Judges 2
1 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ଦୂତ ଗିଲ୍ଗଲ୍ର ନଗରରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବୋଖୀମକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଆସିଲେ। ଏହି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ଦୂତଙ୍କ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲବାସୀଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ଦେଲେ, ମୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ମିଶରରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଆଣିଲି। ମୁ ଯେଉଁ ଭୂମି ତକ୍ସ୍ଟମ୍ଭଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଦଲେି, ତାହା ମୁ ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଶପଥ କରିଥିଲି। ମୁ କହିଲିକ ଯେ, ମୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଚକ୍ସ୍ଟକ୍ତି କଦାପି କୌଣସି ସମୟରେ ଲଙ୍ଘନ କରିବି ନାହିଁ।
2 କିନ୍ତୁ ଏହାର ପ୍ରତି ବଦଳ ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସହେି ଦେଶ ରେ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ କୌଣସି ନିଯମ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନକ୍ସ୍ଟହଁ। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ୟଜ୍ଞଦବେୀ ସବୁ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପକାଇବ। ମୁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ କହିଲି, କିନ୍ତୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ କୌଣସି କର୍ଣର୍ଣପାତ କଲନାହିଁ।
3 ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ମୁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଏହିକଥା କହକ୍ସ୍ଟଛି, 'ମୁ କବେେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ଦେଶରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବିତାଡିତ କରିବି ନାହିଁ। ଏହି ଲୋକମାନେ ଭବିଷ୍ଯତ ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଏକ ସମସ୍ଯା ହବେେ। ସମାନେେ ତକ୍ସ୍ଟମ୍ଭ ପ୍ରତି ଫାନ୍ଦ ସ୍ବରୂପ ହବେେ ଓ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଦବେତାଗଣ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ କଣ୍ଟା ସ୍ବରୂପ ହବେେ।'
4 ଯେତବେେଳେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଦୂତ ଏହିକଥା ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲବାସୀଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ କହିଲେ, ସମାନେେ ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ବର ରେ ରୋଦନ କଲେ।
5 ତେଣୁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ ସ୍ଥାନର ନାମ ରଖିଲେ ବୋଖୀମ୍। ଏହି ବୋଖୀମଠା ରେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ବାସୀମାନେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ଯ ରେ ସଠାେରେ ବଳିଦାନ କଲେ।
6 ଏହାପରେ ୟିହୋଶୂଯ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଗୃହକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ୟିବା ପାଇଁ କହିଲେ। ଏବଂ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ପରିବାରବର୍ଗ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ନିଜ ଭୂମି ଅଧିକାର କରିବାକୁ ନିଜ ଜାଗାକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଗଲେ।
7 ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ ଯିହାଶୂେୟ ବଞ୍ଚିଥିବା ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ସବୋ କଲେ। ସମାନେେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ସବୋ ଅବ୍ଯାହତ ରଖିଲେ, ଯିହାଶୂେୟଙ୍କ ମୃତକ୍ସ୍ଟ୍ଯପରେ ଥିବା ସମାନଙ୍କେର ପ୍ରାଚୀନବର୍ଗ ଜୀବିତ ଥିବା ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ। ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କି ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ୟ୍ଯ କର୍ମମାନ କରିଥିଲେ, ଏହି ବୃଦ୍ଧ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତିମାନେ ଦେଖିଥିଲେ।
8 ନୂନର ପକ୍ସ୍ଟତ୍ର ଯିହାଶୂେୟ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ସବେକ 110 ବର୍ଷ ରେ ମୃତକ୍ସ୍ଟ୍ଯ ବରଣ କଲେ।
9 ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ ଯିହାଶୂେୟଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ କବର ଦେଲେ। ସମାନେେ ଗାଶ ପର୍ବତର ଉତ୍ତର ପାଶର୍ବ ରେ ଇଫ୍ରଯିମ ପର୍ବତମଯ ଦେଶସ୍ଥ ତିମ୍ନତ୍ ହରେସ ରେ ତାଙ୍କର ନିଜର ଭୂମିରେ ତାଙ୍କୁ କବର ଦେଲେ।
10 ଏହାପରେ ପୂରା ପିଢି ମୃତ ହେଲା ଏବଂ ପର ପିଢି ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଉତ୍ତରାଧିକାରୀ ହେଲେ। ଏହି ନୂତନ ବଂଶଧର ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ଜାଣି ନ ଥିଲେ ଏମିତିକି ସମାନେେ ଜାଣିଲେ ନାହିଁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର କ'ଣ ସେ କଲେ।
11 ଏହାପରେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ ଯାହା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ରେ ମନ୍ଦ ସହେିପରି କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କଲେ। ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ ମିଥ୍ଯାବାଦୀ ବାଲ୍- ଦବେତାଙ୍କୁ ପୂଜା କଲେ।
12 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ମିଶରରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ସହେି ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଆଣିଥିଲେ। ଏବଂ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷଗଣ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ସବୋ କରୁଥିଲେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଏହାପରେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ ମିଥ୍ଯାବାଦୀ ଦବେତାଙ୍କୁ ସବୋ କରିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ, ଯେଉଁମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ଚତଃପାଶର୍ବ ରେ ରହକ୍ସ୍ଟଥିଲେ। ଏହା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର କୋରଧ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ କଲା।
13 ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲବାସୀମାନେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ତ୍ଯାଗ କଲେ ଏବଂ ମିଥ୍ଯାବାଦୀ ବାଲ୍ଦବେ ଓ ଅଷ୍ଟାରୋତ ଦବେତାଗଣଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ପୂଜା କରିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ।
14 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ଉପରେ କୋପଦୃଷ୍ଟି ପକାଇଲେ। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଲକ୍ସ୍ଟସ୍ଖନକାରୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ଆକ୍ରମଣ ପାଇଁ ଆଦେଶ ଦେଲେ। ତେଣୁ ସମାନେେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଲକ୍ସ୍ଟସ୍ଖନ କଲେ। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଚତକ୍ସ୍ଟଃପାଶର୍ବ ରେ ଥିବା ଶତୃମାନଙ୍କୁ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ କଲେ, ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ହରାଇବାକକ୍ସ୍ଟ। ତେଣୁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଶତୃମାନଙ୍କ ବିରକ୍ସ୍ଟଦ୍ଧରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ନିଜକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ରକ୍ଷା କରିପାରିଲେ ନାହିଁ।
15 ଯେତବେେଳେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲବାସୀମାନେ ୟକ୍ସ୍ଟଦ୍ଧକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବାହାରିଲେ, ସେତବେେଳେ ସମାନେେ ପରାସ୍ତ ହେଲେ। ଯେପରି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ପାଶର୍ବ ରେ ନ ଥିଲେ। ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସତର୍କ କରାଇ ଦେଲେ ଯଦି ସମାନେେ ତାଙ୍କ ଚତକ୍ସ୍ଟଃପାଶର୍ବ ରେ ଥିବା ଦବେତାମାନଙ୍କୁ ପୂଜା କରନ୍ତି, ତବେେ ସମାନେେ ୟକ୍ସ୍ଟଦ୍ଧ ରେ ହାରିବେ। ଅତଯବ, ଲୋକମାନେ ଅତିଶଯ ଅସକ୍ସ୍ଟବିଧା ଭୋଗ କଲେ।
16 ଏହାପରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ବିଗ୍ଭରକର୍ତ୍ତାଗଣଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ଉପରେ ନିୟକ୍ସ୍ଟକ୍ତି କଲେ। ଏବଂ ସହେି ବିଗ୍ଭରକର୍ତ୍ତାଗଣ, ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଧନସଐତ୍ତି ଯେଉଁମାନେ ନଇେଥିଲେ, ସହେି ଶତୃମାନଙ୍କ ହାତରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଉଧାର କଲେ।
17 କିନ୍ତୁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ, ସମାନଙ୍କେର ବିଗ୍ଭର କର୍ତ୍ତାଗଣଙ୍କ କଥାକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଶୁଣିଲେ ନାହିଁ। ମାତ୍ର ସମାନେେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଦବେତାଗଣଙ୍କ ପଛ ରେ ବେଶ୍ଯାପରି ଗଲେ ଓ ପ୍ରଣାମ କଲେ। ସମାନେେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଆଜ୍ଞାପାଳନ କଲେ ନାହିଁ, ଯେପରି ସମାନଙ୍କେର ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷମାନେ କରୁଥିଲେ, ତାହା ବଦଳ ରେ ସମାନେେ ସେ ପଥରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଶୀଘ୍ର ବିମକ୍ସ୍ଟଖ ହେଲେ।
18 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଯେତବେେଳେ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ନିମନ୍ତେ ଜଣେ ବିଗ୍ଭରକର୍ତ୍ତାଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ବାଛିଲେ, ସେ ତାଙ୍କ ସଙ୍ଗ ରେ ଥିଲେ ଓ ସେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ବିଗ୍ଭରକର୍ତ୍ତାର ଜୀବନକାଳ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଶତୃମାନଙ୍କଠାରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ରକ୍ଷା କଲେ। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ପ୍ରତି ସଦଯ ହେଲେ, ଯେପରି ସମାନେେ ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟଃଖ ଓ ତାଡନା ରେ ଆସକ୍ତ ଥିଲେ।
19 କିନ୍ତୁ ଏହାପରେ ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ବିଗ୍ଭରକର୍ତ୍ତାଙ୍କ ମୃତକ୍ସ୍ଟ୍ଯପରେ, ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ ପକ୍ସ୍ଟଣିଥରେ ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟର୍ନୀତିଗ୍ରସ୍ଥ ହେଲେ। ସମାନେେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷଙ୍କଠାରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଅତି ମନ୍ଦ ବ୍ଯବହାର କଲେ। ସମାନେେ ମିଥ୍ଯାବାଦୀ ଦବେତାଙ୍କୁ ଅନକ୍ସ୍ଟସରଣ କଲେ ଓ ପୂଜା ଆରଧନା କଲେ। ସମାନେେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ମନ୍ଦ ବିଗ୍ଭର କିମ୍ବା ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଜିଦିଖୋର ବଦଳାଇଲେ ନାହିଁ।
20 ତେଣୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲବାସୀମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କ୍ଷକ୍ସ୍ଟବ୍ଧ ହେଲେ। ଏବଂ ସେ କହିଲେ, ମୁ ଯେଉଁ ନିଯମ ତାଙ୍କ ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷଙ୍କ ସହିତ କରିଥିଲି, ଏହା ଜାତି ତାହା ଉଲଙ୍ଘନ କରିଛି। ସମାନେେ ମାରେ କଥା ଶୁଣିଲେ ନାହିଁ।
21 ତେଣୁ ଯିହାଶୂେୟଙ୍କ ମରଣ କାଳ ରେ ଅବଶିଷ୍ଠ ଭୂମିକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ମୁ ଆଉ କବେେ କୌଣସି ଦେଶକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ତଡିବି ନାହିଁ।
22 ମୁ ଏହି ଜାତି ଦ୍ବାରା ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରିବି, ଦେଖ, ୟଦ,ି ସମାନେେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଆଜ୍ଞା ମାନିବେ, ଯମେିତି ତାଙ୍କର ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷମାନେ କରିଥିଲେ।
23 ତେଣୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସହେି ଜାତିକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଭୂମିରେ ରହିବା ପାଇଁ ଅନକ୍ସ୍ଟମତି ଦେଲେ। ସେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଜବରଦସ୍ତ ଶିଘ୍ର ଦେଶ ପରିତ୍ଯାଗ କଲେ ନାହିଁ, ଅଥବା ଯିହାଶୂେୟଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତ ରେ ସମର୍ପଣ କଲେ ନାହିଁ।
1 And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
2 And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
4 And it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
5 And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord.
6 And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
7 And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord, that he did for Israel.
8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim:
12 And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger.
13 And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
14 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.
16 Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord; but they did not so.
18 And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.
20 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;
21 I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:
22 That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
23 Therefore the Lord left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
1 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
2 And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
3 And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
4 So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
6 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.
7 And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
9 And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
10 Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
11 All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
12 And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.
13 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.
14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
15 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
17 So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.