< 歷代志下 31 >
1 這事既都完畢,在那裏的以色列眾人就到猶大的城邑,打碎柱像,砍斷木偶,又在猶大、便雅憫、以法蓮、瑪拿西遍地將邱壇和祭壇拆毀淨盡。於是以色列眾人各回各城,各歸各地。
Now, when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went forth unto the cities of Judah, and brake in pieces the pillars—and cut down the Sacred Stems—and threw down the high places and the altars, out of all Judah and Benjamin—and throughout Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had made an end, —then all the sons of Israel returned every man to his own possession, unto their own cities.
2 希西家派定祭司利未人的班次,各按各職獻燔祭和平安祭,又在耶和華殿門內事奉,稱謝頌讚耶和華。
And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests, and the Levites, over their courses, every man according to the requirements of his service, both priests and Levites, for ascending-sacrifice and for peace-offerings, —to be in attendance and to give thanks and to offer praise, in the gates of the camps of Yahweh;
3 王又從自己的產業中定出分來為燔祭,就是早晚的燔祭和安息日、月朔,並節期的燔祭,都是按耶和華律法上所載的;
also the portion of the king out of his own substance, for the ascending-sacrifices, —[even] for the ascending-sacrifices of the morning and of the evening, and the ascending-sacrifices for the sabbaths, and for the new moons and for the appointed feasts, —as written in the law of Yahweh.
4 又吩咐住耶路撒冷的百姓將祭司、利未人所應得的分給他們,使他們專心遵守耶和華的律法。
And he bade the people who were dwelling in Jerusalem give the portion of the priests and the Levites, —to the end they might persevere in the law of Yahweh.
5 諭旨一出,以色列人就把初熟的五穀、新酒、油、蜜,和田地的出產多多送來,又把各物的十分之一送來的極多。
And, as soon as the thing spread abroad, the sons of Israel caused to abound the firstfruit of corn, new wine, and oil, and honey, and all the increase of the field, -yea, the tithe of all—in abundance, brought they in.
6 住猶大各城的以色列人和猶大人也將牛羊的十分之一,並分別為聖歸耶和華-他們上帝之物,就是十分取一之物,盡都送來,積成堆壘;
And, as for the sons of Israel and Judah who were dwelling in the cities of Judah, even they, a tithe of oxen, and sheep, and a tithe of hallowed things, which had been hallowed unto Yahweh their God, did bring in and pile up—heaps, heaps.
In the third month, began they the heaps, at the foundation, —and, in the seventh, they finished.
8 希西家和眾首領來,看見堆壘,就稱頌耶和華,又為耶和華的民以色列人祝福。
And Hezekiah and the rulers came, and saw the heaps, —and blessed Yahweh, and his people Israel.
Then applied Hezekiah unto the priests and the Levites, concerning the heaps.
10 撒督家的大祭司亞撒利雅回答說:「自從民將供物送到耶和華殿以來,我們不但吃飽,且剩下的甚多;因為耶和華賜福給他的民,所剩下的才這樣豐盛。」
And Azariah, the chief priest of the house of Zadok, spake unto him, —and said—From the time of beginning to bring in, the heave-offering, into the house of Yahweh—to eat and to be full, there hath still been left, even to this abundance. For, Yahweh, hath blessed his people, and, that which is left, is this great plenty.
11 希西家吩咐在耶和華殿裏預備倉房,他們就預備了。
Then Hezekiah gave word to prepare chambers, in the house of Yahweh, and they prepared them;
12 他們誠心將供物和十分取一之物,並分別為聖之物,都搬入倉內。利未人歌楠雅掌管這事,他兄弟示每為副管。
and brought in the heave-offering and the tithe and the hallowed things, faithfully, —and, over them, as chief ruler, was Cononiah the Levite, and Shimei his brother, next;
13 耶歇、亞撒細雅、拿哈、亞撒黑、耶利末、約撒拔、以列、伊斯瑪基雅、瑪哈、比拿雅都是督理,在歌楠雅和他兄弟示每的手下,是希西家王和管理上帝殿的亞撒利雅所派的。
and Jehiel and Azaziah and Nahath and Asahel and Jerimoth and Jozabad, and Eliel and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, —overseers under the direction of Cononiah and Shemei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the chief ruler of the house of God.
14 守東門的利未人音拿的兒子可利,掌管樂意獻與上帝的禮物,發放獻與耶和華的供物和至聖的物。
And, Kore, son of Imnah the Levite, the door-keeper on the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, —to give the heave-offering of Yahweh, and the most holy things.
15 在他手下有伊甸、珉雅珉、耶書亞、示瑪雅、亞瑪利雅、示迦尼雅,在祭司的各城裏供緊要的職任,無論弟兄大小,都按着班次分給他們。
And, under his direction, were Eden and Miniamin and Jeshua and Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in trust to give unto their brethren by courses, as the great so the small;
16 按家譜,三歲以外的男丁,凡每日進耶和華殿、按班次供職的,也分給他;
besides registering them by males, from three years old and upward, unto every one that entered into the house of Yahweh, in the need of a day upon its day, —by their service, in their watches, according to their courses:
17 又按宗族家譜分給祭司,按班次職任分給二十歲以外的利未人,
both the registering of the priests, by their ancestral houses, and the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, —in their watches, in their courses;
18 又按家譜計算,分給他們會中的妻子、兒女;因他們身供要職,自潔成聖。
even to the registering of all their little ones, their wives and their sons and their daughters, unto all the convocation, —for, in their trust, they hallowed themselves in holiness;
19 按名派定的人要把應得的分給亞倫子孫,住在各城郊野、祭司所有的男丁和一切載入家譜的利未人。
also unto the sons of Aaron the priests in the fields of the pasture land of their cities, in every several city, men who were expressed by name, —to give portions to every male among the priests, and to all registered among the Levites.
20 希西家在猶大遍地這樣辦理,行耶和華-他上帝眼中看為善為正為忠的事。
And Hezekiah did thus, throughout all Judah, —and he did that which was good and right and faithful, before Yahweh his God.
21 凡他所行的,無論是辦上帝殿的事,是遵律法守誡命,是尋求他的上帝,都是盡心去行,無不亨通。
And, in all the work which he began in the service of the house of God—and in the law—and in the commandment, to seek unto his God, with all his heart, he wrought, and prospered.