2 Chronicles 29
1 Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.
Езекия воцарился двадцати пяти лет, и двадцать девять лет царствовал в Иерусалиме; имя матери его Авия, дочь Захарии.
2 Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
И делал он угодное в очах Господних точно так, как делал Давид, отец его.
3 During March of the first year that Hezekiah was ruling Judah, he unlocked the doors of the temple, and his workers repaired them.
В первый же год царствования своего, в первый месяц, он отворил двери дома Господня и возобновил их,
4 Then he gathered the priests and other descendants of Levi in the area on the east side of the temple,
и велел прийти священникам и левитам, и собрал их на площади восточной,
5 and he said to them, “You descendants of Levi, listen to me! Consecrate yourselves. And then consecrate the temple of Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]. Remove from the temple all the things that are not pleasing to God.
и сказал им: послушайте меня, левиты! Ныне освятитесь сами и освятите дом Господа Бога отцов ваших, и выбросьте нечистоту из святилища.
6 Our ancestors disobeyed God; they did many things that he considered to be evil, things that were not pleasing to him. They abandoned this place where Yahweh lives, and they have turned away from him.
Ибо отцы наши поступали беззаконно, и делали неугодное в очах Господа Бога нашего, и оставили Его, и отвратили они лица свои от жилища Господня, и оборотились спиною,
7 They locked the doors of the temple and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn any incense, and they did not offer any sacrifices that were to be completely burned [on the altar].
и заперли двери притвора, и погасили светильники, и не сожигали курения, и не возносили всесожжений во святилище Бога Израилева.
8 Therefore, Yahweh has become very angry with us people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and he has caused other people to become frightened and horrified [when they hear what Yahweh did to punish us]. And they ridicule us. You know this very well.
И был гнев Господа на Иудею и на Иерусалим, и Он отдал их на позор, на опустошение и на посмеяние, как вы видите глазами вашими.
9 That is why our fathers have been killed in battles, and our sons and daughters and our wives have been captured and taken [to other countries].
И вот, пали отцы наши от меча, а сыновья наши и дочери наши и жены наши за это в плену в земле не своей доныне.
10 But now I intend to make an agreement with Yahweh, our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with us.
Теперь у меня на сердце - заключить завет с Господом Богом Израилевым, да отвратит от нас пламень гнева Своего.
11 [You who are like] my sons, do not waste any time. [Do immediately what Yahweh wants you to do.] Yahweh has chosen you to stand in his presence and offer sacrifices and burn incense.”
Дети мои! не будьте небрежны, ибо вас избрал Господь предстоять лицу Его, служить Ему и быть у Него служителями и возжигателями курений.
12 Then these descendants of Levi started to work [in the temple]: From the descendants of Kohath there were Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah. From the descendants of Merari there were Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel. From the descendants of Gershon there were Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah.
И встали левиты: Махаф, сын Амасая, и Иоель, сын Азарии, из сыновей Каафовых; и из сыновей Мерариных: Кис, сын Авдия, и Азария, сын Иегаллелела; и из племени Гирсонова: Иоах, сын Зиммы, и Еден, сын Иоаха;
13 From the descendants of Elizaphan there were Shimri and Jeiel. From the descendants of Asaph there were Zechariah and Mattaniah.
и из сыновей Елицафановых: Шимри и Иеиел; и из сыновей Асафовых: Захария и Матфания;
14 From the descendants of Heman there were Jehiel and Shimei. From the descendants of Jeduthun there were Shemaiah and Uzziel.
и из сыновей Емановых: Иехиел и Шимей; и из сыновей Идифуновых: Шемаия и Уззиел.
15 When those men had gathered their fellow descendants of Levi and had consecrated themselves, they entered the temple in order to consecrate it. That was what the king had commanded them to do, and they were also obeying what Yahweh had commanded.
Они собрали братьев своих и освятились, и пошли по приказанию царя очищать дом Господень по словам Господа.
16 The priests entered the temple to consecrate it. They brought out into the courtyard of the temple everything that they had found in the temple that was not pleasing to Yahweh. Then the descendants of Levi took those things down to the Kidron Valley [and burned them there].
И вошли священники внутрь дома Господня для очищения, и вынесли все нечистое, что нашли в храме Господнем, на двор дома Господня, а левиты взяли это, чтобы вынести вон к потоку Кедрону.
17 The priests and other descendants of Levi started this work on the first day of March and finished purifying the courtyard [of the temple] on the eighth day of that month, and they finished purifying the temple one week later.
И начали освящать в первый день первого месяца, и в восьмой день того же месяца вошли в притвор Господень; и освящали дом Господень восемь дней, и в шестнадцатый день первого месяца кончили.
18 Then they went to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have purified all parts of the temple, and the altar where sacrifices are completely burned, and all the items used at the altar, the table on which the priests place the sacred bread, and the things [used at that table].
И пришли в дом к царю Езекии и сказали: мы очистили дом Господень, и жертвенник для всесожжения, и все сосуды его, и стол для хлебов предложения, и все сосуды его;
19 While Ahaz was our king, he disobeyed what Yahweh had commanded, and he removed from the temple many things [that should be there], but now we have brought them back and placed them in front of the sacred altar.”
и все сосуды, которые забросил царь Ахаз во время царствования своего, в беззаконии своем, мы приготовили и освятили, и вот они пред жертвенником Господним.
20 Early the next morning, King Hezekiah gathered together the city officials, and they went to the [courtyard of the] temple.
И встал царь Езекия рано утром и собрал начальников города, и пошел в дом Господень.
21 They took with them seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs, and seven male goats to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of all the people in the kingdom of Judah, and in order to purify the temple. The king commanded that the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, should offer those animals to be sacrificed to Yahweh on the altar.
И привели семь тельцов и семь овнов, и семь агнцев и семь козлов на жертву о грехе за царство и за святилище и за Иудею; и приказал он сынам Аароновым, священникам, вознести всесожжение на жертвенник Господень.
22 So first the priests slaughtered those bulls, and took their blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.
И закололи тельцов, и взяли священники кровь, и окропили жертвенник, и закололи овнов, и окропили кровью жертвенник; и закололи агнцев, и окропили кровью жертвенник.
23 The goats that were slaughtered to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of the people were brought to the king and the others who were there. Then the king and those who were present laid their hands on those goats.
И привели козлов за грех пред лице царя и собрания, и они возложили руки свои на них.
24 Then the priests slaughtered those goats and splashed their blood on the altar in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins that all the Israeli people had committed. The priests did that because the king had commanded that offerings that would be completely burned [on the altar] and other sacrifices should be made for all the people of Israel.
И закололи их священники, и очистили кровью их жертвенник для заглаждения грехов всего Израиля, ибо за всего Израиля приказал царь принести всесожжение и жертву о грехе.
25 The king then told the descendants of Levi to stand in the temple with their cymbals and harps and lyres, obeying what David and his prophets Gad and Nathan had commanded. Those were things that Yahweh had told his prophets that the descendants of Levi should do.
И поставил он левитов в доме Господнем с кимвалами, псалтирями и цитрами, по уставу Давида и Гада, прозорливца царева, и Нафана пророка, так как от Господа был устав этот чрез пророков Его.
26 So the descendants of Levi [went and] stood in the temple, ready to play the musical instruments that King David had given to them. And the priests were ready to blow their trumpets.
И стали левиты с музыкальными орудиями Давидовыми и священники с трубами.
27 Then Hezekiah told some of the priests to burn the animals that would be sacrificed on the altar. When they started to burn the animals, the people started to sing to [praise] Yahweh, while the other descendants of Levi were playing their instruments.
И приказал Езекия вознести всесожжение на жертвенник. И в то время, как началось всесожжение, началось пение Господу, при звуке труб и орудий Давида, царя Израилева.
28 All the people who were there bowed to worship Yahweh, while the singers sang and the trumpeters blew their trumpets. They continued to do this until they had finished slaughtering all the animals that would be completely burned.
И все собрание молилось, и певцы пели, и трубили трубы, доколе не окончилось всесожжение.
29 When they finished making those offerings, the king and all those who were there knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.
По окончании же всесожжения царь и все находившиеся при нем преклонились и поклонились.
30 Then King Hezekiah and his officials commanded the descendants of Levi to praise Yahweh, singing the songs [composed/written] by David and Asaph the prophet. So they sang songs joyfully and bowed their heads to worship.
И сказал царь Езекия и князья левитам, чтоб они славили Господа словами Давида и Асафа прозорливца, и они славили с радостью и преклонялись и поклонялись.
31 Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to Yahweh. So come close to the temple and bring animals to be sacrificed and other offerings to thank [Yahweh for what he has done for you].” And those who wanted to bring animals to be completely burned [on the altar] brought them.
И продолжал Езекия и сказал: теперь вы посвятили себя Господу; приступайте и приносите жертвы и благодарственные приношения в дом Господень. И понесло все собрание жертвы и благодарственные приношения, и всякий, кто расположен был сердцем, - всесожжения.
32 Altogether they brought 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs to be completely burned on the altar.
И было число всесожжений, которые привели собравшиеся: семьдесят волов, сто овнов, двести агнцев - все это для всесожжения Господу.
33 The other animals that they brought were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats that were set apart to be sacrifices.
Других священных жертв было: шестьсот из крупного скота и три тысячи из мелкого скота.
34 But there were not enough priests to remove the skins from the animals that would be completely burned [on the altar]. So their fellow descendants of Levi helped them until that work was finished, and until other priests had purified/consecrated themselves to do that work. It was necessary for them to do that because many of the priests had not yet performed the rituals to consecrate themselves for that work, like the descendants of Levi had done.
Но священников было мало, и они не могли сдирать кож со всех всесожжений, и помогали им братья их левиты, до окончания дела и доколе освятились прочие священники, ибо левиты были более тщательны в освящении себя, нежели священники.
35 In addition to the all the offerings that were completely burned [on the altar], the priests also burned the fat of the other animals that were sacrificed to maintain good fellowship with Yahweh, and the usual wine offerings. So the worship at the temple began again.
Притом же всесожжений было множество с туками мирных жертв и с возлияниями при всесожжении. Так восстановлено служение в доме Господнем.
36 And Hezekiah and all the other people of Judah celebrated, because God had enabled them to do all those things very quickly.
И радовался Езекия и весь народ о том, что Бог так расположил народ, ибо это сделалось неожиданно.
