The Second Book of Chronicles, Chapter 34דברי הימים ב 34

בֶּן שְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה שָׁנִ֖ים יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְאַחַת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם

Josiah eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדַרְכֵי֙ דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֔יו וְלֹא סָ֖ר יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול

And he did right in the sight of YHWH, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined to the right hand, nor to the left.

וּבִשְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה שָׁנִ֜ים לְמָלְכ֗וֹ וְהוּא֙ עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ נַ֔עַר הֵחֵ֕ל לִדְר֕וֹשׁ לֵאלֹהֵ֖י דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יו וּבִשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֗ה הֵחֵל֙ לְטַהֵ֔ר אֶת יְהוּדָה֙ וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם מִן הַבָּמוֹת֙ וְהָ֣אֲשֵׁרִ֔ים וְהַפְּסִלִ֖ים וְהַמַּסֵּכֽוֹת

For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

וַיְנַתְּצ֣וּ לְפָנָ֗יו אֵ֚ת מִזְבְּח֣וֹת הַבְּעָלִ֔ים וְהַֽחַמָּנִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר לְמַ֥עְלָה מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם גִּדֵּ֑עַ וְ֠הָאֲשֵׁרִים וְהַפְּסִלִ֤ים וְהַמַּסֵּכוֹת֙ שִׁבַּ֣ר וְהֵדַ֔ק וַיִּזְרֹק֙ עַל פְּנֵ֣י הַקְּבָרִ֔ים הַזֹּבְחִ֖ים לָהֶֽם

And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust , and strowed upon the graves of them that had sacrificed to them.

וְעַצְמוֹת֙ כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים שָׂרַ֖ף עַל מזבחותים מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑ם וַיְטַהֵ֥ר אֶת יְהוּדָ֖ה וְאֶת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

וּבְעָרֵ֨י מְנַשֶּׁ֧ה וְאֶפְרַ֛יִם וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן וְעַד נַפְתָּלִ֑י בהר בתיהם בְּחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם סָבִֽיב

And in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.

וַיְנַתֵּ֣ץ אֶת הַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹת וְאֶת הָאֲשֵׁרִ֤ים וְהַפְּסִלִים֙ כִּתַּ֣ת לְהֵדַ֔ק וְכָל הַֽחַמָּנִ֥ים גִּדַּ֖ע בְּכָל אֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּ֖שָׁב לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם

And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.

וּבִשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁמוֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙ לְמָלְכ֔וֹ לְטַהֵ֥ר הָאָ֖רֶץ וְהַבָּ֑יִת שָׁ֠לַח אֶת שָׁפָ֨ן בֶּן אֲצַלְיָ֜הוּ וְאֶת מַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הוּ שַׂר הָעִ֗יר וְ֠אֵת יוֹאָ֤ח בֶּן יֽוֹאָחָז֙ הַמַּזְכִּ֔יר לְחַזֵּ֕ק אֶת בֵּ֖ית יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽיו

Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of YHWH his God.

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ אֶל חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֗וֹל וַֽיִּתְּנוּ֮ אֶת הַכֶּסֶף֮ הַמּוּבָ֣א בֵית אֱלֹהִים֒ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָסְפֽוּ הַלְוִיִּם֩ שֹׁמְרֵ֨י הַסַּ֜ף מִיַּ֧ד מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה וְאֶפְרַ֗יִם וּמִכֹּל֙ שְׁאֵרִ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִכָּל יְהוּדָ֖ה וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן וישבי וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם

And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.

וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּ עַל יַד֙ עֹשֵׂ֣ה הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ אֹת֜וֹ עוֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר עֹשִׂים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה לִבְדּ֥וֹק וּלְחַזֵּ֖ק הַבָּֽיִת

And they put in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of YHWH, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of YHWH, to repair and amend the house:

וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּ לֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙ וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים לִקְנוֹת֙ אַבְנֵ֣י מַחְצֵ֔ב וְעֵצִ֖ים לַֽמְחַבְּר֑וֹת וּלְקָרוֹת֙ אֶת הַבָּ֣תִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁחִ֖יתוּ מַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה

Even to the artificers and builders gave they , to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ עֹשִׂ֨ים בֶּאֱמוּנָ֜ה בַּמְּלָאכָ֗ה וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם מֻ֠פְקָדִים יַ֣חַת וְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּ הַלְוִיִּם֙ מִן בְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֔י וּזְכַרְיָ֧ה וּמְשֻׁלָּ֛ם מִן בְּנֵ֥י הַקְּהָתִ֖ים לְנַצֵּ֑חַ וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם כָּל מֵבִ֖ין בִּכְלֵי שִֽׁיר

And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set forward; and the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.

וְעַ֣ל הַסַּבָּלִ֗ים וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙ לְכֹל֙ עֹשֵׂ֣ה מְלָאכָ֔ה לַעֲבוֹדָ֖ה וַעֲבוֹדָ֑ה וּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔ם סוֹפְרִ֥ים וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים וְשׁוֹעֲרִֽים

Also over the bearers of burdens, and overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites scribes, and officers, and porters.

וּבְהוֹצִיאָ֣ם אֶת הַכֶּ֔סֶף הַמּוּבָ֖א בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה מָצָא֙ חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן אֶת סֵ֥פֶר תּֽוֹרַת יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַד מֹשֶֽׁה

And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of YHWH, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of YHWH by Moses.

וַיַּ֣עַן חִלְקִיָּ֗הוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל שָׁפָ֣ן הַסּוֹפֵ֔ר סֵ֧פֶר הַתּוֹרָ֛ה מָצָ֖אתִי בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֧ן חִלְקִיָּ֛הוּ אֶת הַסֵּ֖פֶר אֶל שָׁפָֽן

And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of YHWH. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

וַיָּבֵ֨א שָׁפָ֤ן אֶת הַסֵּ֨פֶר֙ אֶל הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֨שֶׁב ע֧וֹד אֶת הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ דָּבָ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר נִתַּ֥ן בְּיַד עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ הֵ֥ם עֹשִֽׂים

And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to your servants, they do .

וַיַּתִּ֕יכוּ אֶת הַכֶּ֖סֶף הַנִּמְצָ֣א בְּבֵית יְהוָ֑ה וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּהוּ עַל יַד֙ הַמֻּפְקָדִ֔ים וְעַל יַ֖ד עוֹשֵׂ֥י הַמְּלָאכָֽה

And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of YHWH, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen.

וַיַּגֵּ֞ד שָׁפָ֤ן הַסּוֹפֵר֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֔ר סֵ֚פֶר נָ֣תַן לִ֔י חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַיִּקְרָא ב֥וֹ שָׁפָ֖ן לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

וַיְהִי֙ כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֣י הַתּוֹרָ֑ה וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת בְּגָדָֽיו

And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.

וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת חִלְקִיָּ֡הוּ וְאֶת אֲחִיקָ֣ם בֶּן שָׁ֠פָן וְאֶת עַבְדּ֨וֹן בֶּן מִיכָ֜ה וְאֵ֣ת שָׁפָ֣ן הַסּוֹפֵ֗ר וְאֵ֛ת עֲשָׂיָ֥ה עֶֽבֶד הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵאמֹֽר

And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,

לְכוּ֩ דִרְשׁ֨וּ אֶת יְהוָ֜ה בַּעֲדִ֗י וּבְעַד֙ הַנִּשְׁאָר֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל וּבִֽיהוּדָ֔ה עַל דִּבְרֵ֥י הַסֵּ֖פֶר אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִמְצָ֑א כִּֽי גְדוֹלָ֤ה חֲמַת יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִתְּכָ֣ה בָ֔נוּ עַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא שָׁמְר֤וּ אֲבוֹתֵ֨ינוּ֙ אֶת דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת כְּכָל הַכָּת֖וּב עַל הַסֵּ֥פֶר הַזֶּֽה

Go, enquire of YHWH for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great the wrath of YHWH that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of YHWH, to do after all that is written in this book.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֶל חֻלְדָּ֨ה הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה אֵ֣שֶׁת שַׁלֻּ֣ם בֶּן תוקהת תָּקְהַ֗ת בֶּן חַסְרָה֙ שׁוֹמֵ֣ר הַבְּגָדִ֔ים וְהִ֛יא יוֹשֶׁ֥בֶת בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יהָ כָּזֹֽאת

And Hilkiah, and that the king , went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that .

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם כֹּה אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִמְר֣וּ לָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַ֥ח אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֵלָֽי

And she answered them, Thus says YHWH God of Israel, Tell you the man that sent you to me,

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י מֵבִ֥יא רָעָ֛ה עַל הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה וְעַל יוֹשְׁבָ֑יו אֵ֤ת כָּל הָאָלוֹת֙ הַכְּתוּב֣וֹת עַל הַסֵּ֔פֶר אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָֽרְא֔וּ לִפְנֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה

Thus says YHWH, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:

תַּ֣חַת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲזָב֗וּנִי ויקטירו וַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְמַ֨עַן֙ הַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי בְּכֹ֖ל מַעֲשֵׂ֣י יְדֵיהֶ֑ם וְתִתַּ֧ךְ חֲמָתִ֛י בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִכְבֶּֽה

Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

וְאֶל מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה הַשֹּׁלֵ֤חַ אֶתְכֶם֙ לִדְר֣וֹשׁ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלָ֑יו כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמָֽעְתָּ

And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of YHWH, so shall you say to him, Thus says YHWH God of Israel the words which you have heard;

יַ֠עַן רַךְ לְבָ֨בְךָ֜ וַתִּכָּנַ֣ע מִלִּפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֗ים בְּשָׁמְעֲךָ֤ אֶת דְּבָרָיו֙ עַל הַמָּק֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ וְעַל יֹ֣שְׁבָ֔יו וַתִּכָּנַ֣ע לְפָנַ֔י וַתִּקְרַ֥ע אֶת בְּגָדֶ֖יךָ וַתֵּ֣בְךְּ לְפָנָ֑י וְגַם אֲנִ֥י שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי נְאֻם יְהוָֽה

Because your heart was tender, and you didst humble thyself before God, when you heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend your clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard also, says YHWH.

הִנְנִ֨י אֹֽסִפְךָ֜ אֶל אֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ אֶל קִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮ בְּשָׁלוֹם֒ וְלֹא תִרְאֶ֣ינָה עֵינֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹל֙ הָֽרָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲנִ֥י מֵבִ֛יא עַל הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה וְעַל יֹשְׁבָ֑יו וַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּ אֶת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ דָּבָֽר

Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ף אֶת כָּל זִקְנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

וַיַּ֣עַל הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ בֵּית יְ֠הוָה וְכָל אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם וְכָל הָעָ֖ם מִגָּד֣וֹל וְעַד קָטָ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֣א בְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗ם אֶת כָּל דִּבְרֵי֙ סֵ֣פֶר הַבְּרִ֔ית הַנִּמְצָ֖א בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה

And the king went up into the house of YHWH, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of YHWH.

וַיַּעֲמֹ֨ד הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ עַל עָמְד֗וֹ וַיִּכְרֹ֣ת אֶֽת הַבְּרִית֮ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָה֒ לָלֶ֜כֶת אַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה וְלִשְׁמ֤וֹר אֶת מִצְוֺתָיו֙ וְעֵֽדְוֺתָ֣יו וְחֻקָּ֔יו בְּכָל לְבָב֖וֹ וּבְכָל נַפְשׁ֑וֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ אֶת דִּבְרֵ֣י הַבְּרִ֔ית הַכְּתוּבִ֖ים עַל הַסֵּ֥פֶר הַזֶּֽה

And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before YHWH, to walk after YHWH, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.

וַיַּעֲמֵ֕ד אֵ֛ת כָּל הַנִּמְצָ֥א בִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם כִּבְרִ֥ית אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם

And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand . And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

וַיָּ֨סַר יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֜הוּ אֶת כָּל הַתּוֹעֵב֗וֹת מִֽכָּל הָאֲרָצוֹת֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַֽיַּעֲבֵ֗ד אֵ֤ת כָּל הַנִּמְצָא֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַעֲב֖וֹד אֶת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם כָּל יָמָ֕יו לֹ֣א סָ֔רוּ מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֕י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם

And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, to serve YHWH their God. all his days they departed not from following YHWH, the God of their fathers.