1 J osiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

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

2 H e did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in all the way of David his father, and didn’t turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

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

3 I n the eighteenth year of king Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to Yahweh’s house, saying,

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

4 “ Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which is brought into Yahweh’s house, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.

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

5 L et them deliver it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and let them give it to the workmen who are in Yahweh’s house, to repair the damage to the house,

فَليُعطِ الكَهَنَةُ هَذا المالَ لِلْمُشْرِفِينَ عَلى بَيتِ اللهِ ، لِيَدْفَعُوهُ لِلْعُمّالِ القائِمِينَ عَلَى تَرمِيمِ بَيتِ اللهِ.

6 t o the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.

وَلِيَدفَعُوا أيضاً أُجُورَ النَّجّارِينَ وَالحَجّارِينَ وَالنَّحّاتِينَ. وَلِيَشْتَرُوا الخَشَبَ وَالحِجارَةَ المَنحُوتَةَ الَّلازِمَةَ لإصلاحِ الهَيكَلِ.

7 H owever there was no accounting made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully.”

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

8 H ilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house.” Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

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

9 S haphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, “Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hands of the workmen who have the oversight of Yahweh’s house.”

ثُمَّ 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.»

10 S haphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered a book to me.” Then Shaphan read it before the king.

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

11 W hen the king had heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.

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

12 T he king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,

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

13 “ Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that which is written concerning us.”

«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

14 S o Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.

فَذَهَبَ 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.

15 S he said to them, “Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,

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

16 “ Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

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

17 B ecause they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched.’”

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

18 B ut to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, tell him, “Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Concerning the words which you have heard,

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

19 b ecause your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before Yahweh, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you,’ says Yahweh.

قَدْ 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.

20 ‘ Therefore behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place.’”’” So they brought this message back to the king.

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