2 أخبار 29

١ 1 عِنْدَمَا تَوَلَّى حَزَقِيَّا الْمُلْكَ كَانَ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ تِسْعاً وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ أَبِيَّةُ بِنْتُ زَكَرِيَّا.

Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

٢ 2 وَصَنَعَ مَا هُوَ قَوِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ عَلَى غِرَارِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ.

He did that which was right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that David his father had done.

٣ 3 وَفِي الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الأُولَى مِنْ مُلْكِهِ فَتَحَ أَبْوَابَ الْهَيْكَلِ وَرَمَّمَهَا.

He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of YHWH, and repaired them.

٤ 4 وَأَدْخَلَ الْكَهَنَةَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَجَمَعَهُمْ فِي سَاحَةِ الْهَيْكَلِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ،

He brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,

٥ 5 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَصْغُوا إِلَيَّ أَيُّهَا اللّاوِيُّونَ، تَقَدَّسُوا الآنَ، وَقَدِّسُوا بَيْتَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِكُمْ، وَأَزِيلُوا النَّجَاسَةَ مِنَ الْقُدْسِ،

and said to them, "Listen to me, you Levites. Now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of YHWH, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filthiness out of the holy place.

٦ 6 لأَنَّ آبَاءَنَا خَانُوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا، وَارْتَكَبُوا الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَتَرَكُوهُ، وَحَوَّلُوا وُجُوهَهُمْ عَنْ هَيْكَلِهِ وَأَدَارُوا لَهُ ظُهُورَهُمْ،

For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of YHWH our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of YHWH, and turned their backs.

٧ 7 وَأَغْلَقُوا أَيْضاً أَبْوَابَ الرَّوَاقِ، وَأَطْفَأُوا السُّرُجَ، وَلَمْ يُوْقِدُوا بَخُوراً، وَلَمْ يُقَرِّبُوا مُحْرَقَةً فِي القُدْسِ، لإِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

٨ 8 فَانْصَبَّ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ، وَجَعَلَهُمْ مَحَلَّ رُعْبٍ وَدَهْشَةٍ وَاحْتِقَارٍ، كَمَا أَنْتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ الآنَ.

Therefore the wrath of YHWH was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.

٩ 9 وَهُوَذَا آبَاؤُنَا قَدْ سَقَطُوا صَرْعَى السَّيْفِ، وَأَبْنَاؤُنَا وَبَنَاتُنَا وَنِسَاؤُنَا فِي الأَسْرِ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ هَذَا.

For, look, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

١٠ 10 لِذَلِكَ قَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أَقْطَعَ عَهْداً مَعَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَيَرُدُّ عَنَّا لَهِيبَ غَضَبِهِ.

Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with YHWH, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

١١ 11 يَا بَنِيَّ لَا تَضِلُّوا الآنَ، فَقَدِ اخْتَارَكُمُ الرَّبُّ لِتَمْثُلُوا أَمَامَهُ عَابِدِينَ خَادِمِينَ، وَمُوْقِدِينَ لَهُ».

My sons, do not be negligent now; for YHWH has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers, and burn incense."

١٢ 12 عِنْدَئِذٍ قَامَ اللّاوِيُّونَ: مَحَثُ بْنُ عَمَاسَايَ وَيُوئِيلُ بْنُ عَزَرْيَا مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ الْقَهَاتِيِّينَ، وَقَيْسُ بْنُ عَبْدِي وَعَزَرْيَا بْنُ يَهْلَلْئِيلَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ الْمَرَارِيِّينَ، وَيُوآخُ بْنُ زِمَّةَ وَعِيدَنُ بْنُ يُوآخَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ الْجَرْشُونِيِّينَ.

Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the descendants of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;

١٣ 13 وَمِنْ عَشِيرَةِ أَلِيصَافَانَ: شِمْرِى وَيَعِيئِيلُ، وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ آسَافَ: زَكَرِيَّا وَمَتَّنْيَا.

and of the descendants of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the descendants of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

١٤ 14 وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ هَيْمَانَ: يَحِيئِيلُ وَشِمْعِي، وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ يَدُوثُونَ: شَمْعِيَا وَعُزِّيئِيلُ.

and of the descendants of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the descendants of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

١٥ 15 وَجَمَعُوا أَقْرِبَاءَهُمُ اللّاوِيِّينَ، وَتَقَدَّسُوا، وَبَدَأُوا يُطَهِّرُونَ الْهَيْكَلَ بِمُوْجِبِ أَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ، وَكَمَا نَصَّتْ عَلَيْهِ شَرِيعَةُ الرَّبِّ.

They gathered their brothers, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of YHWH, to cleanse the house of YHWH.

١٦ 16 وَدَخَلَ الْكَهَنَةُ إِلَى قُدْسِ الْهَيْكَلِ لِيُطَهِّرُوهُ، وَأَخْرَجُوا مِنْهُ كُلَّ النَّجَاسَةِ الَّتِي وَجَدُوهَا فِي الْهَيْكَلِ إِلَى فِنَاءِ الْهَيْكَلِ، فَأَخَذَهَا اللّاوِيُّونَ وَطَرَحُوهَا فِي وَادِي قَدْرُونَ خَارِجَ الْمَدِينَةِ.

The priests went in to the inner part of the house of YHWH, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in YHWH's temple into the court of the house of YHWH. The Levites took it, to carry it out abroad to the Kidron Valley.

١٧ 17 وَشَرَعُوا فِي التَّقْدِيسِ فِي أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ، وَانْتَهَوْا فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّامِنِ إِلَى رِوَاقِ الرَّبِّ. وَهَكَذَا طَهَّرُوهُ فِي ثَمَانِيَةِ أَيَّامٍ، وَتَمَّ تَقْدِيسُ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ بِكَامِلِهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّادِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ.

Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of YHWH; and they sanctified the house of YHWH in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

١٨ 18 وَمَثَلَ اللّاوِيُّونَ فِي حَضْرَةِ حَزَقِيَّا قَائِلِينَ: «قَدْ طَهَّرْنَا كُلَّ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ وَمَذْبَحَ الْمُحْرَقَةِ وَكُلَّ آنِيَتِهِ، وَمَائِدَةَ خُبْزِ التَّقْدِمَةِ وَكُلَّ آنِيَتِهَا،

Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, "We have cleansed all the house of YHWH, and the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and the table of show bread, with all its vessels.

١٩ 19 وَسَائِرَ الأَوَانِي الَّتِي أَزَالَهَا الْمَلِكُ آحَازُ فِي أَثْنَاءِ فَتْرَةِ حُكْمِهِ الَّتِي خَانَ فِيهَا الرَّبَّ، وَأَعْدَدْنَاهَا وَقَدَّسْنَاهَا، وَهَا هِيَ أَمَامَ مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ».

Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign threw away when he trespassed, have we prepared and sanctified; and look, they are before the altar of YHWH."

٢٠ 20 وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ التَّالِي اسْتَدْعَى حَزَقِيَّا الْمَلِكُ رُؤَسَاءَ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ.

Then Hezekiah the king arose early and gathered the officials of the city and went up to the house of YHWH.

٢١ 21 فَقَدَّمُوا سَبْعَةَ ثِيرَانٍ وَسَبْعَةَ كِبَاشٍ وَسَبْعَةَ خِرَافٍ وَسَبْعَةَ تُيُوسِ مِعْزَى لِتَكُونَ ذَبِيحَةَ خَطِيئَةٍ عَنِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ وَعَنِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَعَنْ يَهُوذَا. وَطَلَبَ الْمَلِكُ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ الْمُنْحَدِرِينَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ هرُونَ أَنْ يُقَرِّبُوهَا عَلَى مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ،

They brought seven bulls, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven male goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. He commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of YHWH.

٢٢ 22 فَذَبَحُوا الثِّيرَانَ أَوَّلاً ثُمَّ الْكِبَاشَ ثُمَّ الْخِرْفَانَ، وَرَشُّوا دَمَ كُلِّ ذَبِيحَةٍ بِدَوْرِهَا عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ.

So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood on the altar: they killed also the lambs, and sprinkled the blood on the altar.

٢٣ 23 بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ جَاءُوا بِتُيُوسِ ذَبِيحَةِ الْخَطِيئَةِ وَأَقَامُوهَا أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ وَالْحَاضِرِينَ مَعَهُ، فَوَضَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا.

They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them:

٢٤ 24 وَذَبَحَهَا الْكَهَنَةُ، وَكَفَّرُوا بِدَمِهَا عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ عَنْ جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لأَنَّ الْمَلِكَ أَمَرَ أَنْ تَكُونَ الْمُحْرَقَةُ وَذَبِيحَةُ الْخَطِيئَةِ عَنْ كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

and the priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

٢٥ 25 وَأَوْقَفَ حَزَقِيَّا الْمَلِكُ اللّاوِيِّينَ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ بِالصُّنُوجِ وَالرَّبَابِ وَالأَعْوَادِ، بِمُقْتَضَى أَمْرِ دَاوُدَ وَجَادَ النَّبِيِّ وَنَاثَانَ النَّبِيِّ، تَلْبِيَةً لِوَصَايَا الرَّبِّ الَّتِي نَطَقَ بِها عَلَى لِسَانِ أَنْبِيَائِهِ،

He set the Levites in the house of YHWH with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of YHWH by his prophets.

٢٦ 26 فَوَقَفَ اللّاوِيُّونَ بِآلاتِ دَاوُدَ، وَالْكَهَنَةُ بِالأَبْوَاقِ.

The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

٢٧ 27 وَأَمَرَ حَزَقِيَّا بِتَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَةِ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ. وَمَا إِنِ ابْتَدَأَ تَقْدِيمُ الْمُحْرَقَةِ حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَ نَشِيدُ الرَّبِّ مَصْحُوباً بِالْعَزْفِ عَلَى الأَبْوَاقِ وَآلاتِ دَاوُدَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of YHWH began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel.

٢٨ 28 وَرَاحَ كُلُّ الْحَاضِرِينَ يَشْتَرِكُونَ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ، وَأَخَذَ الْمُغَنُّونَ يَشْدُونَ، وَالْمُبَوِّقُونَ يَنْفُخُونَ بِالأَبْوَاقِ، إِلَى أَنِ انْتَهَى تَقْدِيمُ الْمُحْرَقَةِ.

All the assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

٢٩ 29 عِنْدَئِذٍ سَجَدَ الْمَلِكُ وَسَائِرُ الْمَاثِلِينَ مَعَهُ وَعَبَدُوا الرَّبَّ.

When they had made an end of offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.

٣٠ 30 وَطَلَبَ حَزَقِيَّا الْمَلِكُ وَالرُّؤَسَاءُ مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ أَنْ يُسَبِّحُوا الرَّبَّ بِتَرَانِيمِ دَاوُدَ وَآسَافَ النَّبِيِّ، فَرَتَّلُوا بِابْتِهَاجٍ، وَسَجَدُوا وَعَبَدُوا الرَّبَّ.

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praises to YHWH with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.

٣١ 31 ثُمَّ قَالَ حَزَقِيَّا لِلْحَاضِرِينَ: «الآنَ قَدْ كَرَّسْتُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ لِلرَّبِّ، فَهَاتُوا ذَبَائِحَ وَقَرَابِينَ الشُّكْرِ لِهَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ». فَأَقْبَلَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ بِذَبَائِحَ وَقَرَابِينِ شُكْرٍ، وَأَتَى كُلُّ سَخِيٍّ بِمُحْرَقَاتٍ.

Then Hezekiah answered, "Now you have consecrated yourselves to YHWH; come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of YHWH." The assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.

٣٢ 32 وَبَلَغَتْ جُمْلَةُ مَا تَقَدَّمَتْ بِهِ الْجَمَاعَةُ مِنْ مُحْرَقَاتٍ سَبْعِينَ ثَوْراً وَمِئَةَ كَبْشٍ وَمِئَتَيْ خَرُوفٍ، قُرِّبَتْ جَمِيعُهَا مُحْرَقَاتٍ لِلرَّبِّ.

The number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to YHWH.

٣٣ 33 أَمَّا الذَّبَائِحُ الْمُخَصَّصَةُ كَأَقْدَاسٍ فَقَدْ بَلَغَ عَدَدُهَا سِتَّ مِئَةٍ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَثَلاثَةَ آلافٍ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ.

The consecrated things were six hundred head of cattle and three thousand sheep.

٣٤ 34 وَلَمَّا كَانَ عَدَدُ الْكَهَنَةِ غَيْرَ كَافٍ لِلْقِيَامِ بِسَلْخِ كُلِّ تِلْكَ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ، سَاعَدَهُمُ اللّاوِيُّونَ حَتَّى اكْتَمَلَ الْعَمَلُ، وَحَتَّى تَطَهَّرَ بَقِيَّةُ الْكَهَنَةِ، لأَنَّ اللّاوِيِّينَ كَانُوا أَكْثَرَ اهْتِمَاماً بِتَطْهِيرِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ.

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: therefore their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

٣٥ 35 وَفَضْلاً عَنِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ الْكَثِيرَةِ فَقَدْ تَوَافَرَ شَحْمُ ذَبَائِحِ السَّلامِ وَسَكَائِبُ خَمْرِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ. وَهَكَذَا عَادَتِ الْعِبَادَةُ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ إِلَى سَابِقِ عَهْدِهَا.

Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and with the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of YHWH was set in order.

٣٦ 36 وَابْتَهَجَ حَزَقِيَّا وَجَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ بِمَا أَنْعَمَ الرَّبُّ بِهِ عَلَيْهِمْ، لأَنَّ الأَمْرَ حَدَثَ بِصُورَةٍ مُفَاجِئَةٍ.

Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.