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Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

¹

Осмъ лњтъ бысть і^ѓ^сїя е^гда` црsтвова'ти нача`, и^ л~а, лњто црsтвова въ і^ерsлимњ.

²

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

²

и^ сътвори' же чт^о быs пра'во преD гм~ъ, и^ ходи` въ пђтеX дв~да эTц~а свое^го. и^ не ё^клони'ся н^и на де'сно н^и на' лњво”

³

And in the eighth year of his reign, and he being yet a youth, he began to seek the Lord God of his father David: and in the twelfth year of his reign he began to purge Juda and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the ornaments for the altars, and the molten images.

³

Въ і~ е лњто црsтва свое^го. и^ се` бо е^ще б^њ ѓ%троk нача` възыска'ти б~а эTц~а свое^го дв~да. и^ въ в~і лњто црsтва свое^го нача` ѓ^чища'ти і^ё^де'ю, і^ерsлимъ. эT высо'киX и^ лњ'совъ, і^ и'доловъ і^ и^стђка'нныX”

⁴

And he pulled down the altars of Baalim that were before his face, and the high places that were above them; and he cut down the groves, and the graven images, and broke in pieces the molten images, and reduced them to powder, and cast it upon the surface of the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them.

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и^ разори'ша же преD ни'мъ ѓ^лтаря` ваа^лимля і^ и'долы иже наставле'ни бя'хђ съкрђше'ни сђть, и^ посњче` га'и, і^ и^стђка'нныя, и^ сълїя'нныя. и^ съкрђши`, і^ и^стни`, и^ ростопи`, и^ поверже преD лице'мъ гро'бовъ, жер#твъ и^хъ,

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And he burnt the bones of the priests upon the altars, and purged Juda and Jerusalem.

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и^ ко'сти жерцевъ и^хъ съж#же на ѓ%лтарњхъ иX” И$ ѓ^чисти і^ё'дђ і^ерsлимъ.

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And he did so in the cities of Manasse, and Ephraim, and Symeon, and Nephthali, and the places round about them.

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и^ въ градехъ манасїиныX и^ е^фрњмлихъ и^ симеѓ'нихъ да'же и^ до неџали'ма и^ мњ'ста и^хъ, вся` и^спрове'рже.

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And he pulled down the altars and the groves, and he cut the idols in small pieces, and cut off all the high places from all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.

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и^ ѓ^лтари` размета`, и^ лњсы` и^стђка'н#ныя и^стни` въ кђсїе. и^ вся` же кђми'рницы высо'кїа и^стни` эT всеа` земля` і^и^л~евы. и^ възврати'ся въ і^ерsлимъ”

⁸

And in the eighteenth year of his reign, after having cleansed the land, and the house, he sent Saphan the son of Ezelias, and Maasa prefect of the city, and Juach son of Joachaz his recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.

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Въ и~і, лњто црsтва свое^го. ѓ^чище'на земля` и^ цр~ковь гн~я. посла же саMфа'на сн~а е^селїева, и^ а^меа^сїю нача'лника гра'да. і^ и^ѓ^а'са сн~а и^ѓ^ха'зова памятопи'сца, да въздвигнђтъ до'мъ г~а б~а свое^го,

⁹

And they came to Chelcias the high priest, and gave the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites who kept the gate collected of the hand of Manasse and Ephraim, and of the princes, and of every one that was left in Israel, and of the children of Juda and Benjamin, and of the dwellers in Jerusalem.

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и^же прїидо'ша къ хелкїи сщ~енникђ вели'комђ прїя'ти эT него сре'бреники и^же принесе'ни бњша до'мђ гн~ю, иXже събра'ша левљ=ти и^ две'рницы эT манасїя и^ эT е^фрњма и^ нача'лниковъ и^ всXњ про'чихъ і^и^зра'иля. и^ эT всея` і^ё^де'а и^ венїами'на, и^ ѓ^бита'ющиX въ і^ерsлимњ

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And they gave it into the hand of the workmen, who were appointed in the house of the Lord, and they gave it to the workmen who wrought in the house of the Lord, to repair and strengthen the house.

¹⁰

и^ да'ша в рђцњ и^хъ и^же преDнїи бя'хђ дњ'лателїе в домђ гн~и. да въздви'гнђтъ цр~ковь. и^же и^ не крњ'пкая да ё^правля'ютъ.

¹¹

They gave it also to the carpenters and builders, to buy squared stones, and timber for beams to cover the houses which the kings of Juda had destroyed.

¹¹

и^ тїи да'ша я& ё^модњ'лникомъ і^ и^звњ'стникомъ да кђпятъ ка'менїе четвероё^го'лное, и^ на дре'ва на раз#сњ'лныя съзида'нїя, и^ на покры'тїе до'момъ и^же разориша цр~и і^ё'дини.

¹²

And the men were faithfully engaged in the works: and over them were superintendents, Jeth and Abdias, Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zacharias and Mosollam, of the sons of Caath, appointed to oversee; and every Levite, and every one that understood how to play on musical instruments.

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и^же вњрнњ'ишїе мђж'и вся` сътвори'ша” Бя'хђ же преDста'тели дњ'лателемъ ге'џъ, и^ а^вдїя левљ=тинъ эT сн~овъ мера'ри, и^ заха'рїя, и^ мосоlла'мъ эT сн~овъ каа'џъ и^же прилежа'хђ дњ'лђ. и^ вс^и левљ=ти, і^ и'же знахђ въ а^рга'ны пњти.

¹³

And overseers were over the burden-bearers, and over all the workmen in the respective works; and of the Levites were appointed scribes, and judges, and porters.

¹³

наD тњми и^же по ро'знымъ ѓ^бы'чае^мъ бремена` ноша'хђ. и^ наD творя'щими дњ'ло дњла'нїя” И$ эT левљ=тъ бњша писари и^ сђдїи и^ две'рницы,

¹⁴

And when they brought forth the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord, Chelcias the priest found a book of the law of the Lord given by the hand of Moses.

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е^гда` и^зноша'ти и^мъ сре'бреники и^же принесе'ни бњша въ цр~ковь гн~ю” И$ ѓ^брњте` хеlкїа сщ~енникъ, книгђ зако'на гн~я. и^же дана` бы'сть поD рђ'кђ мољ=сїя”

¹⁵

And Chelcias answered and said to Saphan the scribe, I have found a book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Chelcias gave the book to Saphan.

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И$ эTвњща` хел#кїя и^ рече къ сафа'нђ писарђ. книгђ зако'на ѓ^брњто'хъ въ домђ` гн~и и^ даде` сафа'нђ.

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And Saphan brought in the book to the king, and moreover gave an account to the king, saying, This is all the money given into the hand of thy servants that work.

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ѓ%нъ же несе` ю& къ цр~ю. и^ звњща` е^мђ гл~ющи. вся` и^же да'лъ е^си в рђ'кђ рабо'мъ твоиM с^е съверша'ются.

¹⁷

And they have collected the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and given it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of them that do the work.

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сребро` чт^о наидо'хомъ в домђ` гн~и сълїя'хом#. да'но же е^сть дњ'лателемъ ё^модњ'лнымъ, и^ ро'зная дњ'ла кђ'ющимъ”

¹⁸

And Saphan the scribe brought word to the king, saying, Chelcias the priest has given me a book. And Saphan read it before the king.

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И$ възвњсти` сафа'нъ пи'саръ сло'во гл~я, даде' м^и хел#кїа сщ~ен#никъ сїю кни'гђ. и^же сафа'нъ съ цр~емъ настоя'щее почита'ше”

¹⁹

And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his garments.

¹⁹

И$ слы'ша цр~ь словеса` зако'на и^ растерза` ри'зы своя`”

²⁰

And the king commanded Chelcias, and Achicam the son of Saphan, and Abdom the son of Michaias, and Saphan the scribe, and Asaia the servant of the king, saying,

²⁰

И$ повелњ` цр~ь хел#кїеви, и^ а^хика'мђ сн~ђ и^ѓ^сафа'новђ. и^ а^вдо'нђ сн~ђ михе'евђ, и^ сафа'нђ пи'сарђ, и^ а^са'їю рабђ` цр~евђ гл~ющи.

²¹

Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for every one that is left in Israel and Juda, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord which has been kindled amongst us, because our fathers have not hearkened to the words of the Lord, to do according to all the things written in this book.

²¹

и^дњте и^ моли'теся г~ђ за мя`, и^ за про'чихъ і^и^л~я і^ и^ё'дђ, за вся` словеса` книги сея` и^же ѓ^брњте'на е^сть. вели'къ б^о гнњ'въ раZгорњ'ся на наs. того ра'ди и^же не съхрани'ша эTц~ы на'ши слове'съ гн~ихъ, да сътво'рятъ вся` и^же пи'сана сђть в то'мъ ѓ^брњте'нїи”

²²

And Chelcias went, and the others whom the king told, to Olda the prophetess, the wife of Sellem son of Thecoe, son of Aras, who kept the commandments; and she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter: and they spoke to her accordingly.

²²

І$ и'де хел#кїя, и^ тїи и^же вкђ'пњ эT цр~я послани бя'хђ къ ѓ^л#да'нњ пррoчицы женњ` сел#лђ'мовњ, сн~овъ џекђе'выхъ сн~ђ е^серїевђ стра'жеи ри'зных#. храня'щеи за'повњди. и^же ѓ^биташе въ і^ерsлимњ въ маса'нњ и^ гл~али сђть е'и по семђ`”

²³

And she said to them, Thus has the Lord God of Israel said, Tell the man who sent you to me,

²³

И$ та` эTвњща` и^мъ. сїя рече г~ь б~ъ і^и^л~евъ. гл~ите мђж'ђ и^же посла` ваs къ мнњ`. сїя рече г~ь

²⁴

Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon this place, even all the words that are written in the book that was read before the king of Juda:

²⁴

с^е а%зъ наведђ` ѕла'я на мњсто с^е, и^ на ѓ^бита'ющиX е^го. вся же прокля'тїя и^же пи'сана сђть въ кни'ѕњ то'и, ю%же что'ша преD цр~емъ і^ё'динымъ

²⁵

because they have forsaken me, and burnt incense to strange gods, that they might provoke me by all the works of their hands; and my wrath is kindled against this place, and it shall not be quenched.

²⁵

зане` ѓ^ста'виша м^я. и^ кадя'хђ бого'мъ чю'ждимъ. да м^я къ ја%рости призовђтъ, въ всњ'хъ дњлеX рђ'кђ свою`. того ра'ди разгорњ'ся гнvњ мо'и на мњ'стот^о и^ не ё^га'сится” И$ къ

²⁶

And concerning the king of Juda, who sent you to seek the Lord,—thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, As for the words which thou hast heard,

²⁶

цр~ю же і^ё'динђ и^же посла` ва'съ ко г~ђ помоли'тися та'ко гл~ите е^мђ. сїя рече г~ь б~ъ і^и^л~евъ. ја%ко слы'шалъ е^си

²⁷

forasmuch as thy heart was ashamed, and thou wast humbled before me when thou heardest my words against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, and thou wast humbled before me, and didst rend thy garments, and didst weep before me; I also have heard, saith the Lord.

²⁷

словеса`. и^ сђмнњ'ся срDце твое` и^ смири'л#ся е^си предо мно'ю наD тњми и^же рече'нна сђть проти'вђ мњста сего, и^ ѓ^бита'ющимъ і^ерsлимђ. посрами' же ся лица` мое^го и^ растерза'лъ е^си ри'зы твоя` и^ пла'калъ е^си предо мно'ю. а%з# же ё^слы'шахъ т^я реq г~ь.

²⁸

Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, and thine eyes shall not look upon all the evils which I am bringing upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of it. And they brought back word to the king.

²⁸

с^е приложђ` т^я къ эTц~емъ твои^мъ, и^ приложи'шися въ гро'бњ твое^мъ въ мирњ. и^ не ё'зрятъ ѓ%чи твои` вся'кого ѕла` и^же а%зъ наведђ` на мњ'сто се`, и^ на ѓ^бита'ющихъ е^го” Възвњсти'ша ё^бо цр~ю вся и^же гл~а.

²⁹

And the king sent and gathered the elders of Juda and Jerusalem.

²⁹

и^ посла` цр~ь и^ съзва всњ'хъ бо'лше роDныхъ і^ё'диныхъ і^ерsлима.

³⁰

And the king went up to the house of the Lord, he and all Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that were found in the house of the Lord.

³⁰

и^ в#зы'иде въ доM гн~ь. и^ вси мђ'жи і^ё'дины и^ живђщеи въ і^ерsлимњ. и^ сщ~енницы и^ левљ=ты, и^ ве'сь по'лкъ эT ме'ншихъ да'же до бо'льшихъ. и%м#же слы'шащимъ в домђ` гн~и. чте` цр~ь вс^я словеса` ѓ^брњт#шая^ся въ домђ` гн~и

³¹

And the king stood at a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk before the Lord, to keep his commandments and testimonies, and his ordinances, with all his heart and with all his soul, so as to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.

³¹

стоя'щи ё^ прsтла свое^го. и^ завњща` завњтъ преD гм~ъ да хо'дятъ по немъ, и^ да съхраняюT повеле'нїя е^го и^ свњдњ'нїя е^го и^ ѓ^правда'нїя е^го всњ'мъ срDцемъ свои'мъ, и^ всею` дш~ею свое^ю. твори'ти же и^же пи'сана сђть ја%ко словеса` ѓ^брTњшїися въ кни'зњ се'и”

³²

And he caused all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand; and the inhabitants of Jerusalem made a covenant in the house of the Lord God of their fathers.

³²

Закля'ть же на тоM всXњ и^же ѓ^брњте'ни бя'хђ въ і^ерsлимњ и^ венїами'нњ. и^ сътвори'ша ѓ^бита'юще въ і^ерsлимњ по чинђ` г~а б~а эTц~ъ свои^хъ.

³³

And Josias removed all the abominations out of the whole land which belonged to the children of Israel, and caused all that were found in Jerusalem and in Israel, to serve the Lord their God all his days: he departed not from following the Lord God of his fathers.

³³

эTја%тъ б^о і^ѓ^сїа вся` поноше'нїя эT всея` земли` сн~овъ і^и^л~евъ. и^ сътвори` всњхъ и^же ѓ^ста'вшїи бя'хђ въ і^и^л~и слђжи'ти г~ђ б~ђ свое^мђ вся` дн~и живота` е^го, и^ не эTи^до'ша эT г~а б~а эTц~ъ свои^хъ”