2 Kings 22

1 Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

١ كَانَ يُوشِيَّا ٱبْنَ ثَمَانِ سِنِينٍ حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ إِحْدَى وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَدْيَدَةُ بِنْتُ عَدَايَةَ مِنْ بُصْقَةَ.

2 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

٢ وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَسَارَ فِي جَمِيعِ طَرِيقِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، وَلَمْ يَحِدْ يَمِينًا وَلَا شِمَالًا.

3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, [that] the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,

٣ وَفِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّامِنَةَ عَشْرَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ يُوشِيَّا أَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ شَافَانَ بْنَ أَصَلْيَا بْنِ مَشُّلَامَ ٱلْكَاتِبَ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا:

4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:

٤ «ٱصْعَدْ إِلَى حِلْقِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ، فَيَحْسُبَ ٱلْفِضَّةَ ٱلْمُدْخَلَةَ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّتِي جَمَعَهَا حَارِسُو ٱلْبَابِ مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ،

5 And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which [is] in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

٥ فَيَدْفَعُوهَا لِيَدِ عَامِلِي ٱلشُّغْلِ ٱلْمُوَكَّلِينَ بِبَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَيَدْفَعُوهَا إِلَى عَامِلِي ٱلشُّغْلِ ٱلَّذِي فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ لِتَرْمِيمِ ثُلَمِ ٱلْبَيْتِ:

6 Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

٦ لِلنَّجَّارِينَ وَٱلْبَنَّائِينَ وَٱلنَّحَّاتِينَ، وَلِشِرَاءِ أَخْشَابٍ وَحِجَارَةٍ مَنْحُوتَةٍ لِأَجْلِ تَرْمِيمِ ٱلْبَيْتِ».

7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

٧ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُحَاسَبُوا بِٱلْفِضَّةِ ٱلْمَدْفُوعَةِ لِأَيْدِيهِمْ، لِأَنَّهُمْ إِنَّمَا عَمِلُوا بِأَمَانَةٍ.

8 And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

٨ فَقَالَ حِلْقِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ لِشَافَانَ ٱلْكَاتِبِ: «قَدْ وَجَدْتُ سِفْرَ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ». وَسَلَّمَ حِلْقِيَّا ٱلسِّفْرَ لِشَافَانَ فَقَرَأَهُ.

9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.

٩ وَجَاءَ شَافَانُ ٱلْكَاتِبُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ وَرَدَّ عَلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ جَوَابًا وَقَالَ: «قَدْ أَفْرَغَ عَبِيدُكَ ٱلْفِضَّةَ ٱلْمَوْجُودَةَ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ وَدَفَعُوهَا إِلَى يَدِ عَامِلِي ٱلشُّغْلِ وُكَلَاءِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ».

10 And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

١٠ وَأَخْبَرَ شَافَانُ ٱلْكَاتِبُ ٱلْمَلِكَ قَائِلًا: «قَدْ أَعْطَانِي حِلْقِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنُ سِفْرًا». وَقَرَأَهُ شَافَانُ أَمَامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

١١ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ كَلَامَ سِفْرِ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ.

12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,

١٢ وَأَمَرَ ٱلْمَلِكُ حِلْقِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنَ وَأَخِيقَامَ بْنَ شَافَانَ وَعَكْبُورَ بْنَ مِيخَا وَشَافَانَ ٱلْكَاتِبَ وَعَسَايَا عَبْدَ ٱلْمَلِكِ قَائِلًا:

13 Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great [is] the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

١٣ «ٱذْهَبُوا ٱسْأَلُوا ٱلرَّبَّ لِأَجْلِي وَلِأَجْلِ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَلِأَجْلِ كُلِّ يَهُوذَا مِنْ جِهَةِ كَلَامِ هَذَا ٱلسِّفْرِ ٱلَّذِي وُجِدَ، لِأَنَّهُ عَظِيمٌ هُوَ غَضَبُ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي ٱشْتَعَلَ عَلَيْنَا، مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ آبَاءَنَا لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا لِكَلَامِ هَذَا ٱلسِّفْرِ لِيَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَيْنَا».

14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college; ) and they communed with her.

١٤ فَذَهَبَ حِلْقِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنُ وَأَخِيقَامُ وَعَكْبُورُ وَشَافَانُ وَعَسَايَا إِلَى خَلْدَةَ ٱلنَّبِيَّةِ، ٱمْرَأَةِ شَلُّومَ بْنِ تِقْوَةَ بْنِ حَرْحَسَ حَارِسِ ٱلثِّيَابِ. وَهِيَ سَاكِنَةٌ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي ٱلْقِسْمِ ٱلثَّانِي وَكَلَّمُوهَا.

15 And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

١٥ فَقَالَتْ لَهُمْ: «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: قُولُوا لِلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلَكُمْ إِلَيَّ:

16 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, [even] all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:

١٦ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَأَنَذَا جَالِبٌ شَرًّا عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى سُكَّانِهِ، كُلَّ كَلَامِ ٱلسِّفْرِ ٱلَّذِي قَرَأَهُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا،

17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.

١٧ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُمْ تَرَكُونِي وَأَوْقَدُوا لِآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى لِكَيْ يُغِيظُونِي بِكُلِّ عَمَلِ أَيْدِيهِمْ، فَيَشْتَعِلُ غَضَبِي عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ وَلَا يَنْطَفِئُ.

18 But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, [As touching] the words which thou hast heard;

١٨ وَأَمَّا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا ٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلَكُمْ لِتَسْأَلُوا ٱلرَّبَّ، فَهَكَذَا تَقُولُونَ لَهُ: هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ جِهَةِ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي سَمِعْتَ:

19 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard [thee], saith the LORD.

١٩ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ قَدْ رَقَّ قَلْبُكَ وَتَوَاضَعْتَ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ حِينَ سَمِعْتَ مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهِ عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى سُكَّانِهِ أَنَّهُمْ يَصِيرُونَ دَهَشًا وَلَعْنَةً، وَمَزَّقْتَ ثِيَابَكَ وَبَكَيْتَ أَمَامِي. قَدْ سَمِعْتُ أَنَا أَيْضًا، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

20 Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.

٢٠ لِذَلِكَ هَأَنَذَا أَضُمُّكَ إِلَى آبَائِكَ، فَتُضَمُّ إِلَى قَبْرِكَ بِسَلَامٍ، وَلَا تَرَى عَيْنَاكَ كُلَّ ٱلشَّرِّ ٱلَّذِي أَنَا جَالِبُهُ عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ». فَرَدُّوا عَلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ جَوَابًا.