¹Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

¹Joosija oli kuningaks saades kaheksa aastat vana ja ta valitses Jeruusalemmas kolmkümmend üks aastat; ta ema nimi oli Jediida, Adaja tütar Boskatist.

²And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

²Tema tegi, mis õige oli Issanda silmis, ja käis kõigiti oma isa Taaveti teed, kaldumata paremale või vasakule.

³And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,

³Ja see sündis kuningas Joosija kaheksateistkümnendal aastal, kui kuningas läkitas kirjutaja Saafani, Mesullami poja, Issanda kotta, öeldes:

⁴Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:

⁴'Mine ülempreester Hilkija juurde, et ta võtaks kokku Issanda kotta toodud raha, mis lävehoidjad rahvalt on kogunud,

⁵And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

⁵ja et see antaks tööjuhatajate kätte, kelle hooleks on Issanda koda, et nad annaksid seda Issanda kojas töötegijaile lagunenud koja kohendamiseks:

⁶Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

⁶puuseppadele ja ehitustöölistele ja müürseppadele, ja puude ning tahutud kivide ostmiseks, et koda kohendada.

⁷Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

⁷Aga nendega ärgu peetagu arvet nende kätte antava raha osas, vaid nad talitagu ustavalt!'

⁸And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

⁸Ja ülempreester Hilkija ütles kirjutaja Saafanile: 'Ma leidsin Issanda kojast Seaduse raamatu.' Ja Hilkija andis raamatu Saafanile ning tema luges seda.

⁹And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.

⁹Siis tuli kirjutaja Saafan kuninga juurde ja tõi kuningale sõna ning ütles: 'Su sulased on raha, mis kojas leidus, toonud ja andnud tööjuhatajate kätte, kelle hooleks on Issanda koda.'

¹⁰And Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

¹⁰Ja kirjutaja Saafan teatas kuningale ning ütles: 'Preester Hilkija andis mulle raamatu.' Ja Saafan luges sellest kuningale ette.

¹¹And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

¹¹Aga kui kuningas kuulis Seaduse raamatu sõna, siis ta käristas oma riided lõhki.

¹²And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,

¹²Ja kuningas andis käsu preester Hilkijale ja Ahikamile, Saafani pojale, ja Akborile, Miikaja pojale, ja kirjutaja Saafanile ja kuninga sulasele Asajale, öeldes:

¹³Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

¹³'Minge küsitlege Issandat minu ning rahva ja kogu Juuda nimel selle leitud raamatu sõnade pärast, sest suur on Issanda viha, mis on süttinud põlema meie vastu, sellepärast et meie vanemad ei ole võtnud kuulda selle raamatu sõnu, et teha kõige selle järgi, mis meie jaoks on kirjutatud!'

¹⁴So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

¹⁴Siis läksid preester Hilkija, Ahikam, Akbor, Saafan ja Asaja naisprohvet Hulda juurde, kes oli riietehoidja Sallumi, Tikva poja Harhase pojapoja naine ja elas Jeruusalemmas teises linnaosas; ja nad rääkisid temaga.

¹⁵And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

¹⁵Ja tema ütles neile: 'Nõnda ütleb Issand, Iisraeli Jumal: Öelge sellele mehele, kes teid minu juurde läkitas:

¹⁶Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:

¹⁶Nõnda ütleb Issand: Vaata, ma saadan sellele paigale ja selle elanikele õnnetuse kõigi selle raamatu sõnade kohaselt, mida Juuda kuningas luges,

¹⁷Because 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 kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.

¹⁷sellepärast et nad jätsid mind maha ja suitsutasid teistele jumalatele, et mind vihastada oma kõiksugu kätetöödega; mu viha on süttinud põlema selle paiga vastu ega kustu mitte.

¹⁸But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;

¹⁸Aga Juuda kuningale, kes teid läkitas Issandat küsitlema, öelge nõnda: Nõnda ütleb Issand, Iisraeli Jumal, sõnadest, mis sa oled kuulnud:

¹⁹Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.

¹⁹Et su süda pehmenes ja sa alandasid ennast Issanda ees, kui sa kuulsid, mis ma olen rääkinud selle paiga ja selle elanike kohta, et need saavad jubeduseks ja needesõnaks, ja et sa käristasid oma riided lõhki ning nutsid minu ees, siis olen ka mina sind kuulnud, ütleb Issand.

²⁰Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.

²⁰Sellepärast, vaata, ma koristan sind su vanemate juurde ja sind koristatakse rahus oma hauda ja sinu silmad ei saa näha kogu seda õnnetust, mille ma saadan sellele paigale.' Ja nad tõid kuningale sõna tagasi.