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2 Kings 1-3 Easy-to-Read Version A Message for Ahaziah 1 After King Ahab died, Moab broke away from Israel’s rule. 2 One day Ahaziah was on the roof of his house in Samaria. He fell down through the wooden bars on top of his house and was badly hurt. He called messengers and told them, “Go to the priests of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, and ask them if I will get well from my injuries.” 3 But the Lord’s angel said to Elijah the Tishbite, “King Ahaziah has sent some messengers from Samaria. Go meet those men and ask them, ‘There is a God in Israel, so why are you men going to ask questions of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? 4 Since you did this, the Lord says, You will not get up from your bed. You will die!’” Then Elijah left. 5 When messengers came back to Ahaziah, he asked them, “Why did you come back so soon?” 6 The messengers said to Ahaziah, “A man came up to meet us and told us to go back to the king who sent us and tell him what the Lord says: ‘There is a God in Israel, so why did you send messengers to ask questions of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Since you did this, you will not get up from your bed. You will die!’” 7 Ahaziah said to the messengers, “What did the man look like who met you and told you this?” 8 They answered Ahaziah, “This man was wearing a hairy coat[a] with a leather belt around his waist.” Then Ahaziah said, “That was Elijah the Tishbite.” Ahaziah Calls for Elijah 9 Ahaziah sent a captain and 50 men to Elijah. The captain went to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill. The captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down!’” 10 Elijah answered the captain of 50, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your 50 men!” So fire came down from heaven and destroyed the captain and his 50 men. 11 Ahaziah sent another captain with 50 men to Elijah. He said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down quickly!’” 12 Elijah told the captain and his 50 men, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your 50 men!” Then God’s fire came down from heaven and destroyed the captain and his 50 men. 13 Ahaziah sent a third captain with 50 men. The third captain came to Elijah. He fell down on his knees and begged Elijah, saying to him, “Man of God, I ask you, please let my life and the lives of your 50 servants be valuable to you. 14 Fire came down from heaven and destroyed the first two captains and their 50 men. But now, have mercy and let us live!” 15 The Lord’s angel said to Elijah, “Go with the captain. Don’t be afraid of him.” So Elijah went with the captain to see King Ahaziah. 16 Elijah told Ahaziah, “This is what the Lord says: ‘There is a God in Israel, so why did you send messengers to ask questions of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Since you did this, you will not get up from your bed. You will die!’” Joram Takes Ahaziah’s Place 17 Ahaziah died, just as the Lord said through Elijah. Ahaziah did not have a son, so Joram became the new king after Ahaziah. He began to rule during the second year that Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat was the king of Judah. 18 The other things that Ahaziah did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel. The Lord Makes Plans to Take Elijah 2 It was near the time for the Lord to take Elijah by a whirlwind up into heaven. Elijah and Elisha started to leave Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, because the Lord told me to go to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “I promise, as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So the two men went down to Bethel. 3 The group of prophets[b] at Bethel came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today?” Elisha said, “Yes, I know. Don’t talk about it.” 4 Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, because the Lord told me to go to Jericho.” But Elisha said, “I promise, as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you!” So the two men went to Jericho. 5 The group of prophets at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today?” Elisha answered, “Yes, I know. Don’t talk about it.” 6 Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, because the Lord told me to go to the Jordan River.” Elisha answered, “I promise, as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you!” So the two men went on. 7 There were 50 men from the group of prophets who followed them. Elijah and Elisha stopped at the Jordan River. The 50 men stood far away from Elijah and Elisha. 8 Elijah took off his coat, folded it, and hit the water with it. The water separated to the right and to the left. Then Elijah and Elisha crossed the river on dry ground. 9 After they crossed the river, Elijah said to Elisha, “What do you want me to do for you before God takes me away from you?” Elisha said, “I ask you for a double share of your spirit on me.” 10 Elijah said, “You have asked a hard thing. If you see me when I am taken from you, it will happen. But if you don’t see me when I am taken from you, it will not happen.” The Lord Takes Elijah Into Heaven 11 Elijah and Elisha were walking and talking together. Suddenly, some horses and a chariot came and separated Elijah from Elisha. The horses and the chariot were like fire. Then Elijah was carried up into heaven in a whirlwind. 12 Elisha saw it, and shouted, “My father! My father! The chariot of Israel and his horses![c]” Elisha never saw Elijah again. Elisha grabbed his own clothes and tore them in two to show his sadness. 13 Elijah’s coat had fallen to the ground, so Elisha picked it up. He went back and stood at the edge of the Jordan River. 14 He hit the water and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” Just as Elisha hit the water, the water separated to the right and to the left! Then Elisha crossed the river. The Prophets Ask for Elijah 15 When the group of prophets at Jericho saw Elisha, they said, “Elijah’s spirit is now on Elisha!” They came to meet Elisha. They bowed very low to the ground before him. 16 They said, “Look, we have 50 good men. Please let them go and look for your master. Maybe the Lord’s Spirit has taken Elijah up and dropped him on some mountain or in some valley.” But Elisha answered, “No, don’t send men to look for Elijah!” 17 The group of prophets begged Elisha until he was embarrassed. Then Elisha said, “Send the men to look for Elijah.” The group of prophets sent the 50 men to look for Elijah. They looked three days, but they could not find him. 18 So the men went to Jericho where Elisha was staying and told him. Elisha said to them, “I told you not to go.” Elisha Makes the Water Good 19 The men of the city said to Elisha, “Sir, you can see this city is in a nice place, but the water is bad. That is why the land cannot grow crops.” 20 Elisha said, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.” They brought the bowl to Elisha. 21 Then he went out to the place where the water began flowing from the ground. Elisha threw the salt into the water and said, “The Lord said, ‘I am making this water pure! From now on this water will not cause any more death or keep the land from growing crops.’” 22 The water became pure and is still good today. It happened just as Elisha had said. Some Boys Make Fun of Elisha 23 Elisha went from that city to Bethel. He was walking up the hill to the city, and some boys were coming down out of the city. They began making fun of him. They said, “Go away, you bald-headed man! Go away, you bald-headed man!” 24 Elisha looked back and saw them. He asked the Lord to cause bad things to happen to them. Then two bears came out of the forest and attacked the boys. There were 42 boys ripped apart by the bears. 25 Elisha left Bethel and went to Mount Carmel and from there he went back to Samaria. Jehoram Becomes King of Israel 3 Joram son of Ahab became king over Israel at Samaria. He began to rule during Jehoshaphat’s 18th year as king of Judah. Joram ruled 12 years. 2 He did what the Lord said was wrong. But he was not like his father and mother, because he removed the pillar that his father had made for worshiping Baal. 3 But he continued to do the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had caused the Israelites to sin. Joram did not stop committing the sins of Jeroboam. Moab Breaks Away From Israel 4 Mesha was the king of Moab. He owned many sheep. He gave the wool of 100,000 lambs and 100,000 rams to the king of Israel. 5 But when Ahab died, the king of Moab broke away from the rule of the king of Israel. 6 Then King Joram went out of Samaria and gathered together all the men of Israel. 7 Joram sent messengers to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. Joram said, “The king of Moab has broken away from my rule. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” Jehoshaphat said, “Yes, I will go with you. We will join together as one army. My people will be like your people, and my horses will be like your horses.” The Three Kings Ask Elisha for Advice 8 Jehoshaphat asked Joram, “Which way should we go?” Joram answered, “We should go through the desert of Edom.” 9 So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. They traveled around for seven days. There was not enough water for the army or for their animals. 10 Finally, the king of Israel said, “Oh, I think the Lord really brought us three kings together only to let the Moabites defeat us!” 11 But Jehoshaphat said, “Surely one of the Lord’s prophets is here. Let’s ask the prophet what the Lord says we should do.” One of the servants of the king of Israel said, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. Elisha was Elijah’s servant.[d]” 12 Jehoshaphat said, “The Lord’s word is with Elisha.” So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to see Elisha. 13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What do you want from me? Go to the prophets of your father and mother.” The king of Israel said to Elisha, “No, we have come to see you because the Lord called us three kings together to let the Moabites defeat us.” 14 Elisha said, “I respect King Jehoshaphat of Judah, and I serve the Lord All-Powerful. As surely as he lives, I came here only because of Jehoshaphat. I tell you the truth, if he were not here, I would not pay any attention to you. I would ignore you completely. 15 But now bring me someone who plays the harp.” When the person played the harp, the Lord’s power[e] came on Elisha. 16 Then Elisha said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Dig holes in the valley.’ 17 Yes, this is what the Lord says: ‘You will not see wind or rain, but that valley will be filled with water. Then you and your cattle and other animals will have water to drink.’ 18 This is an easy thing for the Lord to do. He will also help you defeat the Moabites. 19 You will attack every strong city and every good city. You will cut down every good tree. You will stop up all the springs of water. You will ruin every good field with stones.” 20 In the morning, at the time for the morning sacrifice, water began flowing from the direction of Edom and filled the valley. 21 The Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So they gathered together all the men old enough to wear armor and waited at the border. 22 The Moabites got up early that morning. The rising sun was shining on the water in the valley, and it looked like blood to the Moabites. 23 They said, “Look at the blood! The kings must have fought against each other. They must have destroyed each other. Let’s go take the valuable things from the dead bodies!” 24 The Moabites came to the Israelite camp, but the Israelites came out and attacked the Moabite army. The Moabites ran away from the Israelites. The Israelites followed them into Moab to fight them. 25 The Israelites destroyed the cities. They threw their stones[f] at every good field in Moab. They stopped up all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees. The Israelites fought all the way to Kir Hareseth. The soldiers surrounded Kir Hareseth and attacked it too. 26 The king of Moab saw that the battle was too strong for him, so he took 700 men with swords to break through to the king of Edom. But they were not able to do it. 27 Then the king of Moab took his oldest son, who would become the next king after him. On the wall around the city, the king of Moab offered his son as a burnt offering. This upset the Israelites very much. So the Israelites left the king of Moab and went back to their own land. Footnotes - 2 Kings 1:8 This man … coat Or “This man was a hairy man.” - 2 Kings 2:3 group of prophets Literally, “sons of the prophets.” These were prophets and people studying to become prophets. Also in verses 5, 7, 15, 17. - 2 Kings 2:12 chariot … horses Or “the Chariot of Israel and his horse soldiers.” This may mean “God and his heavenly army.” - 2 Kings 3:11 Elisha was Elijah’s servant Literally, “Elisha poured water over Elijah’s hands.” - 2 Kings 3:15 power Literally, “hand.” - 2 Kings 3:25 threw their stones These were probably the stones soldiers threw with slings in war.
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1 राजा 19Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-NE) सीनै पर्वतमाथि एलिया 19 राजा आहाबले ईजेबेललाई सबै थोक बताए जो एलियाले गरे। आहाबले उनलाई कसरी एलियाले तरवारले सबै अगमवक्ताहरूलाई मारेको बताए। 2 यसकारण इजेबेलले एलिया समक्ष एकजना दूत पठाइन्। ईजेबेलले भनिन, “म कसम खान्छु भोलि यस बेलाको पहिले म तिमीलाई त्यसरी नै मार्नेछु जसरी तिमीले ती अगमवक्ताहरूलाई मार्यौ। यदि मैले सकिनँ भने तब देवताहरूले मलाई मार्नेछन्।” 3 जब एलियाले यो सुने, उनी डराए। त्यस कारण उनी आफ्नो जीवन बचाउन भागे। उनले आफ्नो सेवक सँगै लगे। तिनीहरू बेर्शेबा, यहूदा गए। एलियाले सेवकलाई बेर्शेबामा छोडे। 4 त्यसपछि एलिया दिनभरि नै मरुभूमिमा हिंडे। एलिया एउटा पोथ्राको तल बसे। उनले मर्न चाहे। एलियाले भने, “परमप्रभु, मैले धेरै गरें! मलाई मर्न दिनुहोस्। म मेरा पुर्खाहरू भन्दा राम्रो छुईंन।” 5 तब एलिया रूखको तल सुते अनि निदाए। एउटा स्वर्गदूत एलिया कहाँ आए अनि उनलाई छोए। स्वर्गदूतले भने, “उठ! खाऊ!” 6 एलियाले आफ्नो छेवैमा कोइलामा पकाएको केक र एउटा ढुंग्रोमा पानी देखे। एलियाले खाई-पिई गरेर तब तिनी फेरि सुते! 7 त्यसपछि परमप्रभुका स्वर्गदूत उनीकहाँ फेरि आए। स्वर्गदूतले भने, “उठ! खाऊ! यदि तिमीले खाएनौ भने लामो यात्रा गर्नका लागि तिमी बलियो हुँदैनौ।” 8 यसकारण एलिया उठे। उनले खाए अनि पिए। खाद्यले एलियालाई चालीस दिन र चालीस रात होरेब पुगुन्जेल हिँड्नु पर्याप्त बलियो बनायो, परमेश्वरको पर्वत होरेबतिर हिंडेर गए। 9 त्यहाँ एलिया एउटा ओढारमा गए अनि रातभरि बसे। तब परमप्रभु एलियासँग बोल्नु भयो। परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “एलिया, तिमी किन यहाँ छौ?” 10 एलियाले उत्तर दिए, “परमप्रभु, सर्वशक्तिमान परमेश्वर, सधैँ मैले सकेसम्म तपाईंको सेवा गरेको छु। तर इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले तपाईंसित भएको करार तोडेका छन् तिनीहरूले तपाईंका वेदीहरू भत्काए। तिनीहरूले तपाईंका अगमवक्ताहरूलाई मारे। म मात्र यस्तो अगमवक्ता हुँ जो अहिलेसम्म जिउँदै छु अनि अहिले तिनीहरू मलाई मार्ने प्रयास गर्दैछन्।” 11 तब परमप्रभुले एलियालाई भन्नुभयो, “जाऊ अनि पर्वत माथि मेरा सामु खडा होउ। म तिम्रो छैवैबाट जानेछु।” तब प्रचण्ड हुरी चल्यो। हुरीले पर्वतहरूलाई भत्कायो। परमप्रभुको अघि ठूल्ठूला चट्टानहरू फोर्यो। तर त्यो हुरीमा परमप्रभु हुनुहुन्न थियो। त्यस हुरी पछि एउटा भूईंचालो शुरू भयो तर त्यो भूईंचालोमा पनि परमप्रभु हुनुहुन्न थियो। 12 भूईंचालो पछि आगो दन्कियो। तर त्यो आगोमा पनि परमप्रभु हुनुहुन्न थियो। आगो पछि त्यहाँ मधुरो कानेखुसी आए। 13 जब एलियाले आवाज सुने उनले उसको अनुहार उसको खास्टोले छोपे। तब उनी गए अनि ओढारको मुखमा उभिए। तब ध्वनिले उनलाई भन्यो, “एलिया, तिमी किन यहाँ छौ?” 14 एलियाले भने, “परमप्रभु, हे सर्वशक्तिमान परमेश्वर, मैले सकेसम्म सधैँ तपाईंको राम्रो सेवा गरेको छु। तर इस्राएली मानिसहरूले तपाईंको करारलाई पालन गरेनन्। तिनीहरूले तपाईंको वेदी भत्काए। तिनीहरूले तपाईंका अगमवक्ताहरूलाई मारे। अहिले सम्म बाँच्ने अगमवक्ता मैं मात्र हुँ। अनि अहिले तिनीहरू मलाई मार्ने चेष्टा गर्दैछन्।” 15 परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “दमीशकको वरिपरि मरुभूमिसम्म जाने बाटो भएर फर्क। दमीशक जाऊ अनि अरामका राजाको रूपमा हजाएललाई अभिषेक गर। 16 तब निम्शीका छोरा येहूलाई इस्राएलका राजाको रूपमा अभिषेक गर। त्यसपछि आबेल महोलाको शापातको छोरा एलीशालाई अभिषेक गर। तिनी तिम्रो ठाउँमा अगमवक्ता हुनेछन्। 17 हजाएलले धेरै व्यक्तिहरूलाई मार्नेछन्। हजाएलको तलवारबाट बाँचेकहरूलाई येहूद्वारा मार्नेछन्। तीजो येहूबाट बाँचेकोलाई एलीशा द्वारा मर्नेछन्। 18 म सित अझैं पनि इस्राएलमा 7,000 मानिसहरू छन् जसले अझैसम्म बालको अघाडी निहुरिएको छैनन् अथवा बालको मूर्तिलाई चुम्बन गरेको छैनन्।” एलीशा एक अगमवक्ता बनिन्छन् 19 यसकारण एलियाले त्यो ठाउँ छोडे अनि शापातका छोरा, एलीशालाई खोज्न गए। एलीशाले हलो जोतिरहेका थिए। त्यहाँ तिनको अघि बाह्रा जोडी गोरूहरू थिए अनि बाह्रौं जोडी चाँहि तिनीसित थियो। एलिया एलीशा सामु गए। एलियाले आफ्नो खास्टो एलीशालाई दिए। 20 तत्कालै एलीशाले गोरूहरू छोडे अनि एलियाको पछि लागे। एलीशाले भने, “मलाई मेरी आमालाई र बाबुलाई म्वाईखान देऊ अनि तिनीहरूलाई विदा लिनु देऊ। तब म तिम्रो अनुशरण गर्नेछु।” एलियाले उत्तर दिए, “तिमी त्यसो गर्नु सक्छौ, म तिमीलाई रोक्दिनँ।” 21 तब एलिशाले आफ्नो परिवारसँग बसेर विशेष भोजन गरे। एलीशा गए अनि आफ्ना गोरूहरू मारे। उनले हलोको काठको प्रयोग दाउराको रूपमा गरे अनि मासु पकाए। तब उनले यसलाई मानिसहरू माझ बाँडे अनि तिनीहरूले मासु खाए। त्यसपछि एलीशाले एलियालाई अनुशरण गर्न थाले। एलीशा एलियाका सहायका बने।