2 Tawarikh 35

1 Kemudian Yosia merayakan Paskah di Yerusalem untuk menghormati TUHAN. Domba untuk perayaan itu disembelih pada tanggal 14 bulan satu.

Now Josiah kept the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and it was immolated on the fourteenth day of the first month.

2 Yosia membagikan kepada para imam tugas-tugas yang harus mereka kerjakan di Rumah TUHAN, dan ia menganjurkan supaya mereka mengerjakannya dengan baik.

And he appointed the priests in their offices, and he exhorted them to minister in the house of the Lord.

3 Orang-orang Lewi yang telah dikhususkan untuk TUHAN, dan yang menjadi guru-guru Israel mendapat perintah ini dari Yosia, "Taruhlah Peti Perjanjian TUHAN yang suci itu di dalam Rumah TUHAN yang didirikan oleh Raja Salomo putra Daud. Tidak usah kalian memindah-mindahkannya lagi. Layanilah TUHAN Allahmu dan bangsa Israel umat-Nya.

Also, he spoke with the Levites, by whose instruction all of Israel was sanctified to the Lord, saying: “Place the ark in the sanctuary of the temple, which Solomon, the son of David, the king of Israel, built. For never again shall you carry it. Instead, now you shall minister to the Lord your God, and to his people Israel.

4 Bersiaplah di Rumah TUHAN menurut regu-regumu, sesuai dengan pembagian tugas yang ditetapkan kepadamu oleh Raja Daud dan Raja Salomo putranya.

And prepare yourselves by your houses and families, within each division, just as David, the king of Israel, instructed, and just as his son Solomon has written.

5 Aturlah regu-regumu itu sedemikian rupa sehingga selalu ada dari kalian yang dapat menolong setiap kelompok orang Israel di Rumah TUHAN.

And minister in the sanctuary, by the Levitical families and companies.

6 Kalian harus memotong domba untuk perayaan Paskah. Oleh karena itu siapkanlah dirimu agar patut menyembah TUHAN, dan siapkanlah juga kurban-kurban yang harus dipersembahkan kepada TUHAN, supaya dengan demikian orang-orang Israel yang lainnya dapat menjalankan apa yang diperintahkan oleh TUHAN melalui Musa."

And having been sanctified, immolate the Passover. And then prepare your brothers, so that they may be able to act in accord with the words which the Lord has spoken by the hand of Moses.”

7 Supaya orang-orang yang hadir di perayaan Paskah itu dapat mempersembahkan kurban Paskah, Raja Yosia menyumbang dari ternaknya sendiri 30.000 ekor domba, anak domba, dan kambing muda, serta 3.000 ekor sapi jantan.

After this, Josiah gave to all the people, those who had been found there at the solemnity of the Passover, thirty thousand lambs and young goats from the flocks, and other kinds of small cattle, and also three thousand oxen. All these were from the substance of the king.

8 Para pegawai Yosia pun memberi sumbangan untuk imam-imam, dan orang Lewi dari seluruh rakyat. Pegawai-pegawai yang diserahi tanggung jawab untuk Rumah TUHAN, yaitu Imam Agung Hilkia, dan Zakharia, serta Yehiel, ketiga-tiganya memberikan kepada para imam 2.600 ekor anak domba dan kambing muda serta 300 ekor sapi jantan untuk persembahan dalam perayaan itu.

Also, his rulers offered what they had vowed freely, as much for the people as for the priests and Levites. Moreover, Hilkiah, and Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the house of the Lord, gave to the priests, in order to observe the Passover, two thousand six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.

9 Para pemimpin orang Lewi, yaitu: Konanya, Semaya dan Netaneel saudaranya, Hasabya, Yeiel, dan Yozabad, memberikan kepada orang Lewi 5.000 ekor anak domba dan kambing muda serta 500 ekor sapi jantan untuk persembahan dalam perayaan itu.

And Conaniah, with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, indeed also Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, rulers of the Levites, gave to the rest of the Levites, in order to celebrate the Passover, five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.

10 Setelah semuanya siap untuk perayaan Paskah, imam-imam dan regu-regu orang Lewi mengambil tempatnya masing-masing seperti yang diperintahkan oleh raja.

And the ministry was prepared. And the priests stood in their office, and the Levites also stood in their companies, according to the order of the king.

11 Lalu mereka menyembelih binatang untuk perayaan Paskah; orang Lewi mengulitinya dan para imam memercikkan darah binatang itu ke atas mezbah.

And the Passover was immolated. And the priests sprinkled the blood with their hand, and the Levites drew away the pelts of the holocausts.

12 Setiap kelompok keluarga yang hadir di situ mendapat seekor dari binatang-binatang yang akan dipersembahkan sebagai kurban bakaran. Dengan demikian mereka dapat mempersembahkan kurban menurut peraturan yang tercantum dalam buku Hukum Musa.

And they put these aside, so that they might give them to each one, by their houses and families, and so that they might be offered to the Lord, just as it was written in the book of Moses. And with the oxen, they acted similarly.

13 Lalu orang-orang Lewi memanggang kurban Paskah itu di atas api, sesuai dengan peraturan, dan merebus kurban-kurban khusus di dalam kuali, periuk dan belanga, kemudian dagingnya cepat-cepat dibagikan kepada orang-orang.

And they roasted the Passover above fire, in accord with what was written in the law. Yet truly, the victims of peace offerings they boiled in cauldrons and kettles and pots. And they promptly distributed these to all the common people.

14 Sesudah itu barulah orang-orang Lewi menyiapkan bagian untuk mereka sendiri dan untuk para imam keturunan Harun. Sebab, sampai malam para imam itu bekerja terus mempersembahkan binatang-binatang sebagai kurban bakaran, dan membakar lemak dari kurban-kurban itu.

Then afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests. Indeed, the priests had been occupied in the oblations of the holocausts and the fat offerings, even until night. Therefore, the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron, last.

15 Para ahli musik dari kaum Asaf dalam suku Lewi berada pada tempat tugas yang sudah ditentukan oleh Raja Daud bagi mereka. Inilah nama-nama mereka: Asaf, Heman, dan Yedutun, seorang nabi yang bekerja untuk raja. Para pengawal pintu-pintu gerbang tidak perlu meninggalkan pos mereka, karena mereka dapat merayakan Paskah di tempat tugas mereka dengan bantuan orang-orang Lewi lainnya.

Now the singers, the sons of Asaph, were standing in their order, according to the instruction of David, and of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the prophets of the king. Truly, the porters kept watch at each gate, so as not to depart from their ministry even for one moment. And for this reason, their brothers, the Levites, prepared foods for them.

16 Pada hari itu mereka melakukan segala sesuatu yang diperintahkan oleh Raja Yosia untuk perayaan Paskah, termasuk persembahan-persembahan pada mezbah.

And so, the entire worship ritual of the Lord was completed on that day, so that they observed the Passover and offered holocausts upon the altar of the Lord, in accord with the precept of king Josiah.

17 Tujuh hari lamanya seluruh rakyat Israel yang hadir di situ merayakan Paskah dan Pesta Roti Tidak Beragi.

And the sons of Israel, who had been found there, kept the Passover at that time, with the solemnity of unleavened bread, for seven days.

18 Paskah seperti itu belum pernah dirayakan lagi sejak masa Nabi Samuel. Tidak seorang pun dari raja-raja sebelumnya pernah merayakan Paskah seperti yang dirayakan

There was no Passover similar to this one in Israel, from the days of Samuel the prophet. And neither did anyone, out of all the kings of Israel, keep such a Passover as did Josiah, the priests and Levites, and all those of Judah and Israel who had been found, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

19 dalam tahun kedelapan belas pemerintahan Yosia itu, oleh raja itu sendiri bersama imam-imam, orang Lewi, orang Yehuda dan Israel, serta penduduk Yerusalem.

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah, this Passover was celebrated.

20 Setelah Raja Yosia melakukan semuanya itu untuk Rumah TUHAN; Nekho raja Mesir memimpin pasukannya untuk berperang di Karkemis dekat Sungai Efrat. Yosia berusaha mencegah dia,

After Josiah had repaired the temple, Neco, the king of Egypt, ascended to fight at Carchemish, beside the Euphrates. And Josiah went out to meet him.

21 tetapi Nekho mengirim berita ini kepada Yosia, "Perang ini bukan menyangkut engkau, raja Yehuda! Aku datang bukan untuk melawan engkau, melainkan untuk melawan musuh-musuhku, dan Allah menyuruh aku bertindak cepat. Allah ada di pihakku, karena itu janganlah menghalangi Dia, nanti engkau dihancurkan-Nya."

But he sent messengers to him, saying: “What is there between me and you, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today. Instead, I am fighting against another house, to which God instructed me to go promptly. Refrain from acting against God, who is with me, otherwise he may kill you.”

22 Tetapi Yosia berkeras untuk melawan, dan tidak mau menuruti apa yang dikatakan Allah melalui Raja Nekho. Yosia menyamar lalu memasuki pertempuran di dataran rendah Megido.

Josiah was not willing to return. Instead, he prepared for war against him. Neither would he agree to the words of Neco from the mouth of God. In truth, he traveled so that he might do battle in the field of Megiddo.

23 Dalam pertempuran itu Raja Yosia terkena panah. Lalu ia memerintahkan hamba-hambanya supaya membawa dia keluar dari pertempuran karena ia luka berat.

And there, having been wounded by archers, he said to his servants: “Lead me away from the battle. For I have been severely wounded.”

24 Mereka mengangkat dia dari keretanya dan memindahkannya ke kereta lain yang ada di situ, kemudian membawanya ke Yerusalem. Di sana ia meninggal dan dikuburkan di makam raja-raja. Seluruh rakyat Yehuda dan Yerusalem berkabung atas kematiannya.

And they took him from the chariot, into another chariot which was following him, as was the custom of kings. And they transported him to Jerusalem. And he died, and he was buried in the mausoleum of his fathers. And all of Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him,

25 Nabi Yeremia menggubah sebuah nyanyian ratapan untuk Raja Yosia. Sampai sekarang nyanyian itu dipakai di Israel oleh para penyanyi, baik pria maupun wanita, dalam peringatan perkabungan untuk Yosia. Nyanyian itu telah dimasukkan ke dalam kumpulan nyanyian-nyanyian ratapan.

most of all Jeremiah. All the singing men and women repeat his lamentations over Josiah, even to the present day. And this has become like a law in Israel. Behold, it is found written in the Lamentations.

26 Kisah lain mengenai Yosia, mengenai cintanya kepada TUHAN, dan ketaatannya kepada hukum-hukum TUHAN,

Now the rest of the words of Josiah, and his mercies, which were instructed by the law of the Lord,

27 singkatnya, mengenai seluruh riwayat hidupnya dari mula sampai akhir, sudah dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Israel dan Yehuda.

and also his works, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.