Isaiah 22
1 दिव्य दर्शनको बेंसी बारे दुखको सन्देश तिमीहरूलाई के भयो? घरमाथि किन लुकिरहेछौ?
2 विगतमा, यो शहर अत्यन्त व्यस्त थियो। यो हल्लै हल्लाले भरिएको र अति सुखी शहर थियो। तर, अहिले स्थिति परिवर्तन भयो। तिमीहरूका मानिसहरू मारिए तर तरवारहरूले होइन्। मानिसहरू मरे तर युद्धमा लडेर होइन्।
3 तिमीहरूका सारा शासकहरूसँगै भाग्दै गए। तर तिनीहरू सबै नै पक्राउ परे। अनि तिनीहरूसित धनुष थिएनन्। सबै शासकहरूसँगै भागे तर तिनीहरू सबै नै पक्राउ परे।
4 यसकारण म भन्छु, “मलाई नहेर! मलाई चिच्याउन देऊ! यरूशलेम ध्वंश भई सकेपछि मलाई सान्त्वना दिन अघि नबढ।”
5 परमप्रभुले एक खास दिन रोज्नु भयो। त्यस दिन त्यहाँ कोलाहल र अस्तव्यस्त स्थिति हुनेछ। दर्शनको बेंसीमा मानिसहरू एकअर्कालाई कुल्ची मिल्ची पार्दै हिंड्नेछन्। शहरका पर्खालहरू भत्काई झार्नेछन्। बेंसीमा बस्ने मानिसहरू पर्वतमा बस्ने मानिसहरू प्रति चिच्याई कराउनेछन्।
6 एलामबाट आएका घोडचडी सिपाहीहरूले आफ्ना धनुहरू बोकेर युद्धकालागि जानेछन्। कीरका मानिसहरूले आफ्ना ढालहरूका टिङ्गटिङ्ग र टुङ्गटुङ्ग आवाज गर्दै कोलाहल मच्चाउनेछन्।
7 सैन्यहरू तिमीहरूका खास बेंसीमा भेला हुनेछन्। त्यो बेंसी युद्धका रथहरूले भरिएको हुनेछ। शहरको मूल प्रवेशद्वारमा घोडचडी सिपाहीहरू राखिनेछ।
8 त्यस समयमा, यहूदाका मानिसहरूलाई ती हतियार उपयोग गर्ने खाँचो पर्छ जसलाई तिनीहरूले जंगलभित्रको घरमा राखेका थिए। कारण परमेश्वरले यहूदाको सुरक्षा हटाइदिनु भयो।
9 दाऊदको शहरका भित्ताहरू र्चकिन थाल्नेछन् अनि तिमीहरूले चर्केका ठाउँहरू देख्नेछौ। यसैकारण तिमीहरू घरहरू गन्न शुरू गर्नेछौ, अनि ती घरहरूका ढुङ्गाहरू उपयोग गर्दै तिमीहरू भित्ताहरूमा चर्केको ठाउँमा टाल्नेछौ।
10 तिमीहरू पुराना नदीहरूको पानी जम्मा गर्न दुइवटा भित्ताको माझमा ठाउँ बनाउने छौ अनि पानी जोगाउने छौ।
11 तिमीहरू यी सबै कामहरू आफ्नै सुरक्षाका लागि गर्नेछौ। तर तिमीहरू परमेश्वरमाथि भरोशा गर्ने छैनौ जसले यी सबै कुराहरू सृष्टि गर्नु भयो। तिमीहरू उहाँको विषयमा फिक्री गर्ने छैनौ जसले यी सबै चीजहरू धेरै अघि सिर्जना गर्नु भयो।
12 यसैले, मेरो मालिक, सेनाहरूका परमप्रभुले मानिसहरू रून र आफ्ना मृत साथीहरूमाथि दुखी बन भनेर भन्नु हुनेछ। मानिसहरूले आफ्ना कपालहरू खौरिनेछन् र शोकपूर्ण पोषाकहरू लगाउनेछन्।
13 तर हेर! मानिसहरू अहिले खुशी छन्। मानिसहरू प्रफुल्लित छन्। तिनीहरूले गाईहरू अनि भेडाहरू मारिरहेकाछन्, भोज खाइरहेकाछन् खाद्य र मद ग्रहण गरिरहेकाछन् अनि भनिरहेकाछन्, “खाऊ अनि मदपान गर किनभने भोलि हामी मर्नेछौं।”
14 सेनाहरूका परमप्रभुले ती कुराहरू मलाई भन्नुभयो अनि मैले आफ्नो कानले सुनें, “गल्ती कामहरू गरेकोले तिमी दोषी छौ। अनि म वचन दिंदछु कि तिमीहरू आफ्ना दोषबाट क्षमा पाउनु अघि नै मर्ने छौ।” यी कुराहरू मेरा मालिक, सेनाहरूका परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो।
15 मेरा मालिक सेनाहरूका परमप्रभुले मलाई ती कुराहरू भन्नुभयो, “त्यो शेब्ना नाउँ भएको सेवककहाँ जाऊ। त्यो राजमहलको जिम्मेवार सेवक हो।
16 उसलाई सोध, ‘तिमीहरू यहाँ के गरिरहेका छौ? के तिम्रो कुनै सन्तान यहाँ गाडिएकोछ? तिमीहरूले किन यहाँ चिहान खनिरहेका छौ?’“तिमीहरू चट्टान काटेर अल्गो ठाउँमा आफ्नो चिहान बनाइरहेका छौ।
17 “हे वीर पुरूष परमप्रभुले तिमीलाई श्राप दिनुहुनेछ। परमप्रभुले तिमीलाई डल्लो पारेर एउटा सानो गोलीलाई झैं कुनै एउटा ठूलो देशभित्र फ्याँकिदिनु हुनेछ। अनि त्यहाँ तिमी मर्नेछौ।
18 ”परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “तिमी आफ्नो रथमाथि एकदम घमण्डी थियौ। तर टाढाको देशमा तिम्रो नयाँ शासककहाँ अझ उत्तम रथहरू पाउनेछौ। अनि तिम्रो रथहरूले उसको राजमहलमा त्यतिको महत्व पाउने छैन्।
19 म तिम्रो मुख्य काम देखि यहाँबाट जबरजस्ती हटाउनेछु। तिम्रो मुख्य कामबाट तिम्रो नयाँ शासकले तिमीलाई लगेर जानेछ।
20 त्यसबेला, म मेरो दासलाई डाक्नेछु। त्यो दास हिल्कियाहको छोरो एल्याकीम हो।
21 म तिम्रो पोशाक लैजानेछु अनि उसलाई लाउन दिनेछु। तिमीबाट यो लिए पछि म उसलाई राजकीय अधिकार प्रदान गर्नेछु। तिम्रोमा भएको काम म उसलाई दिनेछु। त्यो सेवक यरूशलेमका मानिसहरू अनि यहूदा परिवारको बुबा हुनेछ।
22 “म त्यस मानिसको घाँटी वरिपरि दाऊदको घरको साँचो झुण्डयाउनेछु। यदि उसले ढोका उघार्यो भने त्यो खुल्ला नै रहनेछ। कसैले पनि ढोका बन्द गर्न सक्नेछैन। यदि उसले ढोका बन्द गर्छ भने त्यो कसैले खोल्न सक्नेछैन।
23 म त्यसलाई यति बलियो बनाउनेछु जस्तो हतौडाले कुनै कडा फल्याकमा काँटी ठोकेर गाडिन्छ। त्यो सेवक आफ्नो बुबाको घरमा सम्माननीय आसनमा रहनेछ।
24 आफ्नो बाबुको सम्पूर्ण महिमा र मुख्य चीजहरू त्यसैमा झुण्डाईनेछ। ठूलाहरू र साना नानीहरू पनि उमाथि नै भर पर्नेछन्। साना थालहरू र पानीका ठूला बोतलहरू उसैमाथि झुण्डयारहेको जस्तो ती मानिसहरू हुनेछन्।
25 “त्यसबेला, काँटी अर्थात शेब्ना जुन कडा काठमा भर्खंरै ठोकेर गाडियो त्यो कमजोर भएर भाँचिनेछ। त्यो काँटी भूईंमा खस्नेछ र त्यसमा झुण्डिएका वस्तुहरू सबै नष्ट हुनेछन्। तब मैले यस सन्देशमा भनेका सबै कुराहरू घट्ने छन्।” ती कुराहरू घट्ने नै छन् किनभने परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूलाई यसो भन्नु भएको थियो।
1 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
3 All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.
4 Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
5 For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord God of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.
6 And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
7 And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
8 And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
9 Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
11 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
12 And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
14 And it was revealed in mine ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts.
15 Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,
16 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?
17 Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
18 He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord’s house.
19 And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
21 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.
24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.
25 In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the Lord hath spoken it.
1 And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
2 And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.
3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el.
5 And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
6 And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
7 And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.
9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.
10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
11 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
12 And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
14 And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
15 Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.
16 And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
17 Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Beth-el.
18 And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
19 And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el.
20 And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
21 And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the Lord your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
22 Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
23 But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the Lord in Jerusalem.
24 Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the Lord.
25 And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
26 Notwithstanding the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
27 And the Lord said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
29 In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
30 And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s stead.
31 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
32 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
33 And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
34 And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh.
36 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
37 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.