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Yoo'aash Oo Hagaajiyey Macbudkii

24 Yoo'aashna toddoba sannadood buu jiray markuu boqor noqday, oo afartan sannadoodna Yeruusaalem buu boqor ku ahaa, oo hooyadiis magaceeduna wuxuu ahaa Sibyaah tii reer Bi'ir Shebac. Oo Yoo'aashna wuxuu sameeyey wixii Rabbiga hortiisa ku qummanaa wakhtigii wadaadkii Yehooyaadaac ahaa noolaa oo dhan. Oo Yehooyaadaacna wuxuu isagii u guuriyey laba naagood, oo wuxuu dhalay wiilal iyo gabdhoba. Oo waxyaalahaas dabadoodna Yoo'aash wuxuu ku fikiray inuu gurigii Rabbiga cusboonaysiiyo. Markaasuu soo wada ururiyey wadaaddadii iyo kuwii reer Laawi, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Baxa oo magaalooyinka dalka Yahuudah taga, oo reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan waxaad ka soo ururisaan lacag guriga Ilaahiinna lagu cusboonaysiiyo sannad ilaa sannad, oo xaalkaas dhaqso u sameeya. Habase yeeshee kuwii reer Laawi xaalkaas kuma ayan dhaqsan. Markaasaa boqorkii wuxuu u yeedhay Yehooyaadaac oo madax ahaa, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Maxaad u weyddiin weyday reer Laawi inay dadkii Yahuudah iyo Yeruusaalem ka soo ururiyaan cashuurtii Muuse oo ahaa addoonkii Rabbiga iyo tii shirka reer binu Israa'iil teendhadii maragga aawadeed? Waayo, Catalyaah oo ahayd tu shar ah wiilasheedii ayaa gurigii Ilaah burburiyeen, oo weliba alaabtii guriga Rabbiga oo quduuska laga dhigay oo dhan waxay wada siiyeen Bacaliim. Sidaas daraaddeed boqorkii wuu amray oo iyana waxay sameeyeen sanduuq, oo waxay ag qotomiyeen guriga Rabbiga iriddiisa dibaddeeda. Markaasay dalka Yahuudah iyo Yeruusaalem oo dhan ku naadiyeen in Rabbiga loo keeno cashuurtii Muuse oo ahaa addoonkii Ilaah uu reer binu Israa'iil kor saaray markay cidlada dhex joogeen. 10 Markaasaa amiirradii iyo dadkii oo dhammu reyreeyeen oo intay wax keeneen ayay ku rideen sanduuqii ilaa ay ka buuxiyeen. 11 Oo waxay noqotay in markii sanduuqii la geeyey xafiiskii boqorka iyadoo ay reer Laawi sidaan, oo la arkay in lacag badanu ku jirto ayaa waxaa yimid oo sanduuqii ka shubay karraanigii boqorka iyo sirkaalkii wadaadka sare, oo haddana sanduuqii bay qaadeen oo meeshiisii ku celiyeen. Oo saasay maalin kasta yeeli jireen, oo waxay soo ururiyeen lacag faro badan. 12 Oo boqorkii iyo Yehooyaadaac waxay lacagtii siin jireen kuwii samayn jiray hawshii adeegidda guriga Rabbiga, oo waxay soo kiraysteen wastaadyo iyo nijaarro si ay u cusboonaysiiyaan gurigii Rabbiga, oo waxay kaloo siin jireen kuwii bir iyo naxaas wax uga samayn jiray si ay gurigii Rabbiga ugu hagaajiyaan. 13 Markaasay shaqaalihii shaqeeyeen, oo shuqulkiina gacantoodii buu ku hagaagay, oo gurigii Ilaahna waxay ka dhigeen siduu ahaan jiray, wayna adkeeyeen. 14 Oo markay hawshii dhammeeyeen waxay lacagtii hadhay keeneen boqorkii iyo Yehooyaadaac hortooda, oo taasna waxaa gurigii Rabbiga looga sameeyey weelal, kuwaasoo ahaa weelal lagu adeegi jiray iyo kuwa wax lagu bixin jiray, iyo malgacadihii, iyo weelashii ahaa dahabka iyo lacagta. Oo Yehooyaadaac cimrigiisii oo dhanna guriga Rabbiga waxaa had iyo goor lagu bixin jiray qurbaanno la gubo. 15 Laakiinse Yehooyaadaac wuu da' weynaa, gabow buuna la dhacay, wuuna dhintay, oo markuu dhintay wuxuu jiray boqol iyo soddon sannadood. 16 Oo waxaa lagu aasay magaaladii Daa'uud, iyo meel qabuurihii boqorrada dhexdooda ah, maxaa yeelay, wax wanaagsan buu ku dhex sameeyey reer binu Israa'iil, iyo xagga Ilaah iyo xagga gurigiisba.

Xumaatadii Yoo'aash

17 Haddaba markii Yehooyaadaac dhintay dabadeed waxaa yimid amiirradii dalkii Yahuudah oo boqorkay u sujuudeen. Markaasaa boqorkii iyagii maqlay. 18 Oo iyana waxay ka tageen gurigii Rabbiga ah Ilaahii awowayaashood, oo waxay u adeegeen geedihii Asheeraah iyo sanamyadii. Markaasaa dadkii dalka Yahuudah iyo dadkii Yeruusaalem degganaa waxaa ku soo degtay cadho xadgudubkoodan aawadiis. 19 Oo weliba wuxuu u soo diray nebiyo si ay iyaga ugu soo celiyaan Rabbiga xaggiisa, iyana way ku marag fureen iyagii, laakiin ma ay maqlin. 20 Markaasaa Ruuxii Ilaah wuxuu ku soo degay Sekaryaah oo uu dhalay wadaadkii Yehooyaadaac ahaa, oo isna intuu meel dadka ka korraysaa istaagay ayuu ku yidhi, Ilaah wuxuu idinku leeyahay, War maxaad ugu xadgudbaysaan Rabbiga amarradiisa? Idinku ma liibaani karaysaan, maxaa yeelay, Rabbiga waad ka tagteen, isna wuu idinka tegey. 21 Oo iyana intay isagii shirqool u dhigeen, ayay iyagoo boqorka amar ka wata isagii ku dhagxiyeen barxadda guriga Rabbiga. 22 Sidaasuusan Boqor Yoo'aash u xusuusan roonaantii uu Yehooyaadaac oo isaga aabbihiis ahaa u sameeyey, laakiinse wuxuu dilay wiilkiisii. Oo markuu dhimanayay ayuu yidhi, Rabbigu xaalkan ha fiiriyo oo ha idin weyddiiyo. 23 Oo isla sannaddaas dhammaadkeedii waxaa isagii ku soo kacay ciidankii reer Suuriya, oo intay dalkii Yahuudah iyo Yeruusaalem yimaadeen ayay amiirradii dadka oo dhan ka baabbi'iyeen dadka dhexdiisii, oo wixii ay dhaceen oo dhan ayay u direen boqorkii Dimishaq degganaa. 24 Ciidankii reer Suuriya waxay yimaadeen iyagoo ah guuto yar, markaasaa Rabbigu wuxuu gacanta u geliyey ciidan aad u faro badan, maxaa yeelay, waxay ka tageen Rabbigii ahaa Ilaahii awowayaashood. Oo sidaasaa xukun loogu soo dejiyey Yoo'aash. 25 Oo markay isagii ka tageen, (waayo, waxay ka tageen isagoo aad iyo aad u buka) ayaa isaga addoommadiisii u sirqooleen dhiiggii uu qabay oo ilma Yehooyaadaac, kii wadaadka ahaa, oo waxay dileen isagoo sariirtiisii ku jiifa, wuuna dhintay. Oo waxaa lagu aasay magaaladii Daa'uud, laakiinse isagii laguma dhex aasin qabuurihii boqorrada. 26 Oo kuwii isaga sirqoolka u dhigayna waxay ahaayeen Saabaad oo ay dhashay Shimcaad oo ahayd reer Cammoon, iyo Yehoosaabaad oo ay dhashay Shimriid oo ahayd reer Moo'aab. 27 Haddaba xaalkii wiilashiisa, iyo culaabtii weynayd ee korkiisa saarnayd, iyo siduu gurigii Ilaah mar dambe u dhisayba, bal eeg waxay ku wada qoran yihiin kitaabkii boqorrada. Oo meeshiisiina waxaa boqor ka noqday wiilkiisii Amasyaah.

Joash Repairs the Temple(A)(B)

24 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord(C) all the years of Jehoiada the priest. Jehoiada chose two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters.

Some time later Joash decided to restore the temple of the Lord. He called together the priests and Levites and said to them, “Go to the towns of Judah and collect the money(D) due annually from all Israel,(E) to repair the temple of your God. Do it now.” But the Levites(F) did not act at once.

Therefore the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, “Why haven’t you required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the Lord and by the assembly of Israel for the tent of the covenant law?”(G)

Now the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the temple of God and had used even its sacred objects for the Baals.

At the king’s command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the temple of the Lord. A proclamation was then issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they should bring to the Lord the tax that Moses the servant of God had required of Israel in the wilderness. 10 All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly,(H) dropping them into the chest until it was full. 11 Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king’s officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this regularly and collected a great amount of money. 12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who carried out the work required for the temple of the Lord. They hired(I) masons and carpenters to restore the Lord’s temple, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the temple.

13 The men in charge of the work were diligent, and the repairs progressed under them. They rebuilt the temple of God according to its original design and reinforced it. 14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the Lord’s temple: articles for the service and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes and other objects of gold and silver. As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the Lord.

15 Now Jehoiada was old and full of years, and he died at the age of a hundred and thirty. 16 He was buried with the kings in the City of David, because of the good he had done in Israel for God and his temple.

The Wickedness of Joash

17 After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them. 18 They abandoned(J) the temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and worshiped Asherah poles and idols.(K) Because of their guilt, God’s anger(L) came on Judah and Jerusalem. 19 Although the Lord sent prophets to the people to bring them back to him, and though they testified against them, they would not listen.(M)

20 Then the Spirit(N) of God came on Zechariah(O) son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you disobey the Lord’s commands? You will not prosper.(P) Because you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken(Q) you.’”

21 But they plotted against him, and by order of the king they stoned(R) him to death(S) in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.(T) 22 King Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, “May the Lord see this and call you to account.”(U)

23 At the turn of the year,[a] the army of Aram marched against Joash; it invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people.(V) They sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus. 24 Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men,(W) the Lord delivered into their hands a much larger army.(X) Because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, judgment was executed on Joash. 25 When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried(Y) in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

26 Those who conspired against him were Zabad,[b] son of Shimeath an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith[c](Z) a Moabite woman.(AA) 27 The account of his sons, the many prophecies about him, and the record of the restoration of the temple of God are written in the annotations on the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son succeeded him as king.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 24:23 Probably in the spring
  2. 2 Chronicles 24:26 A variant of Jozabad
  3. 2 Chronicles 24:26 A variant of Shomer