२ राजाहरू 23
1 त्यसैले राजाले सन्देशवाहकहरू पठाए जसले यहूदा र यरूशलेमका सबै धर्म-गुरुलाई तिनीकहाँ भेला गराए ।
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
2 तब राजा परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा गए, अनि यहूदाका सबै मानिस र यरूशलेमका सबै बासिन्दा, पुजारीहरू, अगमवक्ताहरू र सानादेखि ठुलासम्म सबै मानिस पनि तिनीसँगै गए । तब तिनले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा भेट्टाइएका करारको पुस्तकका सबै वचन तिनीहरूले सुन्ने गरी पढे ।
And the king went up to the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of Jehovah.
3 राजा खम्बानेर खडा थिए अनि आफ्नो सारा ह्रदय र सारा प्राणले परमप्रभुको पछि लाग्न र उहाँका आज्ञाहरू, उहाँका निर्देशनहरू, उहाँका विधिहरू पालन गर्न र यस पुस्तकमा लेखिएका यस करारका वचनहरू पालन गर्न परमप्रभुको सामु करार बाँधे । यसरी सबै मानिसले यो करार पालन गर्ने सहमति जनाए ।
And the king stood by the pillar, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all [his] heart, and all [his] soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book: and all the people stood to the covenant.
4 तब प्रधान पुजारी हिल्कियाह, तिनको अधिनका पुजारीहरू र द्वारपालहरूलाई बाल देवता र अश्शेरा देवी अनि आकाशका सबै ताराहरूका निम्ति बनाइएका भाँडाहरू परमप्रभुको मन्दिरबाट बाहिर ल्याउन हुकुम दिए । तिनले किद्रोन उपत्यकामा भएको मैदानहरूमा तिनलाई जलाए र तिनका खरानीलाई बेथेलमा लगे ।
And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring forth out of the temple of Jehovah all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of heaven, and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el.
5 यहूदाका राजाहरूले यहूदाका सहरहरूका उच्च ठाउँहरू र यरूशलेम वरिपरिका ठाउँहरूमा धूप बाल्नलाई चुनेका मूर्तिपूजक पुजारीहरूलाई तिनले हटाइदिए । तिनीहरूले बाल देवता, सूर्य, चन्द्रमा, ग्रहहरू र आकाशका सबै ताराहरूलाई धूप बाल्थे ।
And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
6 परमप्रभुको मन्दिरबाट अश्शेरा देवीको खम्बालाई तिनले यरूशलेम बाहिर किद्रोन उपत्यकामा बाहिर लगे र त्यसलाई त्यहाँ जलाए । तिनले त्यसलाई पिटेर धूलो र त्यो धूलोलाई साधारण मानिसहरूका चिहानहरूमा फालिदिए ।
And he brought out the Asherah from the house of Jehovah, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and beat it to dust, and cast the dust thereof upon the graves of the common people.
7 तिनले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा भएका झुटो धर्मका वेश्याहरूका कोठाहरू सफा गरे, जहाँ स्त्रीहरूले अश्शेरा देवीका निम्ति वस्त्रहरू बुन्ने गर्थे ।
And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
8 योशियाहले यहूदाका सहरहरूबाट सबै पुजारीलाई ल्याए, र गेबादेखि बेर्शेबासम्म पुजारीहरूले धूप बाल्ने उच्चा ठाउँहरूलाई तिनले अपवित्र तुल्याइदिए । तिनले सहरको मूल ढोकाको देब्रेपट्टि यहोशूको ढोका (सहरका राज्यपा) को प्रवेशद्वारमा भएका ढोकाहरूमा बनाइएका उच्च ठाउँहरूलाई नष्ट पारिदिए ।
And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba; and he brake down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.
9 ती उच्च ठाउँहरूका पुजारीहरूलाई यरूशलेममा परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा सेवा गर्न नदिए तापनि तिनीहरूले आफ्ना दाजुभाइका बिचमा अखमिरी रोटी खाए ।
Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of Jehovah in Jerusalem, but they did eat unleavened bread among their brethren.
10 मोलोखलाई बलिको रूपमा कसैले आफ्ना छोरा वा छोरी आगोमा हिंड्न नलगाओस् भनेर योशियाहले बेन-हिन्नोमको बेँसीमा अवस्थित तोपेतलाई अपवित्र तुल्याए ।
And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
11 यहूदाका राजाहरूले सूर्यको सम्मानमा बनाएका घोडाहरू तिनले हटाए । ती नातान-मेलेक नाउँका अधिकारीको कोठा नजिक परमप्रभुको मन्दिरको प्रवेशद्वारको क्षेत्रमा राखिएका थिए । योशियाहले सूर्यको सम्मानमा बनाइएका रथहरूलाई जलाए ।
And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of Jehovah, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
12 आहाजको दरवारको कौसीमा यहूदाका राजाहरूले राखेका वेदीहरू र मनश्शेले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरका दुईवटा चोकमा बनाएका वेदीहरू राजा योशियाहले नष्ट पारे । योशियाहले तिनलाई टुक्राटुक्रा पारे र तिनलाई किद्रोनको बेँसीमा फाले ।
And the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of Jehovah, did the king break down, and beat [them] down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
13 इस्राएलका राजा सोलोमनले यरूशलेमको पूर्वपट्टि, भ्रष्टताको पर्वतको दक्षिणपट्टि बनाएका सीदोनीहरूका देवी अश्तोरेतको घिनलाग्दो मूर्ति, मोआबीहरूको देवता कमोशको घिनलाग्दो मूर्ति र अम्मोनीहरूको देवता मोलोखको घिनलाग्दो मूर्तिलाई राजाले नष्ट पारिदिए ।
And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
14 तिनले ढुङ्गाका खम्बाहरूलाई टुक्राटुक्रा पारे, र अश्शेरा देवीका खम्बाहरूलाई काटे र ती ठाउँ मानिसका हड्डीहरूले भरे ।
And he brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.
15 बेथेलमा भएको वेदी र नबातका छोरा यारोबाम (इस्राएललाई पाप गर्न लगाउने) ले बनाएका उच्च ठाउँहरूलाई पनि योशियाहले पूर्ण रूपमा नाश पारे । तिनले त्यो वेदी र उच्च ठाउँहरूलाई जलाए र धूलोपिठो पारे । तिनले अश्शेरा देवीको खम्बालाई पनि जलाए ।
Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he brake down; and he burned the high place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah.
16 योशियाहले त्यस क्षेत्रमा नजर लगाए र पहाडी क्षेत्रमा तिनले चिहानहरू देखे । ती चिहानहरूबाट हड्डीहरू ल्याउन तिनले मानिसहरू पठाए । त्यसपछि तिनले ती हड्डीहरूलाई वेदीमाथि राखेर जलाए जसले त्यो अपवित्र पार्यो । परमेश्वरका मानिसले बोलेका परमप्रभुको वचनअनुसार यसो हुन आएको थियो, ती मानिसले यी कुराहरूका बारेमा पहिले नै बोलेका थिए ।
And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount; and he sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of Jehovah which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.
17 तब तिनले सोधे, “मैले देखेको त्यो स्मारकचाहिं केको हो?” सहरका मानिसहरूले तिनलाई जवाफ दिए, “त्यो यहूदाबाट आएका परमेश्वरका मानिसको चिहान हो जसले तपाईंले भर्खरै बेथेलको वेदीको विरुद्धमा गर्नुभएको कुराको बारेमा बोलेका थिए ।”
Then he said, What monument is that which I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, who came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Beth-el.
18 त्यसैले योशियाहले भने, “त्यसलाई छोड । तिनका हड्डीहरूलाई कसैले पनि नसारोस् । त्यसैले सामरियाबाट आएका अगमवक्ताका हड्डीहरूसँगै तिनका हड्डीहरूलाई तिनीहरूले त्यहाँ छाडे ।
And he said, Let him be; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
19 त्यसपछि सामरियाका सहरहरूमा भएका उच्च ठाउँहरू जसलाई इस्राएलका राजाहरूले बनाएका र परमप्रभुलाई क्रुद्ध तुल्याएका थिए, ती सबैलाई योशियाहले हटाए । तिनले बेथेलमा जे गरेका थिए, तिनलाई पनि ठिक त्यही गरे ।
And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke [Jehovah] to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el.
20 उच्च ठाउँहरूका सबै पुजारीलाई तिनले वेदीहरूमा मारे, र तिनले मानिसका हड्डीहरू तिनमा जलाए । तब तिनी यरूशलेममा फर्के ।
And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there, upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them; and he returned to Jerusalem.
21 तब राजाले सबै मानिसलाई यसो भनरे आज्ञा दिए, “करारको पुस्तकमा लेखिएबमोजिम परमप्रभु आफ्ना परमेश्वरको निम्ति निस्तार-चाड मनाओ ।”
And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto Jehovah your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.
22 इस्राएलमा शासन गर्ने न्यायकर्ताहरूका समयदेखि नै यसरी निस्तार-चाडको उत्सव मनाउने काम कहिलै थिएन, न त इस्राएल र यहूदाका राजाहरूको समयमा भएको थियो ।
Surely there was not kept such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
23 तर राजा योशियाहको अठारौँ वर्षमा यरूशलेममा परमप्रभुको निस्तार-चाड मनाइयो ।
but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover kept to Jehovah in Jerusalem.
24 मृतहरू र भुत आत्माहरूसित बात गर्नेहरूलाई पनि योशियाहले निश्कासन गरे । तिनले यहूदा र यरूशलेममा देखिने सबै प्रेतपुजा, मूर्तिहरू र घिनलाग्दा थोकहरूलाई पनि हटाए । यसरी हिल्कियाह पुजारीले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा भेट्टाएका व्यवस्थाका पुस्तकमा लिखिएका वचनहरू पालन गर्ने काम भयो ।
Moreover them that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of Jehovah.
25 आफ्नो सारा ह्रदय, सारा प्राण, र सारा शक्तिले परमप्रभुतर्फ फर्केर सबै मोशाको व्यवस्थालाई पालन गर्ने योशियाहभन्दा पहिले त्यहाँ कुनै अर्को राजा थिएन । न त योशियाहले झैं तिनी पछि आएका अरू कुनै राजाले नै गर्यो ।
And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to Jehovah with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
26 तापनि परमप्रभु आफ्नो दन्किरहेको क्रोधको आगोबाट फकर्नुभएन किनकि मनश्शेले गरेका सबै कामको कारणले यहूदाको विरुद्धमा उहाँलाई भयङ्कर रिस उठेको थियो ।
Notwithstanding, Jehovah turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations wherewith Manasseh had provoked him.
27 त्यसैले परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “जसरी मैले इस्राएललाई हटाएको छु त्यसरी नै मैले चुनेको यो यरूशलेम सहर र 'मेरो नाउँ त्यहाँ हुनेछ' भनी मैले भनेको त्यो मेरो मन्दिर समेत म यहूदालाई पनि मेरो दृष्टिबाट हटाउनेछु ।”
And Jehovah said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
28 योशियाह सम्बन्धमा भएका अरू कुराहरू, तिनले गरेका हरेक काम, के ती यहूदाका राजाहरूको इतिहासको पुस्तकमा लेखिएका छैनन् र?
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
29 ती दिनमा मिश्रदेशका राजा फारो नेकोले आफ्ना सेना लिएर उत्तरमा यूफ्रेटिस नदी पारि अश्शूरका राजालाई युद्धमा मदत गर्न गए । राजा योशियाह नेकोलाई मगिद्दोमा रोक्ने उदेश्यले गए तर त्यहाँ युद्धमा तिनी मारिए ।
In his days Pharaoh-necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and [Pharaoh-necoh] slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
30 योशियाहका सेवकहरूले तिनको लाशलाई रथमा राखेर मगिद्दोबाट यरूशलेममा ल्याए, र तिनको आफ्नै चिहानमा तिनलाई गाडे । तब देशका मानिसहरूले योशियाहका छोरा यहोआहाजलाई लिई तिनलाई अभिषेक गरे, र तिनका पिताको ठाउँमा तिनलाई राजा बनाए ।
And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s stead.
31 यहोआहाजले राज्य गर्न सुरु गर्दा तिनी तेइस वर्षका थिए, र तिनले यरूशलेममा तिन महिना राज्य गरे । तिनकी आमाको नाउँ हमुतल थियो । उनी लिब्नाकी यर्मियाकी छोरी थिइन् ।
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
32 यहोआहाजले हरेक कुरामा आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूले गरेझैँ परमप्रभुको दृष्टिमा जे खराब थियो, त्यही गरे ।
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done.
33 तिनले यरूशलेममा राज्य नगरून् भनेर फारो नेकोले तिनलाई हमात देशको रिब्लामा साङ्लाले बाँधेर राखे । तब नेकोले यहूदालाई एक सय तोडा चाँदी र एक तोडा सुन कर तिर्न लगाए ।
And Pharaoh-necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
34 फारो नेकोले योशियाहका छोरा एल्याकीमलाई तिनका पिताको ठाउँमा राजा बनाए, र तिनको नाउँ बद्ली यहोयाकीम राखे । तर तिनले यहोआहाजलाई चाहिँ मिश्रदेशमा लगे, जहाँ तिनको मृत्यु भयो ।
And Pharaoh-necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim: but he took Jehoahaz away; and he came to Egypt, and died there.
35 यहोयाकीमले फारोलाई चाँदी र सुन कर तिरे । फारोको माग पुरा गर्न यहोयाकीमले देशमा कर लगाए, र देशका प्रत्येक मानिसले आफ्नो क्षमताअनुसार तिनलाई करको रूपमा चाँदी र सुन जबरदस्ती तिर्नुपर्ने भयो ।
And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-necoh.
36 यहोयाकीमले राज्य सुरु गर्दा तिनी पच्चिस वर्षका थिए, र तिनले यरूशलेममा एघार वर्ष राज्य गरे । तिनकी आमाको नाउँ जबीदा थियो । उनी रूमाकी पदायाहकी छोरी थिइन् ।
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
37 आफ्ना पिता-पुर्खाहरूले गरेझैँ यहोयाकीमले परमप्रभुको दृष्टिमा जे खराब थियो, त्यही गरे ।
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done.
