| 1 ܒܪ ܬܡܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܟܕ ܐܡܠܟ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܡܠܟ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܫܡܐ ܕܐܡܗ ܝܕܝܕܐ ܒܪܬ ܥܙܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܙܩܬ | 1 Josias was eight years old when he began to reign: he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Idida, the daughter of Hadaia, of Besecath. |
| 2 ܘܥܒܕ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܗܠܟ ܒܟܠܗ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܗܠܟ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܣܛܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܣܡܠܐ | 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of David his father: he turned not aside to the right hand, or to the left. |
| 3 ܘܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܥܣܪܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܫܕܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܫܦܢ ܒܪ ܐܠܨܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܫܠܡ ܣܦܪܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ | 3 And in the eighteenth year of b king Josias, the king sent Saphan the son of Assia, the son of Messulam, the scribe of the temple of the Lord, saying to him: |
| 4 ܣܩ ܠܘܬ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܢܫܠܡ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܟܢܫܘ ܢܛܪ̈ܝ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ | 4 Go to Helcias the high priest, that the money may be put together which is brought into the temple of the Lord, which the doorkeepers of the temple have gathered of the people. |
| 5 ܘܢܫܠܡܘܢܗ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܒܕܩ ܒܕܩܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 5 And let it be given to the workmen by the overseers of the house of the Lord: and lot them distribute it to those that work in the temple of the Lord, to repair the temple: |
| 6 ܘܢܫܠܡܘܢܗ ܠܢܓܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐܪ̈ܓܘܒܠܐ ܘܠܐܪ̈ܕܟܠܐ ܠܡܙܒܢ ܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܘܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܦܣ̈ܝܠܬܐ ܠܡܫܪܪܘܬܗ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 6 That is, to carpenters and masons, and to such as mend breaches: and that timber may be bought, and stones out of the quarries, to repair the temple of the Lord. |
| 7 ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܡܬܝܗܒ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ | 7 But let there be no reckoning made with them of the money which they receive, but let them have it in their power, and in their trust. |
| 8 ܘܐܡܪ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܠܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܝܗܒܗ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܠܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܩܪܝܗܝ | 8 And Helcias the high priest said to Saphan the scribe: I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord: and Helcias gave the book to Saphan, and he read it. |
| 9 ܘܐܬܐ ܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܢܬܝܒ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܫܠܡܘ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܘܐܫܠܡܘܗܝ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܦܩܝܕܝܢ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 9 And Saphan the scribe came to the king, and brought him word again concerning that which he had commanded, and said: Thy servants have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and they have given it to be distributed to the workmen, by the overseers of the works of the temple of the Lord. |
| 10 ܘܚܘܝ ܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܝ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܩܪܝܗܝ ܫܦܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ | 10 And Saphan the scribe told the king, saying: Helcias the priest hath delivered to me a book. And when Saphan had read it before the king, |
| 11 ܘܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܡܠܟܐ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ ܨܪܝ ܠܒ̈ܘܫܘܗܝ | 11 And the king had heard the words of the law of the Lord, he rent his garments. |
| 12 ܘܦܩܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܚܠܩܝܐ ܘܠܐܚܝܩܡ ܒܪ ܫܦܢ ܘܠܥܒܟܘܪ ܒܪ ܡܝܟܐ ܘܠܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܠܥܫܝܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ | 12 And he commanded Helcias the priest, and Ahicam the son of Saphan, and Achobor the son of Micha, and Saphan the scribe, and Asaia the king's servant, saying: |
| 13 ܙܠܘ ܫܐܠܘ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠܝ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܝܗܘܕܐ. ܥܠ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܒ ܗܘ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܪܓܙ ܥܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܒܗ | 13 Go and consult the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Juda, concerning the words of this book which is found: for the great wrath of the Lord is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened to the words of this book, to do all that is written for us. |
| 14 ܘܐܙܠ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܐܚܝܩܡ ܘܥܒܟܘܪ ܘܫܦܢ ܘܥܫܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܚܘܠܕܝ ܢܒܝܬܐ ܐܢܬܬ ܫܠܘܡ ܒܪ ܬܩܘܐ ܒܪ ܚܕܚܣ ܢܛܪ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܘܗܝ ܝܬܒܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܬܚܢܢܬܐ ܘܡܠܠܘ ܥܡܗ | 14 So Helcias the priest, and Ahicam, and Achobor, and Saphan, and Asaia went to Holda the prophetess the wife of Sellum the son of Thecua, the son of Araas keeper of the wardrobe, who dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second: and they spoke to her. |
| 15 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܫܕܪܟܘܢ ܠܘܬܝ | 15 And she said to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me: |
| 16 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܕܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܕܩܪܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ | 16 Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will bring evils upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the words of the law which the king of Juda hath read: |
| 17 ܥܠ ܕܫܒܩܘܢܝ ܘܣܡܘ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܪܓܙܘܢܝ ܒܥܒܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܢܣܦ ܪܘܓܙܝ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܘܒܕܟܘܢ | 17 Because they have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, provoking me by all the works of their hands: therefore my indignation shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. |
| 18 ܘܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܫܕܪܟܘܢ ܠܡܐܫܐܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܬ | 18 But to the king of Juda, who sent you to consult the Lord, thus shall you say: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Forasmuch as thou hast heard the words of the book, |
| 19 ܚܠܦ ܕܐܬܟܪܗ ܠܒܟ ܘܐܬܬܙܝܥܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܫܡܥܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܥܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܬܡܗܐ ܘܠܠܘܛܬܐ ܘܨܪܝܬ ܠܒܘܫ̈ܝܟ ܘܒܟܝܬ ܩܕܡܝ ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܫܡܥܬ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ | 19 And thy heart hath been moved to fear, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, hearing the words against this place, and the inhabitants thereof, to wit, that they should become a wonder and a curse: and thou hast rent thy garments, and wept before me, I also have heard thee, saith the Lord: |
| 20 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܐ ܟܢܫ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܠܘܬ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܟ ܘܬܬܟܢܫ ܠܩܒܪܟ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܚܙܝܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܒܟܠܗ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܐܬܝܒܘ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ | 20 Therefore I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy sepulchre in peace, that thy eyes may not see all the evils which I will bring; upon this place. |
