اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلثَّانِي 22

١ 1 كَانَ يُوشِيَّا ٱبْنَ ثَمَانِ سِنِينٍ حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ إِحْدَى وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَدْيَدَةُ بِنْتُ عَدَايَةَ مِنْ بُصْقَةَ.

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.

٢ 2 وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَسَارَ فِي جَمِيعِ طَرِيقِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، وَلَمْ يَحِدْ يَمِينًا وَلَا شِمَالًا.

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

٣ 3 وَفِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّامِنَةَ عَشْرَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ يُوشِيَّا أَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ شَافَانَ بْنَ أَصَلْيَا بْنِ مَشُّلَامَ ٱلْكَاتِبَ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا:

Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying,

٤ 4 «ٱصْعَدْ إِلَى حِلْقِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ، فَيَحْسُبَ ٱلْفِضَّةَ ٱلْمُدْخَلَةَ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّتِي جَمَعَهَا حَارِسُو ٱلْبَابِ مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ،

“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

٥ 5 فَيَدْفَعُوهَا لِيَدِ عَامِلِي ٱلشُّغْلِ ٱلْمُوَكَّلِينَ بِبَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَيَدْفَعُوهَا إِلَى عَامِلِي ٱلشُّغْلِ ٱلَّذِي فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ لِتَرْمِيمِ ثُلَمِ ٱلْبَيْتِ:

And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—

٦ 6 لِلنَّجَّارِينَ وَٱلْبَنَّائِينَ وَٱلنَّحَّاتِينَ، وَلِشِرَاءِ أَخْشَابٍ وَحِجَارَةٍ مَنْحُوتَةٍ لِأَجْلِ تَرْمِيمِ ٱلْبَيْتِ».

to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.

٧ 7 إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُحَاسَبُوا بِٱلْفِضَّةِ ٱلْمَدْفُوعَةِ لِأَيْدِيهِمْ، لِأَنَّهُمْ إِنَّمَا عَمِلُوا بِأَمَانَةٍ.

But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”

٨ 8 فَقَالَ حِلْقِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ لِشَافَانَ ٱلْكَاتِبِ: «قَدْ وَجَدْتُ سِفْرَ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ». وَسَلَّمَ حِلْقِيَّا ٱلسِّفْرَ لِشَافَانَ فَقَرَأَهُ.

Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.

٩ 9 وَجَاءَ شَافَانُ ٱلْكَاتِبُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ وَرَدَّ عَلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ جَوَابًا وَقَالَ: «قَدْ أَفْرَغَ عَبِيدُكَ ٱلْفِضَّةَ ٱلْمَوْجُودَةَ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ وَدَفَعُوهَا إِلَى يَدِ عَامِلِي ٱلشُّغْلِ وُكَلَاءِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ».

And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”

١٠ 10 وَأَخْبَرَ شَافَانُ ٱلْكَاتِبُ ٱلْمَلِكَ قَائِلًا: «قَدْ أَعْطَانِي حِلْقِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنُ سِفْرًا». وَقَرَأَهُ شَافَانُ أَمَامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.

١١ 11 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ كَلَامَ سِفْرِ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ.

When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes

١٢ 12 وَأَمَرَ ٱلْمَلِكُ حِلْقِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنَ وَأَخِيقَامَ بْنَ شَافَانَ وَعَكْبُورَ بْنَ مِيخَا وَشَافَانَ ٱلْكَاتِبَ وَعَسَايَا عَبْدَ ٱلْمَلِكِ قَائِلًا:

and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:

١٣ 13 «ٱذْهَبُوا ٱسْأَلُوا ٱلرَّبَّ لِأَجْلِي وَلِأَجْلِ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَلِأَجْلِ كُلِّ يَهُوذَا مِنْ جِهَةِ كَلَامِ هَذَا ٱلسِّفْرِ ٱلَّذِي وُجِدَ، لِأَنَّهُ عَظِيمٌ هُوَ غَضَبُ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي ٱشْتَعَلَ عَلَيْنَا، مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ آبَاءَنَا لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا لِكَلَامِ هَذَا ٱلسِّفْرِ لِيَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَيْنَا».

“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”

١٤ 14 فَذَهَبَ حِلْقِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنُ وَأَخِيقَامُ وَعَكْبُورُ وَشَافَانُ وَعَسَايَا إِلَى خَلْدَةَ ٱلنَّبِيَّةِ، ٱمْرَأَةِ شَلُّومَ بْنِ تِقْوَةَ بْنِ حَرْحَسَ حَارِسِ ٱلثِّيَابِ. وَهِيَ سَاكِنَةٌ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي ٱلْقِسْمِ ٱلثَّانِي وَكَلَّمُوهَا.

So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَتْ لَهُمْ: «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: قُولُوا لِلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلَكُمْ إِلَيَّ:

And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you

١٦ 16 هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَأَنَذَا جَالِبٌ شَرًّا عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى سُكَّانِهِ، كُلَّ كَلَامِ ٱلسِّفْرِ ٱلَّذِي قَرَأَهُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا،

that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read,

١٧ 17 مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُمْ تَرَكُونِي وَأَوْقَدُوا لِآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى لِكَيْ يُغِيظُونِي بِكُلِّ عَمَلِ أَيْدِيهِمْ، فَيَشْتَعِلُ غَضَبِي عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ وَلَا يَنْطَفِئُ.

because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’

١٨ 18 وَأَمَّا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا ٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلَكُمْ لِتَسْأَلُوا ٱلرَّبَّ، فَهَكَذَا تَقُولُونَ لَهُ: هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ جِهَةِ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي سَمِعْتَ:

But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,

١٩ 19 مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ قَدْ رَقَّ قَلْبُكَ وَتَوَاضَعْتَ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ حِينَ سَمِعْتَ مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهِ عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ وَعَلَى سُكَّانِهِ أَنَّهُمْ يَصِيرُونَ دَهَشًا وَلَعْنَةً، وَمَزَّقْتَ ثِيَابَكَ وَبَكَيْتَ أَمَامِي. قَدْ سَمِعْتُ أَنَا أَيْضًا، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.

٢٠ 20 لِذَلِكَ هَأَنَذَا أَضُمُّكَ إِلَى آبَائِكَ، فَتُضَمُّ إِلَى قَبْرِكَ بِسَلَامٍ، وَلَا تَرَى عَيْنَاكَ كُلَّ ٱلشَّرِّ ٱلَّذِي أَنَا جَالِبُهُ عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ». فَرَدُّوا عَلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ جَوَابًا.

‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.