2 Crónicas 29
Bible du Rabbinat (Zadoc Kahn)
1Ezéchias avait vingt-cinq ans à son avènement; il régna vingt-neuf ans à Jérusalem; sa mère se nommait Abiyya, fille de Zacharie.
2Il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de l’Eternel, absolument comme avait agi David, son aïeul.
3C’est lui qui, la première année de son règne, le premier mois, rouvrit les portes du temple de l’Eternel et les restaura.
4Il fit venir les prêtres et les Lévites et les réunit à la place orientale.
5Puis il leur dit: "Ecoutez-moi, Lévites: à présent, sanctifiez-vous, sanctifiez le temple de l’Eternel, Dieu de vos pères, et faites sortir toute souillure du sanctuaire.
6Car nos pères ont été infidèles et ont fait le mal aux yeux de l’Eternel, notre Dieu; ils l’ont abandonné, ont détourné leur face du sanctuaire de l’Eternel et lui ont tourné le dos.
7Ils ont même fermé les portes du vestibule, éteint les lampes, n’ont point fait fumer d’encens ni offert d’holocaustes dans le sanctuaire au Dieu d’Israël.
8Aussi le courroux de l’Eternel s’est-il abattu sur Juda et Jérusalem, il a fait d’eux un objet d’horreur, de désolation et de raillerie comme vous le constatez de vos yeux.
9Et voyez: nos pères sont tombés sous le glaive, nos fils, nos filles et nos femmes ont été emmenés captifs à cause de cela.
10Maintenant j’ai à cœur de contracter alliance avec l’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël, pour qu’il détourne de nous la flamme de sa colère.
11O mes fils, à présent point de négligence, car c’est de vous que l’Eternel a fait choix pour vous tenir prêts devant lui à le servir, pour être ses ministres et lui offrir l’encens."
12Alors se levèrent les Lévites, Mahat, fils d’Amachaï, Joël, fils d’Azariahou, des enfants de Kehat; des enfants de Merari, Kich, fils d’Abdi, et Azariahou, fils de Yehallélel; des Gersonites, Yoah, fils de Zimma, et Eden, fils de Yoah;
13des enfants d’Eliçafan, Chimri et Yeïêl; des enfants d’Assaph, Zacharie et Mattanyahou;
14des enfants de Hêman, Yehïêl et Chimeï, et des enfants de Yedoutoun, Chemaya et Ouzziêl.
15Ils rassemblèrent leurs frères, se sanctifièrent et vinrent selon l’ordre du roi, conforme aux prescriptions de l’Eternel, pour purifier le temple de l’Eternel.
16Les prêtres pénétrèrent à l’intérieur du temple de l’Eternel pour le purifier; ils rejetèrent dans le parvis du temple de l’Eternel toutes les impuretés qu’ils trouvèrent dans le sanctuaire de l’Eternel, et les Lévites les reçurent pour les transporter dehors au ravin du Cédron.
17Ils commencèrent cette sanctification le premier du premier mois, et le huitième jour du mois ils vinrent dans le vestibule de l’Eternel et sanctifièrent le temple de l’Eternel en huit jours; ce fut le seizième jour du premier mois qu’ils terminèrent.
18Puis, ils vinrent à l’intérieur auprès du roi Ezéchias et lui dirent: "Nous avons purifié tout le temple de l’Eternel, l’autel des holocaustes avec tous ses ustensiles, et la table de proposition avec tous ses ustensiles.
19Tous les ustensiles que le roi Achaz avait écartés durant son règne, dans son infidélité, nous les avons réparés et consacrés, et ils se trouvent maintenant devant l’autel du Seigneur."
20Le roi Ezéchias se leva de bon matin, assembla les chefs de la ville, et monta au temple de l’Eternel.
21On amena sept taureaux, sept béliers, sept agneaux et sept boucs expiatoires pour la royauté, pour le sanctuaire et pour Juda, et il prescrivit aux prêtres de la famille d’Aaron de les offrir sur l’autel de l’Eternel.
22Alors ils immolèrent les taureaux, et les prêtres reçurent le sang et en aspergèrent l’autel. Ils immolèrent les béliers et lancèrent le sang sur l’autel. Ils immolèrent les agneaux et lancèrent le sang sur l’autel.
23Puis ils amenèrent les boucs expiatoires devant le roi et le peuple et imposèrent leurs mains sur eux.
24Les prêtres les immolèrent et offrirent leur sang sur l’autel pour faire propitiation sur tout Israël, car c’est pour tout Israël que le roi avait prescrit l’holocauste et l’expiatoire.
25Il posta les Lévites dans le temple de l’Eternel avec des cymbales, des luths et des harpes, selon l’ordonnance de David, de Gad, Voyant du roi, et du prophète Nathan, car l’ordre en avait été donné par Dieu, par l’entremise de ses prophètes.
26Les Lévites se tinrent avec les instruments de David, et les prêtres avec les trompettes.
27Puis, Ezéchias ordonna d’offrir l’holocauste sur l’autel, et en même temps que l’holocauste commencèrent le cantique à l’Eternel et les trompettes, avec accompagnement des instruments de David, roi d’Israël.
28Toute l’assemblée se prosternait, les chants s’élevaient, et les trompettes sonnaient, tout cela jusqu’à l’achèvement de l’holocauste.
29Dès que fut terminé l’holocauste; le roi et tous ceux qui étaient avec lui fléchirent les genoux et se prosternèrent.
30Alors le roi Ezéchias et les chefs ordonnèrent aux Lévites de louer le Seigneur sur les paroles de David et d’Assaph, le Voyant, et ils chantèrent avec allégresse, s’inclinèrent et se prosternèrent.
31Puis Ezéchias prit la parole et dit: "Maintenant, vous vous êtes consacrés à l’Eternel, approchez et offrez des victimes et des sacrifices d’actions de grâces dans le temple de l’Eternel", et l’assemblée offrit des victimes et des sacrifices d’actions de grâces, et, selon les libéralités, des holocaustes.
32Le nombre des holocaustes qu’offrit l’assemblée fut de soixante-dix têtes de gros bétail, cent béliers, deux cents agneaux; tout cela fut offert en holocauste à l’Eternel.
33Les autres sacrifices furent de six cents têtes de gros et de trois mille têtes de menu bétail.
34Seulement les prêtres furent en trop petit nombre et ils ne purent dépouiller tous les holocaustes; ils furent secondés par leurs frères, les Lévites, jusqu’à ce que fût achevée la besogne et que les prêtres se fussent purifiés, car les Lévites étaient plus consciencieux pour se sanctifier que les prêtres.
35Il y eut aussi quantité d’holocaustes avec les graisses des sacrifices rémunératoires et avec les libations des holocaustes. Ainsi fut rétabli le service du temple de l’Eternel.
36Ezéchias et tout le peuple se réjouirent de ce que Dieu eût agi en faveur du peuple, car la chose se fit rapidement.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y EZECHÎAS comenzó á reinar siendo de veinticinco años, y reinó veintinueve años en Jerusalem. El nombre de su madre fué Abía, hija de Zachârías.
2E hizo lo recto en ojos de Jehová, conforme á todas las cosas que había hecho David su padre.
3En el primer año de su reinado, en el mes primero, abrió las puertas de la casa de Jehová, y las reparó.
4E hizo venir los sacerdotes y Levitas, y juntólos en la plaza oriental.
5Y díjoles: Oidme, Levitas, y santificaos ahora, y santificaréis la casa de Jehová el Dios de vuestros padres, y sacaréis del santuario la inmundicia.
6Porque nuestros padres se han rebelado, y han hecho lo malo en ojos de Jehová nuestro Dios; que le dejaron, y apartaron sus ojos del tabernáculo de Jehová, y le volvieron las espaldas.
7Y aun cerraron las puertas del pórtico, y apagaron las lámparas; no quemaron perfume, ni sacrificaron holocausto en el santuario al Dios de Israel.
8Por tanto la ira de Jehová ha venido sobre Judá y Jerusalem, y los ha entregado á turbación, y á execración y escarnio, como veis vosotros con vuestros ojos.
9Y he aquí nuestros padres han caído á cuchillo, nuestros hijos y nuestras hijas y nuestras mujeres son cautivas por esto.
10Ahora pues, yo he determinado hacer alianza con Jehová el Dios de Israel, para que aparte de nosotros la ira de su furor.
11Hijos míos, no os engañéis ahora, porque Jehová os ha escogido á vosotros para que estéis delante de él, y le sirváis, y seáis sus ministros, y le queméis perfume.
12Entonces los Levitas se levantaron, Mahath hijo de Amasai, y Joel hijo de Azarías, de los hijos de Coath; y de los hijos de Merari, Cis hijo de Abdi, y Azarías hijo de Jehaleleel; y de los hijos de Gersón, Joah hijo de Zimma, y Edén hijo de Joah;
13Y de los hijos de Elisaphán, Simri y Jehiel; y de los hijos de Asaph, Zachârías y Mathanías;
14Y de los hijos de Hemán, Jehiel y Simi; y de los hijos de Jeduthún, Semeías y Uzziel.
15Estos juntaron á sus hermanos, y santificáronse, y entraron, conforme al mandamiento del rey y las palabras de Jehová, para limpiar la casa de Jehová.
16Y entrando los sacerdotes dentro de la casa de Jehová para limpiarla, sacaron toda la inmundicia que hallaron en el templo de Jehová, al atrio de la casa de Jehová; la cual tomaron los Levitas, para sacarla fuera al torrente de Cedrón.
17Y comenzaron á santificar el primero del mes primero, y á los ocho del mismo mes vinieron al pórtico de Jehová: y santificaron la casa de Jehová en ocho días, y en el dieciséis del mes primero acabaron.
18Luego pasaron al rey Ezechîas, y dijéronle: Ya hemos limpiado toda la casa de Jehová, el altar del holocausto, y todos sus instrumentos, y la mesa de la proposición con todos sus utensilios.
19Asimismo hemos preparado y santificado todos los vasos que en su prevaricación había maltratado el rey Achâz, cuando reinaba: y he aquí están delante del altar de Jehová.
20Y levantándose de mañana el rey Ezechîas reunió los principales de la ciudad, y subió á la casa de Jehová.
21Y presentaron siete novillos, siete carneros, siete corderos, y siete machos de cabrío, para expiación por el reino, por el santuario y por Judá. Y dijo á los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón, que los ofreciesen sobre el altar de Jehová.
22Mataron pues los bueyes, y los sacerdotes tomaron la sangre, y esparciéronla sobre el altar; mataron luego los carneros, y esparcieron la sangre sobre el altar; asimismo mataron los corderos, y esparcieron la sangre sobre el altar.
23Hicieron después llegar los machos cabríos de la expiación delante del rey y de la multitud, y pusieron sobre ellos sus manos:
24Y los sacerdotes los mataron, y expiando esparcieron la sangre de ellos sobre el altar, para reconciliar á todo Israel: porque por todo Israel mandó el rey hacer el holocausto y la expiación.
25Puso también Levitas en la casa de Jehová con címbalos, y salterios, y arpas, conforme al mandamiento de David, y de Gad vidente del rey, y de Nathán profeta: porque aquel mandamiento fué por mano de Jehová, por mano de sus profetas.
26Y los Levitas estaban con los instrumentos de David, y los sacerdotes con trompetas.
27Entonces mandó Ezechîas sacrificar el holocausto en el altar; y al tiempo que comenzó el holocausto, comenzó también el cántico de Jehová, con las trompetas y los instrumentos de David rey de Israel.
28Y toda la multitud adoraba, y los cantores cantaban, y los trompetas sonaban las trompetas; todo hasta acabarse el holocausto.
29Y como acabaron de ofrecer, inclinóse el rey, y todos los que con él estaban, y adoraron.
30Entonces el rey Ezechîas y los príncipes dijeron á los Levitas que alabasen á Jehová por las palabras de David y de Asaph vidente: y ellos alabaron con grande alegría, é inclinándose adoraron.
31Y respondiendo Ezechîas dijo: Vosotros os habéis consagrado ahora á Jehová; llegaos pues, y presentad sacrificios y alabanzas en la casa de Jehová. Y la multitud presentó sacrificios y alabanzas; y todo liberal de corazón, holocaustos.
32Y fué el número de los holocaustos que trajo la congregación, setenta bueyes, cien carneros, doscientos corderos; todo para el holocausto de Jehová.
33Y las ofrendas fueron seiscientos bueyes, y tres mil ovejas.
34Mas los sacerdotes eran pocos, y no podían bastar á desollar los holocaustos; y así sus hermanos los Levitas les ayudaron hasta que acabaron la obra, y hasta que los sacerdotes se santificaron: porque los Levitas tuvieron mayor prontitud de corazón para santificarse, que los sacerdotes.
35Así pues hubo gran multitud de holocaustos, con sebos de pacíficos, y libaciones de cada holocausto. Y quedó ordenado el servicio de la casa de Jehová.
36Y alegróse Ezechîas, y todo el pueblo, de que Dios hubiese preparado el pueblo; porque la cosa fué prestamente hecha.
King James Version
1Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.
3He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.
4And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
5And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.
6For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.
7Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.
8Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.
9For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
10Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
11My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.
12Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
13And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:
14And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
15And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
16And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.
17Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
18Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.
19Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.
20Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.
21And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
22So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.
23And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:
24And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.
25And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.
26And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
27And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.
28And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
29And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.
30Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
31Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.
32And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.
33And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
34But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
35And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order.
36And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
World English Bible
1Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
2He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that David his father had done.
3In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the LORD’s house and repaired them.
4He brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together into the wide place on the east,
5and said to them, “Listen to me, you Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers, and carry the filthiness out of the holy place.
6For our fathers were unfaithful, and have done that which was evil in the LORD our God’s sight, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.
7Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.
8Therefore the LORD’s wrath was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.
9For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
11My sons, don’t be negligent now; for the LORD has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers and burn incense.”
12Then the Levites arose: Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;
13and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;
14and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15They gathered their brothers, sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the LORD’s words, to cleanse the LORD’s house.
16The priests went into the inner part of the LORD’s house to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the LORD’s temple into the court of the LORD’s house. The Levites took it from there to carry it out to the brook Kidron.
17Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the LORD’s porch. They sanctified the LORD’s house in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.
18Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace and said, “We have cleansed all the LORD’s house, including the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, and the table of show bread with all its vessels.
19Moreover, we have prepared and sanctified all the vessels which King Ahaz threw away in his reign when he was unfaithful. Behold, they are before the LORD’s altar.”
20Then Hezekiah the king arose early, gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the LORD’s house.
21They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. He commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the LORD’s altar.
22So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They also killed the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.
23They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them.
24Then the priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.
25He set the Levites in the LORD’s house with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was from the LORD by his prophets.
26The Levites stood with David’s instruments, and the priests with the trumpets.
27Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the LORD’s song also began, along with the trumpets and instruments of David king of Israel.
28All the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
29When they had finished offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.
30Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.
31Then Hezekiah answered, “Now you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the LORD’s house.” The assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.
32The number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs. All these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.
33The consecrated things were six hundred head of cattle and three thousand sheep.
34But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings. Therefore their brothers the Levites helped them until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
35Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings and with the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the LORD’s house was set in order.
36Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of that which God had prepared for the people; for the thing was done suddenly.