1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
3 ¶ Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents. 4 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
5 ¶ Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
6 ¶ In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, 8 And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made. 9 And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 10 And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree: 11 And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger: 12 For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. 13 Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. 14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God. 15 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them. 16 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. 17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 18 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only. 19 Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. 20 And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight. 21 For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin. 22 For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them; 23 Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.
24 ¶ And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. 25 And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them. 26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land. 27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land. 28 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD. 29 Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. 30 And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, 31 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. 32 So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places. 33 They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence. 34 Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; 35 With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them: 36 But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice. 37 And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods. 38 And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods. 39 But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies. 40 Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner. 41 So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children’s children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.
17–BOB
Isroilning oxirgi shohi Xoʻsheya
1 Yahudo shohi Oxoz hukmronlik qilayotganiga oʻn ikki yil boʻlganda, Xoʻsheya Samariyada Isroil shohi boʻldi va toʻqqiz yil hukmronlik qildi. Xoʻsheya Eloxning oʻgʻli edi. 2 U Egamiz oldida qabih ishlar qilgan boʻlsa ham, oʻzidan oldin oʻtgan Isroil shohlari qadar emasdi.
3 Ossuriya shohi Shalmanasar Xoʻsheyaga qarshi urush ochdi. Xoʻsheya taslim boʻlib, Shalmanasarga oʻlpon toʻlay boshladi. 4 Lekin keyinroq Xoʻsheya Misr firʼavni Soʻvaxdan yordam soʻrab xabarchilar joʻnatdi va Ossuriya shohiga har yili toʻlashi kerak boʻlgan oʻlponni toʻlamay qoʻydi. Xoʻsheyaning xoinlik qilganini Ossuriya shohi bilib qoldi, shuning uchun uni tutib, zindonga tashladi.
Samariyaning magʻlubiyati
5 Shalmanasar Isroil yerlariga hujum qilib, Samariyani uch yil qamal qilib turdi. 6 Xoʻsheya hukmronligining toʻqqizinchi yilida Ossuriya shohi Samariyani qoʻlga kiritib , Isroil xalqini Ossuriyaga koʻchirdi. Ularni Xalax shahriga, Xavor daryosi boʻyidagi Gozan hududiga va Midiya shaharlariga joylashtirdi.
7 Isroil xalqi oʻzlarini Misr firʼavni hukmronligidan xalos qilib, Misrdan olib chiqqan Egasi Xudoga qarshi gunoh qilgan edilar. Ularning boshiga kelgan jamiki gʻam–kulfatlarning sababi shu edi. Oʻsha paytlarda Isroil xalqi begona xudolarga sajda qilishar, 8 Kanʼon yurtidan Egamiz quvgan qavmlarning odatlariga va Isroil shohlari oʻzlaricha joriy qilgan odatlarga binoan yashardilar. 9 Oʻzlarining Egasi Xudoga maʼqul kelmaydigan ishlarni qilardilar. Hamma yerda — qishloqlardan tortib, mustahkam shahargacha boʻlgan joylarda sajdagohlar qurgan edilar. 10 Har bir tepalikning ustiga, har bir yashil daraxtning ostiga butsimon toshlarni, Asheraga atab ustunlarni oʻrnatgan edilar. 11 Kanʼon yurtidan Egamiz quvib yuborgan xalqlar singari, Isroil xalqi hamma sajdagohlarda qurbonliklar qilishardi. Ular qabih ishlari bilan Egamizni gʻazablantirardilar. 12 Egamiz: “Bunday ishlarni qilmanglar”, deb aytganiga qaramasdan, butlarga xizmat qilaverardilar.
13 Egamiz Isroil va Yahudo xalqini hamma paygʻambarlar, valiylar orqali ogohlantirib, ularga shunday amr bergan edi: “Qabih yoʻllaringizdan qaytinglar. Mening amrlarimga, farmonlarimga itoat etinglar! Men hamma qonunlarimni ota–bobolaringizga berganman, paygʻambar boʻlgan qullarim orqali sizlarga yuborganman.”
14 Ammo Isroil xalqi quloq solmasdi. Ular otalari kabi oʻjarlik qilaverdilar, oʻzlarining Egasi Xudoga ishonmas edilar. 15 Egamizning farmonlaridan, ogohlantirishlaridan va otalari bilan qilgan ahdidan yuz oʻgirib, betayin xudolarga sajda qilgani uchun oʻzlari ham betayin boʻlib qolgandilar. Egamiz: “Atrofingizdagi xalqlarga oʻxshab yashamanglar”, deb ularga amr bersa ham, oʻsha xalqlarning odatlariga koʻra, yashayverardilar.
16 Isroil xalqi oʻzlarining Egasi Xudoning hamma amrlaridan yuz oʻgirgandi. Ular topingani ikkita buzoq tasvirini va Asheraning ustunini yasadilar. Barcha samoviy jismlarga sajda qilib, Baalga xizmat etardilar. 17 Oʻgʻillarini, qizlarini qurbonlik qilib, olovda kuydirardilar , fol ochtirib, taʼbirchilarga eʼtiqod qilardilar. Egamiz oldida qabih ishlarga mukkasidan ketib, Egamizni gʻazablantiraverdilar. 18 Egamiz Isroil xalqidan qattiq gʻazablanib, ularni Oʻzining huzuridan chiqarib tashlagandi. Yahudo xalqidan tashqari bironta qabila Egamizning huzurida qolmagan edi. 19 Hatto Yahudo xalqi ham oʻzlarining Egasi Xudoning amrlariga rioya qilmay qoʻygandi. Ular Isroil xalqining qabih odatlariga taqlid qildilar. 20 Oqibatda Egamiz Isroilning hamma qavmidan yuz oʻgirdi. Ularni talonchilarning qoʻliga berib, jazoladi. Oxiri, hammasini huzuridan uloqtirib tashladi.
21 Darvoqe, Egamiz Dovud xonadonidan Isroilni tortib olgandan keyin , Isroil xalqi Nabat oʻgʻli Yeribomni shoh qilgan edi. Yeribom Isroil xalqini Egamizning yoʻlidan ozdirib, ogʻir gunohga botirdi. 22 Isroil xalqi Yeribom qilgan hamma gunohlarga ergashdi, bu gunohlardan qaytmadi. 23 Natijada Egamiz paygʻambar qullari orqali aytganiday, Isroil xalqini Oʻz huzuridan quvgan va Isroil xalqi oʻz yurtlaridan Ossuriyaga surgun qilingan edilar. Ular bugungacha oʻsha yerda yashaydilar.
Samariyaga oʻrnashgan xalqlarning butparastligi
24 Ossuriya shohi Bobildan, Goʻsax, Ivvax, Xomat va Sefarvayim shaharlaridan odamlarni olib kelib, Samariya shaharlarida Isroil xalqi oʻrniga joylashtirdi. Ular Samariyani egallab, Samariya shaharlarida istiqomat qila boshladilar.
25 Ular bu joylarga dastlab oʻrnashganlarida, Egamizga sajda qilmadilar. Shuning uchun Egamiz Samariya shaharlariga arslonlar yubordi. Arslonlar oʻsha xalqlardan baʼzi odamlarni oʻldirdi. 26 Soʻngra Samariyadan Ossuriya shohiga quyidagicha xabar joʻnatildi: “Siz Samariya shaharlariga koʻchirib kelib oʻrnashtirgan xalqlar bu yurt xudosining qonun–qoidalarini bilmayaptilar. Shuning uchun oʻsha xudo bu yerga arslonlar yuboryapti, odamlar esa arslonlarga yem boʻlyapti.”
27 Shundan keyin Ossuriya shohi quyidagicha farmon berdi: “Samariyadan asir qilib olib ketilgan ruhoniylardan birortasini oʻsha yerga qaytarib yuboringlar. Ruhoniy oʻsha yurtga borib yashasin va Samariyaning xudosi qonun–qoidalarini oʻsha yerdagi xalqlarga oʻrgatsin.” 28 Samariyadan koʻchirib yuborilgan ruhoniylardan biri qaytib kelib, Baytilda istiqomat qila boshladi. U oʻsha yerda oʻrnashgan xalqlarga Egamizga qanday sajda qilishni oʻrgatishga kirishdi.
29 Lekin Samariya shaharlariga joylashgan har bir xalq oʻz xudolarining tasvirini yasayverdi. Isroil xalqi Samariyada yashaganda barpo qilgan sajdagohlarga oʻsha xudolarning tasvirini qoʻydilar. 30 Bobilliklar xudo Suxotvanotning, Xutliklar xudo Nargalning, Xomatliklar xudo Oshimaning, 31 Ivvaxliklar esa xudolar Nivxaz va Tartoqning tasvirlarini yasab, oʻsha xudolarga sajda qildilar. Sefarvayimliklar oʻzlarining xudolari Odrammalek va Anammalekka bolalarini kuydirib qurbonlik qildilar. 32 Ular ham Egamizga sajda qildilar, ayni paytda oʻz xudolarining sajdagohlarida xizmat qilish uchun oralaridan ruhoniylar ham saylab oldilar. 33 Ular Egamizga sajda qilish bilan birga, oʻzlari oldin yashagan ona yurtining odatlariga muvofiq oʻz xudolariga ham xizmat qilaverdilar. 34 Oʻsha xalqlar bugungacha eski odatlari boʻyicha yashab keladilar: na Egamizdan qoʻrqadilar, na Egamiz Yoqubga, yaʼni Isroil nasliga bergan farmonlarni, qoidalarni, qonun va amrlarni bajaradilar.
35 Ilgarilari Egamiz Isroil xalqi bilan ahd tuzib, shunday amr etgan edi: “Begona xudolarga sajda qilmanglar, taʼzim qilmanglar, u xudolarga xizmat qilmanglar, qurbonlik keltirmanglar. 36 Faqat Menga sajda qilinglar! Men, Egangiz, buyuk qudratim va ajoyibotlarim bilan sizlarni Misrdan olib chiqqanman. Menga taʼzim qilib, qurbonlik keltiringlar. 37 Sizlar uchun yozgan farmonlarimni, qoidalarimni, qonunlarimni va amrlarimni to abad ijro etinglar, begona xudolarga sajda qilmanglar. 38 Sizlar bilan tuzgan ahdimni unutmanglar, begona xudolarga sajda qilmanglar. 39 Faqat Men, Egangiz Xudogagina sajda qilinglar. Hamma gʻanimlaringiz qoʻlidan sizlarni xalos qiladigan Menman.”
40 Shunga qaramay, Samariyaga oʻrnashgan xalqlar Egamizning amrlariga quloq solmasdan eski odatlariga koʻra, yashayverdilar. 41 Bu xalqlar bir paytning oʻzida ham Egamizga sajda qilar, ham oʻyib ishlangan tasvirlarga xizmat qilardilar. Ularning bolalari va nabiralari ham bugungacha otalari kabi yashaydilar.
