II Chronicles 34

ben-shemoneh shanim yoshiyyahu vemolkho usheloshim ve'akhat shanah malakh birushalai͏m

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

vayya'as hayyashar be'ene Adonai vayyelekh bedarkhe david aviv velo-sar yamin usemovl

He did what was pleasing to GOD, following the ways of his forefather David without deviating to the right or to the left.

uvishmoneh shanim lemolkho vehu odennu na'ar hekhel lidrosh lelohe david aviv uvishtem esreh shanah hekhel letaher et-yehudah virushalai͏m min-habbamot veha'asherim vehappesilim vehammassekhot

In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his forefather David, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the shrines, the sacred posts, the idols, and the molten images.

vayenattetsu lefanayw et mizbekhot habbe'alim vehakhammanim asher-lemalah me'alehem giddea veha'asherim vehappesilim vehammassekhot shibbar vehedaq vayyizroq al-pene haqqevarim hazzovekhim lahem

At his bidding, they demolished the altars of the Baals, and he had the incense stands above them cut down; he smashed the sacred posts, the idols, and the images, ground them into dust, and strewed it onto the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

ve'atsmot kohanim saraf al-[mizbekhotam] (mzvkhvtym) vayetaher et-yehudah ve'et-yerushalai͏m

He burned the bones of priests on their altars and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

uve'are menasheh ve'efrayim veshimon ve'ad-naftali (vkhr vtyhm) [bekharvotehem] saviv

In the towns of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, [lying] in ruins on every side,

vayenattets et-hammizbekhot ve'et-ha'asherim vehappesilim kittat lehedaq vekhol-hakhammanim gidda bekhol-erets yisra'el vayyashov lirushalai͏m

he demolished the altars and the sacred posts and smashed the idols and ground them into dust; and he hewed down all the incense stands throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

uvishnat shemoneh esreh lemolkho letaher ha'arets vehabbayit shalakh et-shafan ben-atsalyahu ve'et-ma'aseyahu sar-ha'ir ve'et yo'akh ben-yo'akhaz hammazkir lekhazzeq et-bet Adonai elohayw

In the eighteenth year of his reign, after purging the land and the House, he commissioned Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz the recorder to repair the House of the ETERNAL his God.

vayyavo'u el-khilqiyyahu hakkohen haggadol vayyittenu et-hakkesef hammuva vet-elohim asher asefu-haleviyyim shomere hassaf miyyad menasheh ve'efrayim umikkol she'erit yisra'el umikkol-yehudah uvinyamin (vyshvy) [vayyashuvu] yerushalai͏m

They came to the high priest Hilkiah and delivered to him the silver brought to the House of God, which the Levites, the guards of the threshold, had collected from Manasseh and Ephraim and from all the remnant of Israel and from all Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

vayyittenu al-yad oseh hammelakhah hammufqadim bevet Adonai vayyittenu oto ose hammelakhah asher osim bevet Adonai livdoq ulekhazzeq habbayit

They delivered it into the custody of the overseers who were in charge at the House of GOD, and the overseers who worked in the House of GOD spent it on examining and repairing the House.

vayyittenu lekharashim velabbonim liqnot avne makhtsev ve'etsim lamkhabberot uleqarot et-habbattim asher hishkhitu malkhe yehudah

They paid it out to the artisans and the masons to buy quarried stone and wood for the couplings and for making roof-beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin.

veha'anashim osim be'emunah bammelakhah va'alehem mufqadim yakhat ve'ovadyahu haleviyyim min-bene merari uzekharyah umeshullam min-bene haqqehatim lenatseakh vehaleviyyim kol-mevin bikhle-shir

Those involved did the work honestly; over them were appointed the Levites Jahath and Obadiah, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of Kohath, to supervise; while other Levites, all the master musicians,

ve'al hassabbalim umenatsekhim lekhol oseh melakhah la'avodah va'avodah umehaleviyyim soferim veshoterim vesho'arim

were over the porters, supervising all who worked at each and every task; some of the Levites were scribes and officials and gatekeepers.

uvehotsi'am et-hakkesef hammuva bet Adonai matsa khilqiyyahu hakkohen et-sefer torat-Adonai beyad-mosheh

As they took out the silver that had been brought to the House of GOD, the priest Hilkiah found a scroll of GOD’s Teaching given by Moses.

vayya'an khilqiyyahu vayyomer el-shafan hassofer sefer hattorah matsati bevet Adonai vayyitten khilqiyyahu et-hassefer el-shafan

Hilkiah spoke up and said to the scribe Shaphan, “I have found a scroll of the Teaching in the House of GOD”; and Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.

vayyave shafan et-hassefer el-hammelekh vayyashev od et-hammelekh davar lemor kol asher-nittan beyad-avadekha hem osim

Shaphan brought the scroll to the king and also reported to the king, “All that was entrusted to your servants is being done;

vayyattikhu et-hakkesef hannimtsa bevet-Adonai vayyittenuhu al-yad hammufqadim ve'al-yad ose hammelakhah

they have melted down the silver that was found in the House of GOD and delivered it to those who were in charge, to the overseers.”

vayyagged shafan hassofer lammelekh lemor sefer natan li khilqiyyahu hakkohen vayyiqra-vo shafan lifne hammelekh

The scribe Shaphan also told the king, “The priest Hilkiah has given me a scroll”; and Shaphan read from it to the king.

vayehi kishmoa hammelekh et divre hattorah vayyiqra et-begadayw

When the king heard the words of the Teaching, he tore his clothes.

vayetsav hammelekh et-khilqiyyahu ve'et-akhiqam ben-shafan ve'et-avdon ben-mikhah ve'et shafan hassofer ve'et asayah eved-hammelekh lemor

The king gave orders to Hilkiah, and Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Abdon son of Micah, and the scribe Shaphan, and Asaiah the king’s minister, saying,

lekhu dirshu et-Adonai ba'adi uve'ad hannishar beyisra'el uvihudah al-divre hassefer asher nimtsa ki-gedolah khamat-Adonai asher nittekhah vanu al asher lo-shameru avotenu et-devar Adonai la'asot kekhol-hakkatuv al-hassefer hazzeh

“Go, inquire of GOD on my behalf and on behalf of those who remain in Israel and Judah concerning the words of the scroll that has been found, for great indeed must be GOD’s wrath that has been poured down upon us because our ancestors did not obey the word of GOD and do all that is written in this scroll.”

vayyelekh khilqiyyahu va'asher hammelekh el-khuldah hannevi'ah eshet shallum ben-[toqhat] (tvqht) ben-khasrah shomer habbegadim vehi yoshevet birushalai͏m bammishneh vayedabberu eleha kazot

Hilkiah and those whom the king [had ordered] went to the prophetess Huldah, wife of Shallum son of Tokhath son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe, who was living in Jerusalem in the Mishneh, and spoke to her accordingly.

vattomer lahem koh-amar Adonai elohe yisra'el imru la'ish asher-shalakh etkhem elay

She responded to them: “Thus said the ETERNAL God of Israel: Say to the one who sent you to Me,

koh amar Adonai hinni mevi ra'ah al-hammaqom hazzeh ve'al-yoshevayw et kol-ha'alot hakketuvot al-hassefer asher qare'u lifne melekh yehudah

‘Thus said GOD: I am going to bring disaster upon this place and its inhabitants—all the curses that are written in the scroll that was read to the king of Judah—

takhat asher azavuni (vyqtyrv) [vayeqatteru] lelohim akherim lema'an hakhiseni bekhol ma'ase yedehem vetittakh khamati bammaqom hazzeh velo tikhbeh

because they forsook Me and made offerings to other gods in order to vex Me with all the works of their hands; My wrath shall be poured out against this place and not be quenched.’

ve'el-melekh yehudah hasholeakh etkhem lidrosh ba-Adonai koh tomeru elayw koh-amar Adonai elohe yisra'el haddevarim asher shama'eta

But say this to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of GOD: ‘Thus said the ETERNAL God of Israel: As for the words that you have heard,

ya'an rakh-levavekha vattikkana millifne elohim beshomakha et-devarayw al-hammaqom hazzeh ve'al-yoshevayw vattikkana lefanay vattiqra et-begadekha vattevk lefanay vegam-ani shamati ne'um-Adonai

since your heart was softened and you humbled yourself before God when you heard My words concerning this place and its inhabitants, and you humbled yourself before Me and tore your clothes and wept before Me, I for My part have listened, declares GOD.

hinni osifkha el-avotekha vene'esafta el-qivrotekha beshalom velo-tirenah enekha bekhol hara'ah asher ani mevi al-hammaqom hazzeh ve'al-yoshevayw vayyashivu et-hammelekh davar

Assuredly, I will gather you to your ancestors, and you will be laid in your grave in peace; your eyes shall see nothing of the disaster that I will bring upon this place and its inhabitants.’” They reported this back to the king.

vayyishlakh hammelekh vayye'esof et-kol-ziqne yehudah virushalai͏m

Then the king sent word and assembled all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

vayya'al hammelekh bet-Adonai vekhol-ish yehudah veyosheve yerushalai͏m vehakkohanim vehaleviyyim vekhol-ha'am miggadol ve'ad-qatan vayyiqra ve'oznehem et-kol-divre sefer habberit hannimtsa bet Adonai

The king went up to the House of GOD with the entire citizenry of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the priests and the Levites—all the people, young and old—and he read to them the entire text of the covenant scroll that was found in the House of GOD.

vayya'amod hammelekh al-omdo vayyikhrot et-habberit lifne Adonai lalekhet akhare Adonai velishmor et-mitsvotayw ve'edevotayw vekhuqqayw bekhol-levavo uvekhol-nafsho la'asot et-divre habberit hakketuvim al-hassefer hazzeh

The king stood in his place and solemnized the covenant before GOD: to follow GOD and to observe God’s commandments, injunctions, and laws with all his heart and soul, to fulfill all the terms of the covenant written in this scroll.

vayya'amed et kol-hannimtsa virushalai͏m uvinyamin vayya'asu yosheve yerushalai͏m kivrit elohim elohe avotehem

He obligated all the people of Jerusalem and Benjamin who were present; and the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted in accord with the Covenant of God, God of their ancestors.

vayyasar yoshiyyahu et-kol-hatto'evot mikkol-ha'aratsot asher livne yisra'el vayya'aved et kol-hannimtsa beyisra'el la'avod et-Adonai elohehem kol-yamayw lo saru me'akhare Adonai elohe avotehem

Josiah removed all the abominations from the whole territory of the Israelites and obliged all who were in Israel to worship the ETERNAL their God. Throughout his reign they did not deviate from following the ETERNAL God of their ancestors.