¹Josija je bil osem let star, ko je zakraljeval, in vladal je enointrideset let v Jeruzalemu; in materi njegovi je bilo ime Jedida, hči Adajeva, iz Bozkata.

¹A son of eight years [is] Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Boskath,

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

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

³In zgodi se v osemnajstem letu kralja Josija, da pošlje kralj Safana, sina Azaljevega, sinu Mesulamovega, pisarja, v hišo GOSPODOVO, veleč:

³And it cometh to pass, in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, the king hath sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Jehovah, saying,

⁴Pojdi gori k Hilkiju, velikemu duhovniku, da naj sešteje denar, kar se ga je prineslo v hišo GOSPODOVO, ki so ga zbrali varuhi ob vratih od ljudstva;

⁴`Go up unto Hilkiah the high priest, and he doth complete the silver that is brought into the house of Jehovah, that the keepers of the threshold have gathered from the people,

⁵in naj ga izroče delovodjem, ki nadzorujejo v hiši GOSPODOVI, in ti naj ga dado delavcem v hiši GOSPODOVI, da se popravi, kar je podrtega pri hiši,

⁵and they give it into the hand of the doers of the work, the overseers, in the house of Jehovah, and they give it to the doers of the work that [is] in the house of Jehovah, to strengthen the breach of the house,

⁶namreč tesarjem, stavbarjem in zidarjem, in da se kupi les in obsekano kamenje v popravo hiše.

⁶to artificers, and to builders, and [to repairers of] the wall, and to buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the house;

⁷A račun se ni zahteval od njih o denarju, ki se je poveril njih rokam, ker so ž njim zvesto ravnali.

⁷only, the silver that is given into their hand is not reckoned with them, for in faithfulness they are dealing.

⁸In Hilkija, veliki duhovnik, je rekel Safanu pisarju: Knjigo postave sem našel v hiši GOSPODOVI. In Hilkija da knjigo Safanu, in ta jo je bral.

⁸And Hilkiah the high priest 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, and he readeth it.

⁹In Safan pisar pride h kralju in mu sporoči in reče: Hlapci tvoji so izsuli denar, kar se ga je našlo v hiši GOSPODOVI, in so ga dali v roke delovodjem, ki nadzorujejo v hiši GOSPODOVI.

⁹And Shaphan the scribe cometh in unto the king, and bringeth the king back word, and saith, `Thy servants have poured out the silver that hath been found in the house, and give it into the hand of the doers of the work, the inspectors, in the house of Jehovah.`

¹⁰Dalje naznani Safan, pisar, kralju, rekoč: Knjigo mi je dal duhovnik Hilkija. In Safan jo je čital pred kraljem.

¹⁰And Shaphan the scribe declareth to the king, saying, `A book hath Hilkiah the priest given to me;` and Shaphan readeth it before the king.

¹¹Ko pa kralj sliši besede knjige postave, raztrga oblačila svoja.

¹¹And it cometh to pass, at the king`s hearing the words of the book of the law, that he rendeth his garments,

¹²In kralj zapove Hilkiju, duhovniku, in Ahikamu, sinu Safanovemu, in Akborju, sinu Mihajevemu, in Safanu pisarju in Asaju, kraljevemu hlapcu, rekoč:

¹²and the king commandeth Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Achbor son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah servant of the king, saying,

¹³Pojdite, vprašajte GOSPODA zame in za ljudstvo in za vse Judovo o besedah te knjige, ki se je našla; zakaj velik je srd GOSPODOV, ki se je vnel zoper nas, ker niso očetje naši poslušali besed te knjige, da bi delali po vsem, kar nam je v njej predpisano.

¹³`Go, seek Jehovah for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found, for great [is] the fury of Jehovah that is kindled against us, because that our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according to all that is written for us.`

¹⁴Tedaj so šli Hilkija, duhovnik, Ahikam, Akbor, Safan in Asaja k Huldi prorokinji, ženi Saluma, sina Tikvaja, sina Harhasovega, varuha oblačilnice (ona je pa stanovala v Jeruzalemu, v drugem delu mesta), in so govorili ž njo.

¹⁴And Hilkiah the priest goeth, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, unto Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum, son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the garments, and she is dwelling in Jerusalem in the second, and they speak unto her.

¹⁵Ona jim pa reče: Tako pravi GOSPOD, Bog Izraelov: Povejte možu, ki vas je poslal k meni:

¹⁵And she saith unto them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Say to the man who hath sent you unto me:

¹⁶Tako pravi GOSPOD: Glej, jaz pripravim nesrečo nad ta kraj in nad prebivalce njegove, namreč vse besede tiste knjige, ki jo je čital kralj Judov,

¹⁶Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am bringing in evil unto this place and on its inhabitants, all the words of the book that the king of Judah hath read,

¹⁷ker so me zapustili in so žgali kadilo drugim bogovom, da bi me dražili v jezo z vsem delom svojih rok; zato se bo vnel srd moj zoper ta kraj, in ne bo ugašen.

¹⁷because that they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to other gods, so as to provoke Me to anger with every work of their hands, and My wrath hath been kindled against this place, and it is not quenched.

¹⁸Kralju Judovemu pa, ki vas je poslal vprašat GOSPODA, recite tako: Tako pravi GOSPOD, Bog Izraelov, glede besed, ki si jih slišal:

¹⁸`And unto the king of Judah, who is sending you to seek Jehovah, thus do ye say unto him, Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, The words that thou hast heard —

¹⁹Ker se je omečilo srce tvoje in si se ponižal pred GOSPODOM, ko si čul, kar sem govoril zoper ta kraj in zoper prebivalce njegove, da jih zadene opustošenje in preklinjanje, in si raztrgal oblačila svoja in jokal pred menoj: zato sem tudi tebe slišal, pravi GOSPOD.Zato, glej, te zberem 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 sporočili so ta govor kralju.

¹⁹because thy heart [is] tender, and thou art humbled because of Jehovah, in thy hearing that which I have spoken against this place, and against its inhabitants, to be for a desolation, and for a reviling, and dost rend thy garments, and weep before Me — I also have heard — the affirmation of Jehovah —

²⁰Zato, glej, te zberem 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 sporočili so ta govor kralju.

²⁰therefore, lo, I am gathering thee unto thy fathers, and thou hast been gathered unto thy grave in peace, and thine eyes do not look on any of the evil that I am bringing in on this place;` and they bring the king back word.