2 ദിനവൃത്താന്തം 21
1 പിന്നെ, യെഹോശാഫാത്ത് നിദ്രപ്രാപിച്ച് തന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോട് ചേർന്നു; ദാവീദിന്റെ നഗരത്തിൽ തന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോടൊപ്പം അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സംസ്കരിച്ചു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മകനായ യെഹോരാം അനന്തരാവകാശിയായി രാജസ്ഥാനമേറ്റു.
౧యెహోషాపాతు చనిపోయినప్పుడు తన పూర్వీకులతో పాటు అతణ్ణి దావీదు పట్టణంలో పాతిపెట్టారు. అతని కొడుకు యెహోరాము అతని బదులు రాజయ్యాడు.
2 അസര്യാവ്, യെഹീയേൽ, സെഖര്യാവ്, അസര്യാവ്, മീഖായേൽ, ശെഫത്യാവ് എന്നിവർ യെഹോരാമിന്റെ സഹോദരന്മാരായിരുന്നു. ഇവരെല്ലാം ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാവായ യെഹോശാഫാത്തിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരായിരുന്നു.
౨యెహోషాపాతు కుమారులైన అజర్యా, యెహీయేలు, జెకర్యా, అజర్యా, మిఖాయేలు, షెఫట్య అనేవారు ఇతనికి సోదరులు. వీరంతా ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజు యెహోషాపాతు కొడుకులు.
3 ഇവർക്കെല്ലാം അവരുടെ പിതാവ് ധാരാളം വെള്ളിയും സ്വർണവും വിലപിടിപ്പുള്ള സാധനങ്ങളും കൊടുത്തിരുന്നു. കൂടാതെ, യെഹൂദ്യയിലുടനീളം കോട്ടകെട്ടി ബലപ്പെടുത്തിയ സംരക്ഷിതനഗരങ്ങളും പിതൃദത്തമായി അവർക്കു കിട്ടിയിരുന്നു. എന്നാൽ യെഹോരാം ആദ്യജാതനായിരുന്നതിനാൽ രാജ്യം അദ്ദേഹത്തിനാണ് നൽകിയത്.
౩వారి తండ్రి బహుమానాలుగా, వెండి, బంగారం ఇంకా ఎన్నో విలువైన వస్తువులను, యూదాదేశంలో గోడలున్న పట్టణాలను వారికిచ్చాడు. అయితే యెహోరాము తనకు పెద్ద కొడుకు కాబట్టి అతనికి రాజ్యాన్ని ఇచ్చాడు.
4 യെഹോരാം പിതാവിന്റെ സിംഹാസനത്തിൽ ആരൂഢനായി, തന്റെ നില ഭദ്രമാക്കിക്കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ തന്റെ എല്ലാ സഹോദരന്മാരെയും ചില ഇസ്രായേൽ പ്രഭുക്കന്മാരെയും വാളിനിരയാക്കി.
౪యెహోరాము తన తండ్రి రాజ్యాన్ని పరిపాలించడం మొదలుపెట్టి తన అధికారం సుస్థిరం చేసుకున్న తరువాత తాను స్థిరపడి, తన సోదరులందరినీ ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల అధిపతుల్లో కొంత మందినీ చంపేసాడు.
5 രാജാവാകുമ്പോൾ യെഹോരാമിനു മുപ്പത്തിരണ്ടു വയസ്സായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം ജെറുശലേമിൽ എട്ടുവർഷം വാണു.
౫యెహోరాము పరిపాలించడం మొదలుపెట్టినప్పుడు అతనికి 32 ఏళ్ళు. అతడు యెరూషలేములో 8 ఏళ్ళు పాలించాడు.
6 അദ്ദേഹം ആഹാബിന്റെ ഒരു മകളെയാണ് വിവാഹംചെയ്തിരുന്നത്. അതിനാൽ ആഹാബുഗൃഹം ചെയ്തതുപോലെതന്നെ അദ്ദേഹവും ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ വഴികളിൽ ജീവിച്ചു. യെഹോരാം യഹോവയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ തിന്മ പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു.
౬అతడు అహాబు కూతుర్ని పెళ్లి చేసుకుని, అహాబు సంతతివారు నడచిన ప్రకారం ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజుల పద్ధతుల్లో నడిచాడు. అతడు యెహోవా దృష్టికి ప్రతికూలంగా ప్రవర్తించాడు.
7 എന്നിരുന്നാലും താൻ ദാവീദുമായി ചെയ്തിരുന്ന ഉടമ്പടിമൂലം അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ഭവനത്തെ നശിപ്പിക്കാൻ യഹോവയ്ക്കു മനസ്സുവന്നില്ല. ദാവീദിനും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സന്തതിപരമ്പരകൾക്കുംവേണ്ടി ഒരു വിളക്ക് എപ്പോഴും പരിരക്ഷിക്കുമെന്ന് യഹോവ വാഗ്ദാനം ചെയ്തിരുന്നു.
౭అయినా యెహోవా తాను దావీదుతో చేసిన నిబంధన బట్టి, అతనికీ అతని కుమారులకూ ఎప్పుడూ జీవమిస్తానని చేసిన వాగ్దానం కోసం దావీదు సంతతిని నాశనం చేయడానికి ఇష్టపడలేదు.
8 യെഹോരാമിന്റെ കാലത്ത് ഏദോമ്യർ യെഹൂദയുടെ അധികാരത്തോടു മത്സരിച്ചു. അവർ തങ്ങളുടേതായ ഒരു രാജാവിനെ വാഴിച്ചു.
౮యెహోరాము రోజుల్లో యూదా రాజుల అధికారానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా ఎదోమీయులు తిరుగుబాటు చేసి తమకు ఒక రాజును ఉంచుకున్నారు.
9 യെഹോരാം തന്റെ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥന്മാരോടും രഥങ്ങളോടുംകൂടി അവിടേക്കു ചെന്നു. ഏദോമ്യർ അദ്ദേഹത്തെയും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ രഥനായകന്മാരെയും വളഞ്ഞു. എന്നാൽ അദ്ദേഹം രാത്രിയിൽ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് ശത്രുക്കളുടെ അണികളെ ഭേദിച്ചു.
౯యెహోరాము తన అధికారులను వెంటబెట్టుకుని, తన రథాలన్నిటితో బయలుదేరి రాత్రివేళ లేచి తనను చుట్టుముట్టిన ఎదోమీయులనూ రథాధిపతులను చంపేసాడు.
10 ഇന്നുവരെയും ഏദോമ്യർ യെഹൂദയുടെ അധികാരത്തിനു കീഴ്പ്പെടാതെ മത്സരിച്ചുനിൽക്കുന്നു. യെഹോരാം തന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയെ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചുകളഞ്ഞതുകൊണ്ട് അക്കാലത്തുതന്നെ ലിബ്നായും മത്സരിച്ചു.
౧౦కాబట్టి ఇప్పటి వరకూ ఎదోమీయులు యూదావారి అధికారం కింద ఉండక తిరుగుబాటు చేస్తూనే ఉన్నారు. యెహోరాము తన పూర్వీకుల దేవుడైన యెహోవాను విస్మరించినందుకు అదే సమయంలో లిబ్నా పట్టణం కూడా అతని అధికారం కింద ఉండకుండాా తిరుగుబాటు చేసింది.
11 അദ്ദേഹം യെഹൂദ്യയുടെ മലകളിൽ ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾ പണിയിച്ചു; അങ്ങനെ ജെറുശലേം ജനതയെ പരസംഗം ചെയ്യിക്കുകയും യെഹൂദയെ വഴിതെറ്റിച്ചുകളയുകയും ചെയ്തു.
౧౧యెహోరాము యూదా కొండల్లో బలిపీఠాలు కట్టించి యెరూషలేము నివాసులు వేశ్యలా ప్రవర్తించేలా చేశాడు. ఈ విధంగా అతడు యూదావారిని తప్పుదారి పట్టించాడు.
12 ഏലിയാ പ്രവാചകനിൽനിന്നു യെഹോരാമിന് ഒരു കത്തുകിട്ടി. അതിൽ ഇപ്രകാരം എഴുതിയിരുന്നു: “നിന്റെ പൂർവപിതാവ് ദാവീദിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: ‘നീ നിന്റെ പിതാവായ യെഹോശാഫാത്തിന്റെയോ യെഹൂദാരാജാവായ ആസായുടെയോ വഴിയിൽ ജീവിച്ചില്ല.
౧౨ఏలీయా ప్రవక్త నుంచి ఒక ఉత్తరం యెహోరాముకు వచ్చింది. దానిలో ఇలా ఉంది. “నీ పితరుడైన దావీదు దేవుడైన యెహోవా ఇలా చెబుతున్నాడు. ‘నీవు నీ తండ్రియైన యెహోషాపాతు మార్గాల్లో గానీ యూదారాజు ఆసా మార్గాల్లో గానీ నడుచుకోకుండా
13 പിന്നെയോ, നീ ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ വഴിയിൽ ജീവിച്ചു; ആഹാബ് ഗൃഹം ചെയ്തതുപോലെ നീ യെഹൂദ്യയെയും ജെറുശലേമിലെ ജനത്തെയും പരസംഗം ചെയ്യിച്ചു. നീ സ്വന്തം സഹോദരന്മാരെ വധിച്ചു. അവർ സ്വന്തം ഭവനത്തിലെ അംഗങ്ങളും നിന്നെക്കാൾ വളരെയേറെ ഭേദപ്പെട്ടവരും ആയിരുന്നു.
౧౩ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజుల మార్గాల్లో నడచి అహాబు సంతతివారు చేసిన ప్రకారం యూదానూ యెరూషలేము నివాసులనూ వ్యభిచరింపజేసి, నీకంటే యోగ్యులైన నీ తండ్రి సంతానమైన నీ సోదరులను చంపావు.
14 അതുകൊണ്ട് ഇപ്പോൾ നിന്റെ ജനത്തെയും നിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരെയും നിന്റെ ഭാര്യമാരെയും നിനക്കുള്ള സകലതിനെയും യഹോവ വളരെ കഠിനമായി ശിക്ഷിക്കും.
౧౪కాబట్టి గొప్ప తెగులుతో యెహోవా నీ ప్రజలనూ నీ పిల్లలనూ నీ భార్యలనూ నీ సంపదనంతటినీ దెబ్బ తీస్తాడు.
15 നിനക്കോ, കുടലിൽ ഒരു വ്യാധിമൂലം കഠിനരോഗം പിടിപെടും; നിന്റെ കുടൽമാല വെളിയിൽ ചാടുന്നതുവരെയും ഈ വ്യാധി വിട്ടുമാറുകയില്ല.’”
౧౫నీవు పేగుల్లో ఘోరమైన జబ్బుతో రోగిష్టిగా ఉంటావు. రోజురోజుకూ ఆ జబ్బుతో నీ పేగులు చెడిపోతాయి.’”
16 കൂശ്യരുടെ അടുത്ത് താമസിച്ചിരുന്ന ഫെലിസ്ത്യരിലും അറബികളിലും യഹോവ യെഹോരാമിനെതിരേ ശത്രുത ഉളവാക്കി.
౧౬యెహోవా యెహోరాము మీదికి ఫిలిష్తీయులను, ఇతియోపియాకు దగ్గరగా ఉన్న అరబీయులను రేపాడు.
17 അവർ യെഹൂദയ്ക്കെതിരേ പുറപ്പെട്ട് അതിനെ ആക്രമിച്ചു. രാജകൊട്ടാരത്തിൽക്കണ്ട സകലവസ്തുവകകളും, അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ഭാര്യമാർ, പുത്രന്മാർ എന്നിവരോടൊപ്പം അപഹരിച്ചുകൊണ്ടുപോയി. ഇളയമകൻ യഹോവാഹാസല്ലാതെ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരിൽ ഒരുവനും ശേഷിച്ചില്ല.
౧౭వారు యూదాదేశంపై దాడి చేసి దానిలో చొరబడి రాజనగరులో దొరికిన సంపదనంతా, అతని కొడుకులనూ భార్యలనూ పట్టుకెళ్ళారు. అతని కొడుకుల్లో చివరి వాడైన యెహోయాహాజు తప్ప అతనికి ఒక్క కొడుకును కూడా విడిచిపెట్టలేదు.
18 ഇതെല്ലാം കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ, യഹോവ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ കുടലിലെ മാറാവ്യാധിയാൽ പീഡിപ്പിച്ചു.
౧౮ఇదంతా జరిగిన తరువాత యెహోవా అతని కడుపులో నయం కాని జబ్బు కలిగించాడు.
19 ക്രമേണ, രണ്ടുവർഷം കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ വ്യാധിമൂലം അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ കുടൽമാല വെളിയിൽ വന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം കഠിനവേദനയിൽ മരിച്ചു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാർക്കുവേണ്ടി ചെയ്തതുപോലെ ജനം അഗ്നികുണ്ഡം കൂട്ടി അദ്ദേഹത്തെ ബഹുമാനിച്ചില്ല.
౧౯రెండేళ్ళ తరువాత ఆ జబ్బు ముదిరి అతని పేగులు చెడిపోయి దుర్భరంగా చనిపోయాడు. అతని ప్రజలు అతని పూర్వీకులకు చేసిన అంత్యక్రియలు అతనికి చేయలేదు.
20 രാജാവാകുമ്പോൾ യെഹോരാമിന് മുപ്പത്തിരണ്ടു വയസ്സായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം എട്ടുവർഷം ജെറുശലേമിൽ ഭരണംനടത്തി. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ വേർപാടിൽ ആരും ദുഃഖിച്ചില്ല. അദ്ദേഹത്തെ ദാവീദിന്റെ നഗരത്തിൽ അടക്കംചെയ്തു; രാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ കല്ലറയിൽ ആയിരുന്നില്ലതാനും.
౨౦అతడు పరిపాలన చేయడం మొదలుపెట్టినప్పుడు 32 ఏళ్లవాడు. యెరూషలేములో 8 ఏళ్ళు పాలించి చనిపోయాడు. అతని మృతికి ఎవరూ విలపించలేదు. రాజుల సమాధుల్లో గాక దావీదు పట్టణంలో వేరే చోట ప్రజలు అతణ్ణి పాతిపెట్టారు.
