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

¹Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

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

²He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in all the way of David his father, and didn’t turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

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

³It happened 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 Yahweh, saying,

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

⁴“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of Yahweh, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.

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

⁵Let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of Yahweh; and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of Yahweh, to repair the breaches of the house,

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

⁶to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.

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

⁷However there was no accounting made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully.”

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

⁸Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in the house of Yahweh.” Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

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.'

⁹Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, “Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of Yahweh.”

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

¹⁰Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered a book to me.” Shaphan read it before the king.

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

¹¹It happened, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes.

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

¹²The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,

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!'

¹³“Go inquire of Yahweh 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 Yahweh that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that which is written concerning us.”

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.

¹⁴So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.

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

¹⁵She said to them, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,

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

¹⁶“Thus says Yahweh, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

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.

¹⁷Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and it shall not be quenched.’”

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

¹⁸But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, thus you shall tell him, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘Concerning the words which you have heard,

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.

¹⁹because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before Yahweh, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you,’ says Yahweh.

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.

²⁰‘Therefore behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the evil which I will bring on this place.’”’” They brought back this message to the king.