2 Mga Cronica 34

1 Si Josias ay may walong taong gulang nang siya'y magpasimulang maghari; at siya'y nagharing tatlong pu't isang taon sa Jerusalem.

Josiah was eight years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 31 years.

2 At siya'y gumawa ng matuwid sa harap ng mga mata ng Panginoon, at lumakad ng mga lakad ni David na kaniyang magulang, at hindi lumiko sa kanan o sa kaliwa.

He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life like his ancestor King David had done. He fully obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.

3 Sapagka't sa ikawalong taon ng kaniyang paghahari, samantalang siya'y bata pa, kaniyang pinasimulang hinanap ang Dios ni David na kaniyang magulang: at sa ikalabing dalawang taon ay kaniyang pinasimulang nilinis ang Juda at Jerusalem na inalis ang mga mataas na dako, at ang mga Asera, at ang mga larawang inanyuan, at ang mga larawang binubo.

When he had been ruling for almost eight years, while he was still a young man, he began to worship God like his ancestor [King] David had done. Four years later, he began to get rid of all the pagan shrines on hilltops in Jerusalem and in [other places in] Judah, and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and the carved idols and statues of gods.

4 At kanilang ibinagsak ang mga dambana ng mga Baal sa kaniyang harapan; at ang mga larawang araw na nasa ibabaw nila, ay kaniyang ibinagsak; at ang mga Asera, at ang mga larawang inanyuan, at ang mga larawang binubo, ay kaniyang pinagputolputol, at dinurog, at isinabog sa mga libingan ng nangaghain sa kanila.

While he directed them, his workers tore down the altars where people worshiped Baal. They smashed the altars that were near those altars, where people burned incense. They smashed the poles [honor the goddess] Asherah and the idols and statues. They smashed them to bits and scattered the bits over the graves of those who had offered sacrifices to them.

5 At sinunog niya ang mga buto ng mga saserdote sa kanilang mga dambana, at nilinis ang Juda at ang Jerusalem.

They burned the bones of the priests [who had offered sacrifices]; they burned them on their own altars. In that way Josiah caused Jerusalem and other places in Judah to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh again.

6 At gayon ang ginawa niya sa mga bayan ng Manases at Ephraim at Simeon, hanggang sa Nephtali, sa kanilang mga guho sa palibot.

In the towns in [the tribes of] Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far [north] as [the tribe of] Naphtali and in the ruins around all those towns,

7 At kaniyang ibinagsak ang mga dambana at pinukpok ang mga Asera at ang mga larawang inanyuan ay dinurog, at pinagputolputol ang lahat na larawang araw sa buong lupain ng Israel, at nagbalik sa Jerusalem.

Josiah’s [workers] tore down the pagan altars and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and crushed the idols to powder. They also smashed to pieces all the altars for burning incense throughout Israel. Then Josiah returned to Jerusalem.

8 Sa ikalabing walong taon nga ng kaniyang paghahari, nang kaniyang malinis ang lupain, at ang bahay, ay kaniyang sinugo si Saphan na anak ni Asalias, at si Maasias na tagapamahala ng bayan, at si Joah na anak ni Joachaz na kasangguni, upang husayin ang bahay ng Panginoon niyang Dios.

When Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years, he [did something else to] cause the land and the temple to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh. He sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the governor of the city and Joah the son of Joahaz, who wrote on a scroll what happened in the city, to repair the temple of Yahweh.

9 At sila'y nagsiparoon kay Hilcias na dakilang saserdote at ibinigay ang salapi na napasok sa bahay ng Dios, na nakuha ng mga Levita, na mga tagatanod-pinto, sa kamay ng Manases at ng Ephraim, at sa lahat ng nalabi sa Israel, at sa buong Juda, at Benjamin, at sa mga taga Jerusalem.

They went to Hilkiah the Supreme Priest and gave him the money that had been brought to the temple. That was the money that the descendants of Levi who guarded the doors of the temple had collected from the people of [the tribes of] Manasseh and Ephraim and [other places in northern] Israel, and also from all the people in Jerusalem and other places in the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.

10 At kanilang ibinigay sa kamay ng mga manggagawa na siyang namamahala sa bahay ng Panginoon; at ibinigay ng mga manggagawa ng bahay ng Panginoon upang husayin at pagtibayin ang bahay;

Then Hilkiah gave some of the money to the men who had been appointed to supervise the work of repairing the temple. The supervisors paid the men who did the repair work.

11 Sa makatuwid baga'y sa mga anluwagi at sa mga nagtatayo ibinigay nila, upang ibili ng mga batong tinabas, at ng mga kahoy na panghalang, at upang ipaggawa ng mga sikang sa mga bahay na giniba ng mga hari, sa Juda.

They also gave some of the money to the carpenters and builders to buy the cut stones and the timber for the joists and the beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to decay.

12 At ginawa ng mga lalake na may pagtatapat ang gawain: at ang mga tagapamahala ng mga yaon ay si Jahath at si Abdias, na mga Levita, sa mga anak ni Merari; at si Zacharias at si Mesullam, sa mga anak ng mga Coathita, upang ipagpatuloy: at ang iba sa mga Levita, lahat na bihasa sa mga panugtog ng tugtugin.

The workers did their work faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Kohath. All the other descendants of Levi, those who played musical instruments well,

13 Nasa mga tagadala ng mga pasan naman sila, at pinamamahalaan ang lahat na nagsisigawa ng gawain sa sarisaring paglilingkod: at sa mga Levita ay may mga kalihim, at mga pinuno, at mga tagatanod-pinto.

supervised all the workers as they did their various jobs. Some of the descendants of Levi were secretaries and some kept records and some guarded the gates [of the temple].

14 At nang kanilang ilalabas ang salapi na napasok sa bahay ng Panginoon, nasumpungan ni Hilcias na saserdote ang aklat ng kautusan ng Panginoon na ibinigay sa pamamagitan ni Moises.

While they were giving to the supervisors the money that had been taken to the temple, Hilkiah the [Supreme] Priest found a scroll on which were written the laws that Yahweh had told Moses to give to the people.

15 At si Hilcias ay sumagot, at sinabi niya kay Saphan na kalihim: Aking nasumpungan ang aklat ng kautusan sa bahay ng Panginoon, At ibinigay ni Hilcias ang aklat kay Saphan.

So Hilkiah said to Shaphan, “I have found in the temple a scroll on which are written the laws [that God gave to Moses]!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.

16 At dinala ni Saphan ang aklat sa hari, at bukod dito'y nagdala ng salita sa hari, na sinasabi, Lahat na ipinamahala sa iyong mga lingkod, ay kanilang ginagawa.

Shaphan [took the scroll] to the king and said to him, “Your officials are doing everything that you told them to do.

17 At kanilang ibinubo ang salapi na nasumpungan sa bahay ng Panginoon, at ibinigay sa kamay ng mga tagapamahala, at sa kamay ng mga manggagawa.

They have taken the money that was in the temple, and they have given it to the men who will supervise the workers who will repair the temple.”

18 At sinaysay ni Saphan na kalihim sa hari, na sinasabi, Si Hilcias na saserdote ay nagbigay sa akin ng isang aklat. At binasa ni Saphan sa harap ng hari.

Then Shaphan said to the king, “[I have brought to you] a scroll [that] Hilkiah gave to me.” And Shaphan started to read it to the king.

19 At nangyari, nang marinig ng hari ang mga salita ng kautusan, na kaniyang hinapak ang kaniyang suot.

When the king heard the laws [that were written in the scroll], he tore his clothes [because he was very dismayed/worried].

20 At ang hari ay nagutos kay Hilcias, at kay Ahicham na anak ni Saphan, at kay Abdon na anak ni Micha, at kay Saphan na kalihim, at kay Asaia na lingkod ng hari, na kaniyang sinasabi,

Then he gave these instructions to Hilkiah, to Shaphan’s son Ahikam, to Micah’s son Abdon, to Shaphan, and to Asaiah the king’s special advisor:

21 Kayo'y magsiyaon, isangguni ninyo ako sa Panginoon, at silang naiwan sa Israel, at sa Juda, tungkol sa mga salita ng aklat na nasumpungan: sapagka't malaki ang pagiinit ng Panginoon na nabugso sa atin, sapagka't hindi iningatan ng ating mga magulang ang salita ng Panginoon, upang gawin ayon sa lahat na nasusulat sa aklat na ito.

“Go and ask Yahweh for me, and for all his people who are still alive in Judah and Israel, about what is written in this scroll that has been found. Because [it is clear that] Yahweh is very angry with us because our ancestors disobeyed what Yahweh said; they did not obey the laws that are written on this scroll.”

22 Sa gayo'y si Hilcias at silang pinagutusan ng hari, nagsiparoon kay Hulda na propetisa, na asawa ni Sallum na anak ni Tikoath, na anak ni Hasra, na tagapagingat ng silid ng kasuutan; (siya nga'y tumahan sa Jerusalem sa ikalawang pook; ) at kanilang sinabi sa kanila sa gayong paraan.

So Hilkiah and the others went to talk with a woman whose name was Huldah, who was a prophetess who lived in the newer part of Jerusalem. Her husband Shallum who was the son of Tikvah, took care of the robes that were worn [in the temple].

23 At sinabi niya sa kanila, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel: Saysayin ninyo sa lalake na nagsugo sa inyo sa akin.

[When they told her what the king had said, ] she said to them, “This is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Go back and tell the king who sent you

24 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Narito, ako'y magdadala ng kasamaan sa dakong ito, at sa mga tagarito, sa makatuwid baga'y lahat ng sumpa na nangakasulat sa aklat na kanilang nabasa sa harap ng hari sa Juda:

that this is what Yahweh says: “Listen to this carefully. I am going to cause a disaster to strike Jerusalem and all the people who live here. I will cause them to experience the curses that were written in the scroll that was read to the king of Judah.

25 Sapagka't kanilang pinabayaan ako, at nagsunog ng kamangyan sa ibang mga dios, upang mungkahiin nila ako sa galit ng lahat na gawa ng kanilang mga kamay; kaya't ang aking pagiinit ay nabugso sa dakong ito, at hindi mapapawi.

I will do that because they have rejected me, and they burn incense to [honor] other gods. They have caused me to become very angry because of all the idols that they have made (OR, because of all the wicked things that they have done), [and my anger is like] a fire that will not be extinguished.

26 Nguni't sa hari sa Juda, na nagsugo sa inyo upang magusisa sa Panginoon, ganito ang sasabihin ninyo sa kaniya, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel: Tungkol sa mga salita na iyong narinig,

The king of Judah sent you to ask what I, Yahweh, want. Go and tell him that this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom you Israelis worship, say about what you read:

27 Sapagka't ang iyong puso ay malumanay, at ikaw ay nagpakababa sa harap ng Dios ng iyong marinig ang kaniyang mga salita laban sa dakong ito, at laban sa mga tagarito; at ikaw ay nagpakababa sa harap ko, at hinapak mo ang iyong suot, at umiyak sa harap ko; dininig naman kita, sabi ng Panginoon.

“Because you heeded [what was written in the scroll], and you humbled yourself when you heard what I said to warn [about what would happen to] this city and the people who live here, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you.

28 Narito, ipipisan kita sa iyong mga magulang, at ikaw ay mapipisan na payapa sa iyong libingan, at hindi makikita ng iyong mga mata ang lahat na kasamaan na aking dadalhin sa dakong ito, at sa mga tagarito. At sila'y nagbalik ng salita sa hari.

So I will allow you to die and be buried peacefully. I will cause a great disaster to strike this place and the people who live here, but you will not [be alive to] see it.”’” So they reported her reply to the king.

29 Nang magkagayo'y nagsugo ang hari at pinisan ang lahat na matanda sa Juda at sa Jerusalem.

Then the king summoned all the elders of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea.

30 At sumampa ang hari sa bahay ng Panginoon, at ang lahat na lalake ng Juda, at ang mga taga Jerusalem, at ang mga saserdote, at ang mga Levita, at ang buong bayan, malaki at gayon din ang maliit: at kaniyang binasa sa kanilang mga pakinig ang lahat na salita ng aklat ng tipan na nasumpungan sa bahay ng Panginoon.

They went up together to the temple with the leaders of Judah and many other people of Jerusalem and the priests and other descendants of Levi, from the least important to the most important ones. And while they listened, the king read to them everything that was in the scroll containing God’s laws that had been found in the temple.

31 At ang hari ay tumayo sa kaniyang dako, at nakipagtipan sa harap ng Panginoon, upang lumakad ng ayon sa Panginoon, at upang ingatan ang kaniyang mga utos, at ang kaniyang mga patotoo, at ang kaniyang mga palatuntunan, ng buong puso niya, at ng buong kaluluwa niya, upang tuparin ang mga salita ng tipan na nasusulat sa aklat na ito.

Then the king stood next to the pillar [at the entrance to the temple, where kings stood when they announced something important], and while Yahweh was listening, he repeated his promise to very sincerely and completely obey Yahweh and all his commands and regulations and decrees that were written on the scroll.

32 At kaniyang pinapanayo sa tipan ang lahat na nasumpungan sa Jerusalem at Benjamin. At ginawa ng mga taga Jerusalem ang ayon sa tipan ng Dios ng kanilang mga magulang.

Then the king said that everyone who lived in Jerusalem and from [the tribe of] Benjamin should promise that they also would obey those laws. And they did that, agreeing that they would keep the agreement that God, whom their ancestors had worshiped, had made with them.

33 At inalis ni Josias ang lahat na karumaldumal sa lahat ng lupain na ukol sa mga anak ni Israel, at pinapaglingkod ang lahat na nangasumpungan sa Israel, upang mangaglingkod nga sa Panginoon nilang Dios. Lahat ng mga kaarawan niya ay hindi sila nagsihiwalay sa pagsunod sa Panginoon, sa Dios ng kanilang mga magulang.

Josiah [instructed his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the Israeli people, and he commanded that all the people from Israel who were there should worship [only] Yahweh their God. And as long as Josiah was alive, the people did what was pleasing to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].