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ܘܫܕܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
wshdr mlk' w'thknshw lwthh klhwn sb' dyhwd' wd'wrshlm
The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
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ܘܣܠܩ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܥܡܗ ܘܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܒܐ ܘܩܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܣܦܪܐ ܕܩܝܡܐ ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
wslq mlk' lbythh dmry' wklhwn dbyth yhwd' wklhwn emwryh d'wrshlm emh wkhn' wnby' wklh em' mn zewr' wedm' lrb' wqr' qdmyhwn klhwn pthgm' dspr' dqym' d'shthkkh bbythh dmry'
The king went up to Yahweh’s house, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him—with the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in Yahweh’s house.
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ܘܩܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܘܕܐ ܘܐܩܝܡ ܩܝܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܗܠܟܘ ܒܬܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܛܪ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܘܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܗ ܘܩܝ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܒܟܠܗ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܘܒܟܠܗ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܕܢܩܝܡܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܩܝܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܩܡܘ ܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܒܩܝܡܐ
wqm mlk' el emwd' w'qym qym' qdm mry' lmhlkw bthr mry' lmTr pwqdnwhy wshdwthh wqymwhy bklh lbhwn wbklh npshhwn dnqymwn pthgm' dqym' hn' dkthybyn bspr' hn' wqmw kwlh em' bqym'
The king stood by the pillar 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 all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book; and all the people agreed to the covenant.
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ܘܦܩܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܠܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܬܪܗ ܘܠܢܛܪ̈ܝ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܠܡܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܠܒܥܠܐ ܘܠܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ ܘܠܟܠܗ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܘܩܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܫܕܡܘܐܝܬ ܩܕܪܘܢ ܘܫܩܠܗ ܠܥܦܪܗܘܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ
wpqd mlk' lkhlqy' khn' rb' wlkhn' dbthrh wlnTry thre' lmpqw mn bythh dmry' m'n' klhwn debydyn lbel' wldkhlth' wlklh khyl' dshmy' w'wqdw 'nwn lbr mn 'wrshlm bshdmw'yth qdrwn wshqlh leprhwn lbyth 'yl
The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out of Yahweh’s temple all the vessels that were made for Baal, for the Asherah, and for all the army of the sky; and he burned them outside of Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.
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ܘܩܛܠ ܟܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܩܝܡܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܡܣܡ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܥܠ ܥ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܒܚܕܪ̈ܝܗ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܠܒܥܠܐ ܘܠܫܡܫܐ ܘܠܣܗܪܐ ܘܠܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܘܠܟܠܗ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ
wqTl kwmr' 'ylyn d'qymw mlk' dyhwd' lmsm bsm' el elwth' bqwry' dyhwd' wbkhdryh d'wrshlm wdsymyn hww bsm' lbel' wlshmsh' wlshr' wlkwkb' wlklh khyl' dshmy'
He got rid of the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places around Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the planets, and to all the army of the sky.
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ܘܐܦܩܗ ܠܕܚܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܢܚܠܐ ܕܩܕܪܘܢ ܘܐܘܩܕܗ ܒܢܚܠܐ ܕܩܕܪܘܢ ܘܥܒܕܗ ܐܝܟ ܥܦܪܐ ܘܫܕܐ ܥܦܪܗ ܥܠ ܩܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܐ
w'pqh ldkhlth' mn bythh dmry' lbr mn 'wrshlm lnkhl' dqdrwn w'wqdh bnkhl' dqdrwn webdh 'yk epr' wshd' eprh el qbr' dbny em'
He brought out the Asherah from Yahweh’s house, outside of Jerusalem, to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and beat it to dust, and cast its dust on the graves of the common people.
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ܘܥܩܪ ܒܬ̈ܐ ܕܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܕܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܙܩܪ̈ܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܠܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ ܬܡܢ
weqr bth' dzny' dbbythh dmry' wdnsh' dzqrn hwy m'n' ldkhlth' thmn
He broke down the houses of the male shrine prostitutes that were in Yahweh’s house, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
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ܘܐܝܬܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܛܡܐ ܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܡܘ ܒܗܝܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܡܢ ܕܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܪܫܒܥ ܘܥܩܪ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܬܪܥܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܡܠܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ
w'ythy klhwn khn' mn qwry' dyhwd' wTm' elwth' dsmw bhyn khn' bsm' mn dn wedm' lbrshbe weqr elth' dbmeln' dthre' dpwrqn' dbqryth' del smlh dgbr'
He brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; and he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.
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ܒܪܡ ܠܐ ܣܠܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܠܡܕܒܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܟܠܘ ܦܛܝܪܐ ܥܡ ܐ̈ܚܝܗܘܢ
brm l' slqyn hww khn' delwth' lmdbkhh dmry' b'wrshlm 'l' 'n 'klw pTyr' em 'khyhwn
Nevertheless the priests of the high places didn’t come up to Yahweh’s altar in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.
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ܘܥܩܪ ܥ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܬܦܬ ܕܒܢܚܠܐ ܕܒܪܗܢܘܡ ܠܡܥܒܪܘ ܓܒܪ ܒܪܗ ܘܒܪܬܗ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܠܐܡܠܟ
weqr elwth' debdw mlk' dyhwd' bthpth dbnkhl' dbrhnwm lmebrw gbr brh wbrthh bnwr' l'mlk
He defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
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ܘܩܛܠܘ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܕܝܗܒܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܫܡܫܐ ܒܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܕܢܬܢ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܦܪܘܕܐ ܘܡܪܟܒܬܐ ܕܫܡܫ ܐܘܩܕ ܒܢܘܪܐ
wqTlw rksh' dyhbw mlk' dyhwd' lshmsh' bmeln' dbythh dmry' byth gz' dnthn mhymn' dmlk' dbprwd' wmrkbth' dshmsh 'wqd bnwr'
He took away the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance of Yahweh’s house, by the room of Nathan Melech the officer who was in the court; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
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ܘܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܥܠܝܬܗ ܕܐܚܙ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܡܕܒ̈ܚܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܢܫܐ ܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܩܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܪܗܛ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܘܫܕܐ ܥܦܪܗܘܢ ܠܢܚܠܐ ܕܩܕܪܘܢ
wmdbkh' del 'gr' delythh d'khz debdw mlk' dyhwd' wmdbkh' debd mnsh' bthrthyn dr' dbythh dmry' eqr mlk' wrhT mn thmn wshd' eprhwn lnkhl' dqdrwn
The king broke down the altars that were on the roof of the upper room of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of Yahweh’s house, and beat them down from there, and cast their dust into the brook Kidron.
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ܘܥ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܡܚܒܠܢܐ ܕܒܢܐ ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܥܣܬܪܘܬ ܐܠܗܬܐ ܕܨܝܕܢܝ̈ܐ ܘܠܟܡܘܫ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܘܠܡܠܟܘܡ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ ܥܡܘܢ ܥܩܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܝܘܫܝܐ
welwth' dqdm 'wrshlm dmn ymyn' dTwr' mkhbln' dbn' shlymwn mlk' d'ysryl lesthrwth 'lhth' dtsydny' wlkmwsh dkhlth' dmw'b wlmlkwm dkhlth' dbny emwn eqr mlk' ywshy'
The king defiled the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mountain of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon.
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ܘܬܒܪ ܩܝ̈ܡܬܐ ܘܦܣܩ ܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ ܘܡܠܐ ܐܬܪܗܘܢ ܓܪ̈ܡܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ
wthbr qymth' wpsq dkhlth' wml' 'thrhwn grm' dbny 'nsh'
He broke in pieces the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and filled their places with men’s bones.
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ܘܐܦ ܠܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܒܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܘܥ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܒܪ ܢܒܛ ܕܐܚܛܝ ܠܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܐܦ ܠܗ ܠܡܕܒܚܐ ܗܘ ܘܠܥܠܬܐ ܥܩܪ ܘܐܘܩܕܗ ܠܥܠܬܐ ܘܕܩܩܗ ܐܝܟ ܥܦܪܐ ܘܐܘܩܕ ܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ
w'p lmdbkh' dbbyth 'yl welwth' debd ywrbem br nbT d'khTy l'ysr'yl w'p lh lmdbkh' hw wlelth' eqr w'wqdh lelth' wdqqh 'yk epr' w'wqd dkhlth'
Moreover the altar that was at Bethel and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burned the high place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah.
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ܘܐܬܦܢܝ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܘܚܙܐ ܩܒܪ̈ܐ ܬܡܢ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܘܫܕܪ ܘܢܣܒ ܓܪ̈ܡܐ ܡܢ ܩܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܘܩܕ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܛܡܐܗ ܐܝܟ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܢܒܝܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܩܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܗܠܝܢ
w'thpny ywshy' wkhz' qbr' thmn bTwr' wshdr wnsb grm' mn qbr' w'wqd el mdbkh' wTm'h 'yk pthgmh dmry' d'mr nbyh d'lh' dqr' hw' pthgm' hlyn
As Josiah turned himself, he spied the tombs that were there in the mountain; and he sent, and took the bones out of the tombs, and burned them on the altar, and defiled it, according to Yahweh’s word which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܢܝܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܗ ܐ̈ܢܫܝܗ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܩܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܢܒܝܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܩܪܐ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ
w'mr mlk' mn' hw nysh' hn' dkhz' 'n' 'mryn lh 'nshyh dqryth' qbr' hw dnbyh d'lh' d'th' mn yhwd' wqr' pthgm' hlyn debdth el mdbkh' dbyth 'yl
Then he said, “What monument is that which I see?” The men of the city told him, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done against the altar of Bethel.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܫܘܒܩܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܩܒܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܙܝܥ ܓܪ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܘܦܠܛܘ ܓܪ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܠܓܪ̈ܡܐ ܕܢܒܝܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܫܡܪܝܢ
w'mr shwbqwhy l' 'nsh nthqrb lqbr' wl' 'nsh nzye grmwhy wplTw grmwhy lgrm' dnby' d'th' mn shmryn
He said, “Let him be! Let no one move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria.
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ܘܐܦ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܒܬ̈ܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܫܡܪܝܢ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܠܡܪܓܙܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܥܒܪ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܘܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܒܒܝܬܐܝܠ
w'p kwlhwn bth' delwth' dbqwry' dshmryn debdw mlk' d'ysr'yl lmrgzw lmry' 'ebr ywshy' webd 'nwn 'yk ebd' debd bbyth'yl
All the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke Yahweh to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.
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ܘܕܒܚ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܣܡܘ ܒܣܡ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܘܐܘܩܕ ܓܪ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܗܦܟ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
wdbkh klhwn kwmr' delwth' dsmw bsm' el mdbkh' w'wqd grm' d'nsh' elyhwn whpk l'wrshlm
He killed all the priests of the high places that were there, on the altars, and burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem.
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ܘܦܩܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܥܒܕܘ ܦܨܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܕܩܝܡܐ ܗܢܐ
wpqd mlk' lklh em' w'mr ebdw ptskh' lmry' 'lhkwn 'yk dkthyb bspr' dqym' hn'
The king commanded all the people, saying, “Keep the Passover to Yahweh your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.”
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ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܥܒܕ ܐܝܟ ܦܨܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܕܢܘ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ
mTl dl' 'thebd 'yk ptskh' hn' mn ywm' ddyn' ddnw l'ysryl klhwn ywmth' dmlk' d'ysryl wmlk' dyhwd'
Surely there was not kept such a Passover from the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
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ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܥܣܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܐܬܥܒܕ ܦܨܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ
'l' 'n bshnth thmnesr' dylh dmlk' ywshy' 'thebd ptskh' hn' lmry' b'wrshlm
but in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was kept to Yahweh in Jerusalem.
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ܘܐܦ ܙܟܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܝܕܘ̈ܥܐ ܘܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ ܘܟܘܠܗ ܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܕܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܒܫ̈ܘܩܝܗ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܥܪ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܢܩܝܡ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܣܦܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
w'p zkwr' wydwe' wpthkr' wdkhlth' wkwlh Tnpwth' d'thkhzyth b're' dyhwd' wbshwqyh d'wrshlm ber ywshy' mTwl dnqym pthgm' dspr' d'wryth' dkthybyn bspr' d'shkkh khlqy' khn' bbythh dmry'
Moreover, Josiah removed those who had familiar spirits, the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in Yahweh’s house.
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ܘܐܟܘܬܗ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܬܦܢܝ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܟܠܗ ܠܒܗ ܘܒܟܠܗ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܒܟܠܗ ܚܝܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܒܐܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܘܒܬܪܗ ܠܐ ܩܡ ܐܟܘܬܗ
w'kwthh l' hw' mlk' qdmwhy d'thpny lwth mry' bklh lbh wbklh npshh wbklh khylh 'yk dkthyb b'wryth' dmwsh' wbthrh l' qm 'kwthh
There was no king like him before him, who turned to Yahweh with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; and there was none like him who arose after him.
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ܒܪܡ ܠܐ ܐܬܦܢܝ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܪܓܙ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܥܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܕܐܪܓܙܗ ܡܢܫܐ
brm l' 'thpny rwgzh dmry' rb' drgz el yhwd' el rwgz' d'rgzh mnsh'
Notwithstanding, Yahweh didn’t turn from the fierceness of his great wrath, with which his anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocation with which Manasseh had provoked him.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܦ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܥܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܥܒܪܬ ܠܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܐܣܠܝܗ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܓܒܝܬ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܠܒܝܬܐ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܫܡܝ ܬܡܢ
w'mr mry' 'p lyhwd' mebr 'n' mn qdmy 'yk d'ebrth l'ysr'yl w'slyh lqryth' hd' dgbyth l'wrshlm wlbyth' d'mrth dnhw' shmy thmn
Yahweh said, “I will also remove Judah out of my sight, as I have removed Israel; and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’”
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ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܫܝܐ ܘܟܘܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕ ܗܐ ܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܒܣܦܪ ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ
wshrk' dpthgmwhy dywshy' wkwl mdm debd h' kthybyn bspr dbrymyn dmlk' dyhwd'
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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ܒܝ̈ܘܡܘܗܝ ܣܠܩ ܦܪܥܘܢ ܚܓܝܪܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܒܘܓ ܕܥܠ ܢܗܪܐ ܦܪܬ ܘܐܙܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܦܪܥܘܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܐܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܣܛܝ ܡܢܝ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܗ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܗܝ ܦܪܥܘܢ ܘܩܛܠܗ ܒܡܓܕܘ ܟܕ ܚܙܝܗܝ ܬܡܢ
bywmwhy slq prewn khgyr' mlk' dmtsryn el mbwg del nhr' prth w'zl mlk' ywshy' l'wreh lmthkthshw emh w'mr lh prewn l' hw' elyk 'th' 'n' sTy mny wl' shmeh ywshy' wmkhyhy prewn wqTlh bmgdw kd khzyhy thmn
In his days Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and King Josiah went against him, but Pharaoh Necoh killed him at Megiddo when he saw him.
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ܘܫܩܠܘܗܝ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܡܝܬ ܡܢ ܡܓܕܘ ܘܐܘܒܠܘܗܝ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܩܒܪܘܗܝ ܬܡܢ ܒܩܒܪܗ ܘܕܒܪܘ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܠܝܗܘܐܚܙ ܒܪ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܘܡܫܚܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܠܟܘܗܝ ܚܠܦ ܐܒܘܗܝ
wshqlwhy ebdwhy kd myth mn mgdw w'wblwhy l'wrshlm wqbrwhy thmn bqbrh wdbrw em' d're' lyhw'khz br ywshy' wmshkhwhy w'mlkwhy khlp 'bwhy
His servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.
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ܒܪ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܬܠܬ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܝܗܘܐܚܙ ܟܕ ܐܡܠܟ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܐܡܠܟ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܫܡܗ ܕܐܡܗ ܚܡܛܘܠ ܒܪܬ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܡܢ ܠܒܢܐ
br esryn hw' wthlth shnyn yhw'khz kd 'mlk wthlth' yrkhyn 'mlk b'wrshlm wshmh d'mh khmTwl brth 'rmy' mn lbn'
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
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ܘܥܒܕ ܕܒܝܫ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܢܫܐ
webd dbysh qdm mry' 'yk debd mnsh'
He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that his fathers had done.
33
ܘܐܣܪܗ ܦܪܥܘܢ ܚܓܝܪܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܒܕܒܠܬ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܚܡܬ ܟܕ ܐܡܠܟ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܐܪܡܝ ܡܕܐܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܐܐ ܟܟܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܟܣܦܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ ܟܟܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܕܗܒܐ
w'srh prewn khgyr' mlk' dmtsryn bdblth b're' dkhmth kd 'mlk b'wrshlm w'rmy md'th' el 're' m'' kkryn dksp' wesr kkryn ddhb'
Pharaoh Necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
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ܘܐܡܠܟ ܦܪܥܘܢ ܚܓܝܪܐ ܠܐܠܝܩܝܡ ܒܪ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܚܠܦ ܝܘܫܝܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܫܡܝ ܫܡܗ ܝܘܝܩܝܡ ܘܠܝܗܘܐܚܙ ܕܒܪܗ ܘܥܠ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܡܝܬ ܬܡܢ
w'mlk prewn khgyr' l'lyqym br ywshy' khlp ywshy' 'bwhy wshmy shmh ywyqym wlyhw'khz dbrh wel lmtsryn wmyth thmn
Pharaoh Necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but he took Jehoahaz away, and he came to Egypt and died there.
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ܘܟܣܦܐ ܘܕܗܒܐ ܝܗܒ ܝܘܝܩܝܡ ܠܦܪܥܘܢ ܒܪܡ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܕܗܒܐ ܐܪܡܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܬ ܦܘܡܗ ܕܦܪܥܘܢ ܐܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܙܕܩܗ ܡܩܪܒ ܗܘܐ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܕܗܒܐ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܬ ܦܘܡܗ ܕܦܪܥܘܢ ܚܓܝܪܐ
wksp' wdhb' yhb ywyqym lprewn brm ksp' wdhb' 'rmy el 're' el mlth pwmh dprewn 'nsh 'yk zdqh mqrb hw' ksp' wdhb' mn em' d're' el mlth pwmh dprewn khgyr'
Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necoh.
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ܒܪ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܚܡܫ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܝܘܝܩܝܡ ܟܕ ܐܡܠܟ ܘܚܕܥܣܪܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܡܠܟ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܫܡܐ ܕܐܡܗ ܙܒܝܕܐ ܒܪܬ ܦܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܪܡܬܐ
br esryn hw' wkhmsh shnyn ywyqym kd 'mlk wkhdesr' shnyn 'mlk b'wrshlm wshm' d'mh zbyd' brth pry' mn rmth'
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
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ܘܥܒܕ ܕܒܝܫ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܐ̈ܒܗܘܗܝ
webd dbysh qdm mry' 'yk debdw 'bhwhy
He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that his fathers had done.