2. kniha kroník

1 (KAT) Joziáš slávil v Jeruzaleme Pánovi Veľkú noc; na štrnásty deň prvého mesiaca zabíjali veľkonočného baránka.
1 (CPDV) Now Josiah kept the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and it was immolated on the fourteenth day of the first month.

2 (KAT) Kňazov ustanovil do ich služieb a povzbudzoval ich do služby v Pánovom dome.
2 (CPDV) And he appointed the priests in their offices, and he exhorted them to minister in the house of the Lord.

3 (KAT) Levitom, ktorí vyučovali celý Izrael a boli zasvätení Pánovi, povedal: „Položte svätú archu do domu, ktorý postavil Dávidov syn Šalamún, kráľ Izraela, a nenoste ju na pleciach! Teraz slúžte Pánovi, svojmu Bohu, a jeho ľudu, Izraelu!
3 (CPDV) Also, he spoke with the Levites, by whose instruction all of Israel was sanctified to the Lord, saying: “Place the ark in the sanctuary of the temple, which Solomon, the son of David, the king of Israel, built. For never again shall you carry it. Instead, now you shall minister to the Lord your God, and to his people Israel.

4 (KAT) Pripravujte sa podľa svojich rodov vo svojich oddieloch podľa predpisu Dávida, kráľa Izraela, ako je v spise jeho syna Šalamúna!
4 (CPDV) And prepare yourselves by your houses and families, within each division, just as David, the king of Israel, instructed, and just as his son Solomon has written.

5 (KAT) A podľa oddielov svojich rodov stojte vo svätyni pri svojich bratoch z ľudu, (vždy) oddiel jedného levitického rodu!
5 (CPDV) And minister in the sanctuary, by the Levitical families and companies.

6 (KAT) Zabíjajte veľkonočného baránka a pripravte aj svojich bratov, aby konali podľa Pánových slov (daných) prostredníctvom Mojžiša!“
6 (CPDV) And having been sanctified, immolate the Passover. And then prepare your brothers, so that they may be able to act in accord with the words which the Lord has spoken by the hand of Moses.”

7 (KAT) A Joziáš daroval príslušníkom ľudu, všetkým, ktorí tam boli, dobytok, tridsaťtisíc baránkov a kozliat - to všetko ako veľkonočných baránkov - a tritisíc býčkov; tie boli z kráľovského majetku.
7 (CPDV) After this, Josiah gave to all the people, those who had been found there at the solemnity of the Passover, thirty thousand lambs and young goats from the flocks, and other kinds of small cattle, and also three thousand oxen. All these were from the substance of the king.

8 (KAT) Jeho kniežatá dobrovoľne darovali ľudu, kňazom a levitom. Kniežatá Božieho domu Helkiáš, Zachariáš a Jahiel dali kňazom dvetisícšesťsto veľkonočných baránkov a tristo býčkov.
8 (CPDV) Also, his rulers offered what they had vowed freely, as much for the people as for the priests and Levites. Moreover, Hilkiah, and Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the house of the Lord, gave to the priests, in order to observe the Passover, two thousand six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. 257

9 (KAT) Levitské kniežatá Choneniáš a jeho bratia Semeiáš a Natanael, potom Hasabiáš, Jehiel a Jozabad darovali levitom päťtisíc veľkonočných baránkov a päťsto býčkov.
9 (CPDV) And Conaniah, with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, indeed also Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, rulers of the Levites, gave to the rest of the Levites, in order to celebrate the Passover, five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.

10 (KAT) Tak bola zriadená služba. Kňazi sa dostavili na svoje miesta a leviti do svojich oddielov podľa kráľovho príkazu.
10 (CPDV) And the ministry was prepared. And the priests stood in their office, and the Levites also stood in their companies, according to the order of the king.

11 (KAT) I zabíjali veľkonočné baránky, kňazi kropili krvou z ich rúk, leviti sťahovali kožu
11 (CPDV) And the Passover was immolated. And the priests sprinkled the blood with their hand, and the Levites drew away the pelts of the holocausts.

12 (KAT) a kládli stranou celopaly, aby ich podľa rodových skupín dali príslušníkom ľudu na obetovanie Pánovi, ako je napísané v Mojžišovej knihe. Podobne (robili) s býčkami.
12 (CPDV) And they put these aside, so that they might give them to each one, by their houses and families, and so that they might be offered to the Lord, just as it was written in the book of Moses. And with the oxen, they acted similarly.

13 (KAT) Veľkonočné baránky piekli podľa predpisu na ohni, zásvätné obety však varili v kotloch, v hrncoch a na miskách a rýchlo nosili všetkým príslušníkom ľudu.
13 (CPDV) And they roasted the Passover above fire, in accord with what was written in the law. Yet truly, the victims of peace offerings they boiled in cauldrons and kettles and pots. And they promptly distributed these to all the common people.

14 (KAT) Až potom pripravili sebe a kňazom, lebo Áronovi synovia, kňazi, boli pri obetovaní celopalov a tukov až do noci a leviti mali pripraviť (ešte) sebe a Áronovým synom, kňazom.
14 (CPDV) Then afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests. Indeed, the priests had been occupied in the oblations of the holocausts and the fat offerings, even until night. Therefore, the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron, last.

15 (KAT) Asafovi synovia, speváci, boli podľa príkazu Dávida a kráľových vidcov Asafa, Hemana a Idutuna na svojich miestach. Vrátnici boli pri každej bráne a nemuseli sa vzdialiť zo svojej služby, lebo ich bratia, leviti, im porobili prípravy.
15 (CPDV) Now the singers, the sons of Asaph, were standing in their order, according to the instruction of David, and of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the prophets of the king. Truly, the porters kept watch at each gate, so as not to depart from their ministry even for one moment. And for this reason, their brothers, the Levites, prepared foods for them.

16 (KAT) Tak bola ten deň usporiadaná všetka Pánova služba pri príprave veľkonočného baránka a obetovaní celopalov na Pánovom oltári podľa príkazu kráľa Joziáša.
16 (CPDV) And so, the entire worship ritual of the Lord was completed on that day, so that they observed the Passover and offered holocausts upon the altar of the Lord, in accord with the precept of king Josiah.

17 (KAT) Synovia Izraela, ktorí tam boli, slávili teda v tom čase sedem dní veľkonočného baránka a sviatok Nekvasených chlebov.
17 (CPDV) And the sons of Israel, who had been found there, kept the Passover at that time, with the solemnity of unleavened bread, for seven days.

18 (KAT) Takú Veľkú noc, ako bola táto, neslávili odo dní proroka Samuela a ani jeden izraelský kráľ nesvätil Veľkú noc tak, ako svätil Joziáš, kňazi, leviti a všetci tam prítomní Júdovci, Izraeliti a obyvatelia Jeruzalema.
18 (CPDV) There was no Passover similar to this one in Israel, from the days of Samuel the prophet. And neither did anyone, out of all the kings of Israel, keep such a Passover as did Josiah, the priests and Levites, and all those of Judah and Israel who had been found, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

19 (KAT) V osemnástom roku Joziášovho kraľovania slávili túto Veľkú noc.
19 (CPDV) In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah, this Passover was celebrated.

20 (KAT) Po tomto všetkom, keď Joziáš usporiadal Pánov dom, tiahol egyptský kráľ Nechao hore bojovať ku Karkamisu pri Eufrate. Joziáš išiel proti nemu.
20 (CPDV) After Josiah had repaired the temple, Neco, the king of Egypt, ascended to fight at Carchemish, beside the Euphrates. And Josiah went out to meet him.

21 (KAT) Ale ten poslal k nemu poslov s odkazom: „Čo máme ja a ty spoločné, kráľ Júdu?! Ja nejdem dnes proti tebe, ale proti domu, ktorý vedie so mnou vojnu. A Boh mi povedal, aby som sa ponáhľal. Ustúp teda Bohu, ktorý je so mnou, aby ťa nezničil.“
21 (CPDV) But he sent messengers to him, saying: “What is there between me and you, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today. Instead, I am fighting against another house, to which God instructed me to go promptly. Refrain from acting against God, who is with me, otherwise he may kill you.”

22 (KAT) Ale Joziáš sa nevrátil, ba chystal sa proti nemu do boja. Nepočúval slová Nechaa, ktoré mal z Božích úst, a pustil sa do boja v údolí Magedo.
22 (CPDV) Josiah was not willing to return. Instead, he prepared for war against him. Neither would he agree to the words of Neco from the mouth of God. In truth, he traveled so that he might do battle in the field of Megiddo.

23 (KAT) Kráľa Joziáša však zasiahli strelci a kráľ povedal svojim služobníkom: „Odvezte ma, som ťažko ranený!“
23 (CPDV) And there, having been wounded by archers, he said to his servants: “Lead me away from the battle. For I have been severely wounded.”

24 (KAT) Sluhovia ho preniesli z voza na iný voz, ktorý mal, a odviezli ho do Jeruzalema, kde zomrel. Pochovali ho v hroboch jeho otcov a celé Júdsko a Jeruzalem smútili za Joziášom.
24 (CPDV) And they took him from the chariot, into another chariot which was following him, as was the custom of kings. And they transported him to Jerusalem. And he died, and he was buried in the mausoleum of his fathers. And all of Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him,

25 (KAT) Jeremiáš žialil za Joziášom v žalospeve a všetci speváci a speváčky spievali o Joziášovi vo svojich žalospevoch až po dnešný deň; urobili to v Izraeli pravidlom. Hľa, sú napísané v Žalospevoch.
25 (CPDV) most of all Jeremiah. All the singing men and women repeat his lamentations over Josiah, even to the present day. And this has become like a law in Israel. Behold, it is found written in the Lamentations.

26 (KAT) Ostatok Joziášových dejín, jeho nábožnosť, aká je predpísaná v Pánovom zákone,
26 (CPDV) Now the rest of the words of Josiah, and his mercies, which were instructed by the law of the Lord,

27 (KAT) a jeho prvšie i neskoršie dejiny sú napísané v Knihe kráľov Izraela a Júdu.
27 (CPDV) and also his works, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.