< २ इतिहास 20 >
1 यसपछि यस्तो हुन आयो, मोआब र अम्मोनका मानिसहरू र तिनीहरूसँग केही मोनीहरू यहोशापातको विरुद्धमा युद्ध गर्न आए ।
And it came to pass after this, that the sons of Moab, and the sons of Ammon, and with them some of the Minaeans, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
2 त्यसपछि केही यहोशापातकहाँ यसो भन्दै आए, “मृत-सागर पारि एदोमदेखि एउटा ठुलो भिड तपाईंको विरुद्धमा आइरहेछ । हेर्नहोस्, तिनीहरू हासेसोन-तामार, अर्थात् एन-गदीमा छन् ।”
Then there came some who told Jehoshaphat, saying, There comes a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea from Syria. And, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (the same is En-gedi).
3 यहोशापात डराए र परमप्रभुको खोजी गर्न अलग्गै गए । यहूदाभरि तिनले उपवासको घोषणा गरे ।
And Jehoshaphat was afraid, and set himself to seek for Jehovah. And he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
4 परमप्रभुको खोजी गर्न यहूदाका मानिसहरू एकसाथ भेला भए । यहूदाका सबै सहरबाट तिनीहरू परमप्रभुको खोजी गर्न आए ।
And Judah gathered themselves together, to seek help from Jehovah, even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Jehovah.
5 यहूदा र यरूशलेमका सभाको सामु परमप्रभुका मन्दिरको नयाँ चोकको अगि यहोशापात खडा भए ।
And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of Jehovah before the new court.
6 तिनले भने, “हे परमप्रभु, हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्वर, के तपाईं स्वर्गका परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्न र? के तपाईं जातिहरूका सबै राज्यका शासक हुनुहुन्न र? शक्ति र बल तपाईंका हातमा छन् । यसैले कसैले पनि तपाईंको विरोध गर्न सक्दैन ।
And he said, O Jehovah, the God of our fathers, are thou not God in heaven? And are thou not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? And in thy hand is power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee.
7 हे हाम्रा परमेश्वर, के तपाईंले नै आफ्नो मानिस इस्राएलका सामुबाट यस देशका बासिन्दाहरूलाई धपाउनुभएको र यसलाई सदासर्वदाको निम्ति अब्राहामका सन्तानलाई दिनुभएको होइन र?
Did thou not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham thy friend forever?
8 तिनीहरू यसमा बसे र यसमा यसो भनेर एउटा पवित्र स्थान बनाए,
And they dwelt therein, and have built for thee a sanctuary in it for thy name, saying,
9 ‘हामीमाथि विपत्ति—तरवार, न्याय, वा रोग, वा अनिकाल आउँछ भने— हामी यस मन्दिरको अगि र तपाईंको अगि खडा हुने छौं (किनकी तपाईंको नाउँ यस मन्दिरमा छ), र हाम्रो कष्टमा हामी तपाईंसित पुकारा गर्ने छौं, र तपाईंले हाम्रा बिन्ती सुन्नुहुने छ र हामीलाई बचाउनुहुने छ ।'
If evil comes upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house, and before thee, (for thy name is in this house, ) and cry out to thee in our affliction, and thou will hear and save.
10 अब हेर्नुहोस्, यहाँ अम्मोन, मोआब, र सेइर पर्वतका मानिसहरू छन्, जसलाई तपाईंले मिश्रदेशबाट आउँदा इस्राएललाई आक्रमण गर्न दिनुभएन । बरु, इस्राएल तिनीहरूबाट तर्केर गए र तिनीहरूलाई नष्ट गरेनन् ।
And now, behold, the sons of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir (whom thou would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and did not destroy them),
11 हेर्नुहोस्, यिनीहरूले हामीलाई कस्तो प्रतिफल दिइरहेका छन् । तपाईंले हामीलाई अधिकार गर्न दिनुभएको ठाउँदेखि हामीलाई धपाउन तिनीहरू आउँदै छन् ।
behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou have given us to inherit.
12 हे हाम्रा परमेश्वर, के तपाईं उनीहरूको न्याय गर्नुहुन्न र? किनकि हाम्रो विरूद्ध आइरहेको यो ठुलो फौज को सामना गर्ने शक्ति हामीसँग छैन । हामीले के गर्नुपर्ने हो सो हामी जान्दैनौं, तर हाम्रा दृष्टि तपाईंमा छन् ।”
O our God, will thou not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. Neither do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon thee.
13 सारा यहूदा आफ्ना सासाना बालबालिका, पत्नीहरू र छोराछोरीसमेत परमप्रभुको अगि खडा भए ।
And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their sons.
14 तब सभाको बिचमा आसापका छोरामध्येका मत्तन्याहका जनाति, यहीएलका पनाति, बनायाहका नाति र जकरियाका छोरा एक जना लेवी यहासेलमाथि परमप्रभुका आत्मा आउनुभयो ।
Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of Jehovah in the midst of the assembly.
15 यहासेलले भने, “हे सारा यहूदा र यरूशलेमका सबै बासिन्दा र राजा यहोशापात, सुन्नुहोस् । परमप्रभु तपाईंहरूलाई यही भन्नुहुन्छ, ‘नडराओ, यस ठूलो फौजका कारणले हतास नहोओ, किनकि लडाइँ तपाईंहरूको होइन, तर परमप्रभुको हो ।
And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat. Thus says Jehovah to you, Fear ye not, neither be dismayed because of this great multitude. For the battle is not yours, but God's.
16 तिमीहरू भोलि उनीहरूका विरुद्धमा जानुपर्छ । हेर, उनीहरू जीजको बाटो भएर आउँदैछन् । तिमीहरूले उनीहरूलाई बेसीको पल्लो छेउमा यरूएलको उजाड-स्थान अगि भेट्ने छौ ।
Tomorrow go ye down against them. Behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz. And ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 यो लडाइँ तिमीहरूले लड्नुपर्ने छैन । ए यहूदा र यरूशलेम, आफ्नो पंक्तिमा खडा होओ, स्थिर खडा होओ, र परमप्रभुले तिमीहरूलाई बचाउनुभएको कामलाई हेर । नडराओ, न त हतास होओ । तिनीहरूको विरुद्ध भोलि निस्केर जाओ, किनकि परमप्रभु तिमीहरूसँग हुनुहुन्छ ।’”
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle. Set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Fear not, nor be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, for Jehovah is with you.
18 यहोशापातले आफ्नो शिरलाई भूइँमा घोप्टो पारे । यहूदा र यरूशलेमका सबै बासिन्दा परमप्रभुको आराधना गर्दै उहाँको सामुन्ने घोप्टो परे ।
And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground. And all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshiping Jehovah.
19 कहाती र कोरहका वंशका कोही लेवीहरू चर्को सोरमा परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वरको प्रशंसा गर्न खडा भए ।
And the Levites, of the sons of the Kohathites and of the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise Jehovah, the God of Israel, with an exceedingly loud voice.
20 तिनीहरू बिहान सबेरै उठे र निस्केर तकोको उजाड-स्थानमा गए । जब तिनीहरू निस्केर गए, तब यहोशापात खडा भए र भने, “हे यहूदा र यरूशलेमका बासिन्दा हो, मेरो कुरा सुन । परमप्रभु आफ्ना परमेश्वरमा भरोसा राख र तिमीहरूलाई सहायता मिल्ने छ । उहँका अगमवक्तामाथि भरोसा गर, र तिमीहरू सफल हुने छौ ।”
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa. And as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem. Believe in Jehovah your God, so shall ye be established. Believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
21 मानिसहरूसित सल्लाह लिएपछि, परमप्रभुको निम्ति गाउने र उहाँको प्रशंसा गर्नेहरूलाई तिनीहरू हिंड्दै गर्दा, उहाँको महान् वैभवताको प्रशंसा गरेर यसो भन्दै गाउनलाई केहीलाई तिनले नियुक्त गरे, “परमप्रभुलाई धन्यवाद देओ, किन उहाँको करारको विश्वस्तात सदासर्वदा रहन्छ ।”
And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who should sing to Jehovah, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks to Jehovah. For his loving kindness is forever.
22 जब तिनीहरूले गाउन र प्रशंसा गर्न सुरु गरे, तब परमप्रभुले यहूदासँग युद्ध गर्न आइरहेका अम्मोनी, मोआबी र सेइर पर्वतका मानिसहरूको विरूद्ध ढुकेर आक्रमण गर्ने मानिसहरू खडा गर्नुभयो । उनीहरू परास्त भए ।
And when they began to sing and to praise, Jehovah set an ambushment against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir who came against Judah, and they were smitten.
23 किनकि सेइर पर्वतका मानिसहरूलाई पूर्ण रूपले मारेर सिद्ध्याउन र तिनीहरूलाई नाश गर्न भनेर अम्मोनी र मोआबीहरू तिनीहरूका विरुद्धमा उठे । जब तिनीहरूले सेइरका बासिन्दाहरूलाई नाश गरेर सिद्ध्याए, तब तिनीहरू सबैले एक-अर्कालाई नाश गर्न मदत गरे ।
For the sons of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to slay and destroy them utterly. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another of themselves.
24 जब यहूदाका मानिसहरू उजाड-स्थान देखिने अल्गो ठाउँमा आइपुगे, तब तिनीहरूले फौजलाई हेरे । हेर, तिनीहरू मरेर भूइँमा ढलेका थिए । एक जना पनि बाँचेको थिएन ।
And when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude. And, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped.
25 जब यहोशापात र तिनका मानिसहरू उनीहरूका लूटका माल जम्मा गर्न आउँदा, तिनीहरूले उनीहरूका बिचमा प्रशस्त सामानहरू, लुगाफाटा र बहुमूल्य थोकहरू भेटाए, जसलाई तिनीहरूले बोक्न सक्नेभन्दा धेरै आफूसँग लगे । लूटका माल ओसार्न तिनीहरूलाई तीन दिन लाग्यो । त्यो सह्रै धेरै थियो ।
And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away. And they were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.
26 चौथो दिन तिनीहरू बराकाहको बेसीमा भेला भए । तिनीहरूले त्यहाँ परमप्रभुको प्रशंसा गरे। यसैले त्यस ठाउँको नाउँ आजको दिनसम्म पनि, ‘बराकाको बेसी’ रहेको छ ।
And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah, for there they blessed Jehovah. Therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah to this day.
27 त्यसपछि यहूदा र यरूशलेमका हरेक मानिस यहोशापातलाई अगि लगाएर विजयको साथ यरूशलेम जानलाई फर्के, किनकि परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूका शत्रुमाथि तिनीहरूलाई आनन्दित तुल्याउनुभएको थियो ।
Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy. For Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
28 तिनीहरू वीणा, सितार र तुरही बजाउँदै यरूशलेममा र परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा आए ।
And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets to the house of Jehovah.
29 परमप्रभुले इस्राएलका शत्रुहरूका विरुद्धमा युद्ध गर्नुभएको कुरा सुनेर सबै देशका राज्यहरूमा परमेश्वरको भय फैलियो ।
And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 यसरी यहोशापातको राज्यमा शान्ति भयो, किनकि तिनका परमेश्वरले तिनका चारैतिरबाट तिनलाई शान्ति दिनुभयो ।
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet. For his God gave him rest round about.
31 यहोशापातले यहूदामाथि राज्य गरेः तिनले राज्य गर्न सुरु गर्दा तिनी पैंतिस वर्षका थिए, र तिनले यरूशलेममा पच्चिस वर्ष राज्य गरे । तिनकी आमाको नाउँ अजूबा थियो, र तिनी शिल्हीकी छोरी थिइन् ।
And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign. And he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
32 तिनी आफ्ना बुबा आसाका चालमा हिंडे । तीबाट तिनी तर्केर गएनन् । परमप्रभुको दृष्टिमा जे असल थियो सो तिनले गरे ।
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and did not turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah.
33 तापनि तिनले डाँडाका थानहरू तिनले हटाएनन् । मानिसहरूले अझैसम्म पनि आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्वरमाथि आफ्नो हृदय लाएनन् ।
However the high places were not taken away. Neither as yet had the people set their hearts to the God of their fathers.
34 यहोशापातको राजकालका अरू घटनाहरू सुरुदेखि अन्त्यसम्म नै हनानीका छोरा येहूको इतिहासमा लेखिएका छन्, जुन इस्राएलका राजाहरूका इतिहासको पुस्तकमा लेखिएका छन् ।
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.
35 त्यसपछि यहूदाका राजा यहोशापातले इस्राएलका राजा अहज्याहसँग मित्रता गरे, जसले धेरै दुष्ट काम गरे ।
And after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. The same did very wickedly.
36 तर्शीशमा जाने जहाजहरू बनाउनको निम्ति तिनले उनीसँग मित्रता गरे । तिनीहरूले एस्योन-गेबेरमा जहाजहरू बनाए ।
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. And they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
37 तब मारेशाका दोदाबाहुका छोरा एलीएजरले यहोशापातको विरुद्धमा अगमवाणी बोले । तिनले भने, “तपाईंले अहज्याहसँग मित्रता गर्नुभएको हुनाले, परमप्रभुले तपाईंका योजनाहरू नष्ट पार्नुभएको छ ।” ती जहाजहरू नष्ट भए ताकि ती तैरन सकेनन् ।'
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou have joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah has destroyed thy works. And the ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.