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1 योशियाहले राज्य सुरु गर्दा तिनी आठ वर्षका थिए । तिनले यरूशलेममा एकतिस वर्ष राज्य गरे ।
Josiah was eight years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.
2 तिनले परमप्रभुको दृष्टिमा जे असल थियो, सो गरे, र आफ्ना पुर्खा दाऊदका चालमा हिंडे र दाहिने वा देब्रेतिर फर्केनन् ।
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of his father David, without turning to the right hand or to the left.
3 किनकि तिनको राजकालको आठौँ वर्षमा, तिनी सानै छँदा नै तिनले आफ्ना पुर्खा दाऊदका परमेश्वरलाई खोज्न सुरु गरे । बाह्रौँ वर्षमा तिनले यहूदा र यरूशलेममा भएका डाँडाका थानहरू र अशेरा देवीका खम्बाहरू र खोपेर बनाएका र ढलौटे मूर्तिहरू हटाउन सुरु गरे ।
In the eighth year of his rule, while he was still young, his heart was first turned to the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he undertook the clearing away of all the high places and the pillars and the images of wood and metal from Judah and Jerusalem.
4 मानिसहरूले तिनको उपस्थितिमा बाल देवताहरूका वेदीहरू भत्काए । तिनमाथि भएका धूप वेदीहरूलाई तिनले टुक्रा-टुक्रा पारे । तिनले अशेरा देवीका खम्बाहरू र मूर्तिहरू र प्रतिमाहरू धुलो टुक्रा-टुक्रा पारेर धुलोपिठो बनाए । तिनलाई बलिदान चढाउने मानिसहरूका चिहानहरूमा त्यो धुलो छरिदिए ।
He had the altars of the Baals broken down, while he himself was present; and the sun-images which were placed on high over them he had cut down; and the pillars of wood and the metal images he had broken up and crushed to dust, dropping the dust over the resting-places of the dead who had made offerings to them.
5 तिनका पुजारीहरूका हड्डी पनि तिनीहरूकै वेदीहरूमा तिनले जलाइदिए । यसरी तिनले यहूदा र यरूशलेमलाई शुद्ध पारे ।
And he had the bones of the priests burned on their altars, and so he made Judah and Jerusalem clean.
6 तिनले मनश्शे, एफ्राइम, शिमियोन र नप्तालीसम्मका सहरहरू र तिनका वरिपरिका भग्नावशेषहरूमा पनि त्यसै गरे ।
And in all the towns of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon as far as Naphtali, he made waste their houses round about.
7 तिनले वेदीहरू भत्काए, अशेरा देवीका खम्बाहरू र ढालेर बनाएका मूर्तिहरूलाई धुलोपिठो पारे, र इस्राएलको देशभरि नै भएका धूपका वेदीहरूलाई तिनले टुक्रा-टुक्रा पारे । त्यसपछि तिनी यरूशलेममा फर्के ।
He had the altars and the pillars of wood pulled down and the images crushed to dust, and all the sun-images cut down, through all the land of Israel, and then he went back to Jerusalem.
8 योशियाहले देश र मन्दिर शुद्ध पारिसकेपछि, तिनले आफ्नो राज्य कालको अठारौँ वर्षमा असल्याहका छोरा शापान, सहरका गभर्नर मासेयाह र राज्यका लेखापाल योआहाजका छोरा योआलाई परमप्रभु तिनका परमेश्वरको मन्दिर मरम्मत गर्न पठाए ।
Now in the eighteenth year of his rule, when the land and the house had been made clean, he sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah, the ruler of the town, and Joah, the son of Joahaz, the recorder, to make good what was damaged in the house of the Lord his God.
9 तिनीहरू प्रधान पुजारी हिल्कियाहकहाँ गए र रक्षकको काम गर्ने लेवीहरूले मनश्शे, एफ्राइम र इस्राएलका बाँकी रहेका सबै मानिसहरू र यहूदा, बेन्यामीन र यरूशलेमका सबै बासिन्दाबाट जम्मा गरेर ल्याएका रुपियाँपैसा तिनलाई जिम्मा दिए ।
And they came to Hilkiah, the chief priest, and gave him all the money which had been taken into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the door, had got from Manasseh and Ephraim and those of Israel who had not been taken away as prisoners, and from all Judah and Benjamin and the people of Jerusalem.
10 परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा काम गर्नेहरूका सुपरिबेक्षण गर्नेहरूका हातमा तिनीहरूले त्यो पैसा दिए । ती मानिसहरूले मन्दिरको मरम्मत र त्यसलाई पुननिर्माण गर्ने कामदारहरूका ज्याला तिरे ।
And they gave it to the overseers of the work of the Lord's house, and the overseers gave it to the workmen working in the house, for building it up and making good what was damaged;
11 सिकर्मीहरू र डकर्मीहरूलाई काटेका ढुङ्गाहरू र नाल-दलिनहरू र यहूदाका कुनै राजाहरूले ढालिदिएका दलिनहरू बनाउनलाई काठहरू किन्नलाई तिनीहरूले पैसा दिए ।
Even to the woodworkers and builders to get cut stone and wood for joining the structure together and for making boards for the houses which the kings of Judah had given up to destruction.
12 यी मानिसहरूले विश्वासयोग्य रूपले काम गरे । मरारी वंशका लेवीहरू यहत र ओबदिया, अनि कहातको वंशका जकरिया र मशुल्लामले तिनीहरूका रेखदेख गरे । सङ्गीतमा निपुण अन्य सबै लेवीले कामदारहरूलाई निर्देशन दिए ।
And the men did the work well; and those who had authority over them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, who were to be responsible for seeing that the work was done; and others of the Levites, who were expert with instruments of music,
13 यी लेवीहरू निर्माण सामाग्री बोक्नेहरू र अन्य हरेक काम गर्ने मानिसहरूका निरीक्षकहरू थिए । तिनीमध्ये कोही सचिव, कोही प्रशासकहरू र ढोकाका रक्षकहरू थिए ।
Had authority over the transport workers, giving directions to all who were doing any sort of work; and among the Levites there were scribes and overseers and door-keepers.
14 तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा ल्याएका रुपियाँपैसा बाहिर निकाल्दा हिल्कियाह पुजारीले मोशाद्वारा दिएको परमप्रभुका व्यवस्थाको पुस्तक भेट्टाए ।
Now when they were taking out the money which had come into the Lord's house, Hilkiah the priest came across the book of the law of the Lord, which he had given by the mouth of Moses.
15 हिल्कियाहले सचिव शापानलाई भने, “मैले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा व्यवस्थाको पुस्तक भेट्टाएको छु ।” हिल्कियाहले त्यो पुस्तक शापानकहाँ ल्याए ।
Then Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, I have made discovery of the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.
16 शापानले त्यो पुस्तक राजाकहाँ ल्याए, र यसो भनेर तिनलाई विवरण पनि दिए, “तपाईंका सेवकहरूलाई जिम्मा दिइएका सबै काम तिनीहरूले गरिरहेका छन् ।
And Shaphan took the book to the king; and he gave him an account of what had been done, saying, Your servants are doing all they have been given to do;
17 तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा पाइएको रुपियाँपैसा खाली गरेका छन् र तिनीहरूले त्यो निरीक्षकहरू र कामदारहरूका हातमा दिएका छन् ।”
They have taken out all the money which was in the Lord's house and have given it to the overseers and to the workmen.
18 सचिव शापानले राजालाई भने, “पुजारी हिल्कियाहले मलाई एउटा पुस्तक दिएका छन् ।” त्यसपछि शापानले त्यो पुस्तक राजालाई पढेर सुनाए ।
Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book; and he made a start at reading some of it to the king.
19 यस्तो भयो, जब राजाले व्यवस्थाको पुस्तकमा लेखिएका कुरा सुने तब तिनले आफ्ना लुगा च्याते ।
And the king, hearing the words of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief.
20 तिनले हिल्कियाह, शापानका छोरा अहीकाम, मीकाका छोरा अब्दोन, सचिव शापान र राजाका आफ्नै सेवकलाई यस्तो आज्ञा दिए,
And he gave orders to Hilkiah and to Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Abdon, the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe and Asaiah, the king's servant, saying,
21 “जाओ र मेरो निम्ति, अनि इस्राएल र यहूदामा अझै बाँकी रहेकाहरूका निम्ति त्यस पुस्तकमा लेखिएका कुराका कारणले परमप्रभुको इच्छा खोज । यो साह्रै ठुलो छ, परमप्रभुको क्रोध हामीमाथि खन्याइएको छ । साह्रै ठुलो छ किनभने हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूले यस पुस्तकमा लेखिएका सबै कुरा पालन गर्नको निम्ति यसको वचन सुनेका छैनन् ।”
Go and get directions from the Lord for me and for those who are still in Israel and for Judah, about the words of this book which has come to light; for great is the wrath of the Lord which has been let loose on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord or done what is recorded in this book.
22 यसैले हिल्कियाह र राजाले हुकुम गरेका मानिसहरू राजमहलको लुगाफाटो हेरचाह गर्ने हसराका नाति तोखतका छोरा शल्लूमकी पत्नी अगमवादिनी हुल्दाकहाँ सोधपुछ गर्नलाई गए (तिनी यरूशलेमको दोस्रो जिल्लामा बस्थिन्), र तिनीहरूले तिनीसँग यसरी कुरा गरे ।
So Hilkiah, and those whom the king sent, went to Huldah the woman prophet, the wife of Shallum, the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the robes (now she was living in Jerusalem, in the second part of the town); and they had talk with her about this thing.
23 तिनले तिनीहरूलाई भनिन्, “परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वर यो भन्नुहुन्छ: तिमीहरूलाई मकहाँ पठाउने मानिसलाई भन,
And she said to them, The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Say to the man who sent you to me,
24 ‘परमप्रभु यसो भन्नुहुन्छ: हेर्, मैले यहूदाका राजाको सामुन्ने पढेको पुस्तकमा लेखिएका सबै सरापहरू यो ठाउँ र त्यसका मानिसहरूमाथि ल्याउन लागेको छु ।
These are the words of the Lord: See, I will send evil on this place and on its people, even all the curses in the book which they have been reading before the king of Judah;
25 यस्तो हुनेछ किनकि तिनीहरूले मलाई त्यागेका छन्, र अरू देवताहरूलाई धूप बालेका छन्, र तिनीहरूका हातले बनाएका सबै कुराले मलाई रिस उठाएका छन्, यसैकारण मेरो क्रोध यस ठाउँमाथि खन्याइने छ, र यो निभाइने छैन’ ।
Because they have given me up, burning offerings to other gods and moving me to wrath by all the works of their hands; so my wrath is let loose on this place and will not be put out.
26 तर तिनले के गर्नुपर्छ भनेर परमप्रभुलाई सोधपुछ गर्न तिमीहरूलाई पठाउने यहूदाका राजालाई यही कुरा भनिदेओ, ‘तपाईंले सुन्नुभएको वचनको विषयमा परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वर यसो भन्नुहुन्छ:
But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: Because you have given ear to my words,
27 तेरो हृदय नरम भएको हुनाले, र परमेश्वरले यो ठाउँ र यसका बासिन्दाहरूका विषयमा भनेका कुरा सुनेर उहाँको सामु तँ विनम्र भएको हुनाले, र तैंले आफूलाई मेरो सामु तँ विनम्र पारेको र आफ्ना लुगा च्यातेको र मेरो उपस्थितिमा रोएको हुनाले, मैले तेरो बिन्ती सुनेको छु— यो परमप्रभुको घोषणा हो—
And your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before God, on hearing his words about this place and its people, and with weeping and signs of grief have made yourself low before me, I have given ear to you, says the Lord God.
28 हेर्, तेरा पुर्खाहरूसँगै तँलाई म जम्मा गर्नेछु । तँ शान्तिसित आफ्नो चिहानमा गाडिनेछस्, र यस ठाउँ र यसका बासिन्दामाथि मैले ल्याउने कुनै पनि सर्वनाश तेरा आँखाले देख्ने छैनन्’ ।” ती मानिसहरूले यो सन्देश राजाकहाँ पुर्याए ।
See, I will let you go to your fathers, and be put in your last resting-place in peace, and your eyes will not see all the evil which I will send on this place and on its people. So they took this news back to the king.
29 त्यसपछि राजाले दूतहरू पठाए र यहूदा र यरूशलेमका सबै धर्म-गुरुहरूलाई भेला गराए ।
Then the king sent and got together all the responsible men of Judah and of Jerusalem.
30 तब राजा र तिनीसँग भएका यहूदाका मानिसहरू, यरूशलेमका बासिन्दाहरू, पुजारी र लेवीहरू, साना-ठुला जम्मै मानिसहरूसँग तिनी परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा उक्लेर गए । तब परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा फेला परेको करारको पुस्तकका सबै वचन तिनीहरूले सुन्ने गरी तिनले पढे ।
And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem, and the priests and the Levites and all the people, small and great; and they were present at his reading of the book of the law which had come to light in the house of the Lord.
31 राजा आफ्नो स्थानमा खडा भए र परमेश्वरलाई पछ्याउन र उहाँका आज्ञा, नियम, र विधिहरू आफ्नो सारा हृदय र प्राणले पालन गर्ने, र यस पुस्तकमा लेखिएका करारका वचनहरू पूरा गर्ने बाचा परमप्रभुको सामुन्ने गरे ।
Then the king, taking his place by the pillar, made an agreement before the Lord, to go in the way of the Lord, and to keep his orders and his decisions and his rules with all his heart and with all his soul, and to keep the words of the agreement recorded in this book.
32 तिनले यरूशलेम र बेन्यामीनमा उपस्थित भएका सबैलाई त्यो करार अनुसार हिंड्न लगाए । यरूशलेमका बासिन्दाहरूले परमेश्वर, तिनीहरूका पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्वरको करारअनुसार काम गरे ।
And he made all the people in Jerusalem and Benjamin give their word to keep it. And the people of Jerusalem kept the agreement of God, the God of their fathers.
33 योशियाहले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका सारा इलाकाबाट सबै घृणित कुराहरू हटाइदिए । तिनले इस्राएलमा बस्ने सबैलाई परमप्रभु आफ्ना परमेश्वरको आराधना गर्न लगाए । तिनी बाँचुञ्जेल परमप्रभु आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्वरको अनुसरण गर्न तिनीहरूले छोडेनन् ।
Josiah took away all the disgusting things out of all the lands of the children of Israel, and made all who were in Israel servants of the Lord their God. And as long as he was living they were true to the Lord, the God of their fathers.