2 Chronicles 29
World English Bible
29 Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 2 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that David his father had done. 3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of Yahweh’s house and repaired them. 4 He brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together into the wide place on the east, 5 and said to them, “Listen to me, you Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Yahweh, the God of your fathers, and carry the filthiness out of the holy place. 6 For our fathers were unfaithful, and have done that which was evil in Yahweh our God’s sight, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Yahweh, and turned their backs. 7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel. 8 Therefore Yahweh’s wrath was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment and a hissing, as you see with your eyes. 9 For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. 10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us. 11 My sons, don’t be negligent now; for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers and burn incense.”
12 Then the Levites arose: Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah; 13 and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah; 14 and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel. 15 They gathered their brothers, sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by Yahweh’s words, to cleanse Yahweh’s house. 16 The priests went into the inner part of Yahweh’s house to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in Yahweh’s temple into the court of Yahweh’s house. The Levites took it from there to carry it out to the brook Kidron. 17 Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month they came to Yahweh’s porch. They sanctified Yahweh’s house in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished. 18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace and said, “We have cleansed all Yahweh’s house, including the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, and the table of show bread with all its vessels. 19 Moreover, we have prepared and sanctified all the vessels which King Ahaz threw away in his reign when he was unfaithful. Behold, they are before Yahweh’s altar.”
20 Then Hezekiah the king arose early, gathered the princes of the city, and went up to Yahweh’s house. 21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. He commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on Yahweh’s altar. 22 So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They also killed the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar. 23 They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them. 24 Then the priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.
25 He set the Levites in Yahweh’s house with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was from Yahweh by his prophets. 26 The Levites stood with David’s instruments, and the priests with the trumpets. 27 Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, Yahweh’s song also began, along with the trumpets and instruments of David king of Israel. 28 All the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
29 When they had finished offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped. 30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to Yahweh with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.
31 Then Hezekiah answered, “Now you have consecrated yourselves to Yahweh. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into Yahweh’s house.” The assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings. 32 The number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs. All these were for a burnt offering to Yahweh. 33 The consecrated things were six hundred head of cattle and three thousand sheep. 34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings. Therefore their brothers the Levites helped them until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. 35 Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings and with the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of Yahweh’s house was set in order. 36 Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of that which God had prepared for the people; for the thing was done suddenly.
2 Chronicles 29
King James Version
29 Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.
3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.
4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
5 And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.
6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned their backs.
7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.
8 Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.
9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
10 Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
11 My sons, be not now negligent: for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.
12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
13 And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:
14 And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
15 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord.
16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.
17 Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the Lord: so they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.
19 Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the Lord.
20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.
21 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
22 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.
23 And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:
24 And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.
25 And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets.
26 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.
28 And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
29 And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.
30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.
32 And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord.
33 And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
35 And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the Lord was set in order.
36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
2 Cronica 29
Ang Biblia, 2001
Si Haring Hezekias ng Juda(A)
29 Si Hezekias ay nagsimulang maghari nang siya'y dalawampu't limang taong gulang, at siya'y naghari ng dalawampu't siyam na taon sa Jerusalem. Ang pangalan ng kanyang ina ay Abias na anak ni Zacarias.
2 At ginawa niya ang matuwid sa paningin ng Panginoon, ayon sa lahat ng ginawa ni David na kanyang ninuno.
Ang Paglilinis sa Templo
3 Sa unang buwan ng unang taon ng kanyang paghahari, kanyang binuksan ang mga pintuan ng bahay ng Panginoon, at kinumpuni ang mga iyon.
4 Kanyang ipinatawag ang mga pari at mga Levita, at tinipon sila sa liwasan sa silangan.
5 Kanyang sinabi sa kanila, “Pakinggan ninyo ako, mga Levita! Magpakabanal kayo ngayon, at pabanalin ninyo ang bahay ng Panginoon, ang Diyos ng inyong mga ninuno, at ilabas ninyo ang dumi mula sa dakong banal.
6 Sapagkat ang ating mga ninuno ay hindi naging tapat, at gumawa ng masama sa paningin ng Panginoon nating Diyos. Kanilang pinabayaan siya, at inilayo nila ang kanilang mga mukha mula sa tahanan ng Panginoon, at sila'y nagsitalikod.
7 Kanila ring isinara ang mga pinto ng portiko, at pinatay ang mga ilawan, at hindi nagsunog ng insenso ni naghandog man ng mga handog na sinusunog sa dakong banal para sa Diyos ng Israel.
8 Kaya't ang poot ng Panginoon ay dumating sa Juda at Jerusalem, at ginawa silang tampulan ng sindak, pagtataka at pagkutya, gaya ng nakikita ng inyong mga mata.
9 Ang ating mga ninuno ay nabuwal sa pamamagitan ng tabak, at ang ating mga anak na lalaki at babae at ang ating mga asawa ay nabihag dahil dito.
10 Ngayon nga'y nasa aking puso na makipagtipan sa Panginoon, sa Diyos ng Israel, upang ang kanyang matinding galit ay maalis sa atin.
11 Mga anak ko, huwag kayo ngayong magpabaya, sapagkat pinili kayo ng Panginoon upang tumayo sa harap niya, upang maglingkod sa kanya at maging kanyang mga lingkod at magsunog ng insenso sa kanya.”
12 At tumindig ang mga Levita, si Mahat na anak ni Amasai, at si Joel na anak ni Azarias, mula sa mga anak ng mga Kohatita; at mula sa mga anak ni Merari, si Kish na anak ni Abdi, at si Azarias na anak ni Jehalelel; mula sa mga Gershonita, si Joah na anak ni Zima, at si Eden na anak ni Joah;
13 at sa mga anak ni Elisafan, sina Simri at Jeiel; sa mga anak ni Asaf, si Zacarias at si Matanias;
14 sa mga anak ni Heman, sina Jeiel at Shimei; at sa mga anak ni Jedutun, sina Shemaya at Uziel.
15 Tinipon nila ang kanilang mga kapatid, at nagpakabanal, at pumasok ayon sa utos ng hari, sa pamamagitan ng mga salita ng Panginoon, upang linisin ang bahay ng Panginoon.
16 Ang mga pari ay pumasok sa loob na bahagi ng bahay ng Panginoon upang linisin ito, at kanilang inilabas ang lahat ng karumihan na kanilang natagpuan sa templo ng Panginoon tungo sa bulwagan ng bahay ng Panginoon. At kinuha ito ng mga Levita at inilabas ito sa batis ng Cedron.
17 Sila'y nagpasimulang magpakabanal sa unang araw ng unang buwan, at sa ikawalong araw ng buwan ay pumunta sila sa portiko ng Panginoon. Pagkatapos ay kanilang itinalaga ang bahay ng Panginoon sa loob ng walong araw; at sa ikalabing-anim na araw ng unang buwan ay nakatapos sila.
Ang Templo ay Muling Itinalaga
18 Pagkatapos ay pumunta sila kay Hezekias na hari, at kanilang sinabi, “Nalinis na namin ang buong bahay ng Panginoon, ang dambana ng handog na sinusunog at ang lahat ng kasangkapan nito, at ang hapag para sa tinapay na handog, pati ang lahat ng kasangkapan nito.
19 Lahat ng kasangkapang inalis ni Haring Ahaz sa kanyang paghahari nang siya'y di-tapat ay aming inihanda at itinalaga, ang mga ito ay nasa harapan ng dambana ng Panginoon.”
20 Nang magkagayo'y maagang bumangon si Hezekias na hari at tinipon ang mga pinuno ng lunsod at umakyat sa bahay ng Panginoon.
21 Sila'y nagdala ng pitong baka, pitong tupa, pitong kordero, at pitong kambing na lalaki, bilang handog pangkasalanan para sa kaharian, sa santuwaryo, at sa Juda. At siya'y nag-utos sa mga pari na mga anak ni Aaron na ihandog ang mga iyon sa dambana ng Panginoon.
22 Kaya't kanilang pinatay ang mga baka, at tinanggap ng mga pari ang dugo, at iwinisik sa dambana. Kanilang pinatay ang mga tupa at iwinisik ang dugo sa dambana; pinatay rin nila ang mga kordero at iwinisik ang dugo sa dambana.
23 Kanilang inilapit ang mga kambing na lalaki na handog pangkasalanan sa harapan ng hari at ng kapulungan, at ipinatong nila ang kanilang mga kamay sa mga iyon.
24 Ang mga iyon ay pinatay ng mga pari at sila'y gumawa ng isang handog pangkasalanan sa pamamagitan ng dugo ng mga iyon sa ibabaw ng dambana, upang ipantubos sa buong Israel. Sapagkat iniutos ng hari na ang handog na sinusunog at ang handog pangkasalanan ay dapat gawin para sa buong Israel.
25 Kanyang inilagay ang mga Levita sa bahay ng Panginoon na may mga pompiyang, mga salterio, at mga alpa, ayon sa utos ni David at ni Gad na propeta ng hari, at ni Natan na propeta; sapagkat ang utos ay mula sa Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mga propeta.
26 Ang mga Levita ay tumayo na may mga panugtog ni David, at ang mga pari na may mga trumpeta.
27 At si Hezekias ay nag-utos na ang handog na sinusunog ay ialay sa ibabaw ng dambana. Nang ang handog na sinusunog ay pinasimulan, ang awit sa Panginoon ay pinasimulan din, pati ang mga trumpeta, sa saliw ng mga panugtog ni David na hari ng Israel.
28 At ang buong kapulungan ay sumamba, at ang mga mang-aawit ay umawit, at ang mga trumpeta ay tumunog; lahat ng ito ay nagpatuloy hanggang sa ang handog na sinusunog ay natapos.
29 Nang matapos ang paghahandog, ang hari at ang lahat ng naroroong kasama niya ay yumukod at sumamba.
30 At iniutos ni Haring Hezekias at ng mga pinuno sa mga Levita na umawit ng mga papuri sa Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng mga salita ni David at ni Asaf na propeta. At sila'y umawit ng mga papuri na may kagalakan, at sila'y yumukod at sumamba.
31 Pagkatapos ay sinabi ni Hezekias, “Ngayo'y naitalaga na ninyo ang inyong mga sarili sa Panginoon; kayo'y magsilapit, magdala kayo ng mga alay at mga handog ng pasasalamat sa bahay ng Panginoon.” At nagdala ang kapulungan ng mga alay at ng mga handog ng pasasalamat; at lahat ng may kusang kalooban ay nagdala ng mga handog na sinusunog.
32 At ang bilang ng mga handog na sinusunog na dinala ng kapulungan ay pitumpung baka, isandaang tupang lalaki at dalawandaang kordero. Lahat ng mga ito ay para sa handog na sinusunog sa Panginoon.
33 At ang mga handog na itinalaga ay animnaraang baka at tatlong libong tupa.
34 Ngunit ang mga pari ay kakaunti at hindi nila kayang balatan ang lahat ng handog na sinusunog. Kaya't tinulungan sila ng kanilang mga kapatid na mga Levita, hanggang sa natapos ang gawain, at hanggang sa makapagpabanal ang nalabi sa mga pari—sapagkat ang mga Levita ay higit na matuwid ang puso kaysa mga pari sa pagpapabanal.
35 Bukod sa napakalaking bilang ng mga handog na sinusunog, mayroong taba ng mga handog pangkapayapaan, at mayroong mga handog na inumin para sa handog na susunugin. Sa gayo'y naibalik ang paglilingkod sa bahay ng Panginoon.
36 At si Hezekias at ang buong bayan ay nagalak, dahil sa ginawa ng Diyos para sa bayan; sapagkat ang bagay na iyon ay biglang nangyari.
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