2 Chronicles 29

1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

١ عِنْدَمَا تَوَلَّى حَزَقِيَّا الْمُلْكَ كَانَ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ تِسْعاً وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ أَبِيَّةُ بِنْتُ زَكَرِيَّا.

2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.

٢ وَصَنَعَ مَا هُوَ قَوِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ عَلَى غِرَارِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ.

3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, and repaired them.

٣ وَفِي الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الأُولَى مِنْ مُلْكِهِ فَتَحَ أَبْوَابَ الْهَيْكَلِ وَرَمَّمَهَا.

4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,

٤ وَأَدْخَلَ الْكَهَنَةَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَجَمَعَهُمْ فِي سَاحَةِ الْهَيْكَلِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ،

5 and said to them, Hear me, ye Levites. Now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

٥ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَصْغُوا إِلَيَّ أَيُّهَا اللّاوِيُّونَ، تَقَدَّسُوا الآنَ، وَقَدِّسُوا بَيْتَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِكُمْ، وَأَزِيلُوا النَّجَاسَةَ مِنَ الْقُدْسِ،

6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Jehovah, and turned their backs.

٦ لأَنَّ آبَاءَنَا خَانُوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا، وَارْتَكَبُوا الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَتَرَكُوهُ، وَحَوَّلُوا وُجُوهَهُمْ عَنْ هَيْكَلِهِ وَأَدَارُوا لَهُ ظُهُورَهُمْ،

7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

٧ وَأَغْلَقُوا أَيْضاً أَبْوَابَ الرَّوَاقِ، وَأَطْفَأُوا السُّرُجَ، وَلَمْ يُوْقِدُوا بَخُوراً، وَلَمْ يُقَرِّبُوا مُحْرَقَةً فِي القُدْسِ، لإِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

8 Therefore the wrath of Jehovah was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed to and fro, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

٨ فَانْصَبَّ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ، وَجَعَلَهُمْ مَحَلَّ رُعْبٍ وَدَهْشَةٍ وَاحْتِقَارٍ، كَمَا أَنْتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ الآنَ.

9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

٩ وَهُوَذَا آبَاؤُنَا قَدْ سَقَطُوا صَرْعَى السَّيْفِ، وَأَبْنَاؤُنَا وَبَنَاتُنَا وَنِسَاؤُنَا فِي الأَسْرِ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ هَذَا.

10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

١٠ لِذَلِكَ قَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أَقْطَعَ عَهْداً مَعَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَيَرُدُّ عَنَّا لَهِيبَ غَضَبِهِ.

11 My sons, be not now negligent. For Jehovah has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that ye should be his ministers, and burn incense.

١١ يَا بَنِيَّ لَا تَضِلُّوا الآنَ، فَقَدِ اخْتَارَكُمُ الرَّبُّ لِتَمْثُلُوا أَمَامَهُ عَابِدِينَ خَادِمِينَ، وَمُوْقِدِينَ لَهُ».

12 Then the Levites arose: Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites, and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel, and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;

١٢ عِنْدَئِذٍ قَامَ اللّاوِيُّونَ: مَحَثُ بْنُ عَمَاسَايَ وَيُوئِيلُ بْنُ عَزَرْيَا مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ الْقَهَاتِيِّينَ، وَقَيْسُ بْنُ عَبْدِي وَعَزَرْيَا بْنُ يَهْلَلْئِيلَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ الْمَرَارِيِّينَ، وَيُوآخُ بْنُ زِمَّةَ وَعِيدَنُ بْنُ يُوآخَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ الْجَرْشُونِيِّينَ.

13 and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel, and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah,

١٣ وَمِنْ عَشِيرَةِ أَلِيصَافَانَ: شِمْرِى وَيَعِيئِيلُ، وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ آسَافَ: زَكَرِيَّا وَمَتَّنْيَا.

14 and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei, and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

١٤ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ هَيْمَانَ: يَحِيئِيلُ وَشِمْعِي، وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ يَدُوثُونَ: شَمْعِيَا وَعُزِّيئِيلُ.

15 And they gathered their brothers, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.

١٥ وَجَمَعُوا أَقْرِبَاءَهُمُ اللّاوِيِّينَ، وَتَقَدَّسُوا، وَبَدَأُوا يُطَهِّرُونَ الْهَيْكَلَ بِمُوْجِبِ أَمْرِ الْمَلِكِ، وَكَمَا نَصَّتْ عَلَيْهِ شَرِيعَةُ الرَّبِّ.

16 And the priests went in to the inner part of the house of Jehovah to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of Jehovah into the court of the house of Jehovah. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad to the brook Kidron.

١٦ وَدَخَلَ الْكَهَنَةُ إِلَى قُدْسِ الْهَيْكَلِ لِيُطَهِّرُوهُ، وَأَخْرَجُوا مِنْهُ كُلَّ النَّجَاسَةِ الَّتِي وَجَدُوهَا فِي الْهَيْكَلِ إِلَى فِنَاءِ الْهَيْكَلِ، فَأَخَذَهَا اللّاوِيُّونَ وَطَرَحُوهَا فِي وَادِي قَدْرُونَ خَارِجَ الْمَدِينَةِ.

17 Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the porch of Jehovah. And they sanctified the house of Jehovah in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

١٧ وَشَرَعُوا فِي التَّقْدِيسِ فِي أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ، وَانْتَهَوْا فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّامِنِ إِلَى رِوَاقِ الرَّبِّ. وَهَكَذَا طَهَّرُوهُ فِي ثَمَانِيَةِ أَيَّامٍ، وَتَمَّ تَقْدِيسُ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ بِكَامِلِهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّادِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ.

18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of burnt offering with all the vessels of it, and the table of showbread with all the vessels of it.

١٨ وَمَثَلَ اللّاوِيُّونَ فِي حَضْرَةِ حَزَقِيَّا قَائِلِينَ: «قَدْ طَهَّرْنَا كُلَّ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ وَمَذْبَحَ الْمُحْرَقَةِ وَكُلَّ آنِيَتِهِ، وَمَائِدَةَ خُبْزِ التَّقْدِمَةِ وَكُلَّ آنِيَتِهَا،

19 Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign cast away when he trespassed, we have prepared and sanctified. And, behold, they are before the altar of Jehovah.

١٩ وَسَائِرَ الأَوَانِي الَّتِي أَزَالَهَا الْمَلِكُ آحَازُ فِي أَثْنَاءِ فَتْرَةِ حُكْمِهِ الَّتِي خَانَ فِيهَا الرَّبَّ، وَأَعْدَدْنَاهَا وَقَدَّسْنَاهَا، وَهَا هِيَ أَمَامَ مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ».

20 Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of Jehovah.

٢٠ وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ التَّالِي اسْتَدْعَى حَزَقِيَّا الْمَلِكُ رُؤَسَاءَ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ.

21 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Jehovah.

٢١ فَقَدَّمُوا سَبْعَةَ ثِيرَانٍ وَسَبْعَةَ كِبَاشٍ وَسَبْعَةَ خِرَافٍ وَسَبْعَةَ تُيُوسِ مِعْزَى لِتَكُونَ ذَبِيحَةَ خَطِيئَةٍ عَنِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ وَعَنِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَعَنْ يَهُوذَا. وَطَلَبَ الْمَلِكُ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ الْمُنْحَدِرِينَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ هرُونَ أَنْ يُقَرِّبُوهَا عَلَى مَذْبَحِ الرَّبِّ،

22 So they killed the bullocks. And the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar. And they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar. They also killed the lambs, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

٢٢ فَذَبَحُوا الثِّيرَانَ أَوَّلاً ثُمَّ الْكِبَاشَ ثُمَّ الْخِرْفَانَ، وَرَشُّوا دَمَ كُلِّ ذَبِيحَةٍ بِدَوْرِهَا عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ.

23 And they brought near the he-goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly. And they laid their hands upon them,

٢٣ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ جَاءُوا بِتُيُوسِ ذَبِيحَةِ الْخَطِيئَةِ وَأَقَامُوهَا أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ وَالْحَاضِرِينَ مَعَهُ، فَوَضَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا.

24 and the priests killed them. And they made a sin offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel. For the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

٢٤ وَذَبَحَهَا الْكَهَنَةُ، وَكَفَّرُوا بِدَمِهَا عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ عَنْ جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لأَنَّ الْمَلِكَ أَمَرَ أَنْ تَكُونَ الْمُحْرَقَةُ وَذَبِيحَةُ الْخَطِيئَةِ عَنْ كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

25 And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet. For the commandment was of Jehovah by his prophets.

٢٥ وَأَوْقَفَ حَزَقِيَّا الْمَلِكُ اللّاوِيِّينَ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ بِالصُّنُوجِ وَالرَّبَابِ وَالأَعْوَادِ، بِمُقْتَضَى أَمْرِ دَاوُدَ وَجَادَ النَّبِيِّ وَنَاثَانَ النَّبِيِّ، تَلْبِيَةً لِوَصَايَا الرَّبِّ الَّتِي نَطَقَ بِها عَلَى لِسَانِ أَنْبِيَائِهِ،

26 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

٢٦ فَوَقَفَ اللّاوِيُّونَ بِآلاتِ دَاوُدَ، وَالْكَهَنَةُ بِالأَبْوَاقِ.

27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of Jehovah began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel.

٢٧ وَأَمَرَ حَزَقِيَّا بِتَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَةِ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ. وَمَا إِنِ ابْتَدَأَ تَقْدِيمُ الْمُحْرَقَةِ حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَ نَشِيدُ الرَّبِّ مَصْحُوباً بِالْعَزْفِ عَلَى الأَبْوَاقِ وَآلاتِ دَاوُدَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

28 And all the assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this until the burnt offering was finished.

٢٨ وَرَاحَ كُلُّ الْحَاضِرِينَ يَشْتَرِكُونَ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ، وَأَخَذَ الْمُغَنُّونَ يَشْدُونَ، وَالْمُبَوِّقُونَ يَنْفُخُونَ بِالأَبْوَاقِ، إِلَى أَنِ انْتَهَى تَقْدِيمُ الْمُحْرَقَةِ.

29 And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.

٢٩ عِنْدَئِذٍ سَجَدَ الْمَلِكُ وَسَائِرُ الْمَاثِلِينَ مَعَهُ وَعَبَدُوا الرَّبَّ.

30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the rulers commanded the Levites to sing praises to Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.

٣٠ وَطَلَبَ حَزَقِيَّا الْمَلِكُ وَالرُّؤَسَاءُ مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ أَنْ يُسَبِّحُوا الرَّبَّ بِتَرَانِيمِ دَاوُدَ وَآسَافَ النَّبِيِّ، فَرَتَّلُوا بِابْتِهَاجٍ، وَسَجَدُوا وَعَبَدُوا الرَّبَّ.

31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves to Jehovah. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of Jehovah. And the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.

٣١ ثُمَّ قَالَ حَزَقِيَّا لِلْحَاضِرِينَ: «الآنَ قَدْ كَرَّسْتُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ لِلرَّبِّ، فَهَاتُوا ذَبَائِحَ وَقَرَابِينَ الشُّكْرِ لِهَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ». فَأَقْبَلَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ بِذَبَائِحَ وَقَرَابِينِ شُكْرٍ، وَأَتَى كُلُّ سَخِيٍّ بِمُحْرَقَاتٍ.

32 And the number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bullocks, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs. All these were for a burnt offering to Jehovah.

٣٢ وَبَلَغَتْ جُمْلَةُ مَا تَقَدَّمَتْ بِهِ الْجَمَاعَةُ مِنْ مُحْرَقَاتٍ سَبْعِينَ ثَوْراً وَمِئَةَ كَبْشٍ وَمِئَتَيْ خَرُوفٍ، قُرِّبَتْ جَمِيعُهَا مُحْرَقَاتٍ لِلرَّبِّ.

33 And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

٣٣ أَمَّا الذَّبَائِحُ الْمُخَصَّصَةُ كَأَقْدَاسٍ فَقَدْ بَلَغَ عَدَدُهَا سِتَّ مِئَةٍ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَثَلاثَةَ آلافٍ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ.

34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings. Therefore their brothers the Levites helped them till the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves. For the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

٣٤ وَلَمَّا كَانَ عَدَدُ الْكَهَنَةِ غَيْرَ كَافٍ لِلْقِيَامِ بِسَلْخِ كُلِّ تِلْكَ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ، سَاعَدَهُمُ اللّاوِيُّونَ حَتَّى اكْتَمَلَ الْعَمَلُ، وَحَتَّى تَطَهَّرَ بَقِيَّةُ الْكَهَنَةِ، لأَنَّ اللّاوِيِّينَ كَانُوا أَكْثَرَ اهْتِمَاماً بِتَطْهِيرِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ.

35 And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and with the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of Jehovah was set in order.

٣٥ وَفَضْلاً عَنِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ الْكَثِيرَةِ فَقَدْ تَوَافَرَ شَحْمُ ذَبَائِحِ السَّلامِ وَسَكَائِبُ خَمْرِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ. وَهَكَذَا عَادَتِ الْعِبَادَةُ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ إِلَى سَابِقِ عَهْدِهَا.

36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people; for the thing was done suddenly.

٣٦ وَابْتَهَجَ حَزَقِيَّا وَجَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ بِمَا أَنْعَمَ الرَّبُّ بِهِ عَلَيْهِمْ، لأَنَّ الأَمْرَ حَدَثَ بِصُورَةٍ مُفَاجِئَةٍ.