Targum Jonathan on the Prophets 2 Kings · chapter 22

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1. 1

   בַּר תַּמְנֵי שְׁנִין יֹאשִׁיָהוּ כַּד מְלַךְ וּתְלָתִין וַחֲדָא שְׁנִין מְלַךְ בִּירוּשְׁלֵם וְשׁוּם אִמֵיהּ יְדִידָה בַת עֲדָיָה מִבָּצְקַת:

   Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.

2. 2

   וַעֲבַד דְכָשַׁר קֳדָם יְיָ וַאֲזַל בְּכָל אוֹרַח דָוִד אֲבוּהִי וְלָא סְטָא לְיַמִינָא וְלִסְמָלָא:

   And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

3. 3

   וַהֲוָה בְּתַמְנֵי עַסְרֵי שְׁנִין לְמַלְכָּא יֹאשִׁיָהוּ שְׁלַח מַלְכָּא יַת שָׁפָן בַּר אֲצַלְיָה בַר מְשֻׁלָם סַפְרָא לְבֵית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ לְמֵימָר:

   Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying,

4. 4

   סַק לְוַת חִלְקִיָה כַּהֲנָא רַבָּא וְיַטְקֵיס יַת כַּסְפָּא דְאִתָעַל בְּבֵית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ דִי כְנָשׁוּ אֲמַרְכְּלַיָא מִן עַמָא:

   “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

5. 5

   וְיִתְּנוּנֵיהּ עַל יְדֵי עָבְדֵי עֲבִידְתָּא דִמְמַנָן בְּבֵית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ וְיִתְּנוּן יָתֵיהּ לְעָבְדֵי עֱבִידְתָּא דִבְבֵית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ לְתַקָפָא יַת בִּדְקָא דְבֵיתָא:

   And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD —

6. 6

   לְנַגָרַיָא וּלְאַרְדַכְלַיָא וּלְאַרְגוּבְלַיָא וּלְמִזְבַּן אָעִין וְאַבְנִין פְּסִילַן לְתַקָפָא יַת בֵּיתָא:

   to the carpenters, builders, and masons — to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.

7. 7

   בְּרַם לָא מִתְחַשֵׁב עִמְהוֹן כַּסְפָא דְמִתְיְהֵב עַל יְדֵיהוֹן אֲרֵי בְהֵמְנוּתָא אִינוּן עָבְדִין:

   But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”

8. 8

   וַאֲמַר חִלְקִיָה כַּהֲנָא רַבָא לְשָׁפָן סַפְרָא סִפְרָא דְאוֹרַיְתָא אַשְׁכָּחִית בְּבֵית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ וִיהַב חִלְקִיָה יַת סַפְרָא לְשָׁפָן וְקָרָהִי:

   Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.

9. 9

   וַאֲתָא שָׁפָן סַפְרָא לְמַלְכָּא וַאֲתֵיב יַת מַלְכָּא פִתְגָמָא וַאֲמַר טְקִיסוּ עַבְדָךְ יַת כַּסְפָּא דְאִשְׁתְּכַח בְּבֵיתָא וְיַהֲבוּהִי עַל יְדֵי עָבְדֵי עֲבִידְתָּא דִמְמַנָן בְּבֵית מַקְדְשָׁא דַיָי:

   And Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, “Your servants have paid out the money that was found in the temple and have put it into the hands of the workers and supervisors of the house of the LORD.”

10. 10

    וְחַוִי שָׁפָן סַפְרָא לְמַלְכָּא לְמֵימָר סַפְרָא יְהִיב לִי חִלְקִיָה כַּהֲנָא וּקְרָהִי שָׁפָן קֳדָם מַלְכָּא:

    Moreover , Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.

11. 11

    וַהֲוָה כַּד שְׁמַע מַלְכָּא יַת פִּתְגָמֵי סִפְרָא דְאוֹרַיְתָא וּבְזַע יַת לְבוּשׁוֹהִי:

    When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes

12. 12

    וּפַקֵיד מַלְכָּא יַת חִלְקִיָה כַהֲנָא וְיַת אֲחִיקָם בַּר שָׁפָן וְיַת עַכְבּוֹר בַּר מִיכָיָה וְיַת שָׁפָן סַפְרָא וְיַת עֲשָׂיָה עַבְדָא דְמַלְכָּא לְמֵימָר:

    and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:

13. 13

    אֱזִילוּ תְבַעוּ מִן קֳדָם יְיָ עֲלֵי וְעַל עַמָא וְעַל כָּל דְבֵית יְהוּדָה עַל פִּתְגָמֵי סִפְרָא דְאִשְׁתְּכַח הָדֵין אֲרֵי סַגִיאָה חֵימְתָא דַייָ דְהִיא דְלִיקַת בָּנָא עַל דְלָא קַבִּילוּ אֲבָהָתָנָא לְפִתְגָמֵי סִפְרָא הָדֵין לְמֶעְבַּד כְּכָל דִכְתִיב עֲלָנָא:

    “Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”

14. 14

    וַאֲזַל חִלְקִיָה כַהֲנָא וַאֲחִיקָם וְעַכְבּוֹר וְשָׁפָן וַעֲשָׂיָה לְוַת חֻלְדָה נְבִיָיתָא אִתַּת שַׁלֻם בַּר תִּקְוָה בַּר חַרְחַס נְטַר לְבוּשַׁיָא וְהִיא יַתְבָא בִירוּשְׁלֵם בְּבֵית אוּלְפָנָא וּמַלִילוּ עִמָהּ:

    So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

15. 15

    וַאֲמַרַת לְהוֹן כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ אֱלָהָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲמַרוּ לְגַבְרָא דִשְׁלַח יַתְכוֹן לְוָתִי:

    And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you

16. 16

    כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ הָא אֲנָא מַיְתֵי בִישְׁתָא עַל אַתְרָא הָדֵין וְעַל יַתְבוֹהִי יַת כָּל פִּתְגָמֵי סַפְרָא דִקְרָא מֶלֶךְ שִׁבְטָא דְבֵית יְהוּדָה:

    that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read,

17. 17

    חֲלַף דִשְׁבַקוּ פוּלְחָנִי וַאֲסִיקוּ בוּסְמִין לְטַעֲוַת עַמְמַיָא בְּדִיל לְאַרְגָזָא קֳדָמַי בְּכָל עוֹבְדֵי יְדֵיהוֹן וְיִדְלַק רוּגְזִי בְּאַתְרָא הָדֵין וְלָא יִטְפֵי:

    because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’

18. 18

    וּלְמֶלֶךְ שִׁבְטָא דְבֵית יְהוּדָה דִשְׁלַח יַתְכוֹן לְמִתְבַּע אוּלְפַן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ כִּדְנַן תֵּמְרוּן לֵיהּ כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ אֱלָהָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל פִּתְגָמָא דִי שְׁמַעְתָּא:

    But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,

19. 19

    חֲלַף דְזַע לִבָּךְ וְאִתְכְּנַעְתָּא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ בְּמִשְׁמְעָךְ דִגְזָרִית עַל אַתְרָא הָדֵין וְעַל יַתְבוֹהִי לְמֶהֱוֵי לְצָדוּ וּלְלוּטָא וּבְזַעְתָּא יַת לְבוּשָׁךְ וּבְכֵיתָא קֳדָמַי וְאַף קֳדָמַי שְׁמִיעַ אֲמַר יְיָ:

    because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.

20. 20

    בְּכֵן הָא אֲנָא כָנִישׁ לָךְ לְוַת אֲבָהָתָךְ וְתִתְכְּנֵישׁ לְקִבְרָךְ בִשְׁלָם וְלָא יְחַזְיַן עֵינָךְ בְּכָל בִּישְׁתָא דִי אֲנָא מַיְתֵי עַל אַתְרָא הָדֵין וַאֲתִיבוּ יַת מַלְכָּא פִּתְגָמָא:

    ‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.