2 Chronicles 34

1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.

1 كَانَ يُوشِيَّا فِي الثَّامِنَةِ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ إِحْدَى وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

2 وَكَانَ مَلِكاً صَالِحاً سَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ جَدِّهِ دَاوُدَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَحِيدَ عَنْهُ يَمِيناً أَوْ شِمَالاً.

3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.

3 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ مِنْ مُلْكِهِ، وَهُوَ بَعْدُ فَتىً، ابْتَدَأَ يَعْبُدُ إِلَهَ جَدِّهِ دَاوُدَ. وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ عَشْرَةَ شَرَعَ يُطَهِّرُ أَرْضَ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ مِنَ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَتَمَاثِيلِ عَشْتَارُوثَ وَالأَصْنَامِ وَالْمَسْبُوكَاتِ.

4 Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

4 وَهَدَمَ رِجَالُهُ مَذَابِحَ الْبَعْلِ وَحَطَّمُوا تَمَاثِيلَ عِبَادَةِ الشَّمْسِ الْقَائِمَةَ فَوْقَهَا، وَكَسَّرُوا السَّوَارِيَ وَالتَّمَاثِيلَ وَالْمَسْبُوكَاتِ وَدَقُّوهَا وَذَرَّوْهَا عَلَى قُبُورِ الَّذِينَ قَرَّبُوا لَهَا.

5 Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

5 وَأَحْرَقُوا عِظَامَ كَهَنَةِ الأَوْثَانِ عَلَى مَذَابِحِهِمْ وَطَهَّرُوا أَرْضَ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ.

6 Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them.

6 وَكَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ فِي مُدُنِ أَسْبَاطِ مَنَسَّى وَأَفْرَايِمَ وَشِمْعُونَ حَتَّى نَفْتَالِي وَخَرَائِبِهَا الْمُحِيطَةِ بِها،

7 He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

7 فَهَدَمَ السَّوَارِيَ وَدَقَّ الأَصْنَامَ نَاعِماً وَحَطَّمَ تَمَاثِيلَ الشَّمْسِ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.

8 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ عَشْرَةَ لِمُلْكِهِ، بَعْدَ أَنْ قَامَ بِتَطْهِيرِ الْبِلادِ وَالْهَيْكَلِ بَعَثَ شَافَانَ بْنَ أَصَلْيَا، وَمَعَسِيَا مُحَافِظَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَيُوآخَ بْنَ يُوأَحَازَ الْمُسَجِّلَ لِيُرَمِّمُوا هَيْكَلَ اللهِ إِلَهِهِ.

9 So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites who guarded the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, from all Judah and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem.

9 فَجَاءُوا إِلَى حِلْقِيَا رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَأَعْطَوْهُ الْفِضَّةَ الَّتِي تَمَّ تَقْدِيمُهَا إِلَى هَيْكَلِ اللهِ الَّتِي جَمَعَهَا اللّاوِيُّونَ حُرَّاسُ بَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ مِنْ أَسْبَاطِ مَنَسَّى وَأَفْرَايِمَ وَسَائِرِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ وَأَهَالِي أُورُشَلِيمَ،

10 They put it into the hands of those supervising the work in the house of the LORD, who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD.

10 ثُمَّ أَوْدَعُوهَا عِنْدَ الْمُوَكَّلِينَ عَلَى الإِشْرَافِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، الَّذِينَ دَفَعُوهَا بِدَوْرِهِمْ لِلْعَامِلِينَ عَلَى إصْلاحِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَتَرْمِيمِهِ.

11 They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.

11 وَكَذَلِكَ أَعْطَوْا مِنْهَا لِلنَّجَّارِينَ وَالْبَنَّائِينَ لِيَشْتَرُوا حِجَارَةً مَنْحُوتَةً، وَأَخْشَاباً لِلْوَصْلاتِ، وَعَوَارِضَ لِسُقُوفِ الْبُيُوتِ الَّتِي تَرَكَهَا مُلُوكُ يَهُوذَا تَتَدَاعَى.

12 And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,

12 فَقَامَ الرِّجَالُ بِعَمَلِهِمْ بِكُلِّ أَمَانَةٍ، تَحْتَ إِشْرَافِ يَحَثَ وَعُوبَدْيَا اللّاوِيَّيْنِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ مَرَارِي، وَزَكَرِيَّا وَمَشُلّامَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ الْقَهَاتِيِّينَ. كَمَا أَشْرَفَ اللّاوِيُّونَ الْمَاهِرُونَ عَلَى الْعَزْفِ عَلَى الآلاتِ الْمُوسِيقِيَّةِ،

13 were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.

13 وَعَلَى أَعْمَالِ الْحَمَّالِينَ، وَعَلَى سَائِرِ الْعُمَّالِ الْقَائِمِينَ بِمُخْتَلَفِ أَنْوَاعِ الْخِدْمَةِ، كَمَا كَانَ بَعْضُ اللّاوِيِّينَ كُتَّاباً، وَعُرَفَاءَ وَحُرَّاساً عَلَى الأَبْوَابِ.

14 While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses.

14 وَفِيمَا كَانُوا يُخْرِجُونَ الْفِضَّةَ الَّتِي تَمَّ إِدْخَالُهَا فِي مَخَازِنِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، عَثَرَ حِلْقِيَا الْكَاهِنُ عَلَى سِفْرِ شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي أَوْصَى بِهِ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُوسَى.

15 And Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan.

15 فَقَالَ حِلْقِيَا لِشَافَانَ الْكَاتِبِ: «قَدْ عَثَرْتُ عَلَى سِفْرِ الشَّرِيعَةِ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ». وَسَلَّمَ حِلْقِيَا السِّفْرَ إِلَى شَافَانَ.

16 Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands.

16 فَحَمَلَهُ شَافَانُ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ. وَقَدَّمَ لَهُ تَقْرِيراً قَائِلاً: «إِنَّ عَبِيدَكَ يُنَفِّذُونَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عَهِدْتَ بِهِ إِلَيْهِمْ،

17 They have paid out the money that was found in the house of the LORD and have put it into the hands of the supervisors and workers.”

17 وَقَدْ أَفْرَغُوا الْفِضَّةَ الْمَوْجُودَةَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ وَأَوْدَعُوهَا عِنْدَ الْمُوَكَّلِينَ بِالإِشْرَافِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ، وَعِنْدَ الْعُمَّالِ».

18 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.

18 ثُمَّ أَطْلَعَ شَافَانُ الْكَاتِبُ الْمَلِكَ عَلَى السِّفْرِ قَائِلاً: «قَدْ أَعْطَانِي حِلْقِيَا الْكَاهِنُ سِفْراً». وَقَرَأَهُ شَافَانُ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ.

19 When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes

19 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْمَلِكُ نَصَّ الشَّرِيعَةِ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ،

20 and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:

20 وَأَمَرَ حِلْقِيَا وَأَخِيقَامَ بْنَ شَافَانَ وَعَبْدُونَ بْنَ مِيخَا وَشَافَانَ الْكَاتِبَ وَعَسَايَا خَادِمَ الْمَلِكِ:

21 “Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”

21 «اذْهَبُوا وَاسْأَلُوا الرَّبَّ عَمَّا يَكُونُ مَصِيرِي وَمَصِيرُ مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا، بِنَاءً عَلَى مَا وَرَدَ فِي نَصِّ هَذَا السِّفْرِ الَّذِي تَمَّ الْعُثُورُ عَلَيْهِ، إِذْ إِنَّ غَضَبَ الرَّبِّ الْمُنْسَكِبَ عَلَيْنَا عَظِيمٌ، لأَنَّ آبَاءَنَا لَمْ يُطِيعُوا كَلامَ هَذَا السِّفْرِ وَلَمْ يُمَارِسُوا كُلَّ مَا وَرَدَ فِيهِ».

22 So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

22 فَانْطَلَقَ حِلْقِيَا وَمَنْ أَرْسَلَهُمْ مَعَهُ الْمَلِكُ، إِلَى خَلْدَةَ النَّبِيَّةِ، زَوْجَةِ شَلُّومَ بْنِ تُوقَهَةَ بْنِ حَسْرَةَ، حَارِسِ الثِّيَابِ الْمَلَكِيَّةِ، الْمُقِيمَةِ فِي الْمِنْطَقَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَخَاطَبُوهَا (بِمَا أَوْصَاهُمْ بِهِ الْمَلِكُ).

23 And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you

23 فَقَالَتْ: «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: قُولُوا لِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَكُمْ إِلَيَّ:

24 that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah,

24 هَكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: هَا أَنَا جَالِبٌ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِهِ كُلَّ اللَّعَنَاتِ الْوَارِدَةِ فِي السِّفْرِ الَّذِي قُرِئَ أَمَامَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا،

25 because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched.’

25 لأَنَّهُمْ نَبَذُونِي وَأَوْقَدُوا لآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى، لِيُثِيرُوا سَخَطِي بِمَا تَجْنِيهِ أَيْدِيهِمْ مِنْ آثَامٍ، فَيَنْسَكِبُ غَضَبِي الَّذِي لَا يَنْطَفِئُ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ.

26 But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,

26 أَمَّا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا الَّذِي أَرْسَلَكُمْ لِتَسْتَشِيرُوا الرَّبَّ، فَهَذَا مَا تَقُولُونَ لَهُ: إِلَيْكَ مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: بِشَأْنِ مَا سَمِعْتَ مِنْ كَلامٍ:

27 because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.

27 مِنْ حَيْثُ أَنَّ قَلْبَكَ قَدْ رَقَّ، وَتَذَلَّلْتَ أَمَامَ اللهِ لَدَى سَمَاعِكَ مَا قَضَتْ بِهِ الشَّرِيعَةُ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِهِ، وَتَوَاضَعْتَ أَمَامِي وَمَزَّقْتَ ثِيَابَكَ وَبَكَيْتَ فِي حَضْرَتِي، فَإِنَّنِي قَدِ اسْتَجَبْتُ لَكَ أَنَا أَيْضاً، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

28 ‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its people.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.

28 لِذَلِكَ هَا أَنَا أَتَوَفَّاكَ فَتُدْفَنُ فِي قَبْرِكَ بِسَلامٍ، وَلا تَشْهَدُ عَيْنَاكَ مَا سَأُنْزِلُ بِهَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَأَهْلِهِ مِنْ شَرٍّ». فَحَمَلَ الرِّجَالُ رَدَّهَا إِلَى الْمَلِكِ.

29 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

29 عِنْدَئِذٍ اسْتَدْعَى الْمَلِكُ إِلَيْهِ كُلَّ شُيُوخِ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ،

30 And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.

30 وَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، يُرَافِقُهُ كُلُّ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَالْكَهَنَةُ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ وَسَائِرُ الشَّعْبِ مِنْ صِغَارٍ وَكِبَارٍ، وَقَرَأَ فِي مَسَامِعِهِمْ كُلَّ كَلامِ سِفْرِ الشَّرِيعَةِ الَّذِي تَمَّ الْعُثُورُ عَلَيْهِ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ.

31 So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.

31 وَوَقَفَ الْمَلِكُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِهِ وَقَطَعَ عَهْداً أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ أَنْ يَتْبَعَ الرَّبَّ وَيَحْفَظَ وَصَايَاهُ وَشَهَادَاتِهِ وَفَرَائِضَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ الْقَلْبِ وَالنَّفْسِ، وَيُطَبِّقَ كَلامَ هَذَا الْعَهْدِ الْمُدَوَّنِ فِي هَذَا السِّفْرِ.

32 Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

32 ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الْمَلِكُ عَهْداً عَلَى كُلِّ الْمَوْجُودِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَمِنْ رِجَالِ بِنْيَامِينَ أَنْ يَسْلُكُوا حَسَبَ عَهْدِ اللهِ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ.

33 And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.

33 وَأَزَالَ يُوشِيَّا جَمِيعَ الرَّجَاسَاتِ مِنْ كُلِّ أَرَاضِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَطَالَبَ جَمِيعَ الْمَوْجُودِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُمْ، فَلَمْ يَزُغِ الشَّعْبُ عَنْ عِبَادَةِ الرَّبِّ طَوَالَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ.