2 രാജാക്കന്മാർ 24
1 യെഹോയാക്കീമിന്റെ ഭരണകാലത്ത് ബാബേൽരാജാവായ നെബൂഖദ്നേസർ രാജ്യത്തെ ആക്രമിച്ചു; യെഹോയാക്കീം മൂന്നു വർഷത്തേക്ക് അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് കീഴ്പ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു. അതിനുശേഷം അദ്ദേഹം മനസ്സുമാറ്റി നെബൂഖദ്നേസരിന്റെ അധികാരത്തോടു മത്സരിച്ചു.
౧యెహోయాకీము రోజుల్లో బబులోను రాజు నెబుకద్నెజరు యెరూషలేము మీదకి యుద్ధానికి వచ్చాడు. యెహోయాకీము అతనికి లోబడి మూడు సంవత్సరాలు సేవించిన తరువాత అతని మీద తిరుగుబాటు చేశాడు.
2 യഹോവ ബാബേല്യരും അരാമ്യരും മോവാബ്യരും അമ്മോന്യരുമായ കവർച്ചപ്പടക്കൂട്ടത്തെ അദ്ദേഹത്തിനെതിരേ അയച്ചു. യഹോവയുടെ ദാസന്മാരായ പ്രവാചകന്മാർ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിരുന്ന വചനപ്രകാരം യെഹൂദ്യയെ നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനായി അവിടന്ന് ഈ പടക്കൂട്ടങ്ങളെ അയച്ചു.
౨యెహోవా అతని మీదకి, తన సేవకులైన ప్రవక్తల ద్వారా తాను చెప్పిన మాట ప్రకారం యూదాదేశాన్ని నాశనం చెయ్యడానికి దాని మీదకి కల్దీయుల సైన్యాలను, సిరియనుల సైన్యాలను, మోయాబీయుల సైన్యాలను, అమ్మోనీయుల సైన్యాలను రప్పించాడు.
3 മനശ്ശെയുടെ പാപങ്ങളും അയാളുടെ സകലപ്രവൃത്തികളുംനിമിത്തം യഹോവയുടെ സന്നിധിയിൽനിന്ന് അവരെ നീക്കംചെയ്യേണ്ടതിനായി അവിടത്തെ കൽപ്പനപ്രകാരം യെഹൂദയ്ക്ക് ഇതെല്ലാം സംഭവിച്ചു.
౩మనష్షే చేసిన పనుల కారణంగా, అతడు నిరపరాధులను హతం చేసిన కారణంగా, యూదావారు యెహోవా సముఖం నుంచి తొలగి పోయేలా యెహోవా ఇచ్చిన ఆజ్ఞ వల్లే ఇది వాళ్లకు జరిగింది.
4 മനശ്ശെയുടെ പ്രവൃത്തികളിൽ അദ്ദേഹം കുറ്റമില്ലാത്ത രക്തം ചിന്തിയതും ഉൾപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം കുറ്റമില്ലാത്ത രക്തംചൊരിഞ്ഞ് ജെറുശലേമിനെ നിറച്ചിരുന്നു: അതു ക്ഷമിക്കാൻ യഹോവയ്ക്കു മനസ്സായില്ല.
౪అతడు నిరపరాధుల రక్తంతో యెరూషలేమును నింపిన కారణంగా, దాన్ని క్షమించడానికి యెహోవాకు మనస్సు లేకపోయింది.
5 യെഹോയാക്കീമിന്റെ ഭരണത്തിലെ മറ്റു സംഭവങ്ങൾ, അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പ്രവൃത്തികൾ ഇവയെക്കുറിച്ചെല്ലാം യെഹൂദാരാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ ചരിത്രഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടില്ലേ?
౫యెహోయాకీము చేసిన ఇతర పనుల గురించి, అతడు జరిగించిన వాటన్నిటి గురించి, యూదారాజుల చరిత్ర గ్రంథంలో రాసి ఉంది.
6 യെഹോയാക്കീം നിദ്രപ്രാപിച്ച് തന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോട് ചേർന്നു; അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മകനായ യെഹോയാഖീൻ അദ്ദേഹത്തിനുപകരം രാജാവായി.
౬యెహోయాకీము తన పూర్వీకులతోబాటు చనిపోగా అతని కొడుకు యెహోయాకీను అతని స్థానంలో రాజయ్యాడు.
7 ഈജിപ്റ്റിലെ തോടുമുതൽ യൂഫ്രട്ടീസ് നദിവരെയുള്ള ഭൂപ്രദേശങ്ങൾ ഈജിപ്റ്റുരാജാവിന്റെ കൈയിൽനിന്ന് ബാബേൽരാജാവു പിടിച്ചെടുത്തു. അതിനാൽ ഈജിപ്റ്റുരാജാവ് തന്റെ ദേശത്തുനിന്ന് പിന്നീടൊരിക്കലും സൈന്യവുമായി വന്നിട്ടില്ല.
౭బబులోనురాజు ఐగుప్తు నదికీ, యూఫ్రటీసు నదికీ మధ్య ఐగుప్తురాజు ఆధీనంలో ఉన్న భూమి అంతటినీ పట్టుకొన్న తరువాత, ఐగుప్తురాజు ఇక ఏ ప్రాంతం మీదకీ యుద్ధానికి వెళ్ళలేదు.
8 രാജാവാകുമ്പോൾ യെഹോയാഖീന് പതിനെട്ടു വയസ്സായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം മൂന്നുമാസം ജെറുശലേമിൽ വാണു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ അമ്മയുടെ പേര് നെഹുഷ്ഠാ എന്നായിരുന്നു. അവൾ ജെറുശലേമ്യനായ എൽനാഥാന്റെ മകളായിരുന്നു.
౮యెహోయాకీను పరిపాలన ఆరంభించినప్పుడు అతని వయసు 18 సంవత్సరాలు. అతడు యెరూషలేములో మూడు నెలలు ఏలాడు. యెరూషలేమువాడు ఎల్నాతాను కూతురు నెహుష్తా అతని తల్లి.
9 തന്റെ പിതാവു ചെയ്തിരുന്നതുപോലെ അദ്ദേഹവും യഹോവയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ അനിഷ്ടമായതു പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു.
౯అతడు తన తండ్రి చేసినట్టే చేసి, యెహోవా దృష్టిలో చెడునడత నడిచాడు.
10 അക്കാലത്ത് ബാബേൽരാജാവായ നെബൂഖദ്നേസരുടെ സൈനികോദ്യോഗസ്ഥന്മാർ ജെറുശലേംപട്ടണത്തിനുനേരേ വന്ന് അതിനെ ഉപരോധിച്ചു.
౧౦ఆ కాలంలో బబులోను రాజు నెబుకద్నెజరు సేవకులు యెరూషలేము మీదికి వచ్చి పట్టణానికి ముట్టడి వేశారు.
11 അവർ അപ്രകാരം ജെറുശലേമിനെ ഉപരോധിച്ചിരിക്കുമ്പോൾത്തന്നെ, നെബൂഖദ്നേസർ സ്വയം നഗരത്തിനുനേരേ വന്നു.
౧౧వారు పట్టణానికి ముట్టడి వేస్తూ ఉన్నప్పుడు, బబులోను రాజు నెబుకద్నెజరు స్వయంగా తానే దాని మీదకి వచ్చాడు.
12 യെഹൂദാരാജാവായ യെഹോയാഖീനും രാജമാതാവും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാരും പ്രഭുക്കന്മാരും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരും എല്ലാം നെബൂഖദ്നേസരിനു കീഴടങ്ങി. ബാബേൽരാജാവിന്റെ ഭരണത്തിന്റെ എട്ടാമാണ്ടിൽ അദ്ദേഹം യെഹോയാഖീനെ തടവുകാരനാക്കി.
౧౨అప్పుడు యూదారాజు యెహోయాకీను, అతని తల్లి, అతని సేవకులు, అతని కింద అధిపతులూ, అతని పరివారం, బయలుదేరి బబులోనురాజు దగ్గరికి వచ్చినప్పుడు బబులోను రాజు పరిపాలనలో ఎనిమిదో సంవత్సరంలో యెహోయాకీనును చెరపట్టుకున్నాడు.
13 യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തിരുന്നതുപോലെ നെബൂഖദ്നേസർ യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിലെയും രാജകൊട്ടാരത്തിലെയും നിക്ഷേപങ്ങളെല്ലാം അപഹരിച്ചു. ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാവായ ശലോമോൻ യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിലെ ഉപയോഗത്തിനായി ഉണ്ടാക്കിയിരുന്ന സ്വർണംകൊണ്ടുള്ള ഉപകരണങ്ങളെല്ലാം അദ്ദേഹം എടുത്തുകൊണ്ടുപോയി.
౧౩ఇంకా అతడు యెహోవా మందిరపు ధననిధిలో ఉన్న వస్తువులు, రాజు ఖజానాలో ఉన్న సొమ్ము పట్టుకుని ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజు సొలొమోను యెహోవా ఆలయానికి చేయించిన బంగారపు ఉపకరణాలన్నీ, యెహోవా చెప్పిన విధంగా ముక్కలుగా చేయించి తీసుకెళ్ళిపోయాడు.
14 ജെറുശലേമിലുണ്ടായിരുന്ന സകല ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരെയും എല്ലാ യുദ്ധവീരന്മാരെയും എല്ലാ കരകൗശലവേലക്കാരെയും ശില്പികളെയും അദ്ദേഹം തടവുകാരായി പിടിച്ചുകൊണ്ടുപോയി. അവർ ആകെ പതിനായിരം പേരുണ്ടായിരുന്നു. ഏറ്റവും ദരിദ്രർമാത്രം അവിടെ ശേഷിച്ചു.
౧౪ఇంకా, అతడు దేశపు ప్రజల్లో అతి పేదవారు తప్ప ఇంక ఎవరూ లేకుండా యెరూషలేము పట్టణమంతట్లో ఉన్న అధిపతులూ, పరాక్రమవంతులూ పదివేలమందినీ, వీళ్ళు కాకుండా కంసాలివాళ్ళను, కమ్మరివాళ్ళను బందీలుగా తీసుకుపోయాడు.
15 നെബൂഖദ്നേസർ യെഹോയാഖീനെ ബാബേലിലേക്ക് അടിമയായി പിടിച്ചുകൊണ്ടുപോയി. രാജാവിന്റെ അമ്മയെയും ഭാര്യമാരെയും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥന്മാരെയും നാട്ടിലെ പ്രമാണിമാരെയുംകൂടി അദ്ദേഹം കൊണ്ടുപോയി.
౧౫అతడు యెహోయాకీను రాజు తల్లిని, రాజు భార్యలను, అతని పరివారాన్ని, దేశంలో ఉన్న గొప్పవాళ్ళను యెరూషలేము నుంచి బబులోను పట్టణానికి బందీలుగా తీసుకు వెళ్ళాడు.
16 യുദ്ധത്തിനു കരുത്തരും യോഗ്യരുമായ ഏഴായിരം യോദ്ധാക്കൾ അടങ്ങുന്ന സൈന്യവ്യൂഹത്തെയും കരകൗശലവേലക്കാരും ശില്പികളുമായി ആയിരംപേരെയും നെബൂഖദ്നേസർ ബാബേലിലേക്കു കൊണ്ടുപോയി.
౧౬ఏడు వేలమంది పరాక్రమవంతులను, వెయ్యిమంది కంసాలివాళ్ళను, కమ్మరివాళ్ళను, యుద్ధంలో ఆరితేరిన శక్తిమంతులందర్నీ బబులోనురాజు బందీలుగా బబులోను పట్టణానికి తీసుకొచ్చాడు.
17 അദ്ദേഹം യെഹോയാഖീന്റെ പിതൃസഹോദരനായ മത്ഥന്യാവിനെ അദ്ദേഹത്തിനുപകരം രാജാവാക്കി; മത്ഥന്യാവിന്റെ പേര് സിദെക്കീയാവ് എന്നു മാറ്റുകയും ചെയ്തു.
౧౭ఇంకా బబులోను రాజు యెహోయాకీను బాబాయి మత్తన్యాకు సిద్కియా అనే మారుపేరు పెట్టి అతని స్థానంలో రాజుగా నియమించాడు.
18 സിദെക്കീയാവ് രാജാവായപ്പോൾ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് ഇരുപത്തിയൊന്നു വയസ്സായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം പതിനൊന്നുവർഷം ജെറുശലേമിൽ വാണു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ അമ്മയുടെ പേര് ഹമൂതൽ എന്നായിരുന്നു. അവർ ലിബ്നാക്കാരനായ യിരെമ്യാവിന്റെ മകളായിരുന്നു.
౧౮సిద్కియా పరిపాలన ఆరంభించినప్పుడు అతనికి 21 సంవత్సరాలు. అతడు యెరూషలేములో 11 సంవత్సరాలు ఏలాడు.
19 യെഹോയാക്കീൻ ചെയ്തതുപോലെ അദ്ദേഹവും യഹോവയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ തിന്മ പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു.
౧౯అతని తల్లి లిబ్నా ఊరివాడు యిర్మీయా కూతురు హమూటలు. యెహోయాకీము చేసినట్టే సిద్కియా చేసి, యెహోవా దృష్టిలో చెడునడత నడిచాడు.
20 യഹോവയുടെ കോപംനിമിത്തം ജെറുശലേമിനും യെഹൂദയ്ക്കും ഇതെല്ലാം വന്നുഭവിച്ചു; അവസാനം യഹോവ അവരെ തന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽനിന്ന് തള്ളിക്കളഞ്ഞു. എന്നാൽ സിദെക്കീയാവ് ബാബേൽരാജാവിനോടു മത്സരിച്ചു.
౨౦సిద్కియా బబులోనురాజు మీద తిరుగబాటు చేశాడు. యూదావాళ్ళ మీద, యెరూషలేమువాళ్ళ మీద యెహోవాకు ఉన్న కోపం కారణంగా ఆయన తన సముఖంలోనుంచి వాళ్ళను తోలివేయడానికి ఇది దోహదం చేసింది.
