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Yahudo shohi Emoziyo
1 Emoziyo taxtga oʻtirgan paytda, yigirma besh yoshda edi. U Quddusda yigirma toʻqqiz yil hukmronlik qildi. Onasi Qudduslik boʻlib, ismi Yohuvaddon edi. 2 Emoziyo Egamiz oldida toʻgʻri ishlar qildi, ammo chin yurakdan qilmagan edi. 3 Emoziyo oʻz shohligini mustahkamlab olgandan keyin, otasini oʻldirgan aʼyonlarni yoʻq qildi. 4 Biroq Musoning qonunida yozilganiga koʻra, qotillarning bolalarini oʻldirmadi, chunki Egamiz: “Otalar farzandlarining gunohi uchun oʻldirilmasin, farzandlar otalarining gunohi uchun oʻldirilmasin, har kim oʻzining gunohi uchungina oʻlim jazosiga tortilsin”, deb amr qilgan edi .
Edom yurtiga qarshi urush
5 Emoziyo Yahudo va Benyamin qabilalarini, ularning urugʻlariga koʻra, harbiy qismlarga boʻldi. Ular ustidan mingboshi va yuzboshilarni tayinladi. Emoziyoning lashkari yigirma va undan yuqori yoshdagi 300.000 saralangan jangchidan tashkil topgan boʻlib, ularning hammasi urushga yaroqli, qilich va qalqonni mohirlik bilan ishlata olar edi. 6 Bulardan tashqari, Emoziyo 200 pud kumushga Isroildan 100.000 bahodir jangchini yolladi. 7 Lekin Xudoning bir odami Emoziyoning huzuriga kelib, shu gapni aytdi:
— Ey shoh! Isroil lashkari sen bilan bormasin, chunki Egamiz ular bilan emas. Isroil xalqiga yordam berishdan Egamiz voz kechgan. 8 Sen jasorat bilan jang qilsang ham, baribir Xudo seni gʻanimlaring oldida magʻlub qiladi, chunki yordam beradigan va magʻlub qiladigan Xudodir.
9 Emoziyo Xudoning odamidan soʻradi:
— Isroil lashkari uchun toʻlagan ikki yuz pud kumush nima boʻladi?
Xudoning odami:
— Egamiz senga bundan ham koʻprogʻini berishga qodir, — deya javob berdi.
10 Shundan keyin Emoziyo Isroildan kelgan lashkarga javob berib, ularni uylariga qaytarib yubordi. Ular Yahudo xalqidan qattiq gʻazablanib, jahl ustida uylariga qaytib ketdilar.
11 Emoziyo jasorat koʻrsatib, lashkarini Tuz vodiysiga boshlab bordi. U yerda Edomliklardan 10.000 nafarini oʻldirdi. 12 Yahudo lashkari ularning yana 10.000 nafarini tiriklayin asirga olib, qoya choʻqqisidan pastga itarib yubordi. Ularning hammasi toshlarga urilib halok boʻldilar.
13 Shu orada Emoziyo orqaga qaytarib yuborgan Isroil lashkari Samariya bilan Bayt–Xoʻron oraligʻidagi Yahudo shaharlariga hujum qildi, ular 3000 kishini oʻldirib, koʻp oʻlja oldilar.
14 Emoziyo Edomliklarni magʻlub qilgandan keyin oʻzi bilan Edomliklarning xudolarini olib keldi. Ularni oʻziga xudo qilib oʻrnatdi, oʻsha xudolarga sajda qilib, qurbonliklar keltirdi. 15 Egamiz bundan qattiq gʻazablanib, Emoziyoning huzuriga paygʻambarini yubordi. Paygʻambar unga shu soʻzlarini aytdi:
— Nimaga sen begona xudolarga sajda qilyapsan? Bu xudolar oʻz xalqini sening qoʻlingdan qutqara olmadi–ku!
16 — Qachondan beri sen shohning maslahatchisi boʻlib qolding?! — deb paygʻambarning gapini boʻldi shoh. — Ovozingni oʻchir! Boʻlmasa joningni olaman.
Paygʻambarning gapi ogʻzida qoldi, biroq u shohni shunday deb ogohlantirib qoʻydi:
— Sen shu ishni qilib, mening maslahatimga quloq solmaganing uchun Xudo seni nobud qilishga qaror qilganini bilaman.
Isroil xalqi Yahudo yurtini magʻlub qiladi
17 Yahudo shohi Emoziyo oʻz aʼyonlari bilan maslahatlashib, Isroil shohi Yohoʻshga : “Qani, menga jang maydonida roʻbaroʻ kelib koʻr–chi ”, degan xabar joʻnatdi. Yohoʻsh Yohuxozning oʻgʻli, Yohuning nabirasi edi.
18 Isroil shohi Yohoʻsh esa bunga javoban Yahudo shohi Emoziyoga shu xabarni joʻnatdi: “Lubnon togʻlarida bir gʻovtikan sadr daraxtiga, qizingni oʻgʻlimga xotinlikka ber, deb xabar yoʻllabdi. Oʻsha paytda bir yirtqich hayvon oʻsha yerdan oʻtib ketayotib, gʻovtikanni bosib yanchib ketibdi. 19 Shunga oʻxshab sen ham: «Koʻrib qoʻy, Edomni magʻlub qildim», deb maqtanib, yuraging kiborlikka toʻlibdi. Uyingda oʻtiraver. Nima uchun qitmirlik qilyapsan? Oʻz boshingni ham, Yahudo xalqining boshini ham baloga giriftor qilyapsan!”
20 Lekin Emoziyo quloq solmadi. Bu Xudoning ishi edi. Yahudo xalqi Edomning xudolariga sajda qilgani uchun, Xudo ularni dushmanning qoʻliga berishga qaror qilgan edi. 21 Shuning uchun Isroil shohi Yohoʻsh Yahudo shohi Emoziyo ustiga yurish qildi. Ikkala tomonning lashkari Yahudoning Bayt–Shamash shahrida roʻbaroʻ keldi. 22 Isroil lashkari Yahudo lashkarini magʻlub etdi. Yahudo lashkarining hammasi uylariga qochib ketdi. 23 Isroil shohi Yohoʻsh Yahudo shohi Emoziyoni Bayt–Shamashda asir qilib oldi. Emoziyo Oxoziyoning nevarasi, Yoʻshning oʻgʻli edi. Soʻng Yohoʻsh Emoziyoni Quddusga olib bordi. U yerda Quddus devorining Efrayim darvozasidan Burchak darvozasigacha boʻlgan 400 tirsak qismini buzdirdi. 24 Xudoning uyida Obidadomning nasli qoʻriqlagan hamma oltinu kumushni va ashyolarni tortib oldi. Bulardan tashqari, saroy xazinasini va asirlarni olib, Samariyaga qaytib ketdi.
25 Yahudo shohi Emoziyo Isroil shohi Yohoʻshning oʻlimidan keyin oʻn besh yil yashadi. 26 Emoziyoning boshqa ishlari boshdan oxirgacha “Yahudo va Isroil shohlari kitobi”da yozilgan. 27 Emoziyo Egamizdan yuz oʻgirgan vaqtda Quddusda unga qarshi fitna uyushtirildi. Emoziyo bundan xabar topib, Laxish shahriga qochdi. Ammo dushmanlari Emoziyoning ortidan odam yuborib, uni oʻsha yerda oʻldirtirdilar. 28 Emoziyoning jasadini otda Quddusga olib keldilar. U Dovud qalʼasida ota–bobolarining yoniga dafn qilindi.
1 Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
3 ¶ Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father. 4 But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.
5 ¶ Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver. 7 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim. 8 But if thou wilt go, do it , be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down. 9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this. 10 Then Amaziah separated them, to wit , the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.
11 ¶ And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. 12 And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.
13 ¶ But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
14 ¶ Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. 15 Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand? 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
17 ¶ Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face. 18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. 19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 20 But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies , because they sought after the gods of Edom. 21 So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 22 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent. 23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 24 And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
25 ¶ And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
27 ¶ Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there. 28 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.
