“ Take this Book of the Law. Place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. It will remain there as a witness against you.

“将这律法书放在耶和华你们神的约柜旁，可以在那里见证以色列人的不是；

“把这律法书拿来，放在耶和华—你们上帝的约柜旁，可以在那里作指责你们的见证。

“把这律法书拿来，放在耶和华—你们神的约柜旁，可以在那里作指责你们的见证。

“把这律法书放在你们的上帝耶和华的约柜旁，作为指控你们的证据。

“你们要把这律法书，放在耶和华你们的神的约柜旁，可以在那里作反对你们的见证，

「將這律法書放在耶和華－你們神的約櫃旁，可以在那裏見證以色列人的不是；

「把這律法書拿來，放在耶和華－你們上帝的約櫃旁，可以在那裏作指責你們的見證。

「把這律法書拿來，放在耶和華－你們神的約櫃旁，可以在那裏作指責你們的見證。

「把這律法書放在你們的上帝耶和華的約櫃旁，作為指控你們的證據。

“你們要把這律法書，放在耶和華你們的神的約櫃旁，可以在那裡作反對你們的見證，

『你們要將「這律法」書放在永恆主你們的上帝的約櫃旁，好讓它在那裏做見證指責你們的不對。

以此律書、置於爾上帝耶和華約匱之側、為證於爾、

以此律法之書、置於爾上帝耶和華法匱之旁、以為證。

以此律法之書、置於主爾天主約匱之旁、可在彼向爾曹作證、

“ Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. There it will remain as a witness against you.

“ Take this Book of the Law and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against you.

“ Take this Book of Instruction and place it beside the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord your God, so it may remain there as a witness against the people of Israel.

“ Take this book of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God so that it may remain there as a witness against you.

“ Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.

“ Take this Book of the Law, and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there as a witness against you;

Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

“ Take this book of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God so that it may remain there as a witness against you.

Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

“ Take this scroll of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God. It will remain there as a witness against you,

“ Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of Yahweh your God’s covenant, that it may be there for a witness against you.

“ I want you to write down a song and teach it to the Israelites. Have them sing it. It will be my witness against them.

What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God.So no one will be considered right with God by obeying the law. Instead, the law makes us more aware of our sin.

“ Go. Ask the Lord for advice. Ask him about what is written in this book that has been found. Do it for me. Also do it for the people and the whole nation of Judah. The Lord is very angry with us. That’s because our people who have lived before us didn’t obey the words of this book. They didn’t do everything written there about us.”Hilkiah the priest went to speak to Huldah the prophet. So did Ahikam, Akbor, Shaphan and Asaiah. Huldah was the wife of Shallum. Shallum was the son of Tikvah. Tikvah was the son of Harhas. Shallum took care of the sacred robes. Huldah lived in the New Quarter of Jerusalem.Huldah said to them,“ The Lord is the God of Israel. He says,‘ Here is what you must tell the man who sent you to me.Tell him,“ The Lord says,‘ I am going to bring horrible trouble on this place and its people. Everything written in the book the king of Judah has read will take place.That’s because the people have deserted me. They have burned incense to other gods. They have made me very angry because of the statues of gods their hands have made. So my anger will burn like a fire against this place. And the fire of my anger will not be put out.’ ” ’The king of Judah sent you to ask the Lord for advice. Tell him,‘ The Lord is the God of Israel. He has a message for you about the things you heard. He says,“ Your heart was tender. You made yourself humble in the eyes of the Lord. You heard what I spoke against this place and its people. I said they would be under a curse. I told them they would be destroyed. You tore your royal robes and wept in front of me. And I have heard you,” announces the Lord.

The money that had been taken into the Lord’ s temple was being brought out. At that time Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord. It had been given through Moses.Hilkiah spoke to Shaphan the secretary. Hilkiah said,“ I’ve found the Book of the Law in the Lord’ s temple.” Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.

Hilkiah the high priest spoke to Shaphan the secretary. Hilkiah said,“ I’ve found the Book of the Law in the Lord’ s temple.” Hilkiah gave it to Shaphan, who read it.Then Shaphan went to King Josiah. Shaphan told him,“ Your officials have paid out the money that was in the Lord’ s temple. They’ve put it in the care of the workers and directors there.”Shaphan continued,“ Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” Shaphan read some of it to the king.The king heard the words of the Book of the Law. When he did, he tore his royal robes.

There wasn’t anything in the ark except the two stone tablets. Moses had placed them in it at Mount Horeb. That’s where the Lord had made a covenant with the Israelites. He made it after they came out of Egypt.

By the law, I died as far as the law is concerned. I died so that I might live for God.