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1 మనష్షే పరిపాలించడం మొదలుపెట్టినప్పుడు అతని వయసు 12 ఏళ్ళు. అతడు యెరూషలేములో 55 ఏళ్ళు పాలించాడు.
മനശ്ശെ രാജാവായപ്പോൾ അദ്ദേഹത്തിനു പന്ത്രണ്ടുവയസ്സായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം ജെറുശലേമിൽ അൻപത്തിയഞ്ചു വർഷം വാണു.
2 ఇతడు ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల దగ్గర నుంచి యెహోవా వెళ్లగొట్టిన రాజ్యాల ప్రజలు చేసిన నీచమైన పనులు అనుసరించి, యెహోవా దృష్టికి చెడుగా ప్రవర్తించాడు.
ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ മുമ്പിൽനിന്ന് യഹോവ നീക്കിക്കളഞ്ഞ അന്യരാഷ്ട്രങ്ങളുടെ മ്ലേച്ഛ ആചാരങ്ങളെ പിൻതുടർന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം യഹോവയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ അറപ്പുളവാക്കുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങൾ പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു.
3 ఇతడు తన తండ్రియైన హిజ్కియా పడగొట్టిన ఉన్నత స్థలాలను తిరిగి కట్టించి, బయలు దేవతకు బలిపీఠాలను నిలిపి, అషేరా దేవతాస్తంభాలను చేయించి, ఆకాశనక్షత్రాలన్నిటిని పూజించి కొలిచాడు.
തന്റെ പിതാവായ ഹിസ്കിയാവ് ഇടിച്ചുകളഞ്ഞ ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾ അദ്ദേഹം പുനർനിർമിച്ചു; ബാലിനുള്ള ബലിപീഠങ്ങളും അശേരാപ്രതിഷ്ഠകളും നിർമിച്ചു. അദ്ദേഹം എല്ലാ ആകാശസൈന്യങ്ങളെയും വണങ്ങുകയും ആരാധിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു.
4 “యెరూషలేములో నా పేరు ఎప్పటికీ ఉంటుంది” అని యెహోవా ఏ స్థలాన్ని ఉద్దేశించి పలికాడో అదే యెహోవా మందిరంలో అతడు అన్య దేవుళ్ళకు బలిపీఠాలను కట్టించాడు.
“എന്റെ നാമം ജെറുശലേമിൽ എന്നെന്നും നിലനിൽക്കും,” എന്ന് ഏതൊരാലയത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് യഹോവ കൽപ്പിച്ചിരുന്നോ, ആ ആലയത്തിൽത്തന്നെ അദ്ദേഹം ബലിപീഠങ്ങൾ നിർമിച്ചു.
5 యెహోవా మందిరపు రెండు ఆవరణాల్లో అతడు ఆకాశ నక్షత్ర సమూహానికి బలిపీఠాలను కట్టించాడు.
യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിന്റെ രണ്ട് അങ്കണങ്ങളിലും അദ്ദേഹം സകല ആകാശസൈന്യങ്ങൾക്കുമുള്ള ബലിപീഠങ്ങൾ നിർമിച്ചു.
6 బెన్‌ హిన్నోము లోయలో అతడు తన కొడుకులను దహనబలిగా అర్పించాడు. శకునాలు చూడడం, సోదె వినడం చేశాడు. మంత్ర విద్య చేయించాడు. చచ్చినవాళ్ళతో మాట్లాడే వారిని దయ్యాలతో మాట్లాడే వారిని సంప్రదించాడు. యెహోవా దృష్టిలో చాలా చెడ్డగా ప్రవర్తిస్తూ ఆయనకు కోపం పుట్టించాడు.
അദ്ദേഹം തന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരെ ബെൻ-ഹിന്നോം താഴ്വരയിൽ അഗ്നിയിൽ ഹോമിച്ചു; ദേവപ്രശ്നംവെക്കുക, ആഭിചാരം, ശകുനംനോക്കുക ഇവയെല്ലാം ചെയ്തു; ലക്ഷണംപറയുന്നവർ, വെളിച്ചപ്പാടുകൾ, ഭൂതസേവക്കാർ എന്നിവരോട് ആലോചന ചോദിച്ചു; ഇങ്ങനെ യഹോവയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ ഏറ്റവും തിന്മയായതു പ്രവർത്തിച്ച് അവിടത്തെ പ്രകോപിപ്പിച്ചു.
7 “ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల గోత్రాలన్నిటిలో నేను ఎన్నుకున్న యెరూషలేములో నాపేరు ఎల్లప్పుడూ ఉంచుతాను.
താൻ കൊത്തിച്ച വിഗ്രഹം കൊണ്ടുവന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം ദൈവത്തിന്റെ ആലയത്തിൽ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിച്ചു. ഈ ആലയത്തെപ്പറ്റി ദൈവം ദാവീദിനോടും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പുത്രനായ ശലോമോനോടും ഈ വിധം കൽപ്പിച്ചിരുന്നല്ലോ: “ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ സകലഗോത്രങ്ങളിൽനിന്നുമായി ഞാൻ തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത ഈ ജെറുശലേമിലും ഈ ആലയത്തിലും ഞാൻ എന്നെന്നേക്കുമായി എന്റെ നാമം സ്ഥാപിക്കും
8 నేను మోషేద్వారా నియమించిన కట్టడలను విధులను ధర్మశాస్త్రమంతటిని అనుసరించి నడచుకొనడానికి వారు జాగ్రత్తపడితే, మీ పూర్వీకులకు నేను ఏర్పరచిన దేశం నుంచి ఇశ్రాయేలీయులను నేను ఇక ఎన్నటికీ తొలగించను” అని దావీదుతో అతని కొడుకు సొలొమోనుతో దేవుడు సెలవిచ్చిన మాటను లక్ష్యపెట్టక, ఆ మందిరంలో తాను చేయించిన అషేరా చెక్కుడు విగ్రహాన్ని నిలిపాడు.
നിങ്ങളുടെ പൂർവികർക്കായി നിയോഗിച്ചുതന്നിരിക്കുന്ന ഈ ദേശം വിട്ടുപോകാൻ ഇസ്രായേല്യരുടെ പാദങ്ങൾക്ക് ഇനിയും ഒരിക്കലും ഞാൻ ഇടവരുത്തുകയില്ല; എന്നാൽ ഞാൻ മോശമുഖാന്തരം നൽകിയിരിക്കുന്ന നിയമങ്ങളും ഉത്തരവുകളും അനുശാസനങ്ങളും ഓരോന്നും പ്രമാണിക്കുന്നതിൽ അവർ ശ്രദ്ധാലുക്കളായിരിക്കുമെങ്കിൽമാത്രം!”
9 యూదావారిని యెరూషలేము నివాసులనూ ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల ముందు నుంచి యెహోవా నాశనం చేసిన రాజ్యాలకంటే వారు మరింత దుర్మార్గంగా ప్రవర్తించేలా మనష్షే వారిని నడిపించాడు.
എന്നാൽ യഹോവ ഇസ്രായേൽജനതയുടെമുമ്പിൽനിന്നു നശിപ്പിച്ചുകളഞ്ഞ അന്യരാഷ്ട്രങ്ങൾ ചെയ്തതിനെക്കാൾ അധികം വഷളത്തം പ്രവർത്തിക്കത്തക്കവണ്ണം മനശ്ശെ യെഹൂദ്യയെയും ജെറുശലേം ജനതയെയും വഴിപിഴച്ചവരാക്കിത്തീർത്തു.
10 ౧౦ యెహోవా మనష్షేతో అతని ప్రజలతో మాట్లాడాడు కానీ వారు పట్టించుకోలేదు.
യഹോവ മനശ്ശെയോടും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ജനത്തോടും സംസാരിച്ചു; എന്നാൽ അവർ അതു ഗൗനിച്ചതേയില്ല.
11 ౧౧ కాబట్టి యెహోవా అష్షూరురాజు సైన్యాధిపతులను వారిమీదికి రప్పించాడు. వారు మనష్షేను పట్టుకుని, గొలుసులతో బంధించి అతణ్ణి బబులోను తీసుకు వెళ్ళారు.
അതിനാൽ യഹോവ അശ്ശൂർരാജാവിന്റെ സൈന്യാധിപന്മാരെ അവർക്കെതിരേ വരുത്തി. അവർ മനശ്ശെയെ തടവുകാരനായി പിടിച്ച് അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മൂക്കിൽ ഒരു കൊളുത്തിട്ട് ഓട്ടുചങ്ങലകളാൽ ബന്ധിച്ച് ബാബേലിലേക്കു കൊണ്ടുപോയി.
12 ౧౨ బాధతో అతడు తన దేవుడైన యెహోవాను బతిమాలి, తన పూర్వీకుల దేవుని సన్నిధిలో తన్ను తాను ఎంతో తగ్గించుకున్నాడు.
തന്റെ കഷ്ടതയിൽ അദ്ദേഹം തന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയെ അന്വേഷിച്ചു; അവിടത്തെ കരുണയ്ക്കായി അപേക്ഷിച്ചു; തന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയുടെ സന്നിധിയിൽ തന്നത്താൻ ഏറ്റവും എളിമപ്പെട്ടു.
13 ౧౩ అతడు ప్రార్థన చేసినప్పుడు ఆయన అతని విన్నపాలు ఆలకించి యెరూషలేముకు, అతని రాజ్యానికి అతణ్ణి తిరిగి తీసుకువచ్చాడు. అప్పుడు యెహోవాయే దేవుడని మనష్షే తెలుసుకున్నాడు.
അദ്ദേഹം പ്രാർഥിച്ചപ്പോൾ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സങ്കടയാചനയിൽ യഹോവ മനസ്സലിഞ്ഞു; അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ അപേക്ഷ കൈക്കൊണ്ട് യഹോവ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ ജെറുശലേമിലേക്ക്, അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ രാജ്യത്തിലേക്കുതന്നെ തിരികെവരുത്തി. യഹോവ ആകുന്നു ദൈവം എന്ന് അപ്പോൾ മനശ്ശെ മനസ്സിലാക്കി.
14 ౧౪ దీని తరువాత అతడు దావీదు పట్టణం బయట గిహోనుకు పడమరగా, లోయలో చేప గుమ్మం వరకూ ఓపెలు చుట్టూ చాలా ఎత్తయిన గోడ కట్టించాడు. యూదా దేశంలోని బలమైన పట్టణాలన్నిటిలో సేనాధిపతులను ఉంచాడు.
അതിനുശേഷം മനശ്ശെ താഴ്വരയിൽ ഗീഹോൻ അരുവിക്കു പടിഞ്ഞാറുമുതൽ ഓഫേൽ കുന്നിനെ വലയംചെയ്ത് മീൻകവാടത്തിന്റെ പ്രവേശനകവാടംവരെ ദാവീദിന്റെ നഗരത്തിന്റെ പുറംമതിൽ പുതുക്കിപ്പണിതു. അദ്ദേഹമത് വളരെ ഉയരത്തിലാണു കെട്ടിയത്. യെഹൂദ്യയിൽ കോട്ടകെട്ടിയുറപ്പിച്ച നഗരങ്ങളിലെല്ലാം അദ്ദേഹം സൈന്യാധിപന്മാരെ പാർപ്പിച്ചു.
15 ౧౫ యెహోవా మందిరం నుంచి అన్యుల దేవతా విగ్రహం తీసివేసి, యెరూషలేములో యెహోవా మందిరం ఉన్న కొండ మీద తాను కట్టించిన బలిపీఠాలన్నిటినీ తీసి పట్టణం బయట పారవేయించాడు.
യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിൽനിന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം അന്യദേവന്മാരെയും വിഗ്രഹത്തെയും നീക്കംചെയ്തു. ദൈവാലയം നിർമിച്ചിരുന്ന മലയിലും ജെറുശലേംനഗരത്തിലും താൻ നിർമിച്ചിരുന്ന ബലിപീഠങ്ങളെല്ലാം തകർത്തു. അവയെല്ലാം അദ്ദേഹം നഗരത്തിനു പുറത്തേക്ക് എറിഞ്ഞുകളഞ്ഞു.
16 ౧౬ అతడు యెహోవా బలిపీఠంను బాగుచేసి, దాని మీద సమాధానబలులు, కృతజ్ఞతార్పణలు అర్పిస్తూ, ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల దేవుడైన యెహోవాను సేవించమని యూదా వారికి ఆజ్ఞాపించాడు.
തുടർന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം യഹോവയുടെ യാഗപീഠം പുനരുദ്ധരിച്ച് അതിന്മേൽ സമാധാനയാഗങ്ങളും സ്തോത്രയാഗങ്ങളും അർപ്പിച്ചു. ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയെ ആരാധിക്കാൻ അദ്ദേഹം യെഹൂദയോട് ആജ്ഞാപിച്ചു.
17 ౧౭ అయినా ప్రజలు ఎత్తయిన స్థలాల్లో ఇంకా బలులు అర్పిస్తూనే ఉన్నారు గాని అవి తమ దేవుడైన యెహోవాకే అర్పించారు.
എന്നിരുന്നാലും ജനം ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളിൽ യാഗമർപ്പിക്കുന്നതു തുടർന്നുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു; പക്ഷേ, തങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയ്ക്കുവേണ്ടിമാത്രം ആയിരുന്നു അവിടങ്ങളിൽ യാഗം അർപ്പിച്ചത്!
18 ౧౮ మనష్షే గురించిన ఇతర విషయాలు, అతడు దేవునికి చేసిన ప్రార్థన గురించి, ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల దేవుడైన యెహోవా పేరట అతనితో పలికిన దీర్ఘ దర్శకుల మాటలను గురించి ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజుల గ్రంథంలో రాసి ఉంది.
തന്റെ ദൈവത്തോടുള്ള മനശ്ശെയുടെ പ്രാർഥനയും ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയുടെ നാമത്തിൽ ദർശകന്മാർ അദ്ദേഹത്തോടു സംസാരിച്ച വാക്കുകളും ഉൾപ്പെടെ മനശ്ശെയുടെ ഭരണത്തിലെ ഇതര സംഭവങ്ങളെല്ലാം ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ ചരിത്രഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
19 ౧౯ అతని ప్రార్థన, దేవునికి ఎలా మొర్రపెట్టాడో, తనను తాను తగ్గించు కొనక ముందు అతని పాపం గురించి, అతడు చేసిన ద్రోహం గురించి, కట్టించిన ఎతైన పూజా స్థలాలూ అషేరాదేవి స్తంభాలు, చెక్కిన విగ్రహాలను నిలపడం గురించి, దీర్ఘదర్శకుడలు రచించిన గ్రంథాల్లో రాసి వుంది.
അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പ്രാർഥനയും അഭയയാചനയുംകേട്ട് യഹോവ മനസ്സലിഞ്ഞു. ഇങ്ങനെ അദ്ദേഹം ദൈവമുമ്പാകെ വിനയപ്പെടുന്നതിനുമുമ്പ് ചെയ്ത സകലപാപങ്ങളും അവിശ്വസ്തതയും, എവിടെയെല്ലാം ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾ നിർമിച്ചുവെന്നും അശേരാപ്രതിഷ്ഠകളും ബിംബങ്ങളും സ്ഥാപിച്ചുവെന്നുമുള്ള ചരിത്രമെല്ലാം ദർശകന്മാരുടെ ഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
20 ౨౦ మనష్షే చనిపోయినప్పుడు తన పూర్వీకులతో కూడ తన సొంత భవనంలో అతణ్ణి పాతిపెట్టారు. అతని కొడుకు ఆమోను అతనికి బదులు రాజయ్యాడు.
മനശ്ശെ നിദ്രപ്രാപിച്ച് തന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോട് ചേർന്നു. സ്വന്തം അരമനയിൽ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ അടക്കംചെയ്തു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മകനായ ആമോൻ അദ്ദേഹത്തിനുപകരം രാജാവായി.
21 ౨౧ ఆమోను పరిపాలించడం మొదలుపెట్టినప్పుడు అతడు 22 ఏళ్ల వాడు. అతడు యెరూషలేములో రెండేళ్ళు పాలించాడు.
ആമോൻ രാജാവാകുമ്പോൾ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് ഇരുപത്തിരണ്ടു വയസ്സായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം ജെറുശലേമിൽ രണ്ടുവർഷം വാണു.
22 ౨౨ అతడు తన తండ్రి మనష్షే నడచినట్టు యెహోవా దృష్టికి చెడ్డగా ప్రవర్తించాడు. తన తండ్రియైన మనష్షే చేయించిన చెక్కుడు విగ్రహాలన్నిటికీ బలులు అర్పిస్తూ పూజిస్తూ ఉండేవాడు.
തന്റെ പിതാവായ മനശ്ശെ ചെയ്തിരുന്നതുപോലെ അദ്ദേഹവും യഹോവയുടെമുമ്പിൽ തിന്മ പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു. മനശ്ശെ ഉണ്ടാക്കിയിരുന്ന സകലബിംബങ്ങൾക്കും ആമോൻ ബലികൾ അർപ്പിക്കുകയും അവയെ സേവിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു.
23 ౨౩ తన తండ్రియైన మనష్షేలాగా యెహోవా సన్నిధిలో తనను తాను తగ్గించుకోలేదు. దానికి బదులు ఇంకా ఎక్కువ పాపం చేశాడు.
എന്നാൽ തന്റെ പിതാവായ മനശ്ശെയിൽനിന്നു വ്യത്യസ്തമായി, ആമോൻ യഹോവയുടെമുമ്പാകെ വിനയപ്പെട്ടില്ല; അദ്ദേഹം തന്റെ അപരാധം വർധിപ്പിക്കുകമാത്രമേ ചെയ്തുള്ളൂ.
24 ౨౪ అతని సేవకులు అతని మీద కుట్ర చేసి అతని సొంత భవనంలోనే అతణ్ణి చంపేశారు.
ആമോന്റെ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥന്മാർ അദ്ദേഹത്തിനെതിരേ ഗൂഢാലോചന നടത്തുകയും സ്വന്തം അരമനയിൽവെച്ച് അദ്ദേഹത്തെ വധിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു.
25 ౨౫ అయితే దేశప్రజలు ఆమోను రాజుమీద కుట్ర చేసిన వారందరినీ చంపి అతని కొడుకు యోషీయాను అతని స్థానంలో రాజుగా నియమించారు.
അതിനുശേഷം ദേശത്തിലെ ജനം ആമോൻരാജാവിനെതിരേ ഗൂഢാലോചന നടത്തിയവരെയെല്ലാം കൊന്നു. അവർ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മകനായ യോശിയാവിനെ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സ്ഥാനത്തു രാജാവാക്കി.

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