1 و َعَمِلَ يُوشِيّا احتِفالاً بِالفِصْحِ فِي القُدسِ إكراماً للهِ. وَذَبَحُوا حَمَلَ الفِصحِ في الرّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهرِ الأوَّلِ.
Now Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.
2 ف َعَيَّنَ يُوشِيّا الكَهَنَةَ لِلقِيامِ بِمَسؤُولِيّاتِهِمْ. وَكانَ يُشَجِّعُهُمْ عَلى الخِدمَةِ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ.
And he set the priests in their duties and encouraged them for the service of the house of the Lord.
3 و َتَحَدَّثَ يُوشِيّا إلَى الَّلاوِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يُعَلّمُونَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ بَعدَ أنْ تَطَهَّرُوا اسْتِعْداداً لِخِدْمَةِ اللهِ ، وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «ضَعُوا صُنْدُوقَ العَهْدِ فِي الهَيكَلِ الَّذِي بَناهُ سُلَيْمانُ. وَلَنْ تُضطَرُّوا بَعدَ ذَلِكَ إلَى حَملهِ مِنْ مَكانٍ إلَى آخَرَ عَلَى أكتافِكُمْ. وَالآنَ اخدِمُوا إلَهَكَمْ ، وَاخدِمُوا شَعبَهُ إسْرائِيلَ.
Then he said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to the Lord: “Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. It shall no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and His people Israel.
4 أ عِدُّوا أنفُسَكُمْ لِلخِدمَةِ فِي الهَيكَلِ حَسَبَ مَجمُوعاتِ عائِلاتِكُمْ. وَقُومُوا بِكُلِّ الواجِبات الَّتِي أوْكَلَها إلَيكُمْ داوُدُ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ وَابنُهُ سُلَيْمانُ.
Prepare yourselves according to your fathers’ houses, according to your divisions, following the written instruction of David king of Israel and the written instruction of Solomon his son.
5 ق ِفُوا فِي المَكانِ المُقَدَّسِ حَسَبَ مَجمُوعاتِ عائِلاتِ الَّلاوِيِّينَ، مَجمُوعَةً بَعدَ مَجمُوعَةٍ لِكَي تُساعِدُوهُمْ.
And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brethren the lay people, and according to the division of the father’s house of the Levites.
6 و َاذبَحُوا خِرافَ الفِصحِ، وَقَدِّسُوا أنفُسَكُمْ للهِ. وَساعِدُوا إخْوَتَكُمْ، بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، فِي تَقدِيسِ أنفُسِهِمْ لِكَي يَعمَلُوا بِكُلِّ كَلامِ اللهِ الَّذِي أعطاهُ لَنا اللهُ عَلَى لِسانِ مُوسَى.»
So slaughter the Passover offerings, consecrate yourselves, and prepare them for your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.”
7 و َأعطَى يُوشِيّا بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ ثَلاثِينَ ألفَ رَأْسٍ مِنَ الغَنَمِ وَالماعِزِ لِيَذبَحُوها لِلفِصْحِ. وَأعطاهُمْ أيضاً ثَلاثَةَ آلافِ رَأْسِ بَقَرٍ. أعطاهُمْ هَذِهِ المَواشِي كُلُّها مِنْ مُلكِهِ الخاصِّ.
Then Josiah gave the lay people lambs and young goats from the flock, all for Passover offerings for all who were present, to the number of thirty thousand, as well as three thousand cattle; these were from the king’s possessions.
8 و َأعطَى كِبارَ مَسؤُولِي يُوشِيّا أيضاً مَواشيَ وَأشياءَ أُخْرَى لِلشَّعبِ وَالكَهَنَةِ وَالَّلاوِيِّينَ. وَكانَ حِلْقِيا وَزَكَرِيّا وَيَحِيئيلُ مَسؤُولِينَ عَنِ بَيتِ اللهِ. قَدَّمَ هَؤُلاء المَسؤُولُونَ لِلكَهَنَةِ ألفَينِ وَسِتَّ مئَةِ حَمَلٍ وَتَيسٍ وَثَلاثَ مِئَةِ ثَورٍ ذَبائِحَ لِلفِصْحِ.
And his leaders gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand six hundred from the flock, and three hundred cattle.
9 و َأعطَى أيضاً كُونَنْيا مَعَ شَمَعْيا وَنَثْنِيئِيلَ أخَوَيْهِ خَمسَ مِئَةِ رَأْسٍ مِنَ الغَنَمِ وَالتُّيُوسِ وَخَمسَ مِئَةِ ثَورٍ للّاوِيِّينَ ذَبائِحَ فِصْحٍ.
Also Conaniah, his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave to the Levites for Passover offerings five thousand from the flock and five hundred cattle.
10 و َلَمّا صارَ كُلُّ شَيءٍ مُعَدّاً لِبَدءِ خِدمَةِ الفِصحِ، ذَهَبَ الكَهَنَةُ وَالَّلاوِيُّونَ إلَى أماكِنِهِمْ، حَسَبَ أمرِ المَلِكِ.
So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their places, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king’s command.
11 ف َذُبِحَتْ خِرافُ الفِصحِ. وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ سَلَخَ الَّلاوِيُّونَ جُلُودَها وَأعطُوا دَمَها لِلكَهَنَةِ. فَرَشَّ الكَهَنَةُ الدَّمَ عَلَى المَذبَحِ.
And they slaughtered the Passover offerings; and the priests sprinkled the blood with their hands, while the Levites skinned the animals.
12 ث ُمَّ وَزَّعُوا الحَيواناتِ المُعَدَّةِ لِلذَّبائِحِ الصّاعِدَةِ عَلَى مَجمُوعاتِ العائِلاتِ المُختَلِفَةِ، لِكَي تُقَدَّمَ للهِ وَفْقَ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى. وَهَكَذا فَعَلُوا بِالبَقَرِ.
Then they removed the burnt offerings that they might give them to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of the lay people, to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And so they did with the cattle.
13 و َشَوَى الَّلاوِيُّونَ ذَبائِحَ الفِصحِ عَلَى النّارِ كَما تَقضِي الشَّرِيعَةُ. وَسَلَقُوا الذَّبائِحَ المُقَدَّسَةَ فِي قُدُورٍ وَأبارِيقَ وَمَقالٍ. ثُمَّ سارَعُوا إلَى إعطاءِ اللَّحمِ إلَى الشَّعبِ لِيَأْكُلُوا.
Also they roasted the Passover offerings with fire according to the ordinance; but the other holy offerings they boiled in pots, in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them quickly among all the lay people.
14 و َبَعدَ أنْ انتَهُوا مِنْ ذَلِكَ، أعَدَّ الَّلاوِيُّونَ لَحماً لِأنفُسهِمْ وَلِلكَهَنَةِ مِنْ نَسلِ هارُونَ. فَقَدْ كانَ هَؤُلاءِ الكَهَنَةُ مُنهَمِكِينَ فِي العَمَلِ حَتَّى حُلُولِ الظَّلامِ. إذْ عَمِلُوا بِجِدٍّ عَلَى حَرْقِ الذَّبائِحِ الصّاعِدَةِ وَشَحْمِ الذَّبائِحِ.
Then afterward they prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were busy in offering burnt offerings and fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron.
15 و َأخَذَ المُرَنِّمُونَ مِنْ عائِلَةِ آسافَ أماكِنَهُمُ الَّتِي عَيَّنَها لَهُمُ المَلِكُ داوُدُ. وَهُمْ آسافُ وَهَيْمانُ وَيَدُوثُونُ رائِي المَلِكِ. وَلَمْ يُضطَرَّ البَوّابُونَ الواقِفُونَ عِندَ البَوّاباتِ إلَى تَركِ أماكِنِهِمْ، لِأنَّ إخْوَتَهُمُ الَّلاوِيِّينَ أعَدُّوا لَهُمْ كُلَّ شَيءٍ لِلفِصْحِ.
And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their places, according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. Also the gatekeepers were at each gate; they did not have to leave their position, because their brethren the Levites prepared portions for them.
16 ف َتَمَّ كُلُّ شَيءٍ مُتَعَلِّقٍ بِخِدمَةِ اللهِ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ كَما أمَرَ المَلِكُ يُوشِيّا. فَقَدِ احتُفِلَ بِالفِصْحِ وَقُدِّمَتِ الذَّبائِحُ عَلَى مَذبَحِ اللهِ.
So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, according to the command of King Josiah.
17 و َاحتَفَلَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ الحاضِرُونَ بِعَيدِ الفِصحِ وَعيدِ الخُبزِ غَيرِ المُختَمِرِ سَبعَةَ أيّامٍ.
And the children of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.
18 و َلَمْ يَكُنْ مِثلُ هَذا الاحتِفالِ مُنذُ أيّامِ النَّبِيِّ صَمُوئيلَ! إذْ لَمْ يَحتَفِلْ أيٌّ مِنْ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ بِالفِصحِ عَلَى هَذا النَّحوِ الفَرِيدِ الَّذي احتَفَلَ بِهِ يُوشِيّا وَالكَهَنَةُ وَالَّلاوِيُّونَ وَكُلُّ شَعبِ يَهُوذا وَإسْرائِيلَ الحاضرِينَ وَسُكّانِ القُدسِ.
There had been no Passover kept in Israel like that since the days of Samuel the prophet; and none of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as Josiah kept, with the priests and the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
19 و َقَدْ أُقِيمَ هَذا الاحتِفالُ بِالفِصْحِ فِي السَّنَةِ الثّامِنَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكمِ يُوشِيّا. مَوتُ يُوشِيّا
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept. Josiah Dies in Battle
20 ع َمِلَ يُوشِيّا كُلَّ هَذِهِ الأشياءِ الصّالِحَةِ مِنْ أجلِ الهَيكَلِ. وَفِيما بَعْدُ، جاءَ نَخُوُ مَلكُ مِصْرَ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَيشٍ لِيَخُوضَ حَرْباً فِي مَدِينَةِ كَرْكَمِيشَ عَلَى نَهرِ الفُراتِ. فَخَرَجَ المَلِكُ يُوشِيّا لِيَعْتَرِضَ طَرِيقَهُ.
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates; and Josiah went out against him.
21 ف َأرسَلَ نَخُوُ رُسُلاً لِيُوشِيّا. وَقالُوا لَهُ: «لَيسَتْ هَذهِ الحَربُ حَربَكَ. فَلِماذا تُقحِمُ نَفسَكَ فِيها؟ فَأنا لَمْ آتِ لِأشُنَّ عَلَيكَ حَرباً. بَلْ جِئتُ لِأُحارِبَ أعدائي. وَقَدْ أمَرَنِي اللهُ بِأنْ أُسرِعَ فِي مَهَمَّتِي. فَاللهُ مَعي. فَإنْ حارَبْتَنِي، فَإنَّكَ إنَّما تُحارِبُ اللهَ. وَهُوَ سَيَقضِي عَلَيكَ!»
But he sent messengers to him, saying, “What have I to do with you, king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; for God commanded me to make haste. Refrain from meddling with God, who is with me, lest He destroy you.”
22 ل َكِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَثْنِ يُوشِيّا عَنْ عَزمِهِ عَلَى مُحارَبَةِ نَخُوَ. فَتَنَكَّرَ فِي زِيٍّ آخَرَ وَاشتَبَكَ مَعَهُ فِي مَعرَكَةٍ. وَلَمْ يَشَأْ يُوشيّا أنْ يُصغِيَ إلَى ما قالَهُ نَخُوُ عَنْ أمرِ اللهِ. بَلْ ذَهَبَ إلَى سَهلِ مَجِدُّو لِيُحارِبَهُ.
Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself so that he might fight with him, and did not heed the words of Necho from the mouth of God. So he came to fight in the Valley of Megiddo.
23 ف َأُصِيبَ المَلِكُ يُوشِيّا بسَهمٍ. فَقالَ لِخُدّامِهِ: «أخرِجُونِي مِنَ المَعرَكَةِ، لِأنِّي قَدْ جُرِحْتُ جُرحاً بالِغاً!»
And the archers shot King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am severely wounded.”
24 ف َأخرَجَهُ خُدّامُهُ مِنْ مَركَبَتِهِ وَوَضَعُوهُ فِي مَركَبَةٍ أُخْرَى أحضَرَها إلَى المَعرَكَةِ. وَنَقَلُوهُ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ حَيثُ ماتَ. وَدُفِنَ يُوشيّا فِي مِقبَرَةِ آبائِهِ. وَناحَ عَلَيهِ كُلُّ شَعبِ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ.
His servants therefore took him out of that chariot and put him in the second chariot that he had, and they brought him to Jerusalem. So he died, and was buried in one of the tombs of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
25 و َكَتَبَ إرْمِيا مَرْثاةً لِيُوشِيّا وَغَنّاها. وَما يَزالُ المُغَنُّونَ وَالمُغَنِّياتُ يُغَنُّونَ مَراثي إرْمِيا لِيُوشِيّا حَتَّى هَذا اليَوم. فَصارَ غِناءُ المَراثي المَكْتُوبَةِ في يُوشِيّا أمْراً مَعْروفاً لَدَى بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَهِيَ مَكتُوبَةٌ فِي كِتابِ المَراثِي عَنْ يُوشِيّا.
Jeremiah also lamented for Josiah. And to this day all the singing men and the singing women speak of Josiah in their lamentations. They made it a custom in Israel; and indeed they are written in the Laments.
26 أ مّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ يُوشِيّا وَأمانَتِهِ فِي عَمَلِ ما يَتَوافَقُ وَشَريعَةِ اللهِ ،
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and his goodness, according to what was written in the Law of the Lord,
27 و َإنْجازاتِهِ مِنْ أوَّلِها إلَى آخِرِها، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ وَيَهُوذا.
and his deeds from first to last, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.