2 Cronica 35
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Gisaulog ni Josia ang Pista sa Paglabay sa Anghel
(2 Hari 23:21-23)
35 Sa ika-14 nga adlaw sa unang bulan, gisaulog ni Haring Josia sa Jerusalem ang Pista sa Paglabay sa Anghel sa pagpasidungog sa Ginoo. Nagaihaw sila alang niini nga pista. 2 Gihatagan ni Josia ang mga pari sa ilang katungdanan sa templo sa Ginoo, ug gidasig niya sila sa ilang pag-alagad. 3 Giingnan usab niya ang mga Levita nga mga magtutudlo sa Israel ug gigahin alang sa pag-alagad sa Ginoo nga, “Ipahimutang na ang balaan nga kahon sa templo nga gipatukod ni Solomon nga anak ni David. Dili na ninyo kini kinahanglang pas-an-pas-anon. Gamita ninyo ang inyong panahon sa pag-alagad sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios ug sa iyang katawhan nga mga Israelinhon. 4 Himoa ninyo ang inyong mga katungdanan basi sa grupo sa inyong mga pamilya, sumala sa nahisulat nga mga tulumanon ni David nga hari sa Israel, ug sa iyang anak nga si Solomon. 5 Barog kamo sa inyong mga pwesto sa templo ug tabangi ninyo sa ilang paghalad ang mga pamilya sa inyong isigka-Israelinhon nga gitugyan kaninyo. 6 Ihawa ninyo ang mga ihawonon alang sa Pista sa Paglabay sa Anghel, panghinlo kamo sa inyong kaugalingon, ug pangandam sa pag-alagad sa inyong mga katagilungsod. Sunda ninyo ang mga sugo nga gihatag sa Ginoo kaninyo pinaagi kang Moises.”
7 Gikan sa iyang kaugalingong kahayopan mihatag si Josia ug 30,000 ka mga karnero ug kanding, ug 3,000 ka mga baka, alang sa halad sa mga tawo sa panahon sa Pista sa Paglabay sa Anghel. 8 Kinabubut-on usab nga mihatag ang mga opisyal ni Josia ngadto sa mga tawo, mga pari, ug mga Levita. Ang mga tigdumala sa templo nga sila si Hilkia, Zacarias, ug Jehiel, mihatag sa ilang kaubang mga pari ug 2,600 ka mga karnero ug kanding, ug 300 ka mga baka ingon nga halad sa pista. 9 Ang mga pangulo sa mga Levita nga sila si Konanias, ang iyang mga igsoon nga sila si Shemaya ug Netanel, si Hashabia, Jeil, ug Jozabad mihatag sa ilang kaubang nga mga Levita ug 5,000 ka mga karnero ug kanding, ug 500 ka mga baka ingon nga halad sa pista.
10 Sa dihang andam na ang tanan alang sa pista, mipahimutang sa ilang mga pwesto ang mga pari ug mga Levita sa templo, sumala sa sugo sa hari. 11 Giihaw sa mga Levita ang mga karnero ug mga kanding, ug gihatag ang dugo ngadto sa mga pari. Gisablig kini sa mga pari sa halaran samtang gipanitan sa mga Levita ang mga hayop. 12 Unya giapod-apod nila ngadto sa mga tawo, basi sa mga grupo sa ilang pamilya, ang mga halad nga sinunog aron ihalad ngadto sa Ginoo, sumala sa nahisulat sa Libro ni Moises. Mao usab ang gihimo nila sa mga baka. 13 Unya gilitson nila ang mga hayop nga alang sa pista, sumala sa nahisulat sa kasugoan, ug gilat-an ang balaan nga mga halad diha sa mga kolon, mga kaldero, ug mga kawa, ug giapod-apod dayon ngadto sa mga tawo.
14 Pagkahuman, nagaandam ang mga Levita ug pagkaon alang sa ilang kaugalingon ug sa mga pari, tungod kay hangtod gabii nga naghalad sa mga halad nga sinunog ug sa mga tambok sa hayop ang mga pari nga kaliwat ni Aaron. 15 Ang mga musikero nga mga kaliwat ni Asaf didto sa ilang pwesto sa templo, sumala sa tulumanon nga gihatag nila ni David, Asaf, Heman, ug Jedutun nga propeta sa hari. Wala na mobiya sa ilang pwesto ang mga magbalantay sa pultahan kay giandaman silag pagkaon sa ilang mga paryente nga mga Levita.
16 Nahuman niadtong adlawa ang pagpangandam sa tanang seremonya alang sa Pista sa Paglabay sa Anghel nga gisaulog alang sa Ginoo, ug ang paghalad sa mga halad nga sinunog sumala sa mando ni Haring Josia. 17 Nagsaulog sulod sa pito ka adlaw ang mga Israelinhon nga nanambong niining maong pista ug sa Pista sa Pan nga Walay Patubo. 18 Sukad sa panahon ni Samuel nga propeta, wala masaulog ug sama niini ang Pista sa Paglabay sa Anghel. Wala gayoy usa sa nangaging mga hari sa Israel nga nakasaulog ug sama sa pagsaulog nga gihimo ni Haring Josia ug sa mga pari, mga Levita, mga lumulupyo sa Jerusalem, ug sa mga katawhan sa Juda ug Israel. 19 Gisaulog kini nga pista sa ika-18 nga tuig sa paghari ni Josia.
Ang Pagkamatay ni Josia
(2 Hari 23:28-30)
20 Pagkahuman niining gihimo ni Josia alang sa templo, gipangulohan ni Neco nga hari sa Ehipto ang iyang mga sundalo sa pagpakiggira didto sa Carkemish, sa may Suba sa Eufrates. Miadto didto si Josia ug ang iyang mga sundalo sa pagpakiggira kang Neco. 21 Apan nagpadala si Neco ug mga mensahero ngadto kang Josia sa pag-ingon, “Wala kitay labot sa usag usa, Hari sa Juda! Dili ikaw ang akong kaaway karon kondili ang nasod nga nakiggira kanako. Miingon ang Dios kanako nga magdali ako sa pagsulong. Kauban ko ang Dios, busa ayaw siyag supaka, kay basig laglagon ka niya.”
22 Apan wala mosibog si Josia. Nagpakaaron-ingnon hinuon siya aron makiggira kang Neco. Wala siya mamati sa pulong sa Dios nga gisulti pinaagi kang Neco. Miadto siya sa patag sa Megido ug nakiggira. 23 Gipana si Haring Josia ug nasamdan siya. Miingon siya sa iyang mga opisyal, “Kuhaa ninyo ako dinhi, kay grabe kaayo ang akong samad.” 24 Busa gikuha nila siya sa iyang karwahe ug gisakay sa laing karwahe ug gidala sa Jerusalem. Namatay siya didto ug gilubong sa lubnganan sa iyang mga katigulangan. Nagsubo alang kaniya ang tanang katawhan sa Juda ug Jerusalem. 25 Naghimo si Jeremias ug mga awit sa pagbangotan alang kang Josia, ug hangtod karon giawit pa kini sa mga mag-aawit sa paghinumdom kaniya. Ang maong mga awit sa pagbangotan nahimo nang kabahin sa tradisyon sa Israel, ug nasulat kini sa Libro sa Mga Pagbangotan. 26-27 Ang uban pang sugilanon mahitungod sa paghari ni Josia, gikan sa sinugdan hangtod sa kataposan, nahisulat sa libro sa mga sugilanon bahin sa mga hari sa Israel ug Juda. Nahisulat usab dinhi ang mahitungod sa paghigugma ni Josia sa Ginoo nga gipakita niya pinaagi sa pagtuman sa kasugoan sa Ginoo.
2 Chronicles 35
New International Version
Josiah Celebrates the Passover(A)
35 Josiah celebrated the Passover(B) to the Lord in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the Lord’s temple. 3 He said to the Levites, who instructed(C) all Israel and who had been consecrated to the Lord: “Put the sacred ark in the temple that Solomon son of David king of Israel built. It is not to be carried about on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel. 4 Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions,(D) according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and by his son Solomon.
5 “Stand in the holy place with a group of Levites for each subdivision of the families of your fellow Israelites, the lay people. 6 Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves(E) and prepare the lambs for your fellow Israelites, doing what the Lord commanded through Moses.”
7 Josiah provided for all the lay people who were there a total of thirty thousand lambs and goats for the Passover offerings,(F) and also three thousand cattle—all from the king’s own possessions.(G)
8 His officials also contributed(H) voluntarily to the people and the priests and Levites. Hilkiah,(I) Zechariah and Jehiel, the officials in charge of God’s temple, gave the priests twenty-six hundred Passover offerings and three hundred cattle. 9 Also Konaniah(J) along with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel and Jozabad,(K) the leaders of the Levites, provided five thousand Passover offerings and five hundred head of cattle for the Levites.
10 The service was arranged and the priests stood in their places with the Levites in their divisions(L) as the king had ordered.(M) 11 The Passover lambs were slaughtered,(N) and the priests splashed against the altar the blood handed to them, while the Levites skinned the animals. 12 They set aside the burnt offerings to give them to the subdivisions of the families of the people to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. 13 They roasted the Passover animals over the fire as prescribed,(O) and boiled the holy offerings in pots, caldrons and pans and served them quickly to all the people. 14 After this, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were sacrificing the burnt offerings and the fat portions(P) until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the Aaronic priests.
15 The musicians,(Q) the descendants of Asaph, were in the places prescribed by David, Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun the king’s seer. The gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made the preparations for them.
16 So at that time the entire service of the Lord was carried out for the celebration of the Passover and the offering of burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, as King Josiah had ordered. 17 The Israelites who were present celebrated the Passover at that time and observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. 18 The Passover had not been observed like this in Israel since the days of the prophet Samuel; and none of the kings of Israel had ever celebrated such a Passover as did Josiah, with the priests, the Levites and all Judah and Israel who were there with the people of Jerusalem. 19 This Passover was celebrated in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign.
The Death of Josiah(R)
20 After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Necho king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish(S) on the Euphrates,(T) and Josiah marched out to meet him in battle. 21 But Necho sent messengers to him, saying, “What quarrel is there, king of Judah, between you and me? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told(U) me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.”
22 Josiah, however, would not turn away from him, but disguised(V) himself to engage him in battle. He would not listen to what Necho had said at God’s command but went to fight him on the plain of Megiddo.
23 Archers(W) shot King Josiah, and he told his officers, “Take me away; I am badly wounded.” 24 So they took him out of his chariot, put him in his other chariot and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.
25 Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers commemorate Josiah in the laments.(X) These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments.(Y)
26 The other events of Josiah’s reign and his acts of devotion in accordance with what is written in the Law of the Lord— 27 all the events, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
2 Chronicles 35
New King James Version
Josiah Keeps the Passover(A)
35 Now (B)Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the (C)fourteenth day of the first month. 2 And he set the priests in their (D)duties and (E)encouraged them for the service of the house of the Lord. 3 Then he said to the Levites (F)who taught all Israel, who were holy to the Lord: (G)“Put the holy ark (H)in the house which Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. (I)It shall no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and His people Israel. 4 Prepare yourselves (J)according to your fathers’ [a]houses, according to your divisions, following the (K)written instruction of David king of Israel and the (L)written instruction of Solomon his son. 5 And (M)stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brethren the lay people, and according to the division of the father’s house of the Levites. 6 So slaughter the Passover offerings, (N)consecrate yourselves, and prepare them for your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.”
7 Then Josiah (O)gave the lay people lambs and young goats from the flock, all for Passover offerings for all who were present, to the number of thirty thousand, as well as three thousand cattle; these were from the king’s (P)possessions. 8 And his (Q)leaders gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand six hundred from the flock, and three hundred cattle. 9 Also (R)Conaniah, his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave to the Levites for Passover offerings five thousand from the flock and five hundred cattle.
10 So the service was prepared, and the priests (S)stood in their places, and the (T)Levites in their divisions, according to the king’s command. 11 And they slaughtered the Passover offerings; and the priests (U)sprinkled the blood with their hands, while the Levites (V)skinned the animals. 12 Then they removed the burnt offerings that they might give them to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of the lay people, to offer to the Lord, as it is written (W)in the Book of Moses. And so they did with the cattle. 13 Also they (X)roasted the Passover offerings with fire according to the ordinance; but the other holy offerings they (Y)boiled in pots, in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them quickly among all the lay people. 14 Then afterward they prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were busy in offering burnt offerings and fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron. 15 And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their places, according to the (Z)command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. Also the gatekeepers (AA)were at each gate; they did not have to leave their position, because their brethren the Levites prepared portions for them.
16 So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, according to the command of King Josiah. 17 And the children of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the Feast of (AB)Unleavened Bread for seven days. 18 (AC)There had been no Passover kept in Israel like that since the days of Samuel the prophet; and none of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as Josiah kept, with the priests and the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept.
Josiah Dies in Battle(AD)
20 (AE)After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against (AF)Carchemish by the Euphrates; and Josiah went out against him. 21 But he sent messengers to him, saying, “What have I to do with you, king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; for God commanded me to make haste. Refrain from meddling with God, who is with me, lest He destroy you.” 22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but (AG)disguised himself so that he might fight with him, and did not heed the words of Necho from the mouth of God. So he came to fight in the Valley of Megiddo.
23 And the archers shot King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am severely wounded.” 24 (AH)His servants therefore took him out of that chariot and put him in the second chariot that he had, and they brought him to Jerusalem. So he died, and was buried in one of the tombs of his fathers. And (AI)all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
25 Jeremiah also (AJ)lamented for (AK)Josiah. And to this day (AL)all the singing men and the singing women speak of Josiah in their lamentations. (AM)They made it a custom in Israel; and indeed they are written in the Laments.
26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and his goodness, according to what was written in the Law of the Lord, 27 and his deeds from first to last, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 35:4 households
2 Chronicles 35
English Standard Version
Josiah Keeps the Passover
35 (A)Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem. And they slaughtered the Passover lamb (B)on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He appointed the priests to their offices (C)and encouraged them in the service of the house of the Lord. 3 And he said to the Levites (D)who taught all Israel and who were holy to the Lord, “Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. You need not carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel. 4 Prepare yourselves (E)according to your fathers' houses by your divisions, (F)as prescribed in the writing of David king of Israel (G)and the document of Solomon his son. 5 And (H)stand in the Holy Place (I)according to the groupings of the fathers' houses of your brothers the lay people, and according to the division of the Levites by fathers' household. 6 And slaughter the Passover lamb, and (J)consecrate yourselves, and prepare for your brothers, to do according to the word of the Lord by[a] Moses.”
7 Then Josiah contributed to the lay people, as Passover offerings for all who were present, lambs and young goats from the flock to the number of 30,000, and 3,000 bulls; (K)these were from the king's possessions. 8 And his officials contributed willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. (L)Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings 2,600 Passover lambs and 300 bulls. 9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings 5,000 lambs and young goats and 500 bulls.
10 When the service had been prepared for, the priests (M)stood in their place, (N)and the Levites in their divisions according to the king's command. 11 (O)And they slaughtered the Passover lamb, and the priests (P)threw the blood that they received from them (Q)while the Levites flayed the sacrifices. 12 And they set aside the burnt offerings that they might distribute them according to the groupings of the fathers' houses of the lay people, to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And so they did with the bulls. 13 (R)And they roasted the Passover lamb with fire according to the rule; and they (S)boiled the holy offerings in pots, in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the lay people. 14 And afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were offering the burnt offerings and the fat parts until night; so the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron. 15 The singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place (T)according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's (U)seer; (V)and the gatekeepers were at each gate. They did not need to depart from their service, for their brothers the Levites prepared for them.
16 So all the service of the Lord was prepared that day, to keep the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, according to the command of King Josiah. 17 And the people of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, (W)and the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days. 18 (X)No Passover like it had been kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as was kept by Josiah, and the priests and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept.
Josiah Killed in Battle
20 (Y)After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight at (Z)Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to meet him. 21 But he sent envoys to him, saying, “What have we to do with each other, king of Judah? I am not coming against you this day, but against the house with which I am at war. And God has commanded me to hurry. Cease opposing God, who is with me, lest he destroy you.” 22 Nevertheless, Josiah did not turn away from him, but (AA)disguised himself in order to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to fight in the plain of (AB)Megiddo. 23 And the archers shot King Josiah. And the king said to his servants, (AC)“Take me away, for I am badly wounded.” 24 So his servants took him out of the chariot and carried him in his second chariot and brought him to Jerusalem. And he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. (AD)All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. 25 (AE)Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah; and all (AF)the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josiah in their laments to this day. They made these a rule in Israel; behold, they are written in the Laments. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds according to what is written in the Law of the Lord, 27 and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 35:6 Hebrew by the hand of
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