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1히스기야가 온 이스라엘과 유다에 보내고 또 에브라임과 므낫세에 편지를 보내어 예루살렘 여호와의 전에 와서 이스라엘 하나님 여호와를 위하여 유월절을 지키라 하니라 2왕이 방백들과 예루살렘 온 회중으로 더불어 의논하고 이월에 유월절을 지키려 하였으며 3이는 성결케 한 제사장이 부족하고 백성도 예루살렘에 모이지 못한고로 그 정한 때에 지킬 수 없었음이라 4왕과 온 회중이 이 일을 선히 여기고 5드디어 명을 발하여 브엘세바에서부터 단까지 온 이스라엘에 반포하여 일제히 예루살렘으로 와서 이스라엘 하나님 여호와의 유월절을 지키라 하니 이는 기록한 규례대로 오래동안 지키지 못하였음이더라 6보발꾼들이 왕과 방백들의 편지를 받아가지고 왕의 명을 좇아 온 이스라엘과 유다에 두루 다니며 전하니 일렀으되 이스라엘 자손들아 너희는 아브라함과 이삭과 이스라엘의 하나님 여호와께로 돌아오라 그리하면 저가 너희 남은 자 곧 앗수르 왕의 손에서 벗어난 자에게로 돌아오시리라 7너희 열조와 너희 형제 같이 하지 말라 저희가 그 열조의 하나님 여호와께 범죄한고로 여호와께서 멸망에 붙이신 것을 너희가 목도하는 바니라 8그런즉 너희 열조 같이 목을 곧게 하지 말고 여호와께 귀순하여 영원히 거룩케 하신 전에 들어가서 너희 하나님 여호와를 섬겨 그 진노가 너희에게서 떠나게 하라 9너희가 만일 여호와께 돌아오면 너희 형제와 너희 자녀가 사로잡은 자에게서 자비를 입어 다시 이 땅으로 돌아오리라 너희 하나님 여호와는 은혜로우시고 자비하신지라 너희가 그에게로 돌아오면 그 얼굴을 너희에게서 돌이키지 아니하시리라 하였더라 10보발꾼이 에브라임과 므낫세 지방 각 성에 두루 다녀 스불론까지 이르렀으나 사람들이 저희를 조롱하며 비웃었더라 11그러나 아셀과 므낫세와 스불론 중에서 몇 사람이 스스로 겸비하여 예루살렘에 이르렀고 12하나님이 또한 유다 사람들을 감동시키사 저희로 왕과 방백들이 여호와의 말씀대로 전한 명령을 일심으로 준행하게 하셨더라 13이월에 백성이 무교절을 지키려 하여 예루살렘에 많이 모이니 심히 큰 회라 14무리가 일어나 예루살렘에 있는 제단과 향단들을 모두 제하여 기드론 시내에 던지고 15이월 십사일에 유월절 양을 잡으니 제사장과 레위 사람이 부끄러워하여 성결케 하고 번제물을 가지고 여호와의 전에 이르러 16규례대로 각각 자기 처소에 서고 하나님의 사람 모세의 율법을 좇아 제사장이 레위 사람의 손에서 피를 받아 뿌리니라 17회중에 많은 사람이 성결케 하지 못한고로 레위 사람들이 모든 부정한 사람을 위하여 유월절 양을 잡아 저희로 여호와 앞에서 성결케 하였으나 18에브라임과 므낫세와 잇사갈과 스불론의 많은 무리는 자기를 깨끗케 하지 아니하고 유월절 양을 먹어 기록한 규례에 어긴지라 히스기야가 위하여 기도하여 가로되 선하신 여호와여 사하옵소서 19결심하고 하나님 곧 그 열조의 하나님 여호와를 구하는 아무 사람이든지 비록 성소의 결례대로 스스로 깨끗케 못하였을지라도 사하옵소서 하였더니 20여호와께서 히스기야의 기도를 들으시고 백성을 고치셨더라 21예루살렘에 모인 이스라엘 자손이 크게 즐거워하며 칠 일 동안 무교절을 지켰고 레위 사람들과 제사장들은 날마다 여호와를 칭송하며 큰 소리나는 악기를 울려 여호와를 찬양하였으며 22히스기야는 여호와를 섬기는 일에 통달한 모든 레위 사람에게 위로하였더라 이와 같이 절기 칠 일 동안에 무리가 먹으며 화목제를 드리고 그 열조의 하나님 여호와께 감사하였더라 23온 회가 다시 칠 일을 지키기로 결의하고 이에 또 칠 일을 즐거이 지켰더라 24유다 왕 히스기야가 수송아지 일천과 양 칠천을 회중에게 주었고 방백들은 수송아지 일천과 양 일만을 회중에게 주었으며 성결케 한 제사장도 많았는지라 25유다 온 회중과 제사장들과 레위 사람들과 이스라엘에서 온 온 회중과 이스라엘 땅에서 나온 나그네와 유다에 거한 나그네가 다 즐거워 하였으므로 26예루살렘에 큰 희락이 있었으니 이스라엘 왕 다윗의 아들 솔로몬 때로부터 이러한 희락이 예루살렘에 없었더라 27그 때에 제사장들과 레위 사람들이 일어나서 백성을 위하여 축복하였으니 그 소리가 들으신바 되고 그 기도가 여호와의 거룩한 처소 하늘에 상달하였더라

1Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to Yahweh’s house at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel. 2For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to keep the Passover in the second month. 3For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. 4The thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly. 5So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem: for they had not kept it in great numbers in such sort as it is written. 6So the couriers went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, “You children of Israel, turn again to Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may return to the remnant that have escaped of you out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7Don’t be like your fathers, and like your brothers, who trespassed against Yahweh, the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up to desolation, as you see. 8Now don’t be stiff-necked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves to Yahweh, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you. 9For if you turn again to Yahweh, your brothers and your children shall find compassion before those who led them captive, and shall come again into this land: for Yahweh your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.” 10So the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even to Zebulun: but they ridiculed them, and mocked them. 11Nevertheless certain men of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem. 12Also on Judah came the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by Yahweh’s word. 13Many people assembled at Jerusalem to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great assembly. 14They arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron. 15Then they killed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt offerings into Yahweh’s house. 16They stood in their place after their order, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood which they received of the hand of the Levites. 17For there were many in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves: therefore the Levites were in charge of killing the Passovers for everyone who was not clean, to sanctify them to Yahweh. 18For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover otherwise than it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, “May the good Yahweh pardon everyone 19who sets his heart to seek God, Yahweh, the God of his fathers, even if they aren’t clean according to the purification of the sanctuary.” 20Yahweh listened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. 21The children of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised Yahweh day by day, singing with loud instruments to Yahweh. 22Hezekiah spoke comfortably to all the Levites who had good understanding in the service of Yahweh. So they ate throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace offerings, and making confession to Yahweh, the God of their fathers. 23The whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept another seven days with gladness. 24For Hezekiah king of Judah gave to the assembly for offerings one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves. 25All the assembly of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the assembly who came out of Israel, and the foreigners who came out of the land of Israel, and who lived in Judah, rejoiced. 26So there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem. 27Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even to heaven.

1Daarna zond Jehizkia tot het ganse Israel en Juda, en schreef ook brieven tot Efraim en Manasse, dat zij zouden komen tot het huis des HEEREN te Jeruzalem, om den HEERE, den God Israels, pascha te houden. 2Want de koning had raad gehouden met zijn oversten en de ganse gemeente te Jeruzalem, om het pascha te houden, in de tweede maand. 3Want zij hadden het niet kunnen houden te dierzelfder tijd, omdat de priesteren zich niet genoeg geheiligd hadden, en het volk zich niet verzameld had te Jeruzalem. 4En deze zaak was recht in de ogen des konings, en in de ogen der ganse gemeente. 5Zo stelden zij zulks, dat men een stem door gans Israel, van Ber-seba tot Dan, zou laten doorgaan, opdat zij zouden komen om het pascha den HEERE, den God Israels, te houden in Jeruzalem; want zij hadden het in lang niet gehouden, gelijk het geschreven was. 6De lopers dan gingen henen met de brieven van de hand des konings en zijner vorsten, door gans Israel en Juda, en naar het gebod des konings, zeggende: Gij, kinderen Israels, bekeert u tot den HEERE, den God van Abraham, Izak en Israel, zo zal Hij Zich keren tot de ontkomenen, die ulieden overgebleven zijn uit de hand der koningen van Assyrie. 7En zijt niet als uw vaders en als uw broeders, die tegen den HEERE, den God hunner vaderen, overtreden hebben; waarom Hij hen tot verwoesting overgegeven heeft, gelijk als gij ziet. 8Verhardt nu ulieder nek niet, gelijk uw vaderen; geeft den HEERE de hand, en komt tot Zijn heiligdom, hetwelk Hij geheiligd heeft tot in eeuwigheid, en dient den HEERE, uw God; zo zal de hitte Zijns toorns van u afkeren. 9Want als gij u bekeert tot den HEERE, zullen uw broederen en uw kinderen barmhartigheid vinden voor het aangezicht dergenen, die hen gevangen hebben, zodat zij in dit land zullen wederkomen; want de HEERE, uw God, is genadig en barmhartig, en zal het aangezicht van u niet afwenden, zo gij u tot Hem bekeert. 10Zo gingen de lopers door, van stad tot stad, door het land van Efraim en Manasse, tot Zebulon toe; doch zij belachten hen, en bespotten hen. 11Evenwel verootmoedigden zich sommigen van Aser, en Manasse, en van Zebulon, en kwamen te Jeruzalem. 12Ook was de hand Gods in Juda, hun enerlei hart gevende, dat zij het gebod des konings en der vorsten deden, naar het woord des HEEREN. 13En te Jeruzalem verzamelde zich veel volks, om het feest der ongezuurde broden te houden, in de tweede maand, een zeer grote gemeente. 14En zij maakten zich op, en namen de altaren weg, die te Jeruzalem waren; daartoe namen zij alle rooktuig weg, hetwelk zij in de beek Kidron wierpen. 15Toen slachtten zij het pascha, op den veertienden der tweede maand; en de priesters en de Levieten waren beschaamd geworden, en hadden zich geheiligd, en hadden brandofferen gebracht in het huis des HEEREN. 16En zij stonden in hun stand, naar hun wijze, naar de wet van Mozes, den man Gods; de priesters sprengden het bloed, dat nemende uit de hand der Levieten. 17Want een menigte was in die gemeente, die zich niet geheiligd hadden; daarom waren de Levieten over de slachting der paaslammeren, voor iedereen, die niet rein was, om die den HEERE te heiligen. 18Want een menigte des volks, velen van Efraim en Manasse, Issaschar en Zebulon, hadden zich niet gereinigd, maar aten het pascha, niet gelijk geschreven is. Doch Jehizkia bad voor hen, zeggende: De HEERE, die goed is, make verzoening voor dien. 19Die zijn ganse hart gericht heeft, om God den HEERE, den God zijner vaderen, te zoeken, hoewel niet naar de reinigheid des heiligdoms. 20En de HEERE verhoorde Jehizkia, en heelde het volk. 21Zo hielden de kinderen Israels, die te Jeruzalem gevonden werden, het feest der ongezuurde broden, zeven dagen, met grote blijdschap. De Levieten nu en de priesteren prezen den HEERE, dag op dag, met sterk luidende instrumenten des HEEREN. 22En Jehizkia sprak naar het hart van alle Levieten, die verstand hadden in de goede kennis des HEEREN; en zij aten de offeranden des gezetten hoogtijds zeven dagen, offerende dankofferen, en lovende den HEERE, den God hunner vaderen. 23Als nu de ganse gemeente raad gehouden had, om andere zeven dagen te houden, hielden zij nog zeven dagen met blijdschap. 24Want Jehizkia, de koning van Juda, gaf de gemeente duizend varren en zeven duizend schapen; en de vorsten gaven de gemeente duizend varren en tien duizend schapen; de priesteren nu hadden zich in menigte geheiligd. 25En de ganse gemeente van Juda verblijdde zich, mitsgaders de priesteren en de Levieten, en de gehele gemeente dergenen, die uit Israel gekomen waren; ook de vreemdelingen, die uit het land van Israel gekomen waren, en die in Juda woonden. 26Zo was er grote blijdschap te Jeruzalem; want van de dagen van Salomo, den zoon van David, den koning van Israel, was desgelijks in Jeruzalem niet geweest. 27Toen stonden de Levietische priesteren op, en zegenden het volk; en hun stem werd gehoord; want hun gebed kwam tot Zijn heilige woning in den hemel.