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約西亞做王毀除崇邱偶像

34 約西亞登基的時候年八歲,在耶路撒冷做王三十一年。 他行耶和華眼中看為正的事,效法他祖大衛所行的,不偏左右。 他做王第八年,尚且年幼,就尋求他祖大衛的神。到了十二年,才潔淨猶大耶路撒冷,除掉丘壇、木偶、雕刻的像和鑄造的像。 眾人在他面前拆毀巴力的壇,砍斷壇上高高的日像,又把木偶和雕刻的像並鑄造的像打碎成灰,撒在祭偶像人的墳上, 將他們祭司的骸骨燒在壇上,潔淨了猶大耶路撒冷 又在瑪拿西以法蓮西緬拿弗他利各城和四圍破壞之處,都這樣行。 又拆毀祭壇,把木偶和雕刻的像打碎成灰,砍斷以色列遍地所有的日像,就回耶路撒冷去了。

修葺聖殿

約西亞王十八年,淨地淨殿之後,就差遣亞薩利雅的兒子沙番、邑宰瑪西雅約哈斯的兒子史官約亞去修理耶和華他神的殿。 他們就去見大祭司希勒家,將奉到神殿的銀子交給他,這銀子是看守殿門的利未人從瑪拿西以法蓮和一切以色列剩下的人,以及猶大便雅憫眾人,並耶路撒冷的居民收來的。 10 又將這銀子交給耶和華殿裡督工的,轉交修理耶和華殿的工匠, 11 就是交給木匠、石匠,買鑿成的石頭和架木與棟梁,修猶大王所毀壞的殿。 12 這些人辦事誠實,督工的是利未米拉利的子孫雅哈俄巴底,督催的是哥轄的子孫撒迦利亞米書蘭,還有善於作樂的利未人。 13 他們又監管扛抬的人,督催一切做工的,利未人中也有做書記、做司事、做守門的。

希勒家得律書

14 他們將奉到耶和華殿的銀子運出來的時候,祭司希勒家偶然得了摩西所傳耶和華的律法書。 15 希勒家對書記沙番說:「我在耶和華殿裡得了律法書。」遂將書遞給沙番 16 沙番把書拿到王那裡,回覆王說:「凡交給僕人們辦的都辦理了。 17 耶和華殿裡的銀子倒出來,交給督工的和匠人的手裡了。」 18 書記沙番又對王說:「祭司希勒家遞給我一卷書。」沙番就在王面前讀那書。 19 王聽見律法上的話,就撕裂衣服, 20 吩咐希勒家沙番的兒子亞希甘米迦的兒子亞比頓、書記沙番和王的臣僕亞撒雅說: 21 「你們去,為我,為以色列猶大剩下的人,以這書上的話求問耶和華。因我們列祖沒有遵守耶和華的言語,沒有照這書上所記的去行,耶和華的烈怒就倒在我們身上。」

22 於是,希勒家和王所派的眾人都去見女先知戶勒大戶勒大是掌管禮服沙龍的妻,沙龍哈斯拉的孫子、特瓦的兒子。戶勒大住在耶路撒冷第二區,他們請問於她。 23 她對他們說:「耶和華以色列的神如此說:你們可以回覆那差遣你們來見我的人說: 24 『耶和華如此說:我必照著在猶大王面前所讀那書上的一切咒詛,降禍於這地和其上的居民。 25 因為他們離棄我,向別神燒香,用他們手所做的惹我發怒,所以我的憤怒如火倒在這地上,總不熄滅。』 26 然而,差遣你們來求問耶和華的猶大王,你們要這樣回覆他說:『耶和華以色列的神如此說:至於你所聽見的話, 27 就是聽見我指著這地和其上居民所說的話,你便心裡敬服,在我面前自卑,撕裂衣服,向我哭泣,因此我應允了你。這是我耶和華說的。 28 我必使你平平安安地歸到墳墓,到你列祖那裡。我要降於這地和其上居民的一切災禍,你也不致親眼看見。』」他們就回覆王去了。

王誦約書於民眾

29 王差遣人招聚猶大耶路撒冷的眾長老來。 30 王和猶大眾人與耶路撒冷的居民,並祭司、利未人,以及所有的百姓,無論大小,都一同上到耶和華的殿。王就把殿裡所得的約書念給他們聽。

立約守誡

31 王站在他的地位上,在耶和華面前立約,要盡心、盡性地順從耶和華,遵守他的誡命、法度、律例,成就這書上所記的約言, 32 又使住耶路撒冷便雅憫的人都服從這約。於是耶路撒冷的居民都遵行他們列祖之神的約。 33 約西亞以色列各處將一切可憎之物盡都除掉,使以色列境內的人都侍奉耶和華他們的神。約西亞在世的日子,就跟從耶和華他們列祖的神,總不離開。

猶大王約西亞

34 約西亞八歲登基,在耶路撒冷執政三十一年。 他做耶和華視為正的事,效法他祖先大衛,不偏不離。

約西亞清除偶像

他執政第八年,雖然還年幼,卻開始尋求他祖先大衛的上帝。他執政第十二年,開始清除猶大和耶路撒冷的邱壇、亞舍拉神像、雕刻和鑄造的偶像。 眾人在他面前拆毀巴力的祭壇,他砍掉高高的香壇,又把亞舍拉神像及雕刻和鑄造的偶像磨成粉末,撒在祭拜它們之人的墳墓上, 把它們祭司的骸骨放在它們的壇上焚燒。這樣,他潔淨了猶大和耶路撒冷。 約西亞還在瑪拿西、以法蓮、西緬,遠至拿弗他利的各城邑及其周圍的荒廢之地做了同樣的事情。 他拆毀祭壇和亞舍拉神像,把偶像磨成粉末,砍掉以色列境內所有的香壇,然後回到耶路撒冷。

發現律法書

約西亞執政第十八年,潔淨國土和聖殿以後,就差遣亞薩利雅的兒子沙番、耶路撒冷的總督瑪西雅和約哈斯的兒子約亞史官負責整修他的上帝耶和華的殿。 他們到希勒迦大祭司那裡,把獻給上帝殿的銀子交給他。這銀子是守殿門的利未人從瑪拿西人和以法蓮人,所有剩下的以色列人,所有的猶大人和便雅憫人,以及耶路撒冷的居民那裡收來的。 10 他們把銀子交給負責管理耶和華殿的督工,由他們轉交給整修耶和華殿的工人, 11 也就是木匠和石匠,讓他們用來購買鑿好的石頭、木架和棟樑,整修猶大諸王毀壞的殿。 12 工人都忠誠地工作。他們的督工是利未人米拉利的子孫雅哈和俄巴底,哥轄的子孫撒迦利亞和米書蘭。其他精通樂器的利未人 13 負責監督搬運工人,還有一些做書記、官員和殿門守衛。

14 他們把奉獻到耶和華殿裡的銀子拿出來的時候,希勒迦祭司發現了摩西所傳的耶和華的律法書。 15 希勒迦就對沙番書記說:「我在耶和華的殿裡發現了律法書。」希勒迦就把書卷交給沙番。 16 沙番把書卷帶到王那裡,向王稟告說:「凡交給僕人們辦的事,都已辦妥。 17 耶和華殿裡的銀子已被取出來交給督工和工人。」 18 沙番書記又對王說:「希勒迦祭司交給我一卷書。」沙番就在王面前誦讀這書。 19 王聽了律法書上的話,就撕裂衣服, 20 吩咐希勒迦、沙番的兒子亞希甘、米迦的兒子亞比頓、沙番書記和王的臣僕亞撒雅: 21 「你們去為我、為以色列和猶大的餘民求問耶和華有關這書卷上的話。耶和華的烈怒已經臨到我們身上,因為我們的祖先沒有遵守耶和華的話,沒有遵行這書卷上的話。」

22 於是,王派去的人跟著希勒迦去求問女先知戶勒妲,她是負責管理禮服的沙龍之妻。沙龍是哈斯拉的孫子、特瓦的兒子。戶勒妲住在耶路撒冷第二區。他們向她說明來意, 23 她對他們說:「以色列的上帝耶和華要你們回去告訴差你們來見我的人, 24 耶和華說,『我要照在猶大王面前所讀的那書上的一切咒詛,降災難給這地方及這裡的居民。 25 因為他們背棄我,給別的神明燒香,製造偶像惹我發怒,所以我的怒火要在這地方燃燒,絕不止息。』 26 你們告訴差你們來求問耶和華的猶大王,『至於你所聽見的那些話,以色列的上帝耶和華說, 27 因為你聽到我對這地方及這裡居民的警告,便悔改,在我面前謙卑、撕裂衣服,向我哭泣,我垂聽了你的禱告。這是我耶和華說的。 28 我會讓你平安入土,你不會看到我要降給這地方及這裡居民的一切災難。』」他們便回去稟告王。

約西亞立約順服上帝

29 於是,王召集猶大和耶路撒冷的所有長老, 30 與猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民、祭司和利未人等全體民眾,不論貴賤,一同上到耶和華的殿。王把在耶和華殿中發現的約書念給他們聽。 31 王站在自己的位置上,在耶和華面前立約,要全心全意地跟隨耶和華,遵從祂的一切誡命、法度和律例,履行約書上的規定。 32 他使耶路撒冷和便雅憫的人都遵行這約。於是,耶路撒冷的居民都遵行他們祖先的上帝的約。 33 約西亞除去以色列境內所有的可憎之物,又吩咐所有住在以色列的人都事奉他們的上帝耶和華。約西亞在世時,他們都沒有偏離他們祖先的上帝耶和華。

'歷 代 志 下 34 ' not found for the version: Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version.

Josiah’s Reforms(A)(B)(C)

34 Josiah(D) was eight years old when he became king,(E) and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David,(F) not turning aside to the right or to the left.

In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God(G) of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles and idols. Under his direction the altars of the Baals were torn down; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them, and smashed the Asherah poles(H) and the idols. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.(I) He burned(J) the bones of the priests on their altars, and so he purged Judah and Jerusalem. In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them, he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles and crushed the idols to powder(K) and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.

In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, to purify the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the ruler of the city, with Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the temple of the Lord his God.

They went to Hilkiah(L) the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the temple of God, which the Levites who were the gatekeepers had collected from the people of Manasseh, Ephraim and the entire remnant of Israel and from all the people of Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 Then they entrusted it to the men appointed to supervise the work on the Lord’s temple. These men paid the workers who repaired and restored the temple. 11 They also gave money(M) to the carpenters and builders to purchase dressed stone, and timber for joists and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin.(N)

12 The workers labored faithfully.(O) Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath. The Levites—all who were skilled in playing musical instruments—(P) 13 had charge of the laborers(Q) and supervised all the workers from job to job. Some of the Levites were secretaries, scribes and gatekeepers.

The Book of the Law Found(R)(S)

14 While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the temple of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that had been given through Moses. 15 Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law(T) in the temple of the Lord.” He gave it to Shaphan.

16 Then Shaphan took the book to the king and reported to him: “Your officials are doing everything that has been committed to them. 17 They have paid out the money that was in the temple of the Lord and have entrusted it to the supervisors and workers.” 18 Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.

19 When the king heard the words of the Law,(U) he tore(V) his robes. 20 He gave these orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan(W), Abdon son of Micah,[a] Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah the king’s attendant: 21 “Go and inquire of the Lord for me and for the remnant in Israel and Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the Lord’s anger that is poured out(X) on us because those who have gone before us have not kept the word of the Lord; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written in this book.”

22 Hilkiah and those the king had sent with him[b] went to speak to the prophet(Y) Huldah, who was the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath,[c] the son of Hasrah,[d] keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the New Quarter.

23 She said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me, 24 ‘This is what the Lord says: I am going to bring disaster(Z) on this place and its people(AA)—all the curses(AB) written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah. 25 Because they have forsaken me(AC) and burned incense to other gods and aroused my anger by all that their hands have made,[e] my anger will be poured out on this place and will not be quenched.’ 26 Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard: 27 Because your heart was responsive(AD) and you humbled(AE) yourself before God when you heard what he spoke against this place and its people, and because you humbled yourself before me and tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the Lord. 28 Now I will gather you to your ancestors,(AF) and you will be buried in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster I am going to bring on this place and on those who live here.’”(AG)

So they took her answer back to the king.

29 Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 He went up to the temple of the Lord(AH) with the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the Levites—all the people from the least to the greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the temple of the Lord. 31 The king stood by his pillar(AI) and renewed the covenant(AJ) in the presence of the Lord—to follow(AK) the Lord and keep his commands, statutes and decrees with all his heart and all his soul, and to obey the words of the covenant written in this book.

32 Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin pledge themselves to it; the people of Jerusalem did this in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.

33 Josiah removed all the detestable(AL) idols from all the territory belonging to the Israelites, and he had all who were present in Israel serve the Lord their God. As long as he lived, they did not fail to follow the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 34:20 Also called Akbor son of Micaiah
  2. 2 Chronicles 34:22 One Hebrew manuscript, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts do not have had sent with him.
  3. 2 Chronicles 34:22 Also called Tikvah
  4. 2 Chronicles 34:22 Also called Harhas
  5. 2 Chronicles 34:25 Or by everything they have done