Secondo libro delle Cronache 35

DIODATI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 OR Giosia fece la Pasqua al Signore in Gerusalemme; e quella fu scannata nel quartodecimo giorno del primo mese.	1 Now Josiah kept the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and it was immolated on the fourteenth day of the first month.
2 Ed egli costituì i sacerdoti ne’ loro ufficii; e li confortò al servigio della Casa del Signore.	2 And he appointed the priests in their offices, and he exhorted them to minister in the house of the Lord.
3 E disse a’ Leviti, che ammaestravano tutto Israele, ed erano consacrati al Signore: Lasciate pur l’Arca santa nella Casa, la quale Salomone, figliuolo di Davide, re d’Israele, ha edificata; voi non avete più a portarla in su le spalle; ora servite al Signore Iddio vostro ed al suo popolo Israele.	3 Also, he spoke with the Levites, by whose instruction all of Israel was sanctified to the Lord, saying: “Place the ark in the sanctuary of the temple, which Solomon, the son of David, the king of Israel, built. For never again shall you carry it. Instead, now you shall minister to the Lord your God, and to his people Israel.
4 E disponetevi per le case vostre paterne, secondo i vostri spartimenti, come Davide, re d’Israele, e Salomone, suo figliuolo, hanno ordinato per iscritto.	4 And prepare yourselves by your houses and families, within each division, just as David, the king of Israel, instructed, and just as his son Solomon has written.
5 E state nel luogo santo, per ministrare a’ vostri fratelli del popolo, divisi per case paterne; e ad una parte delle case paterne de’ Leviti;	5 And minister in the sanctuary, by the Levitical families and companies.
6 e scannate la Pasqua; e dopo esservi santificati, apparecchiatela a’ vostri fratelli; acciocchè la facciano secondo la parola del Signore, data per Mosè.	6 And having been sanctified, immolate the Passover. And then prepare your brothers, so that they may be able to act in accord with the words which the Lord has spoken by the hand of Moses.”
7 E Giosia presentò al comun popolo, che si trovò quivi, del minuto bestiame, agnelli, e capretti, in numero di trentamila, tutti per la Pasqua; e tremila buoi; i quali erano delle facoltà proprie del re.	7 After this, Josiah gave to all the people, those who had been found there at the solemnity of the Passover, thirty thousand lambs and young goats from the flocks, and other kinds of small cattle, and also three thousand oxen. All these were from the substance of the king.
8 I suoi principali ufficiali fecero anch’essi liberalmente presenti al popolo, a’ sacerdoti, ed a’ Leviti. Ed Hilchia, e Zaccaria, e Iehiel, conduttori della Casa di Dio, donarono a’ sacerdoti, per la Pasqua, duemila seicento tra agnelli e capretti, e trecento buoi.	8 Also, his rulers offered what they had vowed freely, as much for the people as for the priests and Levites. Moreover, Hilkiah, and Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the house of the Lord, gave to the priests, in order to observe the Passover, two thousand six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.
9 E Conania, e Semaia, e Natanael, suoi fratelli, ed Hasabia, e Ieiel, e Iozabad, capi de’ Leviti, presentarono a’ Leviti, per la Pasqua, cinquemila tra agnelli e capretti, e cinquecento buoi.	9 And Conaniah, with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, indeed also Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, rulers of the Levites, gave to the rest of the Levites, in order to celebrate the Passover, five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
10 Così, essendo il servigio apprestato, i sacerdoti stettero vacando al loro ufficio; ed i Leviti, a’ Loro spartimenti, secondo il comandamento del re.	10 And the ministry was prepared. And the priests stood in their office, and the Levites also stood in their companies, according to the order of the king.
11 Poi la Pasqua fu scannata; e i sacerdoti ricevendo il sangue dalle mani di coloro che scannavano, lo spandevano; ed i Leviti scorticavano gli animali.	11 And the Passover was immolated. And the priests sprinkled the blood with their hand, and the Levites drew away the pelts of the holocausts.
12 E, dandoli al comun popolo, diviso per case paterne, levavano l’olocausto, per offerirlo al Signore, secondo ch’è scritto nel libro di Mosè. Il simigliante facevano ancora dei buoi.	12 And they put these aside, so that they might give them to each one, by their houses and families, and so that they might be offered to the Lord, just as it was written in the book of Moses. And with the oxen, they acted similarly.
13 E poi cossero la Pasqua al fuoco, secondo ch’è ordinatò; ma cossero le altre vivande consacrate in caldaie, ed in pentole, ed in pignatte; e le mandarono prestamente a tutto il comun popolo.	13 And they roasted the Passover above fire, in accord with what was written in the law. Yet truly, the victims of peace offerings they boiled in cauldrons and kettles and pots. And they promptly distributed these to all the common people.
14 E poi essi apparecchiarono per sè e per li sacerdoti; perciocchè i sacerdoti, figliuoli d’Aaronne, furono occupati infino alla notte in offerir gli olocausti ed i grassi; perciò, i Leviti apparecchiarono per sè, e per li sacerdoti, figliuoli d’Aaronne.	14 Then afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests. Indeed, the priests had been occupied in the oblations of the holocausts and the fat offerings, even until night. Therefore, the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron, last.
15 I cantori ancora, figliuoli di Asaf, stavano vacando all’ufficio loro, secondo il comandamento di Davide, e di Asaf, e di Heman, e di Iedutun, veggente del re; e i portinai stavano in ciascuna porta; e non accadde loro rimuoversi dal lor ministerio; perciocchè i Leviti, lor fratelli, apparecchiavano loro.	15 Now the singers, the sons of Asaph, were standing in their order, according to the instruction of David, and of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the prophets of the king. Truly, the porters kept watch at each gate, so as not to depart from their ministry even for one moment. And for this reason, their brothers, the Levites, prepared foods for them.
16 Così tutto il servigio del Signore fu in quel dì ordinato, per far la Pasqua, e per offerir gli olocausti sopra l’Altare del Signore, secondo il comandamento del re Giosia.	16 And so, the entire worship ritual of the Lord was completed on that day, so that they observed the Passover and offered holocausts upon the altar of the Lord, in accord with the precept of king Josiah.
17 Ed i figliuoli d’Israele, che si ritrovarono, celebrarono in quel tempo la Pasqua, e la festa degli Azzimi, per sette giorni.	17 And the sons of Israel, who had been found there, kept the Passover at that time, with the solemnity of unleavened bread, for seven days.
18 E giammai non era stata celebrata in Israele Pasqua simile a questa, dal tempo del profeta Samuele; e niuno dei re d’Israele celebrò giammai Pasqua tale, qual celebrò Giosia, insieme co’ sacerdoti, e co’ Leviti, e con tutto Giuda ed Israele, che si ritrovò, e con gli abitanti di Gerusalemme.	18 There was no Passover similar to this one in Israel, from the days of Samuel the prophet. And neither did anyone, out of all the kings of Israel, keep such a Passover as did Josiah, the priests and Levites, and all those of Judah and Israel who had been found, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
19 Questa Pasqua fu celebrata l’anno diciottesimo del regno di Giosia	19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah, this Passover was celebrated.
20 DOPO tutte queste cose, quando Giosia ebbe ristabilito l’ordine della Casa del Signore, Neco, re di Egitto, salì per far guerra in Carchemis, in su l’Eufrate; e Giosia gli andò incontro.	20 After Josiah had repaired the temple, Neco, the king of Egypt, ascended to fight at Carchemish, beside the Euphrates. And Josiah went out to meet him.
21 Ma Neco gli mandò messi, a dirgli: Che vi è egli fra me e te, re di Giuda? io non sono oggi salito contro a te; anzi contro alla casa che mi fa guerra; e Iddio mi ha detto che mi affrettassi; resta d’opporti a Dio, il quale è meco; acciocchè egli non ti distrugga.	21 But he sent messengers to him, saying: “What is there between me and you, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today. Instead, I am fighting against another house, to which God instructed me to go promptly. Refrain from acting against God, who is with me, otherwise he may kill you.”
22 Ma Giosia non si volle storre dal suo proponimento di andare contro ad esso; anzi si travestì per dargli battaglia; e non attese alle parole di Neco, procedenti dalla bocca di Dio; e venne nella campagna di Meghiddo, per dargli battaglia.	22 Josiah was not willing to return. Instead, he prepared for war against him. Neither would he agree to the words of Neco from the mouth of God. In truth, he traveled so that he might do battle in the field of Megiddo.
23 E gli arcieri tirarono al re Giosia. E il re disse a’ suoi servitori: Toglietemi di qui; perciocchè io son gravemente ferito.	23 And there, having been wounded by archers, he said to his servants: “Lead me away from the battle. For I have been severely wounded.”
24 E i suoi servitori lo tolsero d’in sul carro, e lo misero sopra il suo secondo carro, e lo menarono in Gerusalemme; ed egli morì, e fu seppellito nelle sepolture de’ suoi padri. E tutto Giuda e Gerusalemme fecero cordoglio di Giosia.	24 And they took him from the chariot, into another chariot which was following him, as was the custom of kings. And they transported him to Jerusalem. And he died, and he was buried in the mausoleum of his fathers. And all of Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him,
25 Geremia fece anch’egli de’ lamenti sopra Giosia. E tutti i cantatori e le cantatrici hanno mentovato Giosia ne’ lor lamenti, fino ad oggi; e li hanno dati a cantare ad Israele per istatuto; ed ecco, sono scritti nelle Lamentazioni.	25 most of all Jeremiah. All the singing men and women repeat his lamentations over Josiah, even to the present day. And this has become like a law in Israel. Behold, it is found written in the Lamentations.
26 Ora, quant’è al rimanente de’ fatti di Giosia, e le sue opere pie, secondo quello ch’è scritto nella Legge del Signore,	26 Now the rest of the words of Josiah, and his mercies, which were instructed by the law of the Lord,
27 e i suoi fatti primi ed ultimi; ecco, queste cose sono scritte nel libro dei re d’Israele e di Giuda	27 and also his works, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.