2 Cronica 31
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
Ang mga Pagbag-o nga Ginhimo ni Hezekia
31 Pagkatapos sang piesta, ang mga Israelinhon nga nagtambong didto nagkadto sa mga banwa sang Juda kag ginpangdugmok nila ang handumanan nga mga bato kag ginpang-utod ang mga hulohaligi nga simbolo sang diosa nga si Ashera. Ginpangguba nila ang mga simbahan sa mataas nga mga lugar kag ang mga halaran sa bug-os nga Juda kag Benjamin, kag sa Efraim kag Manase. Pagkatapos nila tanan pangguba nagpauli sila sa ila mga banwa kag duta.
2 Gin-grupo-grupo ni Haring Hezekia ang mga pari kag ang mga Levita suno sa tagsa nila ka buluhaton—sa paghalad sang mga halad nga ginasunog kag mga halad nga para sa maayo nga relasyon, sa pag-alagad sa templo sang Ginoo, sa pagpasalamat kag sa pagkanta sang mga pagdayaw sa mga puwertahan sang templo. 3 Naghatag si Haring Hezekia sang iya kaugalingon nga mga sapat para sa mga halad nga ginasunog aga kag hapon, kag para man sa mga Adlaw nga Inugpahuway, sa Piesta sang Pag-umpisa sang Bulan, kag sa iban pa nga mga piesta, suno sa nasulat sa Kasuguan sang Ginoo. 4 Ginmanduan man niya ang mga tawo nga nagaestar sa Jerusalem nga maghatag sang parte sang mga pari kag mga Levita agod makaalagad sila sing bug-os sa Kasuguan sang Ginoo. 5 Sang mapahibalo na ini sa mga tawo, maalwan nga naghatag ang mga Israelinhon sang nahauna nga bahin sang patubas sang ila mga uyas, duga sang ubas, lana, dugos, kag sang iban pa nga mga produkto sang duta. Ginhatag nila ang ikanapulo sang tanan nila nga produkto. 6 Ang mga taga-Israel nga nagsaylo sa Juda, kag ang mga taga-Juda mismo, naghatag man sang ikanapulo sang ila mga baka, karnero kag kanding, kag ikanapulo sang mga butang nga ila gindedikar sa Ginoo nga ila Dios. Kag ila ini gintumpok. 7 Nag-umpisa sila sa pagtumpok sini sang ikatatlo nga bulan, kag natapos sang ikapito nga bulan. 8 Sang makita ni Hezekia kag sang iya mga opisyal ang mga tinumpok, gindayaw nila ang Ginoo kag ang iya katawhan nga mga Israelinhon.
9 Ginpamangkot ni Hezekia ang mga pari kag ang mga Levita parte sa mga tinumpok. 10 Nagsabat si Azaria, ang pangulo nga pari nga kaliwat ni Zadok, “Halin sang magsugod dala ang mga tawo sang ila mga halad sa templo sang Ginoo bastante ang amon pagkaon kag madamo pa ang sobra, tungod kay ginpakamaayo sang Ginoo ang iya katawhan.”
11 Nagsugo si Hezekia sa paghimo sang mga bodega sa templo sang Ginoo, kag natuman ini. 12 Kag matutom nga gindala didto sang mga tawo ang ila mga halad, mga ikanapulo, kag ang mga butang nga gindedikar nila sa Ginoo. Si Conania nga isa ka Levita amo ang gintugyanan sini nga mga butang, kag ang iya kabulig amo ang iya utod nga lalaki nga si Shimei. 13 Nagbulig man sa pagdumala sa idalom nila sanday Jehiel, Azazia, Nahat, Asahel, Jerimot, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakia, Mahat, kag Benaya. Ginpili sila ni Haring Hezekia kag ni Azaria nga pinakamataas nga opisyal sang templo sang Dios.
14 Si Kore nga anak ni Imna nga Levita, nga guwardya sa sidlangan nga puwertahan sang templo, amo ang gintugyanan sa pagdumala sa mga kinabubut-on nga halad sa Dios. Responsibilidad niya ang pagpanagtag sa mga pari kag mga Levita sang mga butang nga gindedikar sa Ginoo kag sang mga balaan nga halad. 15 Ang iya matutom nga mga kabulig amo sila ni Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaya, Amaria, kag Shecania. Nagkadto sila sa mga banwa nga ginaestaran sang mga pari nga ila kadugo kag ginpanagtag sa ila ang ila parte sa mga halad, suno sa ila grupo, bata man ukon tigulang. 16 Ginhatagan ang tanan nga pari pati ang ila nga mga anak nga lalaki nga nagaedad tatlo ka tuig paibabaw, nga nagakadto sa templo sa paghimo sang ila adlaw-adlaw nga buluhaton suno sa responsibilidad sang tagsa nila ka grupo. Nalakip man diri ang mga pari nga wala malista sa listahan sang mga kaliwat sang mga pari. 17 Ini sila kag ang mga pari nga ara sa listahan ginhatagan sang ila parte, kag amo man ang mga Levita nga nagaedad 20 ka tuig paibabaw, nga nagaalagad suno sa responsibilidad sang tagsa nila ka grupo. 18 Ginhatagan man ang mga pamilya sang mga Levita—ang ila mga asawa, mga anak, pati ang ila magagmay nga mga kabataan. Ginhimo ini sa tanan nga Levita nga nalista sa listahan sang mga kaliwat, kay matutom sila sa pagpakatinlo sang ila kaugalingon. 19 Kon parte sa mga pari nga kaliwat ni Aaron nga nagaestar sa mga uma sa palibot nga mga banwa, may mga tawo nga gintugyanan sa pagpanagtag sang ila parte kag sang parte sang tanan nga Levita nga nalista sa listahan sang mga kaliwat.
20 Amo ato ang ginhimo ni Haring Hezekia sa bug-os nga Juda. Ginhimo niya ang maayo kag husto, kag matutom siya sa atubangan sang Ginoo nga iya Dios. 21 Nagmadinalag-on siya, tungod kay sa tanan niya nga ginhimo para sa templo sang Dios kag sa pagtuman niya sang kasuguan, nagdangop siya sa iya Dios sa bug-os niya nga tagipusuon.
2 Chronicles 31
English Standard Version
Hezekiah Organizes the Priests
31 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and (A)broke in pieces the (B)pillars and cut down (C)the Asherim and broke down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned to their cities, every man to his possession.
2 And Hezekiah appointed (D)the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, division by division, each according to his service, the priests and the Levites, (E)for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to minister in the gates of the camp of the Lord and to give thanks and praise. 3 (F)The contribution of the king from his own possessions was for the burnt offerings: the burnt offerings of morning and evening, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the appointed feasts, (G)as it is written in the Law of the Lord. 4 And he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give (H)the portion due to the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to the Law of the Lord. 5 As soon as the command was spread abroad, the people of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field. And they brought in abundantly (I)the tithe of everything. 6 And the people of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and (J)the tithe of the dedicated things that had been dedicated to the Lord their God, and laid them in heaps. 7 In the third month they began to pile up the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. 8 When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel. 9 And Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites about the heaps. 10 Azariah the chief priest, who was (K)of the house of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the Lord, we have eaten and had enough and have plenty left, (L)for the Lord has blessed his people, so that we have this large amount left.”
11 Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare (M)chambers in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them. 12 And they faithfully brought in the contributions, the tithes, and the dedicated things. The chief officer (N)in charge of them was Conaniah the Levite, with (O)Shimei his brother as second, 13 (P)while Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, (Q)Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers assisting Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king and (R)Azariah the chief officer of the house of God. 14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, keeper of the east gate, was over the freewill offerings to God, to apportion the contribution reserved for the Lord and the most holy offerings. 15 (S)Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah were faithfully assisting him in (T)the cities of the priests, to distribute the portions to their brothers, old and young alike, by divisions, 16 except those enrolled by genealogy, males from three years old and upward—all who entered the house of the Lord (U)as the duty of each day required—for their service according to their offices, by their divisions. 17 The enrollment of the priests was according to their fathers' houses; that of the Levites (V)from twenty years old and upward was according to their offices, by their divisions. 18 They were enrolled with all their little children, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, the whole assembly, for they were faithful in keeping themselves holy. 19 And for the sons of Aaron, the priests, who were in the fields of common land belonging to their cities, there were men in the several cities who were (W)designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to everyone among the Levites who was enrolled.
20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, (X)and he did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. 21 And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered.
2 Chronicles 31
New King James Version
The Reforms of Hezekiah(A)
31 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and (B)broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the [a]high places and the altars—from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh—until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned to their own cities, every man to his possession.
2 And Hezekiah appointed (C)the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each man according to his service, the priests and Levites (D)for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the [b]camp of the Lord. 3 The king also appointed a [c]portion of his (E)possessions[d] for the burnt offerings: for the morning and evening burnt offerings, the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths and the New Moons and the set feasts, as it is written in the (F)Law of the Lord.
4 Moreover he commanded the people who dwelt in Jerusalem to contribute (G)support[e] for the priests and the Levites, that they might devote themselves to (H)the Law of the Lord.
5 As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance (I)the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the (J)tithe of everything. 6 And the children of Israel and Judah, who dwelt in the cities of Judah, brought the tithe of oxen and sheep; also the (K)tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the Lord their God they laid in heaps.
7 In the third month they began laying them in heaps, and they finished in the seventh month. 8 And when Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel. 9 Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. 10 And Azariah the chief priest, from the (L)house of Zadok, answered him and said, (M)“Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and have plenty left, for the Lord has blessed His people; and what is left is this great (N)abundance.”
11 Now Hezekiah commanded them to prepare (O)rooms[f] in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them. 12 Then they faithfully brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things; (P)Cononiah the Levite had charge of them, and Shimei his brother was the next. 13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the (Q)ruler of the house of God. 14 Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the (R)freewill offerings to God, to distribute the offerings of the Lord and the most holy things. 15 And under him were (S)Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, his faithful assistants in (T)the cities of the priests, to distribute (U)allotments to their brethren by divisions, to the great as well as the small.
16 Besides those males from three years old and up who were written in the genealogy, they distributed to everyone who entered the house of the Lord his daily portion for the work of his service, by his division, 17 and to the priests who were written in the genealogy according to their father’s house, and to the Levites (V)from twenty years old and up according to their work, by their divisions, 18 and to all who were written in the genealogy—their little ones and their wives, their sons and daughters, the whole company of them—for in their faithfulness they [g]sanctified themselves in holiness.
19 Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in (W)the fields of the common-lands of their cities, in every single city, there were men who were (X)designated by name to distribute portions to all the males among the priests and to all who were listed by genealogies among the Levites.
20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he (Y)did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he (Z)prospered.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 31:1 Places for pagan worship
- 2 Chronicles 31:2 Temple
- 2 Chronicles 31:3 share
- 2 Chronicles 31:3 property
- 2 Chronicles 31:4 the portion due
- 2 Chronicles 31:11 storerooms
- 2 Chronicles 31:18 consecrated
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