2 Dnevnika 34
1 Osam godina bijaše Josiji kad poèe carovati, i carova trideset i jednu godinu u Jerusalimu.
Josiah was eight when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.
2 On èinjaše što je pravo pred Gospodom i hoðaše putovima Davida oca svojega i ne otstupaše ni nadesno ni nalijevo.
He did what was right in the Lord's sight and followed the ways of his forefather David—he did not deviate to the right or to the left.
3 Jer osme godine carovanja svojega, dok još bješe dijete, poèe tražiti Boga Davida oca svojega; a dvanaeste godine poèe èistiti Judeju i Jerusalim od visina i od lugova i od likova rezanijeh i livenijeh.
In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to publicly worship the God of David his forefather, and in the twelfth year of his reign he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem by removing the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the metal images.
4 Jer pred njim raskopaše oltare Valima, i likove sunèane koji bijahu na njima isijeèe, i gajeve, i likove rezane i livene izlomi i satr, i razasu po grobovima onijeh koji im prinosiše žrtve;
He had the altars of Baal torn down in front of him, and the incense altars above them cut down. In addition, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the metal images were smashed to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had been sacrificing to them.
5 A kosti sveštenièke sažeže na oltarima njihovijem; i oèisti Judeju i Jerusalim;
He burned the bones of the idolatrous priests on their altars. In this way he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
6 Tako i gradove Manasijine i Jefremove i Simeunove i do Neftalima, i pustoši njihove unaokolo.
Josiah repeated this in the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, all the way to Naphtali, and in their surrounding areas.
7 I tako obori oltare i gajeve, i likove izlomi i satr, i sve likove sunèane isijeèe po svoj zemlji Izrailjevoj; potom se vrati u Jerusalim.
He tore down the altars and crushed the Asherah poles and the images to dust, and cut down all the incense altars across the whole land of Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.
8 A osamnaeste godine carovanja svojega, pošto oèisti zemlju i dom, posla Safana sina Azalijina i Masiju zapovjednika gradskoga i Joaha sina Joahazova, pametara, da se opravi dom Gospoda Boga njegova.
In the eighteenth year of his reign, once he had finished cleansing the land and the Temple, Josiah sent Shaphan, son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city governor, and Joah, son of Joahaz, the record-keeper, to repair the Temple of the Lord his God.
9 I oni otidoše ka Helkiji poglavaru sveštenièkom, i predaše novce donesene u dom Božji, koje skupiše Leviti vratari od sinova Manasijinih i Jefremovijeh i od svega ostatka Izrailjeva, i od svega Jude i Venijamina, pa se vratiše u Jerusalim;
They went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought to God's Temple. The Levites at the entrances had collected this money from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from what was left of the people of Israel, as well as contributions from Judah, Benjamin, and the people of Jerusalem.
10 I dadoše nastojnicima nad poslom, koji bijahu nad domom Gospodnjim, a oni ih davahu poslenicima koji raðahu u domu Gospodnjem opravljajuæi što je trošno i utvrðujuæi dom;
They handed it over to those who were supervising the repair work on Lord's Temple, who in turn paid the workmen doing the restoring and repairing.
11 Davahu drvodjeljama i kamenarima da se kupuje kamenje tesano i drvo za grede i da se pobrvnaju kuæe koje bijahu razvalili carevi Judini.
They also paid carpenters and builders to buy cut stone, as well as timber for joists and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had let deteriorate.
12 A ti ljudi raðahu vjerno posao; i nad njima bijahu postavljeni Jat i Ovadija Leviti od sinova Merarijevih, i Zaharija i Mesulam od sinova Katovijeh da nastoje oko posla; i ti Leviti svi umijahu udarati u sprave muzièke.
The men did good, honest work. In charge of them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites from the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, Levites from the sons of the Kohathites. The Levites, all skilled musicians,
13 I bijahu nad nosiocima i nad svijem poslenicima u svakoj službi, i pisari i upravitelji i vratari bijahu Leviti.
were in charge of the workmen and directed everyone involved, depending on what was required. Some of the Levites were scribes, some officers, and some gatekeepers.
14 I kad iznošahu novce donesene u dom Gospodnji, naðe Helkija sveštenik knjigu zakona Gospodnjega danoga preko Mojsija.
In the process of taking out the money donated to the Lord's Temple, Hilkiah the priest discovered the Book of the Lord's Law written down by Moses.
15 I kaza Helkija Safanu pisaru i reèe: naðoh zakonik u domu Gospodnjem. I dade Helkija knjigu Safanu.
Hilkiah told Shaphan the scribe, “I've found the Book of the Law in the Lord's Temple.” He gave it to Shaphan.
16 A Safan odnese knjigu caru i javi mu govoreæi: sluge tvoje rade sve što im je zapovjeðeno.
Shaphan took the book to the king and told him, “We your servants are doing everything we were instructed to do.
17 Jer pokupivši novce što se naðoše u domu Gospodnjem, dadoše ih nastojnicima i poslenicima.
The money collected at the Lord's Temple has been handed over to those who are supervising the workers, paying them to do the repairs.”
18 I još kaza Safan pisar caru govoreæi: knjigu mi dade Helkija sveštenik. I proèita je Safan caru.
Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest gave me this book.” Shaphan read it to the king.
19 A kad car èu šta govori zakon, razdrije haljine svoje.
When the king heard what the Law said, he tore his clothes.
20 I zapovjedi car Helkiji i Ahikamu sinu Safanovu i Avdonu sinu Mihejinu i Safanu pisaru i Asaji sluzi carevu, govoreæi:
Then he issue the following orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam, son of Shaphan, Abdon, son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, the king's assistant:
21 Idite upitajte Gospoda za me i za ostatak u Izrailju i Judi radi rijeèi ove knjige što se naðe, jer je velik gnjev Gospodnji koji se izlio na nas zato što oci naši ne držaše rijeèi Gospodnje da èine sve onako kako je napisano u ovoj knjizi.
“Go and talk to the Lord for me, and also for those who still live in Israel and Judah, about what is said in the book that's been found. For the Lord must be really angry with us because our forefathers have not obeyed the Lord's instructions by following all that's written in this book.”
22 I tako otide Helkija i ljudi carevi k Oldi proroèici, ženi Saluma sina Tekuja sina Asre riznièara, a ona sjeðaše u Jerusalimu u drugom kraju, i govoriše s njom o tom.
Hilkiah and those the king had selected went and talked with Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum, son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, custodian of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the city's second quarter.
23 A ona im reèe: ovako veli Gospod Bog Izrailjev: kažite èovjeku koji vas je poslao k meni:
Huldah told them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me,
24 Ovako veli Gospod: evo pustiæu zlo na to mjesto i na stanovnike njegove, sve kletve napisane u knjizi, koju su proèitali caru Judinu.
this is what the Lord says: I am about to bring disaster down on this place and on its people, in accordance with all the curses written in the book that has been read to the king of Judah.
25 Zato što me ostaviše i kadiše drugim bogovima da bi me gnjevili svijem djelima ruku svojih, zato æe se izliti gnjev moj na to mjesto i neæe se ugasiti.
They have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to other gods, making me angry by everything they've done. My anger will be poured out upon this place and will not be stopped.
26 A caru Judinu koji vas je poslao da upitate Gospoda, ovako mu recite: ovako veli Gospod Bog Izrailjev za rijeèi koje si èuo:
But tell the king of Judah who sent you to ask the Lord, tell him this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: As for the what you heard read to you—
27 Što je odmeknulo srce tvoje i ponizio si se pred Bogom kad si èuo što je rekao za to mjesto i za stanovnike njegove, i ponizivši se preda mnom razdro si haljine svoje i plakao preda mnom, zato i ja usliših tebe, veli Gospod.
because you were receptive and repentant before God when you heard his warnings against this place and against its people, and because you have repented, tearing your clothes and weeping before me, I have also heard you, declares the Lord.
28 Evo, ja æu te pribrati k ocima tvojim, i na miru æeš biti pribran u grob svoj, i neæeš vidjeti svojim oèima zla koje æu pustiti na to mjesto i na stanovnike njegove. I kazaše to caru.
All this will not happen until after you have died, and you will die in peace. You will not see all the disaster that I'm going to bring down on this place and on its inhabitants.” They went back to the king and gave him her response.
29 Tada posla car te skupi sve starješine Judine i Jerusalimske.
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
30 I otide car u dom Gospodnji i svi ljudi iz zemlje Judine i Jerusalimljani, i sveštenici i Leviti i vas narod, malo i veliko, i proèita im sve rijeèi knjige zavjetne, koja se naðe u domu Gospodnjem.
He went to the Lord's Temple with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, together with the priests and the Levites, all the people from the least to the greatest, and he read to them the whole Book of the Agreement that had been discovered in the Lord's Temple.
31 I car stojeæi na svom mjestu zadade vjeru pred Gospodom da æe iæi za Gospodom i držati zapovijesti njegove i svjedoèanstva njegova i uredbe njegove svijem srcem i svom dušom svojom vršeæi rijeèi toga zavjeta napisane u toj knjizi.
The king stood by the pillar and made a solemn agreement before the Lord to follow him and to keep his commandments, laws, and regulations with total dedication, and to observe the requirements of the agreement as written in the book.
32 I kaza, te pristaše svi koji se naðoše u Jerusalimu i u plemenu Venijaminovu; i èinjahu Jerusalimljani po zavjetu Boga Boga otaca svojih.
Then he had everyone present from Jerusalem and Benjamin stand up to show they agreed to it. So all the people of Jerusalem accepted and followed the agreement with God, the God of their forefathers.
33 I ukide Josija sve gadove po svijem krajevima sinova Izrailjevih, i uèini, te svi koji bijahu u Izrailju služahu Gospodu Bogu svojemu. Svega vijeka njegova ne otstupiše od Gospoda Boga otaca svojih.
Josiah demolished all the vile idols from the whole territory belonging to the Israelites, and he made everyone in Israel serve the Lord their God. During his reign they did not give up worshiping the Lord, the God of their fathers.
