爾以柏香木竭力建造宮室、豈因此能為王乎、爾父雖飲雖食、仍秉公行義而享福祉、

难道你作王是在乎造香柏木楼房争胜吗？你的父亲岂不是也吃也喝、也施行公平和公义吗？那时他得了福乐。

难道你作王就是要盖香柏木楼房争胜的吗？你的父亲岂不是也吃也喝，也施行公平和公义吗？那时他得了福乐。

难道你作王就是要盖香柏木楼房争胜的吗？你的父亲岂不是也吃也喝，也施行公平和公义吗？那时他得了福乐。

难道你大肆使用香柏木就能显出你做王的气派吗？你父亲也吃也喝，但他秉公行义，所以他凡事顺利；

难道你是用香柏木争胜来表明王的身分吗？你父亲不是也吃也喝，也施行公正和公义吗？那时他得享福乐。

難道你作王是在乎造香柏木樓房爭勝嗎？你的父親豈不是也吃也喝、也施行公平和公義嗎？那時他得了福樂。

難道你作王就是要蓋香柏木樓房爭勝的嗎？你的父親豈不是也吃也喝，也施行公平和公義嗎？那時他得了福樂。

難道你作王就是要蓋香柏木樓房爭勝的嗎？你的父親豈不是也吃也喝，也施行公平和公義嗎？那時他得了福樂。

難道你大肆使用香柏木就能顯出你做王的氣派嗎？你父親也吃也喝，但他秉公行義，所以他凡事順利；

難道你是用香柏木爭勝來表明王的身分嗎？你父親不是也吃也喝，也施行公正和公義嗎？那時他得享福樂。

難道你熱心於香柏木之建築以爭勝，就可以顯王者的派頭麼？你父親不是也喫也喝，也秉公行義麼？那時他真享福啊！

爾以香柏之工競美、豈得因此為王乎、爾父式飲式食、秉公行義、而獲福祉、

耶和華曰、爾雖以柏香木為板、以示華美、豈得恆居王位。爾父日用飲食、躬行仁義、而享福祉、彼為貧乏伸冤、既識我道、遂得亨通、

“ Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He did what was right and just, so all went well with him.

“ Jehoiakim, does having more and more cedar boards make you a king? Your father Josiah had enough to eat and drink. He did what was right and fair. So everything went well with him.

Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

But a beautiful cedar palace does not make a great king! Your father, Josiah, also had plenty to eat and drink. But he was just and right in all his dealings. That is why God blessed him.

Are you a king because you excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink and administer justice and righteousness? Then it went well with him.

Do you become a king because you are competing in cedar? Did your father not eat and drink And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well for him.

“ Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.

Are you a king because you excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink and administer justice and righteousness? Then it went well with him.

Shalt thou reign, because thou closest[ thyself] in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice,[ and] then[ it was] well with him?

Does it make you any more of a king that you outstrip everyone else in building with cedar? Just think about your father. He was content that he had food and drink. He did what was just and right. So things went well with him.

“ Should you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

約西亞盡心盡意盡力歸向主、遵行摩西之一切律法、其前無王如之、其後亦無王如之、

爾宜語義者、必蒙福、必享己行之果報、

王秉公義、使國堅立、受賄者受賄者或作增稅者敗之、

除惡人於王前、其位則以義而堅、

國歟、如爾之王乃君子、群臣飲食以時、惟補其力、不致沈湎、則爾福矣、

敬畏主遵行主道者、此等人即為有福、爾食以己手勤勞所得者、即為有福、必處佳境、

約西亞行善於主前、諸事效其祖大衛所行、不偏於左、不偏於右、

行義秉公、為主所悅、愈於悅獻祭、

今我求爾禱於主我之天主、主所命者、無論我悅與不悅、我必聽從、我聽從主我天主之命、庶幾可以獲福、獲福或作亨通

當頌美主爾之天主、因喜悅爾、使爾登以色列之國位、主恆愛以色列、故立爾為王、秉公行義、以聽其訟、

大衛為以色列眾民之王、秉公行義、治其民眾、

大衛家歟、主如是云、爾每晨行鞫、惟秉公義、援受虐者脫於欺凌者之手、否則我必因爾惡行、震怒如火烈、炎炎不滅、

啟口以公義判斷、為貧苦窮乏者辨屈、○

主如是云、爾當秉公行義、拯救受虐者、脫於欺凌者之手、勿欺虐客旅孤寡、勿流無辜之血於斯地、

我今日所傳於爾主之律例誡命、爾當遵守、則爾與子孫皆可得福、亦可久居於主爾天主所賜之地、○

故爾曹或食或飲、無論何為、皆當為榮天主而為、

主曰、時日將至、我必使大衛苗裔中興一義者、長若枝柯、為王而治、諸事亨通、秉公行義於天下、

其權增益、平康無盡、必坐於大衛之位而治其國、秉公行義、使其國保定鞏固、自今直至永世、萬有之主必由熱中而行此、○

若言人既勞碌、莫若以食以飲、安享其樂、我又見其權在乎天主、

若是之人、必得居高處、磐巖為其保障、食則其糧必得供給、飲則其水必不枯涸、

約西亞子列於下、長子約哈難、次子約雅敬、三子西底家、四子沙龍、

王得保全、乃因仁慈誠實、其國位亦因仁慈堅定、

故主論猶大王約西亞子約雅敬如是云、民不為之舉哀曰、哀哉我兄、哀哉我姊、亦不為之舉哀曰、哀哉我主、哀哉我主之榮、

由羔取所當焚獻者、以頒於民、循其宗族、俾獻於主、循摩西之書所載、由牛取者亦若是、或作將祭牲移之以頒於民循其宗族俾獻於主循摩西之書所載循常例以火炙逾越節羔、其餘之祭牲、祭牲原文作聖物烹於釜、鍋、鑊、速頒於民眾、然後利未人為己為祭司備逾越節羔、蓋祭司即亞倫子孫、獻火焚祭與脂至夕、故利未人為己、亦為祭司亞倫子孫備逾越節羔、謳歌者亞薩子孫、立於其所、循大衛、亞薩、希幔、及王之先見耶杜頓所定之例、守門者守諸門、不離厥職、蓋其同族他利未人、為之備逾越節羔、當日奉事主之事完備、守逾越節、獻火焚祭於主之祭臺、循約西亞王所命、是時、在耶路撒冷所有之以色列人、守逾越節、又守無酵節、歷七日、自先知撒母耳時以來、以色列人未守逾越節若此、以色列列王未守逾越節若約西亞、與祭司、利未人、及在耶路撒冷所有之猶大人、以色列人、並耶路撒冷之居民所守者、

猶大人及以色列人、多如海濱之沙、不可勝數、皆飲食宴樂、○所羅門統轄諸國、自伯拉河至非利士地、直至伊及界、所羅門在世之日、此諸國皆納貢服事之、所羅門宮中食用、每日細麵三十歌珥、約一千八百斗粗麵六十歌珥、約三千六百斗肥牛十、牧場之牛二十、羊一百、其外有鹿、獐、麋、肥禽、

日日一心在聖殿、又家家擘餅、歡心誠意而食、

約西亞為逾越節、以犧牲賜凡在耶路撒冷之民、綿羊之羔及山羊之羔三萬、牛三千、悉取於王之群畜中、諸牧伯亦樂輸以犧牲、給民與祭司並利未人、掌天主殿者希勒家、撒迦利亞、耶希葉、給祭司逾越節羔二千六百、牛三百、

惟盡力施濟、或作取盛於杯盤者以施於人則於爾無不潔矣、

行善於主前、效其祖大衛所為、不偏於左、不偏於右、

爾莫若以欣喜食爾之餅、以歡心飲爾之酒、因天主已悅爾之所為、爾之衣恆當潔白、爾之首勿缺香膏、天主賜爾在日下生存之日、皆虛浮無幾、爾莫若同所愛之妻、歡然度日、因爾生存之時、在日下勞碌所得之分惟此、凡爾手所經營之事、當盡力經營、因爾所將往之示阿勒、示阿勒有譯黃泉有譯陰府有譯墳墓無經營、無計謀、無知識、無智慧、○