يوشيا ملك يهوذا
(2أخ 34:1-2)1 وكانَ يوشيَّا ابنَ ثماني سِنينَ حينَ ملَكَ، ودامَ مُلْكُهُ إحدى وثَلاثينَ سنَةً بِأورُشليمَ. واسمُ أُمِّهِ يَديَدَةُ بِنتُ عَدايَةَ مِنْ بُصقَةَ. 2 وعَمِلَ القويمَ في نظَرِ الرّبِّ، واقْتَدى بِداوُدَ جَدِّهِ، وما حادَ عَنْ طُرُقِهِ يَمينا ولا يَسارا.
العثور على كتاب الشريعة
(2أخ 34:8-18)3 وفي السَّنةِ الثَّامنةَِ عَشْرَةَ لِـيوشيَّا، أرسلَ رئيسَ ديوانِهِ شافانَ بنَ أصَلْيا بنَ مَشُلاَّمَ إلى الهَيكلِ وقالَ لَه: 4 «إذهَبْ إلى حَلْقيَّا الكاهنِ العظيمِ وقُلْ لَه أنْ يَحسِبَ المالَ الوارِدَ إلى الهَيكلِ، مِمَّا جمَعَهُ حارِسو البابِ مِنَ الشَّعبِ عِندَ دُخولِهِم، فتَأخُذُهُ 5 وتُسَلِّمُهُ إلى الوُكلاءِ الّذينَ يتَوَلَّونَ العمَلَ في الهَيكلِ، فيَدفَعونَ بَعضَهُ إلى العُمَّالِ لِتَرميمِ ما تهَدَّمَ مِنهُ، 6 أي إلى النَّجَّارينَ والبَنَّائينَ والنَّحَّاتينَ، وبَعضَهُ الآخَرَ لِشِراءِ خشَبٍ وحجارةٍ مَنحوتَةٍ لِلتَّرميمِ. 7 ولا حاجةَ لِمُحاسَبةِ الوُكلاءِ على المالِ الّذي يتَسَلَّمونَهُ، لأنَّهُم يتَصَرَّفونَ بِأمانةٍ».
8 فقالَ حَلْقيَّا الكاهنُ العظيمُ لِشافانَ رئيسِ الدِّيوانِ: «وجَدْتُ كِتابَ الشَّريعةِ في الهَيكلِ». وناوَلَهُ الكتابَ فقَرَأهُ. 9 ورجَعَ شافانُ إلى المَلِكَ وقالَ لَه: «حسَبَ رِجالُكَ الفِضَّةَ الّتي في الهَيكلِ، ودَفَعوها إلى الوُكلاءِ الّذينَ يتَوَلَّونَ العمَلَ في التَّرميمِ». 10 ثُمَّ قالَ لِلمَلك: «أعطاني حَلْقيّا الكاهنُ كتابَ الشَّريعةِ» وقَرَأهُ أمامَ المَلِكِ.
11 فلمَّا سَمِعَ المَلِكُ ما ورَدَ في كِتابِ الشَّريعةِ مَزَّقَ ثيابَهُ 12 وقالَ لِحَلْقيّا الكاهنِ، وأخيقامَ بنِ شافانَ، وعكبورَ بنِ ميخا، وشافانَ رئيسِ الدِّيوانِ: 13 «إذهَبوا اسألوا الرّبَّ لي ولِجميعِ شعبِ يَهوذا عَمَّا ورَدَ في الكتابِ. فما أعظَمَ غضَبَ الرّبِّ علَينا، لأنَّ آباءَنا لم يسمَعوا لِكلامِ هذا الكتابِ ويَعمَلوا بِكُلِّ ما ورَدَ فيه لأجلِنا».
14 فذهَبَ حَلْقيّا الكاهنُ، وأخيقامُ وعكبورُ وشافانُ وعَسايا إلى خَلْدَةَ النَّبـيَّةِ امرَأةِ شَلُّومَ بنِ تِقْوَةَ بنِ حَرْحَسَ، حافِظِ الثِّيابِ في الهَيكلِ، وكانَت مُقيمَةً في الحَيِّ الجديدِ بِأورُشليمَ، وسألوها عَمَّا يَفعَلونَ. 15 فأجابَت: «أخبِروا مَلِكَ يَهوذا الّذي أرسلَكُم إليَّ أنَّ الرّبَّ إلهَ إِسرائيلَ يقولُ: 16 ها أنا جالبٌ شَرًّا على هذِهِ المدينةِ وعلى سُكَّانِها، كما ورَدَ في هذا الكتابِ الّذي قرَأهُ مَلِكُ يَهوذا، 17 لأنَّهُم ترَكوني وأحرقوا البَخورَ لآلِهةٍ غريـبةٍ، فأغاظوني بِـجميعِ ما فعَلوا حتّى اتَّقَدَ غضَبـي على هذِهِ المدينةِ، ولن يَنطَفئَ. 18 وأمَّا إلى مَلِكَ يَهوذا، فتَقولونَ: هذا ما يقولُ الرّبُّ إلهُ إِسرائيلَ: سَمِعْتَ لِلكلامِ الّذي ورَدَ في الكتابِ، 19 فَلانَ قلبُكَ وخشَعْتَ أمامي، ومَزَّقْتَ ثيابَكَ، وبكيتَ عِندَ سَماعِكَ ما قُلتُهُ على هذِهِ المدينةِ وعلى سُكَّانِها إنَّها لِلدَّمارِ واللَّعنَةِ. لكنَّني أنا الرّبُّ سَمِعْتُ صلاتَكَ، 20 فلن تَرى عَيناكَ الشَّرَّ الّذي أنا جالِبُهُ على هذا المكانِ، بَلْ تموتُ وتُدفَنُ معَ آبائِكَ بِسلامٍ». فرجَعَ الرُّسُلُ بِهذا الكلامِ إلى المَلِكِ.
1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
3 ¶ And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying, 4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people: 5 And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house, 6 Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house. 7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
8 ¶ And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, 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 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD. 10 And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. 12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying, 13 Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us. 14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
15 ¶ And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me, 16 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read: 17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. 18 But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; 19 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee , saith the LORD. 20 Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.