1 A nd when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke the columns, and hewed down the Asherahs, and demolished the high places and the altars in all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. And all the children of Israel returned every man to his possession, into their cities.

وَانتَهَتِ احتِفالاتُ الفِصحِ، فَانطَلَقَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ الَّذينَ كانُوا فِي القُدسِ إلَى مُدُنِ يَهُوذا، وَكَسَّرُوا أصنامَ الآلِهَةِ الزّائفَةِ الحَجَرِيَّةِ الَّتِي فِيها. وَهَدَمُوا أعمِدَةَ عَشْتَرُوتَ، وَدَمَّرُوا المُرتَفَعاتِ وَالمَذابِحَ فِي كُلِّ أنحاءِ يَهُوذا وَبَنْيامِيْنَ. وَفَعَلَ الشَّعبُ الأمْرَ نَفسَهُ في مِنطَقَةِ أفْرايِمَ وَمَنَسَّى. وَلَمْ يَتَوَقَّفُوا حَتَّى دَمَّرُوا كُلَّ أغراضِ عبادَةِ الآلِهَةِ الزّائِفَةِ. وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ رَجِعَ كُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إلَى مُدُنِهِمْ.

2 A nd Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests, and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, as well the priests as the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to serve and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the courts of Jehovah.

وَكانَ الكَهَنَةُ وَالَّلاويُّونَ مُنقَسِمينَ إلَى فِرَقٍ لِكُلِّ واحِدَةٍ مِنها وَظِيفَتُها الخاصَّةُ. فَطَلَبَ المَلِكُ حَزَقِيّا إلَى هاتَينِ الجَماعَتَينِ أنْ تَستَأْنِفا عَمَلَهُما ثانِيَةً. فَاسْتَأْنَفَ الكَهَنَةُ وَالَّلاويُّونَ تَقدِيمَ الذَّبائِحِ الصّاعِدَةِ وَذَبائِحَ السَّلامِ. وَكانُوا يَقُومُونَ بِوَظِيفَةِ الخِدمَةِ فِي الهَيكَلِ وَالتَّرنِيمِ وَالتَّسبِيحِ عِندَ أبوابِ بَيتِ اللهِ.

3 A nd that the king's portion from his substance for the burnt-offerings: for the morning and evening burnt-offerings, for the burnt-offerings of the sabbaths, and of the new moons, and of the set feasts, as it is written in the law of Jehovah.

وَقَدَّمَ حَزَقِيّا ذَبائحَ مِنْ مَواشِيهِ. فَكانَتِ الذَّبائِحُ تُقَدَّمُ صَباحاً وَمَساءً وَفِي السُّبُوتِ وَاوائِلِ الشُّهُورِ، وَفِي الأعيادِ وَالاحْتِفالاتِ الخاصَّةِ الأُخرَى. وَكانَ يَعمَلُ هَذا كُلَّهُ وَفْقَ ما هُوَ مَكتُوبٌ فِي شَرِيعَةِ اللهِ.

4 A nd he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of Jehovah.

وَأمَرَ حَزَقيّا سُكّانَ القُدْسِ بِأنْ يُعطُوا الحِصَّةَ الشَّرعِيَّةَ الواجِبَةَ عَلَيهِمْ لِلكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ، لِيَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنْ تَكرِيسِ وَقتَهُمْ لشَرِيعَةِ اللهِ.

5 A nd as soon as the commandment was published, the children of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of corn, new wine and oil and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of all.

وَوَصَلَتْ أخبارُ أمرِ المَلِكِ هَذا إلَى الشَّعبِ فِي كُلِّ مَكانٍ مِنَ البَلَدِ. فَأعطَى بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ باكُورَةَ حَصادِهِمْ مِنَ القَمْحِ وَالعِنَبِ وَالزَّيْتِ وَالعَسَلِ وَكُلِّ ما يَنبُتُ فِي حُقُولِهِمْ. فَجَلَبُوا عُشْرَ هَذِهِ المَحاصِيلِ الكَثِيرَةِ.

6 A nd the children of Israel and of Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to Jehovah their God, and laid them by heaps.

وَأحضَرَ أيضاً رِجالُ إسْرائِيلَ وَيَهُوذا السّاكِنُونَ فِي يَهُوذا عُشْرَ بَقَرِهِمْ وَغَنَمِهِمْ. وَوَضَعُوا العُشْرَ المُخَصَّصَ للهِ فِي مَكانٍ خاصٍّ. فَجَلَبُوا كُلَّ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ لإلَهِهِمْ. وَوَضَعُوها أكْواماً أكْواماً.

7 I n the third month they began to lay the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.

بَدَأ الشَّعبُ يُحضِرُ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ فِي الشَّهرِ الثّالِثِ، وَانتَهُوا مِنْ جَمْعِها فِي الشَّهرِ السّابِعِ.

8 A nd Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, and they blessed Jehovah, and his people Israel.

وَلَمّا جاءَ حَزَقِيّا وَالقادَةُ، رَأَوْا أكوامَ الأشياءِ الَّتِي جُمِعَتْ. فَبارَكُوا اللهَ وَشَعبَهُ، بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

9 A nd Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

ثُمَّ استَفْسَرَ حَزَقِيّا مِنَ الكَهَنَةِ وَالَّلاوِيِّينَ عَنْ الأكوامِ.

10 A nd Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok spoke to him and said, Since they began to bring the heave-offerings into the house of Jehovah, we have eaten and been satisfied and have left plenty; for Jehovah has blessed his people; and what is left is this great store.

فَقالَ عَزَرْيا رَئِيسُ الكَهَنَةِ – وَهُوَ مِنْ بَيْتِ صادُوقَ – لِلمَلِكِ: «مُنْذُ أنْ بَدَأ الشَّعبُ بِإحْضارِ التَّقدِماتِ إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ ، صِرْنا نأكُلُ حَتَّى الشَّبَعِ، وَمازالَ لَدَينا فائِضٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ الطَّعامِ. لَقَدْ بارَكَ اللهُ شَعبَهُ حَقّاً. وَلِهَذا لَدَينا فائِضٌ كَثِيرٌ.»

11 A nd Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Jehovah; and they prepared,

فَأمَرَ حَزَقِيّا الكَهَنَةَ بِإعدادِ حُجْراتِ تَخْزِينٍ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ. فَفَعَلُوا.

12 a nd brought in the heave-offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully; and over these Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second.

ثُمَّ أحضَرَ الكَهَنَةُ التَّقِدِماتِ وَالعُشُورَ وَكُلَّ الأشياءِ الَّتِي خُصِّصَتْ للهِ، وَوَضَعُوها فِي مَخازِنِ الهَيكَلِ. وَكانَ كُونَنْيا الَّلاوِي مَسؤُولاً عَنْها، وَكانَ أخُوهُ شَمْعَى مُساعِداً لَهُ.

13 A nd Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Jismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the command of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

وَعَمِلَ تَحْتَ إمْرَةِ كُونَنْيا وَأخِيهِ شَمْعَى كُلٌّ مِنْ يَحِيئِيلَ وَعَزَرْيا وَنَحَثَ وَعَسائِيلَ وَيَرِيمُوثَ وَيُوزابادَ وَإيلِيئِيلَ وَيَسْمَخْيَا وَمَحَثَ وَبَنايا. وَقَدِ اخْتارَ المَلِكُ حَزَقِيّا وَعَزَرْيا المَسؤُولُ عَنْ بَيْتِ اللهِ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالَ.

14 A nd Kore the son of Jimnah the Levite, the doorkeeper toward the east, was over the voluntary-offerings of God, to distribute the heave-offerings of Jehovah, and the most holy things.

وَكانَ قُورِي بْنُ يَمْنَةَ الَّلاوِي هُوَ البَوّابَ المَسؤُولَ عَنِ البَوّابَةِ الشَّرقِيَّةِ. وَأُوكِلَتْ إلَى قُورِي مَهَمَّةُ الإشرافِ عَلَى التَقدِماتِ الاختِيارِيَّةِ للهِ، وَتَوزِيعِ التَّقدِماتِ المُخَصَّصَةِ لِخُدّامِ اللهِ وَالتَّبَرُّعاتِ المُقَدَّسَةِ.

15 A nd under him were Eden and Miniamin and Jeshua and Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in set trust, to make distributions to their brethren by divisions, to the great as to the small,

وَكانَ تَحْتَ إمرَتِهِ عَدَنُ وَمُنْيامِنُ وَيَشُوعُ وَشِمْعِيا وَأمَرْيا وَشَكُنْيا الَّذِينَ ساعَدُوهُ بِأمانَةٍ، فِي المُدُنِ الَّتِي يَسكُنُها الكَهَنَةُ. فَوَزَّعُوا هَذِهِ الأشياءَ عَلَى أقرِبائِهِمْ فِي كُلِّ فِرقَةٍ مِنْ فِرَقِ الكَهَنَةِ بِالتَّساوِي كِباراً وَصِغاراً.

16 b esides those from three years old and upward who as males were entered in the genealogical register,—all that came into the house of Jehovah, as the duty of every day required, for their service in their charges, according to their divisions,

وَأَعْطَوْا حِصَّةً لِلذُّكُورِ مِنَ ابنِ ثَلاثِ سَنَواتٍ فَما فَوقُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ سُجِّلَتْ أسماؤُهُمْ فِي سِجِلِّ مَوالِيدِ الَّلاوِيِّينَ. وَكانَ عَلَى كُلِّ هَؤُلاءِ الذُّكُورِ أنْ يَدخُلُوا بَيتَ اللهِ لِلخِدمَةِ اليَومِيَّةِ لِلقِيامِ بِواجِباتِهِمْ. فَكانَ لِكُلِّ فِرقَةٍ مِنَ الَّلاوِيِّينَ مَسؤُولِيَّتُها الخاصَّةُ.

17 — both to the priests enregistered according to their fathers' houses, and to the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges, by their divisions;

وَأُعطِيَ الكَهَنَةُ حِصَّةً مِنْ هَذِهِ العَطايا، حَسَبَ عائِلاتِهِمْ وَطَرِيقَةِ تَسجِيلهِمْ فِي نَسَبِ المَوالِيدِ. وَأُعطِيَ أيضاً الَّلاوِيُّونَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ بَلَغُوا عِشرِينَ سَنَةً فَما فَوقُ حِصَّةً مِنْ هَذِه العَطايا، حَسَبَ مَسؤُولِيّاتِهمْ وَحَسَبَ فِرَقِهِمْ.

18 a nd to all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, the whole congregation of those entered in the register; for in their trust they hallowed themselves to be holy.

وَتَمَّ تَسجِيلُ الكَهَنَةِ مَعَ أطفالِهِمْ وَزَوجاتُهُمْ وَأولادُهُمْ وَبَناتُهُمْ جَميعاً، لأنَّهُمْ كانُوا طاهِرِينَ دائِماً وَمُستَعِدِّينَ لِلخِدمَةِ.

19 A nd for the sons of Aaron the priests who were in the country, in the suburbs of their cities, there were, in every several city, men expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all the Levites that were entered in the register.

وَكانَ مِنْ نَسلِ هارُونَ بَعضُ الكَهَنَةِ يَسكُنُونَ فِي حُقُولٍ أوْ مُدُنٍ قُرْبَ مُدُنِ الَّلاوِيِّينَ. فَتَمَّ تَحدِيدُ رِجالٍ بِالاسمِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ المُدُنِ لِتَوزِيعِ حِصَصِ هَذِهِ العَطايا عَلَى جَمِيعِ الذُّكُورِ مِنْ عائِلاتِ الكَهَنَةِ، وَجَمِيعِ المُسَجَّلَينَ فِي سِجِلِّ أنسابِ اللاويِّينَ.

20 A nd thus did Hezekiah throughout Judah, and wrought what was good and right and true before Jehovah his God.

وَهَكَذا عَمِلَ المَلِكُ حَزَقِيّا كُلَّ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ الصّالِحَةِ فِي يَهُوذا. عَمِلَ كُلَّ ما هُوَ صَوابٌ وَكُلُّ ما هُوَ مُرْضٍ لإلَههِ.

21 A nd in every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart and prospered.

وَقَدْ عَمِلَ بِكُلِّ قَلبِهِ كُلِّ ما عَمِلَهُ فِي خِدمَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ، وَفِي طاعَةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالوَصايا، وَفِي اتِّباعِ إلَهِهِ، فَنَجَحَ.