1 J osiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

كانَ يُوشِيّا فِي الثّامِنَةِ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ عِنْدَما تَوَلَّى الحُكْمَ. وَحَكَمَ إحدَى وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً فِي القُدْسِ.

2 A nd he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

وَعَمِلَ يُوشِيّا ما يُرْضِي اللهَ. وَتَبِعَ اللهَ بِكُلِّ أمانَةٍ كَجَدِّهِ داوُدَ. وَالتَزَمَ بِهَذا التِزاماً كامِلاً.

3 F or in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images.

وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثّامِنَةِ مِنْ حُكمِهِ، بَدَأ يَتْبَعُ اللهَ الَّذِي تَبِعَهُ جَدُّهُ داوُدُ. فَقَدْ كانَ بَعدُ صَغيراً فِي السِّنِّ عِندَما عَزَمَ عَلَى تَكرِيسِ نَفسِهِ لِطاعَةِ اللهِ. وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكمِهِ بَدَأ يُطَهِّرُ يَهُوذا وَالقُدْسَ بِهَدْمِ المُرتَفَعاتِ، وَإزالَةِ أعمِدَةِ عَشْتَرُوتَ، وَالتَّماثِيلِ المَنحُوتَةِ وَالأصنامِ المَسبُوكَةِ.

4 T hey broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and the incense altars which were above them he cut down; and the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images he broke in pieces, and made dust of them and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

وَهَدَمَ الشَّعبُ مَذابِحَ آلِهَةِ البَعلِ أمامَ يُوشِيّا. ثُمَّ هَدَمَ يُوشِيّا مَذابِحَ البَخُورِ العالِيَةِ. وَكَسَّرَ الأوثانَ المَنحُوتَةَ وَالأوثانَ المَسبُوكَةَ، وَسَحَقَها، وَرَشَّ مَسحُوقَها عَلَى قُبُورِ الَّذِينَ قَدَّمُوا ذَبائِحَ لَها.

5 H e also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

وَحَرَقَ عِظامَ الكَهَنَةِ الَّذِينَ عَلَى مَذابِحِهِمْ. وَهَكَذا طَهَّرَ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسَ.

6 A nd so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali and all around, with axes.

وَفَعَلَ يُوشيّا الأمْرَ ذاتَهُ فِي المُدُنِ الواقِعَةِ فِي مَناطِقِ مَنَسَّى وَأفرايِمَ وَشَمْعُونَ حَتَّى نَفتالِي، مَعَ الخَرائِبِ المُحِيطَةِ بِها.

7 W hen he had broken down the altars and the wooden images, had beaten the carved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

وَهَدَمَ المَذابِحَ وَقَطَّعَ أعمِدَةَ عَشْتَرُوتَ. وَسَحَقَ الأصنامَ حَتَّى صارَتْ مَسحُوقاً ناعِماً. وَهَدَمَ جَميعَ مَذابِحِ البَعلِ فِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ عادَ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

8 I n the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.

وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثّامِنَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكمِ يُوشِيّا، وَبِقَصْدِ تَطْهِيرِ البَلَدِ وَالهَيْكَلِ، أرسَلَ يوشِيّا شافانَ بْنَ أصَلْيا، وَمَعْسِيّا رَئِيسَ المَدِينَةِ، وَيُوآخَ بْنَ يُوآحازَ كاتِبَ الأخْبارِ لِكَي يُرَمِّمُوا بَيْتَ إلَهِهِ. أمَرَ يُوشِيّا بِإصلاحِ الهَيكَلِ لِكَي يُطَهِّرَ يَهُوذا وَالهَيكَلَ.

9 W hen they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites who kept the doors had gathered from the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, from all Judah and Benjamin, and which they had brought back to Jerusalem.

فَجاءَ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ إلَى حِلْقِيّا رَئِيسِ الكَهَنَةِ، وَأعطُوهُ المالَ المُقَدَّمَ مِنْ أجلِ بَيتِ اللهِ، الَّذِي كانَ قَدْ جَمَعَهُ البَوّابُونَ الَّلاوِيُّونَ مِنْ سُكّانِ مَنَسَّى وَأفرايِمَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ مَنْ تَبَقَّى مِنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَمِنْ يَهُوذا، وَبَنْيامِيْنَ وَسُكّانِ القُدسِ.

10 T hen they put it in the hand of the foremen who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and they gave it to the workmen who worked in the house of the Lord, to repair and restore the house.

وَاعْطَى الَّلاوِيُّونَ المالَ لِلمُشرِفِينَ عَلى بَيتِ اللهِ ، لِيَدفَعُوا أُجْرَةَ العُمّالِ القائِمِينَ علَى تَرمِيمِ وَإصلاحِ بَيتِ اللهِ.

11 T hey gave it to the craftsmen and builders to buy hewn stone and timber for beams, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

وَأعطُوا مالاً لِلنَّجّارِينَ وَالبَنّائِينَ لِكَي يَشتَرُوا حِجارَةً كَبِيرَةً مَقطُوعَةً وَخَشَباً لِلسُّقُوفِ وَبِناءِ عَوارضَ لِلأبنِيَةِ. إذْ لَمْ يَهتَمَّ مُلُوكُ يَهُوذا فِي السّابِقِ بِأبنِيَةِ الهَيكَلِ، فَصارَتْ قَدِيمَةً وَتالفَةً.

12 A nd the men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to supervise. Others of the Levites, all of whom were skillful with instruments of music,

وَعَمِلَ العُمّالُ بِأمانَةٍ. وَكانَ يُشرِفُ عَلَيهمْ يَحَثُ وَعُوبَدْيا الَّلاوِيّانِ مِنْ نَسلِ مَرارِي، وَزَكَرِيّا وَمَشُلّامُ مِنَ القَهاتِيِّينَ. وَكانَ الَّلاوِيُّونَ المُبدِعُونَ فِي عَزْفِ الآلاتِ المُوسِيقِيَّةِ

13 w ere over the burden bearers and were overseers of all who did work in any kind of service. And some of the Levites were scribes, officers, and gatekeepers.

يُشرفُونَ أيضاً عَلَى العُمّالِ وَكُلِّ العامِلِينَ فِي كُلِّ اختِصاصٍ. وَعَملَ بَعضُ اللّاوِيِّينَ وُكَلاءَ وَمَسؤُولِينَ وَبَوّابينَ. العُثُورُ عَلَى كِتابِ الشَّرِيعَة

14 N ow when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord given by Moses.

وَأخرَجَ الَّلاوِيُّونَ المالَ الَّذِيَ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ. وَأثناءَ ذَلِكَ، وَجَدَ الكاهِنُ حِلَقِيّا كِتابَ شَرِيعَة اللهِ الَّذِي أُعطِيَ لمُوسَى.

15 T hen Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.

وَقالَ حِلْقِيا لِلوَكِيلِ شافانَ: «ها قَدْ وَجَدْتُ كِتابَ الشَّرِيعَةِ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ!» وَأعطَى حِلْقِيا الكِتابَ لِشافانَ.

16 S o Shaphan carried the book to the king, bringing the king word, saying, “All that was committed to your servants they are doing.

فَأخَذَ شافانُ السِّفرَ إلَى المَلِكِ يُوشِيّا. وَقالَ لِلمَلِكِ: «إنَّ خُدّامَكَ يُنَفِّذُونَ كُلَّ الواجِباتِ الَّتِي أوكَلْتَها إلَيْهِمْ.

17 A nd they have gathered the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and the workmen.”

وَقَدْ أخرَجُوا المالَ الَّذِيَ فِي هَيكَل اللهِ ، وَهُمْ يَدفَعُونَ لِلمُشرِفِينَ وَالعُمّال أُجُورَهُمْ.»

18 T hen Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king.

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

19 T hus it happened, when the king heard the words of the Law, that he tore his clothes.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ المَلِكُ كَلامَ كِتابِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، مَزَّقَ مَلابِسَهُ حُزْناً وَتَذَلُّلاً.

20 T hen the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,

ثُمَّ وَجَّهَ المَلِكُ أمراً إلَى حِلْقِيا، وَأخِيقامَ بْنِ شافانَ، وَعَبْدُونَ بْنِ مِيخا، وَالوَكيلِ شافانَ، وَخادِمِ المَلِكِ عَسايا.

21 “ Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for those who are left in Israel and Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do according to all that is written in this book.”

قالَ المَلِكُ: «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 يَعْمَلُوا بِكَلامِ هَذا الكِتابِ، وَلَمْ يَعمَلُوا بِكُلِّ الوَصايا الَّتِي كُتِبَتْ لَنا لِنَعَمَلَ بِها!»

22 S o Hilkiah and those the king had appointed went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe. (She dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter.) And they spoke to her to that effect.

فَذَهَبَ حِلْقِيا وَخُدّامُ المَلِكِ إلَى النَّبِيَّةِ خَلْدَةَ – وَهِيَ زَوْجَةُ شَلُّومَ بْنِ تُوقَهَةَ بْنِ حَسْرَةَ المَسْؤُولِ عَنْ ثِيابِ الكَهَنَةِ. وَكانَتْ تَسْكُنُ فِي القِسْمِ الثّانِي مِنَ القُدْسِ. فَجاءُوا وَتَحَدَّثُوا إلَيها.

23 T hen she answered them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Tell the man who sent you to Me,

فَقالَتْ لَهُمْ خَلْدَةُ: «يَقُولُ اللهُ ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹قُولُوا لِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي أرْسَلَكُمْ إلَيَّ

24 “ Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will bring calamity on this place and on its inhabitants, all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah,

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

25 b ecause they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath will be poured out on this place, and not be quenched.’”’

لِأنَّ شَعبَ يَهُوذا تَرَكُونِي وَأدارُوا لِي ظُهُورَهُمْ وَأحْرَقُوا بَخُوراً لآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى صَنَعُوها بِأيدِيهِمْ، فَأغْضَبُونِي. فَسَيَكُونُ غَضَبِي ناراً لا تَنْطَفِئُ عَلَى هَذا المَكانِ!›

26 B ut as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, in this manner you shall speak to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “ Concerning the words which you have heard—

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

27 b ecause your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and you humbled yourself before Me, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you, ” says the Lord.

‹قَدْ تابَ قَلبُكَ وَتَواضَعْتَ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ عِندَما سَمِعْتَ هَذا الكَلامَ، وَمَزَّقْتَ ثِيابَكَ وَبَكَيتَ أمامِي، وَأنا قَدْ سَمِعْتُكَ. يَقُولُ اللهُ.

28 “ Surely I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place and its inhabitants.”’” So they brought back word to the king. Josiah Restores True Worship

لِذَلِكَ سَأجمَعُكَ بِآبائِكَ، وَسَتَمُوتُ بِسَلامٍ. لَنْ تَرَى أيّاً مِنَ الضِّيقاتِ الَّتِي سَأُرْسِلُها عَلَى الشَّعبِ السّاكِنِينَ هُنا.›» فَحَمَلَ حِلْقِيا هَذا الجَوابَ إلَى المَلِكِ.

29 T hen the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

فَاسْتَدْعَى المَلِكُ كُلَّ شُيُوخِ يَهُوذا وَالقُدْسِ لِلاجتِماعِ.

30 T he king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the priests and the Levites, and all the people, great and small. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord.

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ المَلِكُ إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ. وَرافَقَهُ جَمِيعُ أهلِ يَهُوذا وَأهلِ القُدْسِ وَالكَهَنَةُ وَالَّلاوِيُّونَ وَجَمِيعُ الشَّعبِ، مِنْ أصْغَرِهِمْ شَأْناً إلَى أرْفَعِهِمْ شَأْناً. ثُمَّ قَرَأ كِتابَ العَهْدِ – أي كِتابَ الشَّرِيعَةِ الَّذِي عُثِرَ عَلَيهِ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ – قَرَأهُ بِصَوْتٍ عالٍ لِيَسْمَعَهُ الجَمِيعُ.

31 T hen the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.

ثُمَّ وَقَفَ المَلِكُ فِي مَكانِهِ، وَقَطَعَ عَهْداً فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ. وَتَعَهَّدَ بِأنْ يَتبَعَ اللهَ وَيُطِيعَ وَصاياهُ وَعَهْدَهُ وَقَوانِينَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِهِ وَنَفْسِهِ. تَعَهَّدَ بِأنْ يَعمَلَ بِكُلِّ ما هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي هَذا الكِتابِ. وَوَقَفَ الشَّعبُ كُلُّهُ شُهُوداً عَلَى هَذا.

32 A nd he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يُوشِيّا كُلَّ سُكّانِ القُدسِ وَبَنْيامِيْنَ يَتَعَهَّدُونَ بِالالتِزامِ بِالعَهدِ. فَالتَزَمَ سُكّانُ القُدسِ بِعَهدِ اللهِ، إلَهِ آبائِهِمْ.

33 T hus Josiah removed all the abominations from all the country that belonged to the children of Israel, and made all who were present in Israel diligently serve the Lord their God. All his days they did not depart from following the Lord God of their fathers.

وَأزالَ يُوشيّا الأوثانَ البَغيضَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ مِنْطَقَةٍ مِنْ أراضِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَجَعَلَ كُلَّ الشَّعبِ فِي القُدسِ يَعْبُدُونَ إلَهَهُمْ وَيَخدِمُونَهُ. وَظَلَّ الشَّعبُ يَعْبُدُونَ اللهَ ، إلَهَ آبائِهِمْ، وَيَخْدِمُونَهُ طَوالَ حَياةِ يُوشِيّا.