2 Setouknae 29
1 Hezekiah teh siangpahrang a tawk navah kum 25 touh a pha teh Jerusalem kum 29 touh a uk.
Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.
2 A na pa Devit e a sak e pueng a sak teh, BAWIPA e mithmu vah hawinae a sak.
Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
3 Siangpahrang a tawknae kum thapa yung pasueknae dawkvah, BAWIPA im takhangnaw a paawng teh a pathoup.
During March of the first year that Hezekiah was ruling Judah, he unlocked the doors of the temple, and his workers repaired them.
4 Vaihmanaw hoi Levihnaw a hrawi teh, kanîtholah hmuen akawnae koe a pâkhueng teh,
Then he gathered the priests and other descendants of Levi in the area on the east side of the temple,
5 ahnimouh koevah, nangmouh Levihnaw ka lawk thai awh haw. Na mamanaw hmaloe kamthoung awh haw. Na mintoenaw e BAWIPA Cathut im thoung sak awh nateh, hmuen kathoung dawk e kakhinnaw hah tâkhawng awh.
and he said to them, “You descendants of Levi, listen to me! Consecrate yourselves. And then consecrate the temple of Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]. Remove from the temple all the things that are not pleasing to God.
6 Mamae mintoenaw ni kâ a tapoe awh teh, BAWIPA Cathut hmalah hawihoehnae a sak awh teh, a pahnawt awh. BAWIPA onae hmuen hah a hnamthun takhai awh.
Our ancestors disobeyed God; they did many things that he considered to be evil, things that were not pleasing to him. They abandoned this place where Yahweh lives, and they have turned away from him.
7 Longkha takhang a khan awh. Hmaiim a padue awh teh, Isarel Cathut hmuen kathoung dawk hmuitui hai sawi awh hoeh. Hmaisawi thuengnae hai sak awh hoeh.
They locked the doors of the temple and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn any incense, and they did not offer any sacrifices that were to be completely burned [on the altar].
8 Hatdawkvah, BAWIPA lungkhueknae teh Judahnaw hoi Jerusalem taminaw e lathueng a pha. Na mit hoi na hmu awh e patetlah ram tangkuem hoi hmuen tangkuem vah, rucatnae, lungpuennae, hoi pathoenae lah na coung awh han.
Therefore, Yahweh has become very angry with us people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and he has caused other people to become frightened and horrified [when they hear what Yahweh did to punish us]. And they ridicule us. You know this very well.
9 Khenhaw! maimae mintoenaw teh, tahloi hoi a due awh teh, maimae capanaw hoi canunaw hoi yunaw teh san a toung awh.
That is why our fathers have been killed in battles, and our sons and daughters and our wives have been captured and taken [to other countries].
10 Hatdawkvah, puenghoi a lungkhueknae a roum thai nahanelah, BAWIPA Isarel Cathut koe lawkkamnae sak hanelah ka noe e doeh.
But now I intend to make an agreement with Yahweh, our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with us.
11 Ka canaw, rap awm awh hanh leih. Bangkongtetpawiteh, nangmouh teh BAWIPA ni, a hmalah na kangdue awh vaiteh, thaw tawk hane hoi ama koevah hmuitui sawi hanelah na rawi awh e doeh, telah atipouh.
[You who are like] my sons, do not waste any time. [Do immediately what Yahweh wants you to do.] Yahweh has chosen you to stand in his presence and offer sacrifices and burn incense.”
12 Hat torei teh, Levih tami Amasa capa Mahath, Kohath tami Azariah capa Joel, Merari capanaw dawk e Addi capa Kish, Jehallelel capa Azariah, Gershon tami Zimmah capa Joah, Joab capa Eden.
Then these descendants of Levi started to work [in the temple]: From the descendants of Kohath there were Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah. From the descendants of Merari there were Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel. From the descendants of Gershon there were Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah.
13 Elizaphan capanaw thung dawk e Shimri hoi Jeuel, Asaph capa thung dawk e Zekhariah hoi Mattaniah.
From the descendants of Elizaphan there were Shimri and Jeiel. From the descendants of Asaph there were Zechariah and Mattaniah.
14 Heman capa thung dawk e Jehiel hoi Shimei, Jeduthun capa thung dawk e Shemaiah hoi Uzziel, ahnimanaw a kangdue awh.
From the descendants of Heman there were Jehiel and Shimei. From the descendants of Jeduthun there were Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 A hmaunawngha a pâkhueng awh teh, a kamthoung awh. BAWIPA e lawk hoi kâvan lah siangpahrang ni kâ a poe e patetlah BAWIPA imthung thoung sak hanelah a kâen awh.
When those men had gathered their fellow descendants of Levi and had consecrated themselves, they entered the temple in order to consecrate it. That was what the king had commanded them to do, and they were also obeying what Yahweh had commanded.
16 Hottelah vaihmanaw teh thoung sak hanelah BAWIPA im a thung lae rakhan dawk a kâen awh. BAWIPA im dawk kakhin e a hmuennaw pueng hah BAWIPA im hmalah a tâcokhai awh teh, Levihnaw ni a la awh teh Kidron palang lah a ceikhai awh.
The priests entered the temple to consecrate it. They brought out into the courtyard of the temple everything that they had found in the temple that was not pleasing to Yahweh. Then the descendants of Levi took those things down to the Kidron Valley [and burned them there].
17 Thapa yung pasuek, apasuek hnin a kamtawng awh teh, hote thapa hnin taroe hnin vah, BAWIPA im alawilah totouh, a thoung sak awh. Hathnukkhu, BAWIPA im hnin taroe touh thung a thoung sak awh teh, thapa yung pasuek e hnin hlaitaruk hnin a cum awh.
The priests and other descendants of Levi started this work on the first day of March and finished purifying the courtyard [of the temple] on the eighth day of that month, and they finished purifying the temple one week later.
18 Hottelah siangpahrang Hezekiah koe, siangpahrang im a kâen awh teh, BAWIPA im e hmaisawi thuengnae khoungroe hoi hawvah, hno e hnopai pueng vaiyei pâhungnae caboi hoi hnopai pueng koung ka thoung sak awh toe.
Then they went to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have purified all parts of the temple, and the altar where sacrifices are completely burned, and all the items used at the altar, the table on which the priests place the sacred bread, and the things [used at that table].
19 Hahoi siangpahrang Ahaz a bawi navah, yonnae a sak teh, a hnoun e hnopai pueng hai koung ka thoung sak awh. Khenhaw! BAWIPA e thuengnae khoungroe hmalah ao awh, telah atipouh awh.
While Ahaz was our king, he disobeyed what Yahweh had commanded, and he removed from the temple many things [that should be there], but now we have brought them back and placed them in front of the sacred altar.”
20 Hatnavah, siangpahrang Hezekiah teh amom a thaw teh, khothung e kahrawikungnaw a kaw teh, BAWIPA im dawk a cei.
Early the next morning, King Hezekiah gathered together the city officials, and they went to the [courtyard of the] temple.
21 Uknaeram hoi hmuen kathoung Judah hanelah yon thueng nahane maitotan sari, tutan sari, tuca sari touh hoi hmaetan sari touh a ceikhai. Aron capa vaihmanaw hah BAWIPA e thuengnae khoungroe koe thuengnae sak hanelah kâ a poe.
They took with them seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs, and seven male goats to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of all the people in the kingdom of Judah, and in order to purify the temple. The king commanded that the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, should offer those animals to be sacrificed to Yahweh on the altar.
22 Maitotannaw a thei awh teh, vaihma ni a thipaling a la teh, thuengnae khoungroe dawk a kathek. Hahoi tutannaw hai a thei awh teh, a thipaling hah thuengnae khoungroe dawk a kathek awh. Hahoi tucanaw hai a thei awh teh, a thipaling hah thuengnae khoungroe dawk a kathek awh.
So first the priests slaughtered those bulls, and took their blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.
23 Hmaetannaw teh yon thueng nahanlah siangpahrang hoi rangpuinaw e hmalah a thokhai awh teh, a lathueng vah a kut a toung sin awh.
The goats that were slaughtered to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of the people were brought to the king and the others who were there. Then the king and those who were present laid their hands on those goats.
24 Vaihmanaw ni a thei awh teh, thipaling hoi Isarelnaw pueng e yontha nahanelah thuengnae khoungroe dawk yon thuengnae a sak. Isarelnaw abuemlah hanelah hmaisawi thuengnae hoi yon thueng nahanelah siangpahrang ni kâ a poe.
Then the priests slaughtered those goats and splashed their blood on the altar in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins that all the Israeli people had committed. The priests did that because the king had commanded that offerings that would be completely burned [on the altar] and other sacrifices should be made for all the people of Israel.
25 Devit siangpahrang hoi ahnimae profet hah profet Nathan e kâpoelawk patetlah BAWIPA im dawk Levihnaw teh cecak, tamawi hoi ratoung, tumkhawng hanelah a hruek. Bangkongtetpawiteh, kâpoelawk teh BAWIPA ni profetnaw hno lahoi a poe e doeh.
The king then told the descendants of Levi to stand in the temple with their cymbals and harps and lyres, obeying what David and his prophets Gad and Nathan had commanded. Those were things that Yahweh had told his prophets that the descendants of Levi should do.
26 Levihnaw teh Devit ni sak e tumkhawngnaw hoi vaihmanaw teh mongkanaw patuep hoi a kangdue awh.
So the descendants of Levi [went and] stood in the temple, ready to play the musical instruments that King David had given to them. And the priests were ready to blow their trumpets.
27 Hezekiah ni thuengnae khoungroe dawk hmaisawi thuengnae thueng hanelah, kâ a poe. Hahoi hmaisawi thuengnae a kamtawng awh navah, mongka hoi Devit ni a sak e tumkhawng khawng laihoi, BAWIPA a pholen awh.
Then Hezekiah told some of the priests to burn the animals that would be sacrificed on the altar. When they started to burn the animals, the people started to sing to [praise] Yahweh, while the other descendants of Levi were playing their instruments.
28 Rangpuinaw ni Cathut a bawk awh teh, la kasaknaw ni la a sak awh. Mongka kauengnaw ni mongka a ueng awh. Hmaisawi thuengnae abaw hoehroukrak hottelah kâhat laipalah a sak awh.
All the people who were there bowed to worship Yahweh, while the singers sang and the trumpeters blew their trumpets. They continued to do this until they had finished slaughtering all the animals that would be completely burned.
29 Hahoi, thuengnae abaw toteh, siangpahrang hoi ahni koe kaawm e pueng ni tabo laihoi Cathut a bawk awh.
When they finished making those offerings, the king and all those who were there knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.
30 Siangpahrang Hezekiah hoi kahrawikungnaw Levihnaw hah Devit hoi profet Asaph ni a phueng e pholen la sak hanlah kâ a poe. Hahoi lunghawinae hoi pholennae la sak laihoi a tabo awh teh Cathut a bawk awh.
Then King Hezekiah and his officials commanded the descendants of Levi to praise Yahweh, singing the songs [composed/written] by David and Asaph the prophet. So they sang songs joyfully and bowed their heads to worship.
31 Hottelah, Hezekiah ni, BAWIPA hanelah na thoung awh toe, tho awh haw, BAWIPA im dawk thueng hane hoi lunghawi lawk dei thueng nahanelah poe awh haw, telah atipouh.
Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to Yahweh. So come close to the temple and bring animals to be sacrificed and other offerings to thank [Yahweh for what he has done for you].” And those who wanted to bring animals to be completely burned [on the altar] brought them.
32 Hahoi rangpuinaw ni sathei thueng hane hoi lunghawi lawk dei thueng hane a poe awh. Poe han a lung ka tho pueng ni a poe e naw pueng teh, maitotan 70, tutan 100 touh hoi tuca 200 touh a pha.
Altogether they brought 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs to be completely burned on the altar.
33 Hno poe e abuemlah maitotan 600, tutan 3000 touh a pha.
The other animals that they brought were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats that were set apart to be sacrifices.
34 Hatei, vaihmanaw ayounca dawkvah, hmaisawi thuengnae sathei be thet thai awh hoeh. Hatdawkvah, a hmaunawngha Levihnaw ni pâbaw hoehroukrak, vaihmanaw kamthoung totouh a kabawp awh. Levihnaw teh vaihmanaw hlak kamthoung hane lungthin a lan awh.
But there were not enough priests to remove the skins from the animals that would be completely burned [on the altar]. So their fellow descendants of Levi helped them until that work was finished, and until other priests had purified/consecrated themselves to do that work. It was necessary for them to do that because many of the priests had not yet performed the rituals to consecrate themselves for that work, like the descendants of Levi had done.
35 Hmaisawi thuengnae apap poung dawkvah, hmaisawi thuengnae pueng koe, roum thuengnae sathei thaw hoi nei thueng nahane hai apap poung. Hottelah BAWIPA im dawk thaw tawknae hah a khuekhawcalah a tawk awh.
In addition to the all the offerings that were completely burned [on the altar], the priests also burned the fat of the other animals that were sacrificed to maintain good fellowship with Yahweh, and the usual wine offerings. So the worship at the temple began again.
36 Rangpuinaw hanelah Cathut ni a rakueng pouh e hno kecu dawk Hezekiah hoi taminaw pueng teh puenghoi a lunghawi awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, pouk laipalah ka tho e hno doeh.
And Hezekiah and all the other people of Judah celebrated, because God had enabled them to do all those things very quickly.
