Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּwas eightשְׁמֹנֶהyears oldבֶּן שָׁנָהwhen he became king,בְמָלְכוֹand he reignedוּ מָלַךְthirty-oneשְׁלֹשִׁים וְאַחַתyearsשָׁנָהin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָםThe nameוְשֵׁםof his motherאִמּוֹwas Jedidahיְדִידָהdaughterבַתof Adaiahעֲדָיָהof Bozkath.מִבָּצְקַת
He didוַיַּעַשׂwhat was rightהַיָּשָׁרin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWHיְהוָהand walkedוַיֵּלֶךְin allבְּכָלthe wayדֶּרֶךְof Davidדָּוִדhis father,אָבִיוand he did notוְלֹאturn asideסָרto the rightיָמִיןor to the left.וּשְׂמֹאול
And it happened,וַיְהִיin yearבִּ שָׁנָהeighteenשְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵהof KingלַמֶּלֶךְJosiah,יֹאשִׁיָּהוּthat the kingהַמֶּלֶךְsentשָׁלַחShaphanאֶת שָׁפָןsonבֶּןof Azaliahאֲצַלְיָהוּsonבֶןof Meshullam,מְשֻׁלָּםthe scribe,הַסֹּפֵרto the houseבֵּיתof YHWH,יְהוָהsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Go upעֲלֵהto Hilkiahאֶל חִלְקִיָּהוּthe highהַגָּדוֹלpriest,הַכֹּהֵןand let him countוְיַתֵּםthe silverאֶת הַכֶּסֶףthat has been broughtהַמּוּבָאinto the houseבֵּיתof YHWH,יְהוָהwhichאֲשֶׁרthe keepersשֹׁמְרֵיof the thresholdהַסַּףhave gatheredאָסְפוּfromמֵאֵתthe people;הָעָם
and let them give itוְיִתְּנֻהוּinto the handעַל יַדof those who doעֹשֵׂיthe work,הַמְּלָאכָהwho are appointedהַמֻּפְקָדִיםover the houseבֵּיתof YHWH;יְהוָהand let them give itוְיִתְּנוּ אֹתוֹto those who doלְעֹשֵׂיthe workהַמְּלָאכָהthatאֲשֶׁרis in the houseבְּבֵיתof YHWH,יְהוָהto repairלְחַזֵּקthe breachesבֶּדֶקof the house:הַבָּיִת
to the carpenters,לֶחָרָשִׁיםthe builders,וְלַבֹּנִיםand the masons,וְלַגֹּדְרִיםand to buyוְלִקְנוֹתtimberעֵצִיםand quarried stoneוְאַבְנֵי מַחְצֵבto repairלְחַזֵּקthe house.אֶת הַבָּיִת
But no account shall be askedאַךְ לֹא יֵחָשֵׁבof themאִתָּםfor the silverהַכֶּסֶףthat is givenהַנִּתָּןinto their hand,עַל יָדָםforכִּיtheyהֵםactעֹשִׂיםwith faithfulness.”בֶאֱמוּנָה
Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּthe highהַגָּדוֹלpriestהַכֹּהֵןsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Shaphanעַל שָׁפָןthe scribe,הַסֹּפֵר“The bookסֵפֶרof the lawהַתּוֹרָהI have foundמָצָאתִיin the houseבְּבֵיתof YHWH.”יְהוָהAnd Hilkiahוַ חִלְקִיָּהgaveיִּתֵּןthe bookאֶת הַסֵּפֶרto Shaphan,אֶל שָׁפָןand he read it.וַיִּקְרָאֵהוּ
Shaphanשָׁפָןthe scribeהַסֹּפֵרcameוַיָּבֹאto the kingאֶל הַמֶּלֶךְand brought backוַיָּשֶׁבwordדָּבָרto the kingאֶת הַמֶּלֶךְand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Your servantsעֲבָדֶיךָhave emptied outהִתִּיכוּthe silverאֶת הַכֶּסֶףthat was foundהַנִּמְצָאin the house,בַבַּיִתand they have given itוַיִּתְּנֻהוּinto the handעַל יַדof those who doעֹשֵׂיthe work,הַמְּלָאכָהwho are appointedהַמֻּפְקָדִיםover the houseבֵּיתof YHWH.”יְהוָה
Shaphanשָׁפָןthe scribeהַסֹּפֵרtoldוַיַּגֵּדthe king,לַמֶּלֶךְsaying,לֵאמֹר“Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהthe priestהַכֹּהֵןhas givenנָתַןmeלִיa book.”סֵפֶרAnd Shaphanוַ שָׁפָןread itיִּקְרָאֵהוּbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen the kingכִּ הַמֶּלֶךְheardשְׁמֹעַthe wordsאֶת דִּבְרֵיof the bookסֵפֶרof the law,הַתּוֹרָהthat he toreוַיִּקְרַעhis clothes.אֶת בְּגָדָיו
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְcommandedוַיְצַוHilkiahאֶת חִלְקִיָּהthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןAhikamוְאֶת אֲחִיקָםsonבֶּןof Shaphan,שָׁפָןAchborוְאֶת עַכְבּוֹרsonבֶּןof Micaiah,מִיכָיָהShaphanוְאֵת שָׁפָןthe scribe,הַסֹּפֵרand Asaiahוְאֵת עֲשָׂיָהthe servantעֶבֶדof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Go,לְכוּconsultדִרְשׁוּYHWHאֶת יְהוָהfor meבַּעֲדִיand forוּבְעַדthe peopleהָעָםand forוּבְעַדallכָּלJudahיְהוּדָהconcerning the wordsעַל דִּבְרֵיof thisהַזֶּהbookהַסֵּפֶרthat has been found;הַנִּמְצָאforכִּיgreatגְדוֹלָהis the furyחֲמַתof YHWHיְהוָהthatאֲשֶׁרis kindledהִיא נִצְּתָהagainst us,בָנוּbecauseעַל אֲשֶׁרour fathersאֲבֹתֵינוּdid notלֹאlistenשָׁמְעוּto the wordsעַל דִּבְרֵיof thisהַזֶּהbook,הַסֵּפֶרto doלַעֲשׂוֹתaccording to allכְּכָלthat is writtenהַכָּתוּבconcerning us.”עָלֵינוּ
Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןAhikam,וַאֲחִיקָםAchbor,וְעַכְבּוֹרShaphan,וְשָׁפָןand Asaiahוַעֲשָׂיָהwentוַיֵּלֶךְto Huldahאֶל חֻלְדָּהthe prophetess,הַנְּבִיאָהthe wifeאֵשֶׁתof Shallumשַׁלֻּםsonבֶּןof Tikvahתִּקְוָהsonבֶּןof Harhas,חַרְחַסkeeperשֹׁמֵרof the garmentsהַבְּגָדִים—sheוְהִיאwas livingיֹשֶׁבֶתin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַםin the Second Quarter—בַּמִּשְׁנֶהand they spokeוַיְדַבְּרוּwith her.אֵלֶיהָ
She saidוַתֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵל‘Sayאִמְרוּto the manלָאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרsentשָׁלַחyouאֶתְכֶםto me:אֵלָי
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהLook, Iהִנְנִיam bringingמֵבִיאevilרָעָהuponאֶלthisהַזֶּהplaceהַמָּקוֹםand uponוְעַלits inhabitants,יֹשְׁבָיוallאֵת כָּלthe wordsדִּבְרֵיof the bookהַסֵּפֶרthatאֲשֶׁרthe kingמֶלֶךְof Judahיְהוּדָהhas read,קָרָא
becauseתַּחַת אֲשֶׁרthey have abandoned meעֲזָבוּנִיand burned incenseוַיְקַטְּרוּto otherאֲחֵרִיםgods,לֵאלֹהִיםso as to provoke me to angerלְמַעַן הַכְעִיסֵנִיwith allבְּכֹלthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof their hands;יְדֵיהֶםso my furyוְ חֲמָתִיwill be kindledנִצְּתָהagainst thisבַּ הַזֶּהplaceמָּקוֹםand will notוְלֹאbe quenched.תִכְבֶּה
But to the kingוְאֶל מֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהwho sentהַשֹּׁלֵחַyouאֶתְכֶםto consultלִדְרֹשׁYHWH,אֶת יְהוָהthusכֹּהyou shall sayתֹאמְרוּto him:אֵלָיוThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלAs for the wordsהַדְּבָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרyou have heard,שָׁמָעְתָּ
becauseיַעַןyour heartלְבָבְךָwas tenderרַךְand you humbled yourselfוַתִּכָּנַעbeforeמִפְּנֵיYHWHיְהוָהwhen you heardבְּשָׁמְעֲךָwhatאֲשֶׁרI spokeדִּבַּרְתִּיagainstעַלthisהַזֶּהplaceהַמָּקוֹםand againstוְעַלits inhabitants,יֹשְׁבָיוthat they would becomeלִהְיוֹתa desolationלְשַׁמָּהand a curse,וְלִקְלָלָהand you toreוַתִּקְרַעyour clothesאֶת בְּגָדֶיךָand weptוַתִּבְכֶּהbefore me,לְפָנָיIאָנֹכִיalsoוְגַםhave heard,שָׁמַעְתִּיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Therefore,לָכֵןlook, Iהִנְנִיwill gather youאֹסִפְךָto your fathers,עַל אֲבֹתֶיךָand you will be gatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּto your tombsאֶל קִבְרֹתֶיךָin peace,בְּשָׁלוֹםand your eyesעֵינֶיךָwill notוְלֹאseeתִרְאֶינָהallבְּכֹלthe evilהָרָעָהthatאֲשֶׁרIאֲנִיam bringingמֵבִיאuponעַלthisהַזֶּהplace.’”הַמָּקוֹםAnd they brought backוַיָּשִׁיבוּwordדָּבָרto the king.אֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ