历代志下 34
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
约西亚作犹大王(A)
34 约西亚登基的时候是八岁；他在耶路撒冷作王共三十一年。 2 他行耶和华看为正的事，效法他先祖大卫所行的，不偏左，也不偏右。
宗教改革
3 他在位第八年，还是年幼的时候，就开始寻求他先祖大卫的 神。到了第十二年，他就开始洁净犹大和耶路撒冷，除掉邱坛、亚舍拉、雕像和铸像。 4 众人在他面前拆毁了巴力的祭坛，他亲自打碎了坛上高高的香坛，又把亚舍拉、雕像和铸像砍碎成灰，撒在向这些偶像献过祭的人的坟上。 5 他把祭司的骨头烧在他们的祭坛上，这样就洁净了犹大和耶路撒冷。 6 他又在玛拿西、以法莲、西缅，以至拿弗他利的各城，以及它们周围荒废的地方，都这样行。 7 他拆毁了祭坛，把亚舍拉和雕刻的偶像打碎，破碎了以色列全地所有的香坛，就回耶路撒冷去了。
重修圣殿(B)
8 约西亚在位第十八年，洁净犹大地和圣殿以后，就差派亚萨利雅的儿子沙番、市长玛西雅和约哈斯的儿子史官约亚，去修筑耶和华他的 神的殿。 9 于是他们来见大祭司希勒家，把献给 神的殿的银子交给他。这银子都是守门的利未人，从玛拿西、以法莲和以色列所有的余民，以及犹大、便雅悯和耶路撒冷的居民那里收集来的。 10 他们又把银子交给在耶和华殿里负责监察的人；他们又把银子发给在耶和华殿里作工的工人，去修补圣殿。 11 他们把银子交给木匠和石匠，去购买凿好的石头和作木架与横梁的木材，修补犹大列王毁坏了的殿宇。 12 这些人忠心地工作；管理他们的督工是利未人米拉利的子孙雅哈和俄巴底；监管他们的是哥辖的子孙撒迦利雅和米书兰；还有所有精通乐器的利未人， 13 管理扛抬的，并且监管所有作各种工作的人；利未人中，也有作书记、作职员和作守门的。
发现律法书(C)
14 他们把献给耶和华殿的银子拿出来的时候，希勒家祭司发现了耶和华藉摩西所传的律法书。 15 希勒家对书记沙番说：“我在耶和华的殿里发现了律法书。”希勒家就把书交给沙番。 16 沙番把书带到王那里，同时向王报告：“你交托你仆人的事，他们都办妥了。 17 他们把在耶和华殿里的银子倒出来，交给监督和作工的人。” 18 书记沙番又告诉王，说：“希勒家祭司还交给我一卷书卷。”于是沙番在王面前诵读那书。 19 王一听见律法书上的话，就撕裂自己的衣服， 20 吩咐希勒家和沙番的儿子亚希甘、米迦的儿子亚比顿、书记沙番，以及王的臣仆亚撒雅，说： 21 “你们去，为我、也为以色列和犹大的余民，求问耶和华关于我们发现的这书上的话；因为我们的列祖没有谨守耶和华的话，也没有照着这书上所记的一切去行，所以耶和华才向我们大发烈怒。”
女先知户勒大的预言(D)
22 于是希勒家和王所差派的人（《马索拉文本》没有“差派的人”）去见女先知户勒大。户勒大是掌管礼服的沙龙的妻子；沙龙是哈斯拉的孙子、特瓦的儿子；户勒大住在耶路撒冷第二区；他们对户勒大这样说了。 23 她就回答他们：“耶和华以色列的 神这样说：‘你们对那差你们来见我的人说： 24 耶和华这样说：我要按着在犹大王面前诵读的那卷书上所写的一切咒诅，降灾在这地和这地的居民身上。 25 因为他们离弃了我，向别的神烧香，用他们手所做的惹我发怒，所以我的忿怒必倾倒在这地上，总不熄灭。 26 至于那派你们来求问耶和华的犹大王，你们要这样对他说：耶和华以色列的 神这样说：论到你听见的话； 27 因为你听了我指着这地方和这里的居民所说的话，就心里感动，在 神面前谦卑；你既然在我的面前谦卑，又撕裂衣服，在我的面前哭泣，所以我就垂听你的祷告；这是耶和华的宣告。 28 我必使你归到你的列祖那里去，你必平平安安归入你的坟墓。我所要降在这地方和这地上的居民身上的一切灾祸，你必不会亲眼看见。’”他们就把这番话回复王去了。
王宣读约书并与 神立约(E)
29 于是王派人把犹大和耶路撒冷的众长老都召集了来。 30 王和犹大众人、耶路撒冷的居民、祭司、利未人，以及所有的人民，无论大小，都一同上耶和华的殿去；王就把在耶和华殿里发现的约书上的一切话，都诵读给他们听。 31 王站在他的位上，在耶和华面前立约，要一心一意跟随耶和华，谨守他的诫命、法度和律例，实行这书上所记立约的誓言。 32 他又使所有在耶路撒冷和便雅悯的人，都顺从这约。于是耶路撒冷的居民，都遵照他们列祖的 神的约而行。 33 约西亚在以色列人所属的各地，把一切可憎的物尽都除掉，使所有在以色列的人都事奉耶和华他们的 神。约西亚在世的日子，人民都跟随耶和华他们列祖的 神，总不离开。
历代志下 34
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
犹大王约西亚
34 约西亚八岁登基，在耶路撒冷执政三十一年。 2 他做耶和华视为正的事，效法他祖先大卫，不偏不离。
约西亚清除偶像
3 他执政第八年，虽然还年幼，却开始寻求他祖先大卫的上帝。他执政第十二年，开始清除犹大和耶路撒冷的丘坛、亚舍拉神像、雕刻和铸造的偶像。 4 众人在他面前拆毁巴力的祭坛，他砍掉高高的香坛，又把亚舍拉神像及雕刻和铸造的偶像磨成粉末，撒在祭拜它们之人的坟墓上， 5 把它们祭司的骸骨放在它们的坛上焚烧。这样，他洁净了犹大和耶路撒冷。 6 约西亚还在玛拿西、以法莲、西缅，远至拿弗他利的各城邑及其周围的荒废之地做了同样的事情。 7 他拆毁祭坛和亚舍拉神像，把偶像磨成粉末，砍掉以色列境内所有的香坛，然后回到耶路撒冷。
发现律法书
8 约西亚执政第十八年，洁净国土和圣殿以后，就差遣亚萨利雅的儿子沙番、耶路撒冷的总督玛西雅和约哈斯的儿子约亚史官负责整修他的上帝耶和华的殿。 9 他们到希勒迦大祭司那里，把献给上帝殿的银子交给他。这银子是守殿门的利未人从玛拿西人和以法莲人，所有剩下的以色列人，所有的犹大人和便雅悯人，以及耶路撒冷的居民那里收来的。 10 他们把银子交给负责管理耶和华殿的督工，由他们转交给整修耶和华殿的工人， 11 也就是木匠和石匠，让他们用来购买凿好的石头、木架和栋梁，整修犹大诸王毁坏的殿。 12 工人都忠诚地工作。他们的督工是利未人米拉利的子孙雅哈和俄巴底，哥辖的子孙撒迦利亚和米书兰。其他精通乐器的利未人 13 负责监督搬运工人，还有一些做书记、官员和殿门守卫。
14 他们把奉献到耶和华殿里的银子拿出来的时候，希勒迦祭司发现了摩西所传的耶和华的律法书。 15 希勒迦就对沙番书记说：“我在耶和华的殿里发现了律法书。”希勒迦就把书卷交给沙番。 16 沙番把书卷带到王那里，向王禀告说：“凡交给仆人们办的事，都已办妥。 17 耶和华殿里的银子已被取出来交给督工和工人。” 18 沙番书记又对王说：“希勒迦祭司交给我一卷书。”沙番就在王面前诵读这书。 19 王听了律法书上的话，就撕裂衣服， 20 吩咐希勒迦、沙番的儿子亚希甘、米迦的儿子亚比顿、沙番书记和王的臣仆亚撒雅： 21 “你们去为我、为以色列和犹大的余民求问耶和华有关这书卷上的话。耶和华的烈怒已经临到我们身上，因为我们的祖先没有遵守耶和华的话，没有遵行这书卷上的话。”
22 于是，王派去的人跟着希勒迦去求问女先知户勒妲，她是负责管理礼服的沙龙之妻。沙龙是哈斯拉的孙子、特瓦的儿子。户勒妲住在耶路撒冷第二区。他们向她说明来意， 23 她对他们说：“以色列的上帝耶和华要你们回去告诉差你们来见我的人， 24 耶和华说，‘我要照在犹大王面前所读的那书上的一切咒诅，降灾难给这地方及这里的居民。 25 因为他们背弃我，给别的神明烧香，制造偶像惹我发怒，所以我的怒火要在这地方燃烧，绝不止息。’ 26 你们告诉差你们来求问耶和华的犹大王，‘至于你所听见的那些话，以色列的上帝耶和华说， 27 因为你听到我对这地方及这里居民的警告，便悔改，在我面前谦卑、撕裂衣服，向我哭泣，我垂听了你的祷告。这是我耶和华说的。 28 我会让你平安入土，你不会看到我要降给这地方及这里居民的一切灾难。’”他们便回去禀告王。
约西亚立约顺服上帝
29 于是，王召集犹大和耶路撒冷的所有长老， 30 与犹大人和耶路撒冷的居民、祭司和利未人等全体民众，不论贵贱，一同上到耶和华的殿。王把在耶和华殿中发现的约书念给他们听。 31 王站在自己的位置上，在耶和华面前立约，要全心全意地跟随耶和华，遵从祂的一切诫命、法度和律例，履行约书上的规定。 32 他使耶路撒冷和便雅悯的人都遵行这约。于是，耶路撒冷的居民都遵行他们祖先的上帝的约。 33 约西亚除去以色列境内所有的可憎之物，又吩咐所有住在以色列的人都事奉他们的上帝耶和华。约西亚在世时，他们都没有偏离他们祖先的上帝耶和华。
2 Chronicles 34
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Reign of Josiah
34 Josi′ah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father; and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left. 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Ashe′rim, and the graven and the molten images. 4 And they broke down the altars of the Ba′als in his presence; and he hewed down the incense altars which stood above them; and he broke in pieces the Ashe′rim and the graven and the molten images, and he made dust of them and strewed it over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And in the cities of Manas′seh, E′phraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naph′tali, in their ruins[a] round about, 7 he broke down the altars, and beat the Ashe′rim and the images into powder, and hewed down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
Discovery of the Book of the Law
8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azali′ah, and Ma-asei′ah the governor of the city, and Jo′ah the son of Jo′ahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. 9 They came to Hilki′ah the high priest and delivered the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had collected from Manas′seh and E′phraim and from all the remnant of Israel and from all Judah and Benjamin and from the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They delivered it to the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and the workmen who were working in the house of the Lord gave it for repairing and restoring the house. 11 They gave it to the carpenters and the builders to buy quarried stone, and timber for binders and beams for the buildings which the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. 12 And the men did the work faithfully. Over them were set Jahath and Obadi′ah the Levites, of the sons of Merar′i, and Zechari′ah and Meshul′lam, of the sons of the Ko′hathites, to have oversight. The Levites, all who were skilful with instruments of music, 13 were over the burden bearers and directed all who did work in every kind of service; and some of the Levites were scribes, and officials, and gatekeepers.
14 While they were bringing out the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord, Hilki′ah the priest found the book of the law of the Lord given through Moses. 15 Then Hilki′ah said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord”; and Hilki′ah gave the book to Shaphan. 16 Shaphan brought the book to the king, and further reported to the king, “All that was committed to your servants they are doing. 17 They have emptied out the money that was found in the house of the Lord and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and the workmen.” 18 Then Shaphan the secretary told the king, “Hilki′ah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king.
19 When the king heard the words of the law he rent his clothes. 20 And the king commanded Hilki′ah, Ahi′kam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the secretary, and Asai′ah the king’s servant, saying, 21 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that has been found; for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do according to all that is written in this book.”
The Prophet Huldah Consulted
22 So Hilki′ah and those whom the king had sent[b] went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter) and spoke to her to that effect. 23 And she said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me, 24 Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place and upon its inhabitants, all the curses that are written in the book which was read before the king of Judah. 25 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 will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched. 26 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Regarding the words which you have heard, 27 because your heart was penitent and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me, and have rent your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, says the Lord. 28 Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place and its inhabitants.’” And they brought back word to the king.
The Covenant Renewed
29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the priests and the Levites, all the people both great and small; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord. 31 And the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book. 32 Then he made all who were present in Jerusalem and in Benjamin stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. 33 And Josi′ah took away all the abominations from all the territory that belonged to the people of Israel, and made all who were in Israel serve the Lord their God. All his days they did not turn away from following the Lord the God of their fathers.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 34:6 Heb uncertain
- 2 Chronicles 34:22 Syr Vg: Heb lacks had sent
历代志下 34
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
约西亚作犹大王(A)
34 约西亚登基的时候是八岁；他在耶路撒冷作王共三十一年。 2 他行耶和华看为正的事，效法他先祖大卫所行的，不偏左，也不偏右。
宗教改革
3 他在位第八年，还是年幼的时候，就开始寻求他先祖大卫的 神。到了第十二年，他就开始洁净犹大和耶路撒冷，除掉邱坛、亚舍拉、雕像和铸像。 4 众人在他面前拆毁了巴力的祭坛，他亲自打碎了坛上高高的香坛，又把亚舍拉、雕像和铸像砍碎成灰，撒在向这些偶像献过祭的人的坟上。 5 他把祭司的骨头烧在他们的祭坛上，这样就洁净了犹大和耶路撒冷。 6 他又在玛拿西、以法莲、西缅，以至拿弗他利的各城，以及它们周围荒废的地方，都这样行。 7 他拆毁了祭坛，把亚舍拉和雕刻的偶像打碎，破碎了以色列全地所有的香坛，就回耶路撒冷去了。
重修圣殿(B)
8 约西亚在位第十八年，洁净犹大地和圣殿以后，就差派亚萨利雅的儿子沙番、市长玛西雅和约哈斯的儿子史官约亚，去修筑耶和华他的 神的殿。 9 于是他们来见大祭司希勒家，把献给 神的殿的银子交给他。这银子都是守门的利未人，从玛拿西、以法莲和以色列所有的余民，以及犹大、便雅悯和耶路撒冷的居民那里收集来的。 10 他们又把银子交给在耶和华殿里负责监察的人；他们又把银子发给在耶和华殿里作工的工人，去修补圣殿。 11 他们把银子交给木匠和石匠，去购买凿好的石头和作木架与横梁的木材，修补犹大列王毁坏了的殿宇。 12 这些人忠心地工作；管理他们的督工是利未人米拉利的子孙雅哈和俄巴底；监管他们的是哥辖的子孙撒迦利雅和米书兰；还有所有精通乐器的利未人， 13 管理扛抬的，并且监管所有作各种工作的人；利未人中，也有作书记、作职员和作守门的。
发现律法书(C)
14 他们把献给耶和华殿的银子拿出来的时候，希勒家祭司发现了耶和华藉摩西所传的律法书。 15 希勒家对书记沙番说：“我在耶和华的殿里发现了律法书。”希勒家就把书交给沙番。 16 沙番把书带到王那里，同时向王报告：“你交托你仆人的事，他们都办妥了。 17 他们把在耶和华殿里的银子倒出来，交给监督和作工的人。” 18 书记沙番又告诉王，说：“希勒家祭司还交给我一卷书卷。”于是沙番在王面前诵读那书。 19 王一听见律法书上的话，就撕裂自己的衣服， 20 吩咐希勒家和沙番的儿子亚希甘、米迦的儿子亚比顿、书记沙番，以及王的臣仆亚撒雅，说： 21 “你们去，为我、也为以色列和犹大的余民，求问耶和华关于我们发现的这书上的话；因为我们的列祖没有谨守耶和华的话，也没有照着这书上所记的一切去行，所以耶和华才向我们大发烈怒。”
女先知户勒大的预言(D)
22 于是希勒家和王所差派的人（《马索拉文本》没有“差派的人”）去见女先知户勒大。户勒大是掌管礼服的沙龙的妻子；沙龙是哈斯拉的孙子、特瓦的儿子；户勒大住在耶路撒冷第二区；他们对户勒大这样说了。 23 她就回答他们：“耶和华以色列的 神这样说：‘你们对那差你们来见我的人说： 24 耶和华这样说：我要按着在犹大王面前诵读的那卷书上所写的一切咒诅，降灾在这地和这地的居民身上。 25 因为他们离弃了我，向别的神烧香，用他们手所做的惹我发怒，所以我的忿怒必倾倒在这地上，总不熄灭。 26 至于那派你们来求问耶和华的犹大王，你们要这样对他说：耶和华以色列的 神这样说：论到你听见的话； 27 因为你听了我指着这地方和这里的居民所说的话，就心里感动，在 神面前谦卑；你既然在我的面前谦卑，又撕裂衣服，在我的面前哭泣，所以我就垂听你的祷告；这是耶和华的宣告。 28 我必使你归到你的列祖那里去，你必平平安安归入你的坟墓。我所要降在这地方和这地上的居民身上的一切灾祸，你必不会亲眼看见。’”他们就把这番话回复王去了。
王宣读约书并与 神立约(E)
29 于是王派人把犹大和耶路撒冷的众长老都召集了来。 30 王和犹大众人、耶路撒冷的居民、祭司、利未人，以及所有的人民，无论大小，都一同上耶和华的殿去；王就把在耶和华殿里发现的约书上的一切话，都诵读给他们听。 31 王站在他的位上，在耶和华面前立约，要一心一意跟随耶和华，谨守他的诫命、法度和律例，实行这书上所记立约的誓言。 32 他又使所有在耶路撒冷和便雅悯的人，都顺从这约。于是耶路撒冷的居民，都遵照他们列祖的 神的约而行。 33 约西亚在以色列人所属的各地，把一切可憎的物尽都除掉，使所有在以色列的人都事奉耶和华他们的 神。约西亚在世的日子，人民都跟随耶和华他们列祖的 神，总不离开。
历代志下 34
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
犹大王约西亚
34 约西亚八岁登基，在耶路撒冷执政三十一年。 2 他做耶和华视为正的事，效法他祖先大卫，不偏不离。
约西亚清除偶像
3 他执政第八年，虽然还年幼，却开始寻求他祖先大卫的上帝。他执政第十二年，开始清除犹大和耶路撒冷的丘坛、亚舍拉神像、雕刻和铸造的偶像。 4 众人在他面前拆毁巴力的祭坛，他砍掉高高的香坛，又把亚舍拉神像及雕刻和铸造的偶像磨成粉末，撒在祭拜它们之人的坟墓上， 5 把它们祭司的骸骨放在它们的坛上焚烧。这样，他洁净了犹大和耶路撒冷。 6 约西亚还在玛拿西、以法莲、西缅，远至拿弗他利的各城邑及其周围的荒废之地做了同样的事情。 7 他拆毁祭坛和亚舍拉神像，把偶像磨成粉末，砍掉以色列境内所有的香坛，然后回到耶路撒冷。
发现律法书
8 约西亚执政第十八年，洁净国土和圣殿以后，就差遣亚萨利雅的儿子沙番、耶路撒冷的总督玛西雅和约哈斯的儿子约亚史官负责整修他的上帝耶和华的殿。 9 他们到希勒迦大祭司那里，把献给上帝殿的银子交给他。这银子是守殿门的利未人从玛拿西人和以法莲人，所有剩下的以色列人，所有的犹大人和便雅悯人，以及耶路撒冷的居民那里收来的。 10 他们把银子交给负责管理耶和华殿的督工，由他们转交给整修耶和华殿的工人， 11 也就是木匠和石匠，让他们用来购买凿好的石头、木架和栋梁，整修犹大诸王毁坏的殿。 12 工人都忠诚地工作。他们的督工是利未人米拉利的子孙雅哈和俄巴底，哥辖的子孙撒迦利亚和米书兰。其他精通乐器的利未人 13 负责监督搬运工人，还有一些做书记、官员和殿门守卫。
14 他们把奉献到耶和华殿里的银子拿出来的时候，希勒迦祭司发现了摩西所传的耶和华的律法书。 15 希勒迦就对沙番书记说：“我在耶和华的殿里发现了律法书。”希勒迦就把书卷交给沙番。 16 沙番把书卷带到王那里，向王禀告说：“凡交给仆人们办的事，都已办妥。 17 耶和华殿里的银子已被取出来交给督工和工人。” 18 沙番书记又对王说：“希勒迦祭司交给我一卷书。”沙番就在王面前诵读这书。 19 王听了律法书上的话，就撕裂衣服， 20 吩咐希勒迦、沙番的儿子亚希甘、米迦的儿子亚比顿、沙番书记和王的臣仆亚撒雅： 21 “你们去为我、为以色列和犹大的余民求问耶和华有关这书卷上的话。耶和华的烈怒已经临到我们身上，因为我们的祖先没有遵守耶和华的话，没有遵行这书卷上的话。”
22 于是，王派去的人跟着希勒迦去求问女先知户勒妲，她是负责管理礼服的沙龙之妻。沙龙是哈斯拉的孙子、特瓦的儿子。户勒妲住在耶路撒冷第二区。他们向她说明来意， 23 她对他们说：“以色列的上帝耶和华要你们回去告诉差你们来见我的人， 24 耶和华说，‘我要照在犹大王面前所读的那书上的一切咒诅，降灾难给这地方及这里的居民。 25 因为他们背弃我，给别的神明烧香，制造偶像惹我发怒，所以我的怒火要在这地方燃烧，绝不止息。’ 26 你们告诉差你们来求问耶和华的犹大王，‘至于你所听见的那些话，以色列的上帝耶和华说， 27 因为你听到我对这地方及这里居民的警告，便悔改，在我面前谦卑、撕裂衣服，向我哭泣，我垂听了你的祷告。这是我耶和华说的。 28 我会让你平安入土，你不会看到我要降给这地方及这里居民的一切灾难。’”他们便回去禀告王。
约西亚立约顺服上帝
29 于是，王召集犹大和耶路撒冷的所有长老， 30 与犹大人和耶路撒冷的居民、祭司和利未人等全体民众，不论贵贱，一同上到耶和华的殿。王把在耶和华殿中发现的约书念给他们听。 31 王站在自己的位置上，在耶和华面前立约，要全心全意地跟随耶和华，遵从祂的一切诫命、法度和律例，履行约书上的规定。 32 他使耶路撒冷和便雅悯的人都遵行这约。于是，耶路撒冷的居民都遵行他们祖先的上帝的约。 33 约西亚除去以色列境内所有的可憎之物，又吩咐所有住在以色列的人都事奉他们的上帝耶和华。约西亚在世时，他们都没有偏离他们祖先的上帝耶和华。
2 Chronicles 34
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Reign of Josiah
34 Josi′ah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father; and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left. 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Ashe′rim, and the graven and the molten images. 4 And they broke down the altars of the Ba′als in his presence; and he hewed down the incense altars which stood above them; and he broke in pieces the Ashe′rim and the graven and the molten images, and he made dust of them and strewed it over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And in the cities of Manas′seh, E′phraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naph′tali, in their ruins[a] round about, 7 he broke down the altars, and beat the Ashe′rim and the images into powder, and hewed down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
Discovery of the Book of the Law
8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azali′ah, and Ma-asei′ah the governor of the city, and Jo′ah the son of Jo′ahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. 9 They came to Hilki′ah the high priest and delivered the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had collected from Manas′seh and E′phraim and from all the remnant of Israel and from all Judah and Benjamin and from the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They delivered it to the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and the workmen who were working in the house of the Lord gave it for repairing and restoring the house. 11 They gave it to the carpenters and the builders to buy quarried stone, and timber for binders and beams for the buildings which the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. 12 And the men did the work faithfully. Over them were set Jahath and Obadi′ah the Levites, of the sons of Merar′i, and Zechari′ah and Meshul′lam, of the sons of the Ko′hathites, to have oversight. The Levites, all who were skilful with instruments of music, 13 were over the burden bearers and directed all who did work in every kind of service; and some of the Levites were scribes, and officials, and gatekeepers.
14 While they were bringing out the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord, Hilki′ah the priest found the book of the law of the Lord given through Moses. 15 Then Hilki′ah said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord”; and Hilki′ah gave the book to Shaphan. 16 Shaphan brought the book to the king, and further reported to the king, “All that was committed to your servants they are doing. 17 They have emptied out the money that was found in the house of the Lord and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and the workmen.” 18 Then Shaphan the secretary told the king, “Hilki′ah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king.
19 When the king heard the words of the law he rent his clothes. 20 And the king commanded Hilki′ah, Ahi′kam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the secretary, and Asai′ah the king’s servant, saying, 21 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that has been found; for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do according to all that is written in this book.”
The Prophet Huldah Consulted
22 So Hilki′ah and those whom the king had sent[b] went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter) and spoke to her to that effect. 23 And she said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me, 24 Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place and upon its inhabitants, all the curses that are written in the book which was read before the king of Judah. 25 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 will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched. 26 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Regarding the words which you have heard, 27 because your heart was penitent and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me, and have rent your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, says the Lord. 28 Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place and its inhabitants.’” And they brought back word to the king.
The Covenant Renewed
29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the priests and the Levites, all the people both great and small; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord. 31 And the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book. 32 Then he made all who were present in Jerusalem and in Benjamin stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. 33 And Josi′ah took away all the abominations from all the territory that belonged to the people of Israel, and made all who were in Israel serve the Lord their God. All his days they did not turn away from following the Lord the God of their fathers.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 34:6 Heb uncertain
- 2 Chronicles 34:22 Syr Vg: Heb lacks had sent
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