2 Whakapapa 34

1 E waru nga tau o Hohia i tona kingitanga, a e toru tekau ma tahi nga tau i kingi ai ia ki Hiruharama.

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

2 A tika tonu tana mahi ki te titiro a Ihowa: i haere hoki ia i runga i nga ara o tona tupuna, o Rawiri; kihai hoki i peka ki matau, ki maui.

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 I te waru hoki o nga tau o tona kingitanga, i te mea he taitamariki ano ia, ka timata ia te rapu i te Atua o tona tupuna, o Rawiri; a i te tekau ma rua o nga tau ka timata ia te tahi i te poke o Hura, o Hiruharama, ara i nga wahi tiketike, i nga Aherimi, i nga whakapakoko whaowhao, i nga whakapakoko whakarewa.

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 I wahia ano e ratou nga aata a nga Paara i tona aroaro; tapahia ana e ia nga whakapakoko ra i runga ake o aua aata, mongamonga noa i a ia nga Aherimi, nga whakapakoko whaowhao, me nga whakapakoko whakarewa, tukia ana e ia kia puehu, ruia atu ana ki runga ki nga urupa o te hunga i patu whakahere ki a ratou.

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 I tahuna ano e ia nga whenua o nga tohunga ki runga ki a ratou aata, a tahia ana e ia te poke o Hura, o Hiruharama.

and he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

6 Pera ana ano ia i nga pa o Manahi, o Eparaima, o Himiona, a tae noa ki Napatari, i roto i to ratou ururua, a puta noa, puta noa.

And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, in their ruins round about;

7 Na ka wahia iho e ia nga aata, a ka tukia nga Aherimi me nga whakapakoko kia puehu, a poto noa i a ia te tapatapahi nga whakapakoko ra puta noa i te whenua o Iharaira: na hoki ana ia ki Hiruharama.

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 Na i te tekau ma waru o nga tau o tona kingitanga, i te mea ka oti nei te poke o te whenua, o te whare, te tahi, ka unga e ia a Hapana tama a Ataria ratou ko maaheia kawana o te pa, ko te kaiwhakamahara, ko Ioaha tama a Iehoahata, ki te hanga i t e whare o Ihowa, o tona Atua, kia pai.

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 Na haere ana ratou ki a Hirikia tohunga nui, a hoatu ana e ratou te moni i kawea ki te whare o te Atua, ta nga Riwaiti, ta nga kaitiaki o nga tatau i kohikohi ai i te ringa o Manahi, o Eparaima, i nga morehu katoa o Iharaira, i a Hura katoa, i a Pineamine, i nga tangata ano o Hiruharama.

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 A na ratou i hoatu ki te ringa o nga kaimahi i tohutohu nei i te whare o Ihowa; a hoatu ana e enei ki nga kaimahi i mahi nei i te whare o Ihowa hei hanga i nga pakaru, hei whakapai i te whare.

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 Ara i hoatu e ratou ki nga kamura, ki nga kaihanga, hei hoko i nga kohatu tarai, i nga rakau mo nga hononga, hei whakanoho rakau ano ki nga whare i kore nei i nga kingi o Hura.

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 A pono tonu te mahinga a aua tangata i te mahi; na, ko nga kaitohutohu i a ratou, ko Iahata, ko Oparia, he Riwaiti, no nga tama a Merari; ko Hakaraia, ko Mehurama, no nga tama a nga Kohati, hei whakahohoro; me etahi atu ano o nga Riwaiti katoa i mohio ki nga mea whakatangi.

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 Ko ratou ano hei rangatira mo nga kaipikau, hei kaitirotiro ano mo te hunga katoa e mahi ana i tenei mahi ranei, i tera mahi ranei; ko etahi ano o nga Riwaiti hei karaipi, hei kaitohutohu, hei kaitiaki kuwaha.

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 Na, i ta ratou maunga atu i te moni i kawea nei ki te whare o Ihowa, ka kitea e te tohunga, e Hirikia te pukapuka o te ture a Ihowa i homai nei e Mohi.

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 Na ka oho a Hirikia, ka mea ki a Hapana karaipi, Kua kitea e ahau te pukapuka o te ture i roto i te whare o Ihowa. A homai ana te pukapuka e Hirikia ki a Hapana.

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 A na Hapana i kawe te pukapuka ki te kingi. I whakahokia ano e ia te korero ki te kingi; i mea ia, ko nga mea katoa i homai ki te ringa o au pononga, e meatia ana e ratou.

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 Kua ringihia hoki e ratou te moni i kitea i roto i te whare o Ihowa, a hoatu ana ki te ringa ano o nga kaimahi.

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 Na ka korero a Hapana karaipi ki te kingi ka mea, Kua homai he pukapuka ki ahau e Hirikia tohunga. A korerotia ana e Hapana i te aroaro o te kingi.

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 A, no te rongonga o te kingi i nga kupu o te ture, haea ana e ia ona kakahu.

And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his garments.

20 Na ka whakahau te kingi ki a Hirikia, ki a Ahikama tama a Hapana, ki a Aparono tama a Mika, ki a Hapana karaipi, ki a Ahaia tangata a te kingi, ka mea,

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 Haere, ui atu ki a Ihowa moku, mo nga morehu ano o Iharaira, o Hura, ara i te tikanga o nga kupu o te pukapuka kua kitea nei: he nui hoki te riri o Ihowa kua ringihia nei ki a tatou, no te mea kihai o tatou matua i pupuri i te kupu a Ihowa, kiha i i mahi i nga mea katoa i tuhituhia ki tenei pukapuka.

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 Heoi haere ana a Hirikia ratou ko a te kingi i whakarite ai, ki a Hurura ki te wahine poropiti, he wahine ia na Harumu, tama a Tokohata, tama a Haharaha, kaitiaki kakahu; i Hiruharama hoki taua wahine e noho ana, i te wahi tuarua. Na korerotia a na enei mea e ratou ki a ia.

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 Na ka mea ia ki a ratou, Ko te korero tenei a Ihowa, a te Atua o Iharaira, Mea atu ki te tangata nana koutou i tono mai ki ahau,

And she said to them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me,

24 Ko ta Ihowa kupu tenei, Tenei ahau te kawe nei i te kino mo tenei wahi, mo nga tangata ano o konei, ara nga kanga katoa kua oti te tuhituhi ki te pukapuka i korerotia ra i te aroaro o te kingi o Hura;

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 Mo ratou i whakarere i ahau, i tahu whakakakara hoki ki nga atua ke, hei whakapataritari i ahau ki nga mahi katoa a o ratou ringa; koia toku riri ka ringihia ai ki tenei wahi; e kore ano e tineia.

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 Otiia kia penei ta koutou ki atu ki te kingi o Hura, nana nei koutou i tono mai ki te ui ki a Ihowa, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, a te Atua o Iharaira, Na, nga kupu i rongo na koe,

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 Na, i te mea i ngawari tou ngakau, a kua whakaiti koe i a koe i te aroaro o te Atua, i tou rongonga ki ana kupu mo tenei wahi, mo ona tangata ano, a kua whakaiti koe i a koe ki toku aroaro, kua haehae i ou kakahu, a kua tangi ki toku aroaro; kua rongo ahau, e ai ta Ihowa,

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 Nana, ka huihuia atu koe e ahau ki ou matua ka huihuia atu koe ki tou tanumanga i runga i te rangimarie; e kore ano ou kanohi e kite i nga kino katoa e kawea mai e ahau ki tenei wahi, ki nga tangata ano o konei. Na whakahokia ana e ratou te kore ro ki te kingi.

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 Katahi te kingi ka tono tangata, a huihuia ana e ia nga kaumatua katoa o Hura, o Hiruharama.

And the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

30 Na haere ana te kingi ki te whare o Ihowa, ratou ko nga tangata katoa o Hura, ko nga tangata o Hiruharama, ko nga tohunga, ko nga Riwaiti, ko te iwi katoa, te rahi, te iti. Na ka korerotia e ia ki o ratou taringa nga kupu katoa o te pukapuka o t e kawenata i kitea nei ki te whare o Ihowa.

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.

31 Na tu ana te kingi ki tona turanga, a whakaritea ana e ia he kawenata ki te aroaro o Ihowa, ara kia whakapaua tona ngakau, tona wairua ki te whai ki a Ihowa, ki te pupuri i ana whakahau, i ana whakaaturanga, i ana tikanga, ki te whakamana ano i nga kupu o te kawenata kua tuhituhia nei ki tenei pukapuka.

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 Na meinga ana e ia te hunga katoa i kitea ki Hiruharama, ki Pineamine, kia tu ki tana. Na mahi ana nga tangata o Hiruharama i nga mea o te kawenata a te Atua, a te Atua o o ratou matua.

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 I whakakahoretia ano e Hohia nga mea whakarihariha katoa o nga whenua katoa i nga tama a Iharaira; a whakamahia ana e ia nga tangata katoa i kitea ki a Iharaira, kia mahi ki a Ihowa, ki to ratou Atua. I ona ra katoa kihai i mahue i a ratou te wh ai i a Ihowa, i te Atua o o ratou matua.

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.