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1約西亞在耶路撒冷向耶和華守逾越節。正月十四日，就宰了逾越節的羊羔。Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.
2王分派祭司各盡其職，又勉勵他們辦耶和華殿中的事；He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.
3又對那歸耶和華為聖、教訓以色列人的利未人說：「你們將聖約櫃安放在以色列王大衛兒子所羅門建造的殿裡，不必再用肩扛抬。現在要事奉耶和華─你們的 神，服事他的民以色列。To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.
4你們應當按著宗族，照著班次，遵以色列王大衛和他兒子所羅門所寫的，自己預備。Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.
5要按著你們的弟兄，這民宗族的班次，站在聖所，每班中要利未宗族的幾個人。Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites.
6要宰逾越節的羊羔，潔淨自己，為你們的弟兄預備了，好遵守耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的話。」Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”
7約西亞從群畜中賜給在那裡所有的人民，綿羊羔和山羊羔三萬隻，牛三千隻，作逾越節的祭物；這都是出自王的產業中。From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.
8約西亞的眾首領也樂意將犧牲給百姓和祭司利未人；又有管理 神殿的希勒家、撒迦利亞、耶歇將羊羔二千六百隻，牛三百隻，給祭司作逾越節的祭物。His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.
9利未人的族長歌楠雅和他兩個兄弟示瑪雅、拿坦業，與哈沙比雅、耶利、約撒拔將羊羔五千隻，牛五百隻，給利未人作逾越節的祭物。Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.
10這樣，供獻的事齊備了。祭司站在自己的地方，利未人按著班次站立，都是照王所吩咐的。So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.
11利未人宰了逾越節的羊羔，祭司從他們手裡接過血來灑在壇上；利未人剝皮，And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.
12將燔祭搬來，按著宗族的班次分給眾民，好照摩西書上所寫的，獻給耶和華；獻牛也是這樣。They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And they did the same with the bulls.
13他們按著常例，用火烤逾越節的羊羔。別的聖物用鍋，用，用罐煮了，速速地送給眾民。They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.
14然後為自己和祭司預備祭物；因為祭司亞倫的子孫獻燔祭和脂油，直到晚上。所以利未人為自己和祭司亞倫的子孫，預備祭物。Afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
15歌唱的亞薩之子孫，照著大衛、亞薩、希幔，和王的先見耶杜頓所吩咐的，站在自己的地位上。守門的看守各門，不用離開他們的職事，因為他們的弟兄利未人給他們預備祭物。The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.
16當日，供奉耶和華的事齊備了，就照約西亞王的吩咐守逾越節，獻燔祭在耶和華的壇上。So on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah.
17當時在耶路撒冷的以色列人守逾越節，又守除酵節七日。The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.
18自從先知撒母耳以來，在以色列中沒有守過這樣的逾越節，以色列諸王也沒有守過，像約西亞、祭司、利未人、在那裡的猶大人，和以色列人，以及耶路撒冷居民所守的逾越節。No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.
19這逾越節是約西亞作王十八年守的。In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed.
20這事以後，約西亞修完了殿，有埃及王上來，要攻擊靠近幼發拉底河的迦基米施；約西亞出去抵擋他。After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.
21他差遣使者來見約西亞，說：「猶大王啊，我與你何干？我今日來不是要攻擊你，乃是要攻擊與我爭戰之家，並且 神吩咐我速行，你不要干預 神的事，免得他毀滅你，因為 神是與我同在。」But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
22約西亞卻不肯轉去離開他，要與他打仗，不聽從 神藉尼哥之口所說的話，便來到平原爭戰。Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.
23弓箭手射中約西亞王。王對他的臣僕說：「我受了重傷，你拉我出陣吧！」There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”
24他的臣僕扶他下了戰車，上了，送他到耶路撒冷，他就死了，葬在他列祖的墳墓裡。猶大人和耶路撒冷人都為他悲哀。So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.
25耶利米為約西亞作哀歌。所有歌唱的男女也唱哀歌，追悼約西亞，直到今日；而且在以色列中成了定例。這歌載在哀歌書上。Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
26約西亞其餘的事和他遵著耶和華律法上所記而行的善事，As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—
27並他自始至終所行的，都寫在以色列和猶大列王記上。his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.