Chronicles II 24

1 Joas was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Sabia of Bersabee.

योआशले राज्य गर्न सुरु गर्दा तिनी सात वर्षका थिए । तिनले यरूशलेममा चालीस वर्ष राज्य गरे । तिनकी आमा बेर्शेबाकी सिब्या थिइन् ।

2 And Joas did that which right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jodae the priest.

यहोयादा पुजारीका समयभरि नै योआशले परमप्रभुको दृष्‍टिमा जे असल थियो सो गरे ।

3 And Jodae took to himself two wives, and they bore sons and daughters.

यहोयादाले तिनका निम्ति दुई वटी पत्‍नी ल्याएदिए, र तिनी छोराछोरीका पिता भए ।

4 And it came to pass afterward that it came into the heart of Joas to repair the house of the Lord.

यसपछि यस्‍तो भयो, योआशले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरको पुननिर्माण गर्ने निर्णय गरे ।

5 And he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out into the cities of Juda, and collect money of all Israel to repair the house of the Lord from year to year, and make haste to speak [of it]. But the Levites hasted not.

तिनले पुजारी र लेवीहरूलाई एकसाथ भेला गरे र तिनीहरूलाई भने, “हरेक वर्ष यहूदाका सहरहरूमा जाओ र सबै इस्राएलबाट परमप्रभुको मन्दिरको पुनर्निर्माण गर्नलाई पैसा जम्मा गर । तिमीहरू यो काम झट्टै सुरु गरिहाल ।” लेवीहरूले सुरुमा केही पनि गरेनन् ।

6 And king Joas called Jodae the chief, and said to him, Why have you not looked after the Levites, so that they should bring from Juda and Jerusalem that which was prescribed by Moses the man of God, when he assembled Israel at the tabernacle of witness?

यसले राजाले प्रधान पुजारी यहोयादालाई बोलाए र तिनलाई भने, “करारका आदेशहरूका पालको निम्ति परमप्रभुका दास मोशा र इस्राएलको समुदायले लगाएको कर यहूदा र यरूशलेमबाट ल्याउन भनी लेवीहरूलाई किन भन्‍नुभएको छैन?”

7 For Gotholia was a transgressor, and her sons tore down the house of God; for they offered the holy things of the house of the Lord to Baalim.

किनकि ती दुष्‍ट स्‍त्री अतल्याहका छोराहरूले परमप्रभुको मन्दिर भत्‍काएका र परमप्रभुको मन्दिरका सबै पवित्र थोक बाललाई दिएका थिए ।

8 And the king said, Let a box be made, and let it be put at the gate of the house of the Lord without.

यसैले राजाले आदेश दिए र तिनीहरूले एउटा सन्दूक बनाए र त्‍यो परमप्रभुका मन्दिरको मूल ढोकाको बाहिर राख्‍ने हुकुम गरे ।

9 And let [men] proclaim in Juda an in Jerusalem, that [the people] should bring to the Lord, as Moses the servant of God spoke concerning Israel in the wilderness.

तब तिनीहरूले यहूदा र यरूशलेमभरि नै परमेश्‍वरका दास मोशाले उजाड-स्थानमा इस्राएलमाथि लगाएको तिरो मानिसहरूले परमप्रभुकहाँ ल्याउनुपर्छ भनी घोषणा गरे ।

10 And all the princes and all the people gave, and brought in, and cast into the box until it was filled.

सबै अगुवा र सबे मानिस आनन्दित भए र रकम ल्याए र त्‍यो सन्दूक नभरिएसम्‍म त्यसमा हाले ।

11 And it came to pass, when they brought in the box to the officers of the king by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that the money was more than sufficient, then came the king's scribe, and the officer of the high priest, and emptied the box, and restored it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and collected much money.

यस्‍तो भयो, जब लेवीहरूले राजाका अधिकारीहरूकहाँ त्यो सन्दूक ल्याउँथे, र जब त्यसमा तिनीहरूले धेरै पैसा देख्‍थे, तब राजाका सचिव र प्रधान पुजारीका अधिकृत त्यो खाली गर्न आउँथे, र त्यो सन्दूक फेरि त्यसकै स्थानमा राखिदिन्थे । तिनीहरूले दिनदिनै त्‍यसो गरेर धेरै रुपियाँपैसा सञ्‍चय गरे ।

12 And the king and Jodae the priest gave it to the workmen employed in the service of the house of the Lord, and they hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, also smiths and braziers to repair the house of the Lord.

राजा र यहोयादाले त्यो रुपियाँपैसा परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा काम गर्न लाउने मानिसहरूको जिम्मामा दिए । ती मानिसहरूले मन्दिरको पुनर्निर्माण गर्न डकर्मी, सिकर्मीहरू, फलाम र काँसाको काम गर्नेहरूलाई ज्यालामा लगाए ।

13 And the workmen wrought, and the works prospered in their hands, and they established the house of the Lord on its foundation, and strengthened [it].

यसरी कामदारहरूले श्रम गरे, र तिनीहरूकै हातमा यस मरम्मतका काम अगाडि बढ्यो । तिनीहरूले पहिलेकै नमूनाअनुसार परमप्रभुका मन्दिरको पुनर्निर्माण गरे र त्यसलाई बलियो बनाए ।

14 And when they had finished [it], they brought to the king and to Jodae the remainder of the money, and they made vessels for the house of the Lord, vessels of service for whole burnt offerings, and gold and silver [censers]: and they offered up whole burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jodae.

जब तिनीहरूले त्यो काम सिद्ध्याए, तब तिनीहरूले बाँकी बचेको रुपियाँपैसा राजा र यहोयादाकहाँ ल्याइदिए । ती पैसाबाट परमप्रभुका मन्दिरमा चाहिने सामानहरूको निम्ति प्रयोग गरियो, सेवाको काम र होमबलिको काम दुवैका निम्ति भाँडाहरू—सुन र चाँदीका चम्चा र भाँडाहरू । यहोयादाको समयभरि नै तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा निरन्तर होमबलि चढाए ।

15 And Jodae grew old, being full of days, and he died, being a hundred and thirty years old at his death.

यहोयादा वृद्ध भए र दीर्घायु भए अनि त्‍यसपछि तिनी मरे । तिनको मृत्‍यु हुँदा तिनी एक सय तिस वर्षका थिए ।

16 And they buried him with the kings in the city of David, because he had dealt well with Israel, and with God and his house.

तिनीहरूले तिनलाई दाऊदको सहरमा राजाहरूकै चिहानमा गाडे, किनभने तिनले इस्राएलमा परमेश्‍वर र परमेश्‍वरको मन्दिरको निम्ति असल काम गरेका थिए ।

17 And it came to pass after the death of Jodae, [that] the princes of Juda went in, and did obeisance to the king. Then the king listened to them.

यहोयादाको मृत्युपछि यहूदाका अधिकारीहरू राजाकहाँ आएर आदर देखाए । तब राजाले तिनीहरूका कुरा सुने ।

18 And they forsook the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served the Astartes and idols: and there was wrath upon Juda and Jerusalem in that day.

तिनीहरूले परमप्रभु आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्‍वरको मन्दिरलाई त्यागे र अशेरा देवीका खम्बाहरू र मूर्तिहरूको पुजा गरे । तिनीहरूका यस खराबीले गर्दा यहूदा र यरूशलेममाथि परमेश्‍वरको क्रोध आइपर्‍यो ।

19 yet he sent prophets to them, to turn them to the Lord; but they listened not: and he testified to them, but they obeyed not.

तापनि तिनीहरूलाई फेरि आफूकहाँ फर्काएर ल्याउन परमप्रभुले अगमवक्ताहरू पठाउनुभयो । ती अगमवक्ताहरूले तिनीहरूका कामको विरुद्धमा बोले, तर तिनीहरूले त्‍यो सुन्‍नलाई इन्कार गरे ।

20 And the Spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Jodae the priest, and he stood up above the people, and said, Thus says the Lord, Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord? so shall you not prosper; for you have forsaken the Lord, and he will forsake you.

यहोयादाका छोरा जकरिया पुजारीमाथि परमेश्‍वरका आत्मा आउनुभयो । जकरिया मानिसहरूका सामु खडा भए र तिनीहरूलाई भने, “परमेश्‍वर यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ: ‘तिमीहरू किन परमप्रभुका आज्ञा उल्लङ्घन गर्छौ, जसले गर्दा तिमीहरूले उन्‍नति गर्न सक्दैनौ? तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुलाई त्यागेका हुनाले उहाँले पनि तिमीहरूलाई त्याग्‍नुभएको छ ।”

21 And they conspired against him, and stone him by command of king Joas in the court of the Lord's house.

तर तिनीहरूले तिनको विरुद्धमा षड्यन्त्र रचे । राजाको हुकुम पाएर तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुका मन्दिरको चोकमा ढुङ्गा हानेर तिनलाई मारे ।

22 So Joas remembered not the kindness which his father Jodae had exercised towards him, but killed his son. And as he died, he said, The Lord look upon [it], and judge.

यसरी किसिमले, योआश राजाले जकरियाका बुबा यहोयादाले आफूप्रति गरेको दयालाई बेवास्‍ता गरे । बरु, यहोयादाका छोरालाई मारे । जब जकरियाको मृत्‍यु हुन लागेको थियो, तब तिनले यसो भने, “परमप्रभुले यो देख्‍नुभएको होस् र तिमीहरूका लेखा लिनुभएको होस् ।”

23 And it came to pass after the end of the year, [that] the host of Syria went up against him, and came against Juda and Jerusalem: and they killed all the chiefs of the people amongst the people, and all their spoils they sent to the king of Damascus.

वर्षको अन्त्यमा यस्‍तो भयो, अरामी छाउनीका फौज योआशको विरुद्धमा आयो । तिनीहरू यहूदा र यरूशलेममा आए । तिनीहरूले मानिसहरूका सबै अगुवालाई मारे र तिनीहरूबाट लूटका माल लिएर दमस्कसका राजालाई पठाइदिए ।

24 For the army of Syria came with few men, yet God gave into their hands a very large army, because they had forsaken the God of their fathers; and he brought judgements on Joas.

अरामीहरू थोरै सिपाहीहरू लिएर आएका भए तापनि परमप्रभुले एउटा ठूलो फौजमाथि तिनीहरूलाई विजय दिनुभयो, किनभने यहूदाका मानिसहरूले परमप्रभु आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्‍वरलाई त्यागेका थिए । यसरी आरामीहरूले योआशमाथि दण्ड ल्याए ।

25 And after they had departed from him, when they had left him in sore diseases, then his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jodae the priest, and killed him on his bed, and he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchre of the kings.

अरामीहरू जाने बेलासम्‍म योआश गम्‍भीर रूपले घाइते भएका थिए । पुजारी यहोयादाका छोराहरूका मृत्युको कारणले तिनका आफ्नै सेवकहरूले तिनको विरुद्धमा षड्यन्त्र रचे । तिनको ओछ्यानमा तिनीहरूले तिनलाई मारे, र तिनी मरे । तिनीहरूले तिनलाई दाऊदको सहरमा गाडे, तर राजाहरूका चिहानमा चाहिं होइन ।

26 And they that conspired against him were Zabed the son of Samaath the Ammanite, and Jozabed the son of Samareth the Moabite.

तिनको विरुद्धमा षड्यन्त्र गर्ने व्‍यक्तिहरू अम्मोनी स्‍त्री शिम्मतका छोरा जाबाद र मोआबी स्‍त्री शिम्रितका छोरा यहोजाबाद थिए ।

27 And all his sons, and the five came to him: and the other [matters], behold, they are written in the book of the kings. And Amasias his son reigned in his stead.

अब तिनका सन्‍तानको विवरण, तिनको विषय गरिएका महत्त्वपूर्ण अगमवाणीहरू, र परमेश्‍वरको मन्दिरको पुनर्निर्माण गर्ने कामका विषय, हेर, ती राजाहरूका इतिहासको पुस्तकमा लेखिएका छन् । तिनका छोरा अमस्याह तिनको ठाउँमा राजा भए ।