2 Istwa 35

1 Wa Jozyas fete fèt Delivrans lan pou Seyè a. Nan katòzyèm jou premye mwa a, yo touye ti mouton pou fèt la.

Now Josiah kept the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and it was immolated on the fourteenth day of the first month.

2 Li bay chak prèt travay pou yo fè nan Tanp lan ankò, li ankouraje yo pou yo fè l' byen.

And he appointed the priests in their offices, and he exhorted them to minister in the house of the Lord.

3 Lèfini, li pale ak moun Levi yo ki te reskonsab moutre pèp Izrayèl la sa pou l' fè epi ki t'ap viv apa nèt pou Seyè a. Li di yo konsa: -Mete Bwat Kontra Bondye a nan Tanp Salomon, pitit David, wa pèp Izrayèl la, te bati a. Nou pa bezwen ap pote l' sou zepòl nou ankò. Koulye a se sèvi nou pral sèvi Seyè a, Bondye nou ak Bondye pèp Izrayèl ki pou li a.

Also, he spoke with the Levites, by whose instruction all of Israel was sanctified to the Lord, saying: “Place the ark in the sanctuary of the temple, which Solomon, the son of David, the king of Israel, built. For never again shall you carry it. Instead, now you shall minister to the Lord your God, and to his people Israel.

4 Pran plas nou nan Tanp lan, chak fanmi apa, dapre reskonsablite nou jan David, wa pèp Izrayèl la, ak Salomon, pitit li, te ekri l' la.

And prepare yourselves by your houses and families, within each division, just as David, the king of Israel, instructed, and just as his son Solomon has written.

5 N'a rete kote yo mete apa nèt pou Seyè a. N'a ranje nou yon jan pou gen yon gwoup moun Levi pou ede chak branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl la.

And minister in the sanctuary, by the Levitical families and companies.

6 Se nou ki pou touye ti mouton yo ak kabrit yo pou fèt Delivrans lan. Ale mete nou nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Seyè a. Pare tou sa nou bezwen pou touye bèt yo pou moun pèp Izrayèl yo, frè nou yo, ka fè seremoni an jan Seyè a te bay Moyiz lòd la pou nou.

And having been sanctified, immolate the Passover. And then prepare your brothers, so that they may be able to act in accord with the words which the Lord has spoken by the hand of Moses.”

7 Apre sa, Jozyas pran trantmil (30.000) ti mouton ak ti kabrit ansanm ak twamil (3.000) bèf nan bèt pa l', li bay moun pèp Izrayèl ki te la yo pou fè fèt Delivrans lan.

After this, Josiah gave to all the people, those who had been found there at the solemnity of the Passover, thirty thousand lambs and young goats from the flocks, and other kinds of small cattle, and also three thousand oxen. All these were from the substance of the king.

8 Chèf li yo te bay pa yo tou pou pèp la, pou prèt yo ak moun Levi yo. Ilkija, Zakari ak Jeiyèl, ki te reskonsab Tanp Seyè a, bay demil sisan (2.600) ti mouton ak ti kabrit ansanm ak twasan (300) bèf pou yo touye pou fèt la.

Also, his rulers offered what they had vowed freely, as much for the people as for the priests and Levites. Moreover, Hilkiah, and Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the house of the Lord, gave to the priests, in order to observe the Passover, two thousand six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.

9 Konanya ak de frè li yo, Chemaja ak Netanèl, ansanm ak Achabya, Jeiyèl ak Jozaba, chèf moun Levi yo, bò pa yo te bay senkmil (5.000) ti mouton ak ti kabrit ak senksan (500) bèf pou moun Levi yo te ofri pou fèt Delivrans lan.

And Conaniah, with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, indeed also Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, rulers of the Levites, gave to the rest of the Levites, in order to celebrate the Passover, five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.

10 Lè tout bagay te pare pou fèt la, prèt yo pran plas yo, moun Levi yo fè gwoup apa jan wa a te ba yo lòd la.

And the ministry was prepared. And the priests stood in their office, and the Levites also stood in their companies, according to the order of the king.

11 Lè yo fin touye ti mouton yo, moun Levi yo bay prèt yo san an pou yo vide sou lotèl la. Moun Levi yo menm kòche tout bèt yo.

And the Passover was immolated. And the priests sprinkled the blood with their hand, and the Levites drew away the pelts of the holocausts.

12 Apre sa, yo wete pati ki pou boule nèt pou Seyè a, yo bay chak fanmi pòsyon pa yo pou yo al ofri bay Seyè a, jan sa ekri nan Liv Moyiz la. Yo fè menm bagay la pou bèf yo.

And they put these aside, so that they might give them to each one, by their houses and families, and so that they might be offered to the Lord, just as it was written in the book of Moses. And with the oxen, they acted similarly.

13 Lèfini, moun Levi yo griye ti mouton Delivrans lan sou dife, jan yo te konn fè l' la. Yo bouyi lòt vyann yo te mete apa pou Bondye yo nan chodyè, nan mamit ak nan kaswòl. Lèfini, yo prese separe vyann lan bay tout pèp la.

And they roasted the Passover above fire, in accord with what was written in the law. Yet truly, the victims of peace offerings they boiled in cauldrons and kettles and pots. And they promptly distributed these to all the common people.

14 Lè yo fin fè sa, moun Levi yo pare sa ki rete pou yo menm ansanm ak prèt yo, paske prèt yo, moun fanmi Arawon yo, te rete byen ta jouk aswè ap boule bèt moun yo te ofri nèt pou Seyè a ansanm ak grès lòt bèt yo. Se poutèt sa, se moun Levi yo ki te pare vyann ni pou tèt yo ni pou prèt yo, moun fanmi Arawon yo.

Then afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests. Indeed, the priests had been occupied in the oblations of the holocausts and the fat offerings, even until night. Therefore, the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron, last.

15 Sanba yo menm, moun fanmi Asaf yo, te nan plas yo dapre lòd David, Asaf, Eyman ak Jedoutoun, pwofèt wa a, te bay. Gad pòtay Tanp yo te nan plas yo tou. Yo yonn pa kite pòs yo, paske moun Levi parèy yo t'ap pare pòsyon vyann pa yo pou yo tou.

Now the singers, the sons of Asaph, were standing in their order, according to the instruction of David, and of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the prophets of the king. Truly, the porters kept watch at each gate, so as not to depart from their ministry even for one moment. And for this reason, their brothers, the Levites, prepared foods for them.

16 Se konsa jou sa a yo te òganize tout sèvis Seyè a pou fete fèt Delivrans lan, pou boule vyann bèt yo nèt sou lotèl la pou Bondye, jan wa Jozyas te bay lòd la.

And so, the entire worship ritual of the Lord was completed on that day, so that they observed the Passover and offered holocausts upon the altar of the Lord, in accord with the precept of king Josiah.

17 Pandan sèt jou, tout moun pèp Izrayèl ki te la yo t'ap fete fèt Delivrans lan ak fèt Pen san ledven yo.

And the sons of Israel, who had been found there, kept the Passover at that time, with the solemnity of unleavened bread, for seven days.

18 Depi sou tan pwofèt Samyèl, yo pa t' janm fete fèt Delivrans lan konsa. Pa gen yonn nan ansyen wa pèp Izrayèl yo ki te fete fèt Delivrans lan tankou Jozyas te fè l' lè sa a ansanm ak prèt yo, moun Levi yo ak tout pèp peyi Jida a, moun peyi Izrayèl ki te la yo ansanm ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo.

There was no Passover similar to this one in Israel, from the days of Samuel the prophet. And neither did anyone, out of all the kings of Israel, keep such a Passover as did Josiah, the priests and Levites, and all those of Judah and Israel who had been found, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

19 Jozyas te gen dizwitan depi li te wa lè yo te fete fèt Delivrans sa a.

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah, this Passover was celebrated.

20 Apre sa, lè wa Jozyas te fin fè tout reparasyon ki pou te fèt nan Tanp lan, Neko, wa peyi Lejip la, moute nan direksyon larivyè Lefrat pou l' al goumen bò lavil Kakemich. Jozyas soti al kontre l' pou anpeche l' pase.

After Josiah had repaired the temple, Neco, the king of Egypt, ascended to fight at Carchemish, beside the Euphrates. And Josiah went out to meet him.

21 Men Neko voye misyon sa a bay Jozyas: -Ou wè ou menm, wa peyi Jida, pa antre nan lagè sa a tande! M' pa vin pou m' goumen avè ou, men se avèk yon lòt nasyon mwen gen kont. Bondye di m' pa mize. Tanpri, pou pwòp byen ou, pa kenbe tèt ak Bondye ki avè m'. Konsa li p'ap detwi ou.

But he sent messengers to him, saying: “What is there between me and you, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today. Instead, I am fighting against another house, to which God instructed me to go promptly. Refrain from acting against God, who is with me, otherwise he may kill you.”

22 Men, Jozyas te soti pou goumen avè l'. Li derefize koute mesaj Neko te voye ba li a, mesaj ki te soti nan bouch Bondye menm. Se konsa, li degize kò l', li al goumen avè l' nan plenn Megido a.

Josiah was not willing to return. Instead, he prepared for war against him. Neither would he agree to the words of Neco from the mouth of God. In truth, he traveled so that he might do battle in the field of Megiddo.

23 Pandan batay la, sòlda ak banza yo tire sou wa Jozyas. Jozyas di moun ki te avè l' yo: -M' blese anpil. Mennen m' ale.

And there, having been wounded by archers, he said to his servants: “Lead me away from the battle. For I have been severely wounded.”

24 Moun li yo wete l' nan cha lagè li a, yo mete l' nan yon lòt cha li te gen la, epi yo mennen l' lavil Jerizalèm. Se la li mouri. Yo antere l' nan kavo zansèt li yo. Tout moun peyi Jida ak moun lavil Jerizalèm te pran gwo lapenn pou Jozyas.

And they took him from the chariot, into another chariot which was following him, as was the custom of kings. And they transported him to Jerusalem. And he died, and he was buried in the mausoleum of his fathers. And all of Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him,

25 Pwofèt Jeremi te fè yon chante pou plenn sò wa Jozyas. Depi lè sa a, se yon koutim nan peyi Izrayèl: chak fwa fi yo ak gason yo ap chante nan yon lanmò, yo chonje Jozyas. Yo mete tout chante lanmò sa yo ansanm nan yon liv.

most of all Jeremiah. All the singing men and women repeat his lamentations over Josiah, even to the present day. And this has become like a law in Israel. Behold, it is found written in the Lamentations.

26 Tou sa Jozyas te fè, jan li sèvi Seyè a ak tout kè li, jan li te mache dapre sa ki ekri nan Lalwa Seyè a,

Now the rest of the words of Josiah, and his mercies, which were instructed by the law of the Lord,

27 wi, tout istwa Jozyas la nèt, depi premye jou li te moute wa rive jouk dènye jou a, n'a jwenn tou sa ekri nan Liv Istwa Wa peyi Jida ak wa peyi Izrayèl yo.

and also his works, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.