Iosias repaireth the temple, and Divine service. 8. The book of law is found 11. whereupon they consult our Lord, 15. and are foretold that much evil shall fall upon them, 18. but the good king shall die in peace.Iosias repayreth the temple, and Diuine seruice. 8. The booke of law is found 11. wherupon they consult our Lord, 15. and are foretold that much euil shal fal vpon them, 18. but the good king shal dye in peace.✦
Eight years old was Iosias when he began to reign, he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Idida, the daughter of Hadaia of Besecath.EIGHT yeares old was Iosias when he began to reigne, he reigned one and thirtie yeares in Ierusalem: the name of his mother was Idida, the daughter of Hadaia of Besecath.✦Octo annorum erat Josias cum regnare cœpisset : triginta et uno anno regnavit in Jerusalem : nomen matris ejus Idida filia Hadaia de Besecath.
2And he did that which was placitum: pleasing, approved of before our Lord, and walked in all the ways of David his father: he declined not to the right hand, or to the left.And he did that which was liked before our Lord, and walked in al the waies of Dauid his father: he declined not to the right hand, or to the lefte.Fecitque quod placitum erat coram Domino, et ambulavit per omnes vias David patris sui : non declinavit ad dexteram, sive ad sinistram.
3And in the eighteenth year of king Iosias, the king sent Saphan the son of Aslia, the son of Messulam, the scribe of the temple of our Lord, saying to him:And in the eightenth yeare of king Iosias, the king sent Saphan the sonne of Aslia, the sonne of Messulam, the scribe of the temple of our Lord, saying to him:Anno autem octavodecimo regis Josiæ, misit rex Saphan filium Aslia filii Messulam scribam templi Domini, dicens ei :
4Go to Helcias the high priest, that the money may be gathered into a sum, which hath been brought into the temple of our Lord, which the porters of the temple have gathered of the people,Goe to Helcias the high priest, that the money may be gathered into a summe, which hath beene brought into the temple of our Lord, which the porters of the temple haue gathered of the people,Vade ad Helciam sacerdotem magnum, ut confletur pecunia quæ illata est in templum Domini, quam collegerunt janitores templi a populo :
5and let it be given to the workmen by the overseers of the house of our Lord: who also shall distribute it to them that work in the temple of our Lord, to make the reparations of the temple:and let it be geuen to the workemen by the ouerseers of the house of our Lord: who also shal destribute it to them that worke in the temple of our Lord, to make the reparations of the temple:✦deturque fabris per præpositos domus Domini, qui et distribuant eam his qui operantur in templo Domini, ad instauranda sartatecta templi :
6that is, to the carpenters and masons, and to them that mend broken places: and that timber may be bought, and stones out of the quarries to repair the temple of our Lord.that is, to the carpenters and masons, and to them that mend broken places: and that timber may be bought, and stones out of the quarries to repayre the temple of our Lord.tignariis videlicet et cæmentariis, et iis qui interrupta componunt : et ut emantur ligna, et lapides de lapicidinis, ad instaurandum templum Domini.
7Yet let not the money which they receive be accounted to them, but let them have it in their power, and upon their fidelity.Yet let not the money which they receiue be accounted to them, but let them haue it in their powre, and vpon their fidelitie.✦Verumtamen non supputetur eis argentum quod accipiunt, sed in potestate habeant, et in fide.
8And Helcias the high priest said to Saphan the scribe: I have found the Book of the law in the house of our Lord: and Helcias gave the volume to Saphan, who also did read it.And Helcias the highe priest sayd to Saphan the scribe: I haue found the Booke of the law in the house of our Lord: and Helcias gaue the volume to Saphan, who also did reade it.✦Dixit autem Helcias pontifex ad Saphan scribam : Librum legis reperi in domo Domini. Deditque Helcias volumen Saphan, qui et legit illud.
9Saphan also the scribe came to the king, and reported unto him that which he had commanded, and said: Thy servants have gathered into a sum the money, which is found in the house of our Lord: and they have given it to be distributed to the workmen, by the overseers of the works of the temple of our Lord.Saphan also the scribe came to the king, and reported vnto him that which he had commanded, and sayd: Thy seruantes haue gathered into a summe the money, which is found in the house of our Lord: and they haue geuen it to be destributed to the workemen, by the ouerseers of the workes of the temple of our Lord.Venit quoque Saphan scriba ad regem, et renuntiavit ei quod præceperat, et ait : Conflaverunt servi tui pecuniam quæ reperta est in domo Domini, et dederunt ut distribueretur fabris a præfectis operum templi Domini.
10Saphan also the scribe told the king, saying: Helcias the priest hath given me a Book. Which when Saphan had read before the king,Saphan also the scribe told the king, saying: Helcias the priest hath geuen me a Booke. Which when Saphan had read before the king,Narravit quoque Saphan scriba regi, dicens : Librum dedit mihi Helcias sacerdos. Quem cum legisset Saphan coram rege,
11and the king had heard the words of the law of our Lord, he rent his garments.and the king had heard the wordes of the law of our Lord, he rent his garmentes.et audisset rex verba libri legis Domini, scidit vestimenta sua.
12And he willed Helcias the priest, and Ahicam the son of Saphan, and Achobor the son of Micha, and Saphan the Scribe, and Asaia the king's servant, saying:And he willed Helcias the priest, and Ahicam the sonne of Saphan, and Achobor the sonne of Micha, and Saphan the Scribe, and Asaia the kinges seruant, saying:Et præcepit Helciæ sacerdoti, et Ahicam filio Saphan, et Achobor filio Micha, et Saphan scribæ, et Asaiæ servo regis, dicens :
13Go and consult our Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Juda, concerning the words of this volume, which is found: for the great wrath of our Lord is kindled against us: because our fathers have not heard the words of this Book, to do all that is written for us.Goe and consult our Lord for me, and for the people, and for al Iuda, concerning the wordes of this volume, which is found: for the great wrath of our Lord is kindled agaynst vs: because our fathers haue not heard the wordes of this Booke, to doe al that is writen for vs.Ite et consulite Dominum super me, et super populo, et super omni Juda, de verbis voluminis istius, quod inventum est : magna enim ira Domini succensa est contra nos, quia non audierunt patres nostri verba libri hujus, ut facerent omne quod scriptum est nobis.
14Helcias therefore the priest, and Ahicam, and Achabor, and Saphan, and Asaia went to Holda a prophetess the wife of Sellum the son of Thecua, the son of Araas keeper of the garments, who dwelt in Jerusalem in the second: and they spake to her.Helcias therfore the priest, and Ahicam, and Achabor, and Saphan, and Asaia went to Holda a prophetesse the wife of Sellum the sonne of Thecua, the sonne of Araas keeper of the garmentes, who dwelt in Ierusalem in the second: and they spake to her.✦Ierunt itaque Helcias sacerdos, et Ahicam, et Achobor, et Sapham, et Asaia, ad Holdam prophetidem, uxorem Sellum filii Thecuæ filii Araas custodis vestium, quæ habitabat in Jerusalem in Secunda : locutique sunt ad eam.
15And she answered them: Thus saith our Lord the God of Israel: Tell the man, that sent you to me:And she answered them: Thus sayth our Lord the God of Israel: Tel the man, that sent you to me:Et illa respondit eis : Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël : Dicite viro qui misit vos ad me :
16Thus saith our Lord: Behold, I will bring evils upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the words of the law which the king of Juda hath read:Thus sayth our Lord: Behold, I wil bring euils vpon this place, and vpon the inhabitantes therof, al the wordes of the law which the king of Iuda hath read:Hæc dicit Dominus : Ecce ego adducam mala super locum istum, et super habitatores ejus, omnia verba legis quæ legit rex Juda :
17because they have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to alienis: foreign, alien (not odd or unfamiliar) gods, provoking me in all the works of their hands: and my indignation shall be kindled in this place, and shall not be quenched.because they haue forsaken me, and haue sacrificed to strange goddes, prouoking me in al the workes of their handes: and my indignation shal be kindled in this place, and shal not be quenched.quia dereliquerunt me, et sacrificaverunt diis alienis, irritantes me in cunctis operibus manuum suarum : et succendetur indignatio mea in loco hoc, et non extinguetur.
18But to the king of Juda, that sent you to consult our Lord, thus you shall say: Thus saith our Lord the God of Israel: For that thou hast heard the words of the volume,But to the king of Iuda, that sent you to consult our lord, thus you shal say: Thus sayth our Lord the God of Israel: For that thou hast heard the wordes of the volume,Regi autem Juda, qui misit vos ut consuleretis Dominum, sic dicetis : Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël : Pro eo quod audisti verba voluminis,
19and thy heart is stricken videlicet: namely, that is to sayh fear, and thou art humbled before the Lord, hearing the words against this place, and the inhabitants thereof, to wit that they should become a wonder and a curse: and hast rent thy garments, and wept before me, and I have heard it, saith our Lord:and thy hart is striken with feare, and thou art humbled before the Lord, hearing the wordes agaynst this place, and the inhabitantes therof, to witte that they should become a wonder and a curse: and hast rent thy garmentes, and wept before me, and I haue heard it, sayth our Lord:et perterritum est cor tuum, et humiliatus es coram Domino, auditis sermonibus contra locum istum et habitatores ejus, quod videlicet fierent in stuporem et in maledictum : et scidisti vestimenta tua, et flevisti coram me, et ego audivi, ait Dominus :
20therefore I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy sepulchre in peace, that thy eyes may not see all the evils, which I will bring in upon this place.therfore I wil gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy sepulchre in peace, that thy eies may not see al the euils, which I wil bring in vpon this place.idcirco colligam te ad patres tuos, et colligeris ad sepulchrum tuum in pace, ut non videant oculi tui omnia mala quæ inducturus sum super locum istum.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.