Shirach — 49

Yusyahu and Other Worthies

1 The memory of King Yusyahu is like a blending of incense prepared by the art of the perfumer; it is sweet as honey to every mouth, and like music at a banquet of wine.

2 Yusyahu was led aright in converting the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.

3 Yusyahu set his heart upon  𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, in the days of wicked men he strengthened righteousness.

4 Except for King Daud, king Hazakyahu and king Yusyahu, the others kings all sinned greatly, for they forsook the Turah (law) of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH; the kings of Yahudah came to an end;

5 for they gave their power to others, and their Kabad to a foreign nation,

6 who set fire to the chosen city of the sanctuary, and made her streets desolate,    according to the word of Yaramyahu.

7 For they had afflicted him; yet he had been consecrated in the womb as Nabym, to pluck up and afflict and destroy, and likewise to build and to plant.

8 It was Azakyal who saw the vision of Kabad which 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH showed him above the chariot of the cherubim.

9 For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH remembered his enemies with storm, and did good to those who directed their ways aright.

10 May the bones of the twelve Nabyms revive from where they lie, for they comforted the people of Ya'aqub and delivered them with confident and hope.

11 How shall we magnify Zarubbabal? He was like a signet on the right hand,

12 and so was Yashua the son of Yuzadak; in their days they built the house and raised a temple Qadash to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, prepared for everlasting Kabad.

13 The memory of Nahamyahu also is lasting; he raised for us the walls that had fallen, and set up the gates and bars and rebuilt our ruined houses.

Retrospect

14 No one like Chanuk (Enoch) has been created on the Arath, for he was taken up from the Arath.

15 And no man like Ya'asaf has been born, and his bones are cared for.

16 Sham and Sath were honored among men, and Adam above every living being in the creation.