歷代志下 34 – CCBT & KJV

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

歷代志下 34:1-33

猶大王約西亞

1約西亞八歲登基,在耶路撒冷執政三十一年。 2他做耶和華視為正的事,效法他祖先大衛,不偏不離。

約西亞清除偶像

3他執政第八年,雖然還年幼,卻開始尋求他祖先大衛的上帝。他執政第十二年,開始清除猶大耶路撒冷的邱壇、亞舍拉神像、雕刻和鑄造的偶像。 4眾人在他面前拆毀巴力的祭壇,他砍掉高高的香壇,又把亞舍拉神像及雕刻和鑄造的偶像磨成粉末,撒在祭拜它們之人的墳墓上, 5把它們祭司的骸骨放在它們的壇上焚燒。這樣,他潔淨了猶大耶路撒冷6約西亞還在瑪拿西以法蓮西緬,遠至拿弗他利的各城邑及其周圍的荒廢之地做了同樣的事情。 7他拆毀祭壇和亞舍拉神像,把偶像磨成粉末,砍掉以色列境內所有的香壇,然後回到耶路撒冷

發現律法書

8約西亞執政第十八年,潔淨國土和聖殿以後,就差遣亞薩利雅的兒子沙番耶路撒冷的總督瑪西雅約哈斯的兒子約亞史官負責整修他的上帝耶和華的殿。 9他們到希勒迦大祭司那裡,把獻給上帝殿的銀子交給他。這銀子是守殿門的利未人從瑪拿西人和以法蓮人,所有剩下的以色列人,所有的猶大人和便雅憫人,以及耶路撒冷的居民那裡收來的。 10他們把銀子交給負責管理耶和華殿的督工,由他們轉交給整修耶和華殿的工人, 11也就是木匠和石匠,讓他們用來購買鑿好的石頭、木架和棟樑,整修猶大諸王毀壞的殿。 12工人都忠誠地工作。他們的督工是利未米拉利的子孫雅哈俄巴底哥轄的子孫撒迦利亞米書蘭。其他精通樂器的利未13負責監督搬運工人,還有一些做書記、官員和殿門守衛。

14他們把奉獻到耶和華殿裡的銀子拿出來的時候,希勒迦祭司發現了摩西所傳的耶和華的律法書。 15希勒迦就對沙番書記說:「我在耶和華的殿裡發現了律法書。」希勒迦就把書卷交給沙番16沙番把書卷帶到王那裡,向王稟告說:「凡交給僕人們辦的事,都已辦妥。 17耶和華殿裡的銀子已被取出來交給督工和工人。」 18沙番書記又對王說:「希勒迦祭司交給我一卷書。」沙番就在王面前誦讀這書。 19王聽了律法書上的話,就撕裂衣服, 20吩咐希勒迦沙番的兒子亞希甘米迦的兒子亞比頓沙番書記和王的臣僕亞撒雅21「你們去為我、為以色列猶大的餘民求問耶和華有關這書卷上的話。耶和華的烈怒已經臨到我們身上,因為我們的祖先沒有遵守耶和華的話,沒有遵行這書卷上的話。」

22於是,王派去的人跟著希勒迦去求問女先知戶勒妲,她是負責管理禮服的沙龍之妻。沙龍哈斯拉的孫子、特瓦的兒子。戶勒妲住在耶路撒冷第二區。他們向她說明來意, 23她對他們說:「以色列的上帝耶和華要你們回去告訴差你們來見我的人, 24耶和華說,『我要照在猶大王面前所讀的那書上的一切咒詛,降災難給這地方及這裡的居民。 25因為他們背棄我,給別的神明燒香,製造偶像惹我發怒,所以我的怒火要在這地方燃燒,絕不止息。』 26你們告訴差你們來求問耶和華的猶大王,『至於你所聽見的那些話,以色列的上帝耶和華說, 27因為你聽到我對這地方及這裡居民的警告,便悔改,在我面前謙卑、撕裂衣服,向我哭泣,我垂聽了你的禱告。這是我耶和華說的。 28我會讓你平安入土,你不會看到我要降給這地方及這裡居民的一切災難。』」他們便回去稟告王。

約西亞立約順服上帝

29於是,王召集猶大耶路撒冷的所有長老, 30猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民、祭司和利未人等全體民眾,不論貴賤,一同上到耶和華的殿。王把在耶和華殿中發現的約書念給他們聽。 31王站在自己的位置上,在耶和華面前立約,要全心全意地跟隨耶和華,遵從祂的一切誡命、法度和律例,履行約書上的規定。 32他使耶路撒冷便雅憫的人都遵行這約。於是,耶路撒冷的居民都遵行他們祖先的上帝的約。 33約西亞除去以色列境內所有的可憎之物,又吩咐所有住在以色列的人都事奉他們的上帝耶和華。約西亞在世時,他們都沒有偏離他們祖先的上帝耶和華。

King James Version

2 Chronicles 34:1-33

1Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. 2And 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.

3¶ 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. 4And 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.34.4 the images: or, the sun images34.4 graves: Heb. face of the graves 5And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.34.6 mattocks: or, mauls 7And 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.34.7 into…: Heb. to make powder

8¶ 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. 9And 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. 10And 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: 11Even 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.34.11 to floor: or, to rafter 12And 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. 13Also 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.34.14 by: Heb. by the hand of 15And 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. 16And 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.34.16 to thy…: Heb. to the hand of, etc 17And 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.34.17 gathered together: Heb. poured out, or, melted 18Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.34.18 it: Heb. in it 19And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes. 20And 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,34.20 Abdon: or, Achbor 21Go, 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. 22And 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.34.22 Hasrah: also called, Harhas34.22 wardrobe: Heb. garments34.22 in the college: or, in the school, or, in the second part

23¶ And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me, 24Thus 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: 25Because 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. 26And 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; 27Because 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. 28Behold, 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. 30And 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.34.30 great…: Heb. from great even to small 31And 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. 32And 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.34.32 present: Heb. found 33And 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.34.33 present: Heb. found34.33 from…: Heb. from after