2 ദിനവൃത്താന്തം 16
1 ആസായുടെ ഭരണത്തിന്റെ മുപ്പത്തിയാറാംവർഷത്തിൽ യെഹൂദാരാജാവായ ആസായുടെ പ്രദേശത്തുനിന്ന് ആരെങ്കിലും പുറത്തേക്കു പോകുകയോ അകത്തേക്കു വരികയോ ചെയ്യാതെയിരിക്കേണ്ടതിന് ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാവായ ബയെശാ യെഹൂദയ്ക്കെതിരേ വന്ന്, രാമായിൽ കോട്ടകെട്ടിയുറപ്പിച്ചു.
౧ఆసా పరిపాలనలో 36 వ సంవత్సరంలో ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజు బయెషా యూదావారి మీద దండెత్తి వచ్చి యూదా రాజు ఆసా దగ్గరికి రాకపోకలు జరగకుండేలా రమా పట్టణాన్ని కట్టించాడు.
2 അപ്പോൾ ആസാ യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിലെയും സ്വന്തം കൊട്ടാരത്തിലെയും ഭണ്ഡാരങ്ങളിൽ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്ന വെള്ളിയും സ്വർണവും എടുത്ത്, ദമസ്കോസിൽ ഭരണം നടത്തിവരികയായിരുന്ന ബെൻ-ഹദദ് എന്ന അരാംരാജാവിനു കൊടുത്തയച്ചു. എന്നിട്ട് ഈ വിധം പറഞ്ഞു:
౨ఆసా యెహోవా మందిరంలో, రాజనగరంలో ఉన్న ఖజానాల్లోని వెండి బంగారాలను తీసి, దమస్కులో నివసించే ఆరాము రాజు బెన్హదదు దగ్గరకి దూతల చేత పంపించాడు.
3 “എന്റെ പിതാവും താങ്കളുടെ പിതാവുംതമ്മിൽ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നതുപോലെ ഒരു സഖ്യം നമ്മൾതമ്മിലും ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കട്ടെ! ഇതാ, ഞാൻ താങ്കൾക്ക് വെള്ളിയും സ്വർണവും കൊടുത്തയയ്ക്കുന്നു. ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാവായ ബയെശാ എന്നെ ആക്രമിക്കാതെ പിന്മാറത്തക്കവണ്ണം നിങ്ങൾതമ്മിലുള്ള സഖ്യം ഇപ്പോൾ റദ്ദാക്കിയാലും!”
౩“నా తండ్రికీ నీ తండ్రికీ ఉన్నట్టు నాకూ నీకూ సంధి ఉంది. వెండిని, బంగారాన్ని నీకు పంపించాను. ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజు బయెషా నన్ను విడిచి వెళ్ళిపోయేలా నువ్వు అతనితో చేసుకున్న సంధిని రద్దు చేసుకో” అని అడిగాడు.
4 ബെൻ-ഹദദ് ആസാരാജാവിന്റെ അപേക്ഷ സ്വീകരിച്ചു. അദ്ദേഹം തന്റെ സൈന്യാധിപന്മാരെ ഇസ്രായേൽ നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കയച്ചു. അവർ ഈയോൻ, ദാൻ, ആബേൽ-മയീം എന്നിവയും നഫ്താലിയിലെ സകലഭണ്ഡാരനഗരങ്ങളും ആക്രമിച്ചു കീഴടക്കി.
౪బెన్హదదు రాజైన ఆసా మాట అంగీకరించి, తన సైన్యాల అధిపతులను ఇశ్రాయేలు వారి పట్టణాల మీదికి పంపాడు. వారు ఈయోను, దాను, ఆబేల్మాయీము పట్టణాలపై, నఫ్తాలి ప్రాంతానికి చేరిన పట్టణాల్లోని కొట్లపై దాడి చేశారు.
5 ബയെശാരാജാവ് ഇതു കേട്ടപ്പോൾ രാമായുടെ നിർമാണപ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾ നിർത്തലാക്കുകയും ആ ഉദ്യമംതന്നെ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു.
౫బయెషా అది విని రమా ప్రాకారాలను కట్టించడం మానేసి ఆ పని చాలించాడు.
6 അതിനുശേഷം, ആസാരാജാവ് യെഹൂദ്യയിലുള്ള സകലരെയും കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുചെന്ന് ബയെശാ നിർമാണത്തിന് ഉപയോഗിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്ന കല്ലും മരവും രാമായിൽനിന്നു ചുമന്നുകൊണ്ടുപോയി. അതുപയോഗിച്ച് അദ്ദേഹം ഗേബായും മിസ്പായും പണിയിച്ചു.
౬అప్పుడు రాజైన ఆసా యూదా వారినందరినీ సమకూర్చాడు. వెళ్లి బయెషా కట్టిస్తున్న రమా పట్టణపు రాళ్లను, దూలాలను తీసుకువచ్చారు. ఆసా వాటిని గెబ, మిస్పా పట్టణాలను ప్రాకార కట్టించడానికి వినియోగించాడు.
7 ആ സമയത്ത് ദർശകനായ ഹനാനി യെഹൂദാരാജാവായ ആസായുടെ അടുത്തുവന്ന് അദ്ദേഹത്തോട് ഇപ്രകാരം പറഞ്ഞു: “നീ നിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയിൽ ആശ്രയിക്കാതെ അരാംരാജാവിൽ ആശ്രയിച്ചതുകൊണ്ട് അരാംരാജാവിന്റെ സൈന്യം നിന്റെ കൈയിൽനിന്നു രക്ഷപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു.
౭ఆ సమయంలో దీర్ఘదర్శి అయిన హనానీ యూదా రాజు ఆసా దగ్గరికి వచ్చి అతనికి ఈ ప్రకటన చేశాడు. “నువ్వు నీ దేవుడైన యెహోవాను నమ్ముకోకుండా ఆరాము రాజును నమ్ముకున్నావే. అందుకనే ఆరాము రాజు సైన్యం నీ చేతిలో నుండి తప్పించుకు పోయింది.
8 കൂശ്യരും, ലൂബ്യരും അസംഖ്യം രഥങ്ങളോടും കുതിരപ്പടയോടുംകൂടിയ ഒരു മഹാസൈന്യമായിരുന്നില്ലേ? എന്നിട്ടും നീ യഹോവയിൽ ആശ്രയിച്ചപ്പോൾ അവിടന്ന് അവരെ നിന്റെ കൈയിൽ ഏൽപ്പിച്ചുതന്നു.
౮ఇంతకు ముందు లెక్క లేనన్ని రథాలు, గుర్రపు రౌతులు గల ఇతియోపీయులు, లూబీయులు గొప్ప సైన్యంగా వచ్చారు గదా? అయినా నువ్వు యెహోవాను నమ్ముకోవడం వలన ఆయన వారిని నీ వశం చేశాడు.
9 യഹോവയുടെ കണ്ണ്, തന്നിൽ ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തരായവരെ ശക്തിയോടെ പിന്താങ്ങുന്നതിനുവേണ്ടി ഭൂതലത്തിലുടനീളം സഞ്ചരിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു; ഇക്കാര്യത്തിൽ നീ ഭോഷത്തം പ്രവർത്തിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. ഇപ്പോൾമുതൽ നിനക്കു യുദ്ധങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടാകും.”
౯తన పట్ల యథార్థ హృదయం గలవారిని బలపరచడానికి యెహోవా కనుదృష్టి లోకమంతా సంచరిస్తూ ఉంది. ఈ విషయంలో నువ్వు బుద్ధిహీనంగా ప్రవర్తించావు కాబట్టి ఇప్పటినుండి నీకు అన్నీ యుద్ధాలే.”
10 ഇതുമൂലം ആസാ ആ ദർശകനോടു കോപിച്ച് അദ്ദേഹത്തെ കാരാഗൃഹത്തിൽ അടച്ചു. ഇക്കാരണത്താൽ അദ്ദേഹത്തിനുനേരേ ആസാ കോപാകുലനായിരുന്നു. ഈ സമയത്തുതന്നെ ആസാ ജനങ്ങളിൽ പലരെയും പീഡിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു.
౧౦ఆ దీర్ఘదర్శి చేసిన ఈ ప్రకటనకి ఆసా అతని మీద కోపగించి ఆగ్రహంతో అతణ్ణి ఖైదులో వేశాడు. అదే సమయంలో ఆసా ప్రజల్లో కొంతమందిని బాధపరిచాడు కూడా.
11 ആസായുടെ ഭരണകാലത്തെ സംഭവങ്ങൾ, ആദ്യവസാനം, യെഹൂദ്യയിലെയും ഇസ്രായേലിലെയും രാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ പുസ്തകത്തിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
౧౧ఆసా చేసిన పనులన్నిటిని గూర్చి యూదా, ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజుల గ్రంథంలో రాసి ఉంది.
12 ആസായുടെ ഭരണത്തിന്റെ മുപ്പത്തിയൊൻപതാമാണ്ടിൽ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് തന്റെ പാദത്തിൽ രോഗം ബാധിച്ചു. രോഗം അതികഠിനമായി മൂർച്ഛിച്ചെങ്കിലും, അദ്ദേഹം തന്റെ രോഗാവസ്ഥയിൽപോലും വൈദ്യന്മാരിൽനിന്നല്ലാതെ യഹോവയിൽനിന്നു സഹായം തേടിയില്ല.
౧౨ఆసా తన పాలనలో 39 వ సంవత్సరంలో అతనికి పాదాల్లో జబ్బు పుట్టింది. దానితో అతడు చాలా బాధపడినప్పటికీ దాని విషయంలో యెహోవా సహాయం కోరకుండా వైద్యులను నమ్ముకున్నాడు.
13 അങ്ങനെ തന്റെ ഭരണത്തിന്റെ നാൽപ്പത്തിയൊന്നാമാണ്ടിൽ ആസാ മരിച്ചു; അദ്ദേഹം നിദ്രപ്രാപിച്ച് തന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോട് ചേർന്നു.
౧౩ఆసా తన పూర్వీకులతో కన్నుమూసి తన పాలనలో 41 వ సంవత్సరంలో చనిపోయాడు.
14 ദാവീദിന്റെ നഗരത്തിൽ ആസാ തനിക്കുവേണ്ടി പണികഴിപ്പിച്ചിരുന്ന കല്ലറയിൽ അവർ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സംസ്കരിച്ചു. സുഗന്ധദ്രവ്യങ്ങളും പലതരം പരിമളക്കൂട്ടുകളുംകൊണ്ടു മൂടിയ ഒരു ശവമഞ്ചത്തിൽ അവർ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ കിടത്തി; അദ്ദേഹത്തോടുള്ള ബഹുമാനാർഥം ഒരു വലിയ അഗ്നികുണ്ഡം ഒരുക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു.
౧౪ప్రజలు నిపుణత గలవారు సిద్ధం చేసిన సుగంధ, పరిమళ ద్రవ్యాలతో నిండిన పాడె మీద అతణ్ణి ఉంచారు. దావీదు పట్టణంలో అతడు తన కోసం తొలిపించుకొన్న సమాధిలో అతణ్ణి పాతిపెట్టారు. అతని గౌరవార్థం గొప్ప అగ్నిజ్వాల రగిలించారు.
