Secondo libro delle Cronache 35

BIBBIA TINTORI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Poi Giosia fece in Gerusalemme la Pasqua del Signore, la qua­le fu immolata il quattordicesimo 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 Costituiti i sacerdoti nelle loro funzioni, li esortò a servire nella 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 indi disse ai leviti, per le istruzioni dei quali era santificato al Signore tutto Israele: « Ponete l'arca nel santuario del tempio che edificò Salomone, fi­glio di David re d'Israele, perchè non dovete portarla più, ma servire al Signore Dio vostro e 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 Tenetevi pronti per case e per famiglie, secondo la classe di ciascuno e gli ordini di David re d'Israele, descritti da Salomone suo figlio.	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 Servite nel santuario secondo le famiglie e le classi levitiche,	5 And minister in the sanctuary, by the Levitical families and companies.
6 e, santificati che siate, immolate la Pasqua, e preparate anche i vostri fratelli, in modo che possano fare secondo le parole del Si­gnore dette per mezzo di 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 Inoltre Giosia diede a tutto il popolo che si trovò alla solennità della Pasqua, agnelli e capretti del suo gregge e trenta mila capi dell'altro suo bestiame, e tre mila buoi: tutto ciò dai beni particolari 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 Così pure i suoi ufficiali offrirono al popolo, ai sacerdoti e ai leviti ciò che avevano spontaneamente promesso. Elcia, Zaccaria, Iahiel, principi della casa del Signore, diedero ai sacerdoti per far la Pasqua due mila seicento capi di minuto bestiame 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 Conenia con Semeia e Natanaele, suoi fratelli, e Asabia, Iehiel e Iozabad, principi dei leviti, diedero agli altri leviti per celebrare la Pasqua cinque mila capi di minuto bestiame 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 Fu dunque preparato il servizio, e i sacerdoti si trovarono al loro ufficio, e cosi pure i leviti, secondo le loro classi e Pordine 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 fu immolata la. Pasqua: i sacerdoti sparsero colle loro mani il sangue, e i leviti scorticarono gli olocausti,	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 li separarono per distribuirli per le case e per le famiglie di ciascuno, affinchè fossero offerti al Signore, come sta scritto nel libro di Mosè. E fecero lo stesso anche 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 fecero arrostire al fuoco la Pasqua, come sta scritto nella legge; ma le ostie pacifiche le fecero cuocere nelle caldaie, nelle pentole, nelle marmitte, e' s'affrettarono a portarle, a tutto il 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 Poi ne fecero cuocere per sè e pei sacerdoti, chè i sacerdoti furono occupati fine alla notte nell'offerta degli olocausti e dei grassi, ecco perchè da ultimo i leviti prepararono per sè e per i sacerdoti figli d'Aronne.	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 figli di Asaf erano al loro posto secondo l'ordine di David, di Asaf, di Eman e di Iditun, pro­feti del re. I portinai montavan la guardia a ciascuna porta in modo da non allontanarsi nemmen per un momento dal loro ministero: per questo prepararon loro da mangiare i leviti loro fratelli.	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 Tutto il culto del Signore fu dunque compiuto in quel giorno secondo i riti, per fare la Pasqua e offrire gli olocausti sull'altare del Signore secondo l'ordine del re.	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 Così i figli d'Israele che ivi si trovavano fecero allora la Pasqua e la solennità 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 Non fu fatta mai una tal Pasqua in Israele dai giorni di Samuele pro­feta, anzi nessun di tutti i re d'I­sraele fece la Pasqua come Giosia per mezzo dei sacerdoti e dei leviti, con tutto Giuda e Israele che si trovavan là e cogli 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 decimo ottavo del re Giosia. Morte di Giosia.	19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah, this Passover was celebrated.
20 Dopo che Giosia ebbe restaurato il tempio, Necao re d'Egitto salì per combattere a Carcamis sull'Eufrate. Giosia marciò contro di lui;	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 Necao mandò ambasciatori a dirgli: « Che abbiamo fra noi, o re di Giuda? Oggi io non vengo contro te, ma combatto contro un'altra casa, verso la quale Dio m'ha comandato di marciare precipitosamente. Lascia depporti a Dio, il quale è con me, affinchè egli non ti uccida ».	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 volle tornare indietro, anzi preparò contro di lui guerra, e invece di quietarsi alle parole di Necao, che venivano dalla bocca di Dio, si avanzò per combattere nel campo di Mageddo.	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 Ivi, ferito dagli arcieri, disse ai suoi servi: « Portatemi fuori della battaglia, perchè io son ferito gravemente ».	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 Essi, trasportatolo da quel cocchio sopra un altro che, secondo l'uso dei re, gli andava dietro, lo portarono a Gerusalemme. Egli morì e fu sepolto nel mausoleo dei suoi padri, e tutto Giuda e Gerusa­lemme lo piansero;	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 ma più d'ogni altro Geremia, del quale i cantori e le cantatrici ripeterono fino al presente le lamentazioni sopra Giosia, il che divenne come legge in Israele. Si trovano scritte tra le 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 Il rimanente delle gesta di Giosia e delle sue misericordie, ordinate per legge dal Signore,	26 Now the rest of the words of Josiah, and his mercies, which were instructed by the law of the Lord,
27 e le sue azioni, dalle prime alle ultime, sono scritte nel libro dei re di Giuda e d'Israele.	27 and also his works, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.