1. In those days was Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah) sick unto death. And HaNavi Yeshayah Ben Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith Hashem, Set thine bais in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
2. Then Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah) turned his face toward the kir (wall), and davened unto Hashem,
3. And said, Remember now, Hashem, I beseech thee, how I have walked before Thee in emes and with lev shalem, and have done that which is tov in Thy sight. And Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah) wept with bekhi gadol (great weeping).
4. Then came the Devar Hashem to Yeshayah, saying,
5. Go, and say to Chizkiyahu, Thus saith Hashem Elohei Dovid Avicha, I have heard thy tefillah, I have seen thy tears; hineni, I will add unto thy days chamesh esreh shanah (fifteen years).
6. And I will deliver thee and this Ir out of the hand of Melech Ashur (Assyria); and I will defend HaIr Hazot.
7. And this shall be HaOt (the Sign) unto thee from Hashem, that Hashem will do this thing that He hath spoken;
8. Hineni, I will bring again the tzel (shadow) of the hama'alot (the steps), which has gone down with the shemesh on the Ma'alot Achaz (sundial of Ahaz), so that it goes eser ma'alot (ten steps) backward. So the shemesh went back eser maalot (ten steps) on the ma'alot on which it had gone down.
9. The writing of Chizkiyahu Melech Yehudah, when he had been ill, and was recovered from his illness:
10. I said in the cutting short of my yamim, I shall go to the Sha'arei Sheol; I am deprived of the remainder of my shanot.
11. I said, I shall not see Hashem, even Hashem, in the Eretz HaChayyim; I shall behold adam no more with the inhabitants of the world.
12. Mine dwelling is pulled up, and is sent into the Golus from me like ohel ro'i; As an oreg (weaver) I rolled up my life; He would have cut me loose from the roll; from yom even to lailah wilt Thou make an end of me.