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毀棄一切偶像(A)

31 這一切都作完了,所有在那裡的以色列人就都出去,到猶大的各城,打碎神柱,砍下亞舍拉;又在猶大、便雅憫、以法蓮和瑪拿西各地,把邱壇和祭壇完全拆毀。然後以色列眾人都各回各城,各歸自己的地業去了。

獻祭的條例

希西家指派祭司和利未人的班次,使祭司和利未人照著自己的班次,各按各職獻燔祭和平安祭,又在耶和華殿門內事奉,稱謝和讚美耶和華。 王又在自己的財物中定出一份作燔祭,就是早晚的燔祭,安息日、月朔和節期的燔祭,都是照著耶和華律法上所記的。 王又吩咐住在耶路撒冷的人民,要把祭司和利未人應得的一份給他們,使他們專心執行耶和華的律法。

什一奉獻

這命令一發出,以色列人就送來很多初熟的五穀、新酒、油和蜜,以及田間各樣的出產,又把各物品的十分之一,大批送來。 住在猶大各城的以色列人和猶大人,也把牛羊的十分之一,和分別為聖歸耶和華他們的 神的聖物的十分之一,都送了來,囤積成堆。 從三月開始囤積,到七月才完畢。 希西家和眾領袖來了,看見這些囤積物品,就稱頌耶和華,又為耶和華的子民以色列祝福。 希西家向祭司和利未人詢問這些囤積物品的時候, 10 撒督家的大祭司亞撒利雅回答他,說:“自從人民把供物送進耶和華殿以來,我們就可以吃飽,並且還有很多剩下來。因為耶和華賜福給他的子民,所以剩下的才這樣豐盛。”

預備倉房和分配供物

11 希西家吩咐人在耶和華的殿裡預備倉房,他們就預備了。 12 他們很忠心地把供物、各物品的十分之一和分別為聖之物,都搬進倉裡去。利未人歌楠雅總管這些物品,他的兄弟示每作副總管。 13 耶歇、亞撒細雅、拿哈、亞撒黑、耶利末、約撒拔、以利、伊斯瑪基雅、瑪哈、比拿雅在歌楠雅和他的兄弟示每手下,負責監督的工作,他們都是由希西家王和神殿的總管亞撒利雅委派的。 14 看守東門的利未人音拿的兒子可利,掌管自願獻給 神的禮物,分發獻與耶和華的供物和至聖之物。 15 在他手下有伊甸、珉雅珉、耶書亞、示瑪雅、亞瑪利雅和示迦尼雅,在祭司的各城裡,按著班次,無論大小,把供物分發給他們的親族。 16 此外,按著家譜,三十歲(“三十歲”原文作“三歲”)及以上的男子:凡是每日按著班次,照著本分進耶和華的殿供職的,也分發給他們。 17 又分發給按著家族登記在家譜上的祭司,也按著班次職責分給二十歲及以上的利未人。 18 又按照家譜的登記,分給他們的全體的小孩、妻子和兒女,因為他們忠心地自潔成聖。 19 至於住在各城郊野作祭司的亞倫的子孫,在各城裡都有按名字指定的人,把應得的分分發給祭司中所有的男子,和所有登記在家譜中的利未人。

希西家行耶和華喜悅的

20 希西家在猶大全地都這樣行,他在耶和華他的 神面前行良善、正直和誠實的事。 21 他經辦的一切事,無論是關於神殿的事奉,或是關於律法和誡命的遵行,他都尋求他的 神。因為他盡心去行,所以盡都順利。

31 When all this had ended, the Israelites who were there went out to the towns of Judah, smashed the sacred stones and cut down(A) the Asherah poles. They destroyed the high places and the altars throughout Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and Manasseh. After they had destroyed all of them, the Israelites returned to their own towns and to their own property.

Contributions for Worship(B)

Hezekiah(C) assigned the priests and Levites to divisions(D)—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—to offer burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to minister,(E) to give thanks and to sing praises(F) at the gates of the Lord’s dwelling.(G) The king contributed(H) from his own possessions for the morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, at the New Moons and at the appointed festivals as written in the Law of the Lord.(I) He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion(J) due the priests and Levites so they could devote themselves to the Law of the Lord. As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits(K) of their grain, new wine,(L) olive oil and honey and all that the fields produced. They brought a great amount, a tithe of everything. The people of Israel and Judah who lived in the towns of Judah also brought a tithe(M) of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things dedicated to the Lord their God, and they piled them in heaps.(N) They began doing this in the third month and finished in the seventh month.(O) When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and blessed(P) his people Israel.

Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the heaps; 10 and Azariah the chief priest, from the family of Zadok,(Q) answered, “Since the people began to bring their contributions to the temple of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare, because the Lord has blessed his people, and this great amount is left over.”(R)

11 Hezekiah gave orders to prepare storerooms in the temple of the Lord, and this was done. 12 Then they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes and dedicated gifts. Konaniah,(S) a Levite, was the overseer in charge of these things, and his brother Shimei was next in rank. 13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad,(T) Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath and Benaiah were assistants of Konaniah and Shimei his brother. All these served by appointment of King Hezekiah and Azariah the official in charge of the temple of God.

14 Kore son of Imnah the Levite, keeper of the East Gate, was in charge of the freewill offerings given to God, distributing the contributions made to the Lord and also the consecrated gifts. 15 Eden,(U) Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shekaniah assisted him faithfully in the towns(V) of the priests, distributing to their fellow priests according to their divisions, old and young alike.

16 In addition, they distributed to the males three years old or more whose names were in the genealogical records(W)—all who would enter the temple of the Lord to perform the daily duties of their various tasks, according to their responsibilities and their divisions. 17 And they distributed to the priests enrolled by their families in the genealogical records and likewise to the Levites twenty years old or more, according to their responsibilities and their divisions. 18 They included all the little ones, the wives, and the sons and daughters of the whole community listed in these genealogical records. For they were faithful in consecrating themselves.

19 As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around their towns or in any other towns,(X) men were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among them and to all who were recorded in the genealogies of the Levites.

20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful(Y) before the Lord his God. 21 In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.(Z)

Reformas religiosas de Ezequías

31 Cuando todo esto había terminado, todos los de Israel que estaban presentes salieron a las ciudades de Judá, despedazaron los pilares sagrados, cortaron las Aseras[a]. También derribaron los lugares altos(A) y los altares por todo Judá y Benjamín, y además en Efraín y Manasés, hasta acabar con todos ellos. Entonces todos los israelitas volvieron a sus ciudades, cada cual a su posesión.

Ezequías designó las clases de los sacerdotes(B) y de los levitas, cada uno en su clase, según su servicio, tanto sacerdotes como levitas, para los holocaustos y para las ofrendas de paz, para que ministraran, dieran gracias y alabaran(C) en las puertas del campamento del Señor. También designó de sus propios bienes la porción del rey para los holocaustos(D), es decir, para los holocaustos de la mañana y de la tarde, y los holocaustos de los días de reposo, de las lunas nuevas y de las fiestas señaladas, como está escrito en la ley del Señor(E). También ordenó al pueblo que habitaba en Jerusalén que diera la porción(F) correspondiente a los sacerdotes y a los levitas, a fin de que se pudieran dedicar a la ley del Señor(G).

Tan pronto como se divulgó la orden[b], los israelitas proveyeron en abundancia las primicias de grano, vino nuevo, aceite, miel y de todo producto del campo. Trajeron el diezmo(H) de todo en abundancia. Los israelitas y los de Judá que habitaban en las ciudades de Judá, trajeron el diezmo de bueyes y ovejas y el diezmo de las cosas sagradas dedicadas al Señor su Dios(I), y los depositaron en montones. En el mes tercero comenzaron a formar los montones y los terminaron en el mes séptimo. Cuando Ezequías y los jefes vinieron y vieron los montones, bendijeron al Señor y a Su pueblo Israel(J). Ezequías preguntó a los sacerdotes y a los levitas acerca de los montones, 10 y el sumo sacerdote Azarías, de la casa de Sadoc(K), le dijo: «Desde que se comenzaron a traer las ofrendas a la casa del Señor, hemos tenido bastante para comer y ha sobrado mucho, porque el Señor ha bendecido a Su pueblo. Esta gran cantidad es lo que ha sobrado(L)».

11 Entonces Ezequías ordenó que prepararan cámaras en la casa del Señor(M), y las prepararon. 12 Fielmente llevaron allí las ofrendas y los diezmos y las cosas consagradas. El levita Conanías era el intendente encargado de ellas, y su hermano Simei(N) era el segundo. 13 Jehiel, Azazías, Nahat, Asael, Jerimot, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismaquías, Mahat y Benaía eran inspectores bajo el mando de[c] Conanías y de Simei, su hermano, por nombramiento del rey Ezequías, y Azarías era el oficial principal(O) de la casa de Dios. 14 El levita Coré, hijo de Imna, portero de la puerta oriental, estaba a cargo de las ofrendas voluntarias hechas a Dios, para repartir las ofrendas dedicadas al Señor y las cosas santísimas. 15 Bajo su mando estaban Edén(P), Miniamín, Jesúa, Semaías, Amarías y Secanías en las ciudades de los sacerdotes(Q), para distribuir fielmente las porciones, por clases, a sus hermanos, fueran grandes o pequeños, 16 sin tener en cuenta su registro genealógico, a los varones de treinta[d] años arriba, todos los que entraban en la casa del Señor para las tareas diarias(R), por su trabajo en sus oficios según sus clases(S).

17 Los sacerdotes estaban inscritos genealógicamente conforme a sus casas paternas, y los levitas de veinte años arriba(T), según sus oficios y sus clases. 18 El registro genealógico incluía todos[e] sus niños pequeños, sus mujeres, sus hijos y sus hijas de toda la asamblea, porque fielmente[f] se consagraban en santidad. 19 También para los hijos de Aarón, los sacerdotes que estaban en las tierras de pasto de sus ciudades(U), o en cualquiera de las ciudades, había hombres que estaban designados por nombre para distribuir porciones(V) a todo varón entre los sacerdotes, y a todos los inscritos genealógicamente entre los levitas.

20 Así hizo Ezequías por todo Judá; y él hizo lo bueno, lo recto y lo verdadero(W) delante del Señor su Dios. 21 Y toda obra que emprendió en el servicio de la casa de Dios por ley y por mandamiento, buscando a su Dios, lo hizo con todo su corazón y prosperó(X).

Footnotes

  1. 31:1 I.e. símbolos de madera de una deidad femenina.
  2. 31:5 Lit. palabra.
  3. 31:13 Lit. de la mano de.
  4. 31:16 Heb. tres.
  5. 31:18 Lit. con todos.
  6. 31:18 Lit. en su fidelidad.

31 Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the Lord.

He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the Lord.

Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the Lord.

And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the Lord their God, and laid them by heaps.

In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.

And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord, and his people Israel.

Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

10 And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the Lord hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.

11 Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord; and they prepared them,

12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.

13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things.

15 And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:

16 Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the Lord, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;

17 Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;

18 And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:

19 Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.

20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God.

21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.