| 1 ܒܪ ܬܡܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܟܕ ܐܡܠܟ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܡܠܟ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܫܡܐ ܕܐܡܗ ܝܕܝܕܐ ܒܪܬ ܥܙܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܙܩܬ | 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. |
| 2 ܘܥܒܕ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܗܠܟ ܒܟܠܗ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܗܠܟ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܣܛܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܣܡܠܐ | 2 He pleased the LORD and conducted himself unswervingly just as his ancestor David had done. |
| 3 ܘܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܥܣܪܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܫܕܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܫܦܢ ܒܪ ܐܠܨܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܫܠܡ ܣܦܪܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ | 3 In his eighteenth year, King Josiah sent the scribe Shaphan, son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, to the temple of the LORD with orders to |
| 4 ܣܩ ܠܘܬ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܢܫܠܡ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܟܢܫܘ ܢܛܪ̈ܝ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ | 4 go to the high priest Hilkiah and have him smelt down the precious metals that had been donated to the temple of the Lord, which the doorkeepers had collected from the people. |
| 5 ܘܢܫܠܡܘܢܗ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܒܕܩ ܒܕܩܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 5 They were to be consigned to the master workmen in the temple of the LORD, who should then pay them out to the carpenters, builders, and lumbermen making repairs on the temple, |
| 6 ܘܢܫܠܡܘܢܗ ܠܢܓܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐܪ̈ܓܘܒܠܐ ܘܠܐܪ̈ܕܟܠܐ ܠܡܙܒܢ ܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܘܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܦܣ̈ܝܠܬܐ ܠܡܫܪܪܘܬܗ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 6 and for the purchase of wood and hewn stone for the temple repairs. |
| 7 ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܡܬܝܗܒ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ | 7 No reckoning was asked of them regarding the funds consigned to them, because they held positions of trust. |
| 8 ܘܐܡܪ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܠܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܝܗܒܗ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܠܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܩܪܝܗܝ | 8 The high priest Hilkiah informed the scribe Shaphan, "I have found the book of the law in the temple of the LORD." Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, who read it. |
| 9 ܘܐܬܐ ܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܢܬܝܒ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܫܠܡܘ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܘܐܫܠܡܘܗܝ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܦܩܝܕܝܢ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 9 Then the scribe Shaphan went to the king and reported, "Your servants have smelted down the metals available in the temple and have consigned them to the master workmen in the temple of the LORD." |
| 10 ܘܚܘܝ ܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܝ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܩܪܝܗܝ ܫܦܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ | 10 The scribe Shaphan also informed the king that the priest Hilkiah had given him a book, and then read it aloud to the king. |
| 11 ܘܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܡܠܟܐ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ ܨܪܝ ܠܒ̈ܘܫܘܗܝ | 11 When the king had heard the contents of the book of the law, he tore his garments |
| 12 ܘܦܩܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܚܠܩܝܐ ܘܠܐܚܝܩܡ ܒܪ ܫܦܢ ܘܠܥܒܟܘܪ ܒܪ ܡܝܟܐ ܘܠܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܠܥܫܝܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ | 12 and issued this command to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, son of Shaphan, Achbor, son of Micaiah, the scribe Shaphan, and the king's servant Asaiah: |
| 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, consult the LORD for me, for the people, for all Judah, about the stipulations of this book that has been found, for the anger of the LORD has been set furiously ablaze against us, because our fathers did not obey the stipulations of this book, nor fulfill our written obligations." |
| 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 Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah betook themselves to the Second Quarter in Jerusalem, where the prophetess Huldah resided. She was the wife of Shallum, son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. When they had spoken to her, |
| 15 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܫܕܪܟܘܢ ܠܘܬܝ | 15 she said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Say to the man who 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 says the LORD: I will bring upon this place and upon its inhabitants all the evil that is threatened in the book which the king of Judah has 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 burned incense to other gods, provoking me by everything to which they turn their hands, my anger is ablaze against this place and it cannot be extinguished.' |
| 18 ܘܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܫܕܪܟܘܢ ܠܡܐܫܐܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܬ | 18 "But to the king of Judah who sent you to consult the LORD, give this response: 'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: As for the threats you have heard, |
| 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 because you were heartsick and have humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard my threats that this place and its inhabitants would become a desolation and a curse; because you tore your garments and wept before me; I in turn have listened, says 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 I will therefore gather you to your ancestors; you shall go to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the evil I will bring upon this place.'" This they reported to the king. |
