2 Chronicles 35

1 Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.

1 约西亚在耶路撒冷为耶和华守逾越节。一月十四日，众人宰杀逾越节的羔羊。

2 He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.

2 他指派祭司各尽其职，鼓励他们在耶和华的殿里事奉，

3 To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.

3 又对将自己献给耶和华、负责教导以色列人的利未人说：“你们把圣约柜放在以色列王大卫的儿子所罗门建的殿里，不用再扛在肩上。现在你们去事奉你们的上帝耶和华和祂的以色列子民吧。

4 Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.

4 你们要按宗族和班次，依照以色列王大卫和他儿子所罗门所写的指示，预备自己。

5 Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites.

5 你们要按你们以色列同胞所在宗族的班次，侍立在圣所，每个班次中要有几个利未宗族的人。

6 Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”

6 你们要宰杀逾越节的羔羊，洁净自己，为你们的同胞做好准备，依照耶和华借摩西所吩咐的去行。”

7 From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.

7 约西亚王从自己的产业中，捐出三万只绵羊羔和山羊羔，以及三千头公牛，赐给所有在场的人做逾越节的祭牲。

8 His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.

8 他的众官员也自愿为民众、祭司和利未人捐献。管理上帝殿的希勒迦、撒迦利亚和耶歇献出两千六百只羊羔和三百头牛，给祭司做逾越节的祭牲。

9 Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.

9 利未人的首领歌楠雅和他的两个兄弟示玛雅和拿坦业，及哈沙比雅、耶利、约撒拔献出五千只羊羔和五百头牛，给利未人做逾越节的祭牲。

10 So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.

10 一切都准备好后，依照王的吩咐，祭司站在自己的地方，利未人按照班次侍立。

11 And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.

11 利未人宰杀逾越节的羔羊，祭司从他们手中接过血，洒在坛上，利未人又剥去祭牲的皮。

12 They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And they did the same with the bulls.

12 他们按照家族把燔祭分给众人，好使他们按照摩西书上所写的，把祭物献给耶和华。献牛也是这样。

13 They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.

13 他们按规定用火烤逾越节的羔羊，在锅里、罐里和盆里煮圣物，然后迅速分给民众。

14 Afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

14 之后，利未人为自己和祭司预备祭物，因为做祭司的亚伦子孙要继续献燔祭和脂肪一直到晚上。

15 The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

15 负责歌乐的亚萨子孙依照大卫、亚萨、希幔和王的先见耶杜顿的吩咐，站在自己的岗位上；殿门守卫都看守各门，不必离开工作岗位，因为他们的弟兄利未人为他们预备了祭物。

16 So on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah.

16 当天，一切事奉耶和华的事都办好了，他们就按约西亚王的命令守逾越节，又在耶和华的坛上献燔祭。

17 The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

17 所有在场的以色列人都在那时守逾越节，又守除酵节七天。

18 No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.

18 自撒母耳先知以来，在以色列从来没有这样守过逾越节，以色列从没有君王像约西亚、祭司、利未人、所有在场的犹大人和以色列人，以及耶路撒冷的居民这样守过逾越节。

19 In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed.

19 这次逾越节是在约西亚执政第十八年庆祝的。

20 After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.

20 约西亚办理完殿里的事后，埃及王尼哥上来，要攻打幼发拉底河附近的迦基米施。约西亚出兵迎战他。

21 But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”

21 尼哥派使者对约西亚说：“犹大王啊，我与你没有恩怨。我今天来不是要攻击你，而是要攻击与我作战的那一家。上帝吩咐我要速速完成，你不要与上帝作对，免得祂毁灭你，因为上帝与我同在。”

22 Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.

22 约西亚却不听上帝借尼哥说的话。他没有退兵，反而乔装上阵，与尼哥会战于米吉多平原。

23 There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”

23 约西亚王被弓箭手射中，就对臣仆说：“我受了重伤，带我离开吧。”

24 So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

24 他的臣仆就扶他下战车，上另一辆战车，送他到耶路撒冷。约西亚死在那里，葬在他祖先的坟墓里。所有犹大和耶路撒冷的人都为他哀悼。

25 Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.

25 耶利米为约西亚作了哀歌，所有的男女歌乐手至今仍用这些哀歌纪念约西亚，成了以色列的传统。这些哀歌都记在《哀歌书》上。

26 As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—

26 约西亚其他的事和他怎样忠心地遵行耶和华的律法，

27 his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

27 以及他自始至终的作为都记在《以色列和犹大列王史》上。