< ٢ أخبار 29 >

مَلَكَ حَزَقِيَّا وَهُوَ ٱبْنُ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً، وَمَلَكَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ أَبِيَّةُ بِنْتُ زَكَرِيَّا. ١ 1
Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.
وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا عَمِلَ دَاوُدُ أَبُوهُ. ٢ 2
Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
هُوَ فيِ ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْأُولَى مِنْ مُلْكِهِ فِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ فَتَحَ أَبْوَابَ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَرَمَّمَهَا. ٣ 3
During March of the first year that Hezekiah was ruling Judah, he unlocked the doors of the temple, and his workers repaired them.
وَأَدْخَلَ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ وَجَمَعَهُمْ إِلَى ٱلسَّاحَةِ ٱلشَّرْقِيَّةِ، ٤ 4
Then he gathered the priests and other descendants of Levi in the area on the east side of the temple,
وَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «ٱسْمَعُوا لِي أَيُّهَا ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ، تَقَدَّسُوا ٱلْآنَ وَقَدِّسُوا بَيْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِكُمْ، وَأَخْرِجُوا ٱلنَّجَاسَةَ مِنَ ٱلْقُدْسِ، ٥ 5
and he said to them, “You descendants of Levi, listen to me! Consecrate yourselves. And then consecrate the temple of Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]. Remove from the temple all the things that are not pleasing to God.
لِأَنَّ آبَاءَنَا خَانُوا وَعَمِلُوا ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا وَتَرَكُوهُ، وَحَوَّلُوا وُجُوهَهُمْ عَنْ مَسْكَنِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَعْطَوْا قَفًا، ٦ 6
Our ancestors disobeyed God; they did many things that he considered to be evil, things that were not pleasing to him. They abandoned this place where Yahweh lives, and they have turned away from him.
وَأَغْلَقُوا أَيْضًا أَبْوَابَ ٱلرِّوَاقِ وَأَطْفَأُوا ٱلسُّرُجَ وَلَمْ يُوقِدُوا بَخُورًا وَلَمْ يُصْعِدُوا مُحْرَقَةً فِي ٱلْقُدْسِ لِإِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. ٧ 7
They locked the doors of the temple and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn any incense, and they did not offer any sacrifices that were to be completely burned [on the altar].
فَكَانَ غَضَبُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ، وَأَسْلَمَهُمْ لِلْقَلَقِ وَٱلدَّهْشِ وَٱلصَّفِيرِ كَمَا أَنْتُمْ رَاؤُونَ بِأَعْيُنِكُمْ. ٨ 8
Therefore, Yahweh has become very angry with us people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and he has caused other people to become frightened and horrified [when they hear what Yahweh did to punish us]. And they ridicule us. You know this very well.
وَهُوَذَا قَدْ سَقَطَ آبَاؤُنَا بِٱلسَّيْفِ، وَبَنُونَا وَبَنَاتُنَا وَنِسَاؤُنَا فِي ٱلسَّبْيِ لِأَجْلِ هَذَا. ٩ 9
That is why our fathers have been killed in battles, and our sons and daughters and our wives have been captured and taken [to other countries].
فَٱلْآنَ فِي قَلْبِي أَنْ أَقْطَعَ عَهْدًا مَعَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَيَرُدُّ عَنَّا حُمُوَّ غَضَبِهِ. ١٠ 10
But now I intend to make an agreement with Yahweh, our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with us.
يَا بَنِيَّ، لَا تَضِلُّوا ٱلْآنَ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ ٱخْتَارَكُمْ لِكَيْ تَقِفُوا أَمَامَهُ وَتَخْدِمُوهُ وَتَكُونُوا خَادِمِينَ وَمُوقِدِينَ لَهُ». ١١ 11
[You who are like] my sons, do not waste any time. [Do immediately what Yahweh wants you to do.] Yahweh has chosen you to stand in his presence and offer sacrifices and burn incense.”
فَقَامَ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ: مَحَثُ بْنُ عَمَاسَايَ وَيُوئِيلُ بْنُ عَزَرْيَا مِنْ بَنِي ٱلْقَهَاتِيِّينَ، وَمِنْ بَنِي مَرَارِي: قَيْسُ بْنُ عَبْدِي وَعَزَرْيَا بْنُ يَهْلَلْئِيلَ، وَمِنَ ٱلْجَرْشُونِيِّينَ: يُوآخُ بْنُ زِمَّةَ وَعِيدَنُ بْنُ يُوآخَ، ١٢ 12
Then these descendants of Levi started to work [in the temple]: From the descendants of Kohath there were Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah. From the descendants of Merari there were Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel. From the descendants of Gershon there were Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah.
وَمِنْ بَنِي أَلِيصَافَانَ: شِمْرِي وَيَعِيئِيلُ، وَمِنْ بَنِي آسَافَ: زَكَرِيَّا وَمَتَّنْيَا، ١٣ 13
From the descendants of Elizaphan there were Shimri and Jeiel. From the descendants of Asaph there were Zechariah and Mattaniah.
وَمِنْ بَنِي هَيْمَانَ: يَحِيئِيلُ وَشِمْعِي، وَمِنْ بَنِي يَدُوثُونَ: شِمْعِيَا وَعُزِّيئِيلُ. ١٤ 14
From the descendants of Heman there were Jehiel and Shimei. From the descendants of Jeduthun there were Shemaiah and Uzziel.
وَجَمَعُوا إِخْوَتَهُمْ وَتَقَدَّسُوا وَأَتَوْا حَسَبَ أَمْرِ ٱلْمَلِكِ بِكَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ لِيُطَهِّرُوا بَيْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ. ١٥ 15
When those men had gathered their fellow descendants of Levi and had consecrated themselves, they entered the temple in order to consecrate it. That was what the king had commanded them to do, and they were also obeying what Yahweh had commanded.
وَدَخَلَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ إِلَى دَاخِلِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ لِيُطَهِّرُوهُ، وَأَخْرَجُوا كُلَّ ٱلنَّجَاسَةِ ٱلَّتِي وَجَدُوهَا فِي هَيْكَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى دَارِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَتَنَاوَلَهَا ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ لِيُخْرِجُوهَا إِلَى ٱلْخَارِجِ إِلَى وَادِي قَدْرُونَ. ١٦ 16
The priests entered the temple to consecrate it. They brought out into the courtyard of the temple everything that they had found in the temple that was not pleasing to Yahweh. Then the descendants of Levi took those things down to the Kidron Valley [and burned them there].
وَشَرَعُوا فِي ٱلتَّقْدِيسِ فِي أَوَّلِ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ. وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّامِنِ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱنْتَهَوْا إِلَى رِوَاقِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَدَّسُوا بَيْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي ثَمَانِيَةِ أَيَّامٍ، وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلسَّادِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ٱنْتَهَوْا. ١٧ 17
The priests and other descendants of Levi started this work on the first day of March and finished purifying the courtyard [of the temple] on the eighth day of that month, and they finished purifying the temple one week later.
وَدَخَلُوا إِلَى دَاخِلٍ إِلَى حَزَقِيَّا ٱلْمَلِكِ وَقَالُوا: «قَدْ طَهَّرْنَا كُلَّ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَمَذْبَحَ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةِ وَكُلَّ آنِيَتِهِ وَمَائِدَةَ خُبْزِ ٱلْوُجُوهِ وَكُلَّ آنِيَتِهَا. ١٨ 18
Then they went to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have purified all parts of the temple, and the altar where sacrifices are completely burned, and all the items used at the altar, the table on which the priests place the sacred bread, and the things [used at that table].
وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْآنِيَةِ ٱلَّتِي طَرَحَهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ آحَازُ فِي مُلْكِهِ بِخِيَانَتِهِ، قَدْ هَيَّأْنَاهَا وَقَدَّسْنَاهَا، وَهَا هِيَ أَمَامَ مَذْبَحِ ٱلرَّبِّ». ١٩ 19
While Ahaz was our king, he disobeyed what Yahweh had commanded, and he removed from the temple many things [that should be there], but now we have brought them back and placed them in front of the sacred altar.”
وَبَكَّرَ حَزَقِيَّا ٱلْمَلِكُ وَجَمَعَ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَصَعِدَ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ. ٢٠ 20
Early the next morning, King Hezekiah gathered together the city officials, and they went to the [courtyard of the] temple.
فَأَتَوْا بِسَبْعَةِ ثِيرَانٍ وَسَبْعَةِ كِبَاشٍ وَسَبْعَةِ خِرْفَانٍ وَسَبْعَةِ تُيُوسِ مِعْزًى ذَبِيحَةَ خَطِيَّةٍ عَنِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةِ وَعَنِ ٱلْمَقْدِسِ وَعَنْ يَهُوذَا. وَقَالَ لِبَنِي هَارُونَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ أَنْ يُصْعِدُوهَا عَلَى مَذْبَحِ ٱلرَّبِّ. ٢١ 21
They took with them seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs, and seven male goats to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of all the people in the kingdom of Judah, and in order to purify the temple. The king commanded that the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, should offer those animals to be sacrificed to Yahweh on the altar.
فَذَبَحُوا ٱلثِّيرَانَ، وَتَنَاوَلَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ ٱلدَّمَ وَرَشُّوهُ عَلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ، ثُمَّ ذَبَحُوا ٱلْكِبَاشَ وَرَشُّوا ٱلدَّمَ عَلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ، ثُمَّ ذَبَحُوا ٱلْخِرْفَانَ وَرَشُّوا ٱلدَّمَ عَلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ. ٢٢ 22
So first the priests slaughtered those bulls, and took their blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.
ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمُوا بِتُيُوسِ ذَبِيحَةِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةِ أَمَامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَٱلْجَمَاعَةِ، وَوَضَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا، ٢٣ 23
The goats that were slaughtered to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of the people were brought to the king and the others who were there. Then the king and those who were present laid their hands on those goats.
وَذَبَحَهَا ٱلْكَهَنَةُ وَكَفَّرُوا بِدَمِهَا عَلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ تَكْفِيرًا عَنْ جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْمَلِكَ قَالَ إِنَّ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةَ وَذَبِيحَةَ ٱلْخَطِيَّةِ هُمَا عَنْ كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ. ٢٤ 24
Then the priests slaughtered those goats and splashed their blood on the altar in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins that all the Israeli people had committed. The priests did that because the king had commanded that offerings that would be completely burned [on the altar] and other sacrifices should be made for all the people of Israel.
وَأَوْقَفَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ بِصُنُوجٍ وَرَبَابٍ وَعِيدَانٍ حَسَبَ أَمْرِ دَاوُدَ وَجَادَ رَائِي ٱلْمَلِكِ وَنَاثَانَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ، لِأَنَّ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلْوَصِيَّةَ عَنْ يَدِ أَنْبِيَائِهِ. ٢٥ 25
The king then told the descendants of Levi to stand in the temple with their cymbals and harps and lyres, obeying what David and his prophets Gad and Nathan had commanded. Those were things that Yahweh had told his prophets that the descendants of Levi should do.
فَوَقَفَ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ بِآلَاتِ دَاوُدَ، وَٱلْكَهَنَةُ بِٱلْأَبْوَاقِ. ٢٦ 26
So the descendants of Levi [went and] stood in the temple, ready to play the musical instruments that King David had given to them. And the priests were ready to blow their trumpets.
وَأَمَرَ حَزَقِيَّا بِإِصْعَادِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةِ عَلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ. وَعِنْدَ ٱبْتِدَاءِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةِ ٱبْتَدَأَ نَشِيدُ ٱلرَّبِّ وَٱلْأَبْوَاقُ بِوَاسِطَةِ آلَاتِ دَاوُدَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. ٢٧ 27
Then Hezekiah told some of the priests to burn the animals that would be sacrificed on the altar. When they started to burn the animals, the people started to sing to [praise] Yahweh, while the other descendants of Levi were playing their instruments.
وَكَانَ كُلُّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ يَسْجُدُونَ وَٱلْمُغَنُّونَ يُغَنُّونَ وَٱلْمُبَوِّقُونَ يُبَوِّقُونَ. ٱلْجَمِيعُ، إِلَى أَنِ ٱنْتَهَتِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةُ. ٢٨ 28
All the people who were there bowed to worship Yahweh, while the singers sang and the trumpeters blew their trumpets. They continued to do this until they had finished slaughtering all the animals that would be completely burned.
وَعِنْدَ ٱنْتِهَاءِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةِ خَرَّ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَكُلُّ ٱلْمَوْجُودِينَ مَعَهُ وَسَجَدُوا. ٢٩ 29
When they finished making those offerings, the king and all those who were there knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.
وَقَالَ حَزَقِيَّا ٱلْمَلِكُ وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ لِلَّاوِيِّينَ أَنْ يُسَبِّحُوا ٱلرَّبَّ بِكَلَامِ دَاوُدَ وَآسَافَ ٱلرَّائِي، فَسَبَّحُوا بِٱبْتِهَاجٍ وَخَرُّوا وَسَجَدُوا. ٣٠ 30
Then King Hezekiah and his officials commanded the descendants of Levi to praise Yahweh, singing the songs [composed/written] by David and Asaph the prophet. So they sang songs joyfully and bowed their heads to worship.
ثُمَّ أَجَابَ حَزَقِيَّا وَقَالَ: «ٱلْآنَ مَلَأْتُمْ أَيْدِيَكُمْ لِلرَّبِّ. تَقَدَّمُوا وَأْتُوا بِذَبَائِحَ وَقَرَابِينِ شُكْرٍ لِبَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ». فَأَتَتِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةُ بِذَبَائِحَ وَقَرَابِينِ شُكْرٍ، وَكُلُّ سَمُوحِ ٱلْقَلْبِ أَتَى بِمُحْرَقَاتٍ. ٣١ 31
Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to Yahweh. So come close to the temple and bring animals to be sacrificed and other offerings to thank [Yahweh for what he has done for you].” And those who wanted to bring animals to be completely burned [on the altar] brought them.
وَكَانَ عَدَدُ ٱلْمُحْرَقَاتِ ٱلَّتِي أَتَى بِهَا ٱلْجَمَاعَةُ سَبْعِينَ ثَوْرًا وَمِئَةَ كَبْشٍ وَمِئَتَيْ خَرُوفٍ. كُلُّ هَذِهِ مُحْرَقَةٌ لِلرَّبِّ. ٣٢ 32
Altogether they brought 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs to be completely burned on the altar.
وَٱلْأَقْدَاسُ سِتُّ مِئَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ وَثَلَاثَةُ آلَافٍ مِنَ ٱلضَّأْنِ. ٣٣ 33
The other animals that they brought were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats that were set apart to be sacrifices.
إِلَّا إِنَّ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ كَانُوا قَلِيلِينَ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرُوا أَنْ يَسْلُخُوا كُلَّ ٱلْمُحْرَقَاتِ، فَسَاعَدَهُمْ إِخْوَتُهُمُ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ حَتَّى كَمَلَ ٱلْعَمَلُ وَحَتَّى تَقَدَّسَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ. لِأَنَّ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ كَانُوا أَكْثَرَ ٱسْتِقَامَةَ قَلْبٍ مِنَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ فِي ٱلتَّقَدُّسِ. ٣٤ 34
But there were not enough priests to remove the skins from the animals that would be completely burned [on the altar]. So their fellow descendants of Levi helped them until that work was finished, and until other priests had purified/consecrated themselves to do that work. It was necessary for them to do that because many of the priests had not yet performed the rituals to consecrate themselves for that work, like the descendants of Levi had done.
وَأَيْضًا كَانَتِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَاتُ كَثِيرَةً بِشَحْمِ ذَبَائِحِ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ وَسَكَائِبِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَاتِ. فَٱسْتَقَامَتْ خِدْمَةُ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ. ٣٥ 35
In addition to the all the offerings that were completely burned [on the altar], the priests also burned the fat of the other animals that were sacrificed to maintain good fellowship with Yahweh, and the usual wine offerings. So the worship at the temple began again.
وَفَرِحَ حَزَقِيَّا وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ ٱللهَ أَعَدَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَمْرَ كَانَ بَغْتَةً. ٣٦ 36
And Hezekiah and all the other people of Judah celebrated, because God had enabled them to do all those things very quickly.

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