Chronicles II 34
1 Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-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 sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David, 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 And in the eighth year of his reign, and he [being] yet a youth, he began to seek the Lord God of his father David: and in the twelfth year of his reign he began to purge Juda and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the ornaments for the altars, 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 he pulled down the altars of Baalim that were before his face, and the high places that were above them; and he cut down the groves, and the graven images, and broke in pieces the molten images, and reduced them to powder, and cast [it] upon the surface of the tombs of those who [had] sacrificed to 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 the altars, and purged Juda 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 [he did so] in the cities of Manasse, and Ephraim, and Symeon, and Nephthali, and the places round about them.
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 pulled down the altars and the groves, and he cut the idols in small pieces, and cut off all the high places from 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 And in the eighteenth year of his reign, after having cleansed the land, and the house, he sent Saphan the son of Ezelias, and Maasa prefect of the city, and Juach son of Joachaz his 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 Chelcias the high priest, and gave the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites who kept the gate collected of the hand of Manasse and Ephraim, and of the princes, and of every one that was left in Israel, and of the children of Juda and Benjamin, and of the dwellers in 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 gave it into the hand of the workmen, who were appointed in the house of the Lord, and they gave it to the workmen who wrought in the house of the Lord, to repair and strengthen 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 They gave [it] also to the carpenters and builders, to buy squared stones, and timber for beams to cover the houses which the kings of Juda 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 [were] faithfully [engaged] in the works: and over them were superintendents, Jeth and Abdias, Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zacharias and Mosollam, of the sons of Caath, [appointed] to oversee; and every Levite, and every one that understood [how] to play on musical instruments.
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 And [overseers were] over the burden-bearers, and over all the workmen in the respective works; and of the Levites [were appointed] scribes, and judges, and porters.
diberi tugas mengawasi pengangkutan bahan-bahan, mengepalai buruh pada berbagai macam pekerjaan, mengerjakan administrasi, dan menjaga pintu.
14 And when they brought forth the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord, Chelcias the priest found a book of the law of the Lord [given] by the hand of 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 Chelcias answered and said to Saphan the scribe, I have found a book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Chelcias gave the book to Saphan.
Berkatalah Hilkia kepada Safan, "Saya menemukan buku Hukum TUHAN di Rumah TUHAN," lalu diberikannya buku itu kepada Safan.
16 And Saphan brought in the book to the king, and moreover gave an account to the king, [saying, This is] all the money given into the hand of your servants that work.
Safan menerima buku itu, lalu pergi kepada raja dan berkata, "Semua yang Baginda perintahkan sudah kami lakukan.
17 And they have collected the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and given it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of them that do the work.
Kami sudah mengambil uang yang disimpan di Rumah TUHAN, dan menyerahkannya kepada para pekerja dan pengawas-pengawasnya."
18 And Saphan the scribe brought word to the king, saying, Chelcias the priest has given me a book. And Saphan read it 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 heard the words of the law, that he tore his garments.
Mendengar isi buku itu, raja merobek-robek pakaiannya karena sedih.
20 And the king commanded Chelcias, and Achicam the son of Saphan, and Abdom the son of Michaias, and Saphan the scribe, and Asia the servant of the king, saying,
Lalu raja memberi perintah ini kepada Hilkia, Ahikam anak Safan, Abdon anak Mikha, Safan sekretaris negara, dan Asaya ajudan raja,
21 Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for every one that is left in Israel and Juda, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord [which] has been kindled among us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of the Lord, to do according to all the things 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 And Chelcias went, and [the others] whom the king told, to Olda the prophetess, the wife of Sellem son of Thecoe, son of Aras, who kept the commandments; and she lived in Jerusalem in the second [quarter]: and they spoke to her accordingly.
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 to them, Thus has the Lord God of Israel said, Tell the man who sent you to me,
ia menyuruh mereka kembali kepada raja dan menyampaikan pesan ini, "TUHAN, Allah yang disembah oleh orang Israel berkata,
24 Thus says the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon this place, [even] all the words that are written in the book that was read before the king of Juda:
'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 burnt incense to strange gods, that they might provoke me by all the works of their hands; and my wrath is kindled against 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 And concerning the king of Juda, who sent you to seek the Lord, —thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, [As for] the words which you has heard,
Tetapi mengenai Raja Yosia, inilah pesan-Ku, TUHAN Allah Israel: Setelah engkau mendengar apa yang tertulis dalam buku itu,
27 forasmuch as your heart was ashamed, and you was humbled before me when you heard my words against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, and you were humbled before me, and did rend your garments, and did weep before me; I also have heard, says 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 you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not look upon all the evils which I am bringing upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of it. And they brought back word to 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 And the king sent and gathered the elders of Juda and Jerusalem.
Raja Yosia memanggil semua pemimpin Yehuda dan Yerusalem,
30 And the king went up to the house of the Lord, [he] and all Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that were 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 at a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk before the Lord, to keep his commandments and testimonies, and his ordinances, with all [his] heart and with all [his] soul, so as 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; and the inhabitants of Jerusalem made a covenant in the house of the Lord 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 Josias removed all the abominations out of the whole land which belonged to the children of Israel, and caused all that were found in Jerusalem and in Israel, to serve the Lord their God all his days: he departed not from following the Lord God of his 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.
