1 ك انَ يُوشِيّا فِي الثّامِنَةِ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ عِنْدَما تَوَلَّى الحُكْمَ. وَحَكَمَ إحدَى وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً فِي القُدْسِ. وَكانَ اسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَدْيَدَةَ بِنْتَ عَدايَةَ مِنْ بُصْقَةَ.

Josiah was eight years old when he began his thirty-one-year reign in Jerusalem. His mother was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

2 و َعَمِلَ يُوشِيّا ما يُرْضِي اللهَ. وَتَبِعَ اللهَ بِكُلِّ أمانَةٍ كَجَدِّهِ داوُدَ. وَالتَزَمَ بِهَذا السَّبِيلِ التِزاماً كامِلاً. يُوشِيّا يَأْمُرُ بِتَرمِيمِ الهَيكَل

He did right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the ways of David his, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

3 و َفِي السَّنَةِ الثّامِنَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكْمِ يُوشِيّا، أرْسَلَ مُساعِدَهُ شافانَ بْنَ أصَلْيا بْنِ مَشُلّامَ إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ وَقالَ لَهُ:

In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the Lord’s house, saying,

4 « اذهَبْ إلَى رَئيسِ الكَهَنَةِ حَلْقِيا، وَاطلُبْ إلَيهِ أنْ يَعُدَّ المالَ الَّذِي أحْضَرَهُ الشَّعبُ إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ وَجَمَعَهُ البَوّابُونَ مِنْهُمْ.

Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money brought into the house of the Lord, which the keepers of the door have gathered from the people.

5 ف َليُعطِ الكَهَنَةُ هَذا المالَ لِلْمُشْرِفِينَ عَلى بَيتِ اللهِ ، لِيَدْفَعُوهُ لِلْعُمّالِ القائِمِينَ عَلَى تَرمِيمِ بَيتِ اللهِ.

And let them deliver it into the hands of the workmen who have oversight of the Lord’s house, to give to the laborers engaged in the repairing of the Lord’s house—

6 و َلِيَدفَعُوا أيضاً أُجُورَ النَّجّارِينَ وَالحَجّارِينَ وَالنَّحّاتِينَ. وَلِيَشْتَرُوا الخَشَبَ وَالحِجارَةَ المَنحُوتَةَ الَّلازِمَةَ لإصلاحِ الهَيكَلِ.

That is, to the carpenters, builders, and masons—and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

7 و َلا داعِيَ لِلاحتِفاظِ بِسِجِلّاتِ حِساباتٍ حَولَ المَبالِغِ الَّتِي يَصْرِفُها الكَهَنَةُ، فَهُمْ جَدِيرُونَ بِالثِّقَةِ.» العُثُورُ عَلَى الشَّرِيعَةِ فِي الهَيكَل

However, there was no accounting required of them for the money delivered into their hands, because they dealt faithfully.

8 و َقالَ رَئِيسُ الكَهَنَةِ حِلْقِيا لِشافانَ، وَكِيلِ المَلِكِ، «ها قَدْ وَجَدْتُ كِتابَ الشَّرِيعَةِ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ!» وَأعطَى حِلْقِيا الكِتابَ لِشافانَ، فَقَرَأهُ.

Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord! Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

9 ث ُمَّ ذَهَبَ الكاتِبُ شافانُ إلَى المَلِكِ يُوشِيّا وَقَدَّمَ إلَيهِ تَقرِيراً عَمّا حَدَثَ، فَقالَ: «أعطى خُدّامَكَ كُلَّ المالِ الَّذِيِ فِي الهَيكَلِ وَأعطُوهُ لِلمُشْرِفِينَ عَلَى العَمَلِ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ.»

And Shaphan the scribe came to the king and reported to him: Your servants have gathered the money that was found in the house and have delivered it into the hands of the workmen who have oversight of the house of the Lord.

10 و َبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قالَ الوَكِيلُ شافانُ لِلمَلِكِ: «لَقَدْ أعطانِي الكاهِنُ حِلْقِيا هَذا الكِتابَ.» وَقَرَأ شافانُ الكِتابَ عَلَى المَلِكِ.

Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

11 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ المَلِكُ كَلامَ كِتابِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، مَزَّقَ مَلابِسَهُ حُزْناً وَتَذَلُّلاً.

And when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he rent his clothes.

12 ف َأصْدَرَ المَلِكُ أمْراً لِلكاهِنِ حِلْقِيا، وَأخِيقامَ بْنِ شافانَ، وَعَكْبُورَ بْنِ مِيخا، وَمُساعِدِ المَلِكِ شافانَ، وَخادِمِ المَلِكِ عَسايا، فَقالَ:

And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah servant of the king,

13 « اذْهَبُوا وَاسْألُوا اللهَ ماذا يَنْبَغِي عَلَينا أنْ نَفْعَلَ. اسْألُوهُ مِنْ أجلِي، وَمِنْ أجلِ الشَّعبِ، وَمِنْ أجلِ يَهُوذا. وَاسْألُوا عَنْ كَلامِ هَذا الكِتابِ الَّذِي وَجَدْناهُ. فَاللهُ غاضِبٌ عَلَينا، لِأنَّ آباءَنا لَمْ يَسْتَمِعُوا إلَى كَلامِ هَذا الكِتابِ، وَلَمْ يَعمَلُوا بِكُلِّ الوَصايا الَّتِي كُتِبَتْ لَنا لِنَعَمَلَ بِها!» يُوشِيّا وَالنَّبِيَّةُ خَلْدَة

Go, inquire of the Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us because our fathers have not listened and obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.

14 ف َذَهَبَ الكاهِنُ حِلْقِيا، وَأخِيقامُ، وَعَكْبُورُ، وَشافانُ وَعَسايا إلَى النَّبِيَّةِ خَلْدَةَ. وَكانَتْ خَلْدَةُ زَوْجَةَ شَلُّومَ بْنَ تِقْوَةَ بْنِ حَرْحَسَ المَسْؤُولِ عَنْ ثِيابِ الكَهَنَةِ. وَكانَتْ تَسْكُنُ فِي القِسْمِ الثّانِي مِنَ القُدْسِ. فَجاءُوا وَتَحَدَّثُوا إلَيها.

So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe—now she dwelt in Jerusalem, in the Second Quarter—and they talked with her.

15 ف َقالَتْ لَهُمْ خَلْدَةُ: «يَقُولُ اللهُ ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹قُولُوا لِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي أرْسَلَكُمْ إلَيَّ:

She said to them, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Tell the man who sent you to me,

16 ه َذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: أنا جالِبٌ ضِيقاً عَلَى هَذا المَكانِ وَعَلَى السّاكِنِينَ فِيهِ. سَأجلِبُ عَلَيهِمْ كُلَّ اللَّعَناتِ المَذْكُورَةِ فِي الكِتابِ الَّذِي قَرَأهُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذا.

Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place and upon its inhabitants, according to all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

17 ل ِأنَّ شَعبَ يَهُوذا تَرَكُونِي. أدارُوا لِي ظُهُورَهُمْ، وَأحرَقُوا بَخُوراً لآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى صَنَعُوها بِأيدِيهِمْ، فَأغْضَبُونِي. وَلِهَذا سَيَكُونُ غَضَبِي ناراً لا تَنْطَفِئُ عَلَى هَذا المَكانِ!›

Because they have forsaken Me and have burned incense to other gods, provoking Me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.

18 « ‹وَأمّا يُوشيّا مَلِكُ يَهُوذا الَّذِي أرسَلَكُمْ لِتَسألُوا اللهَ ، فَقُولُوا لَهُ هَذا: هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ، عَنِ الكَلامِ الَّذِي سَمِعْتَهُ للتَّوِّ:

But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, say this, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, regarding the words you have heard:

19 ق َدْ رَقَّ قَلبُكَ وَتَواضَعْتَ أمامَ اللهِ عِندَما سَمِعْتَ كَلامِي ضَدَّ هَذا المَكانِ وَضِدَّ ساكِنِيهِ. سَمِعْتَ أنَّنِي سَأجعَلُهُمْ خَراباً وَلَعنَةً، فَمَزَّقْتَ ثِيابَكَ، وَبَكَيْتَ أمامِي. وَأنا قَدْ سَمِعْتُكَ. يَقُولُ اللهُ.

Because your heart was penitent and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I said against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation, a curse, and you have rent your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you, says the Lord.

20 ل ِذَلِكَ سَأجمَعُكَ بِآبائِكَ، وَسَتَمُوتُ بِسَلامٍ. لَنْ تَرَى أيّاً مِنَ الضِّيقاتِ الَّتِي سَأُرسِلُها عَلَى الشَّعبِ السّاكِنِينَ هُنا.›» فَحَمَلُوا هَذا الجَوابَ إلَى المَلِكِ.

Behold, therefore, I will gather you to your fathers, taken to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring on this place. And they brought the king word.