Chapter 38

[] Kat' ekeinaV hmeraV hrrwsthsen o EzekiaV eiV qanaton× kai hlqe proV auton HsaiaV o profhthV o uioV tou AmwV kai eipe proV auton, Outw legei KurioV× Diataxon peri tou oikou sou× epeidh apoqnhskeiV kai den qeleiV zhsei.

Tote estreyen o EzekiaV to proswpon autou proV ton toicon kai proshuchqh eiV ton Kurion,

kai eipe, Deomai, Kurie, enqumhqhti twra pwV periepathsa enwpion sou en alhqeia kai en kardia teleia kai epraxa to areston enwpion sou. Kai eklausen o EzekiaV klauqmon megan.

Tote egeine logoV Kuriou proV ton Hsaian legwn,

Upage kai eipe proV ton Ezekian, Outw legei KurioV o QeoV tou Dabid tou patroV sou× Hkousa thn proseuchn sou, eidon ta dakrua sou× idou, qelw prosqesei eiV taV hmeraV sou dekapente eth×

kai qelw eleuqerwsei se kai thn polin tauthn ek thV ceiroV tou basilewV thV AssuriaV kai qelw uperaspisqh thn polin tauthn×

kai touto qelei eisqai eiV se to shmeion para Kuriou oti qelei kamei o KurioV to pragma touto, to opoion elalhsen×

idou, qelw streyei opisw deka baqmouV thn skian twn baqmwn, touV opoiouV katebh eiV to hliakon wrologion tou Acaz. Kai estrafh o hlioV deka baqmouV, dia twn opoiwn eice katabh.

[] Tauta einai ta grafenta upo Ezekiou basilewV tou Iouda, ote hrrwsthse kai anelaben ek thV arrwstiaV autou×

Egw eipa, En th meshmbria twn hmerwn mou qelw upagei eiV taV pulaV tou tafou× esterhqhn to upoloipon twn etwn mou.

Eipa, den qelw idei pleon ton Kurion, ton Kurion, en gh zwntwn× den qelw idei pleon anqrwpon meta twn katoikwn tou kosmou.

H zwh mou efuge kai metetopisqh ap' emou wV poimenoV skhnh× ekoph h zwh mou wV upo ufantou× apo tou sthmoniou qelei me koyei× apo prwiaV ewV esperaV qeleiV me teleiwsei.

Estocazomhn ewV prwiaV, wV lewn qelei suntriyei panta ta osta mou× apo prwiaV ewV esperaV qeleiV me teleiwsei.

WV geranoV, wV celidwn, outw eyellizon× wduromhn wV trugwn× oi ofqalmoi mou apekamon atenizonteV eiV ta anw. Kataqlibomai, Kurie× anakoufison me.

Ti na eipw; autoV kai eipe proV eme kai exetelese× qelw diagei panta ta eth mou en th pikria thV yuchV mou.

En toutoiV, Kurie, zwsin oi anqrwpoi, kai en pasi toutoiV uparcei zwh tou pneumatoV mou× su bebaiwV me qerapeueiV kai me anazwopoieiV.

Idou, anti eirhnhV ephlqen ep' eme megalh pikria× alla su, di' agaphn thV yuchV mou, elutrwsaV authn apo tou lakkou thV fqoraV× dioti erriyaV opisw twn nwtwn sou pasaV taV amartiaV mou.

Dioti o tafoV den qelei se umnhsei× o qanatoV den qelei se doxologhsei× oi katabainonteV eiV ton lakkon den qelousin elpizei epi thn alhqeian sou.

O zwn, o zwn, autoV qelei se umnei, kaqwV egw tauthn thn hmeran× o pathr qelei eiV ta tekna gnwstopoihsei thn alhqeian sou.

O KurioV hlqe na me swsh× dia touto qelomen yallei to asma mou epi entetamenwn organwn pasaV taV hmeraV thV zwhV hmwn en tw oikw tou Kuriou.

Dioti o HsaiaV eicen eipei, AV labwsi palaqhn sukwn kai aV balwsin authn wV emplastron epi to elkoV kai qelei iatreuqh.

Kai o EzekiaV eicen eipei, Ti einai to shmeion oti egw qelw anabh eiV ton oikon tou Kuriou;