2 Chronicles 34
1 Josiah was eight years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 31 years.
Восемь лет было Иосии, когда он воцарился, и тридцать один год царствовал в Иерусалиме,
2 He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life like his ancestor King David had done. He fully obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.
и делал он угодное в очах Господних, и ходил путями Давида, отца своего, и не уклонялся ни направо, ни налево.
3 When he had been ruling for almost eight years, while he was still a young man, he began to worship God like his ancestor [King] David had done. Four years later, he began to get rid of all the pagan shrines on hilltops in Jerusalem and in [other places in] Judah, and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and the carved idols and statues of gods.
В восьмой год царствования своего, будучи еще отроком, он начал прибегать к Богу Давида, отца своего, а в двенадцатый год начал очищать Иудею и Иерусалим от высот и посвященных дерев и от резных и литых кумиров.
4 While he directed them, his workers tore down the altars where people worshiped Baal. They smashed the altars that were near those altars, where people burned incense. They smashed the poles [honor the goddess] Asherah and the idols and statues. They smashed them to bits and scattered the bits over the graves of those who had offered sacrifices to them.
И разрушили пред лицем его жертвенники Ваалов и статуи, возвышавшиеся над ними; и посвященные дерева он срубил, и резные и литые кумиры изломал и разбил в прах, и рассыпал на гробах тех, которые приносили им жертвы,
5 They burned the bones of the priests [who had offered sacrifices]; they burned them on their own altars. In that way Josiah caused Jerusalem and other places in Judah to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh again.
и кости жрецов сжег на жертвенниках их, и очистил Иудею и Иерусалим,
6 In the towns in [the tribes of] Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far [north] as [the tribe of] Naphtali and in the ruins around all those towns,
и в городах Манассии, и Ефрема, и Симеона, даже до колена Неффалимова, и в опустошенных окрестностях их
7 Josiah’s [workers] tore down the pagan altars and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and crushed the idols to powder. They also smashed to pieces all the altars for burning incense throughout Israel. Then Josiah returned to Jerusalem.
он разрушил жертвенники и посвященные дерева, и кумиры разбил в прах, и все статуи сокрушил по всей земле Израильской, и возвратился в Иерусалим.
8 When Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years, he [did something else to] cause the land and the temple to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh. He sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the governor of the city and Joah the son of Joahaz, who wrote on a scroll what happened in the city, to repair the temple of Yahweh.
В восемнадцатый год царствования своего, по очищении земли и дома Божия, он послал Шафана, сына Ацалии, и Маасею градоначальника, и Иоаха, сына Иоахазова, дееписателя, возобновить дом Господа Бога своего.
9 They went to Hilkiah the Supreme Priest and gave him the money that had been brought to the temple. That was the money that the descendants of Levi who guarded the doors of the temple had collected from the people of [the tribes of] Manasseh and Ephraim and [other places in northern] Israel, and also from all the people in Jerusalem and other places in the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
И пришли они к Хелкии первосвященнику, и отдали серебро, принесенное в дом Божий, которое левиты, стоящие на страже у порога, собрали из рук Манассии и Ефрема и всех прочих Израильтян, и от всего Иуды и Вениамина, и от жителей Иерусалима,
10 Then Hilkiah gave some of the money to the men who had been appointed to supervise the work of repairing the temple. The supervisors paid the men who did the repair work.
и отдали в руки производителям работ, приставленным к дому Господню, чтоб они раздавали его работникам, которые работали в доме Господнем, при исправлении и возобновлении дома.
11 They also gave some of the money to the carpenters and builders to buy the cut stones and the timber for the joists and the beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to decay.
И они раздавали плотникам и строителям на покупку тесаных камней и дерев для связей и для покрытия зданий, которые разорили цари Иудейские.
12 The workers did their work faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Kohath. All the other descendants of Levi, those who played musical instruments well,
Люди сии действовали честно при работе, и для надзора над ними поставлены были Иахаф и Овадия, левиты из сыновей Мерариных, и Захария и Мешуллам из сыновей Каафовых, и все левиты, умеющие играть на музыкальных орудиях.
13 supervised all the workers as they did their various jobs. Some of the descendants of Levi were secretaries and some kept records and some guarded the gates [of the temple].
Они же были приставниками над носильщиками и наблюдали над всеми работниками при каждой работе; из левитов же были и писцы, и надзиратели, и привратники.
14 While they were giving to the supervisors the money that had been taken to the temple, Hilkiah the [Supreme] Priest found a scroll on which were written the laws that Yahweh had told Moses to give to the people.
Когда вынимали они серебро, принесенное в дом Господень, тогда Хелкия священник нашел книгу закона Господня, данную рукою Моисея.
15 So Hilkiah said to Shaphan, “I have found in the temple a scroll on which are written the laws [that God gave to Moses]!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.
И начал Хелкия, и сказал Шафану писцу: книгу закона нашел я в доме Господнем. И подал Хелкия ту книгу Шафану.
16 Shaphan [took the scroll] to the king and said to him, “Your officials are doing everything that you told them to do.
И понес Шафан книгу к царю, и принес при этом царю известие: все, что поручено рабам твоим, они делают;
17 They have taken the money that was in the temple, and they have given it to the men who will supervise the workers who will repair the temple.”
и высыпали серебро, найденное в доме Господнем, и передали его в руки приставникам и в руки производителям работ.
18 Then Shaphan said to the king, “[I have brought to you] a scroll [that] Hilkiah gave to me.” And Shaphan started to read it to the king.
И также донес Шафан писец царю, говоря: книгу дал мне Хелкия священник. И читал ее Шафан перед царем.
19 When the king heard the laws [that were written in the scroll], he tore his clothes [because he was very dismayed/worried].
Когда услышал царь слова закона, то разодрал одежды свои.
20 Then he gave these instructions to Hilkiah, to Shaphan’s son Ahikam, to Micah’s son Abdon, to Shaphan, and to Asaiah the king’s special advisor:
И дал царь повеление Хелкии и Ахикаму, сыну Шафанову, и Авдону, сыну Михея, и Шафану писцу, и Асаии, слуге царскому, говоря:
21 “Go and ask Yahweh for me, and for all his people who are still alive in Judah and Israel, about what is written in this scroll that has been found. Because [it is clear that] Yahweh is very angry with us because our ancestors disobeyed what Yahweh said; they did not obey the laws that are written on this scroll.”
пойдите, вопросите Господа за меня и за оставшихся у Израиля и за Иуду о словах сей найденной книги, потому что велик гнев Господа, который воспылал на нас за то, что не соблюдали отцы наши слова Господня, чтобы поступать по всему написанному в книге сей.
22 So Hilkiah and the others went to talk with a woman whose name was Huldah, who was a prophetess who lived in the newer part of Jerusalem. Her husband Shallum who was the son of Tikvah, took care of the robes that were worn [in the temple].
И пошел Хелкия и те, которые от царя, к Олдане пророчице, жене Шаллума, сына Тавкегафа, сына Хасры, хранителя одежд, - а жила она во второй части Иерусалима, - и говорили с нею об этом.
23 [When they told her what the king had said, ] she said to them, “This is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Go back and tell the king who sent you
И она сказала им: так говорит Господь Бог Израилев: скажите тому человеку, который послал вас ко мне:
24 that this is what Yahweh says: “Listen to this carefully. I am going to cause a disaster to strike Jerusalem and all the people who live here. I will cause them to experience the curses that were written in the scroll that was read to the king of Judah.
так говорит Господь: вот Я наведу бедствие на место сие и на жителей его все проклятия, написанные в книге, которую читали пред лицем царя Иудейского,
25 I will do that because they have rejected me, and they burn incense to [honor] other gods. They have caused me to become very angry because of all the idols that they have made (OR, because of all the wicked things that they have done), [and my anger is like] a fire that will not be extinguished.
за то, что они оставили Меня и кадили богам другим, чтобы прогневлять Меня всеми делами рук своих. И гнев Мой возгорится над местом сим и не угаснет.
26 The king of Judah sent you to ask what I, Yahweh, want. Go and tell him that this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom you Israelis worship, say about what you read:
А царю Иудейскому, пославшему вас вопросить Господа, так скажите: так говорит Господь Бог Израилев о словах, которые ты слышал:
27 “Because you heeded [what was written in the scroll], and you humbled yourself when you heard what I said to warn [about what would happen to] this city and the people who live here, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you.
так как смягчилось сердце твое, и ты смирился пред Богом, услышав слова Его о месте сем и о жителях его, - и ты смирился предо Мною, и разодрал одежды свои, и плакал предо Мною, то и Я услышал тебя, говорит Господь.
28 So I will allow you to die and be buried peacefully. I will cause a great disaster to strike this place and the people who live here, but you will not [be alive to] see it.”’” So they reported her reply to the king.
Вот Я приложу тебя к отцам твоим, и положен будешь в гробницу твою в мире, и не увидят глаза твои всего того бедствия, которое Я наведу на место сие и на жителей его. И принесли царю ответ.
29 Then the king summoned all the elders of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea.
И послал царь, и собрал всех старейшин Иудеи и Иерусалима,
30 They went up together to the temple with the leaders of Judah and many other people of Jerusalem and the priests and other descendants of Levi, from the least important to the most important ones. And while they listened, the king read to them everything that was in the scroll containing God’s laws that had been found in the temple.
и пошел царь в дом Господень, и с ним все Иудеи и жители Иерусалима, и священники и левиты, и весь народ, от большого до малого; и он прочитал вслух их все слова книги завета, найденной в доме Господнем.
31 Then the king stood next to the pillar [at the entrance to the temple, where kings stood when they announced something important], and while Yahweh was listening, he repeated his promise to very sincerely and completely obey Yahweh and all his commands and regulations and decrees that were written on the scroll.
И стал царь на месте своем, и заключил завет пред лицем Господа последовать Господу и соблюдать заповеди Его и откровения Его, и уставы Его, от всего сердца своего и от всей души своей, чтобы выполнить слова завета, написанные в книге сей.
32 Then the king said that everyone who lived in Jerusalem and from [the tribe of] Benjamin should promise that they also would obey those laws. And they did that, agreeing that they would keep the agreement that God, whom their ancestors had worshiped, had made with them.
И велел царь подтвердить это всем находившимся в Иерусалиме и в земле Вениаминовой; и стали поступать жители Иерусалима по завету Бога, Бога отцов своих.
33 Josiah [instructed his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the Israeli people, and he commanded that all the people from Israel who were there should worship [only] Yahweh their God. And as long as Josiah was alive, the people did what was pleasing to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
И изверг Иосия все мерзости из всех земель, которые у сынов Израилевых, и повелел всем, находившимся в земле Израилевой, служить Господу Богу своему. И во все дни жизни его они не отступали от Господа Бога отцов своих.
