2 Књига дневника 23
1 А седме године ослободи се Јодај, и узе к себи стотнике Азарију сина Јероамовог и Исмаила сина Јоанановог и Азарију сина Овидовог и Масију сина Адајевог и Елисафата сина Зихријевог, и ухвати веру с њима,
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 Те пролазећи земљу Јудину сабраше Левите из свих градова Јудиних и главаре породица отачких у Израиљу, и дођоше у Јерусалим.
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 И сав збор учини веру у дому Божјем с царем; и Јодај им рече: Ево, син ће царев царовати, као што је рекао Господ за синове Давидове.
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 Ово учините: трећина вас који долазите у суботу између свештеника и Левита нека буду вратари на прагу;
“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 А друга трећина нека буде у царском двору; а остала трећина на вратима од темеља, а сав народ у тремовима дома Господњег.
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 Нико да не улази у дом Господњи осим свештеника и оних Левита који служе; они нека улазе, јер су посвећени, а сав народ нека чини оно што је Господ заповедио да чини.
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 И Левити нека опколе цара, сваки с оружјем својим у руци; и ко би год ушао у дом, да се погуби; и будите уз цара кад стане улазити и излазити.
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 И учинише Левити и сав народ Јудин све што заповеди свештеник Јодај; и узеше сваки своје људе који долажаху у суботу и који одлажаху у суботу; јер Јодај свештеник не отпусти редове.
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 И даде Јодај свештеник стотиницима копља и штитове и штитиће цара Давида што беху у дому Божијем.
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 И постави сав народ све с оружјем у руку, од десне стране дома до леве према олтару и према дому, око цара.
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 Тада изведоше сина царевог, и метнуше му на главу венац, и дадоше му сведочанство, и зацарише га, и Јодај и синови његови помазаше га и рекоше: Да живи цар!
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 А кад Готолија чу вику народа који се стецаше и хваљаше цара, дође к народу у дом Господњи.
When Athaliah heard the noise being made by the people running [toward the king] and cheering, she ran to the temple.
13 И погледа, и гле, цар стајаше код свог ступа на уласку, а кнезови и трубе око цара, и сав народ земаљски радоваше се и трубе трубљаху и певачи певаху уз оруђа музичка и они који почињаху у певању. Тада раздре Готолија хаљине своје и повика: Буна! Буна!
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 А Јодај свештеник заповеди да изађу стотиници који беху над војском, и рече им: Изведите је из врста напоље, и ко пође за њом нека се погуби мачем; јер рече свештеник: Немојте је убити у дому Господњем.
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 И начинише јој место, те отиде како се иде вратима коњским у дом царев, и онде је погубише.
[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 Тада Јодај учини веру међу собом и свим народом и царем да ће бити народ Господњи.
Then Jehoiada made an agreement that he and the king and all the other people would be Yahweh’s people.
17 Потом сав народ отиде у дом Валов, и раскопаше га, и олтаре његове и ликове његове изломише, а Матана, свештеника Валовог, убише пред олтарима.
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 И Јодај уреди опет службу у дому Господњем међу свештеницима и Левитима, које Давид беше одредио дому Господњем, да би приносили жртве паљенице Господу, као што пише у закону Мојсијевом, с весељем и песмама по наредби Давидовој.
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 Постави и вратаре на вратима дома Господњег да не би улазио нечист ода шта му драго.
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 И узе стотинике и знатније људе и који управљаху народом, сав народ земаљски, и изведе цара из дома Господњег и уђоше високим вратима у дом царски, и посадише цара на царски престо.
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 И радоваше се сав народ земаљски, и град се умири, кад Готолију убише мачем.
Then all the people of Judah rejoiced. And there was calm throughout the city, because Athaliah had been killed.
