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Ang paghahari ni Josias.

34 Si Josias ay (A)may walong taong gulang nang siya'y magpasimulang maghari; at siya'y nagharing tatlong pu't isang taon sa Jerusalem.

At siya'y gumawa ng matuwid sa harap ng mga mata ng Panginoon, at lumakad ng mga lakad ni David na kaniyang magulang, at hindi lumiko sa kanan o sa kaliwa.

Sapagka't sa ikawalong taon ng kaniyang paghahari, samantalang siya'y bata pa, kaniyang pinasimulang hinanap ang Dios ni David na kaniyang magulang: at sa ikalabing dalawang taon ay kaniyang pinasimulang nilinis ang Juda at Jerusalem na inalis (B)ang mga mataas na dako, at ang mga Asera, at ang mga larawang inanyuan, at ang mga larawang binubo.

(C)At kanilang ibinagsak ang mga dambana ng mga Baal sa kaniyang harapan; at ang mga (D)larawang araw na nasa ibabaw nila, ay kaniyang ibinagsak; at ang mga Asera, at ang mga larawang inanyuan, at ang mga larawang binubo, ay kaniyang pinagputolputol, at dinurog, at isinabog (E)sa mga libingan ng nangaghain sa kanila.

(F)At sinunog niya ang mga buto ng mga saserdote sa kanilang mga dambana, at nilinis ang Juda at ang Jerusalem.

At gayon ang ginawa niya sa mga bayan ng (G)Manases at Ephraim at Simeon, hanggang sa Nephtali, sa kanilang mga guho sa palibot.

At kaniyang ibinagsak ang mga dambana at pinukpok ang mga Asera (H)at ang mga larawang inanyuan ay dinurog, at pinagputolputol ang lahat na larawang araw sa buong lupain ng Israel, at nagbalik sa Jerusalem.

Ang pagkamatapat sa malinis na pagsamba.

(I)Sa ikalabing walong taon nga ng kaniyang paghahari, nang kaniyang malinis ang lupain, at ang bahay, ay kaniyang sinugo si (J)Saphan na anak ni Asalias, at si (K)Maasias na (L)tagapamahala ng bayan, at si Joah na anak ni Joachaz na (M)kasangguni, upang husayin ang bahay ng Panginoon niyang Dios.

At sila'y nagsiparoon kay (N)Hilcias na dakilang saserdote at ibinigay ang salapi na napasok sa bahay ng Dios, na nakuha ng mga Levita, na mga tagatanod-pinto, sa kamay ng Manases at ng Ephraim, at sa lahat ng nalabi sa Israel, at sa buong Juda, at Benjamin, at sa mga taga Jerusalem.

10 At kanilang ibinigay sa kamay ng mga manggagawa na siyang namamahala sa bahay ng Panginoon; at ibinigay ng mga manggagawa ng bahay ng Panginoon upang husayin at pagtibayin ang bahay;

11 Sa makatuwid baga'y sa mga anluwagi at sa mga nagtatayo ibinigay nila, upang ibili ng mga batong tinabas, at ng mga kahoy na panghalang, at upang ipaggawa ng mga sikang sa mga bahay na giniba ng mga hari, sa Juda.

12 At ginawa ng mga lalake na may pagtatapat ang gawain: at ang mga tagapamahala ng mga yaon ay si Jahath at si Abdias, na mga Levita, sa mga anak ni Merari; at si Zacharias at si Mesullam, sa mga anak ng mga Coathita, upang ipagpatuloy: at ang iba sa mga Levita, lahat na bihasa sa mga panugtog ng tugtugin.

13 Nasa mga (O)tagadala ng mga pasan naman sila, at pinamamahalaan ang lahat na nagsisigawa ng gawain sa sarisaring paglilingkod: at sa mga Levita ay may mga (P)kalihim, at mga (Q)pinuno, at mga tagatanod-pinto.

Nasumpungan ni Hilsias ang aklat ng kautusan. Ang kautusan ay binasa. Ang pangako ng bayan na maglilingkod sa Panginoon.

14 At nang kanilang ilalabas ang salapi na napasok sa bahay ng Panginoon, nasumpungan ni Hilcias na saserdote ang aklat ng kautusan ng Panginoon na ibinigay sa (R)pamamagitan ni Moises.

15 At si Hilcias ay sumagot, at sinabi niya kay Saphan na kalihim: Aking nasumpungan ang aklat ng kautusan sa bahay ng Panginoon, At ibinigay ni Hilcias ang aklat kay Saphan.

16 At dinala ni Saphan ang aklat sa hari, at bukod dito'y nagdala ng salita sa hari, na sinasabi, Lahat na ipinamahala sa iyong mga lingkod, ay kanilang ginagawa.

17 At kanilang ibinubo ang salapi na nasumpungan sa bahay ng Panginoon, at ibinigay sa kamay ng mga tagapamahala, at sa kamay ng mga manggagawa.

18 At sinaysay ni Saphan na kalihim sa hari, na sinasabi, Si Hilcias na saserdote ay nagbigay sa akin ng isang aklat. At binasa ni Saphan sa harap ng hari.

19 At nangyari, nang marinig ng hari ang mga salita ng kautusan, na kaniyang hinapak ang kaniyang suot.

20 (S)At ang hari ay nagutos kay Hilcias, at kay Ahicham na anak ni Saphan, at kay Abdon na anak ni Micha, at kay Saphan na kalihim, at kay Asaia na lingkod ng hari, na kaniyang sinasabi,

21 Kayo'y magsiyaon, isangguni ninyo ako sa Panginoon, at silang naiwan sa Israel, at sa Juda, tungkol sa mga salita ng aklat na nasumpungan: sapagka't malaki ang pagiinit ng Panginoon na nabugso sa atin, sapagka't hindi iningatan ng ating mga magulang ang salita ng Panginoon, upang gawin ayon sa lahat na nasusulat sa aklat na ito.

22 Sa gayo'y si Hilcias at silang pinagutusan ng hari, nagsiparoon kay Hulda na propetisa, na asawa ni Sallum na anak ni Tikoath, na anak ni (T)Hasra, na tagapagingat ng silid ng kasuutan; (siya nga'y tumahan sa Jerusalem sa ikalawang pook;) at kanilang sinabi sa kanila sa gayong paraan.

23 At sinabi niya sa kanila, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel: Saysayin ninyo sa lalake na nagsugo sa inyo sa akin.

24 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Narito, ako'y magdadala ng kasamaan sa dakong ito, at sa mga tagarito, sa makatuwid baga'y lahat ng sumpa na nangakasulat sa aklat na kanilang nabasa sa harap ng hari sa Juda:

25 Sapagka't kanilang pinabayaan ako, at nagsunog ng kamangyan sa ibang mga dios, upang mungkahiin nila ako sa galit ng lahat na gawa ng kanilang mga kamay; kaya't ang aking pagiinit ay nabugso sa dakong ito, at hindi mapapawi.

26 Nguni't sa hari sa Juda, na nagsugo sa inyo upang magusisa sa Panginoon, ganito ang sasabihin ninyo sa kaniya, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel: Tungkol sa mga salita na iyong narinig,

27 Sapagka't ang iyong puso ay malumanay, at ikaw ay nagpakababa sa harap ng Dios ng iyong marinig ang kaniyang mga salita laban sa dakong ito, at laban sa mga tagarito; at ikaw ay nagpakababa sa harap ko, at hinapak mo ang iyong suot, at umiyak sa harap ko; dininig naman kita, sabi ng Panginoon.

28 Narito, ipipisan kita sa iyong mga magulang, at ikaw ay mapipisan na payapa sa iyong libingan, at hindi makikita ng iyong mga mata ang lahat na kasamaan na aking dadalhin sa dakong ito, at sa mga tagarito. At sila'y nagbalik ng salita sa hari.

29 (U)Nang magkagayo'y nagsugo ang hari at pinisan ang lahat na matanda sa Juda at sa Jerusalem.

30 At sumampa ang hari sa bahay ng Panginoon, at ang lahat na lalake ng Juda, at ang mga taga Jerusalem, at ang mga saserdote, at ang mga Levita, at ang buong bayan, malaki at gayon din ang maliit: at kaniyang binasa sa kanilang mga pakinig ang lahat na salita ng aklat ng tipan na nasumpungan sa bahay ng Panginoon.

31 At ang hari ay (V)tumayo sa kaniyang dako, at nakipagtipan sa harap ng Panginoon, upang lumakad ng ayon sa Panginoon, at upang ingatan ang kaniyang mga utos, at ang kaniyang mga patotoo, at ang kaniyang mga palatuntunan, ng buong puso niya, at ng buong kaluluwa niya, upang tuparin ang mga salita ng tipan na nasusulat sa aklat na ito.

32 At kaniyang pinapanayo (W)sa tipan ang lahat na nasumpungan sa Jerusalem at Benjamin. At ginawa ng mga taga Jerusalem ang ayon sa tipan ng Dios ng kanilang mga magulang.

33 At inalis ni Josias ang lahat na karumaldumal sa lahat ng lupain na ukol sa mga anak ni Israel, at pinapaglingkod ang lahat na nangasumpungan sa Israel, upang mangaglingkod nga sa Panginoon nilang Dios. Lahat ng mga kaarawan niya ay hindi sila nagsihiwalay sa pagsunod sa Panginoon, sa Dios ng kanilang mga magulang.

34 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.

And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.

Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.

And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.

10 And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the Lord, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the Lord, to repair and amend the house:

11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.

13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

14 And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the Lord given by Moses.

15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.

17 And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen.

18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

19 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.

20 And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,

21 Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do after all that is written in this book.

22 And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.

23 And she answered them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me,

24 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:

25 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

26 And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the Lord, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;

27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.

28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

30 And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord.

31 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.

32 And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

33 And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the Lord their God. And all his days they departed not from following the Lord, the God of their fathers.

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