2 Kings 22
1 Josiah was eight years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 31 years. His mother was Jedidah and his grandfather was Adaiah from Bozkath [town].
| یوشیا هشت ساله بود که پادشاه یهودا شد و سی و یک سال در اورشلیم سلطنت نمود. (مادرش یِدیدَه، دختر عَدایه، از اهالی بُصقَت بود.) |
2 Josiah did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life as his ancestor King David had done. He completely obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.
| یوشیا مانند جدش داوود مطابق میل خداوند عمل می‌کرد و از دستورهای خدا اطاعت کامل می‌نمود. |
3 After Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years, he sent his secretary Shaphan, the son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, to the temple with these instructions:
| یوشیای پادشاه در هجدهمین سال سلطنت خود، شافان (پسر اصلیا و نوهٔ مشلام) کاتب را به خانهٔ خداوند فرستاد تا این پیغام را به حِلقیا، کاهن اعظم بدهد: «نقره‌ای را که مردم به خانهٔ خداوند می‌آورند و به کاهنان محافظ مدخل می‌دهند، جمع‌آوری کن |
4 “Go to Hilkiah, the Supreme Priest, and tell him to give me a report, telling me how much money the men who guard the doors of the temple have collected from the people [as offerings].
5 Then tell him to give all that money to the men who are supervising the work of repairing the temple.
| و آن را به ناظران ساختمانی خانۀ خداوند تحویل بده تا با آن، نجارها و بناها و معمارها را به کار بگیرند و سنگها و چوبهای تراشیده را خریداری نمایند و خرابیهای خانهٔ خدا را تعمیر کنند.» |
6 They must give that money to the carpenters, the builders, and the masons, and they should also buy the timber and the stones that they will use to repair the temple.
7 But the men who supervise the work will not be required to make a report on the money that is given to them, saying what they spent it for, because those men are completely honest.”
| (از ناظران ساختمانی خانهٔ خداوند صورتحساب نمی‌خواستند، چون مردانی امین و درستکار بودند.) |
8 [After Shaphan said that to Hilkiah] the king’s secretary, Hilkiah said to Shaphan, “I have found in the temple a scroll on which is written the laws [that God gave to Moses]!” Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan, and he started to read it.
| یک روز حِلقیا، کاهن اعظم نزد شافان کاتب رفت و گفت: «در خانهٔ خداوند کتاب تورات را پیدا کرده‌ام.» سپس کتاب را به شافان نشان داد تا آن را بخواند. |
9 Then Shaphan [took the scroll] to the king and said to him, “Your temple guards have taken the money that was in the temple, and they have given it to the men who will supervise the work of repairing the temple.”
| وقتی شافان گزارش کار ساختمان خانهٔ خداوند را به پادشاه می‌داد در مورد کتابی نیز که حِلقیا، کاهن اعظم در خانهٔ خداوند پیدا کرده بود با او صحبت کرد. سپس شافان آن را برای پادشاه خواند. |
10 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.
11 When the king heard the laws that were written in the scroll that Shaphan was reading to him, he tore his clothes [because he was very dismayed].
| وقتی پادشاه کلمات تورات را شنید، از شدت ناراحتی لباس خود را پاره کرد |
12 Then he gave these instructions to Hilkiah, to Shaphan’s son Ahikam, to Micaiah’s son Achbor, and to Asaiah, the king’s special advisor:
| و به حِلقیا کاهن اعظم، شافان کاتب، عسایا ملتزم پادشاه، اخیقام (پسر شافان) و عکبور (پسر میکایا) گفت: «بروید و از خداوند برای من، و برای قوم، و برای همۀ یهودا، دربارۀ کلماتِ این کتاب که پیدا شده است، مسئلت کنید. بدون شک خداوند از ما خشمگین است، چون اجداد ما مطابق دستورهای او که در این کتاب نوشته شده است رفتار نکرده‌اند.» |
13 “Go and ask Yahweh for me and for all the people of Judah, 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 was written on this scroll, things that we [should have done].”
14 So Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to (consult/talk with) a woman whose name was Huldah, who was a prophetess who lived in the newer/northern part of Jerusalem. Her husband Shallum, son of Tikvah and grandson of Harhas, took care of the robes that were worn [in the temple] (OR, [by the king]). [Those five men told her about the scroll].
| پس حِلقیا، اخیقام، عکبور، شافان و عسایا نزد زنی به نام حُلده رفتند که نبیه بود و در محلهٔ دوم اورشلیم زندگی می‌کرد. (شوهر او شلوم، پسر تقوه و نوهٔ حرحس، خیاط دربار بود.) وقتی جریان امر را برای حلده تعریف کردند، |
15 She said to them, “This is what Yahweh the God whom we Israelis [worship] says: ‘Go back and tell the king who sent you
| حلده به ایشان گفت که نزد پادشاه بازگردند و این پیغام را از جانب خداوند، خدای اسرائیل به او بدهند. |
16 that this is what Yahweh says: “Listen to this carefully. I am going to cause all the people who live here in Jerusalem to experience a disaster, which is what was written in the scroll that the king has read.
| «همان‌طور که در کتاب تورات فرموده‌ام و تو آن را خواندی، بر این شهر و مردمانش بلا خواهم فرستاد، |
17 I will do that because they have abandoned me, and they burn incense to [honor] other gods. They have caused me to become very angry by [worshiping] the idols that they have made (OR, by all the wicked things that they have done), and my anger is like [MET] a fire that will not be put out.”
| زیرا مردم یهودا مرا ترک گفته، بت‌پرست شده‌اند و با کارهایشان خشم مرا برانگیخته‌اند. پس آتش خشم من که بر اورشلیم افروخته شده، خاموش نخواهد شد. |
18 The king of Judah sent you to inquire what I, Yahweh, wanted you to do, so this is what you should say to him: “Because you have heeded what was written in the scroll,
| «اما من دعای تو را اجابت خواهم نمود و این بلا را پس از مرگ تو بر این سرزمین خواهم فرستاد. تو این بلا را نخواهی دید و در آرامش خواهی مرد، زیرا هنگامی که کتاب تورات را خواندی و از اخطار من در مورد مجازات این سرزمین و ساکنانش آگاه شدی، متأثر شده، لباس خود را پاره نمودی و در حضور من گریه کرده، فروتن شدی.» فرستادگان پادشاه این پیغام را به او رساندند. |
19 and you repented and humbled yourself when you heard what I said to warn you [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. I said that I would cause this city to be abandoned. It will be a city whose name people will use when they curse someone. But I have heard what you prayed,
20 so I will allow you to die [EUP] and be buried peacefully. I will cause the people who live here to experience a terrible disaster, but you will not [be alive to] see it.”’” After the men heard that, they returned to King Josiah and gave him that message.
