2 Chronicles 30

1 and to send: depart Hezekiah upon all Israel and Judah and also letter to write upon Ephraim and Manasseh to/for to come (in): come to/for house: temple LORD in/on/with Jerusalem to/for to make: do Passover to/for LORD God Israel

Then Hezekiah sent an announcement to everyone in Israel and Judah, and also sent letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the Lord, the God of Israel.

2 and to advise [the] king and ruler his and all [the] assembly in/on/with Jerusalem to/for to make: do [the] Passover in/on/with month [the] second

The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to observe the Passover in the second month,

3 for not be able to/for to make: do him in/on/with time [the] he/she/it for [the] priest not to consecrate: consecate to/for what? sufficiency and [the] people not to gather to/for Jerusalem

because they hadn't been able to observe it at the usual time since not enough priests had purified themselves and the people hadn't had time to get to Jerusalem.

4 and to smooth [the] word: thing in/on/with eye: appearance [the] king and in/on/with eye: appearance all [the] assembly

The plan seemed right to both the king and the whole assembly.

5 and to stand: appoint word: promised to/for to pass voice: message in/on/with all Israel from Beersheba Beersheba and till Dan to/for to come (in): come to/for to make: do Passover to/for LORD God Israel in/on/with Jerusalem for not to/for abundance to make: do like/as to write

So they decided to send an announcement to everyone in Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, inviting people to come and keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem, for many had not done as the Law required.

6 and to go: went [the] to run: run in/on/with letter from hand: to [the] king and ruler his in/on/with all Israel and Judah and like/as commandment [the] king to/for to say son: descendant/people Israel to return: return to(wards) LORD God Abraham Isaac and Israel and to return: return to(wards) [the] survivor [the] to remain to/for you from palm king Assyria

So messengers went to all of Israel and Judah carrying letters from the king and his officials and with the king's authorization. They said, “Children of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may return to you who are left, who have escaped the oppression of the kings of Assyria.

7 and not to be like/as father your and like/as brother: male-sibling your which be unfaithful in/on/with LORD God father their and to give: make them to/for horror: destroyed like/as as which you(m. p.) to see: see

Don't be like your fathers and those of you who sinned against the Lord, the God of your forefathers He made them into something horrifying, as you can see.

8 now not to harden neck your like/as father your to give: give hand: themselves to/for LORD and to come (in): come to/for sanctuary his which to consecrate: consecate to/for forever: enduring and to serve: minister [obj] LORD God your and to return: return from you burning anger face: anger his

So don't be proud and obstinate like your fathers, but give yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has made holy forever, and serve the Lord your God, that his fierce anger may no longer fall on you.

9 for in/on/with to return: return you upon LORD brother: male-sibling your and son: child your to/for compassion to/for face: before to take captive them and to/for to return: return to/for land: country/planet [the] this for gracious and compassionate LORD God your and not to turn aside: turn aside face from you if to return: return to(wards) him

If you come back to the Lord, your relatives and children will receive mercy from their captors and will return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful. He will not reject you if you come back to him.”

10 and to be [the] to run: run to pass from city to/for city in/on/with land: country/planet Ephraim and Manasseh and till Zebulun and to be to laugh upon them and to mock in/on/with them

The messengers went from town to town all over the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people laughed at them and mocked them.

11 surely human from Asher and Manasseh and from Zebulun be humble and to come (in): come to/for Jerusalem

Only some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun weren't too proud to go to Jerusalem.

12 also in/on/with Judah to be hand: power [the] God to/for to give: give to/for them heart one to/for to make: do commandment [the] king and [the] ruler in/on/with word LORD

At this time the power of God was helping the people in Judah to all have the same desire to follow the orders of the king and his officials, as indicated by the word of the Lord.

13 and to gather Jerusalem people many to/for to make: do [obj] feast [the] unleavened bread in/on/with month [the] second assembly to/for abundance much

Many people gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month—a really large crowd.

14 and to arise: establish and to turn aside: remove [obj] [the] altar which in/on/with Jerusalem and [obj] all [the] incense-altar to turn aside: remove and to throw to/for torrent: valley Kidron

They went and removed the pagan altars in Jerusalem as well as the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.

15 and to slaughter [the] Passover in/on/with four ten to/for month [the] second and [the] priest and [the] Levi be humiliated and to consecrate: consecate and to come (in): bring burnt offering house: temple LORD

On the fourteenth day of the second month they killed the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they purified themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Lord's Temple.

16 and to stand: stand upon post their like/as justice: custom their like/as instruction Moses man [the] God [the] priest to scatter [obj] [the] blood from hand [the] Levi

They stood at their assigned positions, according to the law of Moses, the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood of the sacrifices, which the Levites gave to them.

17 for many in/on/with assembly which not to consecrate: consecate and [the] Levi upon slaughtering [the] Passover to/for all not pure to/for to consecrate: consecate to/for LORD

Since many people in the assembly had not purified themselves, the Levites had to kill the Passover lambs on behalf of every unclean person to dedicate the lambs to the Lord.

18 for greatness [the] people many from Ephraim and Manasseh Issachar and Zebulun not be pure for to eat [obj] [the] Passover in/on/with not like/as to write for to pray Hezekiah upon them to/for to say LORD [the] pleasant to atone about/through/for

Most of the people, many of those from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not purified themselves. Yet they ate the Passover meal even though this was not what the Law required, for Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord forgive everyone

19 all heart his to establish: establish to/for to seek [the] God LORD God father his and not like/as purifying [the] holiness

who sincerely wants to follow the Lord God, the God of their forefathers, even though they're not clean according to the sanctuary requirements.”

20 and to hear: hear LORD to(wards) Hezekiah and to heal [obj] [the] people

The Lord accepted Hezekiah's prayer and permitted them this violation.

21 and to make: do son: descendant/people Israel [the] to find (in/on/with Jerusalem *Lb) [obj] feast [the] unleavened bread seven day in/on/with joy great: large and to boast: praise to/for LORD day: daily in/on/with day: daily [the] Levi and [the] priest in/on/with article/utensil strength to/for LORD

The people of Israel who were there in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great enthusiasm, and every day the Levites and priests praised the Lord, accompanied by loud instruments.

22 and to speak: speak Hezekiah upon heart all [the] Levi [the] be prudent understanding pleasant to/for LORD and to eat [obj] [the] meeting: festival seven [the] day to sacrifice sacrifice peace offering and to give thanks to/for LORD God father their

Hezekiah spoke positively to all the Levites who showed a good understanding of the Lord. For seven days they ate the food that was assigned to them, presented friendship offerings, and gave thanks to the Lord, the God of their forefathers.

23 and to advise all [the] assembly to/for to make: do seven day another and to make: do seven day joy

Everyone then agreed to continue to celebrate the festival for seven more days. So for another seven days they celebrated, full of joy.

24 for Hezekiah king Judah to exalt to/for assembly thousand bullock and seven thousand flock and [the] ruler to exalt to/for assembly bullock thousand and flock ten thousand and to consecrate: consecate priest to/for abundance

Hezekiah, king of Judah, gave a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep as offerings on behalf of the assembly. The officials in turn gave a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep on as offerings on behalf of the assembly. A large number of priests purified themselves.

25 and to rejoice all assembly Judah and [the] priest and [the] Levi and all [the] assembly [the] to come (in): come from Israel and [the] sojourner [the] to come (in): come from land: country/planet Israel and [the] to dwell in/on/with Judah

The whole assembly of Judah celebrated, together with the priests and Levites, and also with the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners from Israel and those living in Judah.

26 and to be joy great: large in/on/with Jerusalem for from day Solomon son: child David king Israel not like/as this in/on/with Jerusalem

There was such tremendous happiness in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel, nothing like this had happened in the city.

27 and to arise: rise [the] priest [the] Levi and to bless [obj] [the] people and to hear: hear in/on/with voice their and to come (in): come prayer their to/for habitation holiness his to/for heaven

The priests and the Levites stood up to bless the people, and God heard them—their prayer ascended to where he lived in heaven.