2 Kings

犹大王约西亚

1约西亚登基的时候年八岁，在耶路撒冷作王三十一年。他母亲名叫耶底大，是波斯加人亚大雅的女儿。

2约西亚行耶和华眼中看为正的事，行他祖大卫一切所行的，不偏左右。

发现律法书

3约西亚王十八年，王差遣米书兰的孙子、亚萨利的儿子—书记沙番上耶和华殿去，吩咐他说：

4「你去见大祭司希勒家，使他将奉到耶和华殿的银子，就是守门的从民中收聚的银子，数算数算，

5交给耶和华殿里办事的人，使他们转交耶和华殿里做工的人，好修理殿的破坏之处，

6就是转交木匠和工人，并瓦匠，又买木料和凿成的石头修理殿宇，

7将银子交在办事的人手里，不与他们算帐，因为他们办事诚实。」

8大祭司希勒家对书记沙番说：「我在耶和华殿里得了律法书。」希勒家将书递给沙番，沙番就看了。

9书记沙番到王那里，回复王说：「你的仆人已将殿里的银子倒出数算，交给耶和华殿里办事的人了。」

10书记沙番又对王说：「祭司希勒家递给我一卷书。」沙番就在王面前读那书。

11王听见律法书上的话，便撕裂衣服，

12吩咐祭司希勒家与沙番的儿子亚希甘、米该亚的儿子亚革波、书记沙番和王的臣仆亚撒雅，说：

13「你们去为我、为民、为犹大众人，以这书上的话求问耶和华；因为我们列祖没有听从这书上的言语，没有遵着书上所吩咐我们的去行，耶和华就向我们大发烈怒。」

14于是，祭司希勒家和亚希甘、亚革波、沙番、亚撒雅都去见女先知户勒大。户勒大是掌管礼服沙龙的妻；沙龙是哈珥哈斯的孙子、特瓦的儿子。户勒大住在耶路撒冷第二区。他们请问于她。

15她对他们说：「耶和华—以色列的 神如此说：『你们可以回复那差遣你们来见我的人说，

16耶和华如此说：我必照着犹大王所读那书上的一切话，降祸与这地和其上的居民。

17因为他们离弃我，向别神烧香，用他们手所做的惹我发怒，所以我的忿怒必向这地发作，总不止息。』

18然而，差遣你们来求问耶和华的犹大王，你们要这样回复他说：『耶和华—以色列的 神如此说：至于你所听见的话，

19就是听见我指着这地和其上的居民所说、要使这地变为荒场、民受咒诅的话，你便心里敬服，在我面前自卑，撕裂衣服，向我哭泣，因此我应允了你。这是我—耶和华说的。

20我必使你平平安安地归到坟墓到你列祖那里；我要降与这地的一切灾祸，你也不至亲眼看见。』」他们就回复王去了。

Josiah Reigns in Judah

1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.

2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

Funding the Temple Repairs

3Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying,

4“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

5And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—

6to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.

7But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

8Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.

9And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”

10Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.

11When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes

12and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achborson of Micaiah,Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:

13“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”

Huldah’s Prophecy

14So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah,the son of Harhas,the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

15And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you

16that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read,

17because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’

18But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,

19because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.

20‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.