2 Cronica 30
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Paghahanda para sa Paskwa
30 Inanyayahan ni Ezequias ang buong Israel at Juda upang idaos sa Jerusalem ang Paskwa ni Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel. Pinadalhan din niya ng sulat ang mga taga-Efraim at Manases. 2 Pinag-usapan(A) ng hari, ng mga pinuno at ng buong kapulungan na idaos ang Paskwa sa ikalawang buwan. 3 Hindi ito naidaos sa takdang panahon sapagkat maraming pari ang hindi pa nakakapaglinis ng sarili ayon sa Kautusan at kaunti lamang ang taong natipon noon sa Jerusalem. 4 Nagkaisa ang hari at ang buong kapulungan sa ganoong panukala. 5 Kaya't ibinalita nila sa buong Israel mula Beer-seba hanggang Dan na kailangang dumalo ang lahat sa Jerusalem upang idaos ang paskwa ni Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel. Ayon sa ulat, ito ang pagtitipong dinaluhan ng pinakamaraming tao. 6 Ganito ang nakasaad sa paanyaya na ipinadala ng hari at ng mga pinuno: “Mga taga-Israel, magbalik-loob kayo kay Yahweh, ang Diyos nina Abraham, Isaac at Israel upang kalingain niyang muli ang mga nakaligtas sa inyo na di nabihag ng mga hari ng Asiria. 7 Huwag ninyong tularan ang ugali ng inyong mga ninuno at mga kababayan na nagtaksil sa Panginoong Yahweh. Kaya matindi ang parusa sa kanila ng Diyos tulad ng inyong nakikita ngayon. 8 Huwag maging matigas ang ulo ninyo katulad nila. Sa halip, maging masunurin kayo kay Yahweh. Dumulog kayo sa kanyang Templo na inilaan niya para sa kanyang sarili magpakailanman. Paglingkuran ninyo ang Diyos ninyong si Yahweh upang mapawi ang galit niya sa inyo. 9 Kung manunumbalik kayo sa kanya, ang inyong mga kababayan at kamag-anak na dinalang-bihag sa ibang bansa ay kahahabagan ng mga bumihag sa kanila at pababalikin sila sa lupaing ito. Mahabagin at mapagpala ang Diyos ninyong si Yahweh at tatanggapin niya kayo kung kayo'y manunumbalik sa kanya.”
10 Pinuntahan ng mga sugo ang lahat ng lunsod sa lupain ng Efraim at Manases hanggang sa Zebulun ngunit pinagtawanan lamang sila ng mga ito. 11 Mayroon din namang ilan mula sa Asher, Manases at Zebulun na nagpakumbaba at pumunta sa Jerusalem. 12 Ngunit niloob ng Diyos na dumalong lahat ang mga taga-Juda at magkaisa silang sumunod sa utos ng hari at ng mga pinuno nila ayon sa salita ni Yahweh.
Ang Pagdiriwang ng Paskwa
13 Napakaraming pumunta sa Jerusalem noong ikalawang buwan upang ipagdiwang ang Pista ng Tinapay na Walang Pampaalsa. 14 Inalis nila ang mga altar sa Jerusalem na pinagsunugan ng mga handog at ng insenso at itinapon ang mga ito sa Libis ng Kidron. 15 Pinatay nila ang mga korderong pampaskwa noong ikalabing apat na araw ng ikalawang buwan. Napahiya ang mga pari at Levita kaya naglinis sila ng sarili at nagdala ng mga handog na susunugin sa Templo ni Yahweh. 16 Muli nilang ginampanan ang dati nilang tungkulin ayon sa Kautusan ni Moises na lingkod ng Diyos. Iwinisik ng mga pari sa altar ang dugong ibinigay sa kanila ng mga Levita. 17 Marami sa kapulungan ang hindi pa nakakapaglinis ng kanilang sarili ayon sa Kautusan kaya nagpatay ang mga Levita ng mga korderong pampaskwa upang maging banal ang mga ito para kay Yahweh. 18 Kahit marami ang hindi pa nakakapaglinis ng kanilang sarili ayon sa Kautusan, kumain na rin sila ng korderong pampaskwa. Karamihan sa mga ito ay buhat sa Efraim, Manases, Isacar at Zebulun. Gayunman, nanalangin ng ganito si Ezequias para sa kanila: 19 “O Yahweh, Diyos ng aming mga ninuno, patawarin po ninyo ang lahat nang sumasamba sa inyo nang buong puso kahit hindi sila nakapaglinis ng sarili ayon sa kautusan.” 20 Pinakinggan ni Yahweh si Ezequias at pinatawad ang mga tao. 21 Pitong araw nilang ipinagdiwang ang Pista ng Tinapay na Walang Pampaalsa. Buong lakas na umawit ng papuri araw-araw ang mga pari at ang mga Levita kay Yahweh. 22 Pinuri ni Haring Ezequias ang mga Levita dahil sa maayos nilang pangangasiwa ng pagsamba kay Yahweh. Pitong araw na ipinagdiwang ng bayan ang kapistahang iyon. Nag-alay sila ng mga handog pangkapayapaan, kumain ng mga handog at nagpuri kay Yahweh, ang Diyos ng kanilang mga ninuno.
23 Nagkaisa ang kapulungan na ipagpatuloy ng pitong araw pa ang pista. Kaya, pitong araw pa silang nagsaya. 24 Nagkaloob si Haring Ezequias ng sanlibong toro at pitong libong tupa para sa pagtitipong iyon. Ang mga pinuno naman ay nagkaloob ng sanlibong toro at sanlibong tupa para sa mga tao. Dahil dito, maraming mga pari ang naglinis ng kanilang sarili ayon sa Kautusan. 25 Masayang-masaya ang lahat, ang mga mamamayan ng Juda, ang mga pari at ang mga Levita. Gayundin ang lahat ng dumalo buhat sa Israel at ang mga dayuhang nakikipanirahan sa Israel at sa Juda. 26 Noon lamang nagkaroon ng ganoong pagdiriwang sa Jerusalem mula noong panahon ni Solomon na anak ni Haring David ng Israel. 27 Tumayo ang mga pari at ang mga Levita at binasbasan ang mga tao. Ang panalangin nila'y nakaabot sa tahanan ng Diyos sa langit.
2 Chronicles 30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Celebration of the Passover
30 Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem to observe the Passover of Yahweh, the God of Israel.(A) 2 For the king and his officials and the entire congregation in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover of the Lord in the second month,(B) 3 because they were not able to observe it at the appropriate time. Not enough of the priests had consecrated themselves(C) and the people hadn’t been gathered together in Jerusalem. 4 The proposal pleased the king and the congregation, 5 so they affirmed the proposal and spread the message throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan,(D) to come to observe the Passover of Yahweh, the God of Israel in Jerusalem, for they hadn’t observed it often,[a] as prescribed.[b]
6 So the couriers(E) went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the hand of the king and his officials, and according to the king’s command, saying, “Israelites, return to Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped from the grasp of the kings of Assyria.(F) 7 Don’t be like your fathers and your brothers who were unfaithful to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors(G) so that He made them an object of horror(H) as you yourselves see. 8 Don’t become obstinate[c](I) now like your fathers did. Give your allegiance[d] to Yahweh, and come to His sanctuary that He has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God so that He may turn His burning anger away from you,(J) 9 for when you return to Yahweh, your brothers and your sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land.(K) For Yahweh your God is gracious and merciful;(L) He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”
10 The couriers traveled from city to city in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but the inhabitants[e] laughed at them and mocked them.(M) 11 But some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.(N) 12 Also, the power of God was at work in Judah to unite them[f] to carry out the command of the king and his officials by the word of the Lord.
13 A very large assembly of people was gathered in Jerusalem to observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread in the second month. 14 They proceeded to take away the altars that were in Jerusalem,(O) and they took away the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.(P) 15 They slaughtered the Passover lamb(Q) on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Lord’s temple. 16 They stood at their prescribed posts,(R) according to the law of Moses, the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood received from the hand of the Levites, 17 for there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, and so the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the Lord.(S) 18 A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—were ritually unclean, yet they had eaten the Passover(T) contrary to what was written.(U) But Hezekiah had interceded for them, saying, “May the good Lord provide atonement on behalf of 19 whoever sets his whole heart on seeking God,(V) Yahweh, the God of his ancestors, even though not according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.” 20 So the Lord heard Hezekiah and healed the people.(W) 21 The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy,(X) and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day after day with loud instruments. 22 Then Hezekiah encouraged[g](Y) all the Levites who performed skillfully before the Lord. They ate at the appointed festival for seven days, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.(Z)
23 The whole congregation decided to observe(AA) seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy, 24 for Hezekiah king of Judah contributed 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for the congregation. Also, the officials contributed 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep for the congregation,(AB) and many priests consecrated themselves.(AC) 25 Then the whole assembly of Judah with the priests and Levites, the whole assembly that came from Israel, the foreigners who came from the land of Israel, and those who were living in Judah, rejoiced. 26 There was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this was known since the days of Solomon son of David, the king of Israel.(AD)
27 Then the priests and the Levites(AE) stood to bless the people,(AF) and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place(AG) in heaven.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 30:5 Or in great numbers
- 2 Chronicles 30:5 Lit often, according to what is written
- 2 Chronicles 30:8 Lit Don’t stiffen your neck
- 2 Chronicles 30:8 Lit hand
- 2 Chronicles 30:10 Lit but they
- 2 Chronicles 30:12 Lit to give them one heart
- 2 Chronicles 30:22 Lit spoke to the heart of
2 Chronicles 30
King James Version
30 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel.
2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.
6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
7 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.
8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.
9 For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the Lord.
13 And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.
14 And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.
15 Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the Lord.
16 And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.
17 For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the Lord.
18 For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one
19 That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
20 And the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.
21 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the Lord.
22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the Lord: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers.
23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
24 For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.
25 And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
27 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
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