歷代志下 35
1 [慶祝逾越節]事後，約史雅王在耶路撒冷向上主舉行逾越節；正月十四日宰殺了逾越節羔羊，
And Josiah kept in Jerusalem the passover unto the Lord: and they slaughtered the passover-sacrifice on the fourteenth day of the first month.
2 分派了司祭的職務，勉勵他們在上主殿內服務；
And he placed the priests in their charges, and strengthened them for the service of the house of the Lord.
3 然後對那些教誨以色列民眾並祝聖於上主的肋未人說：「你們應將約櫃放在以色列王達味的兒子撒羅滿所建的殿裏，不必再用肩扛；從今以後，只應為上主你們的天主，和他的人民以色列服務。
And he said unto the Levites that instructed all Israel, who were holy unto the Lord, Set the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David the king of Israel did build; you have not to carry it any more upon your shoulders; now serve the Lord your God, and his people Israel.
4 你們應依家族和班次，照以色列王達味和他的兒子撒羅滿所規定的，自做準備；
And prepare yourselves by your family divisions, according to your courses, after the written order of David the king of Israel, and after the written order of Solomon his son;
5 要按照家族的班次，照平民兄弟們的需要，在聖殿內值班，每班內應有幾個肋未家族的人。
And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the family divisions of your brethren the sons of the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites;
6 應宰殺逾越節羔羊，聖潔自己，為你們弟兄預備一切，全照上主藉著梅瑟吩咐的進行。」
And slaughter the passover-sacrifice, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare it for your brethren, to do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
7 約史雅於是送給了百姓綿羊羔和山羔羊，凡三萬隻，為在場的人作逾越節的祭品；此外，還有公牛羊三千頭，全是出於君王所有的。
And Josiah set apart for the sons of the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover-sacrifices, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and of steers three thousand: these were of the king's property.
8 他的朝臣也自願給百姓、司祭和肋未人贈送祭品。天主聖殿的主管希耳克雅、則加黎雅和耶希耳，送給了司祭們二千六百之羔羊，三百頭公牛，作為逾越節的祭品。
And his princes set apart [much] as a freewill gift for the people for the priests, and for the Levites: Chilkiyah, and Zecharyahu, and Jechiel, the rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover-sacrifices two thousand and six hundred [lambs and kids], and three hundred steers.
9 肋未人的領袖苛納尼雅和他的兩個兄弟舍瑪雅和乃塔乃耳，以及哈沙彼雅、耶依耳和約匝巴得，送給了肋未人五千隻羔羊，五百頭公牛，作為逾越節的祭品。
And Conanyahu, and Shema'yahu and Nethanel, his brothers, and Chashabyahu and Je'iel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, set apart unto the Levites for passover-sacrifices five thousand [lambs and kids], and five hundred steers.
10 職務安排好了以後，司祭各站在自己的地方，肋未人亦各按班次，照君王所吩咐的，站在自己的地方，
So the service was established, and the priests stood on their station, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king's command.
11 宰殺逾越節羔羊，司祭由他們手中接過血來灑，肋未人繼續剝去牲皮，
And they slaughtered the passover-sacrifice, and the priests sprinkled [the blood received] from their hands, and the Levites did the flaying.
12 將應燒的一份取出來，交給平民按家族分成的小組，叫他們依照梅瑟法律所載，奉獻給上主；他們也照樣奉獻了公牛。
And they removed the burnt-offerings to give them to the divisions of the family divisions of the sons of the people, to offer [them] unto the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the steers.
13 然後按照常例，用火烤熟逾越節羔羊，用鍋或鼎，或罐煮熟其於奉獻的聖物，迅速分給百姓。
And they roasted the passover by the fire in accordance with the prescribed manner; but the holy offerings they seethed in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the sons of the people.
14 這以後纔為自己和司祭預備，因為亞郎的子孫司祭們，直到晚上，忙於奉獻全燔祭和脂油，故此肋未人應為自己，也為亞郎的子孫司祭準備一切。
And afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests; because the priests the sons of Aaron [were busied] in offering the burnt-offerings and the fat until night: therefore the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
15 阿撒夫的後裔歌詠者，遵照達味、阿撒夫、赫曼和王的先見者耶杜通的規定，立在自己的地方；門丁看守各門，無須離開自己的職守，因為有他們的弟兄肋未人為他們準備。
And the singers the sons of Assaph were on their station, according to the command of David, and Assaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the gatekeepers were at every gate: they had no need to depart from their service; because their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
16 這樣，一切為供奉上主，守逾越節，在上主的祭壇上奉獻全燔祭的事務，當日都依照約史雅王的吩咐準備好了。
So was established all the service of the Lord on the same day, to prepare the passover-sacrifice, and to offer burnt-offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the command of king Josiah.
17 在場的以色列子民當時便舉行逾越節，並舉行無酵節七天。
And the children of Israel that were present prepared the passover-sacrifice at that time, and [kept] the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
18 自先知撒慕爾時日以來，在以色列就從未曾舉行過這樣的逾越節；以色列各君王也沒有舉行過像約史雅同司祭、肋未人，在場的猶大和以色列民眾，並耶路撒冷居民所舉行的這逾越節。
And there was not holden any passover like this in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; and all the kings of Israel did not keep such a passover as Josiah kept, with the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
19 這次逾越節是在約史雅第十八年上舉行的。]約史雅逝世]
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover holden.
20 這些事以後，約史雅修理完了聖殿，埃及王乃苛上來攻打幼發拉的河畔的加革米士。約史雅便出兵抵抗他。
After all this, when Josiah had restored the temple, came up Necho the king of Egypt to fight against Karkemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out against him.
21 乃苛派使者對約史雅說：「猶大王，我與你有什麼關係﹖我今天來不是攻擊你，而是要進攻幼發拉的河，並且天主吩咐我急速前進；你不要干預天主的事，因為天主與我同在，免得他毀滅你。」
But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war, and God hath commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God who is with me, that he may not destroy thee.
22 約史雅不但不轉身離去，反而堅持要攻打他，不聽從天主藉乃苛所說的話，遂到默基多平原去作戰。
Nevertheless did Josiah not turn his face away from him, but disguised himself, to fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God; and he came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
23 弓手射傷了約史雅王，王對自己的僕人說：「我受了重傷，將我帶走! 」
And the archers shot at king Josiah: and the king said to his servants, Carry me away: for I am sorely wounded.
24 他的僕人將他由所乘的車中抱出來，放在另一輛車上，帶到耶路撒冷，王去了世，葬在他祖先的墳墓裏。全猶大和耶路撒冷都舉喪哀悼約史雅，
And his servants carried him away out of that chariot, and conveyed him in the second chariot that he had: and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
25 耶肋米亞為約史雅作了一首輓歌，所有歌唱的男女都唱這首歌詞來哀悼約史雅，直到今日，甚至在以色列中成了常例。這些歌詞都載在輓歌集內。
And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah; and all the singing men and the singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and they instituted them as a custom in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.
26 約史雅其餘的事蹟，以及他遵循上主法律所載而行的大業，
And the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his pious deeds, in accordance with what is written in the law of the Lord,
27 和他前後所行的事蹟，都記載在以色列和猶大列王時錄上。
And his acts, the first and the last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
