2 Dnevnika 23
1 A sedme godine oslobodi se Jodaj, i uze k sebi stotinike Azariju sina Jeroamova i Ismaila sina Joananova i Azariju sina Ovidova i Masiju sina Adajeva i Elisafata sina Zihrijeva, i uhvati vjeru s njima,
After Joash had been hidden in the temple for six years, Jehoiada the priest decided that it was necessary to do something. So he made an agreement with the army commanders of groups of 100 soldiers: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zicri.
2 Te prolazeæi zemlju Judinu sabraše Levite iz svijeh gradova Judinijeh i glavare porodica otaèkih u Izrailju, i doðoše u Jerusalim.
They went throughout Judah and gathered the descendants of Levi and the leaders of Israeli families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem,
3 I sav zbor uèini vjeru u domu Božijem s carem; i Jodaj im reèe: evo, sin æe carev carovati, kao što je rekao Gospod za sinove Davidove.
the whole group went to the temple and made an agreement with the young king there. Jehoiada said to them, “This is the son of the previous king of Judah. So he is the one who must rule, like Yahweh promised that the descendants of King David must do.
4 Ovo uèinite: treæina vas koji dolazite u subotu izmeðu sveštenika i Levita neka budu vratari na pragu;
“So this is what you must do: One-third of you priests and other descendants of Levi who are starting their work on the Sabbath day must guard the doors [of the temple].
5 A druga treæina neka bude u carskom dvoru; a ostala treæina na vratima od temelja, a sav narod u trijemovima doma Gospodnjega.
One-third of you must guard the king’s palace, and one-third of you must guard the Foundation Gate. All the other people will be in the courtyards outside the temple.
6 Niko da ne ulazi u dom Gospodnji osim sveštenika i onijeh Levita koji služe; oni neka ulaze, jer su posveæeni, a sav narod neka èini što je Gospod zapovjedio da èini.
Only the priests and the descendants of Levi who work there will enter the temple. They will be allowed to enter the temple because they are set apart [for that work]. All the others must remain in the courtyards, obeying what Yahweh has commanded.
7 I Leviti neka opkole cara svaki s oružjem svojim u ruci; i ko bi god ušao u dom, da se pogubi; i budite uz cara kad stane ulaziti i izlaziti.
You descendants of Levi must stand around the young king, each of you with your weapon in your hand. Anyone else who tries to enter the temple you must kill. And stay close to the young king, wherever he goes.”
8 I uèiniše Leviti i sav narod Judin sve što zapovjedi sveštenik Jodaj; i uzeše svaki svoje ljude koji dolažahu u subotu i koji odlažahu u subotu; jer Jodaj sveštenik ne otpusti redova.
So the descendants of Levi and all [the men of] Judah did what Jehoiada had told them. He did not allow anyone to go home after having finished his work on that Sabbath day. Each commander took charge of his men, the ones who were finishing their work on that day and those who were starting their work on that day.
9 I dade Jodaj sveštenik stotinicima koplja i štitove i štitiæe cara Davida što bijahu u domu Božijem.
Then Jehoiada gave each of the commanders the spears and the large and small shields that had been put there in the temple by King David.
10 I postavi sav narod sve s oružjem u ruku, od desne strane doma do lijeve prema oltaru i prema domu, oko cara.
He commanded all the guards to stand in their positions, each with his sword in his hand, all around the king—around the altar and the temple, from the north side to the south side.
11 Tada izvedoše sina careva, i metnuše mu na glavu vijenac, i daše mu svjedoèanstvo, i zacariše ga, i Jodaj i sinovi njegovi pomazaše ga i rekoše: da živi car!
Then Jehoiada and his sons brought Joash out. They put a crown on his head and gave him [a scroll] on which were written the rules [that the kings needed to obey], and proclaimed that he was now the king. They anointed him with olive oil and shouted, “We hope that the king will live for many years!”
12 A kad Gotolija èu viku naroda koji se stjecaše i hvaljaše cara, doðe k narodu u dom Gospodnji.
When Athaliah heard the noise being made by the people running [toward the king] and cheering, she ran to the temple.
13 I pogleda, i gle, car stajaše kod svojega stupa na ulasku, a knezovi i trube oko cara, i sav narod zemaljski radovaše se i trube trubljahu i pjevaèi pjevahu uz oruða muzièka i oni koji poèinjahu u pjevanju. Tada razdrije Gotolija haljine svoje i povika: buna! buna!
She saw the young king there, standing alongside the pillar at the entrance of the temple, [which is the place at the temple] where the kings usually stood. The army commanders and trumpet players were standing beside the king, and all the people of Judah were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and singers with their musical instruments were leading the people while they praised God. Then Athaliah tore her robes and started screaming, “You are committing treason!”
14 A Jodaj sveštenik zapovjedi da izidu stotinici koji bijahu nad vojskom, i reèe im: izvedite je iz vrsta napolje, i ko poðe za njom neka se pogubi maèem; jer reèe sveštenik: nemojte je ubiti u domu Gospodnjem.
Jehoiada the Supreme Priest said to the army commanders, “Kill her, but do not kill her at the temple of Yahweh!” Then he said to them, “Bring Athaliah out in front of the troops and kill anyone who tries to follow her!”
15 I naèiniše joj mjesto, te otide kako se ide vratima konjskim u dom carev, i ondje je pogubiše.
[She tried to flee, but] they seized her as she reached the gate where horses enter the palace area, and they killed her there.
16 Tada Jodaj uèini vjeru meðu sobom i svijem narodom i carem da æe biti narod Gospodnji.
Then Jehoiada made an agreement that he and the king and all the other people would be Yahweh’s people.
17 Potom sav narod otide u dom Valov, i raskopaše ga, i oltare njegove i likove njegove izlomiše, a Matana sveštenika Valova ubiše pred oltarima.
Then all the people who were there went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars [of Baal]. They also killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of those altars.
18 I Jodaj uredi opet službu u domu Gospodnjem meðu sveštenicima i Levitima, koje David bješe odredio domu Gospodnjemu, da bi prinosili žrtve paljenice Gospodu, kao što piše u zakonu Mojsijevu, s veseljem i pjesmama po naredbi Davidovoj.
Then Jehoiada appointed the priests, who were also descended from Levi, to work at the temple. They were part of the group to whom King David had given various jobs at the temple, to sacrifice the animals that were to be completely burned on the altar, doing what was written in the laws that Moses had given to them. He also told them to rejoice and sing, which was also what David had commanded.
19 Postavi i vratare na vratima doma Gospodnjega da ne bi ulazio neèist oda šta mu drago.
He also put guards at the gates of the temple in order that anyone who was unacceptable to God would not be allowed to enter.
20 I uze stotinike i znatnije ljude i koji upravljahu narodom, sav narod zemaljski, i izvede cara iz doma Gospodnjega i uðoše visokim vratima u dom carski, i posadiše cara na carski prijesto.
Jehoiada took with him the army commanders, the important men, the leaders and many others, and brought the king down from the temple. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate, and put the king on his throne.
21 I radovaše se sav narod zemaljski, i grad se umiri, kad Gotoliju ubiše maèem.
Then all the people of Judah rejoiced. And there was calm throughout the city, because Athaliah had been killed.
