2 Kings 8
1 ଇଲୀଶାୟ ଯେଉଁ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀର ମୃତ ପୁତ୍ର ପୁନର୍ଜୀବିତ କରିଥିଲେ, ସହେି ସ୍ତ୍ରୀକୁ କହିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭର ପରିବାର ୟାଇ ଅନ୍ୟ ଦେଶ ରେ ବାସ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍। କାରଣ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଏହି ଦେଶ ରେ ଦୁର୍ଭିକ୍ଷ ପାଇଁ ଆଜ୍ଞା କରିଅଛନ୍ତି। ପୁଣି ଏହି ଦୁର୍ଭିକ୍ଷ ସାତବର୍ଷ ପାଇଁ ଏହି ଦେଶ ରେ ରହିବ।
2 ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଲୋକଙ୍କର ବାକ୍ଯାନୁସା ରେ ସେ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟି ଆପଣା ପରିବାର ସହିତ ୟାଇ ପ୍ରବାସ ପଲେଷ୍ଟୀୟମାନଙ୍କ ଦେଶ ରେ ସାତବର୍ଷ ବାସ କଲା।
3 ପୁଣି ସାତବର୍ଷ ସମାପ୍ତି ପରେ ସେ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକ ପଲେଷ୍ଟୀୟମାନଙ୍କ ଦେଶରୁ ଫରେି ଆସିଲା।
4 ସହେି ସମୟରେ ରାଜା ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଲୋକଙ୍କର ଦାସ ଗି ହଜେୀ ସହିତ କଥାବାର୍ତ୍ତା କରୁଥିଲେ। ସେ ଗି ହଜେୀକୁ କହିଲେ, ମୁଁ ବିନଯ କରୁଛି, ଇଲୀଶାୟ ଯେଉଁ ମହାନ୍ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯମାନ କରିଛନ୍ତି ମାେତେ ଜଣାଅ।
5 ଇଲୀଶାୟ କିପରି ମୃତ ଲୋକକୁ ପୁର୍ନଃଜୀବିତ କରିଥିଲେ, ଏହା ଗି ହଜେୀ ରାଜାଙ୍କୁ କହିବା ବେଳେ, ଦେଖ! ଯେଉଁ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀର ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ଇଲୀଶାୟ ପୁର୍ନଃଜୀବିତ କରିଥିଲେ, ସେ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ରାଜାଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଆପଣା ଘର ଓ ଜମି ଫରେି ପାଇବାକୁ ଗୁହାରି ନିମନ୍ତେ ପହଞ୍ଚିଲା। ଗି ହଜେୀ କହିଲେ, ହେ ମାରେ ମହାଶୟ ମହାରାଜ! ଏ ହେଉଛି ସହେି ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଯାହାର ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ଇଲୀଶାୟ ପୁନଃଜୀବିତ କରିଥିଲେ।
6 ରାଜା ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟିକୁ ଆସିବାର କାରଣ ପଗ୍ଭରିବାରୁ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟି ସମସ୍ତ କଥା କହିଲା,
7 ଇଲୀଶାୟ ଦମ୍ମେଶକରେ ପହନ୍ଚିଲେ। ଏହି ସମୟରେ ଅରାମର ରାଜା ବିନ୍ହଦଦ୍ ପୀଡିତ ଥିଲେ। ଜଣେ ଲୋକ ବିନ୍ହଦଦ୍କୁ କହିଲା, ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଲୋକ ସେ ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଆସିଛନ୍ତି ବୋଲି ତାଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ବାଦ ଦିଆଗଲା।
8 ତତ୍ପରେ ରାଜା ବିନ୍ହଦଦ୍ ହସାଯଲକେୁ କହିଲେ, ଏହି ଉପହାର ନଇେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ସାକ୍ଷାତ କର ଓ ମୁଁ ଏହି ପୀଡାରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହବେି କି ନାହିଁ, ଏହି କଥା ତାଙ୍କ ଦ୍ବାରା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ପଗ୍ଭର।
9 ତେଣୁ ହସାଯଲେ ଇଲୀଶାୟଙ୍କୁ ସାକ୍ଷାତ କରିବାକୁ ଗଲେ। ଦମ୍ମେଶକର ସମସ୍ତ ଉତ୍ତମ ପଦାର୍ଥ ଉପହାର ସ୍ବରୂପ ଗ୍ଭଳିଶଟି ଓଟ ଦ୍ବାରା ନଇେ ତାଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖ ରେ ଉଭା ହାଇେ କହିଲେ, ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ବିନ୍ହଦଦ୍ ଅରାମର ରାଜା ଆପଣଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ମାେତେ ପଠାଇଛନ୍ତି, ସେ ଜାଣିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁଛି, ମୁଁ କ'ଣ ଅସୁସ୍ଥତାଠାରୁ ଆରୋଗ୍ୟଲାଭ ହବେି କି?
10 ତହିଁରେ ଇଲୀଶାୟ କହିଲେ, ୟାଅ, ବିନ୍ହଦଦ୍କୁ କୁହ, 'ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଅବଶ୍ଯ ବଞ୍ଚିବ।' କିନ୍ତୁ ପ୍ରକୃତ ରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ମାେତେ କହିଛନ୍ତି ଯେ, ' ସେ ଅବଶ୍ଯ ମରିବ।'
11 ସେତବେେଳେ ଇଲୀଶାୟ ହସାଯଲେ ପଢି ଏପରିସ୍ଥିର ଦୃଷ୍ଟି କଲେ ଯେ, ସେ ଲଜ୍ଜିତ ହବୋ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ବିହ୍ବଳ ହେଲେ। ପୁଣି ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଲୋକ ରୋଦନ କଲେ।
12 ତହୁଁ ହସାଯଲେ ପଚାରିଲେ, ହେ ମାରେ ମହାଶୟ, କାହିଁକି ରୋଦନ କଲେ?
13 ହସାଯଲେ କହିଲେ, ମୁଁ ତ ସପରେି ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ ନୁହେଁ, ମୁଁ ସହେି ସାମରିକ କୃତିବ ପାରିବ ନାହିଁ?
14 ତା'ପରେ ହସାଯଲେ ଇଲୀଶାୟଙ୍କଠାରୁ ବିଦାଯ ନଇେ ରାଜାଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଗଲେ। ବିନ୍ହଦଦ୍ ହସାଯଲଙ୍କେୁ କହିଲେ, ଇଲୀଶାୟ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ କ'ଣ କହିଛନ୍ତି।
15 ମାତ୍ର ପରଦିନ ହସାଯଲେ ଏକ ପତଳା ବସ୍ତ୍ର ନଇେ ଜଳ ରେ ବୁଡାଇଲେ ଓ ରାଜା ବିନ୍ହଦଦ୍ର ମୁଖ ଉପରେ ଆବୃତ କଲେ। ତହିଁରେ ତାଙ୍କର ଶ୍ବାସରୁଦ୍ଧ ହାଇେ ସେ ମଲେ ଓ ହସାଯଲେ ତାଙ୍କ ପଦ ରେ ରାଜତ୍ବ କଲେ।
16 ଆହାବ୍ଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ୟୋରାମଙ୍କ ଶାସକ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ରେ ରାଜତ୍ବ କରିବାର ପଞ୍ଚମ ବର୍ଷ ରେ ୟିହୋଶାଫଟଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ୟିହୋରାମ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜା ହେଲେ।
17 ୟିହୋରାମଙ୍କୁ ଯେତବେେଳେ ବତିଶ ବର୍ଷ ହାଇେଥିଲେ, ସେ ରାଜ୍ଯ ଉପରେ ଶାସନ କରିବା ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲେ। ସେ ୟିରୁଶାଲମ ରେ ଆଠବର୍ଷ ରାଜତ୍ବ କଲେ।
18 ୟିହୋରାମ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ରାଜାଗଣ ପରି ବାସ କଲେ ଏବଂ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ପାପ କଲେ। ସେ ଆହାବ ବଂଶାନୁସା ରେ ଚଳିଲେ କାରଣ ସେ ଆହାବ୍ଙ୍କ କନ୍ଯାକୁ ବିବାହ କରିଥିଲେ।
19 ମାତ୍ର ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଯିହୁଦାକୁ ବିନାଶ କଲେ ନାହିଁ, କାରଣ ସେ ଆପଣା ଦାସ ଦାଉଦଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା କରି କହିଥିଲେ ତାଙ୍କରି ପରିବାରମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ଯରୁ ଜଣେ ସର୍ବଦା ରାଜା ହବେ।
20 ତାଙ୍କ ସମୟରେ ଯିହୁଦାର ଶାସନ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ଇଦୋମୀଯମାନେ ବିଦ୍ରୋହ କଲେ ଓ ସମାନେେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଏକ ରାଜା ବାଛିଲେ।
21 ତା'ପରେ ୟିହୋରାମ ଓ ତାଙ୍କର ସମସ୍ତ ରଥ ସାଯୀରକୁ ୟାତ୍ରା କଲେ। ଇଦୋମୀଯ ସୈନ୍ଯମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦିଗରୁ ଘରେିଗଲେ। ୟିହୋରାମ ଓ ତାଙ୍କର ସନୋଧ୍ଯକ୍ଷମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଆକ୍ରମଣ କଲେ। ସେଥି ରେ ଶତୃମାନେ ପ୍ରାଣଭୟ ରେ ଦୌଡି ପଳାଯନ କଲେ। ମାତ୍ର ୟିହୋରାମଙ୍କର ସମସ୍ତ ସୈନ୍ଯ ନିଜ ନିଜ ତମ୍ବୁକୁ ଫରେି ଆସିଲେ।
22 ତେଣୁ ଇଦୋମୀଯ ଲୋକମାନେ ଯିହୁଦା ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ବିଦ୍ରୋହ କଲେ। ସମାନେେ ଆଜି ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜତ୍ବରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ଅଛନ୍ତି।
23 ୟିହୋରାମଙ୍କର ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟ ବୃତ୍ତାନ୍ତ ଓ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯା ବଳୀ ଯିହୁଦା ରାଜବଂଶର ଇତିହାସ ପୁସ୍ତକରେ ଲିପିବଦ୍ଧ ହାଇେଅଛି।
24 ୟିହୋରାମଙ୍କର ମୃତ୍ଯୁବରଣ କଲେ ଓ ସେ ତାଙ୍କର ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଦାଉଦ ନଗର ରେ କବର ନେଲେ। ତା'ପରେ ୟିହୋରାମଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ଅହସିଯ ତାଙ୍କ ପଦି ରେ ରାଜା ହେଲେ।
25 ଆହାବ୍ଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ୟୋରାମ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ଭୂଖଣ୍ତର ରାଜା ଦ୍ବାଦଶ ବର୍ଷ ରେ ୟିହୋରାମଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ଅହସିଯ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜା ହେଲେ।
26 ଅହସିଯଙ୍କୁ ଯେତବେେଳେ ବାଇଶି ବର୍ଷ ହାଇେଥିଲା, ସେ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜା ହେଲେ। ସେ ୟିରୁଶାଲମ ରେ ଏକବର୍ଷ ରାଜତ୍ବ କଲେ। ତାଙ୍କର ମାତାଙ୍କର ନାମ ଅଥଲିଯା, ସେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ରାଜା ଅମ୍ରିଙ୍କର କନ୍ଯା ଥିଲେ।
27 ଅହସିଯ ମଧ୍ଯ ଆହାବ୍ର ବଂଶଧର ପରି ବାସ କଲେ ଏବଂ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ରେ କୁକର୍ମ କଲେ। ସେ ଏହିପରି ବାସ କଲେ, କାରଣ ସେ ଆହାବ ବଂଶର ଜାମାତା ଥିଲେ।
28 ୟୋରାମ ଆହାବ୍ ବଂଶର ଥିଲେ। ଏ ନିମନ୍ତେ ସେ ଅହସିଯଙ୍କ ସଙ୍ଗେ ମିଶି ଅରାମର ରାଜା ହସାଯଲଙ୍କେ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ରାମାେତ-ଗିଲିଯଦ ରେ ୟୁଦ୍ଧ କରିବାକୁ ଗଲେ। ଏଥି ରେ ଅରାମୀଯମାନେ ଯୋରାମଙ୍କୁ କ୍ଷତବିକ୍ଷତ କଲେ।
29 ରାଜା ଯୋରାମ, ସେ ତା'ର କ୍ଷତର ସୁସ୍ଥ ହବୋ ପାଇଁ ୟିଷ୍ରିଯଲକେୁ ଫରେିଗଲେ। ୟୋରାମ ପୀଡିତ ହବୋ ଯୋଗୁଁ, ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜା ଅହସିଯ ୟିହୋରାମଙ୍କୁ ଦଖାେ କରିବାକୁ ୟିଷ୍ରିଯଲକେୁ ଗଲେ।
1 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.
3 And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
4 And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.
5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.
6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
7 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
11 And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
13 And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
14 So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.
15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
21 So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
24 And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
26 Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
27 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
28 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
29 And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
2 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
4 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;
6 Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
8 And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
13 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
15 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
18 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
19 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
20 And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
22 For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.