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à åÇéÌÄùÑÀìÇç éÀçÄæÀ÷ÄéÌÈäåÌ òÇì-ëÌÈì-éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì åÄéäåÌãÈä, åÀâÇí-àÄâÌÀøåÉú ëÌÈúÇá òÇì-àÆôÀøÇéÄí åÌîÀðÇùÌÑÆä, ìÈáåÉà ìÀáÅéú-éÀäåÈä, áÌÄéøåÌùÑÈìÈÄí--ìÇòÂùÒåÉú ôÌÆñÇç, ìÇéäåÈä àÁìÉäÅé éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì.
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1 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD, the God of Israel.
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á åÇéÌÄåÌÈòÇõ äÇîÌÆìÆêÀ åÀùÒÈøÈéå åÀëÈì-äÇ÷ÌÈäÈì, áÌÄéøåÌùÑÈìÈÄí, ìÇòÂùÒåÉú äÇôÌÆñÇç, áÌÇçÉãÆùÑ äÇùÌÑÅðÄé.
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2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
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â ëÌÄé ìÉà éÈëÀìåÌ ìÇòÂùÒÉúåÉ, áÌÈòÅú äÇäÄéà: ëÌÄé äÇëÌÉäÂðÄéí ìÉà-äÄúÀ÷ÇãÌÀùÑåÌ ìÀîÇãÌÇé, åÀäÈòÈí ìÉà-ðÆàÆñÀôåÌ ìÄéøåÌùÑÈìÈÄí.
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3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
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ã åÇéÌÄéùÑÇø äÇãÌÈáÈø, áÌÀòÅéðÅé äÇîÌÆìÆêÀ, åÌáÀòÅéðÅé, ëÌÈì-äÇ÷ÌÈäÈì.
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4 And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the congregation.
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ä åÇéÌÇòÂîÄéãåÌ ãÈáÈø, ìÀäÇòÂáÄéø ÷åÉì áÌÀëÈì-éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì îÄáÌÀàÅø-ùÑÆáÇò åÀòÇã-ãÌÈï--ìÈáåÉà ìÇòÂùÒåÉú ôÌÆñÇç ìÇéäåÈä àÁìÉäÅé-éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì, áÌÄéøåÌùÑÈìÈÄí: ëÌÄé ìÉà ìÈøÉá òÈùÒåÌ, ëÌÇëÌÈúåÌá.
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5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem; for they had not kept it in great numbers according as it is written.
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å åÇéÌÅìÀëåÌ äÈøÈöÄéí áÌÈàÄâÌÀøåÉú îÄéÌÇã äÇîÌÆìÆêÀ åÀùÒÈøÈéå, áÌÀëÈì-éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì åÄéäåÌãÈä, åÌëÀîÄöÀåÇú äÇîÌÆìÆêÀ, ìÅàîÉø: áÌÀðÅé éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì, ùÑåÌáåÌ àÆì-éÀäåÈä àÁìÉäÅé àÇáÀøÈäÈí éÄöÀçÈ÷ åÀéÄùÒÀøÈàÅì, åÀéÈùÑÉá àÆì-äÇôÌÀìÅéèÈä, äÇðÌÄùÑÀàÆøÆú ìÈëÆí îÄëÌÇó îÇìÀëÅé àÇùÌÑåÌø.
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6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying: 'Ye children of Israel, turn back unto the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that He may return to the remnant that are escaped of you out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
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æ åÀàÇì-úÌÄäÀéåÌ, ëÌÇàÂáåÉúÅéëÆí åÀëÇàÂçÅéëÆí, àÂùÑÆø îÈòÂìåÌ, áÌÇéäåÈä àÁìÉäÅé àÂáåÉúÅéäÆí; åÇéÌÄúÌÀðÅí ìÀùÑÇîÌÈä, ëÌÇàÂùÑÆø àÇúÌÆí øÉàÄéí.
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7 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, who acted treacherously against the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He delivered them to be an astonishment, as ye see.
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ç òÇúÌÈä, àÇì-úÌÇ÷ÀùÑåÌ òÈøÀôÌÀëÆí ëÌÇàÂáåÉúÅéëÆí: úÌÀðåÌ-éÈã ìÇéäåÈä, åÌáÉàåÌ ìÀîÄ÷ÀãÌÈùÑåÉ àÂùÑÆø äÄ÷ÀãÌÄéùÑ ìÀòåÉìÈí, åÀòÄáÀãåÌ àÆú-éÀäåÈä àÁìÉäÅéëÆí, åÀéÈùÑÉá îÄëÌÆí çÂøåÉï àÇôÌåÉ.
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8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into His sanctuary, which He hath sanctified for ever, and serve the LORD your God, that His fierce anger may turn away from you.
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è ëÌÄé áÀùÑåÌáÀëÆí òÇì-éÀäåÈä, àÂçÅéëÆí åÌáÀðÅéëÆí ìÀøÇçÂîÄéí ìÄôÀðÅé ùÑåÉáÅéäÆí, åÀìÈùÑåÌá, ìÈàÈøÆõ äÇæÌÉàú: ëÌÄé-çÇðÌåÌï åÀøÇçåÌí, éÀäåÈä àÁìÉäÅéëÆí, åÀìÉà-éÈñÄéø ôÌÈðÄéí îÄëÌÆí, àÄí-úÌÈùÑåÌáåÌ àÅìÈéå. {ñ}
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9 For if ye turn back unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that led them captive, and shall come back into this land; for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away His face from you, if ye return unto Him.' {S}
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é åÇéÌÄäÀéåÌ äÈøÈöÄéí òÉáÀøÄéí îÅòÄéø ìÈòÄéø, áÌÀàÆøÆõ-àÆôÀøÇéÄí åÌîÀðÇùÌÑÆä--åÀòÇã-æÀáËìåÌï; åÇéÌÄäÀéåÌ îÇùÒÀçÄé÷Äéí òÂìÅéäÆí, åÌîÇìÀòÄâÄéí áÌÈí.
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10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun; but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
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éà àÇêÀ-àÂðÈùÑÄéí îÅàÈùÑÅø åÌîÀðÇùÌÑÆä, åÌîÄæÌÀáËìåÌï--ðÄëÀðÀòåÌ, åÇéÌÈáÉàåÌ ìÄéøåÌùÑÈìÈÄí.
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11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
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éá âÌÇí áÌÄéäåÌãÈä, äÈéÀúÈä éÇã äÈàÁìÉäÄéí, ìÈúÅú ìÈäÆí, ìÅá àÆçÈã: ìÇòÂùÒåÉú îÄöÀåÇú äÇîÌÆìÆêÀ, åÀäÇùÌÒÈøÄéí--áÌÄãÀáÇø éÀäåÈä.
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12 Also in Judah was the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by the word of the LORD.
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éâ åÇéÌÅàÈñÀôåÌ éÀøåÌùÑÈìÇÄí òÇí-øÈá, ìÇòÂùÒåÉú àÆú-çÇâ äÇîÌÇöÌåÉú áÌÇçÉãÆùÑ äÇùÌÑÅðÄé--÷ÈäÈì, ìÈøÉá îÀàÉã.
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13 And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.
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éã åÇéÌÈ÷ËîåÌ--åÇéÌÈñÄéøåÌ àÆú-äÇîÌÄæÀáÌÀçåÉú, àÂùÑÆø áÌÄéøåÌùÑÈìÈÄí; åÀàÅú ëÌÈì-äÇîÀ÷ÇèÌÀøåÉú äÅñÄéøåÌ, åÇéÌÇùÑÀìÄéëåÌ ìÀðÇçÇì ÷ÄãÀøåÉï.
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14 And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.
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èå åÇéÌÄùÑÀçÂèåÌ äÇôÌÆñÇç, áÌÀàÇøÀáÌÈòÈä òÈùÒÈø ìÇçÉãÆùÑ äÇùÌÑÅðÄé; åÀäÇëÌÉäÂðÄéí åÀäÇìÀåÄéÌÄí ðÄëÀìÀîåÌ åÇéÌÄúÀ÷ÇãÌÀùÑåÌ, åÇéÌÈáÄéàåÌ òÉìåÉú áÌÅéú éÀäåÈä.
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15 Then they killed the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month; and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt-offerings into the house of the LORD.
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èæ åÇéÌÇòÇîÀãåÌ òÇì-òÈîÀãÈí ëÌÀîÄùÑÀôÌÈèÈí, ëÌÀúåÉøÇú îÉùÑÆä àÄéùÑ-äÈàÁìÉäÄéí; äÇëÌÉäÂðÄéí æÉøÀ÷Äéí àÆú-äÇãÌÈí, îÄéÌÇã äÇìÀåÄéÌÄí.
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16 And they stood in their place after their order, according to the law of Moses the man of God; the priests dashed the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.
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éæ ëÌÄé-øÇáÌÇú áÌÇ÷ÌÈäÈì, àÂùÑÆø ìÉà-äÄúÀ÷ÇãÌÈùÑåÌ; åÀäÇìÀåÄéÌÄí òÇì-ùÑÀçÄéèÇú äÇôÌÀñÈçÄéí, ìÀëÉì ìÉà èÈäåÉø--ìÀäÇ÷ÀãÌÄéùÑ, ìÇéäåÈä.
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17 For there were many in the congregation that had not sanctified themselves; therefore the Levites had the charge of killing the passover lambs for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD.
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éç ëÌÄé îÇøÀáÌÄéú äÈòÈí øÇáÌÇú îÅàÆôÀøÇéÄí åÌîÀðÇùÌÑÆä éÄùÌÒÈùëÈø åÌæÀáËìåÌï, ìÉà äÄèÌÆäÈøåÌ--ëÌÄé-àÈëÀìåÌ àÆú-äÇôÌÆñÇç, áÌÀìÉà ëÇëÌÈúåÌá: ëÌÄé äÄúÀôÌÇìÌÅì éÀçÄæÀ÷ÄéÌÈäåÌ òÂìÅéäÆí ìÅàîÉø, éÀäåÈä äÇèÌåÉá éÀëÇôÌÅø áÌÀòÇã.
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18 For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying: 'The good LORD pardon
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éè ëÌÈì-ìÀáÈáåÉ äÅëÄéï, ìÄãÀøåÉùÑ äÈàÁìÉäÄéí éÀäåÈä àÁìÉäÅé àÂáåÉúÈéå; åÀìÉà, ëÌÀèÈäÃøÇú äÇ÷ÌÉãÆùÑ. {ñ}
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19 every one that setteth his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, though [he be] not [cleansed] according to the purification that pertaineth to holy things.' {S}
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ë åÇéÌÄùÑÀîÇò éÀäåÈä àÆì-éÀçÄæÀ÷ÄéÌÈäåÌ, åÇéÌÄøÀôÌÈà àÆú-äÈòÈí. {ñ}
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20 And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. {S}
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ëà åÇéÌÇòÂùÒåÌ áÀðÅé-éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì äÇðÌÄîÀöÀàÄéí áÌÄéøåÌùÑÈìÇÄí àÆú-çÇâ äÇîÌÇöÌåÉú, ùÑÄáÀòÇú éÈîÄéí--áÌÀùÒÄîÀçÈä âÀãåÉìÈä; åÌîÀäÇìÀìÄéí ìÇéäåÈä éåÉí áÌÀéåÉí äÇìÀåÄéÌÄí åÀäÇëÌÉäÂðÄéí, áÌÄëÀìÅé-òÉæ--ìÇéäåÈä. {ñ}
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21 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD. {S}
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ëá åÇéÀãÇáÌÅø éÀçÄæÀ÷ÄéÌÈäåÌ, òÇì-ìÅá ëÌÈì-äÇìÀåÄéÌÄí--äÇîÌÇùÒÀëÌÄéìÄéí ùÒÅëÆì-èåÉá, ìÇéäåÈä; åÇéÌÉàëÀìåÌ àÆú-äÇîÌåÉòÅã, ùÑÄáÀòÇú äÇéÌÈîÄéí, îÀæÇáÌÀçÄéí æÄáÀçÅé ùÑÀìÈîÄéí, åÌîÄúÀåÇãÌÄéí ìÇéäåÈä àÁìÉäÅé àÂáåÉúÅéäÆí. {ñ}
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22 And Hezekiah spoke encouragingly unto all the Levites that were well skilled in the service of the LORD. So they did eat throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-offerings, and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers. {S}
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ëâ åÇéÌÄåÌÈòÂöåÌ, ëÌÈì-äÇ÷ÌÈäÈì, ìÇòÂùÒåÉú, ùÑÄáÀòÇú éÈîÄéí àÂçÅøÄéí; åÇéÌÇòÂùÒåÌ ùÑÄáÀòÇú-éÈîÄéí, ùÒÄîÀçÈä.
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23 And the whole congregation took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept other seven days with gladness.
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ëã ëÌÄé çÄæÀ÷ÄéÌÈäåÌ îÆìÆêÀ-éÀäåÌãÈä äÅøÄéí ìÇ÷ÌÈäÈì àÆìÆó ôÌÈøÄéí, åÀùÑÄáÀòÇú àÂìÈôÄéí öÉàï, {ñ} åÀäÇùÌÒÈøÄéí äÅøÄéîåÌ ìÇ÷ÌÈäÈì ôÌÈøÄéí àÆìÆó, åÀöÉàï òÂùÒÆøÆú àÂìÈôÄéí; åÇéÌÄúÀ÷ÇãÌÀùÑåÌ ëÉäÂðÄéí, ìÈøÉá.
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24 For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation for offerings a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; {S} and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep; and priests sanctified themselves in great numbers.
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ëä åÇéÌÄùÒÀîÀçåÌ ëÌÈì-÷ÀäÇì éÀäåÌãÈä, åÀäÇëÌÉäÂðÄéí åÀäÇìÀåÄéÌÄí, åÀëÈì-äÇ÷ÌÈäÈì, äÇáÌÈàÄéí îÄéÌÄùÒÀøÈàÅì; åÀäÇâÌÅøÄéí, äÇáÌÈàÄéí îÅàÆøÆõ éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì, åÀäÇéÌåÉùÑÀáÄéí, áÌÄéäåÌãÈä.
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25 And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
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ëå åÇúÌÀäÄé ùÒÄîÀçÈä-âÀãåÉìÈä, áÌÄéøåÌùÑÈìÈÄí: ëÌÄé îÄéîÅé ùÑÀìÉîÉä áÆï-ãÌÈåÄéã, îÆìÆêÀ éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì, ìÉà ëÈæÉàú, áÌÄéøåÌùÑÈìÈÄí. {ñ}
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26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem. {S}
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ëæ åÇéÌÈ÷ËîåÌ äÇëÌÉäÂðÄéí äÇìÀåÄéÌÄí, åÇéÀáÈøÀëåÌ àÆú-äÈòÈí, åÇéÌÄùÌÑÈîÇò, áÌÀ÷åÉìÈí; åÇúÌÈáåÉà úÀôÄìÌÈúÈí ìÄîÀòåÉï ÷ÈãÀùÑåÉ, ìÇùÌÑÈîÈéÄí. {ô}
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27 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard [of the LORD], and their prayer came up to His holy habitation, even unto heaven. {P}
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