2 Kronická 31
1 A když se to všecko dokonalo, vyšed všecken lid Izraelský, což ho koli bylo v městech Judských, stroskotali modly a posekali háje, a pobořili výsosti a oltáře po vší zemi Judské a Beniamin, i v Efraim a Manasses, až vše dokonali. Potom navrátili se všickni synové Izraelští, jeden každý k vládařství svému do města svého.
After the festival ended, the Israelis who were there went to all the towns in Judah and smashed the stones/pillars [for worshiping idols], and cut down the poles [for worshiping the goddess] Asherah. They destroyed the shrines on the hilltops and the altars [of Baal] throughout the areas where the tribes of Judah and Benjamin lived, and also in the areas of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. After destroying all of them, they returned to their own towns.
2 Ezechiáš pak zase zřídil třídy kněží a Levítů podlé tříd jejich, jednoho každého podlé povinnosti přisluhování jeho, kněží a Levíty k obětem zápalným a pokojným, aby přisluhovali, a oslavovali i chválili Hospodina v branách vojska jeho.
Hezekiah divided the priests and [other] descendants of Levi into groups. He appointed some of the groups to offer sacrifices that would be completely burned [on the altar] and offerings to maintain fellowship [with Yahweh]. He appointed some groups to do other work at the temple: some to lead the people in their worship, some to thank Yahweh, and some to sing songs to praise to Yahweh at the gates of the temple.
3 Též i částka z statku královského dávána k obětování zápalů, k zápalům jitřním i večerním, též k zápalům sobotním, a na novměsíce i na slavnosti výroční, jakož psáno jest v zákoně Hospodinově.
The king contributed some of his own funds to buy animals that would be sacrificed in the morning and in the evening of each day, and on the Sabbath days, to celebrate the new moons, and during the other feasts, according to what was written in the laws [that Yahweh gave to Moses].
4 Přikázal také lidu přebývajícímu v Jeruzalémě, dávati díl kněžím a Levítům, aby tím ochotnější byli v zákoně Hospodinově.
Hezekiah told the people living in Jerusalem to give to the priests and the other descendants of Levi the portions [of meat] that should be given to them, in order that they could devote all their time to obeying the laws of Yahweh.
5 A jakž vyšel tento rozkaz, snesli synové Izraelští mnoho prvotin obilé, mstu, oleje, ovoce palmového i všech úrod polních, a desátek ze všech věcí hojný přinesli.
As soon as he told that to the people, they generously gave the first part of their harvest of grain, and the first part of the new wine [that they produced], and [olive] oil and honey, and of the crops that grew in their fields. They brought [to the temple] a tenth of all their crops.
6 Synové také Izraelští a Judští, kteříž bydlili v městech Judských, i oni desátky z skotů a bravů, a desátky svaté, posvěcené Hospodinu Bohu svému, snášeli a skládali po hromadách.
The men of Israel and Judah who were living in various towns in Judah also brought a tenth of their cattle and sheep and goats, and a tenth of other things that they had dedicated to Yahweh their God, and they piled all those things in heaps.
7 Třetího měsíce počali zakládati těch hromad, a měsíce sedmého dokonali.
They started to do that in May and finished doing it in September.
8 Přišed pak Ezechiáš s knížaty, a vidouce hromady ty, dobrořečili Hospodinu a lidu jeho Izraelskému.
When Hezekiah and his officials saw the heaps, they praised Yahweh and [requested God to] bless the people.
9 I tázal se Ezechiáš kněží a Levítů o těch hromadách.
But Hezekiah asked the priests and other descendants of Levi, “Why are these heaps of things here?”
10 Jemuž odpověděl Azariáš kněz nejvyšší z domu Sádochova, řka: Jakž počali těch obětí přinášeti do domu Hospodinova, jedli jsme a nasyceni jsme, a ještě zůstává hojně; nebo Hospodin požehnal lidu svému, že toho tak mnoho pozůstalo.
Then Azariah the [Supreme] Priest, a descendant of Zadok, replied, “Since the time that the people started to bring their offerings to the temple, we have had even more food than we need. This has happened because Yahweh has greatly blessed our fellow Israelis, with the result that all this is left over [after we priests and other descendants of Levi took all that we need]!”
11 Tedy rozkázal Ezechiáš nadělati špižírní při domu Hospodinovu. I nadělali,
Then Hezekiah ordered that they should prepare storerooms in the temple. So they did that.
12 A snášeli tam věrně oběti a desátky, i věci posvěcené, a nad tím byl za správce Konaniáš Levíta, a Simei bratr jeho, druhý.
Then they brought into the storerooms all the tithes and offerings and the things dedicated to Yahweh [which the people had brought]. One of the descendants of Levi whose name was Conaniah was in charge of those things, and his [younger] brother Shimei was his assistant.
13 Jechiel pak a Azaziáš, Nachat a Azael, a Jerimot a Jozabad, Eliel, Izmachiáš, Machat a Benaiáš, přivzati za úředníky od Konaniáše a Simei bratra jeho, podlé poručení Ezechiáše krále, a Azariáše knížete domu Božího.
Those two men supervised Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath and Benaiah while they did the work. They were appointed by King Hezekiah; Azariah was in charge of [everything that was done in] the temple.
14 Chóre pak syn Imny, Levíta, vrátný brány východní, byl nad tím, což dobrovolně obětovali Bohu, aby rozděloval oběti Hospodinovy a věci svatosvaté.
Kore the son of Imnah, another descendant of Levi, who guarded the east gate of the temple, was in charge of the offerings to God that were made voluntarily. He distributed to the priests and [other] descendants of Levi the offerings and other things that were dedicated to Yahweh.
15 Jemuž ku pomoci byli Eden, Miniamin, Jesua, Semaiáš, Amariáš a Sechaniáš po městech kněžských, muži hodnověrní, aby rozdělovali bratřím svým díly, jakž velikému, tak malému,
Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah faithfully assisted him in the towns where the priests lived. They distributed those things to the groups of their fellow priests; they distributed them to everyone, from the youngest to the oldest.
16 (Mimo ty, kteříž z pokolení jejich byli pohlaví mužského, od tříletých a výše), každému vcházejícímu do domu Hospodinova ku povinnostem denním, podlé úřadů jejich, a podlé služby jich i podlé třídy jejich,
They also distributed things to the males who were at least 30 years old, those whose names were written on the scrolls where lists of family names were written. They were males who [were allowed to] enter the temple to perform their tasks/work each day, the tasks that each group had been assigned to do.
17 A těm, kteříž počteni byli v rodině kněžské po čeledech otců jejich, i Levítům, ode dvadcítiletého a výše, podlé služby jich v třídách jejich,
The names of the priests were on the scrolls where their clans’ names were written. They also distributed things to groups of [other] descendants of Levi, those who were at least 20 years old.
18 Též i rodině jejich, na všecky maličké jich, ženy jejich, syny jejich i dcery jejich, a všemu množství; nebo dověrně posvětili se v svatosti.
They included all their little children and wives and other sons and daughters whose names were on the scrolls where their clans’ names were written, because they also faithfully had dedicated themselves to Yahweh.
19 Synům také Aronovým kněžím v předměstích měst jejich po všech městech ti muži, kteříž zejména zaznamenáni jsou, dávali díly každému pohlaví mužského z kněží i každému z rodiny Levítů.
[Hezekiah] also appointed other men to distribute portions of those offerings to the priests and other descendants of Levi who were living in the pasturelands around the towns in Judah. But they gave things only to those who were descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest], whose names were on the scrolls containing the names of their clans.
20 A tak učinil Ezechiáš ve všem Judstvu, a činil, což dobrého, přímého a pravého jest před Hospodinem Bohem svým.
That is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He always faithfully did things that Yahweh his God considered to be right and good.
21 A ve všelikém díle, kteréžkoli začal při službě domu Božího, a v zákoně i v přikázaní, hledaje Boha svého, celým srdcem svým to činil, a šťastně se mu vedlo.
In everything that he did for the worship in the temple, and as he obeyed God’s laws and commands, he tried to find out what his God wanted, and he worked energetically. So he was successful.
