Secondo libro delle Cronache 31

BIBBIA CEI 2008	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Quando tutto fu finito, gli Israeliti presenti andarono tutti nelle città di Giuda a infrangere le stele, a tagliare i pali sacri e a distruggere completamente le alture e gli altari in tutto Giuda, nel territorio di Beniamino, di Èfraim e di Manàsse. Poi gli Israeliti tornarono nelle loro città, ognuno nella sua proprietà.	1 And when these things had been celebrated according to ritual, all of Israel who had been found in the cities of Judah went forth, and they broke apart the idols and cut down the sacred groves. They demolished the high places and destroyed the altars, not only out of all Judah and Benjamin, but also out of Ephraim as well as Manasseh, until they utterly destroyed them. And all the sons of Israel returned to their possessions and cities.
2 Ezechia ricostituì le classi dei sacerdoti e dei leviti secondo le loro funzioni, assegnando a ognuno, ai sacerdoti e ai leviti, il proprio servizio riguardo all'olocausto e ai sacrifici di comunione per celebrare e lodare con inni e per servire alle porte degli accampamenti del Signore.	2 Then Hezekiah appointed the companies of the priests and Levites by their divisions, each man in his proper office, certainly as much for the priests as for the Levites, for the sake of holocausts and peace offerings, so that they might minister and confess and sing, at the gates of the camp of the Lord.
3 Il re determinò quanto dei suoi beni dovesse essere destinato agli olocausti del mattino e della sera, agli olocausti dei sabati, dei noviluni e delle feste, come sta scritto nella legge del Signore.	3 Now the portion of the king, from his own substance, was such that they could offer a holocaust always, in morning and in evening, also on the Sabbaths, and the new moons, and the other solemnities, just as it was written in the law of Moses.
4 Egli ordinò al popolo, agli abitanti di Gerusalemme, di consegnare ai sacerdoti e ai leviti la loro parte perché questi potessero attendere alla legge del Signore.	4 And now he instructed the people living in Jerusalem that they were to give portions to the priests and Levites, so that they would be able to attend to the law of the Lord.
5 Appena si diffuse quest'ordine, gli Israeliti offrirono in abbondanza le primizie del grano, del mosto, dell'olio, del miele e di ogni altro prodotto agricolo e la decima abbondante di ogni cosa.	5 And when this had reached the ears of the multitude, the sons of Israel brought an abundance of first-fruits of grain, wine, and oil, and also honey. And they offered a tenth part of all that the soil brings forth.
6 Anche gli Israeliti e i Giudei, che abitavano nelle città di Giuda, portarono la decima degli armenti e dei greggi; portarono la decima dei doni consacrati al Signore loro Dio, facendone grandi ammassi.	6 Then too, the sons of Israel and Judah, who were living in the cities of Judah, brought tithes of oxen and sheep, and tithes of the holy things that they had vowed to the Lord their God. And carrying all these things, they made many stacks.
7 Nel terzo mese si cominciò a fare gli ammassi, che furono completati nel settimo mese.	7 In the third month, they began to lay out the foundations of the stacks. And in the seventh month, they finished them.
8 Vennero Ezechia e i capi; visti gli ammassi, benedissero il Signore e il popolo di Israele.	8 And when Hezekiah and his rulers had entered, they saw the stacks, and they blessed the Lord and the people of Israel.
9 Ezechia interrogò i sacerdoti e i leviti riguardo agli ammassi	9 And Hezekiah questioned the priests and Levites, as to why the stacks were laid out in this way.
10 e il sommo sacerdote Azaria della casa di Zadòk gli rispose: "Da quando si è cominciato a portare l'offerta nel tempio, noi abbiamo mangiato e ci siamo saziati, ma ne è rimasto in abbondanza, perché il Signore ha benedetto il suo popolo; ne è rimasta questa grande quantità".	10 Azariah, the high priest from the stock of Zadok, answered him, saying: “Since the first-fruits began to be offered in the house of the Lord, we have eaten and been satisfied, and much remains. For the Lord has blessed his people. Then what was left over is this great abundance, which you see.”
11 Ezechia allora ordinò che si preparassero stanze nel tempio; le prepararono.	11 And so Hezekiah instructed that they should prepare storage places for the house of the Lord. And when they had done so,
12 Vi depositarono scrupolosamente le offerte, le decime e le cose consacrate. A tali cose presiedeva il levita Conania, alle cui dipendenze era il fratello Simei.	12 they faithfully brought in the first-fruits, as well as the tithes and all that they had vowed. Now the overseer of these things was Conaniah, a Levite; and his brother, Shimei, was second.
13 Iechièl, Azaria, Nacat, Asaèl, Ierimòt, Iozabàd, Eliel, Ismachia, Macat e Benaià erano impiegati sotto la direzione di Conania e di suo fratello Simei per ordine del re Ezechia e di Azaria preposto al tempio.	13 And after him, there was Jehiel, and Azariah, and Nahath, and Asaahel, and Jerimoth, and also Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, who were overseers under the hands of Conaniah, and his brother, Shimei, by the authority of Hezekiah, the king, and Azariah, the high priest of the house of God, to whom all these things belonged.
14 Kore figlio di Imna, levita custode della porta d'oriente, si occupava delle offerte spontanee fatte a Dio; egli distribuiva quanto si prelevava per l'offerta al Signore e le cose santissime.	14 Yet truly, Kore, the son of Imnah, a Levite and the porter of the eastern gate, was the overseer of the things that were being offered freely to the Lord, and of the first-fruits, and of the things consecrated for the Holy of Holies.
15 Da lui dipendevano Eden, Miniàmin, Giosuè, Semaia, Amaria e Secania nelle città sacerdotali come distributori fedeli tra i loro fratelli, grandi e piccoli, secondo le loro classi,	15 And under his charge were Eden, and Benjamin, Jeshua, and Shemaiah, and also Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, so that they would distribute faithfully to their brothers, the small as well as the great, their portions
16 oltre ai maschi registrati dai tre anni in su; questi entravano ogni giorno nel tempio per il loro servizio, secondo le loro funzioni e secondo le loro classi.	16 (except for the males from three years old and upward) for all who were entering the temple of the Lord, and for whatever was needed for the ministry, throughout each day, as well as for the observances according to their divisions.
17 La registrazione dei sacerdoti era fatta secondo i loro casati; quella dei leviti, dai vent'anni in su, secondo le loro funzioni e secondo le loro classi.	17 And so, for the priests, by their families, and for the Levites, from the twentieth year and upward, by their orders and companies,
18 Erano registrati con tutti i bambini, le mogli, i figli e le figlie di tutta la comunità, poiché dovevano consacrarsi con fedeltà a ciò che è sacro.	18 and for the entire multitude, as much for the wives as for their children of both sexes, provisions were offered faithfully from whatever had been sanctified.
19 Per i figli di Aronne, ossia per i sacerdoti residenti in campagna, nelle zone attorno alle loro città, in ogni città c'erano uomini designati nominalmente per distribuire la parte dovuta a ogni maschio fra i sacerdoti e a ogni registrato fra i leviti.	19 Then too, men were appointed of the sons of Aaron, throughout the fields and the suburbs of each city, who would distribute portions to all the males among the priests and Levites.
20 Ezechia fece lo stesso in tutto Giuda; egli fece ciò che è buono e retto davanti al Signore suo Dio.	20 Therefore, Hezekiah did all these things (which we have said) in all of Judah. And he worked what is good and upright and true before the Lord his God,
21 Quanto aveva intrapreso per il servizio del tempio, per la legge e per i comandi, lo fece cercando il suo Dio con tutto il cuore; per questo ebbe successo.	21 for the whole service of the ministry of the house of the Lord, in accord with the law and the ceremonies, desiring to seek his God with his whole heart. And he did so, and he prospered.