२ इतिहास 20
1 यसपछि यस्तो हुन आयो, मोआब र अम्मोनका मानिसहरू र तिनीहरूसँग केही मोनीहरू यहोशापातको विरुद्धमा युद्ध गर्न आए ।
After this, the children of Moab, the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, 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 some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea from Syria. Behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).
3 यहोशापात डराए र परमप्रभुको खोजी गर्न अलग्गै गए । यहूदाभरि तिनले उपवासको घोषणा गरे ।
Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
4 परमप्रभुको खोजी गर्न यहूदाका मानिसहरू एकसाथ भेला भए । यहूदाका सबै सहरबाट तिनीहरू परमप्रभुको खोजी गर्न आए ।
Judah gathered themselves together to seek help from the LORD. They came out of all the cities of Judah to seek the LORD.
5 यहूदा र यरूशलेमका सभाको सामु परमप्रभुका मन्दिरको नयाँ चोकको अगि यहोशापात खडा भए ।
Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the LORD’s house, 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, “LORD, the God of our fathers, aren’t you God in heaven? Aren’t you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so that no one is able to withstand you.
7 हे हाम्रा परमेश्वर, के तपाईंले नै आफ्नो मानिस इस्राएलका सामुबाट यस देशका बासिन्दाहरूलाई धपाउनुभएको र यसलाई सदासर्वदाको निम्ति अब्राहामका सन्तानलाई दिनुभएको होइन र?
Didn’t you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it to the offspring of Abraham your friend forever?
8 तिनीहरू यसमा बसे र यसमा यसो भनेर एउटा पवित्र स्थान बनाए,
They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your 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 on us—the sword, judgement, pestilence, or famine—we will stand before this house, and before you (for your name is in this house), and cry to you in our affliction, and you 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 ।
Now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned away from them, and didn’t 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 your possession, which you 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 ।”
Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
13 सारा यहूदा आफ्ना सासाना बालबालिका, पत्नीहरू र छोराछोरीसमेत परमप्रभुको अगि खडा भए ।
All Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
14 तब सभाको बिचमा आसापका छोरामध्येका मत्तन्याहका जनाति, यहीएलका पनाति, बनायाहका नाति र जकरियाका छोरा एक जना लेवी यहासेलमाथि परमप्रभुका आत्मा आउनुभयो ।
Then the LORD’s Spirit came on Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, in the middle 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, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat. The LORD says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, and don’t 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 down against them. Behold, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz. You will 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 ।’”
You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
18 यहोशापातले आफ्नो शिरलाई भूइँमा घोप्टो पारे । यहूदा र यरूशलेमका सबै बासिन्दा परमप्रभुको आराधना गर्दै उहाँको सामुन्ने घोप्टो परे ।
Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
19 कहाती र कोरहका वंशका कोही लेवीहरू चर्को सोरमा परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वरको प्रशंसा गर्न खडा भए ।
The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD, 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 ।”
They rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the LORD your God, so you will be established! Believe his prophets, so you will 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 ।”
When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the LORD and give praise in holy array as they go out before the army, and say, “Give thanks to the LORD, for his loving kindness endures 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 ।
When they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushers against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck.
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 children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. When they had finished the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to destroy each other.
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 ।
When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at 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 ।
When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their plunder, they found amongst them in abundance both riches and dead bodies with precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away. They took plunder for three days, 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 ।
On the fourth day, they assembled themselves in Beracah Valley, for there they blessed the LORD. Therefore the name of that place was called “Beracah Valley” 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, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
28 तिनीहरू वीणा, सितार र तुरही बजाउँदै यरूशलेममा र परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा आए ।
They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets to the LORD’s house.
29 परमप्रभुले इस्राएलका शत्रुहरूका विरुद्धमा युद्ध गर्नुभएको कुरा सुनेर सबै देशका राज्यहरूमा परमेश्वरको भय फैलियो ।
The fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the LORD 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 all around.
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 ।
So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign. He reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. 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 ।
He walked in the way of Asa his father, and didn’t turn away from it, doing that which was right in the LORD’s eyes.
33 तापनि तिनले डाँडाका थानहरू तिनले हटाएनन् । मानिसहरूले अझैसम्म पनि आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्वरमाथि आफ्नो हृदय लाएनन् ।
However the high places were not taken away, and the people had still not set their hearts on 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 included in the book of the kings of Israel.
35 त्यसपछि यहूदाका राजा यहोशापातले इस्राएलका राजा अहज्याहसँग मित्रता गरे, जसले धेरै दुष्ट काम गरे ।
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 ।
He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. 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 you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” The ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
