2 Kronická 34
1 V osmi letech byl Joziáš, když kralovati počal, a kraloval jedno a třidceti let v Jeruzalémě.
Josiah was eight years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 31 years.
2 Ten činil to, což jest pravého před očima Hospodinovýma, chodě po cestách Davida otce svého, a neuchýlil se na pravo ani na levo.
He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life like his ancestor King David had done. He fully obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.
3 Léta zajisté osmého kralování svého, když ještě mládenček byl, počal hledati Boha Davida otce svého, dvanáctého pak léta počal vyčišťovati Judy a Jeruzaléma od výsostí, hájů, rytin a slitin.
When he had been ruling for almost eight years, while he was still a young man, he began to worship God like his ancestor [King] David had done. Four years later, he began to get rid of all the pagan shrines on hilltops in Jerusalem and in [other places in] Judah, and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and the carved idols and statues of gods.
4 Nebo u přítomnosti jeho rozbořili oltáře Bálů, i obrazy slunečné, kteříž byli na nich, zpodtínal. Též i háje a rytiny, i slitiny zdrobil a setřel, a rozsypal po hrobích těch, kteříž jim obětovávali.
While he directed them, his workers tore down the altars where people worshiped Baal. They smashed the altars that were near those altars, where people burned incense. They smashed the poles [honor the goddess] Asherah and the idols and statues. They smashed them to bits and scattered the bits over the graves of those who had offered sacrifices to them.
5 Kosti pak kněží popálil na oltářích jejich, a vyčistil Judu a Jeruzalém,
They burned the bones of the priests [who had offered sacrifices]; they burned them on their own altars. In that way Josiah caused Jerusalem and other places in Judah to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh again.
6 Též i města v pokolení Manasses, Efraim a Simeon, až i Neftalím i pustiny jejich vůkol.
In the towns in [the tribes of] Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far [north] as [the tribe of] Naphtali and in the ruins around all those towns,
7 A tak zkazil oltáře a háje, a rytiny stroskotal na kusy, a všecky obrazy slunečné vysekal po vší zemi Izraelské. Potom navrátil se do Jeruzaléma.
Josiah’s [workers] tore down the pagan altars and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and crushed the idols to powder. They also smashed to pieces all the altars for burning incense throughout Israel. Then Josiah returned to Jerusalem.
8 Léta pak osmnáctého kralování svého, když vyčistil zemi a dům Boží, poslal Safana syna Azaliášova, a Maaseiáše úředníka města, aJoacha syna Joachazova kanclíře, aby opraven byl dům Hospodina Boha jeho.
When Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years, he [did something else to] cause the land and the temple to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh. He sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the governor of the city and Joah the son of Joahaz, who wrote on a scroll what happened in the city, to repair the temple of Yahweh.
9 Kteříž přišedše k Helkiášovi knězi nejvyššímu, dali peníze snesené do domu Božího, kteréž byli Levítové vrátní vybrali od Manassesa a Efraima, i ode všech ostatků Izraelských, i od všeho Judy a Beniamina, a navrátili se do Jeruzaléma.
They went to Hilkiah the Supreme Priest and gave him the money that had been brought to the temple. That was the money that the descendants of Levi who guarded the doors of the temple had collected from the people of [the tribes of] Manasseh and Ephraim and [other places in northern] Israel, and also from all the people in Jerusalem and other places in the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
10 Dali je pak v ruce správců toho díla, kteříž představeni byli nad domem Hospodinovým, a ti vydávali je dělníkům, jenž dělali v domě Hospodinově, opravujíce a utvrzujíce jej.
Then Hilkiah gave some of the money to the men who had been appointed to supervise the work of repairing the temple. The supervisors paid the men who did the repair work.
11 I dali tesařům a stavitelům, aby najednali kamení tesaného, a dříví k vazbám i k trámům domů, kteréž byli zbořili králové Judští.
They also gave some of the money to the carpenters and builders to buy the cut stones and the timber for the joists and the beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to decay.
12 Muži pak ti věrně se měli při té práci, nad nimiž ustanoveni Jachat a Abdiáš Levítové z synů Merari, Zachariáš a Mesullam z synů Kahat, aby s pilností přídrželi k práci. A z těch Levítů každý uměl hráti na nástroje muzické.
The workers did their work faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Kohath. All the other descendants of Levi, those who played musical instruments well,
13 Ale nad nosiči, i kteříž přídrželi dělníky ke všeliké práci, byli z Levítů písaři, úředníci a vrátní.
supervised all the workers as they did their various jobs. Some of the descendants of Levi were secretaries and some kept records and some guarded the gates [of the temple].
14 A když vynášeli peníze, kteréž byli sneseny do domu Hospodinova, našel Helkiáš kněz knihu zákona Hospodinova vydaného skrze Mojžíše.
While they were giving to the supervisors the money that had been taken to the temple, Hilkiah the [Supreme] Priest found a scroll on which were written the laws that Yahweh had told Moses to give to the people.
15 I řekl Helkiáš k Safanovi písaři: Knihu zákona nalezl jsem v domě Hospodinově. I dal Helkiáš tu knihu Safanovi.
So Hilkiah said to Shaphan, “I have found in the temple a scroll on which are written the laws [that God gave to Moses]!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.
16 Safan pak přinesl tu knihu králi, a při tom jemu oznámil, řka: Všecko, cožkoli bylo poručeno služebníkům tvým, dělají.
Shaphan [took the scroll] to the king and said to him, “Your officials are doing everything that you told them to do.
17 Nebo sebravše peníze, což se jich koli nalezlo v domě Hospodinově, vydali je v ruce úředníkům a dělníkům.
They have taken the money that was in the temple, and they have given it to the men who will supervise the workers who will repair the temple.”
18 Oznámil také Safan písař králi, řka: Knihu mi dal Helkiáš kněz. I četl v ní Safan před králem.
Then Shaphan said to the king, “[I have brought to you] a scroll [that] Hilkiah gave to me.” And Shaphan started to read it to the king.
19 Pročež když slyšel král slova zákona, roztrhl roucho své.
When the king heard the laws [that were written in the scroll], he tore his clothes [because he was very dismayed/worried].
20 A rozkázal král Helkiášovi, též Achikamovi synu Safanovu, a Abdonovi synu Míchovu, a Safanovi písaři, a Asaiášovi služebníku královskému, řka:
Then he gave these instructions to Hilkiah, to Shaphan’s son Ahikam, to Micah’s son Abdon, to Shaphan, and to Asaiah the king’s special advisor:
21 Jděte, poraďte se s Hospodinem o mne i o pozůstalý lid Izraelský a Judský, z strany slov knihy této, kteráž jest nalezena; nebo veliký jest hněv Hospodinův, kterýž jest vylit na nás, proto že neostříhali otcové naši slova Hospodinova, aby činili všecko, což psáno jest v knize této.
“Go and ask Yahweh for me, and for all his people who are still alive in Judah and Israel, about what is written in this scroll that has been found. Because [it is clear that] Yahweh is very angry with us because our ancestors disobeyed what Yahweh said; they did not obey the laws that are written on this scroll.”
22 Tedy šli, Helkiáš a kteříž byli při králi, k Chuldě prorokyni, manželce Salluma syna Tekue, syna Chasrova, strážného nad rouchem, nebo bydlila v Jeruzalémě na druhé straně, a mluvili k ní ty věci.
So Hilkiah and the others went to talk with a woman whose name was Huldah, who was a prophetess who lived in the newer part of Jerusalem. Her husband Shallum who was the son of Tikvah, took care of the robes that were worn [in the temple].
23 Kteráž řekla jim: Toto praví Hospodin Bůh Izraelský: Povězte muži tomu, kterýž poslal vás ke mně,
[When they told her what the king had said, ] she said to them, “This is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Go back and tell the king who sent you
24 Takto praví Hospodin: Aj, já uvedu zlé věci na toto místo a na obyvatele jeho, všecka zlořečení napsaná v knize té, kterouž čtli před králem Judským,
that this is what Yahweh says: “Listen to this carefully. I am going to cause a disaster to strike Jerusalem and all the people who live here. I will cause them to experience the curses that were written in the scroll that was read to the king of Judah.
25 Proto že opustili mne a kadili bohům cizím, aby mne popouzeli všemi skutky rukou svých. Z té příčiny vylita bude prchlivost má na toto místo, aniž bude uhašena.
I will do that because they have rejected me, and they burn incense to [honor] other gods. They have caused me to become very angry because of all the idols that they have made (OR, because of all the wicked things that they have done), [and my anger is like] a fire that will not be extinguished.
26 Králi pak Judskému, kterýž poslal vás, abyste se tázali Hospodina, takto povíte: Toto praví Hospodin Bůh Izraelský o slovích těch, kteráž jsi slyšel:
The king of Judah sent you to ask what I, Yahweh, want. Go and tell him that this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom you Israelis worship, say about what you read:
27 Poněvadž obměkčeno jest srdce tvé, a ponížil jsi se před tváří Boží, kdyžs slyšel slova jeho proti místu tomuto a proti obyvatelům jeho, a ponižuje se přede mnou, roztrhl jsi roucho své, a plakals přede mnou, i já vyslyšel jsem tě, praví Hospodin.
“Because you heeded [what was written in the scroll], and you humbled yourself when you heard what I said to warn [about what would happen to] this city and the people who live here, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you.
28 Aj, já připojím tě k otcům tvým, a pochován budeš v hrobích svých v pokoji, aby neviděly oči tvé ničeho z toho zlého, kteréž já uvedu na místo toto a na obyvatele jeho. I oznámili králi tu řeč.
So I will allow you to die and be buried peacefully. I will cause a great disaster to strike this place and the people who live here, but you will not [be alive to] see it.”’” So they reported her reply to the king.
29 Tedy poslav král, shromáždil všecky starší Judské a Jeruzalémské.
Then the king summoned all the elders of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea.
30 A vstoupil král do domu Hospodinova, a všickni muži Judští i obyvatelé Jeruzalémští, kněží, Levítové a všecken lid od velikého až do malého, i četl, aby všickni slyšeli všecka slova knihy smlouvy, kteráž byla nalezena v domě Hospodinově.
They went up together to the temple with the leaders of Judah and many other people of Jerusalem and the priests and other descendants of Levi, from the least important to the most important ones. And while they listened, the king read to them everything that was in the scroll containing God’s laws that had been found in the temple.
31 Potom stoje král na místě svém, učinil smlouvu před Hospodinem, že bude následovati Hospodina, a ostříhati přikázaní jeho i svědectví jeho a ustanovení jeho z celého srdce svého a ze vší duše své, a plniti slova smlouvy té, kteráž jsou v té knize zapsána.
Then the king stood next to the pillar [at the entrance to the temple, where kings stood when they announced something important], and while Yahweh was listening, he repeated his promise to very sincerely and completely obey Yahweh and all his commands and regulations and decrees that were written on the scroll.
32 I rozkázal, aby k témuž každý stál, kdož by koli nalezen byl v Jeruzalémě a v Beniaminovi. I činili obyvatelé Jeruzalémští podlé smlouvy Boží, Boha otců svých.
Then the king said that everyone who lived in Jerusalem and from [the tribe of] Benjamin should promise that they also would obey those laws. And they did that, agreeing that they would keep the agreement that God, whom their ancestors had worshiped, had made with them.
33 Tehdáž také vyprázdnil Joziáš všecky ohavnosti ze všech zemí synů Izraelských, a přídržel všecky, kteřížkoli byli v Izraeli, k tomu, aby sloužili Hospodinu Bohu svému. Po všecky dny jeho neodstoupili od následování Hospodina Boha otců svých.
Josiah [instructed his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the Israeli people, and he commanded that all the people from Israel who were there should worship [only] Yahweh their God. And as long as Josiah was alive, the people did what was pleasing to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
