¹A son of seven years [is] Joash in his reigning, and forty years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Zibiah of Beer-Sheba.

¹Joas oli kuningaks saades seitse aastat vana ja ta valitses Jeruusalemmas nelikümmend aastat; ta ema nimi oli Sibja, Beer-Sebast.

²And Joash doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

²Joas tegi, mis õige oli Issanda silmis preester Joojada kõigil elupäevil.

³And Jehoiada taketh for him two wives, and he begetteth sons and daughters.

³Joojada võttis temale kaks naist, ja temale sündis poegi ja tütreid.

⁴And it cometh to pass after this, it hath been with the heart of Joash to renew the house of Jehovah,

⁴Ja pärast seda oli Joasel südame peal Issanda koja parandamine.

⁵and he gathereth the priests and the Levites, and saith to them, `Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to strengthen the house of your God sufficiently year by year, and ye, ye do haste to the matter;' and the Levites have not hasted.

⁵Ta kutsus kokku preestrid ja leviidid ning ütles neile: 'Minge Juuda linnadesse ja koguge kogu Iisraelist raha oma Jumala koja iga-aastaseks kohendamiseks, ja rutake sellega!' Aga leviidid ei rutanud.

⁶And the king calleth for Jehoiada the head, and saith to him, `Wherefore hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses, servant of Jehovah, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?

⁶Siis kutsus kuningas Joojada, ülempreestri, ja ütles temale: 'Miks sa ei nõua leviitidelt, et nad tooksid Juudast ja Jeruusalemmast Issanda sulase Moosese seatud maksu Iisraeli kogudusele tunnistustelgi tarvis?

⁷for sons of Athaliah, the wicked one, have broken up the house of God, and also, all the holy things of the house of Jehovah they have prepared for Baalim.'

⁷Sest nurjatu Atalja ja tema pojad tungisid Jumala kotta ja nad on ka kõik Issanda koja pühitsetud annid kulutanud baalide jaoks.'

⁸And the king speaketh, and they make one chest, and put it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,

⁸Siis kuningas andis käsu, ja nad tegid ühe laeka ning asetasid selle Issanda koja väravasse, väljapoole.

⁹and give an intimation in Judah and in Jerusalem to bring in to Jehovah the tribute of Moses, servant of God, [laid] on Israel in the wilderness.

⁹Ja Juudas ja Jeruusalemmas kuulutati, et Issandale tuleb tuua maksu, mis Jumala sulane Mooses oli kõrbes Iisraelile peale pannud.

¹⁰And all the heads, and all the people rejoice, and they bring in, and cast into the chest, unto completion.

¹⁰Ja kõik vürstid ning kogu rahvas olid rõõmsad ja tõid maksu ning heitsid laekasse, kuni see täis sai.

¹¹And it cometh to pass, at the time one bringeth in the chest for the inspection of the king by the hand of the Levites, and at their seeing that the money [is] abundant, that a scribe of the king hath come in, and an officer of the head-priest, and they empty the chest, and take it up and turn it back unto its place; thus they have done day by day, and gather money in abundance.

¹¹Ja iga kord, kui laegas viidi leviitide poolt kuninga ametnike juurde ja kui need nägid, et raha oli palju, tulid kuninga kirjutaja ja ülempreestri volinik, tühjendasid laeka ja kandsid selle siis tagasi ta paika; nõnda tegid nad päev-päevalt ja kogusid palju raha.

¹²And the king and Jehoiada give it unto the doers of the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they are hiring hewers and artificers to renew the house of Jehovah, and also -- to artificers in iron and brass to strengthen the house of Jehovah.

¹²Ja kuningas ja Joojada andsid seda neile, kelle hooleks oli Issanda kojas tehtav töö, ja nemad palkasid kiviraiujaid ja puuseppi Issanda koda uuendama, samuti ka raud- ja vaskseppi Issanda koda kohendama.

¹³And those doing the business work, and there goeth up lengthening to the work by their hand, and they establish the house of God, by its proper measure, and strengthen it.

¹³Ja töötegijad töötasid ning parandamine edenes nende käes; nad seadsid Jumala koja korda, nagu see pidi olema, ja tegid selle kindlaks.

¹⁴And at their completing [it], they have brought in before the king and Jehoiada the rest of the money, and they make it vessels for the house of Jehovah, vessels of serving, and of offering up, and spoons, even vessels of gold and silver; and they are causing burnt-offerings to ascend in the house of Jehovah continually, all the days of Jehoiada.

¹⁴Ja kui nad olid sellega valmis saanud, siis nad tõid ülejäänud raha kuninga ja Joojada ette; ja sellest tehti Issanda koja riistu, teenistus- ja ohvririistu ja peekreid ja kuld- ja hõbeasju. Ja Issanda kojas ohverdati alati põletusohvreid, niikaua kui Joojada elas.

¹⁵And Jehoiada is aged and satisfied with days, and dieth -- a son of a hundred and thirty years in his death,

¹⁵Aga Joojada sai vanaks ja elatanuks, ja ta suri; surres oli ta sada kolmkümmend aastat vana.

¹⁶and they bury him in the city of David, with the kings, for he hath done good in Israel, and with God, and his house.

¹⁶Ja ta maeti Taaveti linna kuningate juurde, sest ta oli Iisraelis head teinud Jumalale ja tema kojale.

¹⁷And after the death of Jehoiada come in have heads of Judah, and bow themselves to the king; then hath the king hearkened unto them,

¹⁷Aga pärast Joojada surma tulid Juuda vürstid ja kummardasid kuningat; siis kuningas kuulas neid.

¹⁸and they forsake the house of Jehovah, God of their fathers, and serve the shrines and the idols, and there is wrath upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt.

¹⁸Ja nad jätsid maha Issanda, oma vanemate Jumala koja ning teenisid viljakustulpi ja jumalakujusid; siis tabas viha Juudat ja Jeruusalemma nende süü pärast.

¹⁹And He sendeth among them prophets, to bring them back unto Jehovah, and they testify against them, and they have not given ear;

¹⁹Ta läkitas nende keskele prohveteid pöörama neid Issanda poole; ja need manitsesid neid, aga nad ei võtnud kuulda.

²⁰and the Spirit of God hath clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he standeth over-against the people, and saith to them, `Thus said God, Why are ye transgressing the commands of Jehovah, and prosper not? because ye have forsaken Jehovah -- He doth forsake you.'

²⁰Siis täitis Jumala Vaim Sakarja, preester Joojada poja, ja tema astus rahva ette ning ütles neile: 'Nõnda ütleb Jumal: Mispärast te astute üle Issanda käskudest? See ei õnnestu teil! Et te olete Issanda maha jätnud, siis jätab tema teid maha.'

²¹And they conspire against him, and stone him with stones by the command of the king, in the court of the house of Jehovah,

²¹Aga nad pidasid tema vastu vandenõu ja viskasid tema kuninga käsul Issanda koja õues kividega surnuks.

²²and Joash the king hath not remembered the kindness that Jehoiada his father did with him, and slayeth his son, and in his death he said, `Jehovah doth see, and require.'

²²Kuningas Joas ei mõelnud armastusele, mida Sakarja isa Joojada temale oli osutanud, vaid tappis tema poja. Ja too ütles surres: 'Issand näeb ja tasub!'

²³And it cometh to pass, at the turn of the year, come up hath the force of Aram against him, and they come in unto Judah and Jerusalem, and destroy all the heads of the people from the people, and all their spoil they have sent to the king of Damascus,

²³Ja aastavahetusel tuligi Süüria sõjavägi tema vastu; nad tulid Juudasse ja Jeruusalemma, hävitasid rahvalt kõik rahvajuhid ja läkitasid kogu oma saagi Damaskuse kuningale.

²⁴for with few men have the force of Aram come in, and Jehovah hath given into their hand a mighty force for multitude, because they have forsaken Jehovah, God of their fathers; and with Joash they have executed judgments.

²⁴Kuigi Süüria sõjavägi oli tulnud väheste meestega, andis Issand nende kätte väga suure sõjaväe, sest nad olid maha jätnud Issanda, oma vanemate Jumala; nõnda mõisteti kohut Joase üle.

²⁵And in their going from him -- for they left him with many diseases -- his servants themselves have conspired against him, for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slay him on his bed, and he dieth; and they bury him in the city of David, and have not buried him in the graves of the kings.

²⁵Ja kui nad tema kallalt ära läksid - nad jätsid ta maha raskesti haavatuna -, siis pidasid ta sulased tema vastu vandenõu preester Joojada poegade vere pärast; nad tapsid tema voodis ja nõnda ta suri. Ta maeti Taaveti linna, aga teda ei maetud kuningate hauda.

²⁶And these [are] those conspiring against him, Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

²⁶Ja need, kes pidasid tema vastu vandenõu, olid Saabad, ammonlanna Simeati poeg, ja Joosabad, moablanna Simriti poeg.

²⁷As to his sons, and the greatness of the burden upon him, and the foundation of the house of God, lo, they are written on the `Inquiry' of the book of the Kings; and reign doth Amaziah his son in his stead.

²⁷Aga tema pojad ja paljud ennustused tema kohta ja Jumala koja ehitamine, vaata, need on kirja pandud Kuningate raamatu 'Seletuses'. Ja tema poeg Amasja sai tema asemel kuningaks.