1Feitas todas estas coisas, todos os de Israel que se haviam achado ali, saíram pelas cidades de Judá, e quebraram as estátuas e destruíram os bosques, e derrubaram os altos e os altares por todo Judá e Benjamim, e também em Efraim e Manassés, 2E definiu Ezequias as repartições dos sacerdotes e dos levitas conforme a suas ordens, cada um segundo seu ofício, os sacerdotes e os levitas para o holocausto e pacíficos, para que ministrassem, para que confessassem e louvassem às portas dos acampamentos do SENHOR. 3A contribuição do rei de sua riqueza era holocaustos a manhã e tarde, e holocaustos para os sábados, novas luas, e solenidades, como está escrito na lei do SENHOR. 4Mandou também ao povo que habitava em Jerusalém, que dessem a porção aos sacerdotes e levitas, para que se esforçassem na lei do SENHOR. 5E quando este edito foi divulgado, os filhos de Israel deram muitas primícias de grão, vinho, azeite, mel, e de todos os frutos da terra: trouxeram também os dízimos de todas as coisas em abundância. 6Também os filhos de Israel e de Judá, que habitavam nas cidades de Judá, deram do mesmo modo os dízimos das vacas e das ovelhas: e trouxeram os dízimos do santificado, das coisas que haviam prometido ao SENHOR seu Deus, e puseram-nos por amontoados. 7No mês terceiro começaram a fundar aqueles amontoados, e no mês sétimo acabaram. 8E Ezequias e os príncipes vieram a ver os amontoados, e bendisseram ao SENHOR, e a seu povo Israel. 9E perguntou Ezequias aos sacerdotes e aos levitas acerca dos amontoados. 10E respondeu-lhe Azarias, sumo sacerdote, da casa de Zadoque, e disse: Desde que começaram a trazer a oferta à casa do SENHOR, comemos e nos saciamos, e nos sobrou muito: porque o SENHOR abençoou seu povo, e restou esta abundância. 11Então mandou Ezequias que preparassem câmaras na casa do SENHOR; e prepararam-nas. 12E puseram as primícias e dízimos e as coisas consagradas, fielmente; e deram cargo disso a Conanias levita, o principal, e Simei seu irmão foi o segundo. 13E Jeiel, Azazias, Naate, Asael, Jeremote, Jozabade, Eliel, Ismaquias, Maate, e Benaia, foram capatazes sob a mão de Conanias e de Simei seu irmão, por mandamento do rei Ezequias e de Azarias, príncipe da casa de Deus. 14E Coré filho de Imná levita, porteiro ao oriente, tinha cargo dos donativos de Deus, e das ofertas do SENHOR que se davam, e de tudo o que se santificava. 15E a sua mão estava Éden, Benjamim, Jesua, Semaías, Amarias, e Secanias, nas cidades dos sacerdotes, para dar com fidelidade a seus irmãos suas partes conforme a suas ordens, assim ao maior como ao menor: 16A mais dos homens anotados por suas linhagens, de três anos acima, a todos os que entravam na casa do SENHOR, sua porção diária por seu ministério, segundo seus ofícios e classes; 17Também aos que eram contados entre os sacerdotes pelas famílias de seus pais, e aos levitas de idade de vinte anos acima, conforme a seus ofícios e ordens; 18Assim aos de sua geração com todos seus meninos, e suas mulheres, e seus filhos e filhas, a toda a família; porque com fidelidade se consagravam às coisas santas. 19Do mesmo modo em ordem aos filhos de Arão, sacerdotes, que estavam nos campos de suas cidades, por todas as cidades, os homens nomeados tinham cargo de dar suas porções a todos os homens dos sacerdotes, e a toda a linhagem dos levitas. 20De esta maneira fez Ezequias em todo Judá: e executou o que era bom, correto, e verdadeiro, diante do SENHOR seu Deus. 21Em tudo quanto começou no serviço da casa de Deus, e na lei e mandamentos, buscou a seu Deus, e o fez de todo coração, e foi próspero.
1Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. 2Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of Yahweh. 3He appointed also the king’s portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in Yahweh’s law. 4Moreover he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to Yahweh’s law. 5As soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly. 6The children of Israel and Judah, who lived in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated to Yahweh their God, and laid them by heaps. 7In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. 8When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Yahweh, and his people Israel. 9Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. 10Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, “Since people began to bring the offerings into Yahweh’s house, we have eaten and had enough, and have left plenty: for Yahweh has blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.” 11Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in Yahweh’s house; and they prepared them. 12They brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: and over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second. 13Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of God’s house. 14Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east gate, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the offerings of Yahweh, and the most holy things. 15Under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brothers by divisions, as well to the great as to the small: 16besides those who were reckoned by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even everyone who entered into Yahweh’s house, as the duty of every day required, for their service in their offices according to their divisions; 17and those who were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers’ houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their divisions; 18and those who were reckoned by genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their office of trust they sanctified themselves in holiness. 19Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every city, there were men who were mentioned by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all who were reckoned by genealogy among the Levites. 20Hezekiah did so throughout all Judah; and he worked that which was good and right and faithful before Yahweh his God. 21In every work that he began in the service of God’s house, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
1Als zij nu voleind hadden, togen alle Israelieten, die er gevonden werden, uit, tot de steden van Juda, en braken de opgerichte beelden, en hieuwen de bossen af, en wierpen de hoogten en de altaren af, uit gans Juda en Benjamin, ook in Efraim en Manasse, totdat zij alles te niet gemaakt hadden; daarna keerden al de kinderen Israels weder, een ieder tot zijn bezitting in hun steden. 2En Hizkia bestelde de verdelingen der priesteren en der Levieten, naar hun verdelingen, een ieder naar zijn dienst, de priesteren en de Levieten tot het brandoffer en tot de dankofferen, om te dienen, en om te loven, en om te prijzen in de poort van de legers des HEEREN; 3Ook het deel des konings van zijn have tot de brandofferen, tot de brandofferen des morgens en des avonds, en de brandofferen der sabbatten, en der nieuwe maanden, en der gezette hoogtijden; gelijk geschreven is in de wet des HEEREN. 4En hij zeide tot het volk, tot de inwoners van Jeruzalem, dat zij het deel der priesteren en Levieten geven zouden, opdat zij versterkt mochten worden in de wet des HEEREN. 5Toen nu dat woord uitbrak, brachten de kinderen Israels vele eerstelingen van koren, most, en olie, en honig, en van al de inkomsten des velds; ook brachten zij de tienden van alles in met menigte. 6En de kinderen van Israel en Juda, die in de steden van Juda woonden, brachten ook tienden der runderen en der schapen, en tienden der heilige dingen, die den HEERE, hun God, geheiligd waren, en maakten vele hopen. 7In de derde maand begonnen zij den grond van die hopen te leggen, en in de zevende maand voleindden zij. 8Toen nu Jehizkia en de vorsten kwamen en die hopen zagen, zegenden zij den HEERE en Zijn volk Israel. 9En Jehizkia ondervraagde de priesteren en de Levieten aangaande die hopen. 10En Azaria, de hoofdpriester, van het huis van Zadok, sprak tot hem en zeide: Van dat men deze heffing begonnen heeft tot het huis des HEEREN te brengen, is er te eten geweest en verzadigd te worden, ja, over te houden tot overvloed toe; want de HEERE heeft Zijn volk gezegend, zodat deze veelheid overgebleven is. 11Toen zeide Jehizkia, dat men kameren aan het huis des HEEREN bereiden zou; en zij bereidden ze. 12Daarin brachten zij die heffing, en de tienden, en de geheiligde dingen, in getrouwigheid; en daarover was Chonanja, de Leviet, overste, en Simei, zijn broeder, de tweede. 13Maar Jehiel, en Azazja, en Nahath, en Asahel, en Jerimoth, en Jozabad, en Eliel, en Jismachja, en Mahath, en Benaja, waren opzieners, onder de hand van Chonanja en Simei, zijn broeder; door het bevel van den koning Jehizkia en van Azaria, den overste van het huis Gods. 14En Kore, de zoon van Jimna, de Leviet, de poortier tegen het oosten, was over de vrijwillige gaven Gods, om het hefoffer des HEEREN en het allerheiligste uit te delen. 15En aan zijn hand waren Eden, en Minjamin, en Jesua, en Semaja, Amarja en Sechanja, in de steden der priesteren, met getrouwigheid, om aan hun broederen in de verdelingen, zowel aan de kleinen als de groten, uit te delen: 16(Benevens die gesteld waren in het geslachtsregister der manspersonen, drie jaren oud en daarboven) allen, die in het huis des HEEREN gingen, tot het dagelijkse werk op elken dag, voor hun dienst, in hun wachten, naar hun verdelingen. 17En met die gesteld waren in het geslachtsregister der priesteren naar het huis hunner vaderen, ook de Levieten van twintig jaren oud en daarboven, in hun wachten, naar hun verdelingen; 18Ook tot de geslachtsrekening met al hun kinderkens, hun vrouwen, en hun zonen, en hun dochteren, door de ganse gemeente; want zij hadden zich in hun ambt in heiligheid geheiligd. 19Ook waren onder de kinderen van Aaron, de priesteren, op de velden der voorsteden hunner steden, in elke stad, mannen, die met namen uitgedrukt waren, om aan alle manspersonen onder de priesteren en aan allen, die in het geslachtsregister onder de Levieten gesteld waren, delen te geven. 20En alzo deed Jehizkia in geheel Juda; en hij deed dat goed, en recht, en waarachtig was, voor het aangezicht des HEEREN, zijns Gods. 21En in alle werk, dat hij begon in den dienst van het huis Gods, en in de wet en in het gebod, om zijn God te zoeken, deed hij met zijn ganse hart, en had voorspoed.
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