Κεφάλαιο 31

Κεφάλαιο 31

ΚΑΙ ὡς συνετελέσθη πάντα ταῦτα, ἐξῆλθε πᾶς ᾿Ισραὴλ οἱ εὑρεθέντες ἐν πόλεσιν ᾿Ιούδα καὶ συνέτριψαν τὰς στήλας καὶ ἔκοψαν τά ἄλση καὶ κατέσπασαν τὰ ὑψηλὰ καὶ τοὺς βωμοὺς ἀπὸ πάσης τῆς ᾿Ιουδαίας καὶ Βενιαμίν, καὶ ἐξ ᾿Εφραὶμ καὶ ἀπὸ Μανασσῆ ἕως εἰς τέλος, καὶ ἐπέστρεψαν πᾶς ᾿Ισραὴλ ἕκαστος εἰς τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς τὰς πόλεις αὐτῶν. 2 καὶ ἔταξεν ᾿Εζεκίας τὰς ἐφημερίας τῶν ἱερέων καὶ τῶν Λευιτῶν καὶ τὰς ἐφημερίας ἑκάστου κατὰ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ λειτουργίαν τοῖς ἱερεῦσι καὶ τοῖς Λευίταις εἰς τὴν ὁλοκαύτωσιν καὶ εἰς τὴν θυσίαν τοῦ σωτηρίου καὶ αἰνεῖν καὶ ἐξομολογεῖσθαι καὶ λειτουργεῖν ἐν ταῖς πύλαις ἐν ταῖς αὐλαῖς οἴκου Κυρίου. 3 καὶ μερὶς τοῦ βασιλέως ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς ὁλοκαυτώσεις τὴν πρωϊνὴν καὶ τὴν δειλινὴν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώσεις εἰς τὰ σάββατα καὶ εἰς τὰς νουμηνίας καὶ εἰς τὰς ἑορτὰς τὰς γεγραμμένας ἐν τῷ νόμῳ Κυρίου. 4 καὶ εἶπαν τῷ λαῷ τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐν ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ δοῦναι τὴν μερίδα τῶν ἱερέων καὶ τῶν Λευιτῶν, ὅπως κατισχύσωσιν ἐν τῇ λειτουργίᾳ οἴκου Κυρίου. 5 καὶ ὡς προσέταξε τὸν λόγον, ἐπλεόνασεν ᾿Ισραὴλ ἀπαρχὴν σίτου καὶ οἴνου καὶ ἐλαίου καὶ μέλιτος καὶ πᾶν γέννημα ἀγροῦ, καὶ ἐπιδέκατα πάντα εἰς πλῆθος ἤνεγκαν οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ ᾿Ιούδα. 6 καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν ᾿Ιούδα καὶ αὐτοὶ ἤνεγκαν ἐπιδέκατα μόσχων καὶ προβάτων καὶ ἐπιδέκατα αἰγῶν καὶ ἡγίασαν τῷ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ αὐτῶν καὶ εἰσήνεγκαν καὶ ἔθηκαν σωροὺς σωρούς· 7 ἐν τῷ μηνὶ τῷ τρίτῳ ἤρξαντο οἱ σωροὶ θεμελιοῦσθαι, καὶ ἐν τῷ μηνὶ τῷ ἑβδόμῳ συνετελέσθησαν. 8 καὶ ἦλθεν ᾿Εζεκίας καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες καὶ εἶδον τοὺς σωροὺς καὶ ηὐλόγησαν τὸν Κύριον καὶ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ. 9 καὶ ἐπυνθάνετο ᾿Εζεκίας τῶν ἱερέων καὶ τῶν Λευιτῶν ὑπὲρ τῶν σωρῶν, 10 καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὸν ᾿Αζαρίας ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ ἄρχων εἰς οἶκον Σαδὼκ καὶ εἶπεν· ἐξ οὗ ἦρκται ἡ ἀπαρχὴ φέρεσθαι εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου, ἐφάγομεν καὶ ἐπίομεν καὶ κατελίπομεν ἕως εἰς πλῆθος, ὅτι Κύριος ηὐλόγησε τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατελίπομεν ἐπὶ τὸ πλῆθος τοῦτο. 11 καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Εζεκίας ἔτι ἑτοιμάσαι παστοφόρια εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου, καὶ ἡτοίμασαν. 12 καὶ ἤνεγκαν ἐκεῖ τὰς ἀπαρχὰς καὶ τὰ ἐπιδέκατα ἐν πίστει, καὶ ἐπ αὐτῶν ἐπιστάτης Χωνενίας ὁ Λευίτης, καὶ Σεμεΐ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ διαδεχόμενος, 13 καὶ ᾿Ιεϊὴλ καὶ ᾿Οζαζίας καὶ Ναὲθ καὶ ᾿Ασαὴλ καὶ ῾Ιεριμὼθ καὶ ᾿Ιωζαβὰδ καὶ ᾿Ελιὴλ καὶ Σαμαχία καὶ Μαὰθ καὶ Βαναΐας καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ καθεσταμένοι διὰ Χωνενίου καὶ Σεμεΐ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, καθὼς προσέταξεν ᾿Εζεκίας ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ᾿Αζαρίας ὁ ἡγούμενος οἴκου Κυρίου. 14 καὶ Κωρὴ ὁ τοῦ ᾿Ιεμνὰ ὁ Λευίτης ὁ πυλωρὸς κατὰ ἀνατολὰς ἐπὶ τῶν δομάτων δοῦναι τὰς ἀπαρχὰς Κυρίου καὶ τὰ ἅγια τῶν ἁγίων 15 διὰ χειρὸς ᾿Οδὸμ καὶ Βενιαμὶν καὶ ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ Σεμεΐ καὶ ᾿Αμαρίας, καὶ Σεχονίας διὰ χειρὸς τῶν ἱερέων ἐν πίστει δοῦναι τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτῶν κατὰ τὰς ἐφημερίας, κατὰ τὸν μέγαν καὶ τὸν μικρόν, 16 ἐκτὸς τῆς ἐπιγονῆς τῶν ἀρσενικῶν ἀπὸ τριετοῦς καὶ ἐπάνω, παντὶ τῷ εἰσπορευομένῳ εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου, εἰς λόγον ἡμερῶν εἰς ἡμέραν, εἰς λειτουργίαν ἐφημερίαις διατάξεως αὐτῶν. 17 οὗτος ὁ καταλοχισμὸς τῶν ἱερέων κατ οἴκους πατριῶν, καὶ οἱ Λευῖται ἐν ταῖς ἐφημερίαις αὐτῶν ἀπὸ εἰκοσαετοῦς καὶ ἐπάνω ἐν διατάξει, 18 ἐν καταλοχίαις, ἐν πάσῃ ἐπιγονῇ υἱῶν αὐτῶν καὶ θυγατέρων αὐτῶν εἰς πᾶν πλῆθος, ὅτι ἐν πίστει ἥγνισαν τὸ ἅγιον 19 τοῖς υἱοῖς ᾿Ααρὼν τοῖς ἱερατεύουσι, καὶ οἱ ἀπὸ τῶν πόλεων αὐτῶν ἐν πάσῃ πόλει καὶ πόλει ἄνδρες, οἳ ὠνομάσθησαν ἐν ὀνόματι, δοῦναι μερίδα παντὶ ἀρσενικῷ ἐν τοῖς ἱερεῦσι καὶ παντὶ καταριθμουμένῳ ἐν τοῖς Λευίταις. 20 καὶ ἐποίησεν οὕτως ᾿Εζεκίας ἐν παντὶ ᾿Ιούδᾳ καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ καλὸν καὶ τὸ εὐθὲς ἐναντίον τοῦ Κυρίου Θεοῦ αὐτοῦ. 21 καὶ ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ, ᾧ ἤρξατο ἐν ἐργασίᾳ ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου, καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ ἐν τοῖς προστάγμασιν ἐξεζήτησε τὸν Θεὸν αὐτοῦ ἐξ ὅλης ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐποίησε καὶ εὐωδώθη.