२ राजाहरू 18

1 इस्राएलका राजा एलाहका छोरा होशियाको तेस्रो वर्षमा यहूदाका राजा आहाजका छोरा हिजकियाले राज्‍य गर्ने सुरु गरे ।

And it came to pass in the third year of Osee son of Ela king of Israel [that] Ezekias son of Achaz king of Juda began to reign.

2 तिनले राज्‍य गर्न सुरु गर्दा तिनी पच्‍चिस वर्षका थिए । तिनले यरूशलेममा उनन्तिस वर्ष राज्य गरे । तिनकी आमाको नाउँ अबिया थियो । तिनी जकरियाकी छोरी थिइन् ।

Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name [was] Abu, daughter of Zacharias.

3 आफ्ना पुर्खा दाऊदले गरेका सबै उदाहरणको अनुसरण गरेर परमप्रभुको दृष्‍टिमा जे ठिक थियो तिनले त्यही गरे ।

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David did.

4 तिनले उच्‍च ठाउँहरू हटाए, ढुङ्गाका खम्बाहरू नष्‍ट पारे र अशेरा स्‍ताम्‍भहरू टुक्राटुक्रा पारिदिए । तिनले मोशाद्वारा निर्मित काँसाको सर्पलाई टुक्राटुक्रा पारे किनकि ती दिनमा इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले यसमा धूप बालिरहेका थिए । यसलाई, “नहूश्तान” भनिन्थ्यो ।

He removed the high places, and broke in pieces the pillars, and utterly destroyed the groves, and the brazen serpent which Moses made: because until those days the children of Israel burnt incense to it: and he called it Neesthan.

5 इस्राएलका परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वरमा हिजकियाको यस्‍तो विश्‍वास थियो ताकि यहूदाका सबै राजाहरूका माझमा तिनीभन्दा पछि कोही पनि तिनीजस्तो थिएन, न त तिनीभन्‍दा पहिलेका राजाहरूका माझमा नै कोही थियो ।

He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; and after him there was not any like him amongst the kings of Juda, nor amongst those that were before him.

6 किनकि तिनी परमप्रभुमा लागिरहे । तिनले उहाँको अनुसरण गर्न छोडेनन् तर परमप्रभुले मोशालाई दिनुभएका उहाँका आज्ञाहरू तिनले पालन गरे ।

And he clave to the Lord, he departed not from following him; and he kept his commandments, as many as he commanded Moses.

7 त्यसैले परमप्रभु हिजकियासित हुनुभयो, र तिनी जहाँ गए तापनि तिनको उन्‍नति भयो । अश्शूरका राजाको विरुद्धमा तिनी बागी भए र उनको सेवा गरेनन् ।

And the Lord was with him; and he was wise in all that he undertook: and he revolted from the king of the Assyrians, and served him not.

8 पलिश्तीहरूको देश गाजा र पहरेदार बस्‍ने धरहरादेखि किल्लाबन्‍दी गरिएको सहरसम्म त्यसको वरिपरिका सिमानाहरू तिनले जिते ।

He struck the Philistines [even] to Gaza, and to the border of it, from the tower of the watchmen even to the strong city.

9 राजा हिजकियाको चौथो वर्ष, जुन इस्राएलका राजा एलाहका छोरा होशियाको सातौँ वर्षमा, अश्शूरका राजा शलमनेशेर सामरियाको विरुद्धमा आए र त्‍यसलाई घेरा हाले ।

And it came to pass in the fourth year of King Ezekias (this is the seventh year of Osee son of Ela king of Israel, ) [that] Salamanassar king of the Assyrians came up against Samaria, and besieged it.

10 तिन वर्षको अन्त्यमा अर्थात् हिजकियाको छैटौँ वर्षमा, जुन इस्राएलका राजा होशियाको नवौँ वर्षमा, तिनीहरूले त्‍यसलाई कब्जा गरे । यसरी सामरियालाई कब्जा गरियो ।

And he took it at the end of three years, in the sixth year of Ezekias, (this [is] the ninth year of Osee king of Israel, when Samaria was taken.)

11 यसरी अश्शूरका राजाले इस्राएलीहरूलाई बन्दी बनाएर अश्शूरमा लगे, र तिनीहरूलाई हलहमा, गोजानको हाबोर नदीको किनारमा र मादीहरूका सहरहरूमा बसाले ।

And the king of the Assyrians carried away the Samaritans to Assyria, and put them in Alae and in Abor, [by] the river Gozan, and [in] the mountains of the Medes;

12 तिनीहरूले परमप्रभु आफ्‍ना परमेश्‍वरको आवाज नसुनेको तर परमप्रभुका दास मोशाले दिएका उहाँको करारका सबै आज्ञालाई उल्लङ्घन गरेका हुनाले उहाँले यसो गर्नुभयो । तिनीहरूले त्‍यसलाई सुन्‍न र पालन गर्न इन्कार गरे ।

because they listened not to the voice of the Lord their God, and transgressed his covenant, [even] in all things that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and listened not [to them], nor did [them].

13 तब राजा हिजकियाको चौधौँ वर्षमा अश्शूरका राजा सनहेरीबले यहूदाका किल्लाबन्दी गरिएका सबै सहरहरूमा आक्रमण गरे र तिनलाई कब्जा गरे ।

And in the fourteenth year of king Ezekias came up Sennacherim king of the Assyrians against the strong cities of Juda, and took them.

14 त्यसैले यहूदाका राजा हिजकियाले लाकीशमा बसिरहेका अश्शूरका राजालाई यसो भनेर समाचार पठाए, “मैले तपाईंलाई चोट पुर्‍याएको छु । मबाट पछि हट्नुहोस् । तपाईंले ममाथि जस्तो भारी बोकाउनुहुन्छ, म बोक्‍नेछु ।” अश्शूरका राजाले यहूदाका राजा हिजकियाबाट दस टन चाँदी र एक टन सुन माग गरे ।

And Ezekias king of Juda sent messengers to the king of the Assyrians to Lachis, saying, I have offended; depart from me: whatever you shall lay upon me, I will bear. And the king of Assyria laid upon Ezekias king of Juda [a tribute of] three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold.

15 त्यसैले हिजकियाले परमप्रभुको मन्दिर र राजदरबारका भण्डारहरूमा पइएका सबै चाँदी दिए ।

And Ezekias gave all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house.

16 त्यसपछि हिजकियाले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरका ढोकाहरू र तिनले सुनको जलप लगाएका खम्बाहरूबाट सुन काटेर निकाले । तिनले उक्‍त सुन अश्शूरका राजालाई दिए ।

At that time Ezekias cut off [the gold from] the doors of the temple, and [from] the pillars which Ezekias king of Juda [had] overlaid with gold, and gave it to the king of the Assyrians.

17 तर अश्शूरका राजाले तार्तान र रबसरिस अनि आफ्ना प्रधान सेनापतिलाई एउटा ठुलो सेनाको साथमा लाकीशबाट यरूशलेममा राजा हिजकियाकहाँ पठाए । तिनीहरू बाटोमा यात्रा गरे र यरूशलेम बाहिर आइपुगे । तिनीहरू धोबीको खेतमा जाने माथिल्लो पोखरीको कुलोनेरको बाटोमा आए र त्‍यहाँ रोकिए ।

And the king of the Assyrians sent Tharthan and Raphis and Rapsakes from Lachis to king Ezekias with a strong force against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is by the way of the fuller's field.

18 जब तिनीहरूले राजा हिजकियालाई बोलाएका थिए, तब, राजदरबारका निरिक्षक हिल्कियाहका छोरा एल्याकीम, र सचिव शेब्ना अनि लेखापाल आसापका छोरा योआ तिनीहरूलाई भेट्न गए ।

And they cried to Ezekias: and there came to him Heliakim the son of Chelcias the steward, and Somnas the scribe, and Joas the son of Saphat the recorder.

19 त्‍यसैले ती प्रधान सेनापतिले अश्शूरका सम्राट महाराजाले हिजकियालाई के भनेका थिए त्‍यो भनिदिन भने, “तिम्रो दृढताको स्रोत के हो?

And Rapsakes said to them, Say now to Ezekias, Thus says the king, the great king of the Assyrians, What [is] this confidence wherein you trust?

20 युद्धका गर्न मित्रहरू र शक्ति छन् भनेर तिमी व्‍यर्थका कुरा मात्र बोल्छौ । तिमीले कसमाथि भरोसा गरिरहेका छौ जसको कारणले तिमीले मेरो विरुद्धमा विद्रोह गर्नुपर्‍यो?

You have said, (but [they are] mere words, ) [I have] counsel and strength for war. Now then in whom do you trust, that you have revolted from me?

21 हेर, मिश्रदेशको यो चिरा परेको निगालोको टेक्‍ने लौरोमा तिमी भरोसा गर्छौ, तर कुनै मानिसले यसमा शिर अडायो भने, यो त्यसको हातैमा टाँसिन्‍छ र त्यसलाई छेडिदिन्‍छ । आफूमाथि भरोसा गर्ने हरेकको निम्‍ति मिश्रदेशका राजा फारो त्यस्तै हो ।

See now, are you trusting for yourself on this broken staff of reed, [even] upon Egypt? whoever shall stay himself upon it, it shall even go into his hand, and pierce it: so [is] Pharao king of Egypt to all that trust on him.

22 तर तिमी मलाई भन्‍छौ, 'हामी परमप्रभु हाम्रा परमेश्‍वरमाथि भर पर्छौं,' भने, के उहाँ नै होइन जसका उच्‍च ठाउँहरू र वेदीहरू हिजकियाले हटाइदिए, अनि यहूदा र यरूशलेमलाई भनेका छन्, 'तिमीहरूले यरूशलेममा यस वेदीको सामु आराधना गर्नुपर्छ'?

And whereas you have said to me, We trust on the Lord God: [is] not this he, whose high places and altars Ezekias has removed, and has said to Juda and Jerusalem, You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?

23 त्यसकारण अब मेरा मालिक अश्शूरका राजाबाट म तपाईंलाई राम्रो प्रस्ताव राख्‍न चाहन्छु । तपाईंले घोडचढीहरू पाउनुभयो भने, म तपाईंलाई दुई हजार घोडाहरू दिनेछु ।

And now, I pray you, make and agreement with my lord the king of the Assyrians, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you shall be able on your part to set riders upon them.

24 मेरा मालिकका सेवकहरूमध्ये सबैभन्दा तल्लो एउटा कप्‍तानको पनि तपाईं कसरी विरोध गर्न सक्‍नुहुन्छ? तपाईंले रथहरू र घोडचढीहरूको लागि मिश्रदेशमा भरोसा गर्नुगर्नुपर्छ ।

How then will you turn away the face of one petty governor, from amongst the least of my lord's servants? whereas you trust for yourself on Egypt for chariots and horsemen.

25 के परमप्रभुविना यस ठाउँको विरुद्धमा लडाइँ गर्न र यसलाई नाश गर्न म आएको हुँ र? परमप्रभुले मलाई भन्‍नुभयो, “यस देशलाई आक्रमण गर र नाश गर ।”

And now have we come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

26 तब हिल्कियाहका छोरा एल्याकीम, शेब्ना र योआले प्रधान सेनापतिलाई भने, “कृपा गरी तपाईंका दासहरूसित आरमेइक भाषामा बोल्नुहोस् किनकि हामी त्‍यो बुझ्छौँ । कृपया पर्खालमा खडा भएका मानिसहरूले सुन्‍ने गरी हामीसित यहूदाका भाषामा नबोल्नुहोस् ।”

And Heliakim the son of Chelkias, and Somnas, and Joas, said to Rapsakes, Speak now to your servants in the Syrian language, for we understand it; and speak not with us in the Jewish language: and why do you speak in the ears of the people that are on the wall?

27 तर प्रधान सेनापतिले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “के मेरा मालिकले तिमीहरूका मालिक र तिमीहरूलाई मात्र यो कुरा भन्‍नलाई मलाई पठाउनुभएको हो र? के पर्खालमा बस्‍ने यी मानिसहरूलाई पनि होइन र, जसले तिमीहरूसँगै तिनीहरूका आफ्नै दिसा र पिसाब खानुपर्नेछ?”

And Rapsakes said to them, Has my master sent me to your master, and to you, to speak these words? [has he] not [sent me] to the men who sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own water together with you.

28 तब प्रधान सेनापति खडा भएर तिनले यहूदीहरूको भाषामा चर्को सोरमा यसो भने, “अश्शूरका सम्राट, महाराजाको कुरा सुन ।

And Rapsakes stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jewish language, and spoke, and said, Hear the words of the great king of the Assyrians:

29 राजा भन्‍नुहुन्छ, 'हिजकियाले तिमीहरूलाई धोका नदिओस् किनकि उसले तिमीहरूलाई मेरो शक्तिबाट छुटकारा दिन सक्‍ने छैनन् ।

thus says the king, Let not Ezekias encourage you with words: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand.

30 हिजकियाले तिमीहरूलाई यसो भन्दै परमप्रभुमाथि भरोस गर्न नलगाओस्, 'निश्‍चय नै परमप्रभुले हामीलाई छुटकारा दिनुहुनेछ, र यो सहर अश्शूरका राजाको हातमा पर्नेछैन ।'

And let not Ezekias cause you to trust on the Lord, saying, The Lord will certainly deliver us; this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of the Assyrians: listen not to Ezekias:

31 हिजकियाको कुरा नसुन, किनकि अश्शूरका राजा यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ, 'मसित सम्झौता गर र मकहाँ आओ । तब तिमीहरू हरेकले आफ्नै दाखबारी र भद्राक्षाको बोटबाट खान पाउने छ, र आफ्नै कुवाको पानी पिउन पाउनेछ ।

for thus says the king of the Assyrians, Gain my favour, and come forth to me, and every man shall drink [of the wine] of his own vine, and every man shall eat of his own fig tree, and shall drink water out of his own cistern;

32 अनाज र नयाँ दाखमद्य, अन्‍न र दाखबारी, भद्राक्षका रुखहरू र मह भएको देश अर्थात् तिमीहरूको आफ्नै देशजस्तो एउटा देशमा मैले तिमीहरूलाई नलगेसम्म तिमीहरूले यसो गर्नेछौ, ताकि तिमीहरू बाँच्‍नेछौ र मर्नेछैनौ ‘परमप्रभुले हामीलाई छुटकारा दिनुहुनेछ’ भनी हिजकियाले तिमीहरूलाई फकाउन खोज्दा कुरा उसको नसुन ।

until I come and remove you to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, and bread and vineyards, a land of olive oil, and honey, and you shall live and not die: and do not you listen to Ezekias, for he deceives you, saying, The Lord shall deliver you.

33 के कुनै जातिका देवताहरूले तिनीहरूलाई अश्शूरका राजाको हातबाट छुटकारा दिएका छन् र?

Have the Gods of the nations at all delivered each their own land out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians?

34 हमात र अर्पादका देवताहरू कहाँ छन्? सपर्बेम, हेना र हेना र इव्वाका देवताहरू कहाँ छन्? के तिनीहरूले सामरियालाई मेरो हातबाट छुटकारा दिएका छन्?

Where is the god of Haemath, and of Arphad? where is the god of Seppharvaim, Ana, and Aba? for have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?

35 देशहरूका सबै देवतामध्ये के कुनै देवताले मेरो शक्तिबाट आफ्‍नो देशलाई छुटकारा दिएको छ र? कसरी परमप्रभुले मेरो शक्तिबाट यरूशलेमलाई छुटकारा दिन सक्छ र?”

Who [is there] amongst all the gods of the countries, who have delivered their countries out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

36 तर मानिसहरू मौन रहे र जवाफ दिएनन् किनकि राजाले आज्ञा दिएका थिए, “तिनलाई जवाफ नदिनू ।”

But [the men] were silent, and answered him not a word: for [there was] a commandment of the king, saying, You shall not answer him.

37 तब राजदरबारका निरिक्षक हिल्कियाहका छोरा एल्याकीम, सचिव शेब्ना र लेखापाल आसापका छोरा योआले आ-आफ्ना लुगा च्यातेर हिजकियाकहाँ आए, र प्रधान सेनापतिले भनेका कुराहरू तिनलाई बताइदिए ।

And Heliakim the son of Chelcias, the steward, and Somnas the scribe, and Joas the son of Saphat the recorder came in to Ezekias, having tore their garments; and they reported to him the words of Rapsakes.