2 Kings 23
1 ଯିହୁଦା ଓ ୟିରୁଶାଲମର ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଚୀନବର୍ଗଙ୍କୁ ଆସି ସାକ୍ଷାତ କରିବାକୁ ଯୋଶିୟଯ ରାଜା କହିଲେ।
2 ଏହାପରେ ରାଜା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ମନ୍ଦିରକୁ ଗମନ କଲେ। ତାଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଯିହୁଦାର ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକ, ୟିରୁଶାଲମର ସମସ୍ତ ବାସିନ୍ଦା, ଯାଜକମାନେ, ଭବିଷ୍ଯଦ୍ବକ୍ତାମାନେ ଓ ସମସ୍ତ ବଡରୁ େଛାଟ ଗମନ କଲେ। ତହୁଁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ମନ୍ଦିରରୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ବ୍ଯବସ୍ଥା ପୁସ୍ତକର ସମସ୍ତ ବାକ୍ଯ ସମାନଙ୍କେର କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଗୋଚର ହବୋ ପାଇଁ ଯୋଶିୟଯ ରାଜା ପାଠ କଲେ।
3 ଏଥି ରେ ରାଜା ସ୍ତମ୍ଭ ସମ୍ମୁଖ ରେ ଠିଆ ହେଲେ। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଗୋଟିଏ ୟୁକ୍ତି କଲେ ଏବଂ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁକରଣ କରିବାକୁ ତାଙ୍କର ଆଜ୍ଞାମାନ, ସାକ୍ଷକଥା ଓ ନିଯମମାନ ତାଙ୍କ ସମସ୍ତ ହୃଦଯ ଓ ମନ ସହିତ ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା କଲେ ଏବଂ ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ଲୋକ ଏହା କରିବାକୁ ରାଜି ହେଲେ।
4 ପୁଣି ରାଜା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ମନ୍ଦିରରୁ ବାଲର, ଆଶରୋମୂର୍ତ୍ତୀର ଓ ସ୍ବର୍ଗସ୍ଥ ସମସ୍ତ ବାହିନୀ ଓ ମିଥ୍ଯା ଦବେତାମାନଙ୍କ ନିମନ୍ତେ ନିର୍ମିତ ସକଳ ସାମଗ୍ରୀ ବାହାର କରି ଆଣିବା ପାଇଁ ହିଲକିଯ ମହାୟାଜକକୁ, ଦ୍ବିତୀୟ ଶ୍ ରଣେୀର ଯାଜକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଓ ଦ୍ବାରପାଳ ମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଦେଶ କଲେ। ତା'ପରେ ଯୋଶିୟଯ ରାଜା ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଦ୍ରବ୍ଯକୁ ୟିରୁଶାଲମର ବାହା ରେ କିଦ୍ରୋଣ ଉପତ୍ୟକା ରେ ଦଗ୍ଧ କଲେ ଓ ତାହାର ଭସ୍ମ ବୈଥଲକେୁ ନଇଗେଲେ।
5 ରାଜା ସମସ୍ତ ସାଧାରଣ ଲୋକ ଯାଜକ ଭାବରେ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜାଙ୍କ ଦ୍ବାର ନିୟୁକ୍ତି ହାଇେଥିଲେ, ଯାଜକ ରୂପେ ସବୋ କରିବାକୁ ବରଖାସ୍ତ କଲେ। ଏହି ଭଣ୍ତ ଯାଜକଗଣ ଯିହୁଦାର ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ନଗରର ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥାନ ରେ ସବୁବେଳେ ଧୂପ ଜାଳନ୍ତି ଓ ୟିରୁଶାଲମସ୍ଥିତ ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦିଗସ୍ଥିତ ସମସ୍ତ ନଗର ରେ ବାଲ୍ଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମାନାର୍ଥେ ସୂର୍ୟ୍ଯ,ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଗ୍ରହ ଏବଂ ଆକାଶର ସମସ୍ତ ଶକ୍ତିଗୁଡିକରେ।
6 ଆଉ ଯୋଶିୟଯ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ମନ୍ଦିରରୁ ଆଶରୋ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତୀ କାଢିନଇେ ୟିରୁଶାଲମର ବାହା ରେ କିଦ୍ରୋଣ ନଦୀ ଓ ନିକଟକୁ ଆଣିଲେ। ସଠାେରେ ସେ ଏହାକୁ ଦଗ୍ଧ କଲେ ଓ ତାକୁ ପଷେି ଧୂଳି କଲେ। ସହେି ଚୁର୍ଣ୍ଣକୁ ନଇେ ସାମାନ୍ଯ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ କବର ଉପରେ ନିକ୍ଷପେ କଲେ।
7 ତା'ପରେ ଯୋଶିୟଯ ରାଜା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ମନ୍ଦିର ରେ ଥିବା ସଦୋମୀମାନଙ୍କ ଗୃହ ସବୁ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପକାଇଲେ। ସ୍ତ୍ରୀଲୋକମାନେ ଏହି ଗୃହଗୁଡିକ ବ୍ଯବହାର କଲେ ଓ ଆଶରରେ ସମ୍ମାନ ପାଇଁ େଛାଟ ଛାଉଣୀର ପରଦା ନିର୍ମାଣ କଲେ ଏବଂ ସଗେୁଡିକୁ ମଧ୍ଯ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ଦିଆଗଲା।
8 ସେ ସମୟରେ ଯାଜକମାନେ ବଳିଦାନ ୟିରୁଶାଲମସ୍ଥିତ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀ ନିକଟକୁ ଆଣିଲେ ନାହିଁ। ସମାନେେ ଯିହୁଦା ନଗର ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦିଗ ରେ ରହିଲେ ଓ ସହେି ନଗରଗୁଡିକର ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ଥଳିମାନଙ୍କ ରେ ଦ୍ବୀପ ଓ ନବୈେଦ୍ଯ ଜଳାଇଲେ। ସହେି ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥଳୀଗୁଡିକ ଗବୋଠାରୁ ବରେଶବୋ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ଲାଗି ଥିଲା।
9 ସହେି ଯାଜକମାନେ ସାଧାରଣ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ସହିତ ତାଡିଶୂନ୍ଯ ରୋଟି ଭୋଜନ କଲେ। ରାଜା ଯୋଶିୟଯ ସହେି ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥଳୀଗୁଡିକୁ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପକାଇଲେ ଓ ସେ ଯାଜକମାନଙ୍କୁ ୟିରୁଶାଲମକୁ ନଇେ ଆସିଲେ। ସେ ମଧ୍ଯ ନଗର ଦ୍ବାର ରେ ପ୍ରବେଶକାରୀ ମନୁଷ୍ଯର ବାମ ଦିଗସ୍ଥିତ ନଗରାଧ୍ଯକ୍ଷ ଯିହାଶୂେୟର ନଗର ଦ୍ବାର ରେ ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥଳୀ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପକାଇଲେ। ଯିହାଶୂେୟ ନଗରର ଶାସକ ଥିଲେ।
10 ତୋଫତ ବନେ-ହିନ୍ନୋମ ଉପତ୍ୟକାର ଗୋଟିଏ ସ୍ଥାନ ଥିଲା, ଯେଉଁଠା ରେ ଲୋକମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ପୁତ୍ର ଓ କନ୍ଯାମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଲକେ ମିଥ୍ଯା ଦବେତା ସମ୍ମାନାର୍ଥେ ଅଗ୍ନି ରେ ହାମେ କଲେ। ଯେତବେେଳେ ଯୋଶିୟଯ ସହେି ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଅପବିତ୍ର କଲେ। ଲୋକମାନେ ଯେପରି ହାମେ ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଅଧିକ ସମୟ ବ୍ଯବହାର ପାଇଁ ବନ୍ଦ କଲେ।
11 ଆହୁରି ମନ୍ଦିରର ସୀମାନ୍ତବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ନଥନ-ମଲକେ ନାମକ ନଫୁସକର କଠାେରୀ ନିକଟସ୍ଥ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ମନ୍ଦିରର ପ୍ରବେଶ ସ୍ଥାନ ସମୀପରେ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜାମାନେ ସୂର୍ୟ୍ଯ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ଯ ରେ ଯେଉଁ ଅଶ୍ବମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦଇେଥିଲେ, ସେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ନଇେ ଗଲେ ଓ ସହେି ସୂର୍ୟ୍ଯ ଦବେତାର ରଥଗୁଡିକୁ ଅଗ୍ନି ରେ ଦଗ୍ଧ କରାଗଲା।
12 ଅତୀତ ରେ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜାମାନେ ଆହସର ଘରର କଠାେରୀର ଛାତ ଉପରେ ଯେଉଁ ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀ ନିର୍ମାଣ କରିଥିଲେ ଓ ମନଃଶି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ମନ୍ଦିରର ଦୁଇ ସହର ରେ ଯେଉଁ ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀଗୁଡିକ ନିର୍ମାଣ କରିଥିଲେ ଯୋଶିୟଯ ସେ ସବୁକୁ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ଚୁର୍ଣ୍ଣ କଲେ ଓ ସେ ଧୂଳିକୁ ନଇେ କିଦ୍ରୋଣ ନଦୀ ରେ ନିକ୍ଷପେ କଲେ।
13 ରାଜା ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ଥଳଗୁଡିକ ଅଶୁଚି କଲେ, ଯେଉଁସବୁ ୟିରୁଶାଲମର ପୂର୍ବ ରେ ବିନାଶ ପର୍ବତ ଉପରେ ଶଲୋମନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ବାରା ଗଢା ହାଇେଥିଲା। ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ରାଜା ଅଷ୍ଟାରୋତ ସମ୍ମାନାର୍ଥେ ସୀଦୋନୀଯମାନଙ୍କର ଭଣ୍ତ ଦବେୀଗଣ, କମାେଣ ପାଇଁ ମାୟୋବର ଭଣ୍ତ ଦବେତା ଏବଂ ମିଲ୍କମ ପାଇଁ ଅମାନେୀଯମାନଙ୍କର ଭଣ୍ତ ଦବେତା ପାଇଁ ତିଆରି ହାଇେଥିଲା।
14 ଆଉ ମଧ୍ଯ ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ସ୍ତୃତିସ୍ତମ୍ଭ ଓ ଆଶରୋ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତୀ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପକାଇଲେ ଓ ସହେି ସ୍ଥାନଗୁଡିକ ମନୁଷ୍ଯର ଅସ୍ଥି ରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କଲେ।
15 ନବାଟଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ୟାରବିଯାମ ବୈଥଲେ ରେ ଯେଉଁ ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀ ନିର୍ମାଣ କରି ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ପାପ କରାଇଥିଲେ ଓ ସେ ଯେଉଁ ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥଳୀ ନିର୍ମାଣ କରିଥିଲେ, ଯୋଶିୟଯ ସହେି ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀ ଓ ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥଳୀ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପକାଇଲେ। ଯୋଶିୟଯ ସହେି ପ୍ରସ୍ତରକୁ ପଷେି ଚୁର୍ଣ୍ଣ କଲେ ଓ ଆଶରୋ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତୀକୁ ଦଗ୍ଧ କଲେ।
16 ଏହାପରେ ଯୋଶିୟଯ ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦିଗକୁ ଚାହିଁଲା ବେଳେ ସଠାେରେ ପର୍ବତ ଉପରେ କବରମାନ ଦେଖିଲେ। ତହୁଁ ସେ ଲୋକ ପଠାଇ ସହେି କବରମାନଙ୍କର ଅସ୍ଥି ଅଣାଇଲେ। ଆଉ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଲୋକ ପୂର୍ବେ ଯେପରି ପ୍ରଚାର କରିଥିଲେ। ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଚାରିତ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ଯାନୁସା ରେ ସହେି ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀ ଉପରେ ସହେି ଅସ୍ଥି ସବୁ ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀ ଉପରେ ରଖିଲେ ଓ ଦଗ୍ଧ କରି ଅଶୁଚି କଲେ। ଏହି ସମୟରେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ରେ ଦେଖିଲେ ଯେ, ୟୋରବିଯାମ ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀ ପାଖ ରେ ଛିଡା ହାଇେଛି।
17 ଯୋଶିୟଯ ପଚାରିଲେ, ଏହି ସମାଧି ପଥର କ'ଣ, ମୁଁ ଯାହା ଦେଖୁଛି?
18 ତେଣୁ ରାଜା କହିଲେ, ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ଏକା ଛାଡିଦିଅ! ତାଙ୍କର ଅସ୍ଥିଗୁଡିକୁ ସ୍ଥାନାନ୍ତର କର ନାହିଁ। ତେଣୁ ସମାନେେ ସଠାେରେ ଶମରିଯାରୁ ଆଗତ ଭବିଷ୍ଯଦବକ୍ତାର ଅସ୍ଥି ସହିତ ତାଙ୍କର ଅସ୍ଥି ଛାଡି ଦେଲେ।
19 ପୁଣି ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ରାଜାମାନେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ବିରକ୍ତି କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଶମରିଯାର ନାନା ନଗର ରେ ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥଳୀମାନଙ୍କ ରେ ମନ୍ଦିର ନିର୍ମାଣ କରିଥିଲେ ଯୋଶିୟଯ ସେ ସବୁ ଧ୍ବଂସ କଲେ। ବୈଥଲେ ରେ ଯେପରି କରିଥିଲେ ସଠାେରେ ମଧ୍ଯ ସହେିପରି କଲେ।
20 ଯୋଶିୟଯ ଶମରିଯାର ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥଳୀର ଯାଜକମାନଙ୍କୁ ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀ ରେ ବଧ କଲେ ଓ ସେ ଉପରେ ମନୁଷ୍ଯମାନଙ୍କ ଅସ୍ଥି ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀ ଉପରେ ଦଗ୍ଧ କଲେ। ଏହି ରୂପେ ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ପୂଜା ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଅଶୁଚି କରି ୟିରୁଶାଲମକୁ ଫରେିଗଲେ।
21 ତା'ପରେ ଯୋଶିୟ ରାଜା ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ଆଦେଶ ଦେଲେ, ଏହି ନିଯମ ପୁସ୍ତକର ୟୁକ୍ତିନୁସା ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ପରମେଶ୍ବର ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ସମ୍ମାନାର୍ଥେ ନିସ୍ତାର ପର୍ବ ପାଳନ କର।
22 ପୂର୍ବଦିନଗୁଡିକରେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ଓ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜାମାନଙ୍କର ଶାସନର ପୂର୍ବବର୍ତ୍ତୀ କାଳ ରେ ବିଗ୍ଭରକମାନେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ରେ ଶାସନ କଲେ। ଏପରି ନିସ୍ତାର ପର୍ବ ପାଳନ କବେେ ହାଇେ ନଥିଲା।
23 ସମାନେେ ଯୋଶିୟଯ ରାଜାଙ୍କର ରାଜତ୍ବର ଆଷ୍ଟାଦଶ ବର୍ଷ ରେ ଏହି ନିସ୍ତାର ପର୍ବ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ଯ ରେ ୟିରୁଶାଲମ ରେ ପାଳନ କଲେ।
24 ଆହୁରି ଯୋଶିୟଯ ଯେପରି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ମନ୍ଦିର ରେ ହିଲକିଯ ଯାଜକର ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ପୁସ୍ତକରେ ଲିଖିତ ବ୍ଯବସ୍ଥାର ସମସ୍ତ ବାକ୍ଯ ସଫଳ କରି ପାରିବେ, ସେଥିପାଇଁ ଯିହୁଦାର ଓ ୟିରୁଶାଲମ ଦ୍ବାରା ଆରାଧନା କରୁଥିବ। ଯେଉଁ ସମସ୍ତ ମାଧ୍ଯମଗୁଡିକ ଗୁଣୀ, ଠାକୁର, ପୁତ୍ତଳିକା ଓ ଘୃଣା ଯୋଗ୍ଯ ବସ୍ତୁ ଦଖାଗେଲା ସେ ତାହା ସବୁ ଦୂର କଲେ।
25 ଯୋଶିୟଯ ଯେପରି ସର୍ବାନ୍ତଃକରଣ ରେ, ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣ ଓ ସମସ୍ତ ଶକ୍ତି ଦ୍ବାରା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଅନୁରକ୍ତ ହେଲେ। ଯୋଶିୟଯଙ୍କ ପରି ମାଶାଙ୍କେ ବ୍ଯବସ୍ଥା ପାଳନ କରିବାର କୌଣସି ରାଜା ନଥିଲେ। ଏପରି କୌଣସି ରାଜା ତାଙ୍କ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ନଥିଲେ ଓ ତାଙ୍କ ପରେ କହେି ସପରେି ହେଲେ ନାହିଁ।
26 କିନ୍ତୁ ମନଃଶି ଯେଉଁ ସବୁ ବିରକ୍ତିଜନକ କ୍ରିଯାଦ୍ବାରା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ କୋର୍ଧାନ୍ବିତ କରିଥିଲେ, ସେଥି ସକାେଶ ଯିହୁଦା ପ୍ରତିକୂଳ ରେ ତାଙ୍କର ଯେଉଁ କ୍ ରଧେ ପ୍ରଜ୍ଜଳିତ ହାଇେଥିଲା, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସହେି ପ୍ରଚଣ୍ତ ମହା କୋପରୁ ବିରତ ହେଲେ ନାହିଁ।
27 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହିଲେ, ମୁଁ ଯିହୁଦାକୁ ଅପସାରଣ କରିବି, ଯଭେଳି ମୁଁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲକୁ ମାରଦେୃଷ୍ଟିରୁ ଅପସାରଣ କରିଛି। ମୁଁ ମାରେ ମନୋନୀତ ସହର ୟିରୁଶାଲମକୁ ପରିତ୍ଯାଗ କରିବି। ମୁଁ ଯେଉଁ ମନ୍ଦିର ବିଷଯ ରେ କହିଥିଲି, ' ମାରେ ନାମ ସଠାେରେ ରହିବ।'
28 ଯୋଶିୟଯଙ୍କର ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟ ବୃତ୍ତାନ୍ତ ଓ ତାଙ୍କର କ୍ରିଯା ଯିହୁଦା ରାଜାମାନଙ୍କ ଇତିହାସ ପୁସ୍ତକରେ ଲିଖିତ ହାଇେଅଛି।
29 ଯୋଶିୟଯଙ୍କ ରାଜତ୍ବ କାଳ ରେ ମିଶରର ରାଜା ଫାରୋ-ନଖୋଶୂରୀଯ ରାଜା ବିପକ୍ଷ ରେ ୟୁଦ୍ଧ କରିବାକୁ ଫରତ ନଦୀ ଆଡକୁ ୟାତ୍ରା କଲେ। ଯୋଶିୟଯ ଫାରୋ ସହିତ ମାଗିଦ୍ଦୋ ନିକଟରେ ଭଟେିବାକୁ ଗଲେ। ସହେିଠା ରେ ଫାରୋ ଯୋଶିୟଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି ବଧକଲେ।
30 ଏହାପରେ ଯୋଶିୟଯଙ୍କ ସବେକମାନେ ତାଙ୍କର ମୃତ ଶରୀରକୁ ଗୋଟିଏ ରଥରେ ମାଗିଦ୍ଦୋରୁ ୟିରୁଶାଲମକୁ ଆଣି ତାଙ୍କ ନିଜ କବରସ୍ଥାନ ରେ କବର ଦେଲେ।
31 ଯିହାୟୋଦାରହସ୍ ଯେତବେେଳେ ରାଜା ହେଲେ ସେତବେେଳେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ତଇେଶି ବର୍ଷ ହାଇେଥିଲା। ସେ ୟିରୁଶାଲମ ରେ ତିନିମାସ ରାଜତ୍ବ କଲେ। ତାଙ୍କର ମାତାଙ୍କ ନାମ ହମୁଟଲ୍, ସେ ଲିବ୍ନା ନିବାସୀ ୟିରମିଯର କନ୍ଯା ଥିଲେ।
32 ସେ ମଧ୍ଯ ତାଙ୍କ ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷମାନଙ୍କ ପରି କୁକର୍ମ କଲେ, ଯାହା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ରେ ମନ୍ଦ ଥିଲା।
33 ଫାରୋ-ନଖୋ ଯିହାୟୋଦାରହସ୍ଙ୍କୁ ହମାତ୍ ଦେଶସ୍ଥ ରିବ୍ଲା ରେ ବନ୍ଦୀ କରି ରଖିଲେ। ତେଣୁ ସେ ଆଉ ୟିରୁଶାଲମ ରେ ଶାସନ କରି ପାରିଲେ ନାହିଁ। ପୁଣି ଫାରୋ-ନଖୋ ଯିହୁଦା ଦେଶ ଉପରେ 100 ତାଳନ୍ତ ରୂପା ଓ ଏକ ତାଳନ୍ତ ସୁନା କର ଧାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କଲେ।
34 ତହୁଁ ଫାରୋ-ନଖୋ ଯୋଶିୟଯଙ୍କର ପୁତ୍ର ଇଲିଯାକୀମ୍ ୟିଏ ଯୋଶିୟଯଙ୍କର ସ୍ଥାନ ରେ ନୂଆ ରାଜା ପଦ ରେ ଘୋଷଣା କଲେ, ସେ ତାଙ୍କର ନାମ ଯିହାୟୋଦାରକୀମ୍ ରଖିଲା। କିନ୍ତୁ ଯିହାୟୋଦାରହସ୍ଙ୍କୁ ସେ ମିଶରକୁ ନଇଗେଲେ ଓ ସହେିଠା ରେ ତାଙ୍କର ମୃତ୍ଯୁ ହେଲା।
35 ଯିହାୟୋକୀମ୍ ଫାରୋକୁ ସହେି ସବୁ ସୁନା ଓ ରୂପା ଦେଲେ ମାତ୍ର ଫାରୋ ଆଜ୍ଞାନୁସା ରେ ସହେି ରେ ୗପ୍ୟ ଓ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଦବୋ ନିମିତ୍ତ ସେ ଦସବୋସୀଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କର ବସାଇଲେ। ସେ ଫାରୋଙ୍କୁ ଦବୋ ପାଇଁ ନିରୁପିତ କର ଅନୁସାରେ ଦେଶବାସୀଙ୍କଠାରୁ ସହେି ରୂପା ଓ ସୁନା ଆଦାଯ କଲେ।
36 ଯିହାୟୋଦାରକୀମ୍ ଯେତବେେଳେ ରାଜା ହେଲ ଯେତବେେଳେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ପଚିଶ ବର୍ଷ ହାଇେଥିଲା। ସେ ୟିରୁଶାଲମ୍ ରେ ଏଗାର ବର୍ଷ ରାଜତ୍ବ କଲେ। ତାଙ୍କର ମାତାଙ୍କ ନାମ ସବୀଦା ଓ ସେ ରୂମା ନିବାସୀ ପଦାଯର କନ୍ଯା ଥିଲେ।
37 ଏହି ଯିହାୟୋଦାରକୀମ୍ ସମାନ ତାଙ୍କ ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ରେ କୁକର୍ମ ରେ ଲିପ୍ତ ହେଲେ।
1 And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
2 And the king went up into the house of the Lord, 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 the Lord.
3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el.
5 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 And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
7 And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
8 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 brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in 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 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.
10 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 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
12 And the altars that were on the top 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 the Lord, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
13 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 Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
14 And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
15 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, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.
16 And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
17 Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Beth-el.
18 And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
19 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 the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el.
20 And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
21 And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the Lord your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
22 Surely there was not holden 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 But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the Lord in Jerusalem.
24 Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the Lord.
25 And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the Lord 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 Notwithstanding the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
27 And the Lord said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
28 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 In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
30 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 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 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
33 And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
34 And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
35 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-nechoh.
36 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 Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
37 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
Nehemiah 4 in Tamil and English
1 நாங்கள் அலங்கத்தைக் கட்டுகிற செய்தியைச் சன்பல்லாத் கேட்டபோது, அவன் கோபித்து, எரிச்சலடைந்து, யூதரைச் சக்கந்தம்பண்ணி:
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
2 அந்த அற்பமான யூதர் செய்கிறது என்ன, அவர்களுக்கு இடங்கொடுக்கப்படுமோ, பலியிடுவார்களோ, ஒருநாளிலே முடித்துப்போடுவார்களோ, சுட்டெரித்துப் போடப்பட்டு மண்மேடுகளான கற்களுக்கு உயிர் கொடுப்பார்களோ, என்று தன் சகோதரருக்கும் சமாரியாவின் சேனைக்கும் முன்பாகச் சொன்னான்.
And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
3 அப்பொழுது அம்மோனியனாகிய தொபியா அவன் பக்கத்தில் நின்று: அவர்கள் கட்டினாலும் என்ன, ஒரு நரி ஏறிப்போனால் அவர்களுடைய கல் மதில் இடிந்துபோகும் என்றான்.
Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
4 எங்கள் தேவனே, நாங்கள் அவமதிக்கப்படுகிறதைக் கேட்டு, அவர்கள் நிந்திக்கிற நிந்தையை அவர்கள் தலையின்மேல் திருப்பி, அவர்களைச் சிறையிருப்பின் தேசத்திலே சூறைக்கு ஒப்புக்கொடும்.
Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
5 அவர்கள் அக்கிரமத்தை மூடிப்போடாதேயும்; அவர்கள் பாவம் உமக்கு முன்பாகக் கொலைக்கப்படாதிருப்பதாக; கட்டுகிறவர்களுக்கு மனமடிவுண்டாகப் பேசினார்களே.
And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
6 நாங்கள் அலங்கத்தைக் கட்டிவந்தோம்; அலங்கமெல்லாம் பாதிமட்டும் ஒன்றாய் இணைந்து உயர்ந்தது; ஜனங்கள் வேலைசெய்கிறதற்கு ஆவலாயிருந்தார்கள்.
So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
7 எருசலேமின் அலங்கத்தைக் கட்டுகிற வேலை வளர்ந்தேறுகிறது என்றும் இடிக்கப்பட்ட இடங்கள் அடைபட்டுவருகிறது என்றும் சன்பல்லாத்தும், தொபியாவும், அரபியரும், அம்மோனியரும், அஸ்தோத்தியரும் கேட்டபோது, அவர்கள் மிகவும் எரிச்சலாகி,
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
8 எருசலேமின்மேல் யுத்தம்பண்ண எல்லாரும் ஏகமாய் வரவும் வேலையைத் தடுக்கவும் கட்டுப்பாடு பண்ணினார்கள்.
And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
9 ஆனாலும் நாங்கள் எங்கள் தேவனை நோக்கி ஜெபம்பண்ணி, அவர்கள் நிமித்தம் இரவும்பகலும் ஜாமங்காக்கிறவர்களை வைத்தோம்.
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
10 அப்பொழுது யூதா மனிதர்: சுமைகாரரின் பெலன் குறைந்துபோகிறது, மண்மேடு மிச்சமாயிருக்கிறது; நாங்கள் அலங்கத்தைக் கட்டக் கூடாது என்றார்கள்.
And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
11 எங்கள் சத்துருக்களோவென்றால்: நாங்கள் அவர்கள் நடுவே வந்து, அவர்களைக் கொன்றுபோடுமட்டும், அவர்கள் அதை அறியாமலும் பாராமலும் இருக்கவேண்டும்; இவ்விதமாய் அந்த வேலையை ஓயப்பண்ணுவோம் என்றார்கள்.
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
12 அதை அவர்களண்டையிலே குடியிருக்கிற யூதரும், பல இடங்களிலுமிருந்து எங்களிடத்துக்கு வந்து, பத்துவிசை எங்களுக்குச் சொன்னார்கள்.
And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
13 அப்பொழுது நான் அலங்கத்துக்குப் பின்னாக இருக்கிற பள்ளமான இடங்களிலும் மேடுகளிலும் பட்டயங்களையும், ஈட்டிகளையும் வில்லுகளையும் பிடித்திருக்கிற ஜனங்களைக் குடும்பங் குடும்பமாக நிறுத்தினேன்.
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
14 அதை நான் பார்த்து எழும்பி, பிரபுக்களையும் அதிகாரிகளையும் மற்ற ஜனங்களையும் நோக்கி: அவர்களுக்குப் பயப்படாதிருங்கள்; நீங்கள் மகத்துவமும் பயங்கரமுமான ஆண்டவரை நினைத்து, உங்கள் சகோதரருக்காகவும், உங்கள் குமாரருக்காகவும், உங்கள் குமாரத்திகளுக்காகவும், உங்கள் மனைவிகளுக்காகவும், உங்கள் வீடுகளுக்காகவும் யுத்தம்பண்ணுங்கள் என்றேன்.
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
15 எங்களுக்குச் செய்தி தெரியவந்ததென்றும், தேவன் அவர்கள் ஆலோசனையை அபத்தமாக்கினாரென்றும், எங்கள் பகைஞர் கேட்டபோது, நாங்கள் எல்லோரும் அவரவர் தங்கள் வேலையைச் செய்ய அலங்கத்துக்குத் திரும்பினோம்.
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
16 அன்று முதற்கொண்டு என் வேலைக்காரரில் பாதிப்பேர் வேலைசெய்தார்கள், பாதிப்பேர் ஈட்டிகளையும் பரிசைகளையும் வில்லுகளையும் கவசங்களையும் பிடித்து நின்றார்கள்; அதிகாரிகள் யூதா வம்சத்தார் எல்லாருக்கும் பின்னாக நின்றார்கள்.
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
17 அலங்கத்திலே கட்டுகிறவர்களும், சுமைசுமக்கிறவர்களும், சுமையேற்றுகிறவர்களும், அவரவர் ஒரு கையினாலே வேலைசெய்து, மறுகையினாலே ஆயுதம் தரித்திருந்தார்கள்.
They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
18 கட்டுகிறவர்கள் அவரவர் தங்கள் பட்டயத்தைத் தங்கள் இடுப்பிலே கட்டிக்கொண்டவர்களாய் வேலைசெய்தார்கள்; எக்காளம் ஊதுகிறவன் என்னண்டையிலே நின்றான்.
For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
19 நான் பிரபுக்களையும் அதிகாரிகளையும் மற்ற ஜனங்களையும் நோக்கி: வேலை பெரிதும் விஸ்தாரமுமாயிருக்கிறது; நாம் அலங்கத்தின்மேல் சிதறப்பட்டு ஒருவருக்கு ஒருவர் தூரமாயிருக்கிறோம்.
And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
20 நீங்கள் எவ்விடத்திலே எக்காளச் சத்தத்தைக் கேட்கிறீர்களோ அவ்விடத்திலே வந்து, எங்களோடே கூடுங்கள்; நம்முடைய தேவன் நமக்காக யுத்தம்பண்ணுவார் என்றேன்.
In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
21 இப்படியே நாங்கள் வேலைசெய்துகொண்டிருந்தோம்; அவர்களிலே பாதிப்பேர் கிழக்கு வெளுக்கும் நேரமுதல் நட்சத்திரங்கள் காணுமட்டும் ஈட்டிகளைப் பிடித்திருந்தார்கள்.
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
22 அக்காலத்திலே நான் ஜனங்களைப் பார்த்து: இராமாறு நமக்குக் காவலுக்கும் பகல்மாறு வேலைக்கும் உதவ, அவரவர் தங்கள் வேலைக்காரரோடுங்கூட எருசலேமுக்குள்ளே இராத்தங்கக்கடவர்கள் என்று சொல்லி,
Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
23 நானாகிலும், என் சகோதரராகிலும், என் வேலைக்காரராகிலும், என்னைப் பின்பற்றி காவல்காக்கிற சேவகராகிலும் எங்கள் வஸ்திரங்களைக் களைந்துபோடாதிருந்தோம்; அவரவருக்கு ஆயுதமும் தண்ணீரும் இருந்தது.
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.