2 Chronicles 30
1 The king and his officials and all the other people who had gathered in Jerusalem wanted to celebrate the Passover Festival. But they were not able to celebrate it at the usual time, because many of the priests had still not performed the rituals to purify themselves; therefore they were not allowed to do serve in the festival. Also, everyone had still not come to Jerusalem [to celebrate the Passover]. So they decided to celebrate it one month later than usual.
Hezekia nooro wach ni jo-Israel duto gi jo-Juda kendo nondiko barupe ni jo-Efraim kod jo-Manase kokwayogi mondo gibi Jerusalem e hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye mondo gitim Sap Pasaka ni Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasach jo-Israel.
Ruoth gi jodonge kod joma nochokore Jerusalem nowinjore ni gitim Sap Pasaka e dwe mar ariyo.
Ne ok ginyal time e kinde mane onego otime nimar jodolo moromo ne pok opwodhore to ji bende ne pok ochokore Jerusalem.
4 The king and all the other people who had gathered thought that was a good plan.
Chenroni ne berne ruoth kod joma nochokore.
5 So they decided to send messages to all the towns in Judah and in Israel, from Beersheba [in the far south] to Dan [in the far north], including towns in the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, to invite people to come to the temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover [Festival] to [honor] Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [worshiped/belonged to]. Many of the people had not previously celebrated that festival, even though it had been written [in the laws of Moses that they should do that].
Negingʼado bura mondo giland wachni e Israel duto kochakore Bersheba nyaka Dan kagiluongo ji mondo gibi Jerusalem otim Pasaka mar Jehova Nyasaye Nyasach Israel nikech ne pok otime gi ji mangʼeny kaka ondiki.
6 Obeying what the king commanded, messengers went throughout Judah and Israel, taking messages that had been written by the king and his officials. This is what they wrote: “You Israeli people, you who survived after being slaves of the kings of Assyria, return to Yahweh, the God whom [our great ancestors] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [worshiped/belonged to], in order that he may return to you. Your fathers and brothers did not faithfully obey Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped].
Omiyo joote nodhi Israel gi Juda duto kaka ruoth nochiko ka gitingʼo barupe mane oa ir ruoth kod jodonge mondikie niya, “Jo-Israel dwoguru ir Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasach Ibrahim gi Isaka kod Israel mondo mi oduog iru un joma odongʼ mosetony e lwet ruodhi mag Asuria.
7 Do not act like they did, because what they did caused other people to become disgusted with them.
Kik ubed ka kwereu gi oweteu mane oweyo luwo Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasach kwereu momiyo gidoko gima iluoro mana kaka uneno sani.
8 Do not be stubborn as our ancestors were. Do what Yahweh desires. Come [to Jerusalem] to the temple, which he has set apart forever. Do what pleases Yahweh our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with you.
Kik ubed gi tok matek kaka kwereu nobedo, bolreuru ni Jehova Nyasaye. Biuru e kama ler mar lemo ma osepwodho nyaka chiengʼ. Tineuru Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachu mondo mi mirimbe mager owuog kuomu.
9 If you return to Yahweh, the people who have captured our brothers [and sisters] and our children will be kind to them, and allow them to return to this land. Do not forget that Yahweh our God is kind and merciful. If you return to him, he will no longer reject you.”
Ka udwogo ir Jehova Nyasaye eka joweteu gi nyithindu notimnegi ngʼwono mi nowegi giduogi e pinygi kod joma noterogi e twech nikech Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachu en jangʼwono kendo en gihera maduongʼ omiyo ok noloknu ngʼeye ka udwogo ire.”
10 The messengers went to all the towns in the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far [north] as the tribe of Zebulun, [and gave them this message, ] but most of the people there scorned them and ridiculed them.
Joote nodhi e dala ka dala e piny Efraim gi Manase duto nyaka ochopo Zebulun to ji nocharogi kendo nyierogi.
11 But some of the people of [the tribes of] Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem.
To kata kamano jo-Asher moko kod jo-Manase kaachiel gi jo-Zebulun nobolore modhi Jerusalem.
12 Also in Judah God motivated the people to be united in wanting to do what Yahweh wanted them to do, which is what the king and his officials had told them to do in the message that they sent.
To e piny Juda bende ema ne lwet Nyasaye ne nitie kuom jogo mondo omigi bedo e paro achiel mondo gitim gima ruoth gi jodonge nochiko kaluwore gi wach mar Jehova Nyasaye.
13 So a huge crowd of people gathered in Jerusalem in May, to celebrate the Festival of Eating Unleavened Bread.
Ji mangʼeny nochokore Jerusalem e dwe mar ariyo mondo gitim Sap Makati ma ok oketie Thowi.
14 They removed the altars [of Baal] in Jerusalem and took away the altars for burning incense [to honor other gods, and burned them] in Kidron Valley.
Negigolo kende mag misango miwangʼoe liswa mane nitie Jerusalem kaachiel gi kende mag misango miwangʼoe ubani mi giwitogi e Holo mar Kidron.
15 They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of that month. Some of the priests and the other descendants of Levi were ashamed [because they had not performed the rituals to cause them to be acceptable to work for Yahweh]. So they performed those rituals, and brought to the temple animals to be completely burned [on the altar].
Ne giyangʼo nyarombo mar Pasaka Chiengʼ mar apar gangʼwen mar dwe mar ariyo jodolo kod jo-Lawi noyudo wichkuot omiyo negipwodhore mi gikelo misengini miwangʼo pep e hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye.
16 Then they stood at the places where Moses had written in his laws that they should stand. Then the descendants of Levi gave to the priests [bowls containing blood of the animals that were being sacrificed], and the priests sprinkled [the altar] with some of the blood.
Bangʼe negikawo keregi mapile kaka ondikie chike Musa ngʼat Nyasaye. Jodolo nokiro remo manomigi kod jo-Lawi.
17 Many people in the crowd had not purified themselves, and therefore they were not able to kill the lambs [and dedicate them] to Yahweh. So it was necessary for the descendants of Levi to kill the lambs for them.
Nikech ji mangʼeny ei oganda ne pod ok opwodhore, nochuno jo-Lawi mondo oyangʼ nyirombe mag Sap Pasaka ni jogo duto mane ok ler kendo ne ok nyal chiwo nyirombegi ni Jehova Nyasaye.
18 Although most of the people who had come from [the tribes of] Ephraim, Manasseh, and Issachar had not purified themselves, they ate the food of the Passover Festival anyway, ignoring the rules written [by Moses]. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying “Yahweh, you always do what is good; I pray that you will forgive everyone
Kata obedo ni ji mathoth manowuok e piny Efraim gi Manase gi Isakar kod Zebulun ne ok opwodhore, to kata kamano negichamo Pasaka ka ok giluwo gima nondiki. To Hezekia nolamonigi kawacho niya, “Mad Jehova Nyasaye mangʼwon owene ngʼato angʼata,
19 who sincerely wants to honor you, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped], even if they have not purified themselves by obeying the sacred laws that you gave to us.”
moseketo chunye mondo oluw Nyasaye ma en Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasach kwerene kata obedo ni ok oler kaluwore gi chike mag kama ler mar lemo.”
20 And Yahweh heard what Hezekiah prayed; he forgave the people, [and did not punish them].
Omiyo Jehova Nyasaye nowinjo kwayo mar Hezekia mochango jogo.
21 The Israeli people who were there in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of Eating Unleavened Bread for seven days. They rejoiced greatly as they celebrated, while the priests and other descendants of Levi sang to Yahweh every day, and played musical instruments to [praise] God.
Jo-Israel mane nitiere Jerusalem notimo Sap Makati ma ok oketie Thowi kuom ndalo abiriyo ka gimor gi-ilo maduongʼ ka jo-Lawi kod jodolo werne Jehova Nyasaye pile ka pile ka gigoyo thumbe mag pak mar Jehova Nyasaye.
22 Hezekiah thanked all the descendants of Levi for doing this work for Yahweh, and for very skillfully leading the people who were worshiping. For those seven days the people ate the Passover food and brought offerings to maintain fellowship with Yahweh and praised Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [belonged to/had worshiped].
Hezekia nojiwo jo-Lawi duto mane ongʼeyo tich mar tiyo ne Jehova Nyasaye. Kuom ndalo abiriyo negichamo chiemo mane opognigi kendo negitimo misango mar lalruok kagipako Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasach kweregi.
23 Then the whole group decided to celebrate for seven more days, so they did: They celebrated joyfully for seven more days.
Jogo mane ochokore nowinjore mondo gimed timo sawoni ndalo abiriyo mamoko, omiyo kuom ndalo abiriyo mamoko negitimo kamano gi mor.
24 King Hezekiah provided 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep to be slaughtered for the people [to eat during the festival], and the officials also gave them 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep and goats. Many priests consecrated themselves.
Hezekia ruodh Juda nochiwo ni joma nochokore rwedhi alufu achiel kod rombe gi diek alufu abiriyo, to jodonge nochiwonegi rwedhi alufu achiel kod rombe gi diek alufu apar. Jodolo mangʼeny ahinya nopwodhore.
25 All the people of Judah rejoiced, including the priests and other descendants of Levi and all the people from Israel who had come, and including some from other countries who were living in Israel and some from other countries who were living in Judah.
Joma nochokore duto mane oa Juda kaachiel gi jodolo kod jo-Lawi kod joma nochokore koa Israel kaachiel gi jodak mane odak Israel kod mane odak Juda ne mor gi ilo.
26 Everyone in Jerusalem was very joyful, because nothing like this had happened in Jerusalem since the time when David’s son Solomon was the king of Israel.
Ne nitie mor maduongʼ Jerusalem mapok nobedo Jerusalem chakre ndalo Solomon wuod Daudi ma ruodh Israel.
27 The priests and the other descendants of Levi stood up to bless the people, and God heard them in heaven, the holy place where he lives.
Jodolo gi jo-Lawi nochungʼ mondo ogwedh ji, kendo Nyasaye nowinjogi nikech lembgi nochopo e polo kar dakne maler.
