Ii Paralipomenon 24
1 Septem annorum erat Ioas cum regnare cœpisset: et quadraginta annis regnavit in Ierusalem, nomen matris eius Sebia de Bersabee.
Seven years old, was Joash when he began to reign, and, forty years, reigned he, in Jerusalem, —and, the name of his mother, was Zibiah, of Beersheba.
2 Fecitque quod bonum est coram Domino cunctis diebus Ioiadæ sacerdotis.
And Joash did that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh, -all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
3 Accepit autem ei Ioiada uxores duas, e quibus genuit filios et filias.
And Jehoiada took for him two wives, —and he begat sons and daughters.
4 Post quæ placuit Ioas ut instauraret domum Domini.
And it came to pass, after this, that it was near the heart of Joash to renew the house of Yahweh.
5 Congregavitque Sacerdotes, et Levitas, et dixit eis: Egredimini ad civitates Iuda, et colligite de universo Israel pecuniam ad sartatecta templi Dei vestri, per singulos annos, festinatoque hoc facite: porro Levitæ egere negligentius.
So he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said unto them—Go ye out unto the cities of Judah, and gather out of all Israel silver to repair the house of your God, year by year, and, ye, shall hasten the matter, —but the Levites hastened it not.
6 Vocavitque rex Ioiadam principem, et dixit ei: Quare tibi non fuit curæ, ut cogeres Levitas inferre de Iuda et de Ierusalem pecuniam, quæ constituta est a Moyse servo Domini, ut inferret eam omnis multitudo Israel in tabernaculum testimonii?
Then the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Wherefore hast thou not required of the Levites, to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses the servant of Yahweh, and of the convocation of Israel, —for the tent of testimony?
7 Athalia enim impiissima, et filii eius destruxerunt domum Dei, et de universis, quæ sanctificata fuerant in templo Domini, ornaverunt fanum Baalim.
For, as for Athaliah the Lawless, her sons, brake up the House of God, —moreover, all the hallowed things of the house of Yahweh, offered they unto the Baalim.
8 Præcepit ergo rex, et fecerunt arcam: posueruntque eam iuxta portam domus Domini forinsecus.
So the king bade [them], and they made a certain chest, —and set it in the gate of the house of Yahweh, outside.
9 Et prædicatum est in Iuda et Ierusalem ut deferrent singuli pretium Domino, quod constituit Moyses servus Dei super omnem Israel in deserto.
And they made a proclamation, throughout Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in unto Yahweh the tribute of Moses the servant of God, laid upon Israel in the desert.
10 Lætatique sunt cuncti principes, et omnis populus: et ingressi contulerunt in arcam Domini, atque miserunt ita ut impleretur.
And all the rulers and all the people rejoiced, —and brought in and cast into the chest, until they had finished.
11 Cumque tempus esset ut deferrent arcam coram rege per manus Levitarum (videbant enim multam pecuniam) ingrediebatur scriba regis, et quem primus sacerdos constituerat: effundebantque pecuniam quæ erat in arca: porro arcam reportabant ad locum suum: sicque faciebant per singulos dies, et congregata est infinita pecunia.
And it came to pass, what time the chest was brought into the office of the king by the hand of the Levites, and when they had seen that abundant was the silver, that the scribe of the king came in, and the officer of the chief priest, and they emptied the chest, and bare it, and put it back in its place, —thus, they did, day by day, and collected silver, in abundance;
12 Quam dederunt rex et Ioiada his, qui præerant operibus domus Domini: at illi conducebant ex ea cæsores lapidum, et artifices operum singulorum ut instaurarent domum Domini: fabros quoque ferri et æris, ut quod cadere cœperat, fulciretur.
and the king and Jehoiada gave it unto such as were doing the work of labouring upon the house of Yahweh, and they were hiring masons and carpenters, to renew the house of Yahweh, —moreover also, such as were fashioners of iron and bronze, to repair the house of Yahweh.
13 Egeruntque hi qui operabantur industrie, et obducebatur parietum cicatrix per manus eorum, ac suscitaverunt domum Domini in statum pristinum, et firmiter eam stare fecerunt.
So the doers of the work wrought, and the work of restoration went forward, in their hand, —and they caused the house of God to stand forth according to its due proportions, and made it strong.
14 Cumque complessent omnia opera, detulerunt coram rege, et Ioiada reliquam partem pecuniæ: de qua facta sunt vasa templi in ministerium, et ad holocausta, phialæ quoque, et cetera vasa aurea et argentea: offerebantur holocausta in domo Domini iugiter cunctis diebus Ioiadæ.
And, when they had finished, they brought in before the king and Jehoiada the rest of the silver, and he made it into utensils for the house of Yahweh, utensils of attendance, and bowls and spoons, even utensils of gold and silver. Then were they offering ascending-sacrifices in the house of Yahweh, continually, all the days of Jehoiada.
15 Senuit autem Ioiada plenus dierum, et mortuus est cum esset centum triginta annorum.
But Jehoiada waxed old and became satisfied with days, and died, —a hundred and thirty years old, when he died.
16 Sepelieruntque eum in civitate David cum regibus, eo quod fecisset bonum cum Israel, et cum domo eius.
And they buried him in the city of David, with the kings, —because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and his house.
17 Postquam autem obiit Ioiada, ingressi sunt principes Iuda, et adoraverunt regem, qui delinitus obsequiis eorum, acquievit eis.
Now, after the death of Jehoiada, came the rulers of Judah, and bowed themselves down unto the king, —then, hearkened the king unto them.
18 Et dereliquerunt templum Domini Dei patrum suorum, servieruntque lucis et sculptilibus, et facta est ira contra Iudam, et Ierusalem propter hoc peccatum.
And they forsook the house of Yahweh, God of their fathers, and served the Sacred Stems, and the images, —so there was wrath against Judah and Jerusalem, for this their guilt.
19 Mittebatque eis prophetas ut reverterentur ad Dominum, quos protestantes, illi audire nolebant.
And he sent among them prophets, to bring them back unto Yahweh, —and they testified against them, but they would not give ear.
20 Spiritus itaque Dei induit Zachariam filium Ioiadæ sacerdotem, et stetit in conspectu populi, et dixit eis: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Quare transgredimini præceptum Domini, quod vobis non proderit, et dereliquistis Dominum ut derelinqueret vos?
And, the spirit of God, clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he took his stand above the people, —and said unto them, Thus, saith God, Wherefore are, ye, transgressing the commandments of Yahweh, so that ye cannot prosper, because ye have forsaken Yahweh, therefore hath he forsaken you.
21 Qui congregati adversus eum, miserunt lapides iuxta regis imperium in atrio domus Domini.
So they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones, by the commandment of the king, —in the court of the house of Yahweh.
22 Et non est recordatus Ioas rex misericordiæ, quam fecerat Ioiada pater illius secum, sed interfecit filium eius. Qui cum moreretur, ait: Videat Dominus, et requirat.
Thus Joash the king, remembered not, the lovingkindness which Jehoiada his father had done for him, but slew his son, —and, as he died, he said, Yahweh see and require!
23 Cumque evolutus esset annus, ascendit contra eum exercitus Syriæ: venitque in Iudam et Ierusalem, et interfecit cunctos principes populi, atque universam prædam miserunt regi in Damascum.
And it came to pass, when the year had gone round, that the force of Syria came up against him, and they entered Judah, and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the rulers of the people, from among the people, —and, all the spoil of them, sent they unto the king of Damascus.
24 Et certe cum permodicus venisset numerus Syrorum, tradidit Dominus in manibus eorum infinitam multitudinem, eo quod dereliquissent Dominum Deum patrum suorum: in Ioas quoque ignominiosa exercuere iudicia.
Although, with a comparatively few men, came the force of Syria, yet, Yahweh, delivered into their hand an exceeding large force, —because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers, —and, upon Joash, executed they judgments.
25 Et abeuntes dimiserunt eum in languoribus magnis: surrexerunt autem contra eum servi sui in ultionem sanguinis filii Ioiadæ sacerdotis, et occiderunt eum in lectulo suo, et mortuus est: sepelieruntque eum in Civitate David, sed non in sepulchris regum.
And, when they had departed from him, for they left him with sore diseases, his own servants conspired against him, for the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him upon his bed, and he died, —and, though they buried him in the city of David, yet did they not bury him in the sepulchres of the kings.
26 Insidiati vero sunt ei Zabad filius Semmaath Ammanitidis, et Iozabad filius Semarith Moabitidis.
Now, these, are they that conspired against him, —Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
27 Porro filii eius, ac summa pecuniæ, quæ adunata fuerat sub eo, et instauratio domus Dei scripta sunt diligentius in Libro regum: regnavit autem Amasias filius eius pro eo.
But, as for his sons, and the greatness of the oracle on him, and the foundation of the house of God, lo! there they are written, in the commentary of the Book of Kings, —and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
