2 Chronicles 31

1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke the pillars in pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, also in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

١ وَبَعْدَ أَنْ تَمَّ الاحْتِفَالُ، انْدَفَعَ كُلُّ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ الْحَاضِرِينَ إِلَى مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا وَحَطَّمُوا الأَنْصَابَ وَقَطَّعُوا تَمَاثِيلَ عَشْتَارُوثَ، وَهَدَمُوا الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَالْمَذَابِحَ فِي كُلِّ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ، وَفِي أَرْضِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَمَنَسَّى حَتَّى اسْتَأْصَلُوهَا. ثُمَّ رَجَعَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فِي مَدِينَتِهِ.

2 Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the LORD’s camp.

٢ وَأَعَادَ حَزَقِيَّا تَنْظِيمَ خِدْمَةِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ حَسَبَ فِرَقِهِمْ، وَعَيَّنَ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ خِدْمَتَهُ بِمُوْجِبِ مَنْصِبِهِ، كَكَاهِنٍ أَوْ لاوِيٍّ، لِتَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ، وَتَقْدِيمِ ذَبَائِحِ السَّلامِ وَخِدْمَةِ التَّسْبِيحِ عِنْدَ أَبْوَابِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ.

3 He also appointed the king’s portion of his possessions for the burnt offerings: for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the LORD’s law.

٣ وَتَبَرَّعَ الْمَلِكُ بِحِصَّةٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ لِلْمُحْرَقَاتِ الصَّبَاحِيَّةِ وَالْمَسَائِيَّةِ، وَمُحْرَقَاتِ أَيَّامِ السَّبْتِ وَمَطَالِعِ الأَشْهُرِ وَالأَعْيَادِ، كَمَا هُوَ مَنْصُوصٌ عَلَيْهِ فِي شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ.

4 Moreover he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to the LORD’s law.

٤ وَطَلَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ أَنْ يُعْطُوا الْكَهَنَةَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ حِصَّتَهُمْ حَتَّى يَتَفَرَّغُوا لِشَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ.

5 As soon as the commandment went out, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey, and of all the increase of the field; and they brought in the tithe of all things abundantly.

٥ وَمَا إِنْ ذَاعَ أَمْرُ الْمَلِكِ حَتَّى قَدَّمَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ بِسَخَاءٍ مِنْ بَوَاكِيرِ الْحِنْطَةِ، وَأَوَّلِ مَحْصُولِ الْكُرُومِ، وَالزَّيْتِ وَالْعَسَلِ وَمِنْ كُلِّ مَحَاصِيلِ الْحَقْلِ، وَأَتَوْا بِعُشُورِ إِنْتَاجِهَا بِكَمِّيَّاتٍ وَافِرَةٍ،

6 The children of Israel and Judah, who lived in the cities of Judah, also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated to the LORD their God, and laid them in heaps.

٦ كَمَا قَدَّمَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا الْمُقِيمُونَ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا عُشُورَ الْبَقَرِ وَالضَّأْنِ، وَعُشُورَ الأَقْدَاسِ الْمُخَصَّصَةِ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِمْ، وَجَعَلُوهَا أَكْوَاماً أَكْوَاماً.

7 In the third month, they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.

٧ وَشَرَعُوا فِي تَكْوِيمِهَا فِي الشَّهْرِ الثَّالِثِ وَفَرَغُوا مِنْهَا فِي الشَّهْرِ السَّابِعِ.

8 When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and his people Israel.

٨ ثُمَّ جَاءَ حَزَقِيَّا وَرُؤَسَاءُ الشَّعْبِ وَشَاهَدُوا الأَكْوَامَ فَبَارَكُوا الرَّبَّ وَشَعْبَهُ إِسْرائِيلَ.

9 Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites about the heaps.

٩ وَلَمَّا سَأَلَ حَزَقِيَّا الْكَهَنَةَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ عَنْ هَذِهِ الأَكْوَامِ،

10 Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, “Since people began to bring the offerings into the LORD’s house, we have eaten and had enough, and have plenty left over, for the LORD has blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.”

١٠ أَجَابَهُ عَزَرْيَا رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ مِنْ بَيْتِ صَادُوقَ: «مُنْذُ أَنْ أَخَذَ الشَّعْبُ فِي التَّبَرُّعِ بِالتَّقْدِمَاتِ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، أَكَلْنَا وَشَبِعْنَا، وَفَضِلَتْ عَنَّا هَذِهِ الْكَمِّيَّاتُ الْوَافِرَةُ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ بَارَكَ شَعْبَهُ. وَهَذِهِ الْوَفْرَةُ قَدْ فَضِلَتْ عَنَّا».

11 Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the LORD’s house, and they prepared them.

١١ وَأَمَرَ حَزَقِيَّا بِإِعْدَادِ مَخَازِنَ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، فَهَيَّأُوهَا،

12 They brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was ruler over them, and Shimei his brother was second.

١٢ وَأَوْدَعُوا فِيهَا التَّقْدِمَاتِ وَالْعُشُورَ وَالأَقْدَاسَ بِأَمَانَةٍ، وَتَعَيَّنَ كُونَنْيَا اللاوِيُّ رَئِيساً مُشْرِفاً عَلَى الْقَائِمِينَ بِهَذَا الْعَمَلِ، يُعَاوِنُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ أَخُوهُ شِمْعِي،

13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the ruler of God’s house.

١٣ أَمَّا يَحِيئِيلُ وَعَزَرْيَا وَنَحَثُ وَعَسَائِيلُ وَيَرِيمُوثُ وَيُوزَابَادُ وَإِيلِيئِيلُ وَيَسْمَخْيَا وَمَحَثُ وَبَنَايَا، فَكَانُوا وُكَلاءَ يَعْمَلُونَ تَحْتَ إِشْرَافِ كُونَنْيَا وَشِمْعِي وَفْقاً لِلتَّرْتِيبِ الَّذِي قَرَّرَهُ حَزَقِيَّا الْمَلِكُ وَعَزَرْيَا رَئِيسُ كَهَنَةِ بَيْتِ اللهِ.

14 Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the gatekeeper at the east gate, was over the free will offerings of God, to distribute the LORD’s offerings and the most holy things.

١٤ وَكَانَ قُورِي بْنُ يَمْنَةَ اللّاوِيُّ حَارِسُ الْبَابِ الشَّرْقِيِّ مُشْرِفاً عَلَى التَّبَرُّعَاتِ الطَّوْعِيَّةِ الْمُقَدَّمَةِ للهِ، وَعَلَى تَوْزِيعِ التَّقْدِمَاتِ الْمُخَصَّصَةِ لِلرَّبِّ وَعَلَى عَطَايَا الأَقْدَاسِ،

15 Under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brothers by divisions, to the great as well as to the small;

١٥ يُعَاوِنُهُ بِأَمَانَةٍ: عَدَنُ وَمِنْيَامِينُ وَيَشُوعُ وَشِمْعِيَا وَأَمَرْيَا وَشَكَنْيَا فِي مُدُنِ الْكَهَنَةِ، فِي تَوْزِيعِ أَنْصِبَةِ إِخْوَتِهِمِ الْكَهَنَةِ حَسَبَ فِرَقِهِمْ، مِنْ غَيْرِ تَمْيِيزٍ بَيْنَ كَبِيرٍ وَصَغِيرٍ.

16 in addition to those who were listed by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even everyone who entered into the LORD’s house, as the duty of every day required, for their service in their offices according to their divisions;

١٦ فَضْلاً عَمَّا كَانُوا يُوَزِّعُونَهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ بِيَوْمِهِ عَلَى الْمُنْتَسِبِينَ مِنْ ذُكُورِهِمْ مِنِ ابْنِ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ فَمَا فَوْقُ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللهِ لِيَقُومَ بِمُخْتَلَفِ مَهَامِّ خِدْمَتِهِ الْيَوْمِيَّةِ، وَفْقاً لِمَسْؤُلِيَّاتِهِمْ وَفِرَقِهِمْ.

17 and those who were listed by genealogy of the priests by their fathers’ houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their divisions;

١٧ وَقَدْ أُدْرِجَتْ أَسْمَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ فِي السِّجِلّاتِ بِحَسَبِ انْتِمَائِهِمْ لِبُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ. أَمَّا اللّاوِيُّونَ مِنِ ابْنِ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فَمَا فَوْقُ فَقَدْ سُجِّلُوا حَسَبَ الْعَمَلِ الَّذِي يَقُومُونَ بِهِ.

18 and those who were listed by genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation; for in their office of trust they sanctified themselves in holiness.

١٨ وَقَدِ اشْتَمَلَتِ السِّجِلّاتُ عَلَى أَسْمَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَجَمِيعِ أَطْفَالِهِمْ وَنِسَائِهِمْ وَأَبْنَائِهِمْ وَبَنَاتِهِمْ، لأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا أُمَنَاءَ فِي تَطْهِيرِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ.

19 Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the pasture lands of their cities, in every city, there were men who were mentioned by name to give portions to all the males amongst the priests and to all who were listed by genealogy amongst the Levites.

١٩ وَقَدْ تَمَّ تَعْيِينُ كَهَنَةٍ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ هرُونَ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي مَزَارِعِ الْمُدُنِ، وَفِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ، لِيَقُومُوا بِتَوْزِيعِ حِصَصٍ عَلَى كُلِّ ذَكَرٍ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ مُنْتَسِبٍ مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ.

20 Hezekiah did so throughout all Judah; and he did that which was good, right, and faithful before the LORD his God.

٢٠ هَذَا مَا أَجْرَاهُ حَزَقِيَّا فِي كُلِّ بِلادِ يَهُوذَا، صَانِعاً كُلَّ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَقَوِيمٌ وَحَقٌّ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ.

21 In every work that he began in the service of God’s house, in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart and prospered.

٢١ وَكُلُّ مَا قَامَ بِهِ فِي خِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ اللهِ كَانَ طَاعَةً لِلشَّرِيعَةِ وَالْوَصِيَّةِ، وَسَعْياً وَرَاءَ طَلَبِ اللهِ، بِكُلِّ وَلاءٍ، فَأَفْلَحَ.