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1 Esdras 1Common English Bible (CEB) Josiah revives the Passover 1 Josiah celebrated the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem. He sacrificed the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He gave the priests, dressed in religious robes, their daily assignments in the Lord’s temple. 3 He said to the Levites serving in Israel’s temple: “Dedicate yourselves to the Lord for placing the Lord’s holy chest in the house that David’s son King Solomon built. You don’t need to carry it on your shoulders anymore. 4 Now worship the Lord your God and serve Israel, God’s people. Prepare yourselves according to your families and tribes, and according to the plan of King David and the greatness of his son Solomon. 5 Take your positions in the temple according to your inherited priestly groups, serving before your people the Israelites. 6 Sacrifice the Passover lamb and prepare sacrifices for your people, and conduct the Passover ceremony according to the rules that the Lord gave to Moses.” 7 Josiah gave to the people a gift of thirty thousand lambs and kid goats and three thousand calves. These came as promised from the king’s own possessions to the people, priests, and Levites. 8 Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel (the chief officials of the temple) gave to the priests for the Passover twenty-six hundred sheep and three hundred calves. 9 Jeconiah, Shemaiah and his brother Nethanel, Hashabiah, Ochiel, and Joram, military commanders, gave to the Levites five thousand sheep and seven hundred calves for the Passover. 10 This is what happened. Early in the morning the priests and Levites, 11 holding the unleavened bread, stood in the proper order of their tribes 12 and by their inherited groups. They brought the offerings to the Lord according to the scroll from Moses. 13 They roasted the Passover lamb over fire as required. They boiled the sacrifices, with a sweet aroma, in copper pots and kettles and carried them over to all the people. 14 Later on, the Levites prepared the Passover meal for themselves and for their fellow priests, Aaron’s sons, since the priests were offering the fat of the sacrifices until late into the night. 15 The temple singers, Asaph’s sons, were in their designated positions according to the instructions set down by David and by Asaph, Zechariah, and Eddinus, the king’s advisors. The city gatekeepers were at each gate. No one needed to change his daily routine, because the Levites had prepared the Passover meal for them. 16 Everything for the Lord’s sacrifice was accomplished on that day. They celebrated the Passover and offered sacrifices on the Lord’s altar according to King Josiah’s command. 17 The Israelites celebrated the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. 18 No Passover like it had been celebrated in Israel since the time of the prophet Samuel. 19 Nor had any of the kings of Israel ever celebrated a Passover like that celebrated by Josiah, the priests, the Levites, the Judeans, and all of Israel who were living in Jerusalem. 20 In the eighteenth year of the rule of Josiah this Passover was celebrated. 21 Josiah did the right thing in the Lord’s presence, because his heart was devoted to God. 22 The story of his rule was officially recorded in ancient times. The records include those who sinned and committed ungodly acts toward the Lord, beyond those of any other nation and kingdom. Their acts intentionally grieved the Lord, so that the Lord spoke against Israel. Death of Josiah 23 Sometime after Josiah’s actions, Pharaoh, Egypt’s king, went to start a war at Carchemish on the Euphrates. Josiah went out against him. 24 The king of Egypt sent a message to Josiah: “What do you want with me, King of Judea? 25 I haven’t been sent out by the Lord God against you; rather, my war is at the Euphrates. Now the Lord is with me and urges me on. So stand aside and don’t oppose the Lord.” 26 Josiah, however, didn’t return to his chariot but resolved to fight. He didn’t pay attention to the words of the prophet Jeremiah, which came from the Lord. 27 He went to war with Pharaoh in the plain of Megiddo, and Pharaoh’s commanders came against King Josiah. 28 The king said to his attendants, “Take me away from the battle, for I’m severely wounded.” His attendants immediately took him away from the line of battle. 29 Josiah got into a second chariot. After he was brought back to Jerusalem, he died and was buried in his family tomb. 30 The whole land of Judea mourned for Josiah. The prophet Jeremiah also grieved for Josiah. The leading citizens, with the women, grieve over him until this day. This has become a tradition for the whole nation of Israel to observe. 31 These events have been written in the official records of the Judean kings. All of Josiah’s actions—including his honor, his understanding of the Law of the Lord, all that he did previously, and these things that are now told—are described in the official records of the kings of Israel and Judea. 32 Then the leaders of the nation appointed Jeconiah, Josiah’s son, who was 23 years old, as king to succeed his father. 33 He ruled in Judea and Jerusalem for three months. Then the king of Egypt removed him from his rule in Jerusalem 34 and fined the nation 5,700 pounds of silver and fifty-seven pounds of gold. 35 The king of Egypt appointed his own brother Jehoiakim as king of Judea and Jerusalem. 36 Jehoiakim put the officials in prison. He seized his other brother Zarius and took him from Egypt. 37 Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he began to rule over Judea and Jerusalem; he did what was evil in the Lord’s presence. 38 Then Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar went up against him, bound him with bronze chains, and took him away to Babylon. 39 Nebuchadnezzar also seized some of the Lord’s holy equipment, carried it off to Babylon, and placed it in his temple. 40 But the things reported about Jehoiakim, his impurity and godlessness, have been written in the scroll about the times of the kings. 41 His son Jehoiachin ruled in his place. When he was appointed king, he was 18 years old. 42 He ruled in Jerusalem for three months and ten days, and he did evil things in the Lord’s presence. 43 After a year, Nebuchadnezzar removed Jehoiachin to Babylon, along with the Lord’s holy equipment. 44 He appointed Zedekiah king of Judea and Jerusalem when Zedekiah was 21 years old. He ruled for eleven years. 45 He also did evil things in the Lord’s presence and paid no attention to the words Jeremiah the prophet spoke, which came from the Lord. 46 Although King Nebuchadnezzar had made him swear a solemn pledge in the Lord’s name, he swore falsely and rebelled. He was stubborn and broke the laws of the Lord, the God of Israel. 47 The leaders of the people and the priests committed godless and immoral acts far beyond the impure ones of the nations. They even corrupted the Lord’s temple that had been made holy in Jerusalem. 48 The God of their ancestors sent his messenger to call them back, because he was trying to spare them and his dwelling place. 49 But they mocked the messengers and made fun of the prophets on the day that the Lord spoke. Finally, God, with divine anger, brought the Chaldean kings against his chosen nation because of their godless acts. 50 The Chaldeans killed the young people around the holy temple. They spared neither man nor woman, young nor old, for God handed over all of them. 51 They seized and carried off to Babylon all the Lord’s holy equipment, great and small, the treasure chests of the Lord, and the royal stores. 52 They set fire to the Lord’s house. They smashed the walls of Jerusalem. They burned its towers with fire. 53 They utterly ruined all of its radiance. King Nebuchadnezzar led away the survivors to Babylon under guard. 54 They became servants to him and to his sons until the rise of the Persian kingdom, which fulfilled the Lord’s word through Jeremiah, 55 who said, “Until the land has enjoyed its sabbath rest, it will remain untouched, after its destruction, for seventy years.”
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2 इतिहास 35 Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-NE) योशियाह निस्तार चाड मनाउँछन् 35 राजा योशियाहले परमप्रभुका निम्ति यरूशलेममा निस्तार चाड मनाए। निस्तार चाडको थुमाको पाठालाई पहिलो महीनाको चौधौं दिनमा मारियो। 2 योशियाहले तिनीहरूको कार्य गर्नका निम्ति पूजाहारीहरू छाने। तिनले पूजाहारीहरूलाई उत्साह दिए जब तिनीहरू परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा सेवा गरिरहेका थिए। 3 योशियाहले ती लेवीहरूसँग कुरा-कानी गरे जसले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई शिक्षा दिन्थे अनि जसलाई परमप्रभुको सेवाको निम्ति पवित्र तुल्याइएका थिए। तिनले ती लेवीहरूलाई भने, “पवित्र सन्दूकलाई मन्दिर भित्र राख जसलाई सुलेमानले निर्माण गरे। सुलेमान दाऊदका छोरा थिए। दाऊद इस्राएलका राजा थिए। पवित्र सन्दूकलाई काँधमा बोकेर एक स्थान देखि अर्को स्थानतिर नलैजाऊ। अब परमप्रभु तिम्रा परमेश्वरको सेवा गर। परमेश्वरका मानिसहरू इस्राएलका मानिसहरूको सेवा गर। 4 तिमीहरू स्वंयलाई तिम्रा परिवार समूहहरू अनुसार मन्दिरमा सेवाका निम्ति तयार पार। ती कामहरू गर जो राजा दाऊद अनि तिनका छोरा सुलेमानले गर्नु भनी तिमीहरूलाई दिएका छन्। 5 पवित्र स्थानमा लेवीहरूको समूहसित उभिएरबस हरेक भिन्न-भिन्न परिवार समूहका मानिसहरूको निम्ति यसो गर, यसरी तिमीहरू तिनीहरूको सहायता गर्न सक्ने छौ। 6 निस्तार चाडका थुमा पाठाहरू मार, तिमीहरू स्वयंलाई परमप्रभुका निम्ति पवित्र तुल्याऊ। भेंडाका पाठाहरूलाई तिम्रा दाज्यू-भाइहरू इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका निम्ति तयार पार। परमप्रभुले हामीलाई गर्नु भनी आदेश गर्नु भएका सबै कुराहरू गर। परमप्रभुले हामीलाई ती सबै आदेशहरू मोशाद्वारा दिनु भएको थियो।” 7 योशियाहले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई निस्तार चाडका निम्ति मार्नु भनी 3,000 भेंडा र बाख्राहरू दिए। तिनले मानिसहरूलाई 3,000 गाई-बस्तुहरू पनि दिए। यी सबै पशुहरू राजा योशियाहका आफ्नै बगालका थिए। 8 योशियाहका अधिकारीहरूले पनि खुशीसाथ मानिसहरूलाई, पूजाहारीहरूलाई अनि लेवीहरूलाई निस्तार चाडमा प्रयोग गर्नु भनी पशुहरू अनि चीज-बीजहरू दिए। प्रधान पूजाहारी हिल्कियाह, जकर्याह अनि यहीएल मन्दिरको जिम्मावार अधिकारीहरू थिए। तिनीहरू पूजाहीहरूलाई 2,600 भेंडाका पाठा र बाख्राहरू अनि 300 गोरूहरू निस्तार चाडका बलिहरूका निम्ति दिए। 9 कोन्नयाह तिनका भाइहरू शमायाह अनि नतनेल, अनि हशबियाह सहित, यीएल अनि योजाबादले 5,000 भेंडा र बाख्राहरू अनि 500 गोरूहरू निस्तार चाडका बलिहरूका निम्ति लेवीहरूलाई दिए। तिनीहरू लेवीहरूका अगुवाहरू थिए। 10 निस्तार चाडको सेवाका निम्ति जब हरेक कुरा तयार भए तब पूजाहारीहरू तिनीहरूको स्थानहरूमा गए अनि लेवीहरू तिनीहरूको समूहहरूमा खडा भए। राजाले जो आदेश गरे त्यो यस्तै थियो। 11 निस्तार चाडका थुमाहरू मारिए। तब लेवीहरूले पशुहरूका छाला काढे अनि रगत पूजाहारीहरूलाई दिए। पूजाहारीहरूले रगत वेदीमा छर्किदिए। 12 त्यसपछि तिनीहरूले विभिन्न परिवार समूहहरूलाई होमबलिका निम्ति प्रयोग गर्न भनी पशुहरू दिए। यो यसकारणले गरियो कि होमबलि मोशाले व्यवस्थामा लेखिए अनुसार अर्पण गर्न सकियोस्। तिनीहरूले गोरूहरू लाई पनि त्यसै गरे। 13 लेवीहरूले निस्तार चाडका बलिहरूलाई तिनीहरूलाई आदेश गरिएको प्रकारले आगोमा पोले। अनि तिनीहरूले पवित्र भेटीहरूलाई भाँडा, कित्ली अनि तावाहरूमा उमाले। तब तिनीहरूले चाँडो गरी मासु मानिसहरूलाई दिए। 14 यो समाप्त भएपछि, लेवीहरूले आफ्नै निम्ति अनि पूजाहारीहरू जो हारूनका सन्तानहरू थिए। तिनीहरूका निम्ति मासु ल्याए। ती पूजाहारीहरूलाई अँध्यारो नभएसम्म खराएर ब्यस्त राखिए। तिनीहरूले होमबलिहरू अनि बलिका बोसो जलाउन कठिन परिश्रम गरे। 15 आसापका परिवारका लेवी गायकहरू ती स्थानहरूमा गए जो राजा दाऊदले तिनीहरू उभिनका निम्ति चुनेका थिए। ती आसाप, हेमान अनि यदूतून-राजाका अगमवक्ता थिए। प्रत्येक फाटकमा द्वारपालहरूले आफ्ना स्थान छाडनु परेन किनभने तिनीहरूका लेवी दाज्यू-भाइहरूले निस्तार चाडका निम्ति हरेक कुरा तिनीहरूका निम्ति तयार गरेका थिए। 16 यसरी त्यस दिन राजा योशियाहले आदेश गरे अनुसार परमप्रभुको आराधनाका निम्ति हरेक कुरा गरिए। निस्तार चाड मनाइयो अनि परमप्रभुको वेदीमा होम-बलिहरू अर्पण गरिए। 17 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले, जो त्यहाँ थिए, निस्तार चाड अनि अखमीरे रोटीको चाड सात दिन सम्म मनाए। 18 निस्तार चाड, अगमवक्ता शमूएलको समय देखि यता यस्तो प्रकारले इस्राएलमा मनाइएको थिएन। इस्राएलका कुनै पनि राजाहरूले यो जस्तो निस्तार चाड कहिले मनाएका थिएनन्। राजा योशियाह, पूजाहारीहरू, लेवीहरू अनि यहूदा र इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले जो त्यहाँ थिए यरूशलेमका सबै मानिसहरू साथ अत्यन्त विशेष रूपले निस्तार चाड मनाए। 19 तिनीहरूले यो निस्तार चाड योशियाहको शासन कालको अठाह्रौं बर्षमा मनाए। योशियाहको मृत्यु 20 योशियाहले मन्दिरका निम्ति ती सबै असल कुराहरू गरे। पछि, मिश्र देशका राजा नेको यूफ्रेटिस नदीको कर्कमीश शहर विरूद्ध लडाईं गर्न सेना लिएर आए। राजा योशियाह नेको विरूद्ध लड्न गए। 21 तर नेकोले योशियाह कहाँ दूतहरू पठाए। तिनीहरूले भने, “राजा योशियाह, यो युद्ध तपाईंको समस्या होइन। म तपाईंको विरूद्ध लड्न आएको होइन्। म मेरा शत्रुहरू सित लड्न आएको हुँ। परमेश्वरले मलाई चाँडो गर भन्नु भयो। परमेश्वर मेरो पक्षमा हुनुहुन्छ, यसर्थ मलाई दिकदारी नगर्नुहोस्। यदि तपाईंले म विरूद्ध लडाई गर्नु भयो भने, परमेश्वरले तपाईंलाई नष्ट गर्नु हुनेछ।” 22 तर योशियाह हटेनन्। तिनले नेकोसित लड्ने निश्चय गरे, यसर्थ तिनले आफ्नो रूप बद्ले अनि लडाईं लड्न गए। योशियाहले परमेश्वरको आदेशबारे नेकोले भनेका कुरा सुनेनन्। 23 योशियाह युद्धमा भएको बेला काँढले लाग्यो। तिनले आफ्ना सेवकहरूलाई भने, “मलाई यहाँबाट लैजाऊ, म नराम्रो रूपले घाइते भएकोछु।” 24 यसर्थ सेवकहरूले योशियाहलाई तिनको रथबाट बाहिर निकाले अनि तिनलाई तिनले आफूसित लडाईमा ल्याएको अर्को रथमा हाले। तब तिनीहरूले योशियाहलाई यरूशलेम लगे। राजा योशियाहको यरूशलेममा मृत्यु भयो। योशियाहलाई त्यो चिहानमा गाडियो जहाँ तिनका पुर्खाहरूलाई गाडिएका थिए। यहूदा अनि यरूशलेमका समस्त, मानिसहरू अति दुःखीत थिए किनभने योशियाहको मृत्यु भएको थियो। 25 यिर्मयाहले योशियाहका निम्ति केही शोक-गीतहरू लेखे अनि गाए। अनि पुरूष एवं स्त्री गायकहरू आज सम्म ती शोक-गीतहरू गाउँदै छन्। यो इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले सदैव गर्ने केही कुरा बन्यो-तिनीहरू योशियाहका निम्ति शोक-गीत गाउँछन्। ती गीहरू शोक-गीतहरू नाउँको पुस्तकमा लेखिएका छन्। 26-27 योशियाहले तिनी राजा हुँदा आफ्नो शासनकालको शुरू देखि अन्त सम्म गरेका सबै अन्य कुराहरू इस्राएल अनि यहूदाका राजाहरूको इतिहास नाउँको पुस्तकमा लेखिएका छन्। त्यो पुस्तकले परमप्रभु प्रति तिनको भक्ति अनि तिनले परमप्रभुको व्यवस्था कसरी पालन गरे सो देखाउँदछ।