| 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 the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. |
| 2 ܘܥܒܕ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܗܠܟ ܒܟܠܗ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܗܠܟ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܣܛܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܣܡܠܐ | 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and he did not turn 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 In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the secretary, to the house of the LORD, saying, |
| 4 ܣܩ ܠܘܬ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܢܫܠܡ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܟܢܫܘ ܢܛܪ̈ܝ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ | 4 "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may reckon the amount of the money which has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people; |
| 5 ܘܢܫܠܡܘܢܗ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܒܕܩ ܒܕܩܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 5 and let it be given into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD; and let them give it to the workmen who are at the house of the LORD, repairing the house, |
| 6 ܘܢܫܠܡܘܢܗ ܠܢܓܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐܪ̈ܓܘܒܠܐ ܘܠܐܪ̈ܕܟܠܐ ܠܡܙܒܢ ܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܘܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܦܣ̈ܝܠܬܐ ܠܡܫܪܪܘܬܗ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 6 that is, to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, as well as for buying timber and quarried stone to repair the house. |
| 7 ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܡܬܝܗܒ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ | 7 But no accounting shall be asked from them for the money which is delivered into their hand, for they deal honestly." |
| 8 ܘܐܡܪ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܠܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܝܗܒܗ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܠܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܩܪܝܗܝ | 8 And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, "I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, 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 Shaphan the secretary came to the king, and reported to the king, "Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD." |
| 10 ܘܚܘܝ ܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܝ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܩܪܝܗܝ ܫܦܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ | 10 Then Shaphan the secretary told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." And Shaphan read it before the king. |
| 11 ܘܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܡܠܟܐ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ ܨܪܝ ܠܒ̈ܘܫܘܗܝ | 11 And when the king heard the words of the book of the law, he rent his clothes. |
| 12 ܘܦܩܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܚܠܩܝܐ ܘܠܐܚܝܩܡ ܒܪ ܫܦܢ ܘܠܥܒܟܘܪ ܒܪ ܡܝܟܐ ܘܠܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܠܥܫܝܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ | 12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah 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, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found; for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning 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 Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter); and they talked with her. |
| 15 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܫܕܪܟܘܢ ܠܘܬܝ | 15 And she said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Tell 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, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place and upon its inhabitants, all the words of 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, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath will be kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched. |
| 18 ܘܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܫܕܪܟܘܢ ܠܡܐܫܐܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܬ | 18 But as to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words which 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 your heart was penitent, and you humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard how I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have rent your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, 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 Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place.'" And they brought back word to the king. |
