The king gave an order to all the people. He said,“ Celebrate the Passover Feast to honor the Lord your God. Do what is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

王吩咐众民说：“你们当照这约书上所写的，向耶和华你们的神守逾越节。”

王吩咐众百姓说：“你们当照这约书上所写的，向耶和华—你们的上帝守逾越节。”

王吩咐众百姓说：“你们当照这约书上所写的，向耶和华—你们的神守逾越节。”

约西亚王吩咐民众：“你们应当依照约书的记载庆祝逾越节，以尊崇你们的上帝耶和华。”

王又命令众民说：“照着这约书上所写的，守逾越节，记念耶和华你们的神。”

王吩咐眾民說：「你們當照這約書上所寫的，向耶和華－你們的神守逾越節。」

王吩咐眾百姓說：「你們當照這約書上所寫的，向耶和華－你們的上帝守逾越節。」

王吩咐眾百姓說：「你們當照這約書上所寫的，向耶和華－你們的神守逾越節。」

約西亞王吩咐民眾：「你們應當依照約書的記載慶祝逾越節，以尊崇你們的上帝耶和華。」

王又命令眾民說：“照著這約書上所寫的，守逾越節，記念耶和華你們的神。”

王吩咐眾民說：『你們要照這《約書》上所寫的向永恆主你們的上帝守逾越節。

王命民眾曰、當為爾之上帝耶和華、守逾越節、循此約書所載、

王命億兆曰、爾當守爾上帝耶和華之逾越節禮、循約書所載。

王命民眾曰、當在主爾之天主前、守逾越節、循此約書所載、

The king gave this order to all the people:“ Celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

And the king commanded all the people,“ Keep the Passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

King Josiah then issued this order to all the people:“ You must celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God, as required in this Book of the Covenant.”

The king commanded all the people,“ Observe the Passover of the LORD your God as written in the book of the covenant.”

Then the king commanded all the people, saying,“ Celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

Then the king commanded all the people, saying,“ Keep the Passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto Jehovah your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.

The king commanded all the people,“ Keep the Passover of the Lord your God as written in the book of the covenant.”

And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as[ it is] written in the book of this covenant.

The king ordered all the people,“ Observe the Passover of the LORD your God, as prescribed in this scroll of the covenant.”

The king commanded all the people, saying,“ Keep the Passover to Yahweh your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.”

Celebrate the Passover Feast of the Lord your God in the month of Aviv. In that month he brought you out of Egypt at night.Sacrifice an animal from your flock or herd. It is the Passover sacrifice to honor the Lord your God. Sacrifice it at the special place the Lord will choose. He will put his Name there.Don’t eat the animal along with bread made with yeast. Instead, for seven days eat bread made without yeast. It’s the bread that reminds you of how much you suffered. Remember that you left Egypt in a hurry. Remember it all the days of your life. Don’t forget the day you left Egypt.Don’t keep any yeast anywhere in your land for seven days. You will sacrifice the Passover animal on the evening of the first day. Do not let any of its meat be left over until the next morning.You must not sacrifice the Passover animal in just any town the Lord your God is giving you.Sacrifice it only in the special place he will choose for his Name. Sacrifice it there in the evening when the sun goes down. Do it on the same day every year. Be sure it’s the day you left Egypt.Cook the animal and eat it. Do it at the place the Lord your God will choose. Then in the morning return to your tents.For six days eat bread made without yeast. On the seventh day come together for a service to honor the Lord your God. Don’t do any work on that day.

“ Tell the Israelites to celebrate the Passover Feast. Have them do it at the appointed time.Celebrate it when the sun goes down on the 14th day of this month. Obey all its rules and laws.”So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover Feast.They did it in the Desert of Sinai. They celebrated it when the sun went down on the 14th day of the first month. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

“‘ The Lord’ s Passover Feast must be held on the 14th day of the first month.On the 15th day of the month there must be a feast. For seven days eat bread made without yeast.On the first day come together for a special service. Do not do any regular work.Present to the Lord a food offering. Present a burnt offering of two young bulls and one ram. Also present seven male lambs a year old. They must not have any flaws.Present a grain offering along with each bull. The offering must have 24 cups of the finest flour. Mix it with olive oil. Offer 16 cups along with the ram.Offer eight cups along with each of the seven lambs.Include a male goat as a sin offering. It will pay for your sin.Offer everything in addition to the regular morning burnt offering.Present the food offering every day for seven days. The smell of the offering will please the Lord. You must present the offering in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.On the seventh day come together for a special service. Do not do any regular work.

Speak to the whole community of Israel. Tell them that on the tenth day of this month each man must get a lamb from his flock. A lamb should be chosen for each family and home.Suppose there are not enough people in your family to eat a whole lamb. Then you must share some of it with your nearest neighbor. You must add up the total number of people there are. You must decide how much lamb is needed for each person.The animals you choose must be males that are a year old. They must not have any flaws. You may choose either sheep or goats.Take care of them until the 14th day of the month. Then the whole community of Israel must kill them when the sun goes down.Take some of the blood. Put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where you eat the lambs.That same night eat the meat cooked over a fire. Also eat bitter plants. And eat bread made without yeast.Do not eat the meat when it is raw. Don’t boil it in water. Instead, cook it over a fire. Cook the head, legs and inside parts.Do not leave any of it until morning. If some is left over until morning, burn it up.Eat the meat while your coat is tucked into your belt. Put your sandals on your feet. Take your walking stick in your hand. Eat the food quickly. It is the Lord’ s Passover.“ That same night I will pass through Egypt. I will strike down all those born first among the people and animals. And I will judge all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.The blood on your houses will be a sign for you. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. No deadly plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.“ Always remember this day. You and your children after you must celebrate this day as a feast to honor the Lord. You must do this for all time to come. It is a law that will last forever.For seven days eat bread made without yeast. On the first day remove the yeast from your homes. For the next seven days, anyone who eats anything with yeast in it must be separated from Israel.On the first and seventh days, come together for a sacred assembly. Do not work at all on these days. The only thing you are allowed to do is prepare food for everyone to eat.“ Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread. I brought you out of Egypt on this very day like an army on the march. It is a law that will last for all time to come.In the first month eat bread made without yeast. Eat it from the evening of the 14th day until the evening of the 21st day.For seven days do not let any yeast be found in your homes. Anyone who eats anything with yeast in it must be separated from the community of Israel. That applies to outsiders and Israelites alike.Do not eat anything made with yeast. No matter where you live, eat bread made without yeast.”

The Lord’ s Passover begins when the sun goes down on the 14th day of the first month.The Lord’ s Feast of Unleavened Bread begins on the 15th day of that month. For seven days you must eat bread made without yeast.On the first day you must come together for a special service. Do not do any regular work on that day.On each of the seven days bring a food offering to the Lord. On the seventh day come together for a special service. Do not do any regular work on that day.’ ”

Josiah celebrated the Passover Feast in Jerusalem to honor the Lord. The Passover lamb was killed on the 14th day of the first month.Josiah appointed the priests to their duties. He cheered them up as they served the Lord at his temple.The Levites taught all the people of Israel. The Levites had been set apart to the Lord. Josiah said to them,“ Put the sacred ark of the covenant in the temple Solomon built. He was the son of David and king of Israel. The ark must not be carried around on your shoulders. Serve the Lord your God. Serve his people Israel.Prepare yourselves by families in your groups. Do it based on the directions written by David, the king of Israel, and by his son Solomon.“ Stand at the temple. Stand there with a group of Levites for each group of families among your people.Kill the Passover lambs. Set yourselves apart to the Lord. Prepare the lambs for your people. Do what the Lord commanded through Moses.”Josiah provided animals for the Passover offerings. He gave them for all the people who were there. He gave a total of 30,000 lambs and goats and 3,000 oxen. He gave all of them from his own possessions.His officials also gave freely. They gave to the people and the priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah and Jehiel were in charge of God’s temple. They gave the priests 2,600 Passover lambs and 300 oxen.Konaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel also gave offerings. So did Hashabiah, Jeiel and Jozabad. All of them were the leaders of the Levites. They gave 5,000 Passover lambs and 500 oxen for the Levites.The Passover service was arranged. The priests stood in their places. The Levites were in their groups. That’s what the king had ordered.The Passover lambs were killed. The priests splashed against the altar the blood handed to them. The Levites skinned the animals.They set the burnt offerings to one side. These offerings were for the smaller family groups to offer to the Lord. That’s what was written in the Book of Moses. The Levites did the same thing with the oxen.They cooked the Passover animals over the fire, just as the law required. They boiled the holy offerings in pots, large kettles and pans. They served the offerings quickly to all the people.After that, they got things ready for themselves and the priests. That’s because the priests, who were from the family line of Aaron, were busy until dark. They were sacrificing the burnt offerings and the fat parts. The Levites got things ready for themselves and for the priests, who belonged to Aaron’s family line.Those who played music were from the family line of Asaph. They were in the places that had been set up by David, Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun. Jeduthun had been the king’s prophet. The guards at each gate didn’t have to leave their places. That’s because their brother Levites got things ready for them.So at that time the entire service to honor the Lord was carried out. The Passover Feast was celebrated. The burnt offerings were sacrificed on the Lord’ s altar. That’s what King Josiah had ordered.The Israelites who were there celebrated the Passover Feast at that time. They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.The Passover Feast hadn’t been observed like that in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had ever celebrated a Passover Feast like Josiah’s. He celebrated it with the priests and Levites. All the people of Judah and Israel were there along with the people of Jerusalem. He celebrated it with them too.That Passover Feast was celebrated in the 18th year of Josiah’s rule.