¹In Ezekija pošlje k vsemu Izraelu in Judi ter napiše liste tudi Efraimu in Manaseju, da bi prišli v hišo GOSPODOVO v Jeruzalem praznovat pasho GOSPODU, Bogu Izraelovemu.

¹And Hezekiah sendeth unto all Israel and Judah, and also letters he hath written unto Ephraim and Manasseh, to come in to the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, to make a passover to Jehovah, God of Israel.

²Kajti kralj se je bil posvetoval z vsemi poglavarji in z vsem zborom v Jeruzalemu in sklenil, naj se praznuje pasha v drugem mesecu.

²And the king taketh counsel, and his heads, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to make the passover in the second month,

³Niso je namreč mogli praznovati tisti čas, ker se ni posvetilo zadosti duhovnikov, pa ljudstvo se tudi ni bilo zbralo v Jeruzalemu.

³for they have not been able to make it at that time, for the priests have not sanctified themselves sufficiently, and the people have not been gathered to Jerusalem.

⁴In stvar se je zdela prava kralju in vsemu zboru.

⁴And the thing is right in the eyes of the king, and in the eyes of all the assembly,

⁵In so ustanovili, da bi se to oklicalo po vsem Izraelu, od Bersebe do Dana, da naj pridejo praznovat pasho GOSPODU, Bogu Izraelovemu, v Jeruzalem; zakaj že dolgo časa je niso praznovali tako, kakor je predpisano.

⁵and they establish the thing, to cause to pass over an intimation into all Israel, from Beer-Sheba even unto Dan, to come in to make a passover to Jehovah, God of Israel, in Jerusalem, for not for a long time had they done as it is written.

⁶In brzi sli so šli z listi od kralja in njegovih poglavarjev po vsem Izraelovem in Judovem, poročajoč po zapovedi kraljevi takole: Sinovi Izraelovi, preobrnite se h GOSPODU, Abrahamovemu, Izakovemu in Izraelovemu Bogu, da se povrne k ostanku vas, ki ste ubežali roki kraljev asirskih.

⁶And the runners go with letters from the hand of the king and his heads, into all Israel and Judah, even according to the command of the king, saying, `O sons of Israel, turn back unto Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and He doth turn back unto the escaped part that is left of you from the hand of the kings of Asshur;

⁷In ne bodite kakor očetje vaši in kakor bratje vaši, ki so se izneverili GOSPODU, očetov svojih Bogu, da jih je izdal opustošenju, kakor vidite.

⁷and do not be like your fathers, and like your brethren, who trespassed against Jehovah, God of their fathers, and He giveth them to desolation, as ye do see.

⁸Sedaj torej ne bodite trdovratni kakor očetje vaši, temuč podajte roko svojo GOSPODU in pridite v njegovo svetišče, ki ga je posvetil za vekomaj, ter služite GOSPODU, svojemu Bogu, da se odvrne od vas togota jeze njegove.

⁸`Now, harden not your neck like your fathers, give a hand to Jehovah, and come in to His sanctuary, that He hath sanctified to the age, and serve Jehovah your God, and the fierceness of His anger doth turn back from you;

⁹Kajti če se preobrnete h GOSPODU, zadobe bratje in otroci vaši usmiljenje pred tistimi, ki so jih zavedli v ujetništvo, in smeli se bodo povrniti v to deželo. Zakaj GOSPOD, Bog vaš, je usmiljen in milosten ter ne odvrne obličja od vas, ako se k njemu preobrnete.

⁹for in your turning back unto Jehovah, your brethren and your sons have mercies before their captors, even to return to this land, for gracious and merciful [is] Jehovah your God, and He doth not turn aside the face from you, if ye turn back unto Him.'

¹⁰In brzoteki so šli od mesta do mesta po deželi Efraimovi in Manasejevi prav do Zebulona; ali smejali so se jim in jih zasmehovali.

¹⁰And the runners are passing over from city to city, in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: and they are laughing at them, and mocking at them,

¹¹Ali vsaj nekateri Aserjevi, Manasejevi in Zebulonovi so se ponižali in prišli v Jeruzalem.

¹¹only, certain from Asher, and Manasseh, and from Zebulun, have been humbled, and come in to Jerusalem.

¹²Tudi na Judovem je bila roka Božja, da jim je dal eno srce, da izpolnijo zapoved kralja in knezov po besedi GOSPODOVI.

¹²Also, in Judah hath the hand of God been to give to them one heart to do the command of the king and of the heads, in the matter of Jehovah;

¹³Zbralo se je torej v Jeruzalemu mnogo ljudstva, da bi obhajali praznik opresnikov v drugem mesecu, jako velik zbor.

¹³and much people are gathered to Jerusalem, to make the feast of unleavened things in the second month -- a mighty assembly for multitude.

¹⁴In vzdignejo se in razvale oltarje, ki so bili v Jeruzalemu, in odpravijo vse kadilne oltarje ter jih pomečejo v potok Kidron.

¹⁴And they arise and turn aside the altars that [are] in Jerusalem, and all the perfume altars they have turned aside, and cast [them] to the brook Kidron;

¹⁵In zakoljejo pasho štirinajsti dan drugega meseca. In duhovniki in leviti so se sramovali ter se posvetili; potem so prinašali daritve v hišo GOSPODOVO.

¹⁵and they slaughter the passover-offering on the fourteenth of the second month, and the priests and the Levites have been ashamed, and sanctify themselves, and bring in burnt-offerings to the house of Jehovah.

¹⁶In stali so na svojem mestu po svojem redu, soglasno s postavo Mojzesa, moža Božjega: duhovniki so kropili kri, prejemajoč jo iz rok levitov.

¹⁶And they stand on their station according to their ordinance; according to the law of Moses the man of God the priests are sprinkling the blood out of the hand of the Levites,

¹⁷Kajti bili so v zboru mnogi, ki se niso bili očistili; zato je bilo levitom klati daritve pashe za vse, ki niso bili čisti, da bi jih posvetili GOSPODU.

¹⁷for many [are] in the assembly who have not sanctified themselves, and the Levites [are] over the slaughtering of the passover-offerings for every one not clean, to sanctify [him] to Jehovah:

¹⁸Veliko ljudstva namreč, zlasti mnogi iz Efraima in Manaseja, Isaharja in Zebulona, se niso bili očistili, vendar so jedli velikonočno jagnje, čeprav ne, kakor je pisano. Ali Ezekija je molil zanje, govoreč: GOSPOD, ki je dobrotljiv, naj odpusti vsakemu,

¹⁸for a multitude of the people, many from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, have not been cleansed, but have eaten the passover otherwise than it is written; but Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, `Jehovah, who [is] good, doth receive atonement for every one

¹⁹ki je pripravil srce svoje, da išče Boga, GOSPODA, očetov svojih Boga, čeprav ni očiščen po očiščevanju svetišča.

¹⁹who hath prepared his heart to seek God -- Jehovah, God of his fathers -- yet not according to the cleansing of the sanctuary;'

²⁰In GOSPOD je uslišal Ezekija in je ozdravil ljudstvo.

²⁰and Jehovah hearkeneth unto Hezekiah, and healeth the people.

²¹Tako so sinovi Izraelovi, kar jih je bilo v Jeruzalemu, praznovali slavnost opresnikov sedem dni z velikim veseljem; in leviti in duhovniki so hvalili GOSPODA vsak dan, pojoč z glasbili v hvalo GOSPODU.

²¹And the sons of Israel, those found in Jerusalem, make the feast of unleavened things seven days with great joy; and giving praise to Jehovah day by day are the Levites and the priests, with instruments of praise before Jehovah.

²²In Ezekija je govoril na srce vsem levitom, ki so se izkazali razumne v spoznanju GOSPODOVEM; in uživali so sedem dni, kar je bilo določeno, in darovali mirovne daritve in proslavljali GOSPODA, Boga očetov svojih.

²²And Hezekiah speaketh unto the heart of all the Levites, those giving good understanding concerning Jehovah, and they eat the appointed thing seven days; sacrificing sacrifices of peace-offerings, and making confession to Jehovah, God of their fathers.

²³In ves zbor se je posvetoval in sklenil, da bodo praznovali še drugih sedem dni; in praznovali so še sedem dni z veseljem.

²³And all the assembly take counsel to keep other seven days, and they keep seven days [with] joy;

²⁴Kajti Ezekija, kralj Judov, je podaril zboru tisoč juncev in sedem tisoč glav drobnice; knezi pa so podarili zboru tisoč juncev in deset tisoč glav drobnice. In veliko število duhovnikov se je posvetilo.

²⁴for Hezekiah king of Judah hath presented to the assembly a thousand bullocks, and seven thousand sheep; and the heads have presented to the assembly bullocks a thousand, and sheep ten thousand; and priests sanctify themselves in abundance.

²⁵In veselil se je ves zbor Judov in duhovniki in leviti, in ves zbor, ki je prišel iz Izraela, tudi tujci, ki so prišli iz dežele Izraelove in ki so prebivali na Judovem.

²⁵And all the assembly of Judah rejoice, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the assembly, those coming in from Israel, and the sojourners, those coming in from the land of Israel, and those dwelling in Judah,

²⁶In bilo je veliko veselje v Jeruzalemu, kajti od časa Salomona, sina Davidovega, kralja nad Izraelom, ni bilo nič takega v Jeruzalemu.Potem so duhovniki leviti vstali in blagoslovili ljudstvo, in njih glas je bil uslišan in njih molitev je prišla v sveto prebivališče njegovo, v nebesa.

²⁶and there is great joy in Jerusalem; for from the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel there is not like this in Jerusalem,

²⁷Potem so duhovniki leviti vstali in blagoslovili ljudstvo, in njih glas je bil uslišan in njih molitev je prišla v sveto prebivališče njegovo, v nebesa.

²⁷and the priests, the Levites, rise and bless the people, and their voice is heard, and their prayer cometh in to His holy habitation, to the heavens.