2 Chronicles 24
1 Seven years old was Joash when he became king, and forty years did he reign in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Zibyah of Beer-sheba'.
Joašu je bilo sedam godina kad se zakraljio, a kraljevao je četrdeset godina u Jeruzalemu. Materi mu je bilo ime Sibja iz Beer Šebe.
2 And Joash did what is right in the eyes of the Lord, all the days of Yehoyada' the priest.
Joaš je činio što je pravo u Jahvinim očima dok je bio živ svećenik Jojada.
3 And Yehoyada' took for himself two wives, and he begat sons and daughters.
Jojada ga je oženio dvjema ženama i on je s njima imao sinova i kćeri.
4 And it came to pass after this, that Yoash had it in his mind to renew the house of the Lord.
Poslije toga nakanio je u srcu obnoviti Jahvin Dom.
5 And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and ye shall make haste in this matter. But the Levites made no haste.
Skupivši svećenike i levite, reče im: “Zađite po judejskim gradovima i kupite od svih Izraelaca novaca da se obnovi Dom vašega Boga, od godine do godine, a vi pohitite s tim poslom.” Ali se levitima nije htjelo.
6 Then called the king for Yehoyada' the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required from the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the contribution [fixed by] Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of the testimony?
Zato kralj pozva poglavara Jojadu i reče mu: “Zašto ne tražiš od levita da donose iz Judeje i iz Jeruzalema porez koji je odredio Jahvin sluga Mojsije i Izraelov zbor za Šator svjedočanstva?
7 For the sons of the wicked 'Athalyahu have made breaches [in] the house of God; and also the holy things of the house of the Lord have they applied to the Be'alim.
Atalija i njeni sinovi bijahu poharali Božji Dom, i sve stvari što su bile posvećene Jahvinu Domu upotrijebili su za baale.”
8 And at the king's order they made a chest, and placed it at the gate of the house of the Lord on the outside.
Potom kralj zapovjedi da se napravi kovčeg i stavi izvana na vrata Jahvina Doma.
9 And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the Lord the contribution [fixed by] Moses the servant of God upon Israel in the wilderness.
Oglasiše po Judi i Jeruzalemu da se donosi Jahvi porez što ga bijaše odredio Božji sluga Mojsije Izraelu u pustinji.
10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and they brought it in, and cast it into the chest, until it was full.
Obradovaše se svi knezovi i sav narod i počeše donositi i bacati u kovčeg dok se nije napunio.
11 Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, then came the king's scribe and the high-priest's officer and emptied the chest, and took it up, and brought it back to its place. Thus did they day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
Leviti bi donosili kovčeg kraljevskom nadgledništvu, i kad bi se vidjelo da ima mnogo novaca, dolazio je kraljev tajnik i povjerenik svećeničkog poglavara te bi ispraznili kovčeg. Onda su ga opet odnosili i stavljali na njegovo mjesto. Tako su činili svaki dan i sabrali mnogo novca.
12 And the king and Yehoyada' gave it to those who overlooked the service of the house of the Lord, and these hired masons and carpenters to renew the house of the Lord, and also to the workers in iron and copper to repair the house of the Lord.
Onda su ga kralj i Jojada davali poslovođama nad poslom oko Jahvina Doma, a oni su za plaću unajmljivali klesare i drvodjelce da se obnovi Jahvin Dom, pa kovače i mjedare da se popravi Jahvin Dom.
13 So the workmen wrought, and the work was restored through their means, and they replaced the house of God in its [former] state, and strengthened it.
Poslovođe su poslovale i popravljanje je napredovalo pod njihovom upravom; vratili su Božji Dom u red i obnovili ga.
14 And when they had completed it, they brought before the king and Yehoyada' the rest of the money, and they made of it vessels for the house of the Lord, the vessels of the service and for the sacrificing, and the spoons, and [other] vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt-offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Yehoyada'.
A kad su sve svršili, donijeli su pred kralja i Jojadu novce što su ostali; od toga su napravili posuđe za Jahvin Dom, posuđe za posluživanje, za paljenje, plitice i druge zlatne i srebrne predmete. Paljenice su se prinosile u Jahvinu Domu bez prestanka dok je god živio Jojada.
15 And Yehoyada' became old, and was full of days, and died: he was old one hundred and thirty years when he died.
Onda je Jojada, ostarjevši i nasitivši se života, umro u sto i tridesetoj godini.
16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings; because he had done a good thing in Israel, and toward God, and his house.
Sahranili su ga u Davidovu gradu kod kraljeva, jer je činio dobro u Izraelu i prema Bogu i njegovu Domu.
17 But after the death of Yehoyada' came the princes of Judah, and bowed themselves down to the king. Then did the king hearken unto them.
Poslije Jojadine smrti došli su Judini knezovi i poklonili se kralju. Tada ih kralj poče slušati.
18 And they forsook the house of the Lord the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and there came wrath over Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.
Judejci bijahu ostavili Jahvu, Boga otaca, i stali služiti ašerama i likovima; došla je Božja srdžba na Judejce i na Jeruzalem za tu krivicu.
19 And he sent prophets among them, to bring them back again unto the Lord; and they gave them warning; but they did not give ear.
Slao im je Bog proroke da ih obrate k Jahvi, oni su ih opominjali, ali oni nisu htjeli slušati.
20 And the spirit of God endued Zechariah the son of Yehoyada' the priest, and he stood up above the people, and he said unto them, Thus hath said the [true] God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord? ye cannot prosper so; because [as] ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.
Tada Božji duh napuni Jojadina sina, svećenika Zahariju, koji, stavši poviše naroda, reče: “Ovako veli Bog: 'Zašto kršite Jahvine zapovijedi? Zašto nećete da budete sretni? Kako ste vi ostavili Jahvu, i on će vas ostaviti.'”
21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of the Lord.
Ali su se oni pobunili protiv njega i zasuli ga kamenjem po kraljevoj zapovijedi u predvorju Jahvina Doma.
22 And king Joash did not remember the kindness which Yehoyada' his father had shown to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord will see [this], and require [my blood].
Ni kralj Joaš ne sjeti se ljubavi koju mu učini otac Jojada, nego mu ubi sina; a on je umirući rekao: “Jahve neka vidi i osveti!”
23 And it came to pass at the expiration of the year, that the army of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and all their spoil they sent off unto the king of Damascus.
Kad je prošla godina dana, diže se na nj aramejska vojska i, navalivši na Judu i Jeruzalem, pobi sve knezove u narodu i posla sav plijen kralju u Damask.
24 Indeed with a small company of men did the army of Syria come; but the Lord delivered into their hand an army exceedingly numerous; because they had forsaken the Lord the God of their fathers. And on Joash they executed punishment.
Iako je aramejska vojska bila malena po ljudstvu, ipak joj je Jahve predao u ruke vrlo brojnu vojsku, jer ostaviše Jahvu, Boga svojih otaca. Tako su se Aramejci na Joašu osvetili.
25 And when these were gone away from him—for they left him [suffering] with great diseases—his own servants conspired against him because of the blood of the sons of Yehoyada' the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.
Kad su otišli od njega, ostaviv ga u teškim bolestima, pobuniše se protiv njega njegovi časnici jer bijaše ubio sina svećenika Jojade, pa i oni njega ubiše na postelji te je poginuo; sahranili su ga u Davidovu gradu, ali ga nisu ukopali u kraljevskoj grobnici.
26 And these are those that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shim'ath the 'Ammonitess, and Yehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
Evo onih što se urotiše protiv njega: Zabad, sin Amonke Šimeate, i Jozabad, sin Moapke Šimrite.
27 Now concerning his sons, and the great prophecy concerning him, and the founding of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amazyahu his son became king in his stead.
A o njegovim sinovima i o velikim proroštvima protiv njega, o obnavljanju Doma Božjega, sve je zapisano u tumačenju Knjige o kraljevima. Na njegovo se mjesto zakraljio sin mu Amasja.
