2 أخبار 31

١ 1 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ تَمَّ الاحْتِفَالُ، انْدَفَعَ كُلُّ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ الْحَاضِرِينَ إِلَى مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا وَحَطَّمُوا الأَنْصَابَ وَقَطَّعُوا تَمَاثِيلَ عَشْتَارُوثَ، وَهَدَمُوا الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَالْمَذَابِحَ فِي كُلِّ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ، وَفِي أَرْضِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَمَنَسَّى حَتَّى اسْتَأْصَلُوهَا. ثُمَّ رَجَعَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فِي مَدِينَتِهِ.

Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

٢ 2 وَأَعَادَ حَزَقِيَّا تَنْظِيمَ خِدْمَةِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ حَسَبَ فِرَقِهِمْ، وَعَيَّنَ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ خِدْمَتَهُ بِمُوْجِبِ مَنْصِبِهِ، كَكَاهِنٍ أَوْ لاوِيٍّ، لِتَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ، وَتَقْدِيمِ ذَبَائِحِ السَّلامِ وَخِدْمَةِ التَّسْبِيحِ عِنْدَ أَبْوَابِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ.

And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of the LORD.

٣ 3 وَتَبَرَّعَ الْمَلِكُ بِحِصَّةٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ لِلْمُحْرَقَاتِ الصَّبَاحِيَّةِ وَالْمَسَائِيَّةِ، وَمُحْرَقَاتِ أَيَّامِ السَّبْتِ وَمَطَالِعِ الأَشْهُرِ وَالأَعْيَادِ، كَمَا هُوَ مَنْصُوصٌ عَلَيْهِ فِي شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ.

He appointed also the king’s portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, that is, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD.

٤ 4 وَطَلَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ أَنْ يُعْطُوا الْكَهَنَةَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ حِصَّتَهُمْ حَتَّى يَتَفَرَّغُوا لِشَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ.

Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.

٥ 5 وَمَا إِنْ ذَاعَ أَمْرُ الْمَلِكِ حَتَّى قَدَّمَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ بِسَخَاءٍ مِنْ بَوَاكِيرِ الْحِنْطَةِ، وَأَوَّلِ مَحْصُولِ الْكُرُومِ، وَالزَّيْتِ وَالْعَسَلِ وَمِنْ كُلِّ مَحَاصِيلِ الْحَقْلِ، وَأَتَوْا بِعُشُورِ إِنْتَاجِهَا بِكَمِّيَّاتٍ وَافِرَةٍ،

And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of grain, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things they brought in abundantly.

٦ 6 كَمَا قَدَّمَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا الْمُقِيمُونَ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا عُشُورَ الْبَقَرِ وَالضَّأْنِ، وَعُشُورَ الأَقْدَاسِ الْمُخَصَّصَةِ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِمْ، وَجَعَلُوهَا أَكْوَاماً أَكْوَاماً.

And the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps.

٧ 7 وَشَرَعُوا فِي تَكْوِيمِهَا فِي الشَّهْرِ الثَّالِثِ وَفَرَغُوا مِنْهَا فِي الشَّهْرِ السَّابِعِ.

In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.

٨ 8 ثُمَّ جَاءَ حَزَقِيَّا وَرُؤَسَاءُ الشَّعْبِ وَشَاهَدُوا الأَكْوَامَ فَبَارَكُوا الرَّبَّ وَشَعْبَهُ إِسْرائِيلَ.

And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.

٩ 9 وَلَمَّا سَأَلَ حَزَقِيَّا الْكَهَنَةَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ عَنْ هَذِهِ الأَكْوَامِ،

Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

١٠ 10 أَجَابَهُ عَزَرْيَا رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ مِنْ بَيْتِ صَادُوقَ: «مُنْذُ أَنْ أَخَذَ الشَّعْبُ فِي التَّبَرُّعِ بِالتَّقْدِمَاتِ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، أَكَلْنَا وَشَبِعْنَا، وَفَضِلَتْ عَنَّا هَذِهِ الْكَمِّيَّاتُ الْوَافِرَةُ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ بَارَكَ شَعْبَهُ. وَهَذِهِ الْوَفْرَةُ قَدْ فَضِلَتْ عَنَّا».

And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great abundance.

١١ 11 وَأَمَرَ حَزَقِيَّا بِإِعْدَادِ مَخَازِنَ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، فَهَيَّأُوهَا،

Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them,

١٢ 12 وَأَوْدَعُوا فِيهَا التَّقْدِمَاتِ وَالْعُشُورَ وَالأَقْدَاسَ بِأَمَانَةٍ، وَتَعَيَّنَ كُونَنْيَا اللاوِيُّ رَئِيساً مُشْرِفاً عَلَى الْقَائِمِينَ بِهَذَا الْعَمَلِ، يُعَاوِنُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ أَخُوهُ شِمْعِي،

And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.

١٣ 13 أَمَّا يَحِيئِيلُ وَعَزَرْيَا وَنَحَثُ وَعَسَائِيلُ وَيَرِيمُوثُ وَيُوزَابَادُ وَإِيلِيئِيلُ وَيَسْمَخْيَا وَمَحَثُ وَبَنَايَا، فَكَانُوا وُكَلاءَ يَعْمَلُونَ تَحْتَ إِشْرَافِ كُونَنْيَا وَشِمْعِي وَفْقاً لِلتَّرْتِيبِ الَّذِي قَرَّرَهُ حَزَقِيَّا الْمَلِكُ وَعَزَرْيَا رَئِيسُ كَهَنَةِ بَيْتِ اللهِ.

And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

١٤ 14 وَكَانَ قُورِي بْنُ يَمْنَةَ اللّاوِيُّ حَارِسُ الْبَابِ الشَّرْقِيِّ مُشْرِفاً عَلَى التَّبَرُّعَاتِ الطَّوْعِيَّةِ الْمُقَدَّمَةِ للهِ، وَعَلَى تَوْزِيعِ التَّقْدِمَاتِ الْمُخَصَّصَةِ لِلرَّبِّ وَعَلَى عَطَايَا الأَقْدَاسِ،

And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.

١٥ 15 يُعَاوِنُهُ بِأَمَانَةٍ: عَدَنُ وَمِنْيَامِينُ وَيَشُوعُ وَشِمْعِيَا وَأَمَرْيَا وَشَكَنْيَا فِي مُدُنِ الْكَهَنَةِ، فِي تَوْزِيعِ أَنْصِبَةِ إِخْوَتِهِمِ الْكَهَنَةِ حَسَبَ فِرَقِهِمْ، مِنْ غَيْرِ تَمْيِيزٍ بَيْنَ كَبِيرٍ وَصَغِيرٍ.

And under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:

١٦ 16 فَضْلاً عَمَّا كَانُوا يُوَزِّعُونَهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ بِيَوْمِهِ عَلَى الْمُنْتَسِبِينَ مِنْ ذُكُورِهِمْ مِنِ ابْنِ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ فَمَا فَوْقُ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللهِ لِيَقُومَ بِمُخْتَلَفِ مَهَامِّ خِدْمَتِهِ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ، وَفْقاً لِمَسْؤُلِيَّاتِهِمْ وَفِرَقِهِمْ.

Besides their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even to every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;

١٧ 17 وَقَدْ أُدْرِجَتْ أَسْمَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ فِي السِّجِلّاتِ بِحَسَبِ انْتِمَائِهِمْ لِبُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ. أَمَّا اللّاوِيُّونَ مِنِ ابْنِ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فَمَا فَوْقُ فَقَدْ سُجِّلُوا حَسَبَ الْعَمَلِ الَّذِي يَقُومُونَ بِهِ.

Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;

١٨ 18 وَقَدِ اشْتَمَلَتِ السِّجِلّاتُ عَلَى أَسْمَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَجَمِيعِ أَطْفَالِهِمْ وَنِسَائِهِمْ وَأَبْنَائِهِمْ وَبَنَاتِهِمْ، لأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا أُمَنَاءَ فِي تَطْهِيرِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ.

And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:

١٩ 19 وَقَدْ تَمَّ تَعْيِينُ كَهَنَةٍ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ هرُونَ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي مَزَارِعِ الْمُدُنِ، وَفِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ، لِيَقُومُوا بِتَوْزِيعِ حِصَصٍ عَلَى كُلِّ ذَكَرٍ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ مُنْتَسِبٍ مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ.

Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the common lands of their cities, in every single city, the men that were mentioned by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.

٢٠ 20 هَذَا مَا أَجْرَاهُ حَزَقِيَّا فِي كُلِّ بِلادِ يَهُوذَا، صَانِعاً كُلَّ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَقَوِيمٌ وَحَقٌّ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ.

And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and performed that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.

٢١ 21 وَكُلُّ مَا قَامَ بِهِ فِي خِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ اللهِ كَانَ طَاعَةً لِلشَّرِيعَةِ وَالْوَصِيَّةِ، وَسَعْياً وَرَاءَ طَلَبِ اللهِ، بِكُلِّ وَلاءٍ، فَأَفْلَحَ.

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.