2 Chronicles 29

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah.	1 ܒܪ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܚܡܫ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܟܕ ܩܡ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܐܡܠܟ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܫܡܐ ܕܐܡܗ ܐܢܝ ܒܪܬ ܙܟܪܝܐ
2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.	2 ܘܥܒܕ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܒܘܗܝ
3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.	3 ܒܫܢܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܦܬܚ ܬܪ̈ܥܝ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܒܕܩ ܐܢܘܢ
4 He brought in the priests and the Levites, and assembled them in the square on the east,	4 ܘܐܝܬܝ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܘܟܢܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܓܘܗ̇ ܕܕܪܬܐ ܕܡܩܕܫܐ
5 and said to them, "Hear me, Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filth from the holy place.	5 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܐܬܩܕܫܘ ܘܩܕܫܘ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܢ ܘܐܦܪܩܘ ܥܒ̇ܕ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܒܝ̣̈ܫܐ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ
6 For our fathers have been unfaithful and have done what was evil in the sight of the LORD our God; they have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.	6 ܘܠܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܗܘܘ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܢ ܘܥܒܕܘ ܕܒܝ̣ܫ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܘܫܒܩܘܗܝ ܘܐܦܢܝܘ ܐܦܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܫܟܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܟܪܟܘ ܩܕܠܗܘܢ ܘܚܘܝܘܗܝ
7 They also shut the doors of the vestibule and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.	7 ܘܐܦ ܐܚܕܘ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܣܪ̈ܘܓܐ ܘܐܕܥܟܘ ܫܪ̈ܓܐ ܘܩܛܪ̈ܘܩܐ ܠܐ ܐܣܩܘ ܠܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
8 Therefore the wrath of the LORD came on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has made them an object of horror, of astonishment, and of hissing, as you see with your own eyes.	8 ܘܗܘܐ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܝܗܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܠܘܛܬܐ ܘܠܨܕܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܚܪܒܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܚ̇ܙܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ
9 For lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.	9 ܘܗܐ ܢܦܠܘ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܘܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܢ ܒܫܒܝܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܕܛܥܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܘܫܒܩܢ ܕܝܬܩܐ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܐܒܗ̈ܬܢ ܐܦ ܗܘ ܫܒܩܢ
10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
11 My sons, do not now be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him, and to be his ministers and burn incense to him."
12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;
13 and of the sons of Eli-zaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;
14 and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shime-i; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 They gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
16 The priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD; and the Levites took it and carried it out to the brook Kidron.
17 They began to sanctify on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the vestibule of the LORD; then for eight days they sanctified the house of the LORD, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.
18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king and said, "We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the showbread and all its utensils.
19 All the utensils which King Ahaz discarded in his reign when he was faithless, we have made ready and sanctified; and behold, they are before the altar of the LORD."
20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early and gathered the officials of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.	20 ܘܩܕܡ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܟܢܫ ܠܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܥܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
21 And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven he-goats for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD.	21 ܘܐܝܬܝܘ ܠܗ ܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܘܕܟܪ̈ܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܘܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܘܨܦܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܥ̈ܙܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܠܡܚܣܝܘ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܩܕܫܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܒܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܐܗܪܘܢ ܟܗܢܐ ܕܢܣܩܘܢ ܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
22 So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and threw it against the altar; and they killed the rams and their blood was thrown against the altar; and they killed the lambs and their blood was thrown against the altar.	22 ܘܢܟܣܘܢ ܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܩܒܠܘܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܠܕܡܗܘܢ ܘܢܪܣܘܢ ܥܠ ܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ
23 Then the he-goats for the sin offering were brought to the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands upon them,	23 ܘܢܩܪܒܘܢ ܨܦܪ̈ܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܩܕܡ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܢܣܡܟܘܢ ܐܝܕܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
24 and the priests killed them and made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel. For the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.	24 ܘܢܟܣܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܢܪܙܦܘܢ ܕܡܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܢܚܣܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܘܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܦܩܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܢܝܬܘܢ ܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܕܒܚ̈ܐ
25 And he stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the commandment of David and of Gad the king's seer and of Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was from the LORD through his prophets.	25 ܘܐܩܝܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܟܢܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܒܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܓܕ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܕܢܬܢ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܫܒܚ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ
26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.	26 ܘܩܡܘ ܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܒܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܡܝܒܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܟܦܝ̈ܦܬܐ ܘܦܫܝ̈ܛܬܐ
27 Then Hezekiah commanded that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song to the LORD began also, and the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel.	27 ܘܐܡܪ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܠܡܣܩܘ ܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܠܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܟܕ ܫܪ̈ܝ ܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܠܡܣܩ ܫܪܝ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܠܡܫܒܚܘ ܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
28 The whole assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.	28 ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܣ̇ܓܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܡܫܒܚܝܢ ܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܐ ܘܩ̇ܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܟܦܝ̈ܦܬܐ ܘܦܫ̈ܝܛܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܫܠܡܘ ܠܡܣܩܘ ܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ
29 When the offering was finished, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.	29 ܘܟܕ ܫܠܡܘ ܠܡܣܩܘ ܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܒܪܟ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܘܗܝ ܘܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܠܘܬܗ ܢܦܠܘ ܘܣܓܕܘ
30 And Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped.	30 ܘܐܡܪ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܠܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܠܡܫܒܚܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܒܦܬܓ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܕܐܣܦ ܢܒܝܐ ܘܫܒܚܘ ܛܒ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܘܣܓܕܘ
31 Then Hezekiah said, "You have now consecrated yourselves to the LORD; come near, bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD." And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings; and all who were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.	31 ܘܥܢܐ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܟܝܠ ܕܐܬܩܪܒܬܘܢ ܠܐܘܪܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܩܪܘܒܘ ܘܐܝܬܘ ܠܝ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܘܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܘ ܥܡܐ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܘܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܗܘܘ
32 The number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.	32 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܘ ܥܡܐ ܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܕܟܪ̈ܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܠܥܠܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ
33 And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep.	33 ܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܬܩܕܫܘ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܘܥ̈ܢܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܬܠܬܐ
34 But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had sanctified themselves their brethren the Levites helped them, until the work was finished--for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in sanctifying themselves.	34 ܒܠܚܘܕ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܫܡܫܘ ܠܟܠܗܝܢ ܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܕܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܚܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܝܟܐ ܕܫܠܡܬ ܟܠܗ̇ ܥܒܝܕܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܩܕܫܘ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܡܟܝܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܠܒܗܘܢ ܠܡܬܩܕܫܘ ܡܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
35 Besides the great number of burnt offerings there was the fat of the peace offerings, and there were the libations for the burnt offerings. Thus the service of the house of the LORD was restored.	35 ܐܦ ܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܠܣܘܓܐܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܒܐ ܕܫܠܡ̈ܐ ܘܕܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܠܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܫܠܡܬ ܥܒܝܕܬܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
36 And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had done for the people; for the thing came about suddenly.	36 ܘܚܕܝ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܠ ܕܫܠܡܬ ܥܒܝܕܬܐ ܕܒܝܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܫܠܝ ܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ