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 ।

In the seventh year, Jehoiada showed his strength and entered into a covenant with the commanders of hundreds, Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.

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

They went about in Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, as well as the heads of the ancestral houses 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 ।

All the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. Jehoiada said to them, “See, the king's son will reign, as Yahweh has said concerning the descendants of David.

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

This is what you must do: A third of you priests and Levites who come to serve on the Sabbath will be guards at the doors.

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

Another third will be at the king's house, and the other third will be at the Foundation Gate. All the people will be in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh.

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 ।

Allow no one to come into the house of Yahweh, except for the priests and the Levites who are serving. They may enter because they are consecrated. But all the other people must obey the commands of Yahweh.

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 ।”

The Levites must surround the king on all sides, every man with his weapons in his hand. Whoever comes into the house, let him be killed. Stay with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.”

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 ।

So the Levites and all Judah served in every way in the manner in which Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each one took his men, those who were to come in to serve on the Sabbath, and those who were to leave off serving on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest had not dismissed any of their divisions.

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

Then Jehoiada the priest brought to the commanders spears and small and large shields that had been King David's that were in the house of God.

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

Jehoiada placed all the soldiers, each man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, surrounding the king.

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 ।”

Then they brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant decrees. Then they made him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him. Then they said, “Long live the king.”

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

When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people in the house of Yahweh,

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 was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the commanders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and the singers were playing musical instruments and leading the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”

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 ।”

Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the commanders of hundreds who were over the army and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks; anyone who follows her, let him be killed with the sword.” For the priest had said, “Do not kill her in the house of Yahweh.”

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

So they seized her as she went into the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king's house, and there they killed her.

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

Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh's people.

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 ।

So all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down. They smashed Baal's altars and his images to pieces, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of those 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 ।

Jehoiada appointed officers for the house of Yahweh under the hand of the priests, who were Levites, whom David had assigned to the house of Yahweh, to offer the burnt offerings to Yahweh, as it was written in the law of Moses, together with rejoicing and singing, as David had given direction.

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

Jehoiada set guards at the gates of the house of Yahweh, so that no one that was unclean in any way should enter.

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 ।

Jehoiada took with him the commanders of hundreds, the noblemen, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land. He brought down the king from the house of Yahweh; the people came through the Upper Gate to the king's house and sat the king on the throne of the kingdom.

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

So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. As for Athaliah, they had killed her with the sword.