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Easy-to-Read Version Hezekiah’s Illness 20 At that time Hezekiah became sick and almost died. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to see him and told him, “The Lord says, ‘You will die soon, so you should tell your family what they should do when you die. You will not get well.’” 2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall that faced the Temple and began praying to the Lord. 3 “Lord, remember that I have sincerely served you with all my heart. I have done what you say is good.” Then Hezekiah cried very hard. 4 Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, he received this message from the Lord, 5 “Go back and speak to Hezekiah, the leader of my people. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I heard your prayer and I saw your tears, so I will heal you. On the third day you will go up to the Temple of the Lord. 6 I will add 15 years to your life. I will save you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will protect this city. I will do this for myself and because of the promise I made to my servant David.’” 7 Then Isaiah said, “Crush figs together and put them on your sore; you will get well.” So they took the mixture of figs and put it on Hezekiah’s sore place, and he got well. 8 Hezekiah asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I will go up to the Temple of the Lord on the third day?” 9 Isaiah said, “Which do you want? Should the shadow go forward ten steps or go back ten steps?[a] This is the sign for you from the Lord to show that the Lord will do what he said he would do.” 10 Hezekiah answered, “It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten steps. No, make the shadow go back ten steps.” 11 Then Isaiah prayed, and the Lord made the shadow move back ten steps. It went back up the steps that it had already been on. Messengers From Babylon 12 At that time Merodach Baladan son of Baladan was king of Babylon. He sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah when he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 13 Hezekiah listened to the messengers and then showed them all the valuable things he owned. He showed them the silver, the gold, the spices, the expensive perfume, and the building where he stored the weapons. He showed them everything in his treasuries, in his palace, and in his kingdom. 14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did these men say? Where did they come from?” Hezekiah said, “These men came from a faraway country, from Babylon.” 15 Isaiah said, “What did they see in your palace?” Hezekiah answered, “They saw everything I own. I showed them all my wealth.” 16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Lord. 17 The time is coming when everything in your palace and everything your ancestors have saved until today will be carried away to Babylon. Nothing will be left! The Lord said this. 18 The Babylonians will take your sons, and your sons will become officers[b] in the palace of the king of Babylon.” 19 Then Hezekiah told Isaiah, “This message from the Lord is good.” (Hezekiah said this because he thought, “There will be real peace and security during my lifetime.”) 20 All the great things that Hezekiah did, including his work on the pool and the aqueduct to bring water into the city, are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Judah. 21 Hezekiah died and was buried with his ancestors. And his son Manasseh became the new king after him. Manasseh Begins His Evil Rule Over Judah 21 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to rule. He ruled 55 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2 Manasseh did what the Lord said was wrong. He did the terrible things the other nations did. (And the Lord forced those nations to leave their country when the Israelites came.) 3 Manasseh rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed. He also built altars for Baal and made an Asherah pole, just as King Ahab of Israel had done. Manasseh worshiped and served the stars of heaven. 4 He built altars to honor false gods in the Lord’s Temple. (This is the place the Lord was talking about when he said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”) 5 Manasseh built altars for the stars of heaven in the two courtyards of the Lord’s Temple. 6 He sacrificed his own son and burned him on the altar.[c] He used different ways of trying to know the future. He visited mediums and wizards. Manasseh did more and more things that the Lord saw as evil, which made the Lord angry. 7 Manasseh made a carved statue of Asherah. He put this statue in the Temple. The Lord had said to David and to David’s son Solomon about this Temple: “I have chosen Jerusalem from all the cities in Israel. I will put my name in the Temple in Jerusalem forever. 8 I will not cause the Israelites to leave the land that I gave to their ancestors. I will let the people stay in their land if they obey everything I commanded them and all the teachings that my servant Moses gave them.” 9 But the people did not listen to God. Manasseh did more evil things than all the nations that lived in Canaan before Israel came. And the Lord destroyed those nations when the Israelites came to take their land. 10 The Lord used his servants the prophets to say this: 11 “King Manasseh of Judah has done these hated things and has done more evil than the Amorites before him. He also has caused Judah to sin because of his idols. 12 So the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘Look! I will bring so much trouble against Jerusalem and Judah that anyone who hears about it will be shocked.[d] 13 I will stretch the measuring line of Samaria[e] and the plumb line[f] of Ahab’s family over Jerusalem. A man wipes a dish, and then he turns it upside down. I will do that to Jerusalem. 14 There will still be a few of my people left, but I will leave them. I will give them to their enemies. Their enemies will take them as prisoners—they will be like the valuable things soldiers take in war. 15 This is because my people did what I said was wrong. They have made me angry with them since the day their ancestors came up out of Egypt. 16 And Manasseh killed many innocent people. He filled Jerusalem from one end to another with blood. And all these sins are in addition to the sins that caused Judah to sin. Manasseh caused Judah to do what the Lord said was wrong.’” 17 All the things that Manasseh did, including the sins that he committed, are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Judah. 18 Manasseh died and was buried with his ancestors. He was buried in the garden at his house. It was called the “Garden of Uzza.” His son Amon became the new king after him. Amon’s Short Rule 19 Amon was 22 years old when he began to rule. He ruled two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz from Jotbah. 20 Amon did what the Lord said was wrong, just as his father Manasseh had done. 21 Amon lived just as his father had lived. He worshiped and served the same idols his father had worshiped. 22 Amon left the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and did not live the way the Lord wanted. 23 Amon’s servants made plans against him and killed him in his palace. 24 The common people killed all the officers who made plans against King Amon. Then the people made Amon’s son Josiah the new king after him. 25 The other things that Amon did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Judah. 26 Amon was buried in his grave at the Garden of Uzza. His son Josiah became the new king. Josiah Begins His Rule Over Judah 22 Josiah was eight years old when he began to rule. He ruled 31 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 Josiah did what the Lord said was right. He followed God like his ancestor David. Josiah obeyed God’s teachings—he did exactly what God wanted. Josiah Orders the Temple Repaired 3 During the 18th year that Josiah was king, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah son of Meshullam, the secretary, to the Lord’s Temple. Josiah said, 4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest. Tell him that he must get the money that people brought to the Lord’s Temple. The gatekeepers collected that money from the people. 5 The priests must use that money to pay the workers to repair the Lord’s Temple. They must give that money to the men who supervise the work on the Lord’s Temple. 6 Use that money for the carpenters, stonemasons, and stonecutters. Also use that money to buy the timber and cut stones that are needed to repair the Temple. 7 Don’t count the money that you give to the workers. They can be trusted.” Book of the Law Found in the Temple 8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “Look, I found the Book of the Law[g] in the Lord’s Temple!” Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and Shaphan read it. 9 He went to King Josiah and told him what happened. Shaphan said, “Your servants have gathered all the money that was in the Temple. They gave it to the men who supervise the work on the Lord’s Temple.” 10 Then he told the king, “And Hilkiah the priest also gave this book to me.” Then Shaphan read the book to the king. 11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes to show he was sad and upset. 12 Then he gave a command to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the king’s servant. 13 King Josiah said, “Go and ask the Lord what we should do. Ask for me, for the people, and for all Judah. Ask about the words of this book that was found. The Lord is angry with us, because our ancestors did not listen to the words of this book. They did not obey all the commands that were written for us.” Josiah and Huldah the Prophetess 14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the woman prophet. Huldah was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas. He took care of the priests’ clothes. Huldah was living in the second quarter in Jerusalem. They went and talked with Huldah. 15 Then Huldah said to them, “The Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me: 16 ‘The Lord says this: I am bringing trouble on this place and on the people who live here. These are the troubles that are mentioned in the book that the king of Judah read. 17 The people of Judah have left me and have burned incense to other gods. They made me very angry. They made many idols. That is why I will show my anger against this place. My anger will be like a fire that cannot be stopped!’ 18-19 “King Josiah of Judah sent you to ask advice from the Lord. Tell Josiah that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘You heard the words I spoke against this place and those who live here. And when you heard those things, your heart was soft, and you showed your sorrow before the Lord. I said that terrible things would happen to this place. So you tore your clothes to show your sadness, and you began to cry. That is why I heard you.’ This is what the Lord says. 20 ‘I will bring you to be with your ancestors. You will die and go to your grave in peace. So your eyes will not see all the trouble that I am bringing on this place.’” Then Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah gave that message to the king. Footnotes - 2 Kings 20:9 the shadow … steps This may mean the steps of a special building that Hezekiah used like a clock. When the sun shone on the steps, the shadows showed what time of the day it was. - 2 Kings 20:18 officers Or “eunuchs.” See “eunuch” in the Word List. - 2 Kings 21:6 sacrificed … on the altar Literally, “made his son pass through the fire.” - 2 Kings 21:12 will be shocked Literally, “both his ears will tingle.” - 2 Kings 21:13 measuring line of Samaria Workers used a string with a weight to mark a straight line at the end of a stone wall. The pieces of stone that were outside the line were chipped off and thrown away. This shows that God was “throwing away” Samaria and Ahab’s family of kings. - 2 Kings 21:13 plumb line A string with a weight on one end used to show that a wall or building was not straight. - 2 Kings 22:8 Book of the Law This is probably the book of Deuteronomy. Also in 23:2.
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2 इतिहास 34 Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-NE) योशियाह यहूदाका राजा 34 योशियाह आठ बर्ष पुगेका थिए जब तिनी राजा भए। तिनी एकतीस बर्षसम्म यरूशलेममा राजा थिए। 2 योशियाहले त्यही गरे जो सही थियो। परमप्रभुले चाहनु भएका कुराहरू नै तिनले गरे। तिनले तिनका पुर्खा दाऊदले जस्तै राम्रा कुराहरू गरे। योशियाहले उचित कुराहरू गर्नबाट मुख मोडेनन्। 3 जब योशियाह उसको राज्यको आठौं बर्षमा पुगेका थिए तिनले परमेश्वरको अनुशरण गर्न शुरू गरे जसलाई तिनका पुर्खा दाऊदले अनुशरण गरेका थिए। योशियाह अझ सानै थिए जब तिनले परमेश्वरलाई पछ्याउन शुरू गरे। जब योशियाह उनी राजा राज्यको बाह्रौं बर्षमा थिए तिनले उच्च स्थानहरू, अशेरा स्तम्भहरू अनि मूर्तिहरू जो कुँदिएका थिए, अनि मूर्तिहरू जो यहूदा अनि यरूशलेमका साँचाहरूबाट निर्माण गरिएका थिए सबै नष्ट गर्न शुरू गरे। 4 मानिसहरूले बाल देवताहरूका वेदीहरू भत्काइदिए। तिनीहरूले योशियाहका सामुन्ने यसो गरे। तब योशियाहले धूप वेदीहरू काटिदिए जो वेदीमाथि बाललाई अर्पण गरेका थिए। उसले मूर्तिहरू जो कुँदिएका थिए अनि मूर्तिहरू जो साँचोमा ढालेर निर्माण गरिएका थिए, भत्काइदिए। तिनले ती मूर्तिहरूलाई धूलो-पीठो पारिदिए। तब योशियाहले त्यो पीठो ती मानिसहरूका चिहानहरूमा छर्किदिए जसले बाल देवताहरूलाई बलिहरू चढाएका थिए। 5 योशियाहले ती पूजाहारीहरूका हाडहरू पनि जलाइदिए जसले आफ्नै वेदीमा बाल देवताहरूको सेवा गरेका थिए। यस्तै प्रकार योशियाले यहूदा अनि यरूशलेमलाई शुद्ध पारे। 6 योशियाहले मनश्शे, एप्रैम, शिमोन देखि नप्ताली सम्मका इलाकाका शहरहरूमा पनि यसै गरे। 7 योशियाहले वेदीहरू अनि अशेरा स्तम्भहरू भत्काइदिए। तिनले मूर्तिहरूलाई धूलो पीठो पारिदिए। तिनले इस्राएल देश भरि बाल पूजाका निम्ति प्रयोग गरिएका धूप वेदीहरू भत्काई दिए। त्यसपछि योशियाह यरूशलेम फर्केर गए। 8 जब योशियाह यहूदाका राजाका रूपमा अठाह्रौ बर्षमा थिए तिनले शापान, मासेयाह अनि योआहलाई तिनका परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको मन्दिरलाई फेरि निर्माण अनि स्थापना गर्नु भनी पठाए। शापानका पिताको नाउँ अजलियाह थियो। मासेयाह शहरका प्रमुख थिए, अनि योआहका पिताको नाउँ योआहाश थियो। योआहाश त्यही मानिस थिए जसले जे कुराहरू घटे ती लेखे। यसरी योशियाहले मन्दिरलाई स्थापना गर्ने आदेश दिए जसद्वारा तिनले यहूदा अनि मन्दिरलाइ शुद्ध तुल्याउन सकून्। 9 ती मानिसहरू हिल्कियाह, प्रधान पूजाहारी कहाँ आए। तिनीहरूले तिनलाई धन दिए जो मानिसहरूले परमेश्वरका मन्दिरका निम्ति दिएका थिए। लेवी द्वारपालहरूले मनश्शे, एप्रैमका मानिसहरूबाट अनि रहेका सबै इस्राएलीबाट धनसँग्रह गरेका थिए। तिनीहरूले यो धन यहूदा, बिन्यामीन अनि यरूशलेममा बस्ने समस्त मानिसहरूबाट पनि सँग्रह गरेका थिए। 10 तब लेवीहरूले ती मानिसहरूलाई पैसा भुक्तानी गरे जसले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरको काम रेख-देख गरे। अनि रेख-देख गर्नेहरूले कर्मीहरूलाई भुक्तानी गरे जसले परमप्रभुको मन्दिर स्थापित गरे। 11 तिनीहरूले धन सिकर्मी अनि निर्माण कर्त्ताहरूलाई ठूला ढुङ्गाहरू किन्न जो अघिनै काटि राखेका थिए अनि काठहरू किन्न भनी दिए। काठहरू मन्दिरहरूलाई फेरि निर्माण गर्न अनि मन्दिरहरूका निम्ति आड दिने काठ बनाउनमा प्रयोग गरिए। विगत समयमा यहूदाका राजाहरूले मन्दिरहरूको वास्ता गरेका थिएनन्। ती मन्दिरहरू पुराना अनि ध्वस्त भएका थिए। 12-13 मानिसहरूले विश्वास पूर्वक काम गरे। तिनीहरूका निरीक्षकहरू पहत अनि ओबदियाह थिए। यहत अनि ओबदियाह लेवीहरू थिए, अनि तिनीहरू मरारीका सन्तान थिए। अन्य निरीक्षकहरू जकर्याह अनि मशुल्लाम थिए। तिनीहरू कहातका सन्तानहरू थिए। लेवीहरू जो संङ्गीतका वाध्य यन्त्रहरू बजाउनमा सिपालु थिए तिनीहरूले श्रमिकहरूको र अन्य सबै कर्मीहरूको निरिक्षण पनि गर्दथे। केही लेवीहरूले सचिव, अधिकारी अनि द्वारापालहरूको रूपमा काम गर्दथे। व्यवस्थाको पुस्तक पाए 14 लेवीहरूले त्यो धन बाहिर निकाले जो परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा थियो। त्यस समयमा पूजाहारी हिल्कियाहले परमप्रभुको व्यवस्थाको पुस्तक पाए जो मोशाद्वारा दिइएको थियो। 15 हिल्कियाहले सचिव शापानलाई भने, “मैले व्यवस्थाको पुस्तक परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा पाएँ।” हिल्कियाहले त्यो पुस्तक शापानलाई दिए। 16 शापानले त्यो पुस्तक राजा योशियाह कहाँ ल्याए। शापानले राजालाई सूचना दिए, “तपाईंका सेवकहरूले तपाईंले तिनीहरूलाई गर्नु भन्नु भएका हरेक कुराहरू गरिरहेका छन्। 17 तिनीहरूले त्यो धन निकाले जो परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा थियो अनि तिनीहरूले धन निरीक्षकहरू अनि कर्मीहरूलाई भुक्तानी गर्दै छन्।” 18 तब शापानले राजा योशियाहलाई भने, “पूजाहारी हिल्कियाहले मलाई एउटा पुस्तक दिएका छन्।” तब शापानले पुस्तकबाट पढे। तिनी पढ्दै गर्दा राजाका सामुन्ने थिए। 19 जब राजा योशियाहले पढिएको व्यवस्थाका शब्दहरू सुने, तिनले तिनका बस्त्रहरू च्याते। 20 तब राजाले हिल्कियाह, शापानका छोरा अहीकम, मीकाका छोरा अब्दोन, सचिव शापान अनि सेवक असायालाई एक आदेश दिए। 21 राजाले भने, “जाऊ, मेरा निम्ति अनि मानिसहरूका निम्ति जो इस्राएल अनि यहूदामा रहेका छन्, परमप्रभु सित याचना गर। ती पुस्तकका शब्दहरूको बारेमा जो पाइएको थियो, सोध। परमप्रभु हामी सित अत्यन्त क्रोधित हुनुहुन्छ किनभने हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूले परमप्रभुको बचनको पालन गरेनन्। तिनीहरूले यो पुस्तकले गर्नु भनेका सबै कुराहरू गरेनन्।” 22 हिल्कियाह अनि राजाका सेवकहरू अगमवादिनी हुल्दा कहाँ गए। हुल्दा शल्लूमकी पत्नी थिइन्। शल्लूम तोखतका छोरा थिए। तोखत हसराका छोरा थिए। शल्लूम राज-बस्त्रहरूको हेरचाह गर्दथे। हुल्दा यरूशलेमको नयाँ अंशमा बस्थीन्। हिल्किया अनि सेवकहरूले हुल्दालाई सबै कुरा भने जो भइसकेको थियो। 23 हुल्दाले तिनीहरूलाई भनीन्, “इस्राएलका परमप्रभु परमेश्वर जे भन्नुहुन्छ त्यो यो होः राजा योशियाहलाई भनः 24 ‘म यो स्थानमा अनि यहाँ बस्ने मानिसहरू माथि दुःख कष्ट ल्याइदिनेछु। म ती सबै भयानक कुराहरू ल्याउनेछु जो त्यो पुस्तकमा लेखिएका छन् जसलाई यहूदाका राजाको सामुन्ने पढिएको थियो। 25 म यसो गर्नेछु किनभने मानिसहरूले मलाई त्याग गरे अनि अन्य देवताहरूलाई धूप बाले। ती मानिसहरूले मलाई क्रोधित तुल्याए किनभने तिनीहरूले सबै नराम्रा कुराहरू गरेका छन्। यसर्थ म यो स्थान माथि मेरो क्रोध पोखाउने छु। तातो बल्दो आगो जस्तै मेरो क्रोधलाई निभाउन सकिने छैन।’ 26 “‘तर यो कुरा यहूदाका राजा योशियाहलाई भन जसले तिमीहरूलाई परमप्रभु सित सोध्नु पठाउनुभयो यही परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वर तिमीहरूले सुनेक वचनहरू बारेमा भन्नुहुन्छ। 27 योशियाह जब तैंले यो भूमि अनि बासिन्दाहरूको विषयमा कुराहरू सुनिस् तैंले आफैंलाई नम्र बनाइस् अनि तेरो लुगाहरू च्यातिस्। तँ मेरो सामुन्ने रोइस् अनि मैले यो सुने यसकारण तेरो हृदय कोमल छ। 28 म तँलाई तेरो पिता-पुर्खाहरू कहाँ लाने छु। तँ तेरो चिहानमा शान्तिसित जाने छस्। तैंले कुनै पनि दुःख कष्टहरू देख्नु पर्ने छैन जो म यो स्थान माथि अनि यहाँ बस्ने मानिसहरू माथि ल्याउने छु।’” हिल्कियाह अनि राजाका सेवकहरू यो संन्देश लिएर राजा योशियाह कहाँ फर्के। 29 तब राजा योशियाहले यहूदा अनि यरूशलेमका सबै अग्रज मानिसहरूलाई आउनु अनि तिनीसित भेट्नु भनी बोलाए। 30 राजा परमप्रभुको मन्दिर सम्म गए। यहूदाका सबै मानिसहरू, अनि यरूशलेममा बस्ने मानिसहरू, पूजाहारीहरू लेवीहरू अनि सबै मुख्य अनि साधरण मानिसहरू योशियाहसाथ थिए। योशियाहले तिनीहरूलाई करारको पुस्तकमा भएका सबै कुराहरू पढेर सुनाए। त्यो पुस्तक परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा पाइएको थियो। 31 तब राजा आफ्ना स्थानमा उभिए। तिनले परमप्रभुसित करार गरे। तिनी परमप्रभुको अनुशरण गर्न अनि परमप्रभुको आदेश, नियम, विधिहरू पालन गर्न सहमत भए। योशियाहले आफ्नो सम्पूर्ण हृदय अनि आत्माद्वारा आज्ञा पालन गर्न सहमत भए। तिनी यो पुस्तकमा लेखिएका करारका कुराहरू पालन गर्न सहमत भए। 32 तब योशियाहले यरूशलेम अनि बिन्यामीनका सबै मानिसहरूलाई करार स्वीकार गर्न प्रतिज्ञा गराए। यरूशलेमका मानिसहरूले परमेश्वरको आज्ञापालन गरे, जसरी तिनीहरूका पिता-पुर्खाहरूले परमेश्वरलाई पछ्याएका थिए। 33 इस्राएलका मानिसहरू सित बिभिन्न देशका मूर्तिहरू थिए। तर योशियाहले ती भयानक मूर्तिहरू सबै ध्वस्त गरिदिए। योशियाहले इस्राएलका सबै मानिसहरूलाई परमप्रभु तिनीहरूका परमेश्वरको सेवा गर्न लगाए। अनि जब सम्म योशियाह जीवित थिए तब सम्म मानिसहरूले तिनीहरूका पुर्खाहरूका परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको सेवा गरिरहे।