2 Tawarikh 34
1 Yosia berumur 8 tahun ketika ia menjadi raja Yehuda, dan ia memerintah di Yerusalem 31 tahun lamanya.
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
2 Ia melakukan yang menyenangkan hati TUHAN; ia mengikuti teladan Raja Daud leluhurnya, dan mentaati seluruh hukum Allah dengan sepenuhnya.
And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand nor to the left.
3 Setelah 8 tahun menjadi raja, pada usia sangat muda, Yosia mulai beribadat kepada Allah yang disembah oleh Raja Daud leluhurnya. Empat tahun kemudian ia mulai menghancurkan tempat-tempat penyembahan berhala, patung-patung Dewi Asyera, dan berhala-berhala lainnya.
And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherahs, and the graven images, and the molten images.
4 Patung-patung dan berhala-berhala itu dihancurluluhkan oleh anak buah Yosia lalu serbuknya mereka hamburkan ke atas kuburan orang-orang yang mempersembahkan kurban kepada berhala-berhala itu. Mezbah-mezbah Baal dan mezbah-mezbah dupa yang terdapat di situ mereka robohkan.
And they broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and the sun-pillars that were on high above them he cut down; and the Asherahs and the graven images and the molten images he broke in pieces, and made dust [of them] and strewed it upon the graves of those that had sacrificed to them;
5 Kemudian Yosia membakar di atas mezbah itu tulang-tulang para imam yang melayani berhala-berhala itu. Dengan demikian ia membuat Yehuda dan Yerusalem layak lagi beribadat kepada TUHAN.
and he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
6 Hal yang sama dilakukannya juga di kota-kota dan di daerah-daerah yang telah hancur di wilayah Manasye, Efraim, dan Simeon, sampai ke Naftali di utara.
And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, in their ruins round about;
7 Mezbah-mezbah dan patung-patung Asyera di seluruh Kerajaan Utara dirobohkan oleh Yosia, lalu patung-patungnya dan semua mezbah dupa dihancurkannya. Kemudian pulanglah Yosia ke Yerusalem.
and he broke down the altars, and beat the Asherahs and the graven images into powder, and cut down all the sun-pillars throughout the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.
8 Pada tahun kedelapan belas pemerintahan Yosia, setelah ia menyapu bersih penyembahan berhala dari Rumah TUHAN dan seluruh negeri, ia mengirim 3 orang untuk memperbaiki Rumah TUHAN Allah. Ketiga orang itu ialah Safan anak Azalya, Maaseya gubernur Yerusalem, dan Yoah anak Yoahas, seorang pegawai tinggi.
And in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the chronicler, to repair the house of Jehovah his God.
9 Orang-orang Lewi yang menjaga Pintu Rumah TUHAN, menyerahkan kepada Imam Agung Hilkia, uang yang telah mereka kumpulkan. Uang itu dari orang Efraim dan Manasye, dan dari rakyat lainnya di Kerajaan Utara, serta dari rakyat Yehuda, Benyamin dan Yerusalem.
And they came to Hilkijah the high priest, and they delivered [to them] the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
10 Uang itu kemudian diserahkan oleh Imam Agung Hilkia kepada ketiga orang yang ditugaskan untuk mengawasi perbaikan Rumah TUHAN itu. Selanjutnya mereka memberikan uang itu
And they gave [it] into the hand of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and they gave it to the workmen who wrought in the house of Jehovah to reinstate and repair the house:
11 kepada para tukang kayu dan tukang bangunan yang harus membeli batu dan kayu untuk memperbaiki gedung-gedung yang telah dibiarkan rusak oleh raja-raja Yehuda.
they gave [it] to the carpenters and the builders, to buy hewn stone, and timber for the joists, and to floor the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed.
12 Orang-orang yang mengerjakan perbaikan itu sungguh-sungguh jujur. Mereka dikepalai oleh 4 orang Lewi: Yahat dan Obaja dari kaum Merari, serta Zakharia dan Mesulam dari kaum Kehat. Orang-orang Lewi, yang semuanya pandai main musik,
And the men did the work faithfully. And over them were appointed Jahath and Obadiah, Levites, of the children of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the children of the Kohathites, for the oversight; and all these Levites were skilled in instruments of music.
13 diberi tugas mengawasi pengangkutan bahan-bahan, mengepalai buruh pada berbagai macam pekerjaan, mengerjakan administrasi, dan menjaga pintu.
They were also over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that worked in any manner of service. And of the Levites were the scribes, and officers, and doorkeepers.
14 Pada waktu uang sumbangan itu dikeluarkan dari tempat penyimpanannya, Hilkia menemukan buku Hukum TUHAN, yaitu hukum-hukum yang diberikan Allah kepada Musa.
And when they brought out the money that had been brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkijah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah by Moses.
15 Berkatalah Hilkia kepada Safan, "Saya menemukan buku Hukum TUHAN di Rumah TUHAN," lalu diberikannya buku itu kepada Safan.
Then Hilkijah spoke and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkijah gave the book to Shaphan.
16 Safan menerima buku itu, lalu pergi kepada raja dan berkata, "Semua yang Baginda perintahkan sudah kami lakukan.
And Shaphan carried the book to the king. And moreover he brought the king word again saying, All that was committed to the hand of thy servants, they do;
17 Kami sudah mengambil uang yang disimpan di Rumah TUHAN, dan menyerahkannya kepada para pekerja dan pengawas-pengawasnya."
and they have emptied out the money that was found in the house of Jehovah, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen.
18 Kemudian ia tambahkan, "Hilkia memberi buku ini kepada saya." Lalu Safan membacakan buku itu kepada raja.
And Shaphan the scribe informed the king saying, Hilkijah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read out of it before the king.
19 Mendengar isi buku itu, raja merobek-robek pakaiannya karena sedih.
And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his garments.
20 Lalu raja memberi perintah ini kepada Hilkia, Ahikam anak Safan, Abdon anak Mikha, Safan sekretaris negara, dan Asaya ajudan raja,
And the king commanded Hilkijah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,
21 "Pergilah bertanya kepada TUHAN untuk aku dan untuk orang-orang yang masih ada di Israel dan Yehuda mengenai isi buku ini. TUHAN marah kepada kita karena leluhur kita tidak menjalankan perintah-perintah yang tertulis di dalamnya."
Go, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book which is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of Jehovah, to do according to all that is written in this book.
22 Maka pergilah Hilkia, Ahikam, Abdon, Safan dan Asaya meminta petunjuk kepada seorang wanita bernama Hulda. Ia seorang nabi yang tinggal di perkampungan baru di Yerusalem. Suaminya bernama Salum anak Tikwa, cucu Harhas. Ia pengurus pakaian ibadat di Rumah TUHAN. Setelah Hulda mendengar keterangan mereka,
And Hilkijah and they that the king [had appointed] went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokehath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe: now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter [of the town]; and they spoke with her to that effect.
23 ia menyuruh mereka kembali kepada raja dan menyampaikan pesan ini, "TUHAN, Allah yang disembah oleh orang Israel berkata,
And she said to them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me,
24 'Aku akan menghukum Yerusalem dan seluruh penduduknya dengan kutukan-kutukan yang tertulis di dalam buku itu yang dibacakan kepada raja.
Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
25 Mereka telah meninggalkan Aku dan mempersembahkan kurban kepada ilah-ilah lain. Semua yang mereka lakukan membangkitkan kemarahan-Ku. Aku marah kepada Yerusalem, dan kemarahan-Ku tidak bisa diredakan.
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my fury shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
26 Tetapi mengenai Raja Yosia, inilah pesan-Ku, TUHAN Allah Israel: Setelah engkau mendengar apa yang tertulis dalam buku itu,
But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him: Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel touching the words which thou hast heard:
27 engkau menyesal dan merendahkan diri di hadapan-Ku. Aku telah mengancam untuk menghukum Yerusalem dan penduduknya, tapi ketika engkau mendengar tentang ancaman-Ku itu engkau menangis dan merobek pakaianmu tanda sedih. Aku telah mendengar doamu,
Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy garments and weep before me, I also have heard [thee], saith Jehovah.
28 karena itu hukuman atas Yerusalem tidak akan Kujatuhkan selama engkau masih hidup. Engkau akan Kuizinkan meninggal dengan damai.'" Maka kembalilah utusan-utusan itu kepada raja dan menyampaikan pesan itu.
Behold, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof. And they brought the king word again.
29 Raja Yosia memanggil semua pemimpin Yehuda dan Yerusalem,
And the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
30 lalu pergi dengan mereka ke Rumah TUHAN. Bersama mereka ikut juga para imam, orang Lewi dan seluruh rakyat, baik yang miskin maupun yang kaya. Di depan mereka semua, di dekat pilar yang khusus untuk raja, raja berdiri dan membacakan dengan suara keras seluruh buku perjanjian yang telah ditemukan di dalam Rumah TUHAN. Kemudian raja membuat perjanjian dengan TUHAN untuk taat kepada-Nya dan menjalankan dengan sepenuh hati dan segenap jiwa semua perintah dan hukum-hukum-Nya, serta memenuhi syarat perjanjian antara TUHAN dengan umat-Nya yang tercantum dalam buku itu.
And the king went up into the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests and the Levites, and all the people, great and small; and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of Jehovah.
And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that are written in this book.
32 Semua orang Benyamin dan semua orang lain yang ada di Yerusalem disuruhnya berjanji untuk mentaati perjanjian itu. Maka orang-orang Yerusalem mentaati peraturan-peraturan dalam perjanjian itu, yaitu perjanjian antara mereka dengan Allah leluhur mereka.
And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand [to it]. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
33 Berhala-berhala yang memuakkan, yang terdapat di tempat-tempat yang termasuk wilayah orang Israel, semuanya dihancurkan oleh Raja Yosia. Lalu ia mengharuskan rakyatnya beribadat kepada TUHAN, Allah leluhur mereka. Maka selama Yosia hidup, rakyat tetap setia kepada TUHAN.
And Josiah removed all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and made to serve all that were found in Israel, — to serve Jehovah their God: all his days they did not depart from following Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
