ΠΑΡΑΛΕΙΠΟΜΕΝΩΝ Β´ - 2 Cronache - Chronicles II 31

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Αφου δε συνετελεσθησαν παντα ταυτα, πας ο Ισραηλ οι ευρεθεντες εξηλθον εις τας πολεις του Ιουδα και συνετριψαν τα αγαλματα και κατεκοψαν τα αλση και εκρημνισαν τους υψηλους τοπους και τα θυσιαστηρια απο παντος του Ιουδα και Βενιαμιν? το αυτο εκαμον και εις τον Εφραιμ και Μανασση, εωσου συνετελεσαν. Τοτε επεστρεψαν παντες οι υιοι Ισραηλ, εκαστος εις την ιδιοκτησιαν αυτου, εις τας εαυτων πολεις.	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 Και διεταξεν ο Εζεκιας τας διαιρεσεις των ιερεων και των Λευιτων, κατα τας διαιρεσεις αυτων, εκαστον κατα την υπηρεσιαν αυτου, τους ιερεις και τους Λευιτας, δια τα ολοκαυτωματα και τας ειρηνικας προσφορας, δια να λειτουργωσι και να δοξολογωσι και να υμνωσιν εν ταις πυλαις των σκηνωματων του Κυριου.	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 Διεταξε και το μεριδιον του βασιλεως εκ των υπαρχοντων αυτου, δια τας ολοκαυτωσεις, δια τας πρωινας και εσπερινας ολοκαυτωσεις και δια τας ολοκαυτωσεις των σαββατων και των νεομηνιων και των επισημων εορτων, κατα το γεγραμμενον εν τω νομω του Κυριου.	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 Ειπεν ετι προς τον λαον τον κατοικουντα εν Ιερουσαλημ, να διδη την μεριδα των ιερεων και Λευιτων, δια να ενισχυωνται εν τω νομω του Κυριου.	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 Και καθως εξεδοθη ο λογος, οι υιοι Ισραηλ εφεραν εν αφθονια απαρχας σιτου, οινου και ελαιου και μελιτος και παντων των γεννηματων του αγρου? εφεραν ετι εν αφθονια τα δεκατα παντος πραγματος.	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 Και οι υιοι Ισραηλ και Ιουδα, οι κατοικουντες εν τους πολεσιν Ιουδα, και αυτοι εφεραν τα δεκατα βοων και προβατων και τα δεκατα των αγιων πραγματων των αφιερουμενων εις Κυριον τον Θεον αυτων, και εθεσαν κατα σωρους.	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 Εν τω τριτω μηνι ηρχισαν να καμνωσι τους σωρους και εν τω εβδομω μηνι ετελειωσαν.	7 In the third month, they began to lay out the foundations of the stacks. And in the seventh month, they finished them.
8 και οτε ηλθον ο Εζεκιας και οι αρχοντες και ειδον τους σωρους, ηυλογησαν τον Κυριον και τον λαον αυτου τον Ισραηλ.	8 And when Hezekiah and his rulers had entered, they saw the stacks, and they blessed the Lord and the people of Israel.
9 Επειτα ηρωτησεν ο Εζεκιας τους ιερεις και τους Λευιτας περι των σωρων.	9 And Hezekiah questioned the priests and Levites, as to why the stacks were laid out in this way.
10 Και απεκριθη προς αυτον Αζαριας, ο πρωτος ιερευς, εκ του οικου Σαδωκ, και ειπεν, Αφου ηρχισαν να φερωσι τας προσφορας εις τον οικον του Κυριου, εφαγομεν εις χορτασμον, και επερισσευσε πληθος? διοτι ο Κυριος ηυλογησε τον λαον αυτου? και το εναπολειφθεν ειναι η μεγαλη αυτη αφθονια.	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 Τοτε ειπεν ο Εζεκιας να ετοιμασωσι ταμεια εκ τω οικω του Κυριου? και ητοιμασαν,	11 And so Hezekiah instructed that they should prepare storage places for the house of the Lord. And when they had done so,
12 και εισεφεραν εν πιστει τας προσφορας και τα δεκατα και τα αφιερωματα? επ' αυτων δε ητο επιστατης Χωνανιας ο Λευιτης και μετ' αυτον Σιμει ο αδελφος αυτου.	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 Ο δε Ιεχιηλ και Αζαζιας και Ναχαθ και Ασαηλ και Ιεριμωθ και Ιωζαβαδ και Ελιηλ και Ισμαχιας και Μααθ και Βεναιας ησαν επιτηρηται, υπο την οδηγιαν του Χωνανιου και Σιμει του αδελφου αυτου, δια προσταγης Εζεκιου του βασιλεως και Αζαριου του επιστατου του οικου του Θεου.	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 Και Κωρη ο υιος του Ιεμνα του Λευιτου, ο πυλωρος κατα ανατολας, ητο επι των προαιρετικων προσφορων του Θεου, δια να διανεμη τας προσφορας του Κυριου και τα αγιωτατα πραγματα.	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 Και μετ' αυτον Εδεν και Μινιαμειν και Ιησοης και Σεμαιας, Αμαριας και Σεχανιας, εν ταις πολεσι των ιερεων εμπεπιστευμενοι να διανεμωσιν εις τους αδελφους αυτων κατα τας διαιρεσεις αυτων, εξ ισου εις τον μεγαλον και εις τον μικρον,	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 εις παντα τον εισερχομενον εις τον οικον του Κυριου, το καθημερινον αυτου μεριδιον, δια την εις τα υπουργηματα αυτων υπηρεσιαν αυτων, κατα τας διαιρεσεις αυτων, εκτος των αρσενικων αυτων, τα οποια απηριθμηθησαν κατα γενεαλογιαν, απο τριων ετων ηλικιας και επανω?	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 η απαριθμησις δε των ιερεων και των Λευιτων εγεινε κατα τον οικον των πατριων αυτων, απο εικοσι ετων ηλικιας και επανω, κατα τα υπουργηματα αυτων, κατα τας διαιρεσεις αυτων?	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 και εις παντα τα τεκνα αυτων, τας γυναικας αυτων και τους υιους αυτων και τας θυγατερας αυτων, εις πασαν την συναξιν, οιτινες απηριθμηθησαν κατα γενεαλογιαν? διοτι εν πιστει ηγιασθησαν εις τα αγια.	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 Περι δε των υιων Ααρων των ιερεων εν τοις αγροις των προαστειων των πολεων αυτων, ησαν εν εκαστη πολει ανθρωποι διωρισμενοι κατ' ονομα δια να διδωσι μεριδια εις παντα τα αρσενικα μεταξυ των ιερεων και εις παντα τα απαριθμηθεντα μεταξυ των Λευιτων.	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 Και ουτως εκαμεν ο Εζεκιας καθ' ολον τον Ιουδαν? και επραξε το καλον και ευθες και αληθινον ενωπιον Κυριου του Θεου αυτου.	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 Και εις παν εργον, το οποιον ηρχισεν εις την υπηρεσιαν του οικου του Θεου, και εις τον νομον και εις τα προσταγματα, εκζητων τον Θεον αυτου, εκαμνεν αυτο εξ ολης της καρδιας αυτου και ευωδουτο.	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.