2 Kings 22

1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

١ كَانَ يُوشِيَّا بْنُ آمُونَ فِي الثَّامِنَةِ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ مَلَكَ. وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ إِحْدَى وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَدْيَدَةُ بِنْتُ عَدَايَةَ مِنْ بُصْقَةَ.

2 He did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

٢ وَعَمِلَ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَسَارَ فِي نَهْجِ جَدِّهِ دَاوُدَ وَلَمْ يَحِدْ عَنْ طَرِيقِهِ يَمِيناً أَوْ شِمَالاً.

3 It happened 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 السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ عَشْرَةَ لِحُكْمِ الْمَلِكِ يُوشِيَّا، بَعَثَ الْمَلِكُ الْكَاتِبَ شَافَانَ بْنَ أَصَلْيَا بْنِ مَشُلّامَ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ قَائِلاً:

4 "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may melt down the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.

٤ «اذْهَبْ إِلَى حِلْقِيَّا رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَاطْلُبْ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَحْسُبَ قِيمَةَ الْفِضَّةِ الَّتِي تَبَرَّعَ بِها أَبْنَاءُ الشَّعْبِ وَجَمَعَهَا مِنْهُمْ حُرَّاسُ الْبَابِ،

5 Let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD; and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

٥ فَيُعْطِيَهَا لِلْمُوَكَّلِينَ عَلَى الإِشْرَافِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، فَيَدْفَعَهَا هَؤُلاءِ إِلَى الْقَائِمِينَ بِالْعَمَلِ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ لِتَرْمِيمِ ثُغْرَاتِ الْهَيْكَلِ،

6 to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.

٦ مِنْ بَنَّائِينَ وَنَجَّارِينَ، وَلِشِرَاءِ الأَخْشَابِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ الْمَنْحُوتَةِ لِتَرْمِيمِ الْهَيْكَلِ».

7 However there was no accounting made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully."

٧ وَلَمْ يُطْلَبْ مِنْ هَؤُلاءِ الْمُوَكَّلِينَ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ تَقْدِيمُ أَيِّ حِسَابٍ عَنِ الْفِضَّةِ الْمُدْفُوعَةِ لَهُمْ لِنَزَاهَتِهِمْ.

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

٨ ثُمَّ قَالَ حِلْقِيَّا رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ لِشَافَانَ الْكَاتِبِ: «لَقَدْ عَثَرْتُ عَلَى سِفْرِ الشَّرِيعَةِ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ». وَسَلَّمَ حِلْقِيَّا السِّفْرَ لِشَافَانَ فَقَرَأَهُ.

9 Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, "Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD."

٩ وَحَمَلَهُ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ، بَعْدَ أَنْ قَدَّمَ لَهُ تَقْرِيراً قَائِلاً: «قَدْ حَسَبَ عَبِيدُكَ الْفِضَّةَ الْمَوْجُودَةَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ وَأَوْدَعُوهَا لَدَى الْمُوَكَّلِينَ عَلَى الإِشْرَافِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ».

10 Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, "Hilkiah the priest has delivered a scroll to me." Shaphan read it before the king.

١٠ ثُمَّ أَطْلَعَ شَافَانُ الْكَاتِبُ الْمَلِكَ عَلَى السِّفْرِ قَائِلاً: «قَدْ أَعْطَانِي حِلْقِيَّا سِفْراً». وَقَرَأَهُ شَافَانُ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ

11 It happened, when the king had heard the words of the scroll of the law, that he tore his clothes.

١١ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْمَلِكُ مَا وَرَدَ فِي سِفْرِ الشَّرِيعَةِ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ،

12 The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,

١٢ وَأَمَرَ حِلْقِيَّا الْكَاهِنَ، وَأَخِيقَامَ بْنَ شَافَانَ، وَعَكْبُورَ بْنَ مِيخَا، وَشَافَانَ الْكَاتِبَ، وَعَسَايَا خَادِمَ الْمَلِكِ قَائِلاً:

13 "Go inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this scroll that is found; for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this scroll, to do according to all that which is written concerning us."

١٣ «اذْهَبُوا وَاسْأَلُوا الرَّبَّ عَنْ مَصِيرِي وَمَصِيرِ شَعْبِ يَهُوذَا بِنَاءً عَلَى مَا وَرَدَ فِي هَذَا السِّفْرِ الَّذِي تَمَّ الْعُثُورُ عَلَيْهِ، إِذْ إِنَّ غَضَبَ الرَّبِّ الْمُحْتَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا عَظِيمٌ جِدّاً، لأَنَّ آبَاءَنَا لَمْ يُطِيعُوا كَلامَ هَذَا السِّفْرِ، وَلَمْ يُمَارِسُوا كُلَّ مَا وَرَدَ فِيهِ».

14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.

١٤ فَانْطَلَقَ حِلْقِيَّا الْكَاهِنُ، وَأَخِيقَامُ، وَعَكْبُورُ، وَشَافَانُ، وَعَسَايَا، وَاسْتَشَارُوا النَّبِيَّةَ خَلْدَةَ زَوْجَةَ شَلُّومَ بْنِ تِقْوَةَ بْنِ حَرْحَسَ حَارِسِ الثِّيَابِ الْمَلَكِيَّةِ، الْمُقِيمَةَ فِي الْمِنْطَقَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

15 She said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Tell the man who sent you to me,

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

16 "Thus says the LORD, 'Look, I will bring disaster on this place, and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the scroll which the king of Judah has read.

١٦ هَكَذا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: هَا أَنَا أَجْلِبُ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِهِ كُلَّ الْوَعِيدِ الْوَارِدِ فِي السِّفْرِ الَّذِي قَرَأَهُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا،

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

١٧ لأَنَّهُمْ نَبَذُونِي وَأَوْقَدُوا لِآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى، لِيُثِيرُوا سَخَطِي بِمَا تَجْنِيهِ أَيْدِيهِمْ مِنْ آثَامٍ، فَاحْتَدَمَ غَضَبِي الَّذِي لَا يَنْطَفِئُ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ.

18 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus you shall tell him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Concerning the words which you have heard,

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

19 because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you,' says the LORD.

١٩ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَنَّ قَلْبَكَ قَدْ رَقَّ، وَتَوَاضَعْتَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ لَدَى سَمَاعِكَ مَا قَضَيْتُ بِهِ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِهِ، بِأَنْ يَصِيرُوا مَثَارَ دَهْشَةٍ وَلَعْنَةٍ، وَمَزَّقْتَ ثِيَابَكَ وَبَكَيْتَ أَمَامِي، فَإِنَّنِي قَدِ اسْتَجَبْتُ أَنَا أَيْضاً رَجَاءَكَ.

20 'Therefore look, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the disaster which I will bring on this place.'"'" They brought back this message to the king.

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