Secondo libro delle Cronache 29

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Igitur Ezechias regnare coepit, cum viginti quinque esset annorum, et viginti novem annis regnavit in Ierusalem. Nomen matris eius Abi filia Zachariae.	1 And so Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old. And he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
2 Fecitque, quod erat placitum in conspectu Domini, iuxta omnia, quae fecerat David pater eius.	2 And he did what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, in accord with all that his father David had done.
3 Ipse anno et mense primo regni sui aperuit valvas domus Domini et instauravit eas.	3 In the first year and month of his reign, he opened the double doors of the house of the Lord, and he repaired them.
4 Adduxitque sacerdotes atque Levitas et congregavit eos in plateam orientalem	4 And he brought together the priests and Levites. And he gathered them in the wide eastern street.
5 dixitque ad eos: “ Audite me, Levitae! Nunc sanctificamini; mundate domum Domini, Dei patrum vestrorum, et auferte omnem immunditiam de sanctuario.	5 And he said to them: “Listen to me, O Levites, and be sanctified. Cleanse the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and take away every uncleanness from the sanctuary.
6 Peccaverunt patres nostri et fecerunt malum in conspectu Domini Dei nostri derelinquentes eum; averterunt facies suas a tabernaculo Domini et praebuerunt dorsum.	6 Our fathers sinned and did evil in the sight of the Lord our God, abandoning him. They turned their faces away from the tabernacle of the Lord, and they presented their backs.
7 Insuper clauserunt ostia, quae erant in porticu, et exstinxerunt lucernas incensumque non adoleverunt et holocausta non obtulerunt in sanctuario Deo Israel.	7 They closed up the doors which were in the portico, and they extinguished the lamps. And they did not burn incense, and they did not offer holocausts, in the sanctuary of the God of Israel.
8 Concitatus est itaque furor Domini super Iudam et Ierusalem; tradiditque eos in commotionem et in stuporem et in sibilum, sicut ipsi cernitis oculis vestris.	8 And so the fury of the Lord was stirred up against Judah and Jerusalem, and he handed them over to turmoil, and to destruction, and to hissing, just as you discern with your own eyes.
9 En, corruerunt patres nostri gladiis, filii nostri et filiae nostrae et coniuges captivae ductae sunt propter hoc scelus.	9 Lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword. Our sons, and our daughters and wives have been led away as captives because of this wickedness.
10 Nunc igitur placet mihi, ut ineam foedus cum Domino, Deo Israel, et avertat a nobis furorem irae suae.	10 Now therefore, it is pleasing to me that we should enter into a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel. And he will turn away the fury of his indignation from us.
11 Filii mei, nolite neglegere; vos enim elegit Dominus, ut stetis coram eo et ministretis illi colatisque eum et adoleatis ”.	11 My sons, do not choose to be negligent. The Lord has chosen you so that you would stand before him, and minister to him, and worship him, and burn incense to him.”
12 Surrexerunt ergo Levitae, Mahath filius Amasai et Ioel filius Azariae de filiis Caath; porro de filiis Merari Cis filius Abdi et Azarias filius Iallelel; de filiis autem Gerson Ioah filius Zimma et Eden filius Ioah;	12 Therefore, the Levites rose up, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel, the son of Azariah, from the sons of Kohath; then, from the sons of Merari, Kish, the son of Abdi, and Azariah, the son of Jehallelel; and from the sons of Gershon, Joah, the son of Zimmah, and Eden, the son of Joah;
13 at vero de filiis Elisaphan Semri et Iehiel; de filiis quoque Asaph Zacharias et Matthanias;	13 and truly, from the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; also, from the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;
14 necnon de filiis Heman Iahiel et Semei; sed et de filiis Idithun Semeias et Oziel.	14 indeed also, from the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; then too, from the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 Congregaveruntque fratres suos et sanctificati sunt et ingressi iuxta mandatum regis et imperium Domini, ut expiarent domum Dei.	15 And they gathered together their brothers. And they were sanctified. And they entered in accord with the command of the king and the order of the Lord, so that they might expiate the house of God.
16 Sacerdotes quoque ingressi intra templum Domini, ut mundarent illud, extulerunt omnem immunditiam, quam intro reppererant in vestibulum domus Domini, quam tulerunt Levitae et asportaverunt ad torrentem Cedron foras.	16 And the priests, entering the temple of the Lord so that they might sanctify it, took every uncleanness, which they had found inside, out to the vestibule of the house of the Lord; and the Levites took it away and transported it outside, to the torrent Kidron.
17 Coeperunt autem prima die mensis primi sanctificare et in die octava eiusdem mensis ingressi sunt porticum templi Domini et sanctificaverunt templum Domini diebus octo; et in die sexta decima mensis eiusdem, quod coeperant, impleverunt.	17 Now they began to cleanse on the first day of the first month. And on the eighth day of the same month, they entered the portico of the temple of the Lord. And then they expiated the temple over eight days. And on the sixteenth day of the same month, they finished what they had begun.
18 Ingressi quoque sunt ad Ezechiam regem et dixerunt ei: “ Mundavimus omnem domum Domini et altare holocausti vasaque eius necnon et mensam propositionis cum omnibus vasis suis	18 Also, they entered to king Hezekiah, and they said to him: “We have sanctified the entire house of the Lord, and the altar of holocaust, and its vessels, indeed also the table of the presence, with all its vessels,
19 cunctamque templi supellectilem, quam removerat rex Achaz in regno suo in praevaricatione sua, restituimus et sanctificavimus. Ecce exposita sunt omnia coram altari Domini ”.	19 and all the equipment of the temple, which king Ahaz, during his reign, had polluted after his transgression. And behold, these have all been set forth before the altar of the Lord.”
20 Consurgensque diluculo Ezechias rex adunavit principes civitatis et ascendit domum Domini.	20 And rising up at first light, king Hezekiah joined as one all the leaders of the city, and they ascended to the house of the Lord.
21 Attuleruntque simul tauros septem, arietes septem, agnos septem et hircos septem pro peccato, pro regno, pro sanctuario, pro Iuda; dixit quoque sacerdotibus filiis Aaron, ut offerrent super altare Domini.	21 And together they offered seven bulls and seven rams, seven lambs and seven he-goats, for sin, for the kingdom, for the Sanctuary, for Judah. And he spoke to the priests, the sons of Aaron, so that they would offer these upon the altar of the Lord.
22 Mactaverunt igitur tauros et susceperunt sacerdotes sanguinem et fuderunt illum super altare; mactaverunt etiam arietes et illorum sanguinem super altare fuderunt; immolaverunt agnos et fuderunt super altare sanguinem.	22 And so they slaughtered the bulls. And the priests took up the blood, and they poured it upon the altar. Then they also slaughtered the rams, and they poured their blood upon the altar. And they immolated the lambs, and they poured the blood upon the altar.
23 Applicaverunt hircos pro peccato coram rege et universa multitudine imposueruntque manus suas super eos,	23 They brought the he-goats for sin before the king and the entire multitude. And they laid their hands upon them.
24 et immolaverunt illos sacerdotes et asperserunt sanguinem eorum super altare pro piaculo universi Israelis; pro omni quippe Israel praeceperat rex, ut holocaustum fieret et pro peccato.	24 And the priests immolated them, and they sprinkled their blood before the altar, for the expiation of all Israel. For certainly the king had instructed that the holocaust and the sin offering should be made on behalf of all Israel.
25 Constituit quoque Levitas in domo Domini cum cymbalis et psalteriis et citharis secundum dispositionem David et Gad videntis regis et Nathan prophetae; siquidem Domini praeceptum fuit per manum prophetarum eius.	25 Also, he situated the Levites in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, and psalteries, and harps, according to the disposition of king David, and of the seer Gad, and of the prophet Nathan. For indeed, this was the precept of the Lord, by the hand of his prophets.
26 Steteruntque Levitae tenentes organa David, et sacerdotes tubas.	26 And the Levites stood, holding the musical instruments of David, and the priests held the trumpets.
27 Et iussit Ezechias, ut offerrent holocaustum super altare; cumque offerretur holocaustum, coeperunt laudes canere Domino et clangere tubis atque in diversis organis David regis Israel concrepare.	27 And Hezekiah ordered that they should offer holocausts upon the altar. And when the holocausts were being offered, they began to sing praises to the Lord, and to sound the trumpets, and to play various musical instruments, which David, the king of Israel, had prepared.
28 Omni autem turba adorante, cantores et ii, qui tenebant tubas, erant in officio suo, donec compleretur holocaustum.	28 Then the entire crowd was adoring, and the singers and those who were holding the trumpeters were exercising their office, until the holocaust was completed.
29 Cumque finita esset oblatio, incurvatus est rex et omnes, qui erant cum eo, et adoraverunt.	29 And when the oblation was finished, the king, and all who were with him, bowed down and adored.
30 Praecepitque Ezechias et principes Levitis, ut laudarent Dominum verbis David et Asaph videntis; qui laudaverunt eum magna laetitia et curvato genu adoraverunt.	30 And Hezekiah and the rulers instructed the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph, the seer. And they praised him with great joy, and kneeling down, they adored.
31 Ezechias autem etiam haec addidit: “ Nunc, impletis manibus vestris Domino, accedite et afferte victimas et sacrificia pro gratiarum actione in domo Domini ”. Attulit ergo universa multitudo hostias et sacrificia pro gratiarum actione, et omnis voluntarius et proni animi holocausta.	31 And now Hezekiah also added: “You have filled your hands for the Lord. Draw near, and offer victims and praises in the house of the Lord.” Therefore, the entire multitude offered victims and praises and holocausts, with devout intention.
32 Porro numerus holocaustorum, quae attulit multitudo, hic fuit: tauros septuaginta, arietes centum, agnos ducentos, in holocaustum Domino omnia haec.	32 Now the number of the holocausts that the multitude offered was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, two hundred lambs.
33 Sanctificaveruntque Domino boves sescentos et oves tria milia.	33 And they sanctified to the Lord six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
34 Sacerdotes vero pauci erant nec poterant sufficere, ut pelles holocaustorum detraherent; unde et Levitae fratres eorum adiuverunt eos, donec impleretur opus, et sanctificarentur sacerdotes; Levitae quippe recti corde, ut sanctificarentur magis quam sacerdotes.	34 Truly, the priests were few; neither were they sufficient to remove the pelts from the holocausts. Therefore, the Levites, their brothers, also assisted them, until the work was completed, and the priests, who were of higher rank, were sanctified. For indeed, the Levites are sanctified with an easier ritual than the priests.
35 Fuerunt igitur holocausta plurima, adipes pacificorum et libamina, quae pertinebant ad holocausta. Restitutus est ita cultus domus Domini.	35 Thus, there were very numerous holocausts, with the fat of the peace offerings and the libations of the holocausts. And the service of the house of the Lord was completed.
36 Laetatusque est Ezechias et omnis populus de eo, quod paravit Dominus populo; repente quippe hoc factum est.	36 And Hezekiah and all the people were joyful because the ministry of the Lord was accomplished. For certainly, it had pleased them to do this suddenly.