1 و َاعتَلَى حَزَقِيّا العَرْشَ عِندَما كانَ فِي الخامِسَةِ وَالعِشْرينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ. وَحَكَمَ تِسْعاً وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً في مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ. وَأُمُّهُ هِيَ أبِيَّةُ بِنتُ زَكَريّا.

Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old; and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

2 ع َمِلَ حَزَقيّا ما يُرضِي اللهَ ، تَماماً كَما فَعَلَ جَدُّهُ داوُدَ.

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.

3 و َأصلَحَ حَزَقِيّا أبْوابَ بَيتِ اللهِ وَمَكَّنَها. وَأعادَ فَتْحَ الهَيْكَلِ في الشَّهرِ الأوَّلِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الأُولَى الَّتِي حَكَمَ فِيها.

He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, and repaired them.

4 و َاستَدعَى حَزَقِيّا الكَهَنَةَ وَالَّلاوِيِّينَ وَجَمَعَهُمْ فِي السّاحَةِ عَلَى الجانِبِ الشَّرقيِّ منَ الهَيكَلِ.

And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,

5 و َقالَ لَهُمْ: «اسمَعُونِي أيُّها الَّلاوِيُّونَ! أعدُّوا أنفُسَكُمْ لِلخِدمَةِ المُقَدَّسَةِ. وَأعدُّوا بَيتَ اللهِ ، إلَهِ آبائِكُمْ، للخِدمَةِ المُقَدَّسَةِ. أَخْرِجُوا مِنَ الهَيكَلِ كُلَّ ما لا يَخُصُّهُ أوْ يُنَجِّسُهُ.

and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

6 ف َلَمْ يَكُنْ آباؤنا مُخلِصِينَ، بَلْ فَعَلُوا الشَّرَّ أمامَ إلَهِنا وَتَخَلَّوا عَنْهُ! أعْطَوهُ ظُهُورَهُمْ، وَحَوَّلُوا وُجُوهَهُمْ بَعِيداً عَنْ بَيتِهِ!

For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Jehovah, and turned their backs.

7 أ غلَقُوا أبْوابَ دِهلِيزِ الهَيكَلِ، وَتَرَكُوا نِيرانَ السُّرُجِ حَتَّى انْطَفأتْ. تَوَقَّفُوا عَنْ حَرْقِ البَخُورَ وَتَقْديْمِ الذَّبائِحِ لإلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ فِي المَكانِ المُقَدَّسِ.

Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt-offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.

8 ف َحَلَّ غَضِبُ اللهِ عَلَى أهلِ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ، وَجَعَلَهُمْ سَبَبَ رُعبٍ وَدَهشَةٍ وَتَعْيّيرٍ كَما تَرَوْنَ بِأعيُنِكُمْ.

Wherefore the wrath of Jehovah was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to be tossed to and fro, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

9 و َلِهَذا هُزِمَ آباؤنا فِي الحُرُوبِ وَقُتِلُوا، وَأُخِذَ أولادُنا وَبَناتُنا وَزَوجاتُنا سَبايا.

For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

10 و َالآنَ أنا عازِمٌ عَلَى أنْ أقطَعَ عَهْداً مَعَ اللهِ ، إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ، لِكَي يُبْعِدَ عَنّا غَضَبَهُ الشَّديدَ.

Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

11 ف َالآنَ يا أولادِي، لا تَتَكاسَلُوا أوْ تُضَيِّعُوا مَزِيداً مِنَ الوَقتِ. فَقَدِ اختارَكُمُ اللهُ لكَي تَكُونُوا قَريبِينَ مِنْهُ. اختارَكُمْ لِكَي تَخدمُوهُ فِي الهَيكَلِ وَتَحرِقُوا لَهُ البَخُورَ.»

My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah hath chosen you to stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers, and burn incense.

12 أ مّا الَّلاويُّونَ الَّذينَ بَدَأُوا العَمَلَ فَهُمْ مَحَثُ بْنُ عَماسايَ وَيُوئيلُ بْنُ عَزَرْيا منْ عائِلَةِ قَهاتَ، قَيْسٌ بْنُ عَبْدي وَعَزَرْيا بْنُ يَهلَلْئِيلَ مِنْ عائلَةِ مَرارِي، يُوآخُ بْنُ زِمَّةَ وَعِيدَنُ بْنُ يُوآخَ منْ عائلَةِ جَرشُونَ،

Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;

13 ش ِمرِي وَيَعيئيلُ منْ نَسلِ ألِيصافانَ، زَكَريّا وَمَتَّنْيا مِنْ نَسلِ آسافَ،

and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

14 ي َحِيئيلُ وَشَمْعَى مِنْ نَسلِ هَيْمانَ، شَمَعْيا وَعُزِّيئِيلُ مِنْ نَسلِ يَدُوثُونَ.

and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

15 ث ُمَّ جَمَعَ هَؤُلاءِ الَّلاوِيُّونَ إخْوَتَهُمْ وَطَهَّرُوا أنفُسَهُمُ استِعداداً للخِدمَة المُقَدَّسَةِ فِي الهَيكَلِ. فَأطاعُوا بذَلكَ أمرَ المَلِكِ الَّذي جاءَ بإيعازٍ منَ اللهِ. وَدَخَلُوا إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ لكَي يُطَهِّرُوهُ.

And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.

16 ف َدَخَلَ الكَهَنَةُ إلَى الهَيكَلِ، وَأخرَجُوا كُلَّ الأشياءِ النَّجِسَةِ الَّتِي وَجَدُوها في هَيكَلِ اللهِ ، وَأحضَرُوها إلَى ساحَةِ بَيْتِ اللهِ. ثُمَّ حَمَلَ الَّلاوِيُّونَ هَذِهِ الأشْياءَ النَّجِسَةَ إلَى وادِي قَدْرُونَ.

And the priests went in unto the inner part of the house of Jehovah, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of Jehovah into the court of the house of Jehovah. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad to the brook Kidron.

17 ف ِي اليَومِ الأوَّلِ مِنَ الشَّهرِ الأوَّلِ بَدَأ الَّلاوِيُّونَ يُطَهِّرُونَ أنفُسَهُمُ اسْتِعداداً لِلخِدمَةِ المُقَدَّسَةِ. وَفِي اليَوم الثّامِنِ مِنَ الشَّهرِ، جاءَ الَّلاوِيُّونَ إلَى دِهلِيزِ بَيتِ اللهِ. وَراحُوا يُطَهّرُونَ بَيتَ اللهِ ثَمانيَةَ أيّامٍ لإعْدادِهِ لِلاسْتِعْمالِ المُقَدَّسِ. وَأكمَلُوا عَمَلَهُمْ هَذا فِي السّادِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأوَّلِ.

Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Jehovah; and they sanctified the house of Jehovah in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

18 ث ُمَّ ذَهَبُوا إلَى المَلِكِ حَزَقِيّا وَقالُوا لَهُ: «لَقَدْ طَهَّرْنا هَيكَلَ اللهِ كُلَّهُ وَمَذبَحَ التَّقْدِماتِ الصّاعِدَةِ وَكُلَّ الأشياءِ فِي الهَيكَلِ. طَهَّرْنا طاوِلَةَ خُبزِ مَحْضَرِ اللهِ مَعَ كُلِّ تَوابعِها.

Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of burnt-offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the table of showbread, with all the vessels thereof.

19 و َقَدْ أصلَحْنا جَمِيعَ الأغْراضِ الَّتِي أهْمَلَها آحازُ عندَما كانَ مَلِكاً. فَطَهَّرْناها وَأعْدَدْناها لِلخِدْمَةِ. وَها هِيَ الآنَ أمامَ مَذبَحِ اللهِ.»

Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away when he trespassed, have we prepared and sanctified; and, behold, they are before the altar of Jehovah.

20 ف َجَمَعَ حَزَقِيّا مَسؤُولي المَدينَةِ وَصَعِدُوا إلَى هَيكَل اللهِ فِي الصَّباح الباكر منَ اليَومِ التّالي.

Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Jehovah.

21 و َأحضَرُوا سَبعَةَ ثِيرانٍ وَسَبعَةَ كِباشٍ وَسَبعَةَ حِملانٍ وَسَبعَةَ تُيُوسٍ. كانَتْ هَذِهِ الحَيواناتُ ذَبِيحَةَ خَطِيَّةٍ عَنْ مَملَكَةِ يَهُوذا، وَعَنْ المَكانِ المُقَدَّسِ مِنْ أجل تَطهِيرهِ، وَعَنْ شَعبِ يَهُوذا. وَأمَرَ المَلِكُ حَزَقِيّا الكَهَنَةَ المُتَحَدِّرينَ منْ هارُونَ بِتَقدِيمِ تلكَ الذَّبائِحِ عَلَى مَذبَحِ اللهِ.

And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Jehovah.

22 ف َذَبَحَ الكَهَنَةُ الثِّيرانَ، وَحَمَلُوا دَمَها وَرَشُّوهُ عَلَى المَذْبَحِ، وَذَبَحُوا الكباشَ وَرَشُّوا دَمَها عَلَى المَذبَحِ، وَذَبَحُوا الحِملانَ وَرَشُّوا دَمَها عَلَى المَذبَحِ.

So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

23 ث ُمَّ أحضَرَ الكَهَنَةُ التُّيُوسَ لِذَبِيحَةِ الخَطِيَّةِ أمامَ المَلِكِ وَالشَّعْبِ المُجتَمِعينَ هُناكَ، فَوَضَعُوا أيدِيَهُمْ عَلَى التُّيُوسِ،

And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands upon them:

24 و َذَبَحَها الكَهَنَةُ عَلَى المَذبَحِ لِيُكَفِّرُوا بِدَمِها خَطايا بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. فَقَدْ قالَ المَلِكُ إنَّ الذَّبَيحَةَ الصّاعِدَةَ وَذَبِيحَةَ الخَطِيَّةِ هُما عَنْ جَميعِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

and the priests killed them, and they made a sin-offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt-offering and the sin-offering should be made for all Israel.

25 و َوَضَعَ المَلِكُ حَزَقيّا الَّلاوِيِّينَ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ مَعَ صُنُوجٍ وَقَياثِيرَ وَرَبابٍ كَما أمَرَ داوُدُ وَالرّائي جادُ وَالنَّبِيُّ ناثانُ. وَقَدْ جاءَ هَذا الأمرُ مِنَ اللهِ عَلَى فَمِ أنبِيائهِ.

And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah by his prophets.

26 ف َوَقَفَ الَّلاوِيُّونَ مُتَأهِّبِينَ بِآلاتِ داوُدَ المُوسِيقِيَّةِ، وَوَقَفَ الكَهَنَةُ بِأبواقِهِمْ.

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

27 ث ُمَّ أمَرَ حَزَقِيّا بِتَقدِيمِ الذَّبَيحَةِ الصّاعِدَةِ عَلَى المَذبَحِ. وَعِندَ بَدءِ تَقدِيمِ الذَّبَيحَةِ، بَدَأ تَسْبِيحُ اللهِ. وَنُفِخَتِ الأبواقُ وَعُزِفَ عَلَى آلاتِ المَلِكِ داوُدَ المُوسِيقِيَّةِ.

And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar. And when the burnt-offering began, the song of Jehovah began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel.

28 و َسَجَدَتْ كُلُّ الجَماعَةِ وَرَنَّمَ المُرَنِّمُونَ، وَنَفَخَ نافِخُو الأبواقِ أبواقَهُمْ إلَى أنْ تَمَّ تَقدِيمُ الذَّبِيحَةِ.

And all the assembly worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt-offering was finished.

29 و َبَعدَ الانْتِهاءِ مِنْ تَقديمِ الذَّبائِحِ، سَجَدَ المَلِكُ حَزَقِيّا وَكُلُّ الشَّعبِ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ.

And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves and worshipped.

30 و َأمَرَ المَلِكُ حَزَقِيّا وَكِبارُ مَسؤُولِيهِ الَّلاوِيِّينَ بِأنْ يُسَبِّحُوا اللهَ. فَرَنَّمُوا تَرانِيمَ كَتَبَها داوُدُ وَالرّائِي آسافُ. وَسَبَّحُوا اللهَ بِفَرَحٍ غامِرٍ، وَسَجَدُوا وَعَبَدُوا اللهَ.

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises unto Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

31 ف َقالَ حَزَقِيّا: «الآنَ وَهَبتُمْ أنفُسَكُمْ وَكَرَّسْتُمُوها للهِ ، يا شَعبَ يَهُوذا. فَاقتَرِبُوا وَأحْضِرُوا الذَّبائحَ وَتَقدِماتِ الشُّكرِ إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ.» فَأحْضَرَ الشَّعبُ ذَبائِحَ وَتَقدِماتِ شُكرٍ. وَكُلُّ مَنْ أرادَ كانَ أيضاً يَأْتِي بِذَبائِحَ صاعِدَةٍ.

Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto Jehovah; come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of Jehovah. And the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt-offerings.

32 و َهَذا هُوَ عَدَدُ الذَّبائِحِ الَّتِي قَدَّمَتْها الجَماعَةُ إلَى الهَيكَلِ: سَبعُونَ ثَوراً، وَمِئَةُ كَبْشٍ، وَمِئَتا حَمَلٍ. قُدِّمَتْ هَذَهِ كُلُّها ذَبائِحَ صاعِدَةً إلَى اللهِ.

And the number of the burnt-offerings which the assembly brought was threescore and ten bullocks, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.

33 و َكانَ عَدَدُ الذَّبائِحِ المُقَدَّسَةِ للهِ سِتَّ مِئَةِ ثَورٍ، وَثَلاثَةَ آلافِ خَرُوفٍ وَتَيسٍ.

And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

34 إ لّا أنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ هُناكَ عَدَدٌ كافٍ مِنَ الكَهَنَةِ لِسَلخِ جِلدِ كُلِّ الحَيواناتِ وَتَقطيعها مِنْ أجلِ تَقدِيمِها ذَبائحَ صاعِدَةً، فَأعانَهُمْ أقرِباؤُهُمُ الَّلاوِيُّونَ إلَى أنْ اكتَمَلَ العَمَلُ وَإلَى أنْ أعَدَّ الكَهَنَةُ أنفُسَهُمْ لِلخِدمَةِ المُقَدَّسَةِ. وَكانَ الَّلاوِيُّونَ أكثَرَ إخلاصاً مِنَ الكَهَنَةِ فِي إعدادِ أنفُسِهمْ لِلخِدمَةِ.

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt-offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

35 ك انَتْ هُناكَ ذَبائِحُ كَثِيرَةٌ، وَشَحمٌ كَثِيرٌ لِذَبائِحِ السَّلامِ، وَسَكِيبٌ كَثِيرٌ. فَبَدَأتِ الخِدمَةُ في هَيكَل اللهِ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ.

And also the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and with the drink-offerings for every burnt-offering. So the service of the house of Jehovah was set in order.

36 و َفَرِحَ حِزَقِيّا وَالشَّعْبُ كَثِيراً بِالأُمُور الكَثِيرَةِ الَّتِي أعَدَّها اللهُ لِشَعبِهِ. وَقَدْ فَرِحُوا أكثَرَ لِأنَّ العَمَلَ تَمَّ عَلَى نَحوٍ سَرِيعٍ جِدّاً!

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.