¹Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was 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 did that which was 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 took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.

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

⁴And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to restore the house of Jehovah.

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

⁵And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year; and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.

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 called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tax of Moses the 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 the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of Jehovah did they bestow upon the Baalim.

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

⁸So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of Jehovah.

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

⁹And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for Jehovah the tax that Moses the servant of God laid upon 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 princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

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

¹¹And it was so, that, at what time the chest was brought unto the king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered 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 gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of Jehovah, and also such as wrought iron and brass to repair 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.

¹³So the workmen wrought, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.

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

¹⁴And when they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of Jehovah, even vessels wherewith to minister and to offer, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt-offerings 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.

¹⁵But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

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

¹⁶And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.

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

¹⁷Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.

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

¹⁸And they forsook the house of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.

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

¹⁹Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto Jehovah; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

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

²⁰And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of Jehovah, so that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken Jehovah, he hath also forsaken 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 conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment 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.

²²Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, Jehovah look upon it, and require it.

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 came to pass at the end of the year, that the army of the Syrians came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto 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 the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; and Jehovah delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken Jehovah, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment upon Joash.

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 when they were departed for him (for they left him very sick), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died; and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres 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 they that conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

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

²⁷Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens [laid] upon him, and the rebuilding of the house of God, behold, they are written in the commentary of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned 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.