2 Cronica 35
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ipinagdiwang ni Josia ang Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel(A)
35 Nang ika-14 na araw ng unang buwan, nagdiwang si Haring Josia ng Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel sa Jerusalem bilang pagpaparangal sa Panginoon. Nagkatay sila ng tupa para sa pistang ito. 2 Binigyan ni Josia ang mga pari ng kanilang tungkulin sa templo ng Panginoon, at pinatatag niya sila sa kanilang paglilingkod. 3 Binigyan din niya ng mga tungkulin ang mga Levita na tagapagturo sa Israel, na itinalaga sa paglilingkod sa Panginoon. Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Nailagay na ang banal na kahon sa templo na ipinatayo ni Solomon na anak ni David, at hindi nʼyo na kailangang dalhin ito palagi. Kaya gamitin nʼyo ang inyong panahon sa paglilingkod sa Panginoon na inyong Dios at sa mga mamamayan niyang Israelita. 4 Gawin nʼyo ang mga tungkulin ninyo sa templo ayon sa grupo ng inyong mga pamilya. Sundin nʼyo ang nakasulat na mga tuntunin ni Haring David ng Israel, at ng anak niyang si Solomon. 5 Pumwesto kayo sa templo ayon sa inyong grupo, at tumulong sa mga pamilya na naghahandog, na ipinagkatiwala sa inyo. 6 Maglinis kayo at maghanda ng inyong sarili sa paglilingkod sa inyong mga kababayan. Pagkatapos, katayin nʼyo ang mga tupa para sa Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel. Sundin nʼyo ang mga utos ng Panginoon sa inyo sa pamamagitan ni Moises.”
7 Personal na nagbigay si Josia ng 30,000 tupa at kambing, at 3,000 baka, para sa handog ng mga tao sa panahon ng Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel. 8 Kusa ding nagbigay ang mga opisyal ni Josia sa mga tao, mga pari, at mga Levita. Ang mga tagapamahala ng templo na sina Hilkia, Zacarias, at Jehiel ay nagbigay sa kapwa nila pari ng 2,600 tupa at kambing, at 300 baka bilang handog sa pista. 9 Ang mga pinuno ng mga Levita na si Conania, ang kanyang mga kapatid na sina Shemaya at Netanel, si Hashabia, Jeyel, at Jozabad ay nagbigay sa kapwa nila Levita ng 5,000 tupa at kambing, at 500 baka bilang handog sa pista.
10 Nang handa na ang lahat para sa pista, pumwesto ang mga pari at mga Levita sa templo, ayon sa gawain ng kani-kanilang grupo, dahil sa utos ng hari. 11 Kinatay ng mga Levita ang mga tupaʼt kambing, at ibinigay ang dugo sa mga pari. Iwinisik ito ng mga pari sa altar habang binabalatan ng mga Levita ang mga hayop. 12 Pagkatapos, ipinamahagi nila sa mga tao, ayon sa grupo ng kanilang mga pamilya, ang mga handog na sinusunog para ihandog sa Panginoon, ayon sa nakasulat sa Aklat ni Moises. Ganoon din ang ginawa nila sa mga baka. 13 At nilitson nila ang mga hayop na pampista, ayon sa nakasulat sa kautusan, at inilaga ang banal na mga handog sa mga palayok, mga kaldero, at mga kawali, at ipinamahagi agad nila sa mga tao.
14 Pagkatapos nito, naghanda ang mga Levita ng pagkain para sa kanilang sarili at sa mga pari, dahil ang mga paring mula sa angkan ni Aaron ay abala sa pag-aalay ng mga handog na sinusunog at ng mga taba ng hayop hanggang magtakip-silim. 15 Ang mga musikero na mula sa angkan ni Asaf ay naroon sa kanilang pwesto sa templo, ayon sa tuntunin na ibinigay nina David, Asaf, Heman at Jedutun na propeta ng hari. Ang mga guwardya ng pintuan ay hindi na umalis sa kinalalagyan nila dahil ang kapwa nila Levita ang siyang naghanda ng kanilang pagkain.
16 Nang araw ding iyon, natapos ang buong seremonya para sa Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel na ipinagdiwang para sa Panginoon, pati ang pag-aalay ng mga handog na sinusunog na iniutos ni Haring Josia. 17 Ipinagdiwang ng mga Israelitang dumalo sa pistang ito at ang Pista ng Tinapay na Walang Pampaalsa sa loob ng pitong araw. 18 Mula nang panahon ni Samuel, hindi naipagdiwang ang Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel na tulad nito. Hindi nakapagdiwang ang mga nakalipas na mga hari gaya ng pagdiriwang ni Haring Josia at ng mga pari, mga Levita, mga mamamayan ng Jerusalem, at ng mga mamamayan ng Juda at Israel. 19 Ipinagdiwang ang pista noong ika-18 taon ng paghahari ni Josia.
Ang Pagkamatay ni Josia(B)
20 Pagkatapos ng mga ginawa ni Josia para sa templo, pinangunahan ni Haring Neco ng Egipto ang kanyang mga sundalo sa pakikipaglaban doon sa Carkemish, sa may Ilog ng Eufrates. Pumunta roon si Josia at ang kanyang mga sundalo para makipaglaban kay Neco. 21 Pero nagsugo si Neco ng mga mensahero kay Josia at sinabi, “Ano ang pakialam mo, Haring Josia? Hindi ikaw ang nilulusob ko kundi ang bansang nakikipaglaban sa akin. At sinabi ng Dios sa akin na bilisan ko ang paglusob. Kasama ko ang Dios, kaya huwag mo akong kalabanin, dahil baka wasakin ka niya.”
22 Ngunit hindi nagbago ng isip si Josia. Ipinasya niyang lumaban. Hindi siya naniwala sa sinabi ng Dios sa pamamagitan ni Neco. Sa halip, nagbalat-kayo siya at umalis para labanan si Neco sa kapatagan ng Megido. 23 Pinana si Josia at nasugatan siya. Sinabi niya sa kanyang mga opisyal, “Ilayo nʼyo ako rito, dahil malubha ang sugat ko.” 24 Kaya kinuha nila siya sa kanyang karwahe at dinala sa Jerusalem. Namatay siya roon at inilibing sa libingan ng mga ninuno niya. Nagluksa para sa kanya ang lahat ng mamamayan ng Juda at Jerusalem. 25 Gumawa si Jeremias ng mga awit ng pagluluksa para kay Josia, at hanggang ngayon inaawit ito ng mga mang-aawit sa pag-alaala sa kanya. Ang mga awit ng pagluluksa ay palaging inaawit sa Israel, at nakasulat sa Aklat ng mga Pagluluksa. 26-27 Ang iba pang mga salaysay tungkol sa paghahari ni Josia, mula sa simula hanggang sa wakas ay nakasulat sa kasulatan ng kasaysayan ng mga hari ng Israel at Juda. Nakasulat din dito ang tungkol sa pagmamahal ni Josia sa Panginoon na ipinakita niya sa pamamagitan ng pagsunod sa Kautusan ng Panginoon.
2 Chronicles 35
GOD’S WORD Translation
King Josiah Celebrates the Passover(A)
35 Josiah celebrated the Passover for the Lord in Jerusalem. The Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 Josiah appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them to serve in the Lord’s temple. 3 He told the Levites, who instructed all Israel and performed ceremonies to make themselves holy to the Lord, “Put the holy ark in the temple that Solomon, son of David and king of Israel, built. It shouldn’t be carried on your shoulders any longer. Serve the Lord your God and his people Israel. 4 Get yourselves ready with the family groups of your divisions, which are listed in the records of King David of Israel and the records of his son Solomon. 5 Stand in the holy place representing the family divisions of your relatives, the people ⌞of Israel⌟. Let the Levites be considered a part of each family. 6 Slaughter the Passover lamb, perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy, and prepare ⌞the lambs⌟ for the other Israelites as the Lord instructed ⌞us⌟ through Moses.”
7 Josiah provided the people with 33,000 sheep and goats to be sacrificed as Passover offerings for all who were present. In addition, he provided 3,000 bulls. (These animals were the king’s property.) 8 His officials also voluntarily gave animals to the people, priests, and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the men in charge of God’s temple, gave the priests 2,600 sheep and goats and 300 bulls for Passover sacrifices. 9 Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, and Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, the leaders of the Levites, gave the Levites 5,000 sheep and goats and 500 bulls as Passover sacrifices.
10 So the service was prepared. The priests took their positions with the Levites according to their divisions, as the king had ordered. 11 They slaughtered the Passover lambs. The priests sprinkled the blood with their hands while the Levites skinned the lambs. 12 They set aside the burnt offerings to give them to the laypeople according to their family divisions. The laypeople could then present them to the Lord as written in the Book of Moses. The Levites did the same with the bulls. 13 They roasted the Passover lambs according to the directions. They boiled the holy offerings in pots, kettles, and pans and immediately served them to all the people. 14 Later, they prepared ⌞the animals⌟ for themselves and for the priests because the priests (Aaron’s descendants) were sacrificing the burnt offerings and the fat until that evening.
So the Levites prepared ⌞the animals⌟ for themselves and the priests. 15 The singers (Asaph’s descendants) were in their places as David, Asaph, Heman, and the king’s seer [a] Jeduthun had commanded. The gatekeepers were stationed at each gate. They didn’t need to leave their work, because their relatives, the Levites, prepared ⌞animals⌟ for them.
16 So everything was arranged that day for the worship of the Lord. The Passover was celebrated, and the burnt offerings were sacrificed on the Lord’s altar as King Josiah had commanded. 17 The Israelites who were present celebrated the Passover at that time. They also celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days.
18 Never had a Passover like this been celebrated in Israel during the time of the prophet Samuel or the kings of Israel. They did not celebrate the Passover as Josiah celebrated it with priests, Levites, all of Judah, the people of Israel who could be found, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was celebrated.
Josiah’s Sin Leads to His Death(B)
20 After all this, when Josiah had repaired the temple, King Neco of Egypt came to fight a battle at Carchemish at the Euphrates River. Josiah went to attack him. 21 But Neco sent messengers to Josiah to say, “What’s your quarrel with me, king of Judah? I’m not attacking you. I’ve come to fight those who are at war with me. God told me to hurry. God is with me, so stop now or else he will destroy you.”
22 But Josiah would not stop his attack. He disguised himself as he went into battle. He refused to listen to Neco’s words, which came from God, and he went to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
23 Some archers shot King Josiah. The king told his officers, “Take me away because I’m badly wounded.”
24 His officers took him out of the chariot and brought him to Jerusalem in his other chariot. He died and was buried in the tombs of his ancestors. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. 25 Jeremiah sang a funeral song about Josiah. All the male and female singers still sing funeral songs about Josiah today. This became a tradition in Israel. They are written in ⌞the Book of⌟ the Funeral Songs.
26 Everything else about Josiah—including his devotion to God by following what is written in the Lord’s Teachings 27 and his acts from first to last—are written in the records of the kings of Israel and Judah.
Footnotes
- 35:15 A seer is a prophet.
2 Chronicles 35
New International Version
Josiah Celebrates the Passover(A)
35 Josiah celebrated the Passover(B) to the Lord in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the Lord’s temple. 3 He said to the Levites, who instructed(C) all Israel and who had been consecrated to the Lord: “Put the sacred ark in the temple that Solomon son of David king of Israel built. It is not to be carried about on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel. 4 Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions,(D) according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and by his son Solomon.
5 “Stand in the holy place with a group of Levites for each subdivision of the families of your fellow Israelites, the lay people. 6 Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves(E) and prepare the lambs for your fellow Israelites, doing what the Lord commanded through Moses.”
7 Josiah provided for all the lay people who were there a total of thirty thousand lambs and goats for the Passover offerings,(F) and also three thousand cattle—all from the king’s own possessions.(G)
8 His officials also contributed(H) voluntarily to the people and the priests and Levites. Hilkiah,(I) Zechariah and Jehiel, the officials in charge of God’s temple, gave the priests twenty-six hundred Passover offerings and three hundred cattle. 9 Also Konaniah(J) along with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel and Jozabad,(K) the leaders of the Levites, provided five thousand Passover offerings and five hundred head of cattle for the Levites.
10 The service was arranged and the priests stood in their places with the Levites in their divisions(L) as the king had ordered.(M) 11 The Passover lambs were slaughtered,(N) and the priests splashed against the altar the blood handed to them, while the Levites skinned the animals. 12 They set aside the burnt offerings to give them to the subdivisions of the families of the people to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. 13 They roasted the Passover animals over the fire as prescribed,(O) and boiled the holy offerings in pots, caldrons and pans and served them quickly to all the people. 14 After this, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were sacrificing the burnt offerings and the fat portions(P) until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the Aaronic priests.
15 The musicians,(Q) the descendants of Asaph, were in the places prescribed by David, Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun the king’s seer. The gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made the preparations for them.
16 So at that time the entire service of the Lord was carried out for the celebration of the Passover and the offering of burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, as King Josiah had ordered. 17 The Israelites who were present celebrated the Passover at that time and observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. 18 The Passover had not been observed like this in Israel since the days of the prophet Samuel; and none of the kings of Israel had ever celebrated such a Passover as did Josiah, with the priests, the Levites and all Judah and Israel who were there with the people of Jerusalem. 19 This Passover was celebrated in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign.
The Death of Josiah(R)
20 After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Necho king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish(S) on the Euphrates,(T) and Josiah marched out to meet him in battle. 21 But Necho sent messengers to him, saying, “What quarrel is there, king of Judah, between you and me? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told(U) me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.”
22 Josiah, however, would not turn away from him, but disguised(V) himself to engage him in battle. He would not listen to what Necho had said at God’s command but went to fight him on the plain of Megiddo.
23 Archers(W) shot King Josiah, and he told his officers, “Take me away; I am badly wounded.” 24 So they took him out of his chariot, put him in his other chariot and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.
25 Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers commemorate Josiah in the laments.(X) These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments.(Y)
26 The other events of Josiah’s reign and his acts of devotion in accordance with what is written in the Law of the Lord— 27 all the events, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
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