٢ أخبار 31

١ 1 وَلَمَّا كَمَلَ هَذَا خَرَجَ كُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْحَاضِرِينَ إِلَى مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا، وَكَسَّرُوا ٱلْأَنْصَابَ وَقَطَعُوا ٱلسَّوَارِيَ، وَهَدَمُوا ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَٱلْمَذَابِحَ مِنْ كُلِّ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ وَمِنْ أَفْرَايِمَ وَمَنَسَّى حَتَّى أَفْنَوْهَا، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ كُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى مُلْكِهِ، إِلَى مُدُنِهِمْ.

Now when all this was finished, all the people of Israel who were there went out to the cities of Judah and broke to pieces the stone pillars and they cut down the Asherah poles, and they broke down the high places and the altars in all of Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned, every one to his own possession and his own city.

٢ 2 وَأَقَامَ حَزَقِيَّا فِرَقَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ حَسَبَ أَقْسَامِهِمْ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ حَسَبَ خِدْمَتِهِ، ٱلْكَهَنَةَ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ لِلْمُحْرَقَاتِ وَذَبَائِحِ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ، لِلْخِدْمَةِ وَٱلْحَمْدِ وَٱلتَّسْبِيحِ فِي أَبْوَابِ مَحَلَّاتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

Hezekiah assigned the divisions of the priests and the Levites organized by their divisions, each man assigned to his work, both the priests and the Levites. He assigned them to make the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise at the gates of Yahweh's temple.

٣ 3 وَأَعْطَى ٱلْمَلِكُ حِصَّةً مِنْ مَالِهِ لِلْمُحْرَقَاتِ، مُحْرَقَاتِ ٱلصَّبَاحِ وَٱلْمَسَاءِ، وَٱلْمُحْرَقَاتِ لِلسُّبُوتِ وَٱلْأَشْهُرِ وَٱلْمَوَاسِمِ، كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي شَرِيعَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

He also assigned the king's portion for the burnt offerings from his own possessions, that is, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbath days, the new moons, and the fixed festivals, as it was written in the law of Yahweh.

٤ 4 وَقَالَ لِلشَّعْبِ سُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ أَنْ يُعْطُوا حِصَّةَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ لِكَيْ يَتَمَسَّكُوا بِشَرِيعَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

Moreover, he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion for the priests and the Levites, so that they might concentrate on obeying the law of Yahweh.

٥ 5 وَلَمَّا شَاعَ ٱلْأَمْرُ كَثَّرَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ أَوَائِلِ ٱلْحِنْطَةِ وَٱلْمِسْطَارِ وَٱلزَّيْتِ وَٱلْعَسَلِ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ غَلَّةِ ٱلْحَقْلِ وَأَتَوْا بِعُشْرِ ٱلْجَمِيعِ بِكِثْرَةٍ.

As soon as the command was sent out, the people of Israel generously gave the firstfruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey, and from all their harvest of the field. They brought in a tithe of everything, which was a great quantity.

٦ 6 وَبَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا ٱلسَّاكِنُونَ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا أَتَوْا هُمْ أَيْضًا بِعُشْرِ ٱلْبَقَرِ وَٱلضَّأْنِ، وَعُشْرِ ٱلْأَقْدَاسِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةِ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِمْ، وَجَعَلُوهَا صُبَرًا صُبَرًا.

The people of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of the holy things that were set apart to Yahweh their God, and they piled them up in heaps.

٧ 7 فِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلثَّالِثِ ٱبْتَدَأُوا بِتَأْسِيسِ ٱلصُّبَرِ، وَفِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلسَّابِعِ أَكْمَلُوا.

It was in the third month when they began piling up their contribution in heaps, and they finished in the seventh month.

٨ 8 وَجَاءَ حَزَقِيَّا وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ وَرَأَوْا ٱلصُّبَرَ، فَبَارَكُوا ٱلرَّبَّ وَشَعْبَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

When Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed Yahweh and his people Israel.

٩ 9 وَسَأَلَ حَزَقِيَّا ٱلْكَهَنَةَ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ عَنِ ٱلصُّبَرِ،

Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites about the heaps.

١٠ 10 فَكَلَّمَهُ عَزَرْيَا ٱلْكَاهِنُ ٱلرَّأْسُ لِبَيْتِ صَادُوقَ وَقَالَ: «مُنْذُ ٱبْتَدَأَ بِجَلْبِ ٱلتَّقْدِمَةِ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، أَكَلْنَا وَشَبِعْنَا وَفَضَلَ عَنَّا بِكِثْرَةٍ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ بَارَكَ شَعْبَهُ، وَٱلَّذِي فَضَلَ هُوَ هَذِهِ ٱلْكَثْرَةُ».

Azariah, the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, “Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of Yahweh, we have eaten and had enough, and have plenty left over, for Yahweh has blessed his people. What was left over is this large amount here.”

١١ 11 وَأَمَرَ حَزَقِيَّا بِإِعْدَادِ مَخَادِعَ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَأَعَدُّوا.

Then Hezekiah commanded storerooms to be prepared in the house of Yahweh, and they prepared them.

١٢ 12 وَأَتَوْا بِٱلتَّقْدِمَةِ وَٱلْعُشْرِ وَٱلْأَقْدَاسِ بِأَمَانَةٍ. وَكَانَ رَئِيسًا عَلَيْهِمْ كُونَنْيَا ٱللَّاوِيُّ، وَشِمْعِي أَخُوهُ ٱلثَّانِي،

Then they faithfully brought in the offerings, the tithes and the things that belonged to Yahweh. Konaniah the Levite was the manager in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second to him.

١٣ 13 وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعَزَزْيَا وَنَحَثُ وَعَسَائِيلُ وَيَرِيمُوثُ وَيُوزَابَادُ وَإِيلِيئِيلُ وَيَسْمَخْيَا وَمَحَثُ وَبَنَايَا وُكَلَاءَ تَحْتَ يَدِ كُونَنْيَا وَشِمْعِي أَخِيهِ، حَسَبَ تَعْيِينِ حَزَقِيَّا ٱلْمَلِكِ وَعَزَرْيَا رَئِيسِ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ.

Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were managers under the hand of Konaniah and Shimei his brother, by appointment of Hezekiah, the king, and Azariah, the official over the house of God.

١٤ 14 وَقُورِي بْنُ يَمْنَةَ ٱللَّاوِيُّ ٱلْبَوَّابُ نَحْوَ ٱلشَّرْقِ كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْمُتَبَرَّعِ بِهِ لِلهِ لِإِعْطَاءِ تَقْدِمَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَقْدَاسِ ٱلْأَقْدَاسِ.

Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east gate, was over the free will offerings of God, in charge of distributing the offerings to Yahweh and the most holy offerings.

١٥ 15 وَتَحْتَ يَدِهِ: عَدَنُ وَمَنْيَامِينُ وَيَشُوعُ وَشِمْعِيَا وَأَمَرْيَا وَشَكُنْيَا فِي مُدُنِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ بِأَمَانَةٍ لِيُعْطُوا لِإِخْوَتِهِمْ حَسَبَ ٱلْفِرَقِ ٱلْكَبِيرِ كَٱلصَّغِيرِ،

Under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests. They filled offices of trust, in order to give these offerings to their brothers division by division, to both the important and the unimportant.

١٦ 16 فَضْلًا عَنِ ٱنْتِسَابِ ذُكُورِهِمْ مِنِ ٱبْنِ ثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ فَمَا فَوْقُ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاخِلٍ بَيْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ، أَمْرَ كُلِّ يَوْمٍ بِيَوْمِهِ حَسَبَ خِدْمَتِهِمْ فِي حِرَاسَاتِهِمْ حَسَبَ أَقْسَامِهِمْ،

They also gave to those males three years old and up, who were listed in the records of their ancestors who entered the house of Yahweh, as required by the daily schedule, to do the work in their offices and their divisions.

١٧ 17 وَٱنْتِسَابِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ حَسَبَ بُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ، وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ مِنِ ٱبْنِ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فَمَا فَوْقُ حَسَبَ حِرَاسَاتِهِمْ وَأَقْسَامِهِمْ،

They distributed to the priests according to the records of their ancestors, and the same to the Levites twenty years old and more, according to their offices and their divisions.

١٨ 18 وَٱنْتِسَابِ جَمِيعِ أَطْفَالِهِمْ وَنِسَائِهِمْ وَبَنِيهِمْ وَبَنَاتِهِمْ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ، لِأَنَّهُمْ بِأَمَانَتِهِمْ تَقَدَّسُوا تَقَدُّسًا.

They included all their little ones, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, through the whole community, for they were faithful in keeping themselves holy.

١٩ 19 وَمِنْ بَنِي هَارُونَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ فِي حُقُولِ مَسَارِحِ مُدُنِهِمْ فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ فَمَدِينَةٍ، ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْمُعَيَّنَةُ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ لِإِعْطَاءِ حِصَصٍ لِكُلِّ ذَكَرٍ مِنَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَلِكُلِّ مَنِ ٱنْتَسَبَ مِنَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ.

For the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who were in the fields of the villages belonging to their cities, or in every city, there were men assigned by name to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all who were listed in the records of their ancestors as being among the Levites.

٢٠ 20 هَكَذَا عَمِلَ حَزَقِيَّا فِي كُلِّ يَهُوذَا، وَعَمِلَ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ وَحَقٌّ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ.

Hezekiah did this throughout all Judah. He accomplished what was good, right, and faithful before Yahweh, his God.

٢١ 21 وَكُلُّ عَمَلٍ ٱبْتَدَأَ بِهِ فِي خِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ وَفِي ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ وَٱلْوَصِيَّةِ لِيَطْلُبَ إِلَهَهُ، إِنَّمَا عَمِلَهُ بِكُلِّ قَلْبِهِ وَأَفْلَحَ.

In every project that he began in the service of the house of God, the law, and the commandments, to seek his God, he performed it with all his heart, and he succeeded.