II Kings 22

كَانَ يُوشِيَّا ابْنَ ثَمَانِ سِنِينٍ حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ إِحْدَى وَثَلاَثِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَدْيَدَةُ بِنْتُ عَدَايَةَ مِنْ بُصْقَةَ.

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

وَعَمِلَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَسَارَ فِي جَمِيعِ طَرِيقِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، وَلَمْ يَحِدْ يَمِينًا وَلاَ شِمَالاً.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةَ عَشَرَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ يُوشِيَّا أَرْسَلَ الْمَلِكُ شَافَانَ بْنَ أَصَلْيَا بْنِ مَشُلاَّمَ الْكَاتِبَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ قَائِلاً:

And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,

«اصْعَدْ إِلَى حِلْقِيَّا الْكَاهِنِ الْعَظِيمِ، فَيَحْسِبَ الْفِضَّةَ الْمُدْخَلَةَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ الَّتِي جَمَعَهَا حَارِسُو الْبَابِ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ،

Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:

فَيَدْفَعُوهَا لِيَدِ عَامِلِي الشُّغْلِ الْمُوَكَّلِينَ بِبَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، وَيَدْفَعُوهَا إِلَى عَامِلِي الشُّغْلِ الَّذِي فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ لِتَرْمِيمِ ثُلَمِ الْبَيْتِ:

And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

لِلنَّجَّارِينَ وَالْبَنَّائِينَ وَالنَّحَّاتِينَ، وَلِشِرَاءِ أَخْشَابٍ وَحِجَارَةٍ مَنْحُوتَةٍ لأَجْلِ تَرْمِيمِ الْبَيْتِ».

Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

إِلاَّ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُحَاسَبُوا بِالْفِضَّةِ الْمَدْفُوعَةِ لأَيْدِيهِمْ، لأَنَّهُمْ إِنَّمَا عَمِلُوا بِأَمَانَةٍ.

Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

فَقَالَ حِلْقِيَّا الْكَاهِنُ الْعَظِيمُ لِشَافَانَ الْكَاتِبِ: «قَدْ وَجَدْتُ سِفْرَ الشَّرِيعَةِ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ». وَسَلَّمَ حِلْقِيَّا السِّفْرَ لِشَافَانَ فَقَرَأَهُ.

And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

وَجَاءَ شَافَانُ الْكَاتِبُ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ وَرَدَّ عَلَى الْمَلِكِ جَوَابًا وَقَالَ: «قَدْ أَفْرَغَ عَبِيدُكَ الْفِضَّةَ الْمَوْجُودَةَ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَدَفَعُوهَا إِلَى يَدِ عَامِلِي الشُّغْلِ وُكَلاَءِ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ».

And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.

وَأَخْبَرَ شَافَانُ الْكَاتِبُ الْمَلِكَ قَائِلاً: «قَدْ أَعْطَانِي حِلْقِيَّا الْكَاهِنُ سِفْرًا». وَقَرَأَهُ شَافَانُ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ.

And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْمَلِكُ كَلاَمَ سِفْرِ الشَّرِيعَةِ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ.

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

وَأَمَرَ الْمَلِكُ حِلْقِيَّا الْكَاهِنَ وَأَخِيقَامَ بْنَ شَافَانَ وَعَكْبُورَ بْنَ مِيخَا وَشَافَانَ الْكَاتِبَ وَعَسَايَا عَبْدَ الْمَلِكِ قَائِلاً:

And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,

«اذْهَبُوا اسْأَلُوا الرَّبَّ لأَجْلِي وَلأَجْلِ الشَّعْبِ وَلأَجْلِ كُلِّ يَهُوذَا مِنْ جِهَةِ كَلاَمِ هذَا السِّفْرِ الَّذِي وُجِدَ، لأَنَّهُ عَظِيمٌ هُوَ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي اشْتَعَلَ عَلَيْنَا، مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ آبَاءَنَا لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا لِكَلاَمِ هذَا السِّفْرِ لِيَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَيْنَا».

Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

فَذَهَبَ حِلْقِيَّا الْكَاهِنُ وَأَخِيقَامُ وَعَكْبُورُ وَشَافَانُ وَعَسَايَا إِلَى خَلْدَةَ النَّبِيَّةِ، امْرَأَةِ شَلُّومَ بْنِ تِقْوَةَ بْنِ حَرْحَسَ حَارِسِ الثِّيَابِ. وَهِيَ سَاكِنَةٌ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي الْقِسْمِ الثَّانِي وَكَلَّمُوهَا.

So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

فَقَالَتْ لَهُمْ: «هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: قُولُوا لِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَكُمْ إِلَيَّ:

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

هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: هأَنَذَا جَالِبٌ شَرًّا عَلَى هذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى سُكَّانِهِ، كُلَّ كَلاَمِ السِّفْرِ الَّذِي قَرَأَهُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا،

Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:

مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُمْ تَرَكُونِي وَأَوْقَدُوا لآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى لِكَيْ يُغِيظُونِي بِكُلِّ عَمَلِ أَيْدِيهِمْ، فَيَشْتَعِلُ غَضَبِي عَلَى هذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَلاَ يَنْطَفِئُ.

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 wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.

وَأَمَّا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا الَّذِي أَرْسَلَكُمْ لِتَسْأَلُوا الرَّبَّ، فَهكَذَا تَقُولُونَ لَهُ: هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ جِهَةِ الْكَلاَمِ الَّذِي سَمِعْتَ:

But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;

مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ قَدْ رَقَّ قَلْبُكَ وَتَوَاضَعْتَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ حِينَ سَمِعْتَ مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهِ عَلَى هذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى سُكَّانِهِ أَنَّهُمْ يَصِيرُونَ دَهَشًا وَلَعْنَةً، وَمَزَّقْتَ ثِيَابَكَ وَبَكَيْتَ أَمَامِي. قَدْ سَمِعْتُ أَنَا أَيْضًا، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.

لِذلِكَ هأَنَذَا أَضُمُّكَ إِلَى آبَائِكَ، فَتُضَمُّ إِلَى قَبْرِكَ بِسَلاَمٍ، وَلاَ تَرَى عَيْنَاكَ كُلَّ الشَّرِّ الَّذِي أَنَا جَالِبُهُ عَلَى هذَا الْمَوْضِعِ». فَرَدُّوا عَلَى الْمَلِكِ جَوَابًا.

Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.