2 इतिहास 15
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
2 २ और वह आसा से भेंट करने निकला, और उससे कहा, “हे आसा, और हे सारे यहूदा और बिन्यामीन, मेरी सुनो, जब तक तुम यहोवा के संग रहोगे तब तक वह तुम्हारे संग रहेगा; और यदि तुम उसकी खोज में लगे रहो, तब तो वह तुम से मिला करेगा, परन्तु यदि तुम उसको त्याग दोगे तो वह भी तुम को त्याग देगा।
Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
4 ४ परन्तु जब जब वे संकट में पड़कर इस्राएल के परमेश्वर यहोवा की ओर फिरे और उसको ढूँढ़ा, तब-तब वह उनको मिला।
But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
5 ५ उस समय न तो जानेवाले को कुछ शान्ति होती थी, और न आनेवाले को, वरन् सारे देश के सब निवासियों में बड़ा ही कोलाहल होता था।
At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
6 ६ जाति से जाति और नगर से नगर चूर किए जाते थे, क्योंकि परमेश्वर विभिन्न प्रकार का कष्ट देकर उन्हें घबरा देता था।
The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
8 ८ जब आसा ने ये वचन और ओदेद नबी की नबूवत सुनी, तब उसने हियाव बाँधकर यहूदा और बिन्यामीन के सारे देश में से, और उन नगरों में से भी जो उसने एप्रैम के पहाड़ी देश में ले लिये थे, सब घिनौनी वस्तुएँ दूर कीं, और यहोवा की जो वेदी यहोवा के ओसारे के सामने थी, उसको नये सिरे से बनाया।
When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
9 ९ उसने सारे यहूदा और बिन्यामीन को, और एप्रैम, मनश्शे और शिमोन में से जो लोग उसके संग रहते थे, उनको इकट्ठा किया, क्योंकि वे यह देखकर कि उसका परमेश्वर यहोवा उसके संग रहता है, इस्राएल में से बहुत से उसके पास चले आए थे।
Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
11 ११ उसी समय उन्होंने उस लूट में से जो वे ले आए थे, सात सौ बैल और सात हजार भेड़-बकरियाँ, यहोवा को बलि करके चढ़ाईं।
At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
12 १२ उन्होंने वाचा बाँधी कि हम अपने पूरे मन और सारे जीव से अपने पूर्वजों के परमेश्वर यहोवा की खोज करेंगे;
They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
13 १३ और क्या बड़ा, क्या छोटा, क्या स्त्री, क्या पुरुष, जो कोई इस्राएल के परमेश्वर यहोवा की खोज न करे, वह मार डाला जाएगा।
They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
15 १५ यह शपथ खाकर सब यहूदी आनन्दित हुए, क्योंकि उन्होंने अपने सारे मन से शपथ खाई और बड़ी अभिलाषा से उसको ढूँढ़ा और वह उनको मिला, और यहोवा ने चारों ओर से उन्हें विश्राम दिया।
All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
16 १६ आसा राजा की माता माका जिसने अशेरा के पास रखने के लिए एक घिनौनी मूरत बनाई, उसको उसने राजमाता के पद से उतार दिया; और आसाप ने उसकी मूरत काटकर पीस डाली और किद्रोन नाले में फेंक दी।
King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
18 १८ उसने जो सोना-चाँदी, और पात्र उसके पिता ने अर्पण किए थे, और जो उसने आप अर्पण किए थे, उनको परमेश्वर के भवन में पहुँचा दिया।
He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
