2 Kings 22

1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.

1 كَانَ يُوشِيَّا بْنُ آمُونَ فِي الثَّامِنَةِ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ مَلَكَ. وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ إِحْدَى وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَدْيَدَةُ بِنْتُ عَدَايَةَ مِنْ بُصْقَةَ.

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

2 وَعَمِلَ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَسَارَ فِي نَهْجِ جَدِّهِ دَاوُدَ وَلَمْ يَحِدْ عَنْ طَرِيقِهِ يَمِيناً أَوْ شِمَالاً.

3 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying,

3 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ عَشْرَةَ لِحُكْمِ الْمَلِكِ يُوشِيَّا، بَعَثَ الْمَلِكُ الْكَاتِبَ شَافَانَ بْنَ أَصَلْيَا بْنِ مَشُلّامَ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ قَائِلاً:

4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

4 «اذْهَبْ إِلَى حِلْقِيَّا رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَاطْلُبْ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَحْسُبَ قِيمَةَ الْفِضَّةِ الَّتِي تَبَرَّعَ بِها أَبْنَاءُ الشَّعْبِ وَجَمَعَهَا مِنْهُمْ حُرَّاسُ الْبَابِ،

5 And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—

5 فَيُعْطِيَهَا لِلْمُوَكَّلِينَ عَلَى الإِشْرَافِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، فَيَدْفَعَهَا هَؤُلاءِ إِلَى الْقَائِمِينَ بِالْعَمَلِ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ لِتَرْمِيمِ ثُغْرَاتِ الْهَيْكَلِ،

6 to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.

6 مِنْ بَنَّائِينَ وَنَجَّارِينَ، وَلِشِرَاءِ الأَخْشَابِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ الْمَنْحُوتَةِ لِتَرْمِيمِ الْهَيْكَلِ».

7 But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”

7 وَلَمْ يُطْلَبْ مِنْ هَؤُلاءِ الْمُوَكَّلِينَ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ تَقْدِيمُ أَيِّ حِسَابٍ عَنِ الْفِضَّةِ الْمُدْفُوعَةِ لَهُمْ لِنَزَاهَتِهِمْ.

8 Then Hilkiah the high priest 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, who read it.

8 ثُمَّ قَالَ حِلْقِيَّا رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ لِشَافَانَ الْكَاتِبِ: «لَقَدْ عَثَرْتُ عَلَى سِفْرِ الشَّرِيعَةِ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ». وَسَلَّمَ حِلْقِيَّا السِّفْرَ لِشَافَانَ فَقَرَأَهُ.

9 And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”

9 وَحَمَلَهُ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ، بَعْدَ أَنْ قَدَّمَ لَهُ تَقْرِيراً قَائِلاً: «قَدْ حَسَبَ عَبِيدُكَ الْفِضَّةَ الْمَوْجُودَةَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ وَأَوْدَعُوهَا لَدَى الْمُوَكَّلِينَ عَلَى الإِشْرَافِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ».

10 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.

10 ثُمَّ أَطْلَعَ شَافَانُ الْكَاتِبُ الْمَلِكَ عَلَى السِّفْرِ قَائِلاً: «قَدْ أَعْطَانِي حِلْقِيَّا سِفْراً». وَقَرَأَهُ شَافَانُ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ

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

11 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْمَلِكُ مَا وَرَدَ فِي سِفْرِ الشَّرِيعَةِ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ،

12 and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:

12 وَأَمَرَ حِلْقِيَّا الْكَاهِنَ، وَأَخِيقَامَ بْنَ شَافَانَ، وَعَكْبُورَ بْنَ مِيخَا، وَشَافَانَ الْكَاتِبَ، وَعَسَايَا خَادِمَ الْمَلِكِ قَائِلاً:

13 “Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”

13 «اذْهَبُوا وَاسْأَلُوا الرَّبَّ عَنْ مَصِيرِي وَمَصِيرِ شَعْبِ يَهُوذَا بِنَاءً عَلَى مَا وَرَدَ فِي هَذَا السِّفْرِ الَّذِي تَمَّ الْعُثُورُ عَلَيْهِ، إِذْ إِنَّ غَضَبَ الرَّبِّ الْمُحْتَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا عَظِيمٌ جِدّاً، لأَنَّ آبَاءَنَا لَمْ يُطِيعُوا كَلامَ هَذَا السِّفْرِ، وَلَمْ يُمَارِسُوا كُلَّ مَا وَرَدَ فِيهِ».

14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

14 فَانْطَلَقَ حِلْقِيَّا الْكَاهِنُ، وَأَخِيقَامُ، وَعَكْبُورُ، وَشَافَانُ، وَعَسَايَا، وَاسْتَشَارُوا النَّبِيَّةَ خَلْدَةَ زَوْجَةَ شَلُّومَ بْنِ تِقْوَةَ بْنِ حَرْحَسَ حَارِسِ الثِّيَابِ الْمَلَكِيَّةِ، الْمُقِيمَةَ فِي الْمِنْطَقَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

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

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

16 that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read,

16 هَكَذا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: هَا أَنَا أَجْلِبُ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِهِ كُلَّ الْوَعِيدِ الْوَارِدِ فِي السِّفْرِ الَّذِي قَرَأَهُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا،

17 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 kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’

17 لأَنَّهُمْ نَبَذُونِي وَأَوْقَدُوا لِآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى، لِيُثِيرُوا سَخَطِي بِمَا تَجْنِيهِ أَيْدِيهِمْ مِنْ آثَامٍ، فَاحْتَدَمَ غَضَبِي الَّذِي لَا يَنْطَفِئُ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ.

18 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,

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

19 because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.

19 مِنْ حَيْثُ أَنَّ قَلْبَكَ قَدْ رَقَّ، وَتَوَاضَعْتَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ لَدَى سَمَاعِكَ مَا قَضَيْتُ بِهِ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِهِ، بِأَنْ يَصِيرُوا مَثَارَ دَهْشَةٍ وَلَعْنَةٍ، وَمَزَّقْتَ ثِيَابَكَ وَبَكَيْتَ أَمَامِي، فَإِنَّنِي قَدِ اسْتَجَبْتُ أَنَا أَيْضاً رَجَاءَكَ.

20 ‘Therefore 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.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.

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