२ इतिहास 24

1 योआशले राज्य गर्न सुरु गर्दा तिनी सात वर्षका थिए । तिनले यरूशलेममा चालीस वर्ष राज्य गरे । तिनकी आमा बेर्शेबाकी सिब्या थिइन् ।

Seven years old was Joash when he became king, and forty years did he reign in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Zibyah of Beer-sheba'.

2 यहोयादा पुजारीका समयभरि नै योआशले परमप्रभुको दृष्‍टिमा जे असल थियो सो गरे ।

And Joash did what is right in the eyes of the Lord, all the days of Yehoyada' the priest.

3 यहोयादाले तिनका निम्ति दुई वटी पत्‍नी ल्याएदिए, र तिनी छोराछोरीका पिता भए ।

And Yehoyada' took for himself two wives, and he begat sons and daughters.

4 यसपछि यस्‍तो भयो, योआशले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरको पुननिर्माण गर्ने निर्णय गरे ।

And it came to pass after this, that Yoash had it in his mind to renew the house of the Lord.

5 तिनले पुजारी र लेवीहरूलाई एकसाथ भेला गरे र तिनीहरूलाई भने, “हरेक वर्ष यहूदाका सहरहरूमा जाओ र सबै इस्राएलबाट परमप्रभुको मन्दिरको पुनर्निर्माण गर्नलाई पैसा जम्मा गर । तिमीहरू यो काम झट्टै सुरु गरिहाल ।” लेवीहरूले सुरुमा केही पनि गरेनन् ।

And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and ye shall make haste in this matter. But the Levites made no haste.

6 यसले राजाले प्रधान पुजारी यहोयादालाई बोलाए र तिनलाई भने, “करारका आदेशहरूका पालको निम्ति परमप्रभुका दास मोशा र इस्राएलको समुदायले लगाएको कर यहूदा र यरूशलेमबाट ल्याउन भनी लेवीहरूलाई किन भन्‍नुभएको छैन?”

Then called the king for Yehoyada' the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required from the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the contribution [fixed by] Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of the testimony?

7 किनकि ती दुष्‍ट स्‍त्री अतल्याहका छोराहरूले परमप्रभुको मन्दिर भत्‍काएका र परमप्रभुको मन्दिरका सबै पवित्र थोक बाललाई दिएका थिए ।

For the sons of the wicked 'Athalyahu have made breaches [in] the house of God; and also the holy things of the house of the Lord have they applied to the Be'alim.

8 यसैले राजाले आदेश दिए र तिनीहरूले एउटा सन्दूक बनाए र त्‍यो परमप्रभुका मन्दिरको मूल ढोकाको बाहिर राख्‍ने हुकुम गरे ।

And at the king's order they made a chest, and placed it at the gate of the house of the Lord on the outside.

9 तब तिनीहरूले यहूदा र यरूशलेमभरि नै परमेश्‍वरका दास मोशाले उजाड-स्थानमा इस्राएलमाथि लगाएको तिरो मानिसहरूले परमप्रभुकहाँ ल्याउनुपर्छ भनी घोषणा गरे ।

And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the Lord the contribution [fixed by] Moses the servant of God upon Israel in the wilderness.

10 सबै अगुवा र सबे मानिस आनन्दित भए र रकम ल्याए र त्‍यो सन्दूक नभरिएसम्‍म त्यसमा हाले ।

And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and they brought it in, and cast it into the chest, until it was full.

11 यस्‍तो भयो, जब लेवीहरूले राजाका अधिकारीहरूकहाँ त्यो सन्दूक ल्याउँथे, र जब त्यसमा तिनीहरूले धेरै पैसा देख्‍थे, तब राजाका सचिव र प्रधान पुजारीका अधिकृत त्यो खाली गर्न आउँथे, र त्यो सन्दूक फेरि त्यसकै स्थानमा राखिदिन्थे । तिनीहरूले दिनदिनै त्‍यसो गरेर धेरै रुपियाँपैसा सञ्‍चय गरे ।

Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, then came the king's scribe and the high-priest's officer and emptied the chest, and took it up, and brought it back to its place. Thus did they day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

12 राजा र यहोयादाले त्यो रुपियाँपैसा परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा काम गर्न लाउने मानिसहरूको जिम्मामा दिए । ती मानिसहरूले मन्दिरको पुनर्निर्माण गर्न डकर्मी, सिकर्मीहरू, फलाम र काँसाको काम गर्नेहरूलाई ज्यालामा लगाए ।

And the king and Yehoyada' gave it to those who overlooked the service of the house of the Lord, and these hired masons and carpenters to renew the house of the Lord, and also to the workers in iron and copper to repair the house of the Lord.

13 यसरी कामदारहरूले श्रम गरे, र तिनीहरूकै हातमा यस मरम्मतका काम अगाडि बढ्यो । तिनीहरूले पहिलेकै नमूनाअनुसार परमप्रभुका मन्दिरको पुनर्निर्माण गरे र त्यसलाई बलियो बनाए ।

So the workmen wrought, and the work was restored through their means, and they replaced the house of God in its [former] state, and strengthened it.

14 जब तिनीहरूले त्यो काम सिद्ध्याए, तब तिनीहरूले बाँकी बचेको रुपियाँपैसा राजा र यहोयादाकहाँ ल्याइदिए । ती पैसाबाट परमप्रभुका मन्दिरमा चाहिने सामानहरूको निम्ति प्रयोग गरियो, सेवाको काम र होमबलिको काम दुवैका निम्ति भाँडाहरू—सुन र चाँदीका चम्चा र भाँडाहरू । यहोयादाको समयभरि नै तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा निरन्तर होमबलि चढाए ।

And when they had completed it, they brought before the king and Yehoyada' the rest of the money, and they made of it vessels for the house of the Lord, the vessels of the service and for the sacrificing, and the spoons, and [other] vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt-offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Yehoyada'.

15 यहोयादा वृद्ध भए र दीर्घायु भए अनि त्‍यसपछि तिनी मरे । तिनको मृत्‍यु हुँदा तिनी एक सय तिस वर्षका थिए ।

And Yehoyada' became old, and was full of days, and died: he was old one hundred and thirty years when he died.

16 तिनीहरूले तिनलाई दाऊदको सहरमा राजाहरूकै चिहानमा गाडे, किनभने तिनले इस्राएलमा परमेश्‍वर र परमेश्‍वरको मन्दिरको निम्ति असल काम गरेका थिए ।

And they buried him in the city of David among the kings; because he had done a good thing in Israel, and toward God, and his house.

17 यहोयादाको मृत्युपछि यहूदाका अधिकारीहरू राजाकहाँ आएर आदर देखाए । तब राजाले तिनीहरूका कुरा सुने ।

But after the death of Yehoyada' came the princes of Judah, and bowed themselves down to the king. Then did the king hearken unto them.

18 तिनीहरूले परमप्रभु आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्‍वरको मन्दिरलाई त्यागे र अशेरा देवीका खम्बाहरू र मूर्तिहरूको पुजा गरे । तिनीहरूका यस खराबीले गर्दा यहूदा र यरूशलेममाथि परमेश्‍वरको क्रोध आइपर्‍यो ।

And they forsook the house of the Lord the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and there came wrath over Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.

19 तापनि तिनीहरूलाई फेरि आफूकहाँ फर्काएर ल्याउन परमप्रभुले अगमवक्ताहरू पठाउनुभयो । ती अगमवक्ताहरूले तिनीहरूका कामको विरुद्धमा बोले, तर तिनीहरूले त्‍यो सुन्‍नलाई इन्कार गरे ।

And he sent prophets among them, to bring them back again unto the Lord; and they gave them warning; but they did not give ear.

20 यहोयादाका छोरा जकरिया पुजारीमाथि परमेश्‍वरका आत्मा आउनुभयो । जकरिया मानिसहरूका सामु खडा भए र तिनीहरूलाई भने, “परमेश्‍वर यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ: ‘तिमीहरू किन परमप्रभुका आज्ञा उल्लङ्घन गर्छौ, जसले गर्दा तिमीहरूले उन्‍नति गर्न सक्दैनौ? तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुलाई त्यागेका हुनाले उहाँले पनि तिमीहरूलाई त्याग्‍नुभएको छ ।”

And the spirit of God endued Zechariah the son of Yehoyada' the priest, and he stood up above the people, and he said unto them, Thus hath said the [true] God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord? ye cannot prosper so; because [as] ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.

21 तर तिनीहरूले तिनको विरुद्धमा षड्यन्त्र रचे । राजाको हुकुम पाएर तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुका मन्दिरको चोकमा ढुङ्गा हानेर तिनलाई मारे ।

And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of the Lord.

22 यसरी किसिमले, योआश राजाले जकरियाका बुबा यहोयादाले आफूप्रति गरेको दयालाई बेवास्‍ता गरे । बरु, यहोयादाका छोरालाई मारे । जब जकरियाको मृत्‍यु हुन लागेको थियो, तब तिनले यसो भने, “परमप्रभुले यो देख्‍नुभएको होस् र तिमीहरूका लेखा लिनुभएको होस् ।”

And king Joash did not remember the kindness which Yehoyada' his father had shown to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord will see [this], and require [my blood].

23 वर्षको अन्त्यमा यस्‍तो भयो, अरामी छाउनीका फौज योआशको विरुद्धमा आयो । तिनीहरू यहूदा र यरूशलेममा आए । तिनीहरूले मानिसहरूका सबै अगुवालाई मारे र तिनीहरूबाट लूटका माल लिएर दमस्कसका राजालाई पठाइदिए ।

And it came to pass at the expiration of the year, that the army of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and all their spoil they sent off unto the king of Damascus.

24 अरामीहरू थोरै सिपाहीहरू लिएर आएका भए तापनि परमप्रभुले एउटा ठूलो फौजमाथि तिनीहरूलाई विजय दिनुभयो, किनभने यहूदाका मानिसहरूले परमप्रभु आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्‍वरलाई त्यागेका थिए । यसरी आरामीहरूले योआशमाथि दण्ड ल्याए ।

Indeed with a small company of men did the army of Syria come; but the Lord delivered into their hand an army exceedingly numerous; because they had forsaken the Lord the God of their fathers. And on Joash they executed punishment.

25 अरामीहरू जाने बेलासम्‍म योआश गम्‍भीर रूपले घाइते भएका थिए । पुजारी यहोयादाका छोराहरूका मृत्युको कारणले तिनका आफ्नै सेवकहरूले तिनको विरुद्धमा षड्यन्त्र रचे । तिनको ओछ्यानमा तिनीहरूले तिनलाई मारे, र तिनी मरे । तिनीहरूले तिनलाई दाऊदको सहरमा गाडे, तर राजाहरूका चिहानमा चाहिं होइन ।

And when these were gone away from him—for they left him [suffering] with great diseases—his own servants conspired against him because of the blood of the sons of Yehoyada' the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.

26 तिनको विरुद्धमा षड्यन्त्र गर्ने व्‍यक्तिहरू अम्मोनी स्‍त्री शिम्मतका छोरा जाबाद र मोआबी स्‍त्री शिम्रितका छोरा यहोजाबाद थिए ।

And these are those that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shim'ath the 'Ammonitess, and Yehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

27 अब तिनका सन्‍तानको विवरण, तिनको विषय गरिएका महत्त्वपूर्ण अगमवाणीहरू, र परमेश्‍वरको मन्दिरको पुनर्निर्माण गर्ने कामका विषय, हेर, ती राजाहरूका इतिहासको पुस्तकमा लेखिएका छन् । तिनका छोरा अमस्याह तिनको ठाउँमा राजा भए ।

Now concerning his sons, and the great prophecy concerning him, and the founding of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amazyahu his son became king in his stead.