¹Josija je bil osem let star, ko je zakraljeval, in vladal je enointrideset let v Jeruzalemu.

¹A son of eight years [is] Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,

²In delal je, kar je bilo prav v očeh GOSPODOVIH, in hodil po potih Davida, očeta svojega, in se ni ganil ne na desno, ne na levo.

²and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in the ways of David his father, and hath not turned aside -- right or left.

³V osmem letu namreč kraljevanja svojega, ko je bil še deček, je začel iskati Boga očeta svojega Davida, in v dvanajstem letu je začel očiščevati Judo in Jeruzalem višav in Ašer ter izrezanih in ulitih podob.

³And in the eighth year of his reign (and he yet a youth), he hath begun to seek to the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he hath begun to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the shrines, and the graven images, and the molten images.

⁴In podrli so oltarje Baalov vpričo njega in solnčne stebre, ki so bili vrhu njih, je posekal, Ašere pa in izrezane in ulite podobe je strl ter jih zdrobil v prah in prah raztresel po grobovih tistih, ki so jim bili darovali.

⁴And they break down before him the altars of the Baalim, and the images that [are] on high above them he hath cut down, and the shrines, and the graven images, and the molten images, he hath broken and beaten small, and streweth on the surface of the graves of those sacrificing to them,

⁵In kosti duhovnikov je sežgal na njih oltarjih, in tako je očistil Judo in Jeruzalem.

⁵and the bones of the priests he hath burnt on their altars, and cleanseth Judah and Jerusalem,

⁶Tudi v mestih Manasejevih in Efraimovih in Simeonovih, prav do Neftalija, vse okrog po njih razvalinah

⁶and in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their tools, round about.

⁷je porušil oltarje ter razbil v prah Ašere in izrezane podobe in posekal solnčne stebre po vsej deželi Izraelovi, in se je vrnil v Jeruzalem.

⁷And he breaketh down the altars and the shrines, and the graven images he hath beaten down very small, and all the images he hath cut down in all the land of Israel, and turneth back to Jerusalem.

⁸V osemnajstem letu kraljevanja svojega pa, ko je bil očistil deželo in hišo, pošlje Safana, sina Azaljevega, in Maaseja, mestnega poglavarja, in Joaha, sina Joahazovega, deželnega letopisca, da bi popravili hišo GOSPODA, njegovega Boga.

⁸And in the eighteenth year of his reign, to purify the land and the house he hath sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah head of the city, and Joah son of Johaz the remembrancer, to strengthen the house of Jehovah his God.

⁹Ti pridejo k Hilkiju, velikemu duhovniku, ter izroče denar, kar se ga je prineslo v hišo Božjo, ki so ga bili nabrali leviti, varuhi ob vratih, od Manaseja in Efraima in od vsega ostanka Izraelovega in od vseh Judovih in Benjaminovih in od prebivalcev jeruzalemskih.

⁹And they come in unto Hilkiah the high priest, and they give the money that is brought in to the house of God, that the Levites, keeping the threshold, have gathered from the hand of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah, and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,

¹⁰In ga izroče delovodjem, ki so nadzorovali v hiši GOSPODOVI, in ti ga dado delavcem, ki so delali v hiši GOSPODOVI, da se popravi in izboljša hiša;

¹⁰and they give [it] into the hand of the workmen, those appointed over the house of Jehovah, and they give it [to] the workmen who are working in the house of Jehovah, to repair and to strengthen the house;

¹¹dado ga tesarjem in stavbarjem, da nakupijo obsekanega kamenja in lesa za veznike ter napravijo tramov za hiše, ki so jih bili skazili kralji Judovi.

¹¹and they give [it] to artificers, and to builders, to buy hewn stones, and wood for couplings and for beams to the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed.

¹²In tisti možje so zvesto opravljali delo. In njih nadzorniki so bili: Jahat in Obadija, levita, iz sinov Merarijevih, Zeharija in Mesulam pa iz sinov Kahatovcev, da bodo na čelu; in drugi leviti, ki so vsi znali peti ob glasbilih,

¹²And the men are working faithfully in the business, and over them are appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathite, to overlook; and of the Levites, every one understanding about instruments of song,

¹³so bili tudi nad bremenarji in na čelu vsem, ki so se trudili v katerikoli službi; in drugi leviti so bili pisarji, uradniki in vratarji.

¹³and over the burden-bearers, and overseers of every one doing work for service and service; and of the Levites [are] scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers.

¹⁴Ko so pa jemali ven denar, ki je bil prinešen v hišo GOSPODOVO, je našel duhovnik Hilkija knjigo postave GOSPODOVE, dane po Mojzesu.

¹⁴And in their bringing out the money that is brought in to the house of Jehovah, hath Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah by the hand of Moses,

¹⁵In Hilkija izpregovori ter reče Safanu, pisarju: Našel sem knjigo postave v hiši GOSPODOVI. In Hilkija izroči knjigo Safanu.

¹⁵and Hilkiah answereth and saith unto Shaphan the scribe, `A book of the law I have found in the house of Jehovah;' and Hilkiah giveth the book unto Shaphan,

¹⁶Safan pa prinese knjigo h kralju in razen tega sporoči kralju, rekoč: Hlapci tvoji delajo vse, kar je bilo njih rokam poverjeno.

¹⁶and Shaphan bringeth in the book unto the king, and bringeth the king back word again, saying, `All that hath been given into the hand of thy servants they are doing,

¹⁷In izsuli so denar, ki je bil zbran v hiši GOSPODOVI, in so ga oddali v roke nadzornikom in delovodjem.

¹⁷and they pour out the money that is found in the house of Jehovah, and give it into the hand of those appointed, and into the hands of those doing the work.'

¹⁸Še pove Safan, pisar, kralju, rekoč: Knjigo mi je dal duhovnik Hilkija. In Safan jo je čital pred kraljem.

¹⁸And Shaphan the scribe declareth to the king, saying, `A book hath Hilkiah the priest given to me;' and Shaphan readeth in it before the king.

¹⁹Ko pa kralj sliši besede postave, raztrga oblačila svoja.

¹⁹And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the law, that he rendeth his garments,

²⁰In kralj zapove Hilkiju in Ahikamu, sinu Safanovemu, in Abdonu, sinu Mihovemu, in pisarju Safanu in Asaju, kraljevemu hlapcu, rekoč:

²⁰and the king commandeth Hilkiah, and Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Abdon son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, servant of the king, saying,

²¹Pojdite, vprašajte GOSPODA zame in za tiste, ki so preostali v Izraelu in Judi, o besedah te knjige, ki se je našla; zakaj velik je srd GOSPODOV, ki se je zgrnil na nas, kajti naši očetje niso pazili na besedo GOSPODOVO, da bi delali po vsem, kar je pisano v tej knjigi.

²¹`Go, seek Jehovah for me, and for him who is left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found, for great [is] the fury of Jehovah that is poured on us, because that our fathers kept not the word of Jehovah, to do according to all that is written on this book.'

²²Tedaj so šli Hilkija in tisti, ki jim je kralj velel, k Huldi prorokinji, ženi Saluma, sinu Tokhata, sinu Hasrahovega, varuha oblačilnice (ona pa je stanovala v Jeruzalemu, v drugem delu mesta), in so govorili ž njo po tem povelju.

²²And Hilkiah goeth, and they of the king, unto Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum son of Tikvath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the garments, and she is dwelling in Jerusalem in the Second, and they speak unto her thus.

²³Ona jim pa reče: Tako pravi GOSPOD, Bog Izraelov: Povejte možu, ki vas je poslal k meni:

²³And she saith to them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Say to the man who hath sent you unto me,

²⁴Tako pravi GOSPOD: Glej, jaz pripravim nesrečo nad ta kraj in nad prebivalce njegove, namreč vse kletve, ki so zapisane v knjigi, iz katere so čitali pred kraljem Judovim,

²⁴Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am bringing in evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, all the execrations that are written on the book that they read before the king of Judah;

²⁵ker so me zapustili in so žgali kadilo drugim bogovom, da bi me dražili v jezo z vsem delom svojih rok; zato se je zgrnil srd moj nad tem krajem in ne bo ugasnil.

²⁵because that they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to other gods, so as to provoke Me with all the works of their hands, and poured out is My fury upon this place, and it is not quenched.

²⁶Kralju Judovemu pa, ki vas je poslal vprašat GOSPODA, tako mu recite: Tako pravi GOSPOD, Bog Izraelov, zastran besed, ki si jih slišal:

²⁶`And unto the king of Judah, who is sending you to inquire of Jehovah, thus do ye say unto him: Thus said Jehovah God of Israel, whose words thou hast heard:

²⁷Ker se je omečilo srce tvoje in si se ponižal pred Bogom, ko si čul besede njegove zoper ta kraj in zoper njegove prebivalce, in si se ponižal pred menoj in si raztrgal oblačila svoja in jokal pred mano: zato sem tudi tebe slišal, pravi GOSPOD.

²⁷Because thy heart [is] tender, and thou art humbled before God in thy hearing His words concerning this place, and concerning its inhabitants, and art humbled before Me, and dost rend thy garments, and weep before Me: even I also have heard -- the affirmation of Jehovah.

²⁸Glej, zberem te k očetom tvojim, in boš v miru zbran v grob svoj, da ne bodo oči tvoje videle vse nesreče, ki jo spravim nad ta kraj in nad prebivalce njegove. In sporočili so ta govor kralju.

²⁸Lo, I am gathering thee unto thy fathers, and thou hast been gathered unto thy graves in peace, and thine eyes do not look on all the evil that I am bringing upon this place, and upon its inhabitants;' and they bring the king back word.

²⁹Nato pošlje kralj in zbere k sebi vse starejšine Judove in jeruzalemske.

²⁹And the king sendeth and gathereth all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem,

³⁰In kralj gre gori v hišo GOSPODOVO in vsi možje Judovi in prebivalci jeruzalemski in duhovniki in leviti in vse ljudstvo, veliki in mali; in čita, da vsi slišijo, vse besede knjige zaveze, ki se je našla v hiši GOSPODOVI.

³⁰and the king goeth up to the house of Jehovah, and every man of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, even all the people, from great even unto small, and he readeth in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that is found in the house of Jehovah.

³¹In kralj se ustopi na svojem mestu in stori zavezo pred GOSPODOM, da bo hodil za GOSPODOM in pazil na zapovedi njegove in pričevanja in postave njegove iz vsega srca svojega in iz vse duše svoje, da izpolni besede zaveze, ki so pisane v tej knjigi.

³¹And the king standeth on his station, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that are written on this book.

³²In velel je vsem, ki so bili v Jeruzalemu in po Benjaminovem, pristopiti k tej zavezi. In prebivalci jeruzalemski so storili po zavezi Božji, Boga očetov svojih.In Josija je odpravil vse gnusobe iz pokrajin, ki so bile sinov Izraelovih, in je priganjal vse, ki so bivali v Izraelu, da služijo GOSPODU, svojemu Bogu. Vse njegove dni niso odstopili od GOSPODA, očetov svojih Boga.

³²And he presenteth every one who is found in Jerusalem and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem do according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

³³In Josija je odpravil vse gnusobe iz pokrajin, ki so bile sinov Izraelovih, in je priganjal vse, ki so bivali v Izraelu, da služijo GOSPODU, svojemu Bogu. Vse njegove dni niso odstopili od GOSPODA, očetov svojih Boga.

³³And Josiah turneth aside all the abominations out of all the lands that the sons of Israel have, and causeth every one who is found in Israel to serve, to serve Jehovah their God; all his days they turned not aside from after Jehovah, God of their fathers.