¹Joziáš mal osem rokov, keď začal kraľovať, a kraľoval tridsaťjeden rokov v Jeruzaleme. A meno jeho matky bolo Jedida, dcéra Adaiášova, z Bacekaty.

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 Bozkath.

²A robil to, čo je spravedlivé v očiach Hospodinových, a chodil po každej ceste Dávida, svojho otca, a neuchýlil sa ani napravo ani naľavo.

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

³A stalo sa v osemnástom roku kráľa Joziáša, že poslal kráľ Šafána, syna Acaliáša, syna Mešullamovho, pisára, do domu Hospodinovho povediac:

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 Jehovah, saying,

⁴Iď hore k Hilkiášovi, k najvyššiemu kňazovi, a nech spočíta peniaze, ktoré sú nadonášané do domu Hospodinovho, ktoré sobrali strážcovia prahu od ľudu,

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

⁵a nech ich dajú do ruky tým, ktorí robia prácu, tým, ktorí sú ustanovení nad ňou v dome Hospodinovom, a nech ich dávajú tým, ktorí robia prácu, ktorá je v dome Hospodinovom, aby opravili trhliny domu,

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

⁶tesárom, staviteľom a murárom a na zakúpenie dreva a tesaných kameňov opraviť dom.

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

⁷Avšak nech sa neúčtuje s nimi z peňazí, ktoré sa dajú do ich ruky, lebo verne pracujú.

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

⁸A Hilkiáš, najvyšší kňaz, povedal Šafánovi, pisárovi: Našiel som knihu zákona v dome Hospodinovom. A Hilkiáš dal knihu Šafánovi, ktorý ju čítal.

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

⁹Potom vošiel Šafán, pisár, ku kráľovi a doniesol kráľovi odpoveď a riekol: Tvoji služobníci vysypali peniaze, ktoré sa našly v dome Hospodinovom, a dali ich do ruky tým, ktorí robia prácu, tým, ktorí sú ustanovení nad ňou v dome Hospodinovom.

⁹And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah.

¹⁰A Šafán, pisár, tiež oznámil kráľovi a riekol: Kňaz Hilkiáš mi dal nejakú knihu. A Šafán ju čítal pred kráľom.

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

¹¹A stalo sa, keď počul kráľ slová knihy zákona, že roztrhol svoje rúcho,

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

¹²a kráľ prikázal Hilkiášovi, kňazovi a Achikámovi, synovi Šafánovmu, a Achborovi, synovi Michaiášovmu, a Šafánovi, pisárovi, a Asaiášovi, služobníkovi kráľovmu, a riekol:

¹²And the 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,

¹³Iďte, opýtajte sa Hospodina o mne a o ľude a o celom Júdovi vzhľadom na slová tejto najdenej knihy, lebo je veľký hnev Hospodinov, ktorý je zanietený proti nám, pretože nepočúvali naši otcovia na slová tejto knihy, aby boli robili všetko tak, ako nám je predpísané.

¹³Go ye, inquire of Jehovah 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 Jehovah 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.

¹⁴A tak odišiel Hilkiáš, kňaz, a Achikám a Achbor a Šafán a Asaiáš k prorokyni Hulde, žene Šallúma, syna Tikvu, syna Charchasovho, strážcu rúcha. A bývala v Jeruzaleme, na druhej strane, a hovorili jej o tom.

¹⁴So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, 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 second quarter); and they communed with her.

¹⁵A ona im riekla: Takto hovorí Hospodin, Bôh Izraelov: Povedzte mužovi, ktorý vás poslal ku mne:

¹⁵And she said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you unto me,

¹⁶Takto hovorí Hospodin: Hľa, uvediem zlé na toto miesto a na jeho obyvateľov, všetky slová knihy, ktorú čítal judský kráľ.

¹⁶Thus saith Jehovah, 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.

¹⁷Pretože ma opustili a kadili iným bohom, aby ma popudzovali všelijakým dielom svojich rúk. Preto sa roznietil môj hnev na toto miesto a nevyhasne.

¹⁷Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto 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.

¹⁸A judskému kráľovi, ktorý vás poslal pýtať sa Hospodina, takto mu poviete: Takto hovorí Hospodin, Bôh Izraelov, čo sa týka slov, ktoré si počul.

¹⁸But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: As touching the words which thou hast heard,

¹⁹Pretože zmäklo tvoje srdce, a ponížil si sa pred tvárou Hospodinovou, keď si počul, čo som hovoril proti tomuto miestu a proti jeho obyvateľom, že budú púšťou a zlorečenstvom, a že si roztrhol svoje rúcho a plakal si predo mnou, preto som i ja počul, hovorí Hospodin.

¹⁹because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before Jehovah, 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 Jehovah.

²⁰Preto hľa, pripojím ťa k tvojim otcom, a budeš sprataný do svojich hrobov v pokoji, a nebudú hľadieť tvoje oči na nič z toho zlého, ktoré uvediem na toto miesto. - A doniesli kráľovi odpoveď.

²⁰Therefore, behold, 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 which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.