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ܒܪ ܬܡܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܟܕ ܩܡ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܐܡܠܟ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ
br thmn' hw' shnyn ywshy' kd qm bmlkwth' wthlthyn wkhd' shnyn 'mlk b'wrshlm
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
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ܘܥܒܕ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܗܠܟ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܣܛܐ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܠܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܣܡܠܐ
webd dshpyr qdm mry' whlk b'wrkhthh ddwyd 'bwhy wl' sT' mnhyn l' lymyn' wl' lsml'
He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.
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ܘܒܬܡܢܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ ܗܘ ܛܠܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܫܪܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܨܠܝܘ ܠܐܠܗܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܒܫܢܬ ܬܪܬܥܣܪܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܫܪܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܕܟܝܘ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܠܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܫܪܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܥܩܪ ܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܘܓ̈ܒܐ ܘܥܩ̈ܐ ܘܙܓ̈ܐ
wbthmn' shnyn lmlkwthh edm' lhsh' hw Tly' hw' zewr' wshry hw' lmtslyw l'lhh ddwyd 'bwhy wbshnth thrthesr' shnyn shry hw' lmdkyw lyhwd' wlemwryh d'wrshlm wshry hw' lmeqr elwth' wpthkr' wnmr' wkhwgb' weq' wzg'
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images.
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ܘܟܠ ܐܝܠܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܬܒܪ ܘܐܕܩ ܘܕܪܐ ܩܛܡܗܘܢ ܒܝܬ ܩܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗܘܢ
wkl 'ylnyn debydyn hww lpthkr' thbr w'dq wdr' qTmhwn byth qbr' dbny 'nsh' dmdbkhyn hww lhwn
They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and he cut down the incense altars that were on high above them. He broke the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images in pieces, made dust of them, and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
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ܘܓܪ̈ܡܐ ܕܟܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܦ̇ܠܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܛ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܝܬܝ ܘܐܘܩܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܕܟܝ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
wgrm' dkwmr' dplkhyn hww lhwn khT 'nwn mn qbryhwn w'ythy w'wqd 'nwn wdky lyhwd' wl'wrshlm
He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
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ܘܠܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܢܫܐ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܘܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܘܕܢܦܬܠܝ ܒܫܘܩ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܚ̇ܕܪܝܢ
wlqwry' dbyth mnsh' wdbyth 'prym wdshmewn wdnpthly bshwqyhwn kd khdryn
He did this in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, around in their ruins.
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ܘܥܩܪ ܡܕܒ̈ܚܐ ܘܬܒܪ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܕܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܥܦܪܐ ܘܕܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܗܦܟ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
weqr mdbkh' wthbr tslm' edm' d'dq 'nwn 'yk epr' wdr' 'nwn bklh 're' d'ysryl whpk w'th' l'wrshlm
He broke down the altars, beat the Asherah poles and the engraved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, then returned to Jerusalem.
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ܘܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܥܣܪܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܟܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܒܝܬܗ ܘܫܕܪ ܠܫܦܢ ܒܪ ܐܠܨܝܐ ܘܠܡܥܣܝܐ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܙܠܘ ܘܒܕܘܩܘ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ
wbshnth thmnesr' shnyn lmlkwthh dky 're' d'ysryl wbythh wshdr lshpn br 'ltsy' wlmesy' spr' dqryth' w'mr lhwn zlw wbdwqw bythh dmry' 'lhkwn
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder to repair the house of Yahweh his God.
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ܘܐܬܘ ܠܘܬ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܝܗܒܘ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܟܢܫܘ ܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܢ̇ܛܪ̈ܝ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ ܘܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܡܢ ܟܘܠܗ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܡܢ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
w'thw lwth khlqy' khn' rb' wyhbw ksp' del lbythh dmry' dknshw lwy' nTry thre' mn 'yd' dmnsh' wd'prym wmn 'yd' dem' klh d'ysryl wmn kwlh yhwd' wbnymyn wmn kwlhwn emwryh d'wrshlm
They came to Hilkiah the high priest and delivered the money that was brought into God’s house, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had gathered from the hands of Manasseh, Ephraim, of all the remnant of Israel, of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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ܘܝܗܒܘ ܥܠ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܒܝ̈ܕܬܐ ܕܡܫܠܛܝܢ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܝܗ̇ܒܝܢ ܟܣܦܐ ܠܥ̇ܒܕ̈ܝ ܥܒܝ̈ܕܬܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܒܕܩܐ ܘܠܛܪܝܐ ܕܒܝܬܐ
wyhbw el 'yd' debdy ebydth' dmshlTyn bbythh dmry' wyhbyn ksp' lebdy ebydth' dbythh dmry' lbdq' wlTry' dbyth'
They delivered it into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and the workmen who labored in Yahweh’s house gave it to mend and repair the house.
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ܘܝܗ̇ܒܝܢ ܠܢܓܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܙܒ̈ܢܝ ܛܒܥ̈ܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܘܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܠܒܕܩܐ ܘܠܛܪܝܐ ܕܒܝܬܐ ܕܩܦܠܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ
wyhbyn lngr' wlbny' wlzbny Tbe' Tb' wqys' lbdq' wlTry' dbyth' dqplw mlk' dyhwd'
They gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy cut stone and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
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ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܥ̇ܒܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܥܒܝ̈ܕܬܐ ܕܡܩܕܫܐ ܘܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܫܠܝܛܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܢܚܬ ܘܥܘܒܕܝܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܪܪܝ ܘܙܟܪܝܐ ܘܫܠܘܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܩܗܬ ܘܡܫܒ̈ܚܢܐ ܘܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܒܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
wgbr' ebdyn hww bhymnwth' ebydth' dmqdsh' welyhwn shlyTyn hww nkhth wewbdy' bny mrry wzkry' wshlwm bny qhth wmshbkhn' wlwy' 'ylyn dmshbkhyn hww bm'ny thshbkhth'
The men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to give direction; and others of the Levites, who were all skillful with musical instruments.
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ܘܟܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܒܝ̈ܕܬܐ ܠܥܒܝ̈ܕܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܣ̇ܦܪ̈ܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܥܐ
wkl ebdy ebydth' lebydth' wmn lwy' spr' wrwrbn' wthre'
Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and directed all who did the work in every kind of service. Of the Levites, there were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.
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ܘܟܕ ܡܦܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܣܦܐ ܕܥܐ̇ܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܘܫܐ
wkd mpqyn hww ksp' de'l lbythh dmry' 'shkkh hw' khlqy' khn' spr' d'wryth' dmry' d'thyhb hw' el 'yd' dmwsh'
When they brought out the money that was brought into Yahweh’s house, Hilkiah the priest found the book of Yahweh’s law given by Moses.
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ܘܥܢܐ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܝܗܒ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܠܫܦܢ
wen' khlqy' khn' w'mr lshpn spr' spr' d'wryth' 'shkkhth bbythh dmry' wyhb khlqy' khn' spr' lshpn
Hilkiah answered Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house.” So Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܘܐܬܝܒܗ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܝܗܒܬ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ̈ܝܟ ܗܢܘܢ ܥ̇ܒܕܝܢ
w'mr shpn spr' lmlk' klmdm d'mr lh khlqy' w'thybh pthgm' w'mr lh klmdm dyhbth b'yd' debdyk hnwn ebdyn
Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, “All that was committed to your servants, they are doing.
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ܘܡܦܩܝܢ ܟܣܦܐ ܠܒܕܩܐ ܕܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܝܗ̇ܒܝܢ ܠܗ ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܠܩܝܘ̈ܡܐ ܘܠܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܒܝ̈ܕܬܐ
wmpqyn ksp' lbdq' dbyth' dmry' wyhbyn lh khwshbn' lqywm' wlebdy ebydth'
They have emptied out the money that was found in Yahweh’s house, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and into the hand of the workmen.”
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ܘܚܘܝ ܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܝ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܫܦܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ
wkhwy shpn spr' lmlk' w'mr lh spr' yhb ly khlqy' khn' wqr' bh shpn qdm mlk'
Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book.” Shaphan read from it to the king.
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ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܡܠܟܐ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܣܕܩ ܢܚܬܘ̈ܗܝ
whw' dkd shme mlk' pthgmwhy dnmws' sdq nkhthwhy
When the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
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ܘܦܩܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܚܠܩܝܐ ܘܠܐܚܝܩܡ ܒܪ ܫܦܢ ܘܠܥܒܟܘܪ ܒܪ ܡܝܟܐ ܘܠܫܦܢ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܠܐܣܐ ܪܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ
wpqd mlk' lkhlqy' wl'khyqm br shpn wlebkwr br myk' wlshpn spr' wl's' rbythh dmlk' w'mr lhwn
The king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
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ܙܠܘ ܨܠܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠܝ ܘܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܥܠ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܡܛܠ ܕܣܓܝܐܐ ܗܝ ܚܡܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܗܝ ܐܬ̇ܝܐ ܥܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܢ ܠܦܬܓܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܥܠܝܢ ܒܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܗܢܐ
zlw tslw qdm mry' ely wel em' d'ysryl wel yhwd' el pthgmwhy dspr' hn' d'shthkkh mTl dsgy'' hy khmthh dmry' dhy 'thy' elyn el dl' shmew 'bhyn lpthgmwhy dmry' lmebd kl m' dkthyb elyn bspr' hn'
“Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept Yahweh’s word, to do according to all that is written in this book.”
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ܘܐܙܠ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܕܫܕܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܘܬ ܚܘܠܕܝ ܢܒܝܬܐ ܐܢܬܬ ܫܠܘܡ ܒܪ ܬܩܘܐ ܒܪ ܚܕܚܣ ܢܛ̇ܪ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܘܗܝ ܝܬ̇ܒܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܓܘ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܘܡܠܠܘ ܥܡܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ
w'zl khlqy' whlyn kwlhwn dshdr mlk' lwth khwldy nbyth' 'nthth shlwm br thqw' br khdkhs nTr m'n' why ythb' hwth bgw 'wrshlm bywlpn' wmllw emh 'yk pwqdnh dmlk'
So Hilkiah and those whom the king had commanded went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter), and they spoke to her to that effect.
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ܘܐܡ̇ܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܫܕܪܟܘܢ ܠܘܬܝ
w'mr' lhwn hkn' 'mr mr' mrwth' d'ysryl 'mrw lgbr' dshdrkwn lwthy
She said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel says: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,
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ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܝ̣ܫܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܘ̈ܛܬܐ ܕܟܬܝ̈ܒܢ ܥܠ ܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܩܪܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ
hkn' 'mr mry' h' myth' 'n' byshth' el 'thr' hn' wel emwrwhy klhyn lwTth' dkthybn el spr' dqrw qdm mlk' dyhwd'
“Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
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ܡܛܘܠ ܕܫܒܩܘܢܝ ܘܕܚܠܘ ܠܐܠܗ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܪܓܙܘܢܝ ܒܥ̇ܒܕ ܐܝܕܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܬܐܬܐ ܚܡܬܝ ܥܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܕܥܟ
mTwl dshbqwny wdkhlw l'lh' 'khrn' w'rgzwny bebd 'ydyhwn wth'th' khmthy el 'thr' hn' wl' thdek
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath is poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.’”’
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ܘܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܫܕܪܟܘܢ ܠܡܫܐܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܬܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܕܫܡܥܬ
wlmlk' dyhwd' dshdrkwn lmsh'l mn mry' hkn' th'mrwn lh hkn' 'mr mry' 'lh' d'ysr'yl pthgm' dshmeth
But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, you shall tell him this, ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says: “About the words which you have heard,
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ܚܠܦ ܕܐܬܬܒܪ ܠܒܟ ܘܙܥܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܫܡܥܬ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܐܬܬܒܪܬ ܩܕܡܝ ܘܣܕܩܬ ܢܚܬܝ̈ܟ ܘܒܟܝܬ ܩܕܡܝ ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܫܡܥܬ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ
khlp d'ththbr lbk wzeth mn qdm mry' kd shmeth pthgm' hlyn dmyth' 'n' el 'thr' hn' wel emwrwhy w'ththbrth qdmy wsdqth nkhthyk wbkyth qdmy w'p 'n' shmeth 'mr mry'
because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you,” says Yahweh.
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ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩ̇ܦܣ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܟ ܘܬܬܩܦܣ ܠܒܝܬ ܩܒܘܪܟ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܚܙ̈ܝܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܒܝ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܐܗܦܟܘ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ
mTl hn' qps 'n' lk lwth 'bhyk wththqps lbyth qbwrk bshlm' wl' nkhzyn eynyk bklh byshth' dmyth' 'n' el 'thr' hn' wel emwrwhy w'hpkw lmlk' pthgm'
“Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes won’t see all the evil that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.”’” They brought back this message to the king.
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ܘܫܕܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
wshdr mlk' w'thknshw lwthh klhwn qshysh' dyhwd' wd'wrshlm
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
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ܘܣܠܩ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܒܐ ܘܩܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܕܕܝܬܩܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
wslq mlk' lbythh dmry' wklhwn dbyth yhwd' wemwryh d'wrshlm wkhn' wlwy' wklh em' mn zewr' wedm' lrb' wqr' qdmyhwn kwlhwn pthgm' dspr' ddythq' hd' d'shkkh bbythh dmry'
The king went up to Yahweh’s house with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the priests, the Levites, and all the people, both great and small—and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in Yahweh’s house.
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ܘܩܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܟܬܗ ܘܝܡܐ ܡܘܡܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܒܬܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܗܠܟܘ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܘܠܡܛܪ ܦܘܩܕ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܘܢܡܘ̈ܣܘܗܝ ܘܣܗܕ̈ܘܬܗ ܒܟܠ ܠܒܐ ܘܒܟܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܕܝܬܩܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܒܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܗܢܐ
wqm mlk' el dwkthh wym' mwmth' qdm mry' lm'zl bthr mry' lmhlkw b'wrkhthh wlmTr pwqdnwhy wnmwswhy wshdwthh bkl lb' wbkl npsh' lmebd pthgm' ddythq' hd' dkthybyn bspr' hn'
The king stood in his place and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
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ܘܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܒܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܥܒܪܘ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܩܝܡܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܗܘܢ
wqdm kl mn d'shthkkh b'wrshlm wbbnymyn webrw emwr' d'wrshlm bqym' dmry' 'lh' d'bhthhwn
He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand. The inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
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ܘܐܥܒܪ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ̈ܐ ܣ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܐܘܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܥܒܕܘ ܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܦܠܚܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܣܛܘ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܗܘܢ
w'ebr ywshy' ebd' sny' d'wbd mry' mn qdm bny 'ysryl webdw kwlh em' d'shthkkh b'ysryl wplkhw lmry' 'lhhwn wl' sTw mn bthr 'lh' d'bhthhwn
Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and made all who were found in Israel to serve, even to serve Yahweh their God. All his days they didn’t depart from following Yahweh, the God of their fathers.