1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
3 ¶ And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying, 4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people: 5 And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house, 6 Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house. 7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
8 ¶ And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. 9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD. 10 And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. 12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying, 13 Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us. 14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
15 ¶ And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me, 16 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read: 17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. 18 But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; 19 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee , saith the LORD. 20 Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
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Yahudo shohi Yoʻshiyo
1 Yoʻshiyo sakkiz yoshida shoh boʻlib, Quddusda oʻttiz bir yil hukmronlik qildi. Onasining ismi Yodido boʻlib, Bozxatlik Odayoning qizi edi. 2 Yoʻshiyo Egamiz oldida toʻgʻri ishlar qildi. Oʻngga ham, chapga ham ogʻmasdan, bobosi Dovudning yoʻlidan yurdi.
Qonun kitobi
3 Yoʻshiyoning Shofon degan kotibi bor edi. Shofon Mashullom degan odamning nabirasi, Ozaliyo deganning oʻgʻli edi. Yoʻshiyo oʻz hukmronligining oʻn sakkizinchi yilida Shofonni Egamizning uyiga yuborayotib, unga shu gaplarni aytdi: 4 “Oliy ruhoniy Xilqiyoning huzuriga bor. Darvozabonlar xalqdan toʻplab, Egamizning uyiga keltirgan kumushlarni u hisoblab chiqsin. 5-6 Soʻngra kumushlarni Egamizning uyida mehnat qilayotgan ishboshilarga bersin. Ishboshilar esa kumushlarni olib, Egamizning uyidagi buzilgan joylarni taʼmirlayotgan ustalarga — duradgorlarga, binokorlarga va tosh teruvchilarga bersinlar. Uyning tuzatilishi uchun lozim boʻlgan yogʻochni, yoʻnilgan toshni ham oʻsha kumushga sotib olishsin. 7 Ularga berilgan kumushning hisobi soʻralmasin, chunki ular halol ishlashyapti.”
8 Oliy ruhoniy Xilqiyo kotib Shofonga: “Egamizning uyidan Tavrot kitobini topib oldim”, deb kitobni Shofonga berdi. Shofon kitobni oʻqidi. 9 Keyin shohning huzuriga borib: “Xizmatkorlaringiz Egamizning uyidagi bor kumushni oʻsha yerdagi ishboshilarga berdilar”, deb hisobot berdi. 10 Keyin u shohga: “Ruhoniy Xilqiyo menga kitob berdi”, dedi–da, ovoz chiqarib shohga kitobni oʻqib berdi.
11 Shoh Tavrotda yozilgan soʻzlarni eshitgach, qaygʻudan liboslarini yirtib tashladi. 12 Keyin ruhoniy Xilqiyoga, Shofon oʻgʻli Oxixamga, Mixiyo oʻgʻli Axborga, kotib Shofonga va oʻzining mulozimi Osoyohga shunday farmon berdi: 13 “Boringlar, topilgan bu kitobdagi soʻzlarga muvofiq, men toʻgʻrimda ham, butun Yahudo xalqi toʻgʻrisida ham Egamizning xohish–irodasini bilinglar. Otalarimiz bu kitobdagi soʻzlarga quloq solmaganlari, hammamiz uchun yozilgan bu soʻzlarga rioya qilmaganlari uchun, Egamizning dahshatli gʻazabi bizga qarshi gʻoyatda alanga olgan.”
14 Ruhoniy Xilqiyo, Oxixam, Axbor, Shofon va Osoyoh Xulda ismli paygʻambar ayol huzuriga borib, unga maslahat soldilar. Xulda paygʻambar Egamizning uyidagi muqaddas liboslar posboni Shallumning xotini edi. Shallum Tixvoning oʻgʻli, Xarxasning nabirasi edi. Xulda Quddusning Yangi dahasida yashardi. 15 Xulda ularga shunday dedi:
“Isroil xalqining Xudosi — Egamiz aytmoqda: sizlarni Mening huzurimga yuborgan odamga shu gaplarimni aytinglar: 16 «Yahudo shohi oʻqigan kitobda yozilganday, bu yurtga ham, bu yurtda yashayotgan xalqqa ham falokat keltiraman. 17 Ular Mendan yuz oʻgirganlari uchun, boshqa xudolarga qurbonliklar keltirib, oʻz qoʻllari bilan yasagan butlari tufayli qahrimni keltirganlari uchun, bu yurtga qarshi gʻazabim alangalanadi va aslo bosilmaydi.»
18 Egamizning xohish–irodasini bilish uchun sizlarni yuborgan Yahudo shohiga shu xabarni beringlar: Isroil xalqining Xudosi — Egamiz sen eshitgan soʻzlaring toʻgʻrisida shuni aytmoqda: 19 bu yurt vayron boʻlib, bu yurtda yashaganlar laʼnati boʻlsin degan soʻzlarimni eshitganingdan keyin, yuraging yumshadi, Menga boʻyin egding. Sen Menga boʻyin egganing uchun, qaygʻudan liboslaringni yirtib, huzurimda yigʻlaganing uchun Men iltijolaringni eshitdim. 20 Shunga koʻra, sen ota–bobolaring yoniga xotirjam ketasan, oʻz qabringga dafn etilasan. Bu yurtga Men keltiradigan jamiki falokatlarni sen koʻrmaysan.”
Xilqiyo va uning hamrohlari bu xabarni shohga yetkazdilar.
