2 أخبار 35

١ 1 وَاحْتَفَلَ يُوشِيَّا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ بِفِصْحِ الرَّبِّ فِي الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ.

Moreouer Iosiah kept a Passeouer vnto the Lord in Ierusalem, and they slewe the Passeouer in the fourtenth day of the first moneth.

٢ 2 وَعَيَّنَ الْكَهَنَةَ فِي وَظَائِفِهِمْ وَحَضَّهُمْ عَلَى الْقِيَامِ بِخِدْمَةِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ،

And he appointed the Priestes to their charges, and incouraged them to the seruice of the house of the Lord,

٣ 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.

And he sayd vnto the Leuites that taught all Israel and were sanctified vnto the Lord, Put the holy Arke in the house which Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel did build: it shalbe no more a burden vpon your shoulders: serue now the Lord your God and his people Israel,

٤ 4 وَأَحْصُوا بُيُوتَ آبَائِكُمْ، وَقَسِّمُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ حَسَبَ فِرَقِكُمْ بِمُوْجِبِ تَعْلِيمَاتِ دَاوُدَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَبِمُقْتَضَى مَا نَصَّ عَلَيْهِ سُلَيْمَانُ ابْنُهُ.

And prepare your selues by the houses of your fathers according to your courses, as Dauid the King of Israel hath written, and according to the writing of Salomon his sonne,

٥ 5 وَقِفُوا فِي القُدْسِ بِحَسَبِ أَقْسَامِ بُيُوتِ آبَاءِ إِخْوَتِكُمْ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الشَّعْبِ، وَبِحَسَبِ فِرَقِ بُيُوتِ آبَاءِ اللّاوِيِّينَ.

And stande in the Sanctuarie according to the deuision of the families of your brethren the children of the people, and after the deuision of the familie of the Leuites:

٦ 6 وَاذْبَحُوا حَمَلَ الْفِصْحِ وَتَقَدَّسُوا. وَهَيِّئُوا إِخْوَتَكُمْ لِيَعْمَلُوا وَفْقَ شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ الَّتِي أَعْطَاهَا لِمُوسَى».

So kill the Passeouer and sanctifie your selues, and prepare your brethren that they may doe according to the worde of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

٧ 7 وَتَبَرَّعَ يُوشِيَّا مِنْ مَالِهِ لأَبْنَاءِ الشَّعْبِ الْمَوْجُودِينَ لِلاحْتِفَالِ بِالْفِصْحِ بِثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً مِنَ الْحُمْلانِ وَثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ.

Iosiah also gaue to the people sheepe, lambs and kiddes, all for the Passeouer, euen to all that were present, to the nomber of thirtie thousand, and three thousande bullocks: these were of the Kings substance.

٨ 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.

And his princes offred willingly vnto the people, to the Priests and to the Leuites: Hilkiah, and Zechariah, and Iehiel, rulers of the house of God, gaue vnto the Priests for the Passeouer, euen two thousand and sixe hundreth sheepe, and three hundreth bullockes.

٩ 9 كَمَا تَبَرَّعَ رُؤَسَاءُ اللّاوِيِّينَ كُونَنْيَا وَأَخَوَاهُ شَمَعْيَا وَنَثْنِيئِيلُ، وَحَشَبْيَا وَيَعِيئِيلُ وَيُوزَابَادُ لِلّاوِيِّينَ بِخَمْسَةِ آلافِ حَمَلٍ لِلْفِصْحِ وَخَمْسِ مِئَةِ بَقَرَةٍ.

Conaniah also and Shemaiah and Nethaneel his brethren, and Hashabiah and Ieiel, and Iozabad, chiefe of the Leuites gaue vnto the Leuites for the Passeouer, fiue thousand sheepe, and fiue hundreth bullockes.

١٠ 10 وَهَكَذَا تَمَّ إِعْدَادُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لِلْخِدْمَةِ، فَاحْتَلَّ الْكَهَنَةُ مَقَامَهُمْ، وَتَوَزَّعَ اللّاوِيُّونَ فِي فِرَقِهِمْ حَسَبَ أَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ.

Thus the seruice was prepared, and the Priests stoode in their places, also the Leuites in their orders, according to the Kings commandement:

١١ 11 وَذَبَحُوا حُمْلانَ الْفِصْحِ. وَرَشَّ الْكَهَنَةُ الدَّمَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ، أَمَّا اللّاوِيُّونَ فَكَانُوا يَسْلُخُونَ الْحُمْلانَ.

And they slewe the Passeouer, and the Priests sprinkled the blood with their handes, and the Leuites flayed them.

١٢ 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.

And they tooke away from the burnt offering to giue it according to the deuisions of the families of the children of the people, to offer vnto the Lord, as it is written in the booke of Moses, and so of the bullockes.

١٣ 13 وَشَوَوْا حُمْلانَ الْفِصْحِ بِالنَّارِ بِمُقْتَضَى الشَّرِيعَةِ، أَمَّا التَّقْدِمَاتُ الْمُقَدَّسَةُ فَقَدْ طَبَخُوهَا فِي الْقُدُورِ وَالْمَرَاجِلِ وَالصِّحَافِ وَفَرَّقُوهَا عَلَى الشَّعْبِ.

And they rosted the Passeouer with fire, according to ye custome, but the sanctified things they sod in pots, pannes, and cauldrons, and distributed them quickely to all the people.

١٤ 14 ثُمَّ أَعَدَّ اللّاوِيُّونَ اللَّحْمَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلِلْكَهَنَةِ أَبْنَاءِ هَرُونَ، الَّذِينَ انْهَمَكُوا طَوَالَ النَّهَارِ حَتَّى حُلُولِ اللَّيْلِ فِي تَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ وَإِحْرَاقِ الشَّحْمِ.

Afterwarde also they prepared for them selues and for the Priestes: for the Priestes the sonnes of Aaron were occupied in offering of burnt offrings, and the fat vntill night: therefore the Leuites prepared for them selues, and for the Priests the sonnes of Aaron.

١٥ 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.

And the singers the sonnes of Asaph stoode in their standing according to the commandement of Dauid, and Asaph, and Heman, and Ieduthun the Kings Seer: and the porters at euery gate, who might not depart from their seruice: therefore their brethren the Leuites prepared for them.

١٦ 16 وَهَكَذَا تَمَّتْ كُلُّ إِجْرَاءَاتِ خِدْمَةِ الرَّبِّ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لِلاحْتِفَالِ بِالْفِصْحِ وَتَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ عَلَى مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ بِمُوْجِبِ أَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ يُوشِيَّا.

So all the seruice of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keepe the Passeouer, and to offer burnt offerings vpon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandement of King Iosiah.

١٧ 17 وَاحْتَفَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ الْحَاضِرُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ بِالْفِصْحِ وَبِعِيدِ الْفَطِيرِ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

And the children of Israel that were present, kept the Passeouer the same time, and the feast of the vnleauened bread seuen dayes.

١٨ 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.

And there was no Passeouer kept like that, in Israel, from the dayes of Samuel the Prophet: neyther did all the Kings of Israel keepe such a Passeouer as Iosiah kept, and the Priestes and the Leuites, and all Iudah, and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Ierusalem.

١٩ 19 وَقَدْ جَرَى الاحْتِفَالُ بِالْفِصْحِ فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ مُلْكِ يُوشِيَّا.

This Passeouer was kept in the eighteenth yeere of the reigne of Iosiah.

٢٠ 20 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ نَظَّمَ يُوشِيَّا خِدْمَةَ الْهَيْكَلِ، زَحَفَ فِرْعَوْنُ نَخُوُ مَلِكُ مِصْرَ إِلَى كَرْكَمِيشَ، لِخَوْضِ حَرْبٍ عِنْدَ الْفُرَاتِ، فَتَأَهَّبَ يُوشِيَّا لِقِتَالِهِ.

After all this, when Iosiah had prepared the Temple, Necho King of Egypt came vp to fight against Carchemish by Perath, and Iosiah went out against him.

٢١ 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».

But he sent messengers to him, saying, What haue I to doe with thee, thou King of Iudah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house of mine enemie, and God commanded me to make haste: leaue of to come against God, which is with me, least he destroy thee.

٢٢ 22 فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ يُوشِيَّا عَنْ قِتَالِهِ، بَلْ تَنَكَّرَ لِيُحَارِبَهُ. وَلَمْ يُصْغِ لِتَحْذِيرِ اللهِ عَلَى فَمِ نَخُوٍ، بَلْ جَدَّ فِي مُحَارَبَتِهِ فِي سَهْلِ مَجِدُّو.

But Iosiah would not turne his face from him, but changed his apparel to fight with him, and hearkened not vnto the wordes of Necho, which were of the mouth of God, but came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

٢٣ 23 فَأَصَابَ رُمَاةُ نَخُو الْمَلِكَ يُوشِيَّا، فَقَالَ لِرِجَالِهِ: «انْقُلُونِي، لأَنَّنِي أُصِبْتُ بِجُرْحٍ بَلِيغٍ».

And the shooters shot at king Iosiah: then the King saide to his seruants, Cary me away, for I am very sicke.

٢٤ 24 فَنَقَلَهُ رِجَالُهُ مِنَ الْمَرْكَبَةِ إِلَى مَرْكَبَتِهِ الثَّانِيَةِ، وَأَعَادُوهُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، حَيْثُ مَاتَ وَدُفِنَ فِي مَقَابِرِ آبَائِهِ. فَنَاحَتْ عَلَيْهِ كُلُّ مَمْلَكَةِ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ.

So his seruants tooke him out of that charet, and put him in the seconde charet which he had, and when they had brought him to Ierusalem, he dyed, and was buryed in the sepulchres of his fathers: and all Iudah and Ierusalem mourned for Iosiah.

٢٥ 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.

And Ieremiah lamented Iosiah, and al singing men and singing women mourned for Iosiah in their lamentations to this day, and made the same for an ordinance vnto Israel: and beholde, they be written in the lamentations.

٢٦ 26 أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ يُوشِيَّا وَأَعْمَالُهُ الصَّالِحَةُ الْمُتَوَافِقَةُ مَعَ مَا نَصَّتْ عَلَيْهِ شَرِيعَةُ الرَّبِّ،

Concerning the rest of the actes of Iosiah and his goodnesse, doing as it was written in the Lawe of the Lord,

٢٧ 27 وَمُنْجَزَاتُهُ مِنْ بِدَايَتِهَا إِلَى نِهَايَتِهَا فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتَابِ تَارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا.

And his deedes, first and last, behold, they are written in the booke of the Kings of Israel and Iudah.