२ इतिहास 23

1 सातौँ वर्षमा यहोयादाले आफ्‍नो शक्ति प्रकट गरे र तिनले सय-सयका दलका कमाण्‍डरहरू, अर्थात्‌ यहोरामका छोरा अजर्याह, येहोहानानका छोरा इश्‍माएल, ओबेदका छोरा अजर्याह, अदायाहका छोरा मासेयाह र जिक्रीका छोरा एलीशापातसित करार सम्‍झौता गरे ।

And in the eighth year Jodae strengthened [himself], and took the captains of hundreds, Azarias the son of Joram, and Ismael the son of Joanan, and Azarias the son of Obed, and Maasaeas the son of Adia, and Elisaphan the son of Zacharias, with him to the house of the Lord.

2 तिनीहरू यहूदाका चारैतिर गए र यहूदाका सबै सहरबाट लेवीहरूका साथै इस्राएलका पुर्ख्‍यौली घरानाका मुखियाहरूलाई भेला गरे र तिनीहरू यरूशलेममा आए ।

And they went round about Juda, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Juda, and heads of the families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

3 सबै सभाले परमेश्‍वरको मन्‍दिरमा राजासित करार बाँधे । यहोयादाले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, परमप्रभुले दाऊदका सन्‍तानहरूका विषयमा प्रतिज्ञा गर्नुभएझैं राजाका छोराले राज्‍य गर्नेछन् ।

and all the congregation of Juda made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he showed them the king's son, and said to them, Behold, let the king's son reign, as the Lord said concerning the house of David.

4 तपाईंहरूले यसो गर्नुपर्छः शबाथमा आफ्‍नो काममा आउने पुजारीहरू र लेवीहरूको एक तिहाइचाहिं ढोकाहरूका रक्षकहरू हुनुपर्छ ।

Now this [is] the thing which you shall do. Let a third part of you, [even] of the priests and of the Levites, enter in on the sabbath, even into the gates of the entrances;

5 अर्को एक तिहाइचाहिं राजमहलमा, र अर्को एक तिहाइचाहिं जगको ढोकामा हुनुपर्छ । सबै मानिसचाहिं परमप्रभुको मन्‍दिरका चोकहरूमा हुनुपर्छ ।

and let a third part be in the house of the king; and another third at the middle gate: and all the people in the courts of the Lord's house.

6 सेवा गर्ने पुजारीहरू र लेवीहरूबाहेक अरू कसैलाई परमप्रभुको मन्‍दिरभित्र पस्‍न नदिनू । तिनीहरू भित्र पस्‍न सक्‍छन्, किनभने तिनीहरू अभिषेक गरिएका छन्‌ । तर अरू सबै मानिसले परमप्रभुको आज्ञा मान्‍नुपर्छ ।

And let not [any one] enter into the house of the Lord, except the priests and the Levites, and the servants of the Levites; they shall enter in, because they are holy: and let all the people keep the watch of the Lord.

7 लेवीहरू हरेकले आआफ्‍नो हतियार हातमा बोकेर राजाका चारैतिर सुरक्षा दिनुपर्छ । कोही मन्‍दिरभित्र पस्‍यो भने, त्‍यसलाई मारिनुपर्छ । राजा भित्र आउँदा र बाहिर जाँदा तिनको साथमा हिंड्‍नुपर्छ ।”

And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man's weapon in his hand; and whoever [else] goes into the house shall die: but they shall be with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.

8 यसैले यहोयादा पुजारीले आज्ञा गरेबमोजिम लेवीहरू र सबै यहूदाले सेवा गरे । हरेक जनाले शबाथमा सेवा गर्न आएका मानिसहरू, र शबाथमा सेवा गर्न छाडेकाहरूलाई लिए, किनकि यहोयादा पुजारीले कुनै पनि दललाई हटाएका थिएनन्‌ ।

And the Levites and all Juda did according to all that the priest Jodae commanded them, and they took each his men from the beginning of the sabbath to the end of the sabbath, for Jodae the priest did not dismiss the courses.

9 त्‍यसपछि कमाण्‍डरहरूलाई परमेश्‍वरको मन्‍दिरमा भएका दाऊद राजाका भालाहरू, र साना तथा ठूला ढालहरू ल्‍याइदिए ।

And Jodae gave to the men the swords, and the shields, and the arms, which [had] belonged to King David, in the house of God.

10 यहोयादाले सबै फौजलाई आफ्‍नो हातमा हतियार लिई मन्दिरको दाहिनेदेखि देब्रेपट्टिसम्म राजालाई घेर्न वेदी र मन्‍दिरको छेउमा राखे ।

And he set the whole people, every man with his arms, from the right side of the house to the left side of the altar and the house, over against the king round about.

11 तब तिनीहरूले राजाका छोरालाई बाहिर ल्‍याए, तिनको शिरमा मुकुट लगाइदिए र तिनलाई करार-पत्र दिए । तब तिनीहरूले तिनलाई राजा बनाए र यहोयादा र तिनका छोराहरूले तिनलाई अभिषेक गरे । त्यसपछि तिनीहरूले भने, “राजा अमर रहून् ।”

And he brought out the king's son, and put on him the crown and the testimony, and Jodae the priest and his sons proclaimed him king, and anointed him, and said, Long live the king!

12 जब मानिसहरू दौडिरहेका र राजाको जयजयकार गरिरहेका हल्‍ला अतल्‍याहले सुनिन्, तब तिनी परमप्रभुको मन्‍दिरमा तिनीहरूकहाँ आइन्‌,

And Gotholia heard the sound of the people running, and acknowledging and praising the king: and she went in to the king into the house of the Lord.

13 र तिनले हेरिन् र हेर, राजा आफ्‍नो स्‍तम्‍भको छेउमा ढोकानेर खडा थिए र कमाण्‍डरहरू र तुरही फुक्‍नेहरू राजाका छेउमा थिए । देशका सबै मानिसहरूले उत्‍सव मनाउँदै र तुरही बजाउँदै थिए । अनि गायकहरूले बाजाहरू बजाउँदै थिए र प्रशंसाको गानको नेतृत्‍व गरिरहेका थिए । तब अतल्‍याहले आफ्‍ना लुगा च्‍यातिन्‌ र कराएर भनिन्, “राजद्रोह! राजद्रोह!”

And she looked, and, behold, the king [stood] in his place, and the princes and trumpets were at the entrance, and the princes were round the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded the trumpets, and there were the singers singing with instruments, and singing hymns of praise. and Gotholia tore her robe, and cried, you surely are plotting against [me].

14 तब यहोयादा पुजारीले फौजका सय-सयका दलका कमाण्डरहरूलाई बाहिर ल्‍याए र तिनीहरूलाई भने, “तिनलाई मन्‍दिरको बाहिर ल्‍याओ । तिनको पछि लाग्‍ने कुनै पनि व्‍यक्ति तरवारले मारियोस् ।” किनकि पुजारीले भनेका थिए, “तिनलाई परमप्रभुको मन्‍दिरमा नमार ।”

And Jodae the priest went forth, and Jodae the priest charged the captains of hundreds, even the captains of the host, and said to them, Thrust her forth outside the house, and follow her, and let her be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.

15 यसैले तिनी राजाको घोडा ढोकामा आएको बेला तिनीहरूले तिनलाई समाते र तिनलाई त्यहीं मारे ।

So they let her go [out]; and she went through the horsemen's gate of the house of the king, and they killed her there.

16 त्‍यसपछि यहोयादाले आफै र सबै मानिस र राजाको बिचमा तिनीहरू परमप्रभुको मानिस हुनुपर्छ भनी करार बाँधे ।

And Jodae made a covenant between himself, and the people, and the king, that the people should be the Lord's.

17 यसैले सबै मानिसहरू बालको मन्‍दिरमा गए र त्यसलाई भत्‍काए । बालका वेदीहरू र त्‍यसका मूर्तिहरूलाई तिनीहरूले टुक्रा-टुक्रा पारे, र बालको पुजारी मत्तानलाई वेदीहरूका अगि मारे ।

And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and tore down it and its altars, and they ground his images to powder, and they killed Matthan the priest of Baal before his altars.

18 यहोयादाले परमप्रभुका मन्‍दिरको हेर-विचार गर्नको निम्ति पुजारीहरूका अधीनमा अधिकृतहरूको नियुक्ती गरे, जो लेवीहरू थिए । आफ्‍नो समयदेखि नै स्‍तुतिगान गर्दै र आनन्‍द मनाउँदै मोशाको व्‍यवस्‍थामा तोकिएबमोजिम र दाऊदले दिएको निर्देशन बमोजिम परमप्रभुको निम्‍ति होमबलि चढाउन र परमप्रभुको मन्‍दिरमा काम गर्न दाऊदले तिनीहरूलाई खटाइदिएका थिए ।

And Jodae the priest committed the works of the house of the Lord into the and of the priests and Levites, and he re-established the courses of the priests and Levites which David appointed over the house of the Lord, and [he appointed them] to offer whole burnt offerings to the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses, with gladness, and with songs by the hand of David.

19 अशुद्ध भएको कुनै मानिसलाई भित्र पस्‍न नदिनलाई यहोयादाले परमप्रभुको मन्‍दिरका मूल ढोकाहरूमा रक्षकहरू राखिदिए ।

And the porters stood at the gates of the house of the Lord, that no one unclean in any respect should enter in.

20 यहोयादाले सयका कमण्‍डरहरू, भारदारहरू, मानिसका गभर्नरहरू र देशका सारा मानिसहरूलाई लिए । तिनले राजालाई परमप्रभुको मन्‍दिरबाट तल ल्‍याए । मानिसहरू माथिल्‍लो ढोकाबाट भएर राजमहलमा पसे, र राजालाई सिंहासनमा बसाले ।

And he took the heads of families, and the mighty men, and the chiefs of the people, and all the people of the land, and they conducted the king into the house of the Lord; and he went through the inner gate into the king's house, and they seated the king on the throne of the kingdom.

21 यसरी देशका सारा मानिसहरू आनन्‍दित भए, र सहरमा शान्‍ति भयो । अतल्‍याहलाई तिनीहरूले तरवारले मारेका थिए ।

And all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet: and they killed Gotholia.