Exodus 10
1 യഹോവ പിന്നെയും മോശെയോടു: നീ ഫറവോന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെല്ലുക. ഞാൻ അവന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ എന്റെ അടയാളങ്ങളെ ചെയ്യേണ്ടതിന്നും,
2 ഞാൻ മിസ്രയീമിൽ പ്രവർത്തിച്ച കാര്യങ്ങളും അവരുടെ മദ്ധ്യേ ചെയ്ത അടയാളങ്ങളും നീ നിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരോടും പൌത്രന്മാരോടും വിവരിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നും ഞാൻ യഹോവ ആകുന്നു എന്നു നിങ്ങൾ അറിയേണ്ടതിന്നും ഞാൻ അവന്റെയും ഭൃത്യന്മാരുടെയും ഹൃദയം കഠിനമാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു.
3 അങ്ങനെ മോശെയും അഹരോനും ഫറവോന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്നു അവനോടു പറഞ്ഞതെന്തെന്നാൽ: എബ്രായരുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ ഇപ്രകാരം അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു: എന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ നിന്നെത്തന്നേ താഴ്ത്തുവാൻ എത്രത്തോളം നിനക്കു മനസ്സില്ലാതിരിക്കും? എന്നെ ആരാധിപ്പാൻ എന്റെ ജനത്തെ വിട്ടയക്ക.
4 എന്റെ ജനത്തെ വിട്ടയപ്പാൻ നിനക്കു മനസ്സില്ലെങ്കിൽ ഞാൻ നാളെ നിന്റെ രാജ്യത്തു വെട്ടുക്കിളിയെ വരുത്തും.
5 നിലം കാണ്മാൻ വഹിയാതവണ്ണം അവ ഭൂതലത്തെ മൂടുകയും കല്മഴയിൽ നശിക്കാതെ ശേഷിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതും പറമ്പിൽ തളിർത്തു വളരുന്ന സകലവൃക്ഷവും തിന്നുകളകയും ചെയ്യും.
6 നിന്റെ ഗൃഹങ്ങളും നിന്റെ സകലഭൃത്യന്മാരുടെയും സകലമിസ്രയീമ്യരുടെയും വീടുകളും അതുകൊണ്ടു നിറയും; നിന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരെങ്കിലും പിതൃപിതാക്കന്മാരെങ്കിലും ഭൂമിയിൽ ഇരുന്ന കാലം മുതൽ ഇന്നുവരെയും അങ്ങനെയുള്ളതു കണ്ടിട്ടില്ല. പിന്നെ അവൻ തിരിഞ്ഞു ഫറവോന്റെ അടുക്കൽനിന്നു പോയി.
7 അപ്പോൾ ഭൃത്യന്മാർ ഫറവോനോടു: എത്രത്തോളം ഇവൻ നമുക്കു കണിയായിരിക്കും? ആ മനുഷ്യരെ തങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയെ ആരാധിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു വിട്ടയക്കേണം; മിസ്രയീം നശിച്ചുപോകുന്നു എന്നു ഇപ്പോഴും നീ അറിയുന്നില്ലയോ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
8 അപ്പോൾ ഫറവോൻ മോശെയെയും അഹരോനെയും വീണ്ടും വരുത്തി അവരോടു: നിങ്ങൾ പോയി നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയെ ആരാധിപ്പിൻ.
9 എന്നാൽ പോകേണ്ടുന്നവർ ആരെല്ലാം? എന്നു ചോദിച്ചതിന്നു മോശെ ഞങ്ങൾക്കു യഹോവയുടെ ഉത്സവമുണ്ടാകകൊണ്ടു ഞങ്ങൾ ഞങ്ങളുടെ ബാലന്മാരും വൃദ്ധന്മാരും പുത്രന്മാരും പുത്രിമാരുമായി പോകും; ഞങ്ങളുടെ ആടുകളെയും കന്നുകാലികളെയും കൂടെ കൊണ്ടുപോകും എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
10 അവൻ അവരോടു: ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളെയും നിങ്ങളുടെ കുഞ്ഞുകുട്ടികളെയും വിട്ടയച്ചാൽ യഹോവ നിങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ ഇരിക്കട്ടെ; നോക്കുവിൻ; ദോഷമാകുന്നു നിങ്ങളുടെ ആന്തരം.
11 അങ്ങനെയല്ല, നിങ്ങൾ പുരുഷന്മാർ പോയി യഹോവയെ ആരാധിച്ചുകൊൾവിൻ; ഇതല്ലോ നിങ്ങൾ അപേക്ഷിച്ചതു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു അവരെ ഫറവോന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽനിന്നു ആട്ടിക്കളഞ്ഞു.
12 അപ്പോൾ യഹോവ മോശെയോടു: നിലത്തിലെ സകലസസ്യാദികളും കല്മഴയിൽ ശേഷിച്ചതു ഒക്കെയും തിന്നുകളയേണ്ടതിന്നു വെട്ടുക്കിളി മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തു വരുവാൻ നിന്റെ കൈ ദേശത്തിന്മേൽ നീട്ടുക എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
13 അങ്ങനെ മോശെ തന്റെ വടി മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തിന്മേൽ നീട്ടി; യഹോവ അന്നു പകൽ മുഴുവനും രാത്രിമുഴുവനും ദേശത്തിന്മേൽ കിഴക്കൻ കാറ്റു അടിപ്പിച്ചു; പ്രഭാതം ആയപ്പോൾ കിഴക്കൻ കാറ്റു വെട്ടുക്കിളിയെ കൊണ്ടുവന്നു.
14 വെട്ടുക്കിളി മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തൊക്കെയും വന്നു മിസ്രയീമിന്റെ അതിർക്കകത്തു ഒക്കെയും അനവധിയായി വീണു; അതുപോലെ വെട്ടുക്കിളി ഉണ്ടായിട്ടില്ല, ഇനി അതുപോലെ ഉണ്ടാകയുമില്ല.
15 അതു ഭൂതലത്തെ ഒക്കെയും മൂടി ദേശം അതിനാൽ ഇരുണ്ടുപോയി; കല്മഴയിൽ ശേഷിച്ചതായി നിലത്തിലെ സകലസസ്യവും വൃക്ഷങ്ങളുടെ സകലഫലവും അതു തിന്നുകളഞ്ഞു; മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തു എങ്ങും വൃക്ഷങ്ങളിലാകട്ടെ നിലത്തിലെ സസ്യത്തിലാകട്ടെ പച്ചയായതൊന്നും ശേഷിച്ചില്ല.
16 ഫറവോൻ മോശെയെയും അഹരോനെയും വേഗത്തിൽ വിളിപ്പിച്ചു: നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയോടും നിങ്ങളോടും ഞാൻ പാപം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു.
17 അതുകൊണ്ടു ഈ പ്രാവശ്യം മാത്രം നീ എന്റെ പാപം ക്ഷമിച്ചു ഈ ഒരു മരണം എന്നെ വിട്ടു നീങ്ങുവാൻ നിങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയോടു പ്രാർത്ഥിപ്പിൻ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
18 അവൻ ഫറവോന്റെ അടുക്കൽ നിന്നു പറപ്പെടു യഹോവയോടു പ്രാർത്ഥിച്ചു.
19 യഹോവ മഹാശക്തിയുള്ളോരു പടിഞ്ഞാറൻ കാറ്റു അടിപ്പിച്ചു; അതു വെട്ടുക്കിളിയെ എടുത്തു ചെങ്കടലിൽ ഇട്ടുകളഞ്ഞു. മിസ്രയീംരാജ്യത്തെങ്ങും ഒരു വെട്ടുക്കിളിപോലും ശേഷിച്ചില്ല.
20 എന്നാൽ യഹോവ ഫറവോന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തെ കഠിനമാക്കി; അവൻ യിസ്രായേൽമക്കളെ വിട്ടയച്ചതുമില്ല.
21 അപ്പോൾ യഹോവ മോശെയോടു: മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തു സ്പർശിക്കത്തക്ക ഇരുൾ ഉണ്ടാകേണ്ടതിന്നു നിന്റെ കൈ ആകാശത്തേക്കു നീട്ടുക എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു.
22 മോശെ തന്റെ കൈ ആകാശത്തേക്കു നീട്ടി, മിസ്രയീംദേശത്തൊക്കെയും മൂന്നു ദിവസത്തേക്കു കൂരിരുട്ടുണ്ടായി.
23 മൂന്നു ദിവസത്തേക്കു ഒരുത്തനെ ഒരുത്തൻ കണ്ടില്ല; ഒരുത്തനും തന്റെ സ്ഥലം വിട്ടു എഴുന്നേറ്റതുമില്ല. എന്നാൽ യിസ്രായേൽമക്കൾക്കു എല്ലാവർക്കും തങ്ങളുടെ വാസസ്ഥലങ്ങളിൽ വെളിച്ചം ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
24 അപ്പോൾ ഫറവോൻ മോശെയെ വിളിപ്പിച്ചു. നിങ്ങൾ പോയി യഹോവയെ ആരാധിപ്പിൻ; നിങ്ങളുടെ ആടുകളും കന്നുകാലികളും മാത്രം ഇങ്ങു നിൽക്കട്ടെ; നിങ്ങളുടെ കുഞ്ഞു കുട്ടികളും നിങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ പോരട്ടെ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
25 അതിന്നു മോശെ പറഞ്ഞതു: ഞങ്ങൾ ഞങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവെക്കു അർപ്പിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു യാഗങ്ങൾക്കും സർവ്വാംഗഹോമങ്ങൾക്കും വേണ്ടി മൃഗങ്ങളെയും നീ ഞങ്ങൾക്കു തരേണം.
26 ഞങ്ങളുടെ മൃഗങ്ങളും ഞങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ പോരേണം; ഒരു കുളമ്പുപോലും പിമ്പിൽ ശേഷിച്ചുകൂടാ; ഞങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയെ ആരാധിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു അതിൽനിന്നല്ലോ ഞങ്ങൾ എടുക്കേണ്ടതു; ഏതിനെ അർപ്പിച്ചു യഹോവയെ ആരാധിക്കേണമെന്നു അവിടെ എത്തുവോളം ഞങ്ങൾ അറിയുന്നില്ല.
27 എന്നാൽ യഹോവ ഫറവോന്റെ ഹൃദയം കഠിനമാക്കി; അവരെ വിട്ടയപ്പാൻ അവന്നു മനസ്സായില്ല.
28 ഫറവോൻ അവനോടു: എന്റെ അടുക്കൽ നിന്നു പോക. ഇനി എന്റെ മുഖം കാണാതിരിപ്പാൻ സൂക്ഷിച്ചുകൊൾക. എന്റെ മുഖം കാണുന്ന നാളിൽ നീ മരിക്കും എന്നു പറഞ്ഞതിന്നു മോശെ:
29 നീ പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ ആകട്ടെ; ഞാൻ ഇനി നിന്റെ മുഖം കാണുകയില്ല എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:
2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord.
3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.
7 And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the Lord your God: but who are they that shall go?
9 And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the Lord.
10 And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.
12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.
17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.
19 And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.
25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God.
26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither.
27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.
28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.
2 Kings 25 in Tamil and English
1 તેના શાસનના નવમા વર્ષમાં, દશમાં મહિનાના, દશમા દિવસે બાબિલના રાજા નબૂખાદનેસ્સારે પોતાની આખી સેના સહિત આવીને યરૂશાલેમ પર હુમલો કર્યો, તેણે એ શહેરને ઘેરો ઘાલ્યો અને ચારે બાજુ ઘેરાના ઢાળીયા બાધ્યાં.
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
2 એ પ્રમાણે સિદકિયા રાજાના અગિયારમા વર્ષ સુધી નગરને ઘેરો રહ્યો.
And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
3 રાજયમાં ચોથા મહિનાના નવમા દિવશે દુકાળ એટલો સખત બની ગયો કે, ખાવા માટે કઇ ખોરાક બાકી ન રહ્યો. તે ચોથા મહિનાનો નવમો દિવસ હતો, નગરમાં અનાજની ભારે તંગી વર્તાતી હતી.
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
4 આખરે, નબૂખાદનેસ્સારના સૈન્યએ નગરના કોટમાં ગાબડું પાડયું અને તે રાત્રે તેમાંથી સિદકિયા અને તેના માણસો, બે દિવાલોની વચ્ચે આવેલા એક ગુપ્ત દરવાજામાંથી રાજાના બગીચાના માગેર્ શહેરમાં ચારે બાજુ બાબિલવાસીઓ હતાં તે છતાં પણ, રણ તરફ નાસી ગયા.
And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
5 બાબિલના રાજાના સૈન્યે તેનો પીછો કર્યો અને તેને યરીખોના મેદાનમાં પકડી પાડયો, અને તેની સાથેના લોકો વિખેરાઈ ગયા અને તેને છોડી ગયા.
And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.
6 બાબિલના સૈનિકોએ સિદકિયાને પકડીને તેમના રાજા નબૂખાદનેસ્સારની પાસે રિબ્લાહ લઈ ગયા. અને ત્યાં તેને સજા કરવામાં આવી.
So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
7 તેની નજર આગળ તેના દીકરાઓને રહેંસી નાખવામાં આવ્યા અને ત્યાર પછી તેની આંખો ફોડી નાખી, સાંકળે બાંધી તેને બાબિલ લઈ જવામાં આવ્યો.
And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
8 બાબિલના રાજા નબૂખાદનેસ્સારના શાસનના ઓગણીસમાં વર્ષમાં, પાંચમા મહિનાના સાતમા દિવસે, રાજાના અંગરક્ષકો, તેમનો સરદાર, નબૂઝારઅદાન અને તેના મંત્રીઓ યરૂશાલેમમાં પ્રવેશ્યા,
And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:
9 યહોવાના મંદિરને, રાજાના મહેલને અને શહેરનાં બધાં મકાનોને બાળી મૂક્યાં.
And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.
10 તેના લશ્કરે નગરની દીવાલો તોડી નાખી.
And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
11 તેણે શહેરની બાકી રહેલી વસ્તીને, અને જેઓ બાબિલના રાજાના પક્ષમાં ચાલ્યા ગયા હતા તેમને રક્ષકોના નાયક નબૂઝારઅદાને દેશવટો દીધો.
Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carry away.
12 અને ફકત વસ્તીના ગરીબમાં ગરીબ વર્ગને દ્રાક્ષની વાડીમાં અને ખેતરમાં મજૂરી કરવા માટે પાછળ રહેવા દીધા.
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
13 બાબિલવાસીઓએ યહોવાના મંદિરમાંના કાંસાના થાંભલા, પૈડાવાળી ઘોડીઓ અને કાંસાનો સમુદ્ર તે બધું તેમણે ભાંગી નાખ્યું અને કાંસુ બાબિલ લઈ ગયા.
And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
14 વળી તેઓ યહોવાના મંદિરમાં વપરાંતા કાંસાના બધાં વાસણો, કૂંડાં, કુહાડીઓ, થાળીઓ, વાટકા અને બધી વસ્તુઓ પણ લઈ ગયા.
And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
15 સોનાચાંદીનાં પાત્રોને પણ કબજે કરીને તેઓ લઈ ગયા.
And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
16 કાંસાના બે સ્તંભો, સમૂદ્ર અને પૈડાવાળી ઘોડીઓનું વજન કરવું અશકય હતું કેમ કે તે ઘણા વજનદાર હતા. આ સર્વ વસ્તુઓ સુલેમાન રાજાએ યહોવાના મંદિરને માટે બનાવડાવી હતી.
The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
17 એક સ્તંભની ઊંચાઈ અઢાર હાથ હતી, અને તેના પર કાંસાની મથોટી હતી અને તેની ઉંચાઈ ત્રણ હાથ હતી, તે એક ઢાંકણું હતું જે ગોળ ફરતું હતું અને દરવાજે લટકતું હતું મથાળા પર ચોગરદમ જાળી તથા દાડમો પાડેલાં હતાં, અને તે એક ગોળાકાર જેવું માળખું હતું. બીજો સ્તંભ પણ જાળીદાર નકશી પાડેલી હતી અને તેના જેવો જ હતો.
The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.
18 રક્ષકોના નાયકે મુખ્ય યાજક સરાયાને, તેની હાથ નીચેના યાજક સફાન્યાને અને ત્રણ દ્વારપાળોને કેદ પકડયા.
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
19 ત્યાર પછી તેણે નગરમાંથી લશ્કરના વડા અમલદારને, નગરમાંથી મળી આવેલા રાજાના પાંચ સલાહકારોને, સેનાપતિના લશ્કરની ભરતી અને તાલીમનું કામ સંભાળનાર મંત્રીને, તેમજ પ્રદેશના 60 સામાન્ય લોકોને, જેઓ નગર માંથી મળ્યા હતાં તેમને સાથે લીધા.
And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:
20 અને એ બધાને તે હમાથના પ્રદેશમાં આવેલા રિબ્લાહમાં બાબિલના રાજા આગળ લઈ ગયા.
And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
21 અને ત્યાં બાબિલના રાજાએ તેમને ફટકા મરાવીને મારી નંખાવ્યા. આમ યહૂદાવાસીઓને બંદીવાન બનાવીને, તેઓના દેશમાંથી લઈ જવામાં આવ્યા.
And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
22 બાબિલના રાજા નબૂખાદનેસ્સારે જે લોકોને યહૂદાના પ્રદેશમાં રહેવા દીધા હતા, તેમના પર રાજય કરવાને તેણે શાફાનના પુત્ર અહીકામના પુત્ર ગદાલ્યાને યહૂદામાં શાસન કર્તા તરીકે નીમ્યો.
And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
23 જયારે લશ્કરી ટુકડીઓના સેનાપતિઓએ અને તેમના માણસોએ સાંભળ્યું કે બાબિલના રાજાએ ગદાલ્યાને શાસન કર્તા નીમ્યો છે, ત્યારે તેઓ તેને મળવા મિસ્પાહ ગયા, એટલે નથાન્યાનો પુત્ર ઇશ્માએલ, કારેઆહનો પુત્ર યોહાનાન, નટોફાથી તાન્હુમેથનો પુત્ર સરાયા, માઅખાથીનો પુત્ર યાઅઝાન્યા, અને તેઓના માણસો ગદાલ્યાને મળ્યા.
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
24 તેમની અને તેમના માણસોની સામે ગદાલ્યાએ વચન આપીને કહ્યું કે, “બાબિલવાસીઓથી ડરશો નહિ, દેશમાં શાંતિથી રહો અને બાબિલના રાજાનું પ્રભુત્વ સ્વીકારો, એટલે તે તમારી પ્રત્યે સારો રહેશે.”
And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.
25 સાતમા મહિનામાં રાજવંશના એલીશામાનો અને નથાન્યાના પુત્ર ઇશ્માએલે દસ માણસો સાથે ગદાલ્યા પાસે આવીને તેમજ મિસ્પાહમાં તેની સાથે રહેતા યહૂદાવાસીઓને અને બાબિલવાસીઓને મારી નાખ્યા.
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
26 ત્યારબાદ નાનાંમોટાં બધાંજ લોકો ઇસ્રાએલીઓ તથા લશ્કરના અમલદારો બાબિલવાસીઓની બીકથી મિસર ભાગી ગયા.
And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.
27 યહૂદાના રાજા યહોયાખીનને પણ બંદીવાસમાંથી મુકત કરવામાં આવ્યો. આમ આ દેશનિકાલના સાડત્રીસમા વર્ષમાં બન્યું. છેલ્લા માસના સત્તાવીસમે દિવસે બાબિલના રાજા એવીલ-મરોદાખે, પોતે ગાદીએ બેઠો અને તે જ વરસે યહૂદાના રાજા યહોયાખીનને માફી અપાઇ અને તેને કારાવાસમાંથી મુકત કરવામાં આવ્યો.
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
28 તેણે તેના પ્રત્યે માયાળુ વર્તાવ રાખ્યો અને તેને બાબિલમાં પોતાની સાથેના બીજા રાજાઓ કરતાં ઊંચે આસને બેસાડયો.
And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
29 આથી યહોયાખીને કારાવાસનાં કપડાં ઉતારી સામાન્ય નાગરિકનો પોષાક પહેરી, બાકીનું જીવન રાજાના આશ્રિત તરીકે વિતાવ્યું. એક જ મેજ પર બેસી તેણે તેમની સાથે ભોજન લીધું
And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
30 અને જ્યાં સુધી તે જીવ્યો ત્યાં સુધી રાજાએ તેને ભાણું અને આધાર આપ્યો.
And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.