LORD. 18 ‘And some ^aof your sons who will come from you, whom you will father, will be taken away; and they will become ^bofficials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” 19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is ^agood.” For he ¹thought, “Is it not good, if there will be peace and ²security in my days?”

20 ^aNow the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and all his might, and how he ^bconstructed the pool and the conduit and brought water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 21 ^aSo Hezekiah ¹lay down with his fathers, and his son Manasseh became king in his place.