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 وَاحْتَفَلَ يُوشِيَّا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ بِفِصْحِ الرَّبِّ فِي الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ.

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

2 وَعَيَّنَ الْكَهَنَةَ فِي وَظَائِفِهِمْ وَحَضَّهُمْ عَلَى الْقِيَامِ بِخِدْمَةِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ،

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 وَقَالَ لِلّاوِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِمَّنْ تَقَدَّسُوا لِلرَّبِّ: «ضَعُوا تَابُوتَ الْقُدْسِ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ الَّذِي بَنَاهُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَكُفُّوا عَنْ حَمْلِهِ عَلَى الأَكْتَافِ، وَاعْمَلُوا عَلَى خِدْمَةِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ وَخِدْمَةِ شَعْبِهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

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

4 وَأَحْصُوا بُيُوتَ آبَائِكُمْ، وَقَسِّمُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ حَسَبَ فِرَقِكُمْ بِمُوْجِبِ تَعْلِيمَاتِ دَاوُدَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَبِمُقْتَضَى مَا نَصَّ عَلَيْهِ سُلَيْمَانُ ابْنُهُ.

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 وَقِفُوا فِي القُدْسِ بِحَسَبِ أَقْسَامِ بُيُوتِ آبَاءِ إِخْوَتِكُمْ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الشَّعْبِ، وَبِحَسَبِ فِرَقِ بُيُوتِ آبَاءِ اللّاوِيِّينَ.

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 وَاذْبَحُوا حَمَلَ الْفِصْحِ وَتَقَدَّسُوا. وَهَيِّئُوا إِخْوَتَكُمْ لِيَعْمَلُوا وَفْقَ شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ الَّتِي أَعْطَاهَا لِمُوسَى».

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 وَتَبَرَّعَ يُوشِيَّا مِنْ مَالِهِ لأَبْنَاءِ الشَّعْبِ الْمَوْجُودِينَ لِلاحْتِفَالِ بِالْفِصْحِ بِثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً مِنَ الْحُمْلانِ وَثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ.

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 كَمَا قَدَّمَ رِجَالُ دَوْلَتِهِ تَبَرُّعَاتٍ للِشَّعْبِ وَالْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ، فَقَدَّمَ حِلْقِيَا وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحِيئِيلُ رُؤَسَاءُ بَيْتِ اللهِ لِلْكَهَنَةِ أَلْفَيْنِ وَسِتَّ مِئَةٍ مِنَ الْحُمْلانِ لِتُذْبَحَ فِصْحاً، وَثَلاثَ مِئَةِ بَقَرَةٍ.

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 كَمَا تَبَرَّعَ رُؤَسَاءُ اللّاوِيِّينَ كُونَنْيَا وَأَخَوَاهُ شَمَعْيَا وَنَثْنِيئِيلُ، وَحَشَبْيَا وَيَعِيئِيلُ وَيُوزَابَادُ لِلّاوِيِّينَ بِخَمْسَةِ آلافِ حَمَلٍ لِلْفِصْحِ وَخَمْسِ مِئَةِ بَقَرَةٍ.

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 وَهَكَذَا تَمَّ إِعْدَادُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لِلْخِدْمَةِ، فَاحْتَلَّ الْكَهَنَةُ مَقَامَهُمْ، وَتَوَزَّعَ اللّاوِيُّونَ فِي فِرَقِهِمْ حَسَبَ أَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ.

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

11 وَذَبَحُوا حُمْلانَ الْفِصْحِ. وَرَشَّ الْكَهَنَةُ الدَّمَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ، أَمَّا اللّاوِيُّونَ فَكَانُوا يَسْلُخُونَ الْحُمْلانَ.

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 ثُمَّ أَفْرَزُوا الْمُحْرَقَاتِ لِيُوَزِّعُوهَا عَلَى أَبْنَاءِ الشَّعْبِ حَسَبَ أَقْسَامِ بُيُوتَاتِ الآبَاءِ، لِيُقَرِّبُوهَا لِلرَّبِّ كَمَا هُوَ مَنْصُوصٌ عَلَيْهِ فِي سِفْرِ مُوسَى. وَفَعَلُوا الشَّيْءَ نَفْسَهُ بِالْبَقَرِ.

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 وَشَوَوْا حُمْلانَ الْفِصْحِ بِالنَّارِ بِمُقْتَضَى الشَّرِيعَةِ، أَمَّا التَّقْدِمَاتُ الْمُقَدَّسَةُ فَقَدْ طَبَخُوهَا فِي الْقُدُورِ وَالْمَرَاجِلِ وَالصِّحَافِ وَفَرَّقُوهَا عَلَى الشَّعْبِ.

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 ثُمَّ أَعَدَّ اللّاوِيُّونَ اللَّحْمَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلِلْكَهَنَةِ أَبْنَاءِ هَرُونَ، الَّذِينَ انْهَمَكُوا طَوَالَ النَّهَارِ حَتَّى حُلُولِ اللَّيْلِ فِي تَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ وَإِحْرَاقِ الشَّحْمِ.

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 وَاتَّخَذَ الْمُغَنُّونَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ آسَافَ أَمَاكِنَهُمْ، حَسَبَ النِّظَامِ الَّذِي عَمِلَهُ دَاوُدُ وَآسَافُ وَهَيْمَانُ وَيَدُوثُونُ نَبِيُّ الْمَلِكِ. وَقَامَ الْحُرَّاسُ بِالْوُقُوفِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ بَابٍ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ، وَلَمْ يَهْجُرُوا مَوَاقِعَهُمْ، لأَنَّ إِخْوَتَهُمُ اللّاوِيِّينَ قَدْ جَهَّزُوا لَهُمْ طَعَامَهُمْ.

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 وَهَكَذَا تَمَّتْ كُلُّ إِجْرَاءَاتِ خِدْمَةِ الرَّبِّ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لِلاحْتِفَالِ بِالْفِصْحِ وَتَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ عَلَى مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ بِمُوْجِبِ أَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ يُوشِيَّا.

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 وَاحْتَفَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ الْحَاضِرُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ بِالْفِصْحِ وَبِعِيدِ الْفَطِيرِ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

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 وَلَمْ يُجْرَ احْتِفَالٌ مِثْلُهُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُنْذُ أَيَّامِ صَمُوئِيلَ النَّبِيِّ. وَلَمْ يَحْتَفِلْ أَحَدُ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالْفِصْحِ بِمِثْلِ مَا احْتَفَلَ بِهِ يُوشِيَّا وَالْكَهَنَةُ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ وَكُلُّ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ الْحَاضِرُونَ، وَأَهْلُ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

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

19 وَقَدْ جَرَى الاحْتِفَالُ بِالْفِصْحِ فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ مُلْكِ يُوشِيَّا.

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 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ نَظَّمَ يُوشِيَّا خِدْمَةَ الْهَيْكَلِ، زَحَفَ فِرْعَوْنُ نَخُوُ مَلِكُ مِصْرَ إِلَى كَرْكَمِيشَ، لِخَوْضِ حَرْبٍ عِنْدَ الْفُرَاتِ، فَتَأَهَّبَ يُوشِيَّا لِقِتَالِهِ.

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 فَبَعَثَ إِلَيهِ نَخُوُ رُسُلاً يَقُولُ: «أَيُّ نِزَاعٍ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ يَا مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا؟ أَنَا لَسْتُ أَبْغِي أَنْ أُهَاجِمَكَ فِي هَذَا الْوَقْتِ. إِنَّمَا جِئْتُ لأُحَارِبَ أَعْدَائِي. وَقَدْ أَمَرَنِي اللهُ بِالإِسْرَاعِ. فَكُفَّ عَنْ مُقَاوَمَةِ اللهِ عَاضِدِي لِئَلّا يُهْلِكَكَ».

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 فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ يُوشِيَّا عَنْ قِتَالِهِ، بَلْ تَنَكَّرَ لِيُحَارِبَهُ. وَلَمْ يُصْغِ لِتَحْذِيرِ اللهِ عَلَى فَمِ نَخُوٍ، بَلْ جَدَّ فِي مُحَارَبَتِهِ فِي سَهْلِ مَجِدُّو.

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

23 فَأَصَابَ رُمَاةُ نَخُو الْمَلِكَ يُوشِيَّا، فَقَالَ لِرِجَالِهِ: «انْقُلُونِي، لأَنَّنِي أُصِبْتُ بِجُرْحٍ بَلِيغٍ».

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 فَنَقَلَهُ رِجَالُهُ مِنَ الْمَرْكَبَةِ إِلَى مَرْكَبَتِهِ الثَّانِيَةِ، وَأَعَادُوهُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، حَيْثُ مَاتَ وَدُفِنَ فِي مَقَابِرِ آبَائِهِ. فَنَاحَتْ عَلَيْهِ كُلُّ مَمْلَكَةِ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ.

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 وَرثَى النَّبِيُّ إِرْمِيَا يُوشِيَّا، وَظَلَّ جَمِيعُ الْمُغَنِّينَ وَالْمُغَنِّيَاتِ يَنْدُبُونَ يُوشِيَّا فِي مَرَاثِيهِمْ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، فَأَصْبَحَتْ هَذِهِ الْمَرْثَاةُ الَّتِي تَمَّ تَدْوِينُهَا فِي مَجْمُوعَةِ الْمَرَاثِي فَرِيضَةً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

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 أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ يُوشِيَّا وَأَعْمَالُهُ الصَّالِحَةُ الْمُتَوَافِقَةُ مَعَ مَا نَصَّتْ عَلَيْهِ شَرِيعَةُ الرَّبِّ،

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

27 وَمُنْجَزَاتُهُ مِنْ بِدَايَتِهَا إِلَى نِهَايَتِهَا فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتَابِ تَارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا.