٢ أخبار 35

١ 1 وَعَمِلَ يُوشِيَّا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ فِصْحًا لِلرَّبِّ، وَذَبَحُوا ٱلْفِصْحَ فِي ٱلرَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ.

And he observed Josiah in Jerusalem a passover to Yahweh and people slaughtered the passover on [day] four-teen of the month first.

٢ 2 وَأَقَامَ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ عَلَى حِرَاسَاتِهِمْ وَشَدَّدَهُمْ لِخِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And he appointed the priests on duties their and he encouraged them for [the] service of [the] house of Yahweh.

٣ 3 وَقَالَ لِلَّاوِيِّينَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مُقَدَّسِينَ لِلرَّبِّ: «ٱجْعَلُوا تَابُوتَ ٱلْقُدْسِ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلَّذِي بَنَاهُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ. لَيْسَ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَحْمِلُوا عَلَى ٱلْأَكْتَافِ. ٱلْآنَ ٱخْدِمُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ وَشَعْبَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And he said to the Levites (those teaching *Q(K)*) all Israel holy to Yahweh put [the] ark of holiness in the house which he built Solomon [the] son of David [the] king of Israel not [will belong] to you a burden on the shoulder now serve Yahweh God your and people his Israel.

٤ 4 وَأَعِدُّوا بُيُوتَ آبَائِكُمْ حَسَبَ فِرَقِكُمْ، حَسَبَ كِتَابَةِ دَاوُدَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَحَسَبَ كِتَابَةِ سُلَيْمَانَ ٱبْنِهِ.

(And prepare *Q(K)*) to [the] house of ancestors your according to divisions your by [the] writing of David [the] king of Israel and by [the] writing of Solomon son his.

٥ 5 وَقَفُوا فِي ٱلْقُدْسِ حَسَبَ أَقْسَامِ بُيُوتِ آبَاءِ إِخْوَتِكُمْ بَنِي ٱلشَّعْبِ وَفِرَقِ بُيُوتِ آبَاءِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ،

And stand in the holy place to [the] divisions of [the] house of the ancestors of countrymen your [the] sons of the people and a division of [the] house of an ancestor for the Levites.

٦ 6 وَٱذْبَحُوا ٱلْفِصْحَ وَتَقَدَّسُوا وَأَعِدُّوا إِخْوَتَكُمْ لِيَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ عَنْ يَدِ مُوسَى».

And slaughter the passover and consecrate yourselves and prepare for countrymen your to do according to [the] word of Yahweh by [the] hand of Moses.

٧ 7 وَأَعْطَى يُوشِيَّا لِبَنِي ٱلشَّعْبِ غَنَمًا، حُمْلَانًا وَجِدَاءً، جَمِيعَ ذَلِكَ لِلْفِصْحِ لِكُلِّ ٱلْمَوْجُودِينَ إِلَى عَدَدِ ثَلَاثِينَ أَلْفًا وَثَلَاثَةِ آلَافٍ مِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ. هَذِهِ مِنْ مَالِ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

And he contributed Josiah for [the] sons of the people flock[s] of lambs and [the] young of goats everything for the passovers for every [one who] was found to [the] number of thirty thousand and cattle three thousand these [were] from [the] property of the king.

٨ 8 وَرُؤَسَاؤُهُ قَدَّمُوا تَبَرُّعًا لِلشَّعْبِ وَٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ حِلْقِيَا وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحْيِئِيلَ رُؤَسَاءِ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ. أَعْطَوْا ٱلْكَهَنَةَ لِلْفِصْحِ أَلْفَيْنِ وَسِتَّ مِئَةٍ، وَمِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ ثَلَاثَ مِئَةٍ.

And officials his to a freewill offering for the people for the priests and for the Levites they contributed Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel [the] officers of [the] house of God to the priests they gave for the passovers two thousand and six hundred and cattle three hundred.

٩ 9 وَكُونَنْيَا وَشِمْعِيَا وَنِثْنِئِيلُ أَخَوَاهُ وَحَشَبْيَا وَيَعِيئِيلُ وَيُوزَابَادُ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ قَدَّمُوا لِلَّاوِيِّينَ لِلْفِصْحِ خَمْسَةَ آلَافٍ، وَمِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ خَمْسَ مِئَةٍ.

(And Konaniah *Q(k)*) and Shemaiah and Nethanel brothers his and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad [the] leaders of the Levites they contributed for the Levites for the passovers five thousand and cattle five hundred.

١٠ 10 فَتَهَيَّأَتِ ٱلْخِدْمَةُ، وَقَامَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ فِي مَقَامِهِمْ وَٱللَّاوِيُّونَ فِي فِرَقِهِمْ حَسَبَ أَمْرِ ٱلْمَلِكِ،

And it was arranged the service and they took their stand the priests at place their and the Levites on divisions their according to [the] command of the king.

١١ 11 وَذَبَحُوا ٱلْفِصْحَ. وَرَشَّ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ مِنْ أَيْدِيهِمْ، وَأَمَّا ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ فَكَانُوا يَسْلَخُونَ.

And they slaughtered the passover and they sprinkled the priests from hand their and the Levites [were] skinning [them].

١٢ 12 وَرَفَعُوا ٱلْمُحْرَقَةَ لِيُعْطُوا حَسَبَ أَقْسَامِ بُيُوتِ ٱلْآبَاءِ لِبَنِي ٱلشَّعْبِ، لِيُقَرِّبُوا لِلرَّبِّ كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي سِفْرِ مُوسَى. وَهَكَذَا بِٱلْبَقَرِ.

And they put aside the burnt offering[s] to give them to [the] divisions of [the] house of ancestors of [the] sons of the people to bring near to Yahweh according to [what] is written in [the] scroll of Moses and thus for the cattle.

١٣ 13 وَشَوَوْا ٱلْفِصْحَ بِٱلنَّارِ كَٱلْمَرْسُومِ. وَأَمَّا ٱلْأَقْدَاسُ فَطَبَخُوهَا فِي ٱلْقُدُورِ وَٱلْمَرَاجِلِ وَٱلصِّحَافِ، وَبَادَرُوا بِهَا إِلَى جَمِيعِ بَنِي ٱلشَّعْبِ.

And they cooked the passover in the fire according to the ordinance and the holy offerings they boiled in pots and in kettles and in pans and they brought [them] quickly to all [the] children of the people.

١٤ 14 وَبَعْدُ أَعَدُّوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلِلْكَهَنَةِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ بَنِي هَارُونَ كَانُوا عَلَى إِصْعَادِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةِ وَٱلشَّحْمِ إِلَى ٱللَّيْلِ. فَأَعَدَّ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلِلْكَهَنَةِ بَنِي هَارُونَ.

And after they prepared for themselves and for the priests for the priests [the] descendants of Aaron [were] in offering up the burnt offering[s] and the fat until night and the Levites they prepared for themselves and for the priests [the] descendants of Aaron.

١٥ 15 وَٱلْمُغَنُّونَ بَنُو آسَافَ كَانُوا فِي مَقَامِهِمْ حَسَبَ أَمْرِ دَاوُدَ وَآسَافَ وَهَيْمَانَ وَيَدُوثُونَ رَائِي ٱلْمَلِكِ. وَٱلْبَوَّابُونَ عَلَى بَابٍ فَبَابٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَحِيدُوا عَنْ خِدْمَتِهِمْ، لِأَنَّ إِخْوَتَهُمُ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ أَعَدُّوا لَهُمْ.

And the singers [the] descendants of Asaph [were] at post their according to [the] command of David and Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun [the] seer of the king and the gatekeepers [were] to a gate and a gate not [belonged] to them to turn aside from on service their for relatives their the Levites they prepared for them.

١٦ 16 فَتَهَيَّأَ كُلُّ خَدَمَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ لِعَمَلِ ٱلْفِصْحِ وَإِصْعَادِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَاتِ عَلَى مَذْبَحِ ٱلرَّبِّ حَسَبَ أَمْرِ ٱلْمَلِكِ يُوشِيَّا.

And it was arranged all [the] service of Yahweh on the day that to observe the passover and to offer up burnt offerings on [the] altar of Yahweh according to [the] command of the king Josiah.

١٧ 17 وَعَمِلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْمَوْجُودُونَ ٱلْفِصْحَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ، وَعِيدَ ٱلْفَطِيرِ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

And they observed [the] people of Israel who were found the passover at the time that and [the] festival of the unleavened bread seven days.

١٨ 18 وَلَمْ يُعْمَلْ فِصْحٌ مِثْلُهُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ أَيَّامِ صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ. وَكُلُّ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لَمْ يَعْمَلُوا كَٱلْفِصْحِ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ يُوشِيَّا وَٱلْكَهَنَةُ وَٱللَّاوِيُّونَ وَكُلُّ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْمَوْجُودِينَ وَسُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And not it had been observed a passover like it in Israel since [the] days of Samuel the prophet and any kings of Israel - not they had observed like the passover which he observed Josiah and the priests and the Levites and all Judah and Israel which was found and [the] inhabitants of Jerusalem.

١٩ 19 فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّامِنَةَ عَشَرَةَ لِمُلْكِ يُوشِيَّا عُمِلَ هَذَا ٱلْفِصْحُ.

In eight-teen year of [the] reign of Josiah it was observed the passover this.

٢٠ 20 بَعْدَ كُلِّ هَذَا حِينَ هَيَّأَ يُوشِيَّا ٱلْبَيْتَ، صَعِدَ نَخْوُ مَلِكُ مِصْرَ إِلَى كَرْكَمِيشَ لِيُحَارِبَ عِنْدَ ٱلْفُرَاتِ. فَخَرَجَ يُوشِيَّا لِلِقَائِهِ.

After all this when he had prepared Josiah the house he came up Necho [the] king of Egypt to do battle at Carchemish on [the] Euphrates and he went out to meet him Josiah.

٢١ 21 فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ رُسُلًا يَقُولُ: «مَا لِي وَلَكَ يَا مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا! لَسْتُ عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ ٱلْيَوْمَ، وَلَكِنْ عَلَى بَيْتِ حَرْبِي، وَٱللهُ أَمَرَ بِإِسْرَاعِي. فَكُفَّ عَنِ ٱللهِ ٱلَّذِي مَعِي فَلَا يُهْلِكَكَ».

And he sent to him messengers - saying - what? [is] to me and to you O king of Judah not on you you this day for against [the] house of battle my and God he has said to hurry I cease yourself from God who [is] with me and may not he destroy you.

٢٢ 22 وَلَمْ يُحَوِّلْ يُوشِيَّا وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُ بَلْ تَنَكَّرَ لِمُقَاتَلَتِهِ، وَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ لِكَلَامِ نخْوٍ مِنْ فَمِ ٱللهِ، بَلْ جَاءَ لِيُحَارِبَ فِي بُقْعَةِ مَجِدُّو.

And not he turned round Josiah face his away from him for to fight against him he disguised himself and not he listened to [the] words of Necho from [the] mouth of God and he went to do battle in [the] valley of Megiddo.

٢٣ 23 وَأَصَابَ ٱلرُّمَاةُ ٱلْمَلِكَ يُوشِيَّا، فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِعَبِيدِهِ: «ٱنْقُلُونِي لِأَنِّي جُرِحْتُ جِدًّا».

And they shot arrows the archers to the king Josiah and he said the king to servants his take away me for I have been wounded exceedingly.

٢٤ 24 فَنَقَلَهُ عَبِيدُهُ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْكَبَةِ وَأَرْكَبُوهُ عَلَى ٱلْمَرْكَبَةِ ٱلثَّانِيَةِ ٱلَّتِي لَهُ، وَسَارُوا بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فَمَاتَ وَدُفِنَ فِي قُبُورِ آبَائِهِ. وَكَانَ كُلُّ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ يَنُوحُونَ عَلَى يُوشِيَّا.

And they took away him servants his from the chariot and they made ride him on [the] chariot of second which [belonged] to him and they brought him Jerusalem and he died and he was buried in [the] graves of ancestors his and all Judah and Jerusalem [were] mourning on Josiah.

٢٥ 25 وَرَثَى إِرْمِيَا يُوشِيَّا. وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْمُغَنِّينَ وَٱلْمُغَنِّيَاتِ يَنْدُبُونَ يُوشِيَّا فِي مَرَاثِيهِمْ إِلَى ٱلْيَوْمِ، وَجَعَلُوهَا فَرِيضَةً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَهَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي ٱلْمَرَاثِي.

And he made a lament Jeremiah on Josiah and they have said all the male singers - and the female singers in lamentations their on Josiah until this day and they made them into a decree on Israel and there they [are] written on the lamentations.

٢٦ 26 وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ يُوشِيَّا وَمَرَاحِمُهُ حَسْبَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي نَامُوسِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And [the] rest of [the] matters of Josiah and covenant loyalti his according to [what] is written in [the] law of Yahweh.

٢٧ 27 وَأُمُورُهُ ٱلْأُولَى وَٱلْأَخِيرَةُ، هَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا.

And matters his former and latter there they [are] written on [the] scroll of [the] kings of Israel and Judah.