2 Chronicles 34

1 Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem.

١ كَانَ يُوشِيَّا فِي الثَّامِنَةِ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ إِحْدَى وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father: he declined not, neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

٢ وَكَانَ مَلِكاً صَالِحاً سَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ جَدِّهِ دَاوُدَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَحِيدَ عَنْهُ يَمِيناً أَوْ شِمَالاً.

3 And in the eighth year of his reign, when he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of his father David: and in the twelfth year after he began to reign, he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the idols, and the graven things.

٣ وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ مِنْ مُلْكِهِ، وَهُوَ بَعْدُ فَتىً، ابْتَدَأَ يَعْبُدُ إِلَهَ جَدِّهِ دَاوُدَ. وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ عَشْرَةَ شَرَعَ يُطَهِّرُ أَرْضَ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ مِنَ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَتَمَاثِيلِ عَشْتَارُوثَ وَالأَصْنَامِ وَالْمَسْبُوكَاتِ.

4 And they broke down before him the altars of Baalim, and demolished the idols that had been set upon them: and be cut down the groves and the graven things, and broke them in pieces: and strewed the fragments upon the graves of them that had sacrificed to them.

٤ وَهَدَمَ رِجَالُهُ مَذَابِحَ الْبَعْلِ وَحَطَّمُوا تَمَاثِيلَ عِبَادَةِ الشَّمْسِ الْقَائِمَةَ فَوْقَهَا، وَكَسَّرُوا السَّوَارِيَ وَالتَّمَاثِيلَ وَالْمَسْبُوكَاتِ وَدَقُّوهَا وَذَرَّوْهَا عَلَى قُبُورِ الَّذِينَ قَرَّبُوا لَهَا.

5 And he burnt the bones of the priests on the altars of the idols, and he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem.

٥ وَأَحْرَقُوا عِظَامَ كَهَنَةِ الأَوْثَانِ عَلَى مَذَابِحِهِمْ وَطَهَّرُوا أَرْضَ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ.

6 And in the cities of Manasses, and of Ephraim, and of Simeon, even to Nephtali he demolished all.

٦ وَكَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ فِي مُدُنِ أَسْبَاطِ مَنَسَّى وَأَفْرَايِمَ وَشِمْعُونَ حَتَّى نَفْتَالِي وَخَرَائِبِهَا الْمُحِيطَةِ بِها،

7 And when he had destroyed the altars, and the groves, and had broken the idols in pieces, and had demolished all profane temples throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.

٧ فَهَدَمَ السَّوَارِيَ وَدَقَّ الأَصْنَامَ نَاعِماً وَحَطَّمَ تَمَاثِيلَ الشَّمْسِ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had cleansed the land, and the temple of the Lord, he sent Saphan the son of Eselias, and Maasias the governor of the city, Joha the son of Joachaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.

٨ وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ عَشْرَةَ لِمُلْكِهِ، بَعْدَ أَنْ قَامَ بِتَطْهِيرِ الْبِلادِ وَالْهَيْكَلِ بَعَثَ شَافَانَ بْنَ أَصَلْيَا، وَمَعَسِيَا مُحَافِظَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَيُوآخَ بْنَ يُوأَحَازَ الْمُسَجِّلَ لِيُرَمِّمُوا هَيْكَلَ اللهِ إِلَهِهِ.

9 And they came to Helcias the high priest: and received of him the money which had been brought into the house of the Lord, and which the Levites and porters had gathered together from Manasses, and Ephraim, and all the remnant of Israel, and from all Juda, and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,

٩ فَجَاءُوا إِلَى حِلْقِيَا رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَأَعْطَوْهُ الْفِضَّةَ الَّتِي تَمَّ تَقْدِيمُهَا إِلَى هَيْكَلِ اللهِ الَّتِي جَمَعَهَا اللّاوِيُّونَ حُرَّاسُ بَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ مِنْ أَسْبَاطِ مَنَسَّى وَأَفْرَايِمَ وَسَائِرِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ وَأَهَالِي أُورُشَلِيمَ،

10 Which they delivered into the hands of them that were over the workmen in the house of the Lord, to repair the temple, and mend all that was weak.

١٠ ثُمَّ أَوْدَعُوهَا عِنْدَ الْمُوَكَّلِينَ عَلَى الإِشْرَافِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، الَّذِينَ دَفَعُوهَا بِدَوْرِهِمْ لِلْعَامِلِينَ عَلَى إصْلاحِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَتَرْمِيمِهِ.

11 But they gave it to the artificers, and to the masons, to buy stones out of the quarries, and timber for the couplings of the building, and to rafter the houses, which the kings of Juda had destroyed.

١١ وَكَذَلِكَ أَعْطَوْا مِنْهَا لِلنَّجَّارِينَ وَالْبَنَّائِينَ لِيَشْتَرُوا حِجَارَةً مَنْحُوتَةً، وَأَخْشَاباً لِلْوَصْلاتِ، وَعَوَارِضَ لِسُقُوفِ الْبُيُوتِ الَّتِي تَرَكَهَا مُلُوكُ يَهُوذَا تَتَدَاعَى.

12 And they did all faithfully. Now the overseers of the workmen were Jahath and Abdias of the sons of Merari, Zacharias and Mosollam of the sons of Caath, who hastened the work: all Levites skillful to play on instruments.

١٢ فَقَامَ الرِّجَالُ بِعَمَلِهِمْ بِكُلِّ أَمَانَةٍ، تَحْتَ إِشْرَافِ يَحَثَ وَعُوبَدْيَا اللّاوِيَّيْنِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ مَرَارِي، وَزَكَرِيَّا وَمَشُلّامَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ الْقَهَاتِيِّينَ. كَمَا أَشْرَفَ اللّاوِيُّونَ الْمَاهِرُونَ عَلَى الْعَزْفِ عَلَى الآلاتِ الْمُوسِيقِيَّةِ،

13 But over them that carried burdens for divers uses, were scribes, and masters of the number of the Levites, and porters.

١٣ وَعَلَى أَعْمَالِ الْحَمَّالِينَ، وَعَلَى سَائِرِ الْعُمَّالِ الْقَائِمِينَ بِمُخْتَلَفِ أَنْوَاعِ الْخِدْمَةِ، كَمَا كَانَ بَعْضُ اللّاوِيِّينَ كُتَّاباً، وَعُرَفَاءَ وَحُرَّاساً عَلَى الأَبْوَابِ.

14 Now when they carried out the money that had been brought into the temple of the Lord, Helcias the priest found the book of the law of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.

١٤ وَفِيمَا كَانُوا يُخْرِجُونَ الْفِضَّةَ الَّتِي تَمَّ إِدْخَالُهَا فِي مَخَازِنِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، عَثَرَ حِلْقِيَا الْكَاهِنُ عَلَى سِفْرِ شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي أَوْصَى بِهِ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُوسَى.

15 And he said to Saphan the scribe: I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord: and he delivered it to him.

١٥ فَقَالَ حِلْقِيَا لِشَافَانَ الْكَاتِبِ: «قَدْ عَثَرْتُ عَلَى سِفْرِ الشَّرِيعَةِ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ». وَسَلَّمَ حِلْقِيَا السِّفْرَ إِلَى شَافَانَ.

16 But he carried the book to the king, and told him, saying: Lo, all that thou hast committed to thy servants, is accomplished.

١٦ فَحَمَلَهُ شَافَانُ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ. وَقَدَّمَ لَهُ تَقْرِيراً قَائِلاً: «إِنَّ عَبِيدَكَ يُنَفِّذُونَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عَهِدْتَ بِهِ إِلَيْهِمْ،

17 They have gathered together the silver that was found in the house of the Lord: and it is given to the overseers of the artificers, and of the workmen, for divers works.

١٧ وَقَدْ أَفْرَغُوا الْفِضَّةَ الْمَوْجُودَةَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ وَأَوْدَعُوهَا عِنْدَ الْمُوَكَّلِينَ بِالإِشْرَافِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ، وَعِنْدَ الْعُمَّالِ».

18 Moreover Helcias the priest gave me this book. And he read it before the king.

١٨ ثُمَّ أَطْلَعَ شَافَانُ الْكَاتِبُ الْمَلِكَ عَلَى السِّفْرِ قَائِلاً: «قَدْ أَعْطَانِي حِلْقِيَا الْكَاهِنُ سِفْراً». وَقَرَأَهُ شَافَانُ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ.

19 And when he had heard the words of the law, he rent his garments:

١٩ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْمَلِكُ نَصَّ الشَّرِيعَةِ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ،

20 And he commanded Helcias, and Ahicam the son of Saphan, and Abdon the son of Micha, and Saphan the scribe, and Asaa the king’s servant, saying:

٢٠ وَأَمَرَ حِلْقِيَا وَأَخِيقَامَ بْنَ شَافَانَ وَعَبْدُونَ بْنَ مِيخَا وَشَافَانَ الْكَاتِبَ وَعَسَايَا خَادِمَ الْمَلِكِ:

21 Go, and pray to the Lord for me, and for the remnant of Israel, and Juda, concerning all the words of this book, which is found: for the great wrath of the Lord hath fallen upon us, because our fathers have not kept the words of the Lord, to do all things that are written in this book.

٢١ «اذْهَبُوا وَاسْأَلُوا الرَّبَّ عَمَّا يَكُونُ مَصِيرِي وَمَصِيرُ مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا، بِنَاءً عَلَى مَا وَرَدَ فِي نَصِّ هَذَا السِّفْرِ الَّذِي تَمَّ الْعُثُورُ عَلَيْهِ، إِذْ إِنَّ غَضَبَ الرَّبِّ الْمُنْسَكِبَ عَلَيْنَا عَظِيمٌ، لأَنَّ آبَاءَنَا لَمْ يُطِيعُوا كَلامَ هَذَا السِّفْرِ وَلَمْ يُمَارِسُوا كُلَّ مَا وَرَدَ فِيهِ».

22 And Helcias and they that were sent with him by the king, went to Olda the prophetess, the wife of Sellum the son of Thecuath, the son of Hasra keeper of the wardrobe: who dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second part: and they spoke to her the words above mentioned.

٢٢ فَانْطَلَقَ حِلْقِيَا وَمَنْ أَرْسَلَهُمْ مَعَهُ الْمَلِكُ، إِلَى خَلْدَةَ النَّبِيَّةِ، زَوْجَةِ شَلُّومَ بْنِ تُوقَهَةَ بْنِ حَسْرَةَ، حَارِسِ الثِّيَابِ الْمَلَكِيَّةِ، الْمُقِيمَةِ فِي الْمِنْطَقَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَخَاطَبُوهَا (بِمَا أَوْصَاهُمْ بِهِ الْمَلِكُ).

23 And she answered them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me:

٢٣ فَقَالَتْ: «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: قُولُوا لِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَكُمْ إِلَيَّ:

24 Thus saith the Lord: Behold I will bring evils upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, and all the curses that are written in this book which they read before the king of Juda.

٢٤ هَكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: هَا أَنَا جَالِبٌ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِهِ كُلَّ اللَّعَنَاتِ الْوَارِدَةِ فِي السِّفْرِ الَّذِي قُرِئَ أَمَامَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا،

25 Because they have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, to provoke me to wrath with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath shall fall upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

٢٥ لأَنَّهُمْ نَبَذُونِي وَأَوْقَدُوا لآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى، لِيُثِيرُوا سَخَطِي بِمَا تَجْنِيهِ أَيْدِيهِمْ مِنْ آثَامٍ، فَيَنْسَكِبُ غَضَبِي الَّذِي لَا يَنْطَفِئُ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ.

26 But as to the king of Juda that sent you to beseech the Lord, thus shall you say to him: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Because thou hast heard the words of this book,

٢٦ أَمَّا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا الَّذِي أَرْسَلَكُمْ لِتَسْتَشِيرُوا الرَّبَّ، فَهَذَا مَا تَقُولُونَ لَهُ: إِلَيْكَ مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: بِشَأْنِ مَا سَمِعْتَ مِنْ كَلامٍ:

27 And thy heart was softened. and thou hast humbled thyself in the sight of God for the things that are spoken against this place, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and reverencing my face, hast rent thy garments, and wept before me: I also have heard thee, saith the Lord.

٢٧ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَنَّ قَلْبَكَ قَدْ رَقَّ، وَتَذَلَّلْتَ أَمَامَ اللهِ لَدَى سَمَاعِكَ مَا قَضَتْ بِهِ الشَّرِيعَةُ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِهِ، وَتَوَاضَعْتَ أَمَامِي وَمَزَّقْتَ ثِيَابَكَ وَبَكَيْتَ فِي حَضْرَتِي، فَإِنَّنِي قَدِ اسْتَجَبْتُ لَكَ أَنَا أَيْضاً، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

28 For now I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be brought to thy tomb in peace: and thy eyes shall not see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and the inhabitants thereof. They therefore reported to the king all that she had said.

٢٨ لِذَلِكَ هَا أَنَا أَتَوَفَّاكَ فَتُدْفَنُ فِي قَبْرِكَ بِسَلامٍ، وَلا تَشْهَدُ عَيْنَاكَ مَا سَأُنْزِلُ بِهَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَأَهْلِهِ مِنْ شَرٍّ». فَحَمَلَ الرِّجَالُ رَدَّهَا إِلَى الْمَلِكِ.

29 And he called together all the ancients of Juda and Jerusalem.

٢٩ عِنْدَئِذٍ اسْتَدْعَى الْمَلِكُ إِلَيْهِ كُلَّ شُيُوخِ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ،

30 And went up to the house of the Lord, and all the men of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the Levites, and all the people from the least to the greatest. And the king read in their hearing, in the house of the Lord, all the words of the book.

٣٠ وَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، يُرَافِقُهُ كُلُّ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَالْكَهَنَةُ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ وَسَائِرُ الشَّعْبِ مِنْ صِغَارٍ وَكِبَارٍ، وَقَرَأَ فِي مَسَامِعِهِمْ كُلَّ كَلامِ سِفْرِ الشَّرِيعَةِ الَّذِي تَمَّ الْعُثُورُ عَلَيْهِ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ.

31 And standing up in his tribunal, he made a covenant before the Lord to walk after him, and keep his commandments, and testimonies, and justifications with all his heart, and with all his soul, and to do the things that were written in that book which he had read.

٣١ وَوَقَفَ الْمَلِكُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِهِ وَقَطَعَ عَهْداً أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ أَنْ يَتْبَعَ الرَّبَّ وَيَحْفَظَ وَصَايَاهُ وَشَهَادَاتِهِ وَفَرَائِضَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ الْقَلْبِ وَالنَّفْسِ، وَيُطَبِّقَ كَلامَ هَذَا الْعَهْدِ الْمُدَوَّنِ فِي هَذَا السِّفْرِ.

32 And he adjured all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to do the same: and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of the Lord the God of their fathers.

٣٢ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الْمَلِكُ عَهْداً عَلَى كُلِّ الْمَوْجُودِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَمِنْ رِجَالِ بِنْيَامِينَ أَنْ يَسْلُكُوا حَسَبَ عَهْدِ اللهِ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ.

33 And Josias took away all the abominations out of all the countries of the children of Israel: and made all that were left in Israel, to serve the Lord their God. As long as he lived they departed not from the Lord the God of their fathers.

٣٣ وَأَزَالَ يُوشِيَّا جَمِيعَ الرَّجَاسَاتِ مِنْ كُلِّ أَرَاضِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَطَالَبَ جَمِيعَ الْمَوْجُودِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُمْ، فَلَمْ يَزُغِ الشَّعْبُ عَنْ عِبَادَةِ الرَّبِّ طَوَالَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ.