1 约西亚登基的时候是八岁； 他在耶路撒冷作王共三十一年。 2 他行耶和华看为正的事， 效法他先祖大卫所行的， 不偏左， 也不偏右。 3 他在位第八年， 还是年幼的时候， 就开始寻求他先祖大卫的 神。到了第十二年， 他就开始洁净犹大和耶路撒冷， 除掉邱坛、亚舍拉、雕像和铸像。 4 众人在他面前拆毁了巴力的祭坛， 他亲自打碎了坛上高高的香坛， 又把亚舍拉、雕像和铸像砍碎， 撒在向这些偶像献过祭的人的坟上。 5 他把祭司的骨头烧在他们的祭坛上， 这样就洁净了犹大和耶路撒冷。 6 他又在玛拿西、以法莲、西缅， 以至拿弗他利的各城， 以及它们周围荒废的地方， 都这样行。 7 他拆毁了祭坛， 把亚舍拉和雕刻的偶像打碎， 破碎了以色列全地所有的香坛， 就回耶路撒冷去了。 8 约西亚在位第十八年， 洁净犹大地和圣殿以后， 就差派亚萨利雅的儿子沙番、市长玛西雅和约哈斯的儿子史官约亚， 去修筑耶和华他的 神的殿。 9 于是他们来见大祭司希勒家， 把献给 神的殿的银子交给他。这银子都是守门的利未人， 从玛拿西、以法莲和以色列所有的余民， 以及犹大、便雅悯和耶路撒冷的居民那里收集来的。 10 他们又把银子交给在耶和华殿里负责监察的人； 他们又把银子发给在耶和华殿里作工的工人， 去修补圣殿。 11 他们把银子交给木匠和石匠， 去购买凿好的石头和作木架与横梁的木材， 修补犹大列王毁坏了的殿宇。 12 这些人忠心地工作； 管理他们的督工是利未人米拉利的子孙雅哈和俄巴底； 监管他们的是哥辖的子孙撒迦利雅和米书兰； 还有所有精通乐器的利未人， 13 管理扛抬的， 并且监管所有作各种工作的人； 利未人中， 也有作书记、作职员和作守门的。 14 他们把献给耶和华殿的银子拿出来的时候， 希勒家祭司发现了耶和华借摩西所传的律法书。 15 希勒家对书记沙番说： "我在耶和华的殿里发现了律法书。"希勒家就把书交给沙番。 16 沙番把书带到王那里， 同时向王报告： "你交托你仆人的事， 他们都办妥了。 17 他们把在耶和华殿里的银子倒出来， 交给监督和作工的人。" 18 书记沙番又告诉王， 说： "希勒家祭司还交给我一卷书卷。"于是沙番在王面前诵读那书。 19 王一听见律法书上的话， 就撕裂自己的衣服， 20 吩咐希勒家和沙番的儿子亚希甘、米迦的儿子亚比顿、书记沙番， 以及王的臣仆亚撒雅， 说： 21 "你们去， 为我、也为以色列和犹大的余民， 求问耶和华关于我们发现的这书上的话； 因为我们的列祖没有谨守耶和华的话， 也没有照着这书上所记的一切去行， 所以耶和华才向我们大发烈怒。" 22 于是希勒家和王所差派的人去见女先知户勒大。户勒大是掌管礼服的沙龙的妻子； 沙龙是哈斯拉的孙子、特瓦的儿子； 户勒大住在耶路撒冷第二区； 他们对户勒大这样说了。 23 她就回答他们： "耶和华以色列的 神这样说： ‘你们对那差你们来见我的人说： 24 耶和华这样说： 我要按着在犹大王面前诵读的那卷书上所写的一切咒诅， 降灾在这地和这地的居民身上。 25 因为他们离弃了我， 向别的神烧香， 用他们手所做的惹我发怒， 所以我的忿怒必倾倒在这地上， 总不熄灭。 26 至于那派你们来求问耶和华的犹大王， 你们要这样对他说： 耶和华以色列的 神这样说： 论到你听见的话； 27 因为你听了我指着这地方和这里的居民所说的话， 就心里感动， 在 神面前谦卑； 你既然在我的面前谦卑， 又撕裂衣服， 在我的面前哭泣， 所以我就垂听你的祷告； 这是耶和华的宣告。 28 我必使你归到你的列祖那里去， 你必平平安安归入你的坟墓。我所要降在这地方和这地上的居民身上的一切灾祸， 你必不会亲眼看见。’"他们就把这番话回复王去了。 29 于是王派人把犹大和耶路撒冷的众长老都召集了来。 30 王和犹大众人、耶路撒冷的居民、祭司、利未人， 以及所有的人民， 无论大小， 都一同上耶和华的殿去； 王就把在耶和华殿里发现的约书上的一切话， 都诵读给他们听。 31 王站在他的位上， 在耶和华面前立约， 要一心一意跟随耶和华， 谨守他的诫命、法度和律例， 实行这书上所记立约的誓言。 32 他又使所有在耶路撒冷和便雅悯的人， 都顺从这约。于是耶路撒冷的居民， 都遵照他们列祖的 神的约而行。 33 约西亚在以色列人所属的各地， 把一切可憎的物尽都除掉， 使所有在以色列的人都事奉耶和华他们的 神。约西亚在世的日子， 人民都跟随耶和华他们列祖的 神， 总不离开。

1 A son of eight years [is] Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,2 and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in the ways of David his father, and hath not turned aside -- right or left.3 And in the eighth year of his reign (and he yet a youth), he hath begun to seek to the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he hath begun to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the shrines, and the graven images, and the molten images.4 And they break down before him the altars of the Baalim, and the images that [are] on high above them he hath cut down, and the shrines, and the graven images, and the molten images, he hath broken and beaten small, and streweth on the surface of the graves of those sacrificing to them,5 and the bones of the priests he hath burnt on their altars, and cleanseth Judah and Jerusalem,6 and in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their tools, round about.7 And he breaketh down the altars and the shrines, and the graven images he hath beaten down very small, and all the images he hath cut down in all the land of Israel, and turneth back to Jerusalem.8 And in the eighteenth year of his reign, to purify the land and the house he hath sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah head of the city, and Joah son of Johaz the remembrancer, to strengthen the house of Jehovah his God.9 And they come in unto Hilkiah the high priest, and they give the money that is brought in to the house of God, that the Levites, keeping the threshold, have gathered from the hand of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah, and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,10 and they give [it] into the hand of the workmen, those appointed over the house of Jehovah, and they give it [to] the workmen who are working in the house of Jehovah, to repair and to strengthen the house;11 and they give [it] to artificers, and to builders, to buy hewn stones, and wood for couplings and for beams to the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed.12 And the men are working faithfully in the business, and over them are appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathite, to overlook; and of the Levites, every one understanding about instruments of song,13 and over the burden-bearers, and overseers of every one doing work for service and service; and of the Levites [are] scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers.14 And in their bringing out the money that is brought in to the house of Jehovah, hath Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah by the hand of Moses,15 and Hilkiah answereth and saith unto Shaphan the scribe, `A book of the law I have found in the house of Jehovah;` and Hilkiah giveth the book unto Shaphan,16 and Shaphan bringeth in the book unto the king, and bringeth the king back word again, saying, `All that hath been given into the hand of thy servants they are doing,17 and they pour out the money that is found in the house of Jehovah, and give it into the hand of those appointed, and into the hands of those doing the work.`18 And Shaphan the scribe declareth to the king, saying, `A book hath Hilkiah the priest given to me;` and Shaphan readeth in it before the king.19 And it cometh to pass, at the king`s hearing the words of the law, that he rendeth his garments,20 and the king commandeth Hilkiah, and Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Abdon son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, servant of the king, saying,21 `Go, seek Jehovah for me, and for him who is left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found, for great [is] the fury of Jehovah that is poured on us, because that our fathers kept not the word of Jehovah, to do according to all that is written on this book.`22 And Hilkiah goeth, and they of the king, unto Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum son of Tikvath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the garments, and she is dwelling in Jerusalem in the Second, and they speak unto her thus.23 And she saith to them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Say to the man who hath sent you unto me,24 Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am bringing in evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, all the execrations that are written on the book that they read before the king of Judah;25 because that they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to other gods, so as to provoke Me with all the works of their hands, and poured out is My fury upon this place, and it is not quenched.26 `And unto the king of Judah, who is sending you to inquire of Jehovah, thus do ye say unto him: Thus said Jehovah God of Israel, whose words thou hast heard:27 Because thy heart [is] tender, and thou art humbled before God in thy hearing His words concerning this place, and concerning its inhabitants, and art humbled before Me, and dost rend thy garments, and weep before Me: even I also have heard -- the affirmation of Jehovah.28 Lo, I am gathering thee unto thy fathers, and thou hast been gathered unto thy graves in peace, and thine eyes do not look on all the evil that I am bringing upon this place, and upon its inhabitants;` and they bring the king back word.29 And the king sendeth and gathereth all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem,30 and the king goeth up to the house of Jehovah, and every man of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, even all the people, from great even unto small, and he readeth in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that is found in the house of Jehovah.31 And the king standeth on his station, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that are written on this book.32 And he presenteth every one who is found in Jerusalem and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem do according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.33 And Josiah turneth aside all the abominations out of all the lands that the sons of Israel have, and causeth every one who is found in Israel to serve, to serve Jehovah their God; all his days they turned not aside from after Jehovah, God of their fathers.