1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left. 3In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles and idols. 4Under 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 and the idols. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and so he purged Judah and Jerusalem. 6In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them, 7he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles and crushed the idols to powder and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem. 8In 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. 9They went to Hilkiah 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. 10Then 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. 11They also gave money 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. 12The workers labored faithfully. 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— 13had charge of the laborers and supervised all the workers from job to job. Some of the Levites were secretaries, scribes and gatekeepers.
The Book of the Law Found
14While 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. 15Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord.” He gave it to Shaphan. 16Then Shaphan took the book to the king and reported to him: “Your officials are doing everything that has been committed to them. 17They have paid out the money that was in the temple of the Lord and have entrusted it to the supervisors and workers.” 18Then 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. 19When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his robes. 20He gave these orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah,⚓ 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 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.” 22Hilkiah and those the king had sent with him⚓ went to speak to the prophet Huldah, who was the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath,⚓ the son of Hasrah,⚓ keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the New Quarter. 23She 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 on this place and its people—all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah. 25Because they have forsaken me and burned incense to other gods and aroused my anger by all that their hands have made,⚓ my anger will be poured out on this place and will not be quenched.’ 26Tell 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: 27Because your heart was responsive and you humbled 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. 28Now I will gather you to your ancestors, 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.’ ” So they took her answer back to the king. 29Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30He went up to the temple of the Lord 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. 31The king stood by his pillar and renewed the covenant in the presence of the Lord—to follow 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. 32Then 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. 33Josiah removed all the detestable 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.
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Nau Y-Jôsia Chiă Uănh
1Y-Jôsia geh pham năm, tơlah păng ntơm chiă uănh, jêh ri păng chiă uănh pe jê̆t ma nguay năm ta ƀon Yêrusalem. 2Păng ƀư nau ueh ta năp măt Yêhôva, jêh ri chuat tĭng trong Y-David, che păng, jêh ri mâu teng pama mâu lah pachiau ôh.
Y-Jôsia Ƀư Nau Tâm Rgâl
3Năm rơh pham rô̆ păng chiă uănh, tơlah păng dôl jêng du huê kon se, pôri păng ntơm joi Brah Ndu Y-David, che păng; jêh ri năm rơh jê̆t ma bar, păng ntơm ƀư kloh n'gor Yuda jêh ri ƀon Yêrusalem mƀăr lơi ntŭk prêh ta kalơ, brah Asêrim, rup nsêr, rup tŏ chiăr. 4Bu ƀư rlâm lơi lĕ rngôch nơng brah Baal ta năp păng; jêh ri kăl lơi nơng su ndơ ƀâu kah gŭ ta kalơ nơng brah Baal nây; jêh ri ƀư chah hăch rhên rup brah Asêrim, rup nsêr, jêh ri rup bu tŏ chiăr; păng ƀư tât môi rup nây, jêh ri suy ndruyh ta kalơ môch phung ƀư brah ma rup nây. 5Tâm ban lĕ păng su nting phung kôranh ƀư brah ta kalơ nơng phung brah nây, jêh ri ƀư kloh n'gor Yuda jêh ri ƀon Yêrusalem. 6Tâm ăp ƀon Manasê, ƀon Êphraim, jêh ri ƀon Simêôn, jêh ri tât ta nkual Naptali, tât lam văr jŭm ntŭk lĕ rai jêh, 7păng ƀư rlâm lĕ nơng, jêh ri juh se tât môi lĕ rngôch rup brah Asêrim, rup nsêr, jêh ri rup tŏ chiăr, kăl nchôt meh gâng bu mbah ma măt nar tâm lam bri Israel; jêh ri păng plơ̆ sĭt ma ƀon Yêrusalem. 8Năm rơh jê̆t ma pham rô̆ păng chiă uănh, tơlah păng hŏ ƀư kloh jêh bri dak, jêh ri ngih brah, păng prơh hăn Y-Saphan, kon buklâu Y-Asalia jêh ri Y-Maseya, kôranh ƀon toyh, jêh ri Y-Jôa, kon buklâu Y-Jôahas, nơm kâp chih lĕ nau tât, ăn khân ôbăl nkra ngih brah Yêhôva Brah Ndu păng. 9Phung nây hăn tât ma Y-Hilkia, kôranh ƀư brah toyh, jêh ri jao prăk bu nhhơr jêh ma ngih Brah Ndu, jêng prăk phung Lêvi, phung mât mpông, prăp mkrem tă bơh ti phung Manasê, phung Êphraim, jêh ri tă bơh lĕ rngôch phung Israel hôm klen, bơh lĕ rngôch phung Yuda, phung Benjamin, jêh ri bơh phung gŭ tâm ƀon Yêrusalem. 10Khân păng jao prăk nây ma phung pah kan chiă uănh ngih Yêhôva; khân păng pă ăn lĕ rngôch phung nkra tay mhe, nkra ngih brah; 11Khân păng jao prăk nây ma phung chap meh, phung ndâk ngih gay rvăt lŭ ơm bu châm, jêh ri tơm si prăp ƀư ryong rda ngih, ngih brah nây hađăch phung Yuda lĕ chalơi ôm rai jêh. 12Lĕ phung pah kan nây răp jăp da dê. Bu dơm bunuyh chiă uănh phung pah kan geh Y-Jahat jêh ri Y-Ôbadia jêng phung Lêvi bơh phung noi deh Y-Mêrari, Y-Sakari, jêh ri Y-Mêsulam jêng noi deh Y-Kôhat nđâp ma phung Lêvi êng, blau ăp ntil ndơ kreh mpât mprơ. 13Khân păng chiă uănh phung tung mbăk, jêh ri chiă uănh đơ phung pah kan ăp ntil; jêh ri ƀa ƀă phung Lêvi jêng phung chih sămƀŭt, phung kôranh jêh ri phung chiă uănh mpông pêr.
Dơi Joi Saơ Sămƀŭt Nau Vay
14Tơlah bu njŭn prăk nhhơr hŏ nglăp jêh tâm ngih brah Yêhôva jêh ri luh; Y-Hilkia; kôranh ƀư brah, dơi joi saơ ndrom sămƀŭt nau vay Yêhôva yor tă bơh Y-Môis ăn jêh. 15Y-Hilkia lah ma Y-Saphan kôranh chih sămƀŭt: "Gâp saơ jêh ndrom sămƀŭt nau vay tâm ngih Yêhôva." Jêh ri Y-Hilkia ăn ndrom sămƀŭt nây ma Y-Saphan. 16Y-Saphan djôt leo ndrom sămƀŭt nây ăn ma hađăch, jêh ri mbơh ma hađăch tâm ban lĕ: "Lĕ rngôch kan bu jao jêh ma phung oh mon may, khân păng dôl ƀư. 17Khân păng hŏ sŏk jêh prăk saơ tâm ngih brah Yêhôva, jêh ri leo jao prăk nây ta ti phung chiă uănh jêh phung pah kan. 18Kôranh chih sămƀŭt Y-Saphan mbơh ma hađăch: "Y-Hilka, kôranh ƀư brah geh ăn ma gâp du ndrom sămƀŭt. Y-Saphan rŏ uănh sămƀŭt nây tanăp hađăch. 19Tơlah hađăch tăng jêh nau ngơi tâm ndrom sămƀŭt nau vay nây, păng nkhêk bok ao păng. 20Hađăch ntĭnh ma Y-Hilkia, Y-Ahikam, kon bu klâu Y-Saphan, Y-Apđôn kon bu klâu Y-Mika Y-Saphan, kôranh chih sămƀŭt, jêh ri Y-Asaya oh mon hađăch, lah: 21"Hăn ôp hom ma Yêhôva yor gâp, yor phung Israel, jêh ri yor phung Yuda hôm e klen, ma lĕ rngôch nau ngơi tâm ndrom sămƀŭt aơ hŏ joi saơ jêh; yorlah nau Yêhôva ji nuih nkhŭt jêh ta kalơ he dŭt toyh ngăn, yor tă bơh phung che he mâu ŭch djôt prăp ôh nau Yêhôva ntăm, jêh ri mâu tĭng kơt lĕ ntil nau hŏ chih jêh tâm ndrom sămƀŭt aơ."
Kôranh Nơm Mbơh Lor Bu Ur H'Hulda
22Pôri, Y-Hilkia jêh ri lĕ phung hađăch prơh hăn tât ma H'Hulda, kôranh nơm mbơh lor, bu ur jêng ur Y-Salum, kon bu klâu Y-Tôkhat, sau Y-Hasra; nơm chiă mât jrô prăp bok ao, (bu ur nây gŭ ta ƀon Yêrusalem nkual mrô bar); jêh ri khân păng ngơi đah bu ur nây tĭng nâm nau hađăch hŏ lah jêh. 23Bu ur nây lah ma khân păng: "Pô aơ nau Yêhôva Brah Ndu Israel, lah: 'Mbơh hom ma nơm hŏ prơh jêh khân may văch tât ma gâp. 24Yêhôva lah pô aơ: "Gâp mra ăn nau mhĭk tât ntŭk aơ, jêh ri ma phung ƀon lan gŭ ta ntŭk aơ, lĕ rngôch nau bu rtăp rak hŏ chih jêh tâm ndrom sămƀŭt bu hŏ răk uănh jêh ta năp măt hađăch Yuda. 25Yorlah khân păng chalơi jêh Gâp, su ndơ ƀâu kah ăn ma brah êng, sŏk lĕ rngôch ntil kan ma ti khân păng ƀư gay nsônh nau Gâp ji nuih; yor ri yơh nau ji nuih Gâp mra nkhŭt ta ntŭk aơ, mâu dơi rhân ôh. (mâu bah ji nuih) 26Bi ma hađăch Yuda hŏ prơh jêh khân may hăn tât ôp ma Yêhôva, ăn khân may mbơh ma păng pônây: Bi ma nau ngơi may hŏ tăng jêh, Yêhôva Brah Ndu 27Tơlah may tăng jêh nau Gâp ngơi tâm rdâng đah ntŭk aơ, jêh ri tâm rdâng đah phung ƀon lan gŭ tâm ntŭk aơ, pôri ăn may geh nuih n'hâm rdơ̆ rbăn, n'hôi săk nơm dêh rhêt tanăp Gâp, nkhêk bok ao may, jêh ri nhiăng nhĭm ta năp Gâp; Gâp ăt tâm ban lĕ iăt jêh nau may. Yêhôva lah. 28Aơ, Gâp mra ăn may khĭt hăn gŭ ndrel phung che may, jêh ri bu mra tâp may tâm môch ma nau đăp mpăn, jêh ri măt may mâu mra saơ ôh lĕ rngôch nau mhĭk Gâp mra ăn tât ta ntŭk aơ jêh ri ma phung gŭ tâm ntŭk aơ.'" Jêh ri khân păng plơ̆ leo nau mbơh nây ma hađăch. 29Hađăch prơh bu hăn tâm rƀŭn lĕ rngôch phung bu bŭnh bu ranh n'gor Yuda jêh ri ƀon Yêrusalem. 30Pô nây, hađăch hăn hao ngih Yêhôva, ndrel ma lĕ rngôch phung Yuda, jêh ri lĕ rngôch phung gŭ ta ƀon Yêrusalem, phung kôranh ƀư brah, phung Lêvi, jêh ri lĕ rngôch phung ƀon lan nđâp toyh, nđâp jê̆, tĭng păng da dê; păng răk uănh ăn khân păng tăng lĕ rngôch nau ngơi tâm Ndrom Sămƀŭt Nau Tâm Rnglăp bu saơ jêh tâm ngih Yêhôva. 31Hađăch gŭ dâk tâm ntŭk păng, jêh ri ƀư nau tâm rnglăp ta năp Yêhôva, ton chuat tĭng Yêhôva lĕ rngôch nuih n'hâm, lĕ nau mĭn djôt prăp lĕ nau Păng ntăm, nau Păng mbơh, jêh ri nau vay Păng, gay ƀư rah vah ma nau ngơi tâm rnglăp hŏ chih jêh tâm ndrom sămƀŭt aơ. 32Păng ăt ntĭnh phung gŭ ta ƀon Yêrusalem jêh ri Benjamin gŭ ngao dơn nau tâm rnglăp nây. Pôri, phung ƀon lan gŭ ta ƀon Yêrusalem ƀư tĭng nâm nau tâm rnglăp bơh Brah Ndu, jêng Brah Ndu phung che khân păng. 33Y-Jôsia sŏk mƀăr lĕ rngôch ndơ Yêhôva tâm rmot tă bơh bri neh phung ƀon lan Israel, jêh ri ăn lĕ rngôch phung gŭ tâm bri Israel pah kan ma Yêhôva Brah Ndu khân păng. Du bông rô̆ Y-Jôsia gŭ rêh, khân păng mâu nkhah du ôh nau tĭng ndô̆ Yêhôva Brah Ndu phung che khân păng.