| | 1 | 希西家差遣人去见以色列和犹大众人，又写信给以法莲和玛拿西人，叫他们到耶路撒冷耶和华的殿，向耶和华以色列的神守逾越节。
Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem and celebrate the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel. | |
| | 2 | 因为王和众首领，并耶路撒冷全会众已经商议，要在二月内守逾越节。
The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to celebrate the Passover in the second month. | |
| | 3 | 正月（原文作那时）间他们不能守。因为自洁的祭司尚不敷用，百姓也没有聚集在耶路撒冷。
They had not been able to celebrate it at the regular time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem. | |
| | 4 | 王与全会众都以这事为善。
The plan seemed right both to the king and to the whole assembly. | |
| | 5 | 于是定了命令，传遍以色列，从别是巴直到但，使他们都来，在耶路撒冷向耶和华以色列的神守逾越节。因为照所写的例，守这节的不多了（或作因为民许久没有照所写的例守节了）。
They decided to send a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, calling the people to come to Jerusalem and celebrate the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel. It had not been celebrated in large numbers according to what was written. | |
| | 6 | 驿卒就把王和众首领的信，遵着王命传遍以色列和犹大。信内说，以色列人哪，你们当转向耶和华亚伯拉罕，以撒，以色列的神，好叫他转向你们这脱离亚述王手的余民。
At the king's command, couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and from his officials, which read: "People of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, that he may return to you who are left, who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. | |
| | 7 | 你们不要效法你们列祖和你们的弟兄。他们干犯耶和华他们列祖的神，以致耶和华丢弃他们，使他们败亡（或作令人惊骇），正如你们所见的。
Do not be like your fathers and brothers, who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that he made them an object of horror, as you see. | |
| | 8 | 现在不要象你们列祖硬着颈项，只要归顺耶和华，进入他的圣所，就是永远成圣的居所。又要事奉耶和华你们的神，好使他的烈怒转离你们。
Do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were; submit to the LORD. Come to the sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that his fierce anger will turn away from you. | |
| | 9 | 你们若转向耶和华，你们的弟兄和儿女必在掳掠他们的人面前蒙怜恤，得以归回这地，因为耶和华你们的神有恩典，施怜悯。你们若转向他，他必不转脸不顾你们。
If you return to the LORD, then your brothers and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will come back to this land, for the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him." | |
| | 10 | 驿卒就由这城跑到那城，传遍了以法莲，玛拿西，直到西布伦。那里的人却戏笑他们，讥诮他们。
The couriers went from town to town in Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun, but the people scorned and ridiculed them. | |
| | 11 | 然而亚设，玛拿西，西布伦中也有人自卑，来到耶路撒冷。
Nevertheless, some men of Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem. | |
| | 12 | 神也感动犹大人，使他们一心遵行王与众首领凭耶和华之言所发的命令。
Also in Judah the hand of God was on the people to give them unity of mind to carry out what the king and his officials had ordered, following the word of the LORD. | |
| | 13 | 二月，有许多人在耶路撒冷聚集，成为大会，要守除酵节。
A very large crowd of people assembled in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month. | |
| | 14 | 他们起来，把耶路撒冷的祭坛和烧香的坛尽都除去，抛在汲沦溪中。
They removed the altars in Jerusalem and cleared away the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley. | |
| | 15 | 二月十四日，宰了逾越节的羊羔。祭司与利未人觉得惭愧，就洁净自己，把燔祭奉到耶和华殿中，
They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the LORD. | |
| | 16 | 遵着神人摩西的律法，照例站在自己的地方。祭司从利未人手里接过血来，洒在坛上。
Then they took up their regular positions as prescribed in the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood handed to them by the Levites. | |
| | 17 | 会中有许多人尚未自洁，所以利未人为一切不洁之人宰逾越节的羊羔，使他们在耶和华面前成为圣洁。
Since many in the crowd had not consecrated themselves, the Levites had to kill the Passover lambs for all those who were not ceremonially clean and could not consecrate their lambs to the LORD. | |
| | 18 | 以法莲，玛拿西，以萨迦，西布伦有许多人尚未自洁，他们却也吃逾越节的羊羔，不合所记录的定例。希西家为他们祷告说，凡专心寻求神，就是耶和华他列祖之神的，虽不照着圣所洁净之礼自洁，求至善的耶和华也饶恕他。
Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, "May the LORD, who is good, pardon everyone | |
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who sets his heart on seeking God--the LORD, the God of his fathers--even if he is not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary." | |
| | 20 | 耶和华垂听希西家的祷告，就饶恕（原文作医治）百姓。
And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people. | |
| | 21 | 在耶路撒冷的以色列人大大喜乐，守除酵节七日。利未人和祭司用响亮的乐器，日日颂赞耶和华。
The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great rejoicing, while the Levites and priests sang to the LORD every day, accompanied by the LORD'S instruments of praise. | |
| | 22 | 希西家慰劳一切善于事奉耶和华的利未人。于是众人吃节筵七日，又献平安祭，且向耶和华他们列祖的神认罪。
Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service of the LORD. For the seven days they ate their assigned portion and offered fellowship offerings and praised the LORD, the God of their fathers. | |
| | 23 | 全会众商议，要再守节七日。于是欢欢喜喜地又守节七日。
The whole assembly then agreed to celebrate the festival seven more days; so for another seven days they celebrated joyfully. | |
| | 24 | 犹大王希西家赐给会众公牛一千只，羊七千只为祭物。众首领也赐给会众公牛一千只，羊一万只，并有许多的祭司洁净自己。
Hezekiah king of Judah provided a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep and goats for the assembly, and the officials provided them with a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep and goats. A great number of priests consecrated themselves. | |
| | 25 | 犹大全会众，祭司，利未人，并那从以色列地来的会众和寄居的人，以及犹大寄居的人，尽都喜乐。
The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, along with the priests and Levites and all who had assembled from Israel, including the aliens who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah. | |
| | 26 | 这样，在耶路撒冷大有喜乐，自从以色列王大卫儿子所罗门的时候，在耶路撒冷没有这样的喜乐。
There was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. | |
| | 27 | 那时，祭司，利未人起来，为民祝福。他们的声音蒙神垂听，他们的祷告达到天上的圣所。
The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, for their prayer reached heaven, his holy dwelling place. | |
