2 Istwa 30
1 Alò, Ézéchias te voye kote tout Israël avèk Juda, e anplis, li te ekri lèt a Éphraïm avèk Manassé pou yo ta vini lakay SENYÈ a Jérusalem pou selebre Pak SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la.
Then Hezekiah sent an announcement to everyone in Israel and Judah, and also sent letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the Lord, the God of Israel.
2 Paske wa a avèk chèf pa li yo ak tout asanble Jérusalem nan te pran desizyon pou selebre Pak la nan dezyèm mwa a.
The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to observe the Passover in the second month,
3 Yo fè sa akoz yo pa t ka selebre li nan lè sa a, akoz prèt yo potko konsakre yo menm an kantite ase, ni pèp la potko rasanble Jérusalem.
because they hadn't been able to observe it at the usual time since not enough priests had purified themselves and the people hadn't had time to get to Jerusalem.
4 Konsa, bagay la te kòrèk nan zye a wa a avèk tout asanble a.
The plan seemed right to both the king and the whole assembly.
5 Pou sa, yo te etabli yon dekrè pou sikile kòm yon pwoklamasyon pami tout Israël soti nan Beer-Schéba jis rive menm nan Dan, pou yo ta kapab vin selebre Pak SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, Jérusalem. Paske yo pa t selebre li an gran nonb depi lè li te premye etabli a.
So they decided to send an announcement to everyone in Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, inviting people to come and keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem, for many had not done as the Law required.
6 Mesaje yo te ale patou nan tout Israël avèk Juda avèk lèt soti nan men a wa a avèk chèf li yo menm, selon lòd a wa a. Yo te di: “O fis Israël yo, retounen kote SENYÈ a, Bondye Abraham nan, Isaac, avèk Israël la, pou Li kapab retounen kote sila nan nou ki fin chape e retire soti nan men a wa Asiryen yo.
So messengers went to all of Israel and Judah carrying letters from the king and his officials and with the king's authorization. They said, “Children of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may return to you who are left, who have escaped the oppression of the kings of Assyria.
7 Pa fè tankou papa zansèt nou yo avèk frè nou yo ki pa t fidèl a SENYÈ a, Bondye a papa zansèt yo, jiskaske li te fè yo parèt tankou yon laperèz etonan, jan nou wè a.
Don't be like your fathers and those of you who sinned against the Lord, the God of your forefathers He made them into something horrifying, as you can see.
8 Alò, pa fè tèt di tankou papa zansèt nou yo, men bay plas a SENYÈ a. Antre nan sanktyè ke Li te konsakre jis pou tout tan an, e sèvi SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, pou kòlè Li k ap brile a kapab vire kite nou.
So don't be proud and obstinate like your fathers, but give yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has made holy forever, and serve the Lord your God, that his fierce anger may no longer fall on you.
9 Paske si nou retounen kote SENYÈ a, frè nou yo avèk fis nou yo va jwenn mizerikòd devan sila ki te mennen yo an kaptivite yo, e yo va retounen nan peyi sa a. Paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, plen gras avèk konpasyon e Li p ap vire fas Li kite nou si nou retounen kote Li.”
If you come back to the Lord, your relatives and children will receive mercy from their captors and will return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful. He will not reject you if you come back to him.”
10 Pou sa, mesaje yo te pase soti nan yon vil a yon lòt vil, toupatou nan peyi Éphraïm avèk Manassé, e soti rive Zabulon. Men yo te fè grimas sou yo, yo te giyonnen yo, e moke yo.
The messengers went from town to town all over the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people laughed at them and mocked them.
11 Sepandan, kèk nan mesye Aser yo, Manassé, avèk Zabulon yo te imilye yo, e yo te vini Jérusalem.
Only some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun weren't too proud to go to Jerusalem.
12 Anplis, men Bondye te sou Juda pou bay yo yon sèl kè pou fè sa ke wa a avèk chèf yo te kòmande yo a, pa pawòl SENYÈ a.
At this time the power of God was helping the people in Judah to all have the same desire to follow the orders of the king and his officials, as indicated by the word of the Lord.
13 Alò, anpil moun te rasanble Jérusalem pou selebre Fèt Pen San Ledven an nan dezyèm mwa a, yon asanble ki te trè trè gran.
Many people gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month—a really large crowd.
14 Yo te leve e te retire fo lotèl ki te Jérusalem yo. Anplis, yo te retire tout fo lotèl lansan yo e te jete yo nan flèv Cédron an.
They went and removed the pagan altars in Jerusalem as well as the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.
15 Epi yo te touye jèn mouton Pak yo nan katòzyèm jou nan dezyèm mwa a. Konsa, prèt yo avèk Levit yo te vin wont a yo menm, e te konsakre yo menm, e te pote ofrann brile yo lakay SENYÈ a.
On the fourteenth day of the second month they killed the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they purified themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Lord's Temple.
16 Yo te kanpe nan estasyon pa yo selon koutim pa yo, selon lalwa Moïse la, nonm Bondye a. Prèt yo te aspèje san ke yo te resevwa nan men Levit yo.
They stood at their assigned positions, according to the law of Moses, the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood of the sacrifices, which the Levites gave to them.
17 Paske te gen anpil prèt nan asanble a ki pa t konsakre yo menm. Pou sa, Levit yo te responsab pou touye jèn mouton Pak yo ki te pou tout sila ki pa t pwòp yo, pou yo ta kapab vin konsakre yo a SENYÈ a.
Since many people in the assembly had not purified themselves, the Levites had to kill the Passover lambs on behalf of every unclean person to dedicate the lambs to the Lord.
18 Paske yon foul nan pèp la, menm anpil nan Éphraïm avèk Manassé, Issacar ak Zabulon pa t pirifye yo menm, sepandan yo te manje Pak la yon lòt jan ke sa ki te premye etabli a. Paske Ézéchias te priye pou yo e te di: “Ke SENYÈ a kapab padone
Most of the people, many of those from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not purified themselves. Yet they ate the Passover meal even though this was not what the Law required, for Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord forgive everyone
19 tout sila ki prepare kè yo pou chache Bondye, SENYÈ a, Bondye a papa zansèt li yo, malgre se pa selon règleman pou pirifikasyon nan sanktyè a.”
who sincerely wants to follow the Lord God, the God of their forefathers, even though they're not clean according to the sanctuary requirements.”
20 Pou sa, SENYÈ a te tande Ézéchias e te geri pèp la.
The Lord accepted Hezekiah's prayer and permitted them this violation.
21 Fis a Israël ki te la Jérusalem yo te selebre Fèt Pen San Ledven an pandan sèt jou avèk gran jwa, e Levit yo avèk prèt yo te louwe SENYÈ a, jou apre jou, avèk enstriman ki te fè gwo son a SENYÈ a.
The people of Israel who were there in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great enthusiasm, and every day the Levites and priests praised the Lord, accompanied by loud instruments.
22 Epi Ézéchias te pale ankourajman a tout Levit ki te montre gwo kapasite pou afè SENYÈ yo. Konsa, yo te manje pandan sèt jou ki te chwazi yo pandan yo t ap fè sakrifis ofrann lapè yo e t ap bay remèsiman a SENYÈ a, Bondye a papa zansèt yo a.
Hezekiah spoke positively to all the Levites who showed a good understanding of the Lord. For seven days they ate the food that was assigned to them, presented friendship offerings, and gave thanks to the Lord, the God of their forefathers.
23 Anfen, tout asanble a te deside selebre yon lòt sèt jou ankò, e yo te selebre sèt jou yo avèk kè kontan.
Everyone then agreed to continue to celebrate the festival for seven more days. So for another seven days they celebrated, full of joy.
24 Paske Ézéchias, wa Juda a, te bay asanble a mil towo ak sèt-mil mouton; epi prens yo te bay yon mil towo ak di-mil mouton. Konsa, yon gran kantite nan prèt yo te konsakre yo menm.
Hezekiah, king of Judah, gave a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep as offerings on behalf of the assembly. The officials in turn gave a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep on as offerings on behalf of the assembly. A large number of priests purified themselves.
25 Tout asanble Juda a te rejwi avèk prèt yo ak Levit yo ak tout asanble ki te sòti an Israël la, ni vwayajè ki te sòti nan peyi Israël yo ansanm ak sila ki te rete Juda yo.
The whole assembly of Judah celebrated, together with the priests and Levites, and also with the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners from Israel and those living in Judah.
26 Konsa, te gen gwo lajwa Jérusalem, akoz pa t janm genyen yon bagay parèy a sa Jérusalem depi nan jou a Salomon yo, fis David la, wa Israël la.
There was such tremendous happiness in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel, nothing like this had happened in the city.
27 Epi prèt Levit yo te leve pou te beni pèp la. Vwa yo te tande, e lapriyè yo te rive nan lye sen Li an, menm nan syèl la.
The priests and the Levites stood up to bless the people, and God heard them—their prayer ascended to where he lived in heaven.
