¹Joosija oli kuningaks saades kaheksa aastat vana ja ta valitses Jeruusalemmas kolmkümmend üks aastat.

¹Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

²Tema tegi, mis õige oli Issanda silmis, ja käis oma isa Taaveti teedel ega kaldunud paremale või vasakule.

²And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand nor to the left.

³Oma valitsemise kaheksandal aastal, kuigi ta oli alles noor, hakkas ta otsima oma isa Taaveti Jumalat; ja kaheteistkümnendal aastal hakkas ta puhastama Juudat ja Jeruusalemma ohvriküngastest, viljakustulpadest ning nikerdatud ja valatud kujudest.

³And 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 Asherahs, and the graven images, and the molten images.

⁴Tema juuresolekul kisti maha baalide altarid; ta lõi katki suitsutusaltarid, mis olid ülal nende peal, purustas viljakustulbad ning nikerdatud ja valatud kujud, pihustas ja puistas need nende haudade peale, kes neile olid ohverdanud.

⁴And they broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and the sun-pillars that were on high above them he cut down; and the Asherahs and the graven images and the molten images he broke in pieces, and made dust [of them] and strewed it upon the graves of those that had sacrificed to them;

⁵Ja ta põletas preestrite luud nende altarite peal; nõnda ta puhastas Juuda ja Jeruusalemma.

⁵and he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

⁶Ka Manasse, Efraimi ja Siimeoni linnades kuni Naftalini, kõikjal nende varemeil,

⁶And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, in their ruins round about;

⁷kiskus ta maha altarid, lõi pihuks ja põrmuks viljakustulbad ja nikerdatud kujud ning raius katki suitsutusaltarid kogu Iisraelimaal. Siis ta läks tagasi Jeruusalemma.

⁷and he broke down the altars, and beat the Asherahs and the graven images into powder, and cut down all the sun-pillars throughout the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.

⁸Ja oma valitsemise kaheksateistkümnendal aastal, kui ta maa ja koja oli puhastanud, läkitas ta Saafani, Asalja poja, ja linnapealiku Maaseja ja usaldusmehe Joahi, Jooahase poja, kohendama Issanda, oma Jumala koda.

⁸And in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he 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 chronicler, to repair the house of Jehovah his God.

⁹Ja need tulid ülempreester Hilkija juurde ja andsid üle raha, mis oli toodud Jumala kotta, mida leviidid, lävehoidjad, olid kogunud Manassest, Efraimist ja kogu ülejäänud Iisraelist ja kogu Juudast ja Benjaminist ja Jeruusalemma elanikelt.

⁹And they came to Hilkijah the high priest, and they delivered [to them] the money that had been 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 of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

¹⁰Ja nad andsid selle tööjuhatajate kätte, kelle hooleks oli Issanda koda, et need annaksid seda töötegijaile, kes töötasid Issanda kojas koja parandamiseks ja kohendamiseks.

¹⁰And they gave [it] into the hand of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and they gave it to the workmen who wrought in the house of Jehovah to reinstate and repair the house:

¹¹Ja need andsid seda meistritele ja ehitustöölistele, et nad ostaksid tahutud kive ja puitu aampalkideks ning nende kodade katmiseks, mis Juuda kuningad olid lasknud laguneda.

¹¹they gave [it] to the carpenters and the builders, to buy hewn stone, and timber for the joists, and to floor the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed.

¹²Ja need mehed tegid ustavalt tööd. Neil olid ülevaatajaiks leviidid Jahat ja Obadja Merari poegadest, Sakarja ja Mesullam Kehati poegadest, et neid juhatada; ja leviidid, kõik, kes oskasid mänguriistu käsitseda,

¹²And the men did the work faithfully. And over them were appointed Jahath and Obadiah, Levites, of the children of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the children of the Kohathites, for the oversight; and all these Levites were skilled in instruments of music.

¹³olid ülevaatajaiks kandjaile ja juhatasid kõiki töötegijaid mitmesugustel töödel. Ja leviitidest olid kirjutajad, ametnikud ja väravahoidjad.

¹³They were also over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that worked in any manner of service. And of the Levites were the scribes, and officers, and doorkeepers.

¹⁴Ja kui nad võtsid välja raha, mis Issanda kotta oli toodud, siis leidis preester Hilkija Issanda Seaduse raamatu, mis Moosese läbi oli antud.

¹⁴And when they brought out the money that had been brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkijah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah by Moses.

¹⁵Ja Hilkija võttis sõna ning ütles kirjutaja Saafanile: 'Ma leidsin Issanda kojast Seaduse raamatu.' Ja Hilkija andis raamatu Saafanile.

¹⁵Then Hilkijah spoke and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkijah gave the book to Shaphan.

¹⁶Ja Saafan viis raamatu kuningale ja tõi kuningale ka veel sõna, öeldes: 'Su sulased on teinud kõik, mis nende kätte oli antud.

¹⁶And Shaphan carried the book to the king. And moreover he brought the king word again saying, All that was committed to the hand of thy servants, they do;

¹⁷Raha, mis leidus Issanda kojas, on toodud ja antud ülevaatajaile ning töötegijaile.'

¹⁷and they have emptied out the money that was found in the house of Jehovah, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen.

¹⁸Ja kirjutaja Saafan teatas kuningale ning ütles: 'Preester Hilkija andis mulle raamatu.' Ja Saafan luges sellest kuningale ette.

¹⁸And Shaphan the scribe informed the king saying, Hilkijah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read out of it before the king.

¹⁹Aga kui kuningas kuulis Seaduse sõnu, siis ta käristas oma riided lõhki.

¹⁹And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his garments.

²⁰Ja kuningas andis käsu Hilkijale ja Ahikamile, Saafani pojale, ja Abdonile, Miika pojale, ja kirjutaja Saafanile ja kuninga sulasele Asajale, öeldes:

²⁰And the king commanded Hilkijah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,

²¹'Minge küsitlege Issandat minu ning Iisraelist ja Juudast ülejäänute nimel leitud raamatu sõnade pärast, sest suur on Issanda viha, mis meie peale on valatud, sellepärast et meie vanemad ei ole tähele pannud Issanda sõna ega ole teinud kõike nõnda, nagu selles raamatus on kirjutatud!'

²¹Go, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book which is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of Jehovah, to do according to all that is written in this book.

²²Siis läksid Hilkija ja need, keda kuningas käskis, naisprohvet Hulda juurde, kes oli riietehoidja Sallumi, Tokhati poja, Hasra pojapoja naine ja elas Jeruusalemmas teises linnaosas, ja rääkisid temale, nagu see asi oli.

²²And Hilkijah and they that the king [had appointed] went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokehath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe: now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter [of the town]; and they spoke with her to that effect.

²³Ja tema ütles neile: 'Nõnda ütleb Issand, Iisraeli Jumal: Öelge sellele mehele, kes teid minu juurde läkitas:

²³And she said to them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me,

²⁴Nõnda ütleb Issand: Vaata, ma saadan sellele paigale ja selle elanikele õnnetuse, kõik need sajatused, mis on kirja pandud selles raamatus, mida Juuda kuningale ette loeti,

²⁴Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.

²⁵sellepärast et nad jätsid minu maha ja suitsutasid teistele jumalatele, et mind vihastada oma igasugu kätetöödega, sellepärast valatakse ka minu tuline viha selle paiga peale ja see ei kustu mitte.

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 fury shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

²⁶Aga Juuda kuningale, kes teid läkitas Issandat küsitlema, öelge nõnda: Nõnda ütleb Issand, Iisraeli Jumal, sõnadest, mis sa oled kuulnud:

²⁶But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him: Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel touching the words which thou hast heard:

²⁷Et su süda pehmenes ja sa alandasid ennast Jumala ees, kui sa kuulsid tema sõnu selle paiga ja selle elanike kohta, et sa alandasid ennast minu ees, käristasid oma riided lõhki ja nutsid minu ees, siis olen ka mina sind kuulnud, ütleb Issand.

²⁷Because thy 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 garments and weep before me, I also have heard [thee], saith Jehovah.

²⁸Vaata, 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 selle elanikele.' Ja nad tõid kuningale sõna tagasi.

²⁸Behold, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof. And they brought the king word again.

²⁹Siis kuningas läkitas käsu ja kogus kokku kõik Juuda ja Jeruusalemma vanemad.

²⁹And the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

³⁰Ja kuningas läks Issanda kotta, ka kõik Juuda mehed ja Jeruusalemma elanikud, preestrid ja leviidid ja kogu rahvas, niihästi suured kui väikesed, ja ta luges nende kuuldes Issanda kojast leitud Seaduse raamatu kõik sõnad.

³⁰And the king went up into the house of Jehovah, 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 which had been found in the house of Jehovah.

³¹Ja kuningas astus oma kohale ja tegi Issanda ees lepingu, et nad käivad Issanda järel ja peavad tema käske, manitsusi ja määrusi kõigest südamest ja kõigest hingest, et täita selle Seaduse sõnu, mis sellesse raamatusse oli kirjutatud.

³¹And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, 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 that are written in this book.

³²Ja ta seadis selle lepingu alla kõik, kes leiti Jeruusalemmast ja Benjaminist. Ja Jeruusalemma elanikud täitsid Jumala, oma vanemate Jumala lepingut.

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.

³³Ja Joosija kõrvaldas kõik jäledused kõigist Iisraeli laste maakondadest ja pani kõik, kes elasid Iisraelis, teenima Issandat, nende Jumalat. Niikaua kui ta elas, ei taganenud nad Issandast, oma vanemate Jumalast.

³³And Josiah removed all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and made to serve all that were found in Israel, -- to serve Jehovah their God: all his days they did not depart from following Jehovah, the God of their fathers.