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

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

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.

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

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,

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 sum the silver which is brought into the house of the Lord, which the keepers of the door have gathered of 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 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,

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

Unto carpenters, and 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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that 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, 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,

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 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.

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, 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.

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

And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that 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 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:

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 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.

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 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;

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 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.

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 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.