2 Chronicles 34

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

Yosia berumur 8 tahun ketika ia menjadi raja Yehuda, dan ia memerintah di Yerusalem 31 tahun lamanya.

2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

Ia melakukan yang menyenangkan hati TUHAN; ia mengikuti teladan Raja Daud leluhurnya, dan mentaati seluruh hukum Allah dengan sepenuhnya.

3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images.

Setelah 8 tahun menjadi raja, pada usia sangat muda, Yosia mulai beribadat kepada Allah yang disembah oleh Raja Daud leluhurnya. Empat tahun kemudian ia mulai menghancurkan tempat-tempat penyembahan berhala, patung-patung Dewi Asyera, dan berhala-berhala lainnya.

4 And they broke down the altars of the Baalim in his presence; and the sun-images, that were on high above them, he hewed down; and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.

Patung-patung dan berhala-berhala itu dihancurluluhkan oleh anak buah Yosia lalu serbuknya mereka hamburkan ke atas kuburan orang-orang yang mempersembahkan kurban kepada berhala-berhala itu. Mezbah-mezbah Baal dan mezbah-mezbah dupa yang terdapat di situ mereka robohkan.

5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

Kemudian Yosia membakar di atas mezbah itu tulang-tulang para imam yang melayani berhala-berhala itu. Dengan demikian ia membuat Yehuda dan Yerusalem layak lagi beribadat kepada TUHAN.

6 And so did he in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their axes round about.

Hal yang sama dilakukannya juga di kota-kota dan di daerah-daerah yang telah hancur di wilayah Manasye, Efraim, dan Simeon, sampai ke Naftali di utara.

7 And he broke down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and hewed down all the sun-images throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.

Mezbah-mezbah dan patung-patung Asyera di seluruh Kerajaan Utara dirobohkan oleh Yosia, lalu patung-patungnya dan semua mezbah dupa dihancurkannya. Kemudian pulanglah Yosia ke Yerusalem.

8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.

Pada tahun kedelapan belas pemerintahan Yosia, setelah ia menyapu bersih penyembahan berhala dari Rumah TUHAN dan seluruh negeri, ia mengirim 3 orang untuk memperbaiki Rumah TUHAN Allah. Ketiga orang itu ialah Safan anak Azalya, Maaseya gubernur Yerusalem, dan Yoah anak Yoahas, seorang pegawai tinggi.

9 And they came to Hilkiah the high priest, and delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the door, had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin, and they returned to Jerusalem.

Orang-orang Lewi yang menjaga Pintu Rumah TUHAN, menyerahkan kepada Imam Agung Hilkia, uang yang telah mereka kumpulkan. Uang itu dari orang Efraim dan Manasye, dan dari rakyat lainnya di Kerajaan Utara, serta dari rakyat Yehuda, Benyamin dan Yerusalem.

10 And they delivered it into the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the LORD; and the workmen that wrought in the house of the LORD gave it to mend and repair the house;

Uang itu kemudian diserahkan oleh Imam Agung Hilkia kepada ketiga orang yang ditugaskan untuk mengawasi perbaikan Rumah TUHAN itu. Selanjutnya mereka memberikan uang itu

11 even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

kepada para tukang kayu dan tukang bangunan yang harus membeli batu dan kayu untuk memperbaiki gedung-gedung yang telah dibiarkan rusak oleh raja-raja Yehuda.

12 And the men did the work faithfully; and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to preside over it; and other of the Levites, all that had skill with instruments of music.

Orang-orang yang mengerjakan perbaikan itu sungguh-sungguh jujur. Mereka dikepalai oleh 4 orang Lewi: Yahat dan Obaja dari kaum Merari, serta Zakharia dan Mesulam dari kaum Kehat. Orang-orang Lewi, yang semuanya pandai main musik,

13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and presided over all that did the work in every manner of service; and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

diberi tugas mengawasi pengangkutan bahan-bahan, mengepalai buruh pada berbagai macam pekerjaan, mengerjakan administrasi, dan menjaga pintu.

14 And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses.

Pada waktu uang sumbangan itu dikeluarkan dari tempat penyimpanannya, Hilkia menemukan buku Hukum TUHAN, yaitu hukum-hukum yang diberikan Allah kepada Musa.

15 and Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe: 'I have found the book of the Law in the house of the LORD.' And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

Berkatalah Hilkia kepada Safan, "Saya menemukan buku Hukum TUHAN di Rumah TUHAN," lalu diberikannya buku itu kepada Safan.

16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word unto the king, saying: 'All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.

Safan menerima buku itu, lalu pergi kepada raja dan berkata, "Semua yang Baginda perintahkan sudah kami lakukan.

17 And they have poured out the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen.'

Kami sudah mengambil uang yang disimpan di Rumah TUHAN, dan menyerahkannya kepada para pekerja dan pengawas-pengawasnya."

18 And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying: 'Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book.' And Shaphan read therein before the king.

Kemudian ia tambahkan, "Hilkia memberi buku ini kepada saya." Lalu Safan membacakan buku itu kepada raja.

19 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the Law, that he rent his clothes.

Mendengar isi buku itu, raja merobek-robek pakaiannya karena sedih.

20 And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying:

Lalu raja memberi perintah ini kepada Hilkia, Ahikam anak Safan, Abdon anak Mikha, Safan sekretaris negara, dan Asaya ajudan raja,

21 'Go ye, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do according unto all that is written in this book.'

"Pergilah bertanya kepada TUHAN untuk aku dan untuk orang-orang yang masih ada di Israel dan Yehuda mengenai isi buku ini. TUHAN marah kepada kita karena leluhur kita tidak menjalankan perintah-perintah yang tertulis di dalamnya."

22 So Hilkiah, and they whom the king had commanded, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe — now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter — and they spoke to her to that effect.

Maka pergilah Hilkia, Ahikam, Abdon, Safan dan Asaya meminta petunjuk kepada seorang wanita bernama Hulda. Ia seorang nabi yang tinggal di perkampungan baru di Yerusalem. Suaminya bernama Salum anak Tikwa, cucu Harhas. Ia pengurus pakaian ibadat di Rumah TUHAN. Setelah Hulda mendengar keterangan mereka,

23 And she said unto them: 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you unto me:

ia menyuruh mereka kembali kepada raja dan menyampaikan pesan ini, "TUHAN, Allah yang disembah oleh orang Israel berkata,

24 Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah;

'Aku akan menghukum Yerusalem dan seluruh penduduknya dengan kutukan-kutukan yang tertulis di dalam buku itu yang dibacakan kepada raja.

25 because they have forsaken Me, and have offered unto other gods, that they might provoke Me with all the works of their hands; therefore is My wrath poured out upon this place, and it shall not be quenched.

Mereka telah meninggalkan Aku dan mempersembahkan kurban kepada ilah-ilah lain. Semua yang mereka lakukan membangkitkan kemarahan-Ku. Aku marah kepada Yerusalem, dan kemarahan-Ku tidak bisa diredakan.

26 But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him: Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: As touching the words which thou hast heard,

Tetapi mengenai Raja Yosia, inilah pesan-Ku, TUHAN Allah Israel: Setelah engkau mendengar apa yang tertulis dalam buku itu,

27 because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest His words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and hast humbled thyself before Me, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before Me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.

engkau menyesal dan merendahkan diri di hadapan-Ku. Aku telah mengancam untuk menghukum Yerusalem dan penduduknya, tapi ketika engkau mendengar tentang ancaman-Ku itu engkau menangis dan merobek pakaianmu tanda sedih. Aku telah mendengar doamu,

28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof.' And they brought back word unto the king.

karena itu hukuman atas Yerusalem tidak akan Kujatuhkan selama engkau masih hidup. Engkau akan Kuizinkan meninggal dengan damai.'" Maka kembalilah utusan-utusan itu kepada raja dan menyampaikan pesan itu.

29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Raja Yosia memanggil semua pemimpin Yehuda dan Yerusalem,

30 And the king went up to the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, both great and small; and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.

lalu pergi dengan mereka ke Rumah TUHAN. Bersama mereka ikut juga para imam, orang Lewi dan seluruh rakyat, baik yang miskin maupun yang kaya. Di depan mereka semua, di dekat pilar yang khusus untuk raja, raja berdiri dan membacakan dengan suara keras seluruh buku perjanjian yang telah ditemukan di dalam Rumah TUHAN. Kemudian raja membuat perjanjian dengan TUHAN untuk taat kepada-Nya dan menjalankan dengan sepenuh hati dan segenap jiwa semua perintah dan hukum-hukum-Nya, serta memenuhi syarat perjanjian antara TUHAN dengan umat-Nya yang tercantum dalam buku itu.

31 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep His commandments, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.

32 And he caused all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

Semua orang Benyamin dan semua orang lain yang ada di Yerusalem disuruhnya berjanji untuk mentaati perjanjian itu. Maka orang-orang Yerusalem mentaati peraturan-peraturan dalam perjanjian itu, yaitu perjanjian antara mereka dengan Allah leluhur mereka.

33 And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were found in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. All his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.

Berhala-berhala yang memuakkan, yang terdapat di tempat-tempat yang termasuk wilayah orang Israel, semuanya dihancurkan oleh Raja Yosia. Lalu ia mengharuskan rakyatnya beribadat kepada TUHAN, Allah leluhur mereka. Maka selama Yosia hidup, rakyat tetap setia kepada TUHAN.