2 Seenaa 29
1 Hisqiyaas yeroo mootii taʼetti nama waggaa digdamii shan ture; innis Yerusaalem keessa taaʼee waggaa digdamii sagal bulche. Maqaan haadha isaa Abiyaa ture; isheenis intala Zakkaariyaas.
Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.
2 Innis akkuma Daawit abbaan isaa godhe sana fuula Waaqayyoo duratti waan qajeelaa hojjete.
Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
3 Inni bara mootummaa isaa keessa jiʼa jalqaba waggaa tokkoffaatti balbalawwan mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo ni bane; ni haaromses.
During March of the first year that Hezekiah was ruling Judah, he unlocked the doors of the temple, and his workers repaired them.
4 Lubootaa fi Lewwota waamsisee oobdii karaa baʼa biiftuutiin jiru irratti walitti isaan qabee
Then he gathered the priests and other descendants of Levi in the area on the east side of the temple,
5 akkana jedheen; “Yaa Lewwota, mee na dhagaʼaa! Amma of qulqulleessaatii mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyo Waaqa abbootii keessanii illee qulqulleessaa. Waan xuraaʼaa hunda iddoo qulqulluu keessaa baasaa.
and he said to them, “You descendants of Levi, listen to me! Consecrate yourselves. And then consecrate the temple of Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]. Remove from the temple all the things that are not pleasing to God.
6 Abbootiin keenya sababii amanamoo hin turiniif fuula Waaqayyo Waaqa keenyaa duratti waan hamaa hojjetanii isa irraa garagalan. Isaanis iddoo jireenya Waaqayyoo irraa fuula isaanii deebifatanii dugda isaanii isatti garagalchan.
Our ancestors disobeyed God; they did many things that he considered to be evil, things that were not pleasing to him. They abandoned this place where Yahweh lives, and they have turned away from him.
7 Akkasumas balbala gardaafoo cufanii ibsaawwan ni dhaamsan. Isaan Waaqa Israaʼeliif iddoo qulqulluutti ixaana hin aarsine yookaan aarsaa gubamu hin dhiʼeessine.
They locked the doors of the temple and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn any incense, and they did not offer any sacrifices that were to be completely burned [on the altar].
8 Kanaafuu dheekkamsi Waaqayyoo Yihuudaa fi Yerusaalem irra buʼe; inni akkuma isin ija keessaniin arguu dandeessan kana nama qaanii, nama qoosaa fi nama kolfaa isaan godhe.
Therefore, Yahweh has become very angry with us people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and he has caused other people to become frightened and horrified [when they hear what Yahweh did to punish us]. And they ridicule us. You know this very well.
9 Sababiin abbootiin keenya goraadeedhaan dhumaniif, sababiin ilmaan keenya, intallanii fi niitonni keenya illee boojiʼamaniif kanuma.
That is why our fathers have been killed in battles, and our sons and daughters and our wives have been captured and taken [to other countries].
10 Ani amma akka dheekkamsi isaa inni sodaachisaan sun nurraa deebiʼuuf Waaqayyo Waaqa Israaʼel wajjin kakuu galuu yaadeera.
But now I intend to make an agreement with Yahweh, our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with us.
11 Yaa ilmaan ko, egaa hin dagatinaa; Waaqayyo akka isin fuula isaa dura dhaabattaniif, akka isa tajaajiltaniif, akka fuula isaa duratti hojjettoota isaa taatanii ixaana aarsitaniif isin filateeraatii.”
[You who are like] my sons, do not waste any time. [Do immediately what Yahweh wants you to do.] Yahweh has chosen you to stand in his presence and offer sacrifices and burn incense.”
12 Ergasii Lewwonni kunneen hojiitti bobbaʼan; isaanis: Ilmaan Qohaatotaa keessaa, Mahat ilma Amaasaayii fi Yooʼeel ilma Azaariyaa; ilmaan Meraarotaa keessaa, Qiish ilma Abdii fi Azaariyaa ilma Yehaleliʼeel; ilmaan Geershoonotaa keessaa, Yooʼak ilma Zimaa fi Eeden ilma Yooʼaa;
Then these descendants of Levi started to work [in the temple]: From the descendants of Kohath there were Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah. From the descendants of Merari there were Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel. From the descendants of Gershon there were Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah.
13 ilmaan Eliisaafaanotaa keessaa, Shimrii fi Yeʼiiʼeel; ilmaan Asaaf keessaa, Zakkaariyaasii fi Mataaniyaa;
From the descendants of Elizaphan there were Shimri and Jeiel. From the descendants of Asaph there were Zechariah and Mattaniah.
14 ilmaan Heemaan keessaa, Yehiiʼeelii fi Shimeʼii; ilmaan Yeduutuun keessaa, Shemaaʼiyaa fi Uziiʼeel.
From the descendants of Heman there were Jehiel and Shimei. From the descendants of Jeduthun there were Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 Isaan erga obboloota isaanii walitti qabanii of qulqulleessanii booddee akkuma mootichi akka dubbii Waaqayyootti isaan ajajetti mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo qulqulleessuuf ol ni seenan.
When those men had gathered their fellow descendants of Levi and had consecrated themselves, they entered the temple in order to consecrate it. That was what the king had commanded them to do, and they were also obeying what Yahweh had commanded.
16 Luboonnis mana Waaqayyoo qulqulleessuuf ol ni seenan. Isaanis waan mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo keessatti argan kan qulqulluu hin taʼin hunda gara oobdii mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyootti gad baasan. Lewwonnis achii guuranii Sulula Qeedroonitti geessan.
The priests entered the temple to consecrate it. They brought out into the courtyard of the temple everything that they had found in the temple that was not pleasing to Yahweh. Then the descendants of Levi took those things down to the Kidron Valley [and burned them there].
17 Isaanis hojii qulqulleessuu kana guyyaa jalqaba jiʼa duraatii jalqabanii bultii saddeettaffaatti gardaafoo Waaqayyoo bira ni gaʼan. Guyyaa saddeet itti dabalanii mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo qulqulleessanii jiʼa tokkoffaa guyyaa kudha jaʼaffaatti fixan.
The priests and other descendants of Levi started this work on the first day of March and finished purifying the courtyard [of the temple] on the eighth day of that month, and they finished purifying the temple one week later.
18 Isaanis gara Hisqiyaas Mootichaa dhaqanii akkana jedhaniin; “Nu guutummaa mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo, iddoo aarsaan gubamu itti dhiʼeeffamu miʼa isaa hunda wajjin, minjaala buddeenni qulqulleeffame irra kaaʼamu miʼa isaa hunda wajjin qulqulleessineerra.
Then they went to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have purified all parts of the temple, and the altar where sacrifices are completely burned, and all the items used at the altar, the table on which the priests place the sacred bread, and the things [used at that table].
19 Miʼoota Aahaaz mootichi yeroo mootii turetti amanamummaa dhabee iddoo isaaniitii fuudhe hunda qulqulleessineerra; miʼoonni sunis fuula iddoo aarsaa Waaqayyoo dura jiru.”
While Ahaz was our king, he disobeyed what Yahweh had commanded, and he removed from the temple many things [that should be there], but now we have brought them back and placed them in front of the sacred altar.”
20 Hisqiyaas Mootichi guyyaa itti aanu ganama bariidhaan qondaaltota magaalaa walitti qabee gara mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyootti ol baʼe.
Early the next morning, King Hezekiah gathered together the city officials, and they went to the [courtyard of the] temple.
21 Isaanis mootummaaf, mana qulqullummaa fi Yihuudaaf korommii loonii torba, korbeeyyii hoolaa torba, xobbaallaawwan torbaa fi korbeeyyii reʼee torba aarsaa cubbuu godhanii ni dhiʼeessan. Mootichis akka isaan horii kanneen iddoo aarsaa Waaqayyoo irratti aarsaa dhiʼeessaniif luboota sanyii Aroon sana ni ajaje.
They took with them seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs, and seven male goats to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of all the people in the kingdom of Judah, and in order to purify the temple. The king commanded that the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, should offer those animals to be sacrificed to Yahweh on the altar.
22 Luboonnis korommii loonii sana qalanii dhiiga isaanii iddoo aarsaa irratti faffacaasan; itti aansaniis korbeeyyii hoolaa qalanii dhiiga isaanii iddoo aarsaa irratti faffacaasan; ergasii immoo xobbaallaawwan qalanii dhiiga isaanii iddoo aarsaa irratti faffacaasan.
So first the priests slaughtered those bulls, and took their blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.
23 Reʼoonni aarsaa cubbuutiif fidamanis fuula mootichaa fi fuula waldaa duratti dhiʼeeffaman; jarris isaan irra harka isaanii kaaʼan.
The goats that were slaughtered to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of the people were brought to the king and the others who were there. Then the king and those who were present laid their hands on those goats.
24 Sababii mootichi aarsaa gubamuu fi aarsaa cubbuu Israaʼel hundaaf ajajeef luboonni reʼoota qalanii Israaʼel hundaaf araara buusuuf dhiiga isaanii iddoo aarsaa irratti dhiʼeessan.
Then the priests slaughtered those goats and splashed their blood on the altar in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins that all the Israeli people had committed. The priests did that because the king had commanded that offerings that would be completely burned [on the altar] and other sacrifices should be made for all the people of Israel.
25 Innis akkuma Daawitii fi Gaad ilaaltuu mootichaa fi Naataan raajichaan ajajametti Lewwota kilillee, baganaa fi kiraara qabachiisee mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyootti ramade; kunis ajaja Waaqayyo karaa raajota isaatiin kennee dha.
The king then told the descendants of Levi to stand in the temple with their cymbals and harps and lyres, obeying what David and his prophets Gad and Nathan had commanded. Those were things that Yahweh had told his prophets that the descendants of Levi should do.
26 Kanaafuu Lewwonni miʼa faarfannaa kan Daawit, luboonni immoo malakata isaanii qabatanii qophaaʼanii dhaabatan.
So the descendants of Levi [went and] stood in the temple, ready to play the musical instruments that King David had given to them. And the priests were ready to blow their trumpets.
27 Hisqiyaas akka aarsaan gubamu iddoo aarsaa irratti dhiʼeeffamuuf ajaje. Akkuma aarsaan dhiʼeeffamuu jalqabeen faarfannaan malakataa fi miʼa faarfannaa kan Daawit mooticha Israaʼeliin Waaqayyoof faarfatamus ni jalqabame.
Then Hezekiah told some of the priests to burn the animals that would be sacrificed on the altar. When they started to burn the animals, the people started to sing to [praise] Yahweh, while the other descendants of Levi were playing their instruments.
28 Waldaan guutuun gad jedhee sagade; faarfattoonni ni faarfatan; warri malakata afuufanis ni afuufan. Wanni kun hundi hamma aarsaan gubamu dhiʼeeffamee xumuramutti itti fufe.
All the people who were there bowed to worship Yahweh, while the singers sang and the trumpeters blew their trumpets. They continued to do this until they had finished slaughtering all the animals that would be completely burned.
29 Yommuu aarsaa dhiʼeessuun xumurametti mootichii fi warri isa wajjin turan hundinuu jilbeenfatanii sagadan.
When they finished making those offerings, the king and all those who were there knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.
30 Hisqiyaas Mootichii fi qondaaltonni isaa akka Lewwonni dubbii Daawitii fi dubbii Asaaf ilaaltuu sanaatiin Waaqayyoon galateeffatan ajajan. Kanaafuu isaan gammachuudhaan faarfannaa galataa faarfatanii gad jedhanii sagadan.
Then King Hezekiah and his officials commanded the descendants of Levi to praise Yahweh, singing the songs [composed/written] by David and Asaph the prophet. So they sang songs joyfully and bowed their heads to worship.
31 Ergasiis Hisqiyaas, “Isin amma Waaqayyoof of qulqulleessitaniirtu. Kottaatii qalmaa fi aarsaa galataa mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyootti galchaa” jedhe. Kanaafuu waldaan sun qalmaa fi aarsaa galataa dhiʼeesse; warri garaan isaanii jaallate hundis aarsaa gubamu dhiʼeessan.
Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to Yahweh. So come close to the temple and bring animals to be sacrificed and other offerings to thank [Yahweh for what he has done for you].” And those who wanted to bring animals to be completely burned [on the altar] brought them.
32 Aarsaan gubamu kan waldaan sun dhiʼeesses korommii loonii torbaatama, korbeeyyii hoolaa dhibba tokkoo fi xobbaallaawwan hoolaa dhibba lama ture; kunneen hundi aarsaa gubamu taʼanii Waaqayyoof dhiʼeeffaman.
Altogether they brought 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs to be completely burned on the altar.
33 Horiin qulqulleeffamee qalmaaf dhiʼeeffame walumaa galatti korommii loonii dhibba jaʼaa fi hoolaa fi reʼee kuma sadii ture.
The other animals that they brought were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats that were set apart to be sacrifices.
34 Haa taʼu malee horii aarsaaf dhiʼeeffaman irraa gogaa baasuuf lakkoobsi lubootaa gaʼaa hin turre; kanaafuu firoonni isaanii Lewwonni hamma hojiin sun dhumuttii fi hamma luboonni biraa qulqulleeffamanitti isaan gargaaran; Lewwonni ofii isaanii qulqulleessuutti luboota caalaa gara toloota turaniitii.
But there were not enough priests to remove the skins from the animals that would be completely burned [on the altar]. So their fellow descendants of Levi helped them until that work was finished, and until other priests had purified/consecrated themselves to do that work. It was necessary for them to do that because many of the priests had not yet performed the rituals to consecrate themselves for that work, like the descendants of Levi had done.
35 Cooma aarsaa nagaa fi dhibaayyuu aarsaa gubamu wajjin dhiʼeeffamu dabalatee aarsaan gubamu akka malee hedduutu ture. Akkasiin tajaajilli mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo akka duriitti deebiʼe.
In addition to the all the offerings that were completely burned [on the altar], the priests also burned the fat of the other animals that were sacrificed to maintain good fellowship with Yahweh, and the usual wine offerings. So the worship at the temple began again.
36 Hisqiyaasii fi namoonni hundi sababii waan Waaqni saba isaaf godheef ni gammadan; wanni kun dafee taʼeetii.
And Hezekiah and all the other people of Judah celebrated, because God had enabled them to do all those things very quickly.
