¹Kui Ahasja ema Atalja nägi, et ta poeg oli surnud, siis ta võttis kätte ja hukkas kogu kuningliku soo.

¹And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose up and destroyed all the royal seed.

²Aga Jooseba, kuningas Joorami tütar, Ahasja õde, võttis Joase, Ahasja poja, ja viis tema surmale määratud kuningapoegade hulgast salaja ühte magamiskambrisse, tema ja ta imetaja; ja nad peitsid teda Atalja eest, nõnda et ta ei saanud surma.

²But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, [and hid] him and his nurse in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

³Ja ta oli Jooseba juures Issanda kojas peidus kuus aastat, kuna Atalja valitses maad.

³And he was with her hid in the house of Jehovah six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.

⁴Aga seitsmendal aastal läkitas Joojada kaarlaste ja ihukaitse sajapealikute järele ning laskis nad tulla enese juurde Issanda kotta; ja ta tegi nendega lepingu, vannutas neid Issanda kojas ja näitas neile kuningapoega.

⁴And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains of the hundreds, of the bodyguard and the couriers, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Jehovah, and shewed them the king's son.

⁵Ja ta andis neile käsu, öeldes: 'Teil tuleb teha nõnda: kolmandik teist, kes tuleb hingamispäeval, pidagu kuningakoja vahiteenistust,

⁵And he commanded them saying, This is the thing which ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

⁶kolmandik olgu Suuri väravas ja kolmandik väravas ihukaitse taga - koja vahiteenistust te peate pidama vaheldumisi -

⁶and a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the couriers; and ye shall keep the watch of the house for a defence.

⁷ja teie kaks muud rühma, kes lähevad ära hingamispäeval, pidagu Issanda koja vahiteenistust kuninga juures.

⁷And the two parts of you, all those that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah about the king.

⁸Asuge siis ringi ümber kuninga, igaühel oma sõjariistad käes, ja kes rivile ligineb, see surmatagu! Nõnda olge kuninga juures, kui ta välja läheb või sisse tuleb!'

⁸And ye shall encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that comes within the ranks shall be put to death; and ye shall be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.

⁹Ja sajapealikud tegid kõik nõnda, nagu preester Joojada käskis, ja igaüks võttis oma mehed, niihästi need, kes tulid hingamispäeval, kui ka need, kes pidid ära minema hingamispäeval, ja nad tulid preester Joojada juurde.

⁹And the captains of the hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go forth on the sabbath, and they came to Jehoiada the priest.

¹⁰Ja preester andis sajapealikuile piigid ja kilbid, mis olid kuulunud kuningas Taavetile ja mis olid Issanda kojas.

¹⁰And the priest gave to the captains of the hundreds king David's spears and shields which were in the house of Jehovah.

¹¹Ja ihukaitsjad seisid, igaühel oma sõjariistad käes, koja paremast tiivast koja vasaku tiivani, altari ja koja suunas ümber kuninga.

¹¹And the couriers stood by the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, toward the altar and the house.

¹²Siis tõi ta välja kuningapoja, pani temale krooni pähe ja andis tunnistuskirja kätte ja nad tõstsid tema kuningaks ning võidsid teda; ja nad plaksutasid käsi ning hüüdsid: 'Elagu kuningas!'

¹²And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, Long live the king!

¹³Kui Atalja kuulis ihukaitsjate ja rahva häält, siis ta tuli rahva juurde Issanda kotta.

¹³And Athaliah heard the noise of the couriers [and] of the people; and she came to the people into the house of Jehovah.

¹⁴Ta vaatas, ja ennäe, kuningas seisis samba juures, nagu oli viisiks, ja pealikud ning pasunapuhujad olid kuninga juures, kogu maa rahvas oli rõõmus ja puhus pasunaid. Siis käristas Atalja oma riided lõhki ja hüüdis: 'Vandenõu! Vandenõu!'

¹⁴And she looked, and behold, the king stood on the dais, according to the custom, and the princes and the trumpeters were by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets. And Athaliah rent her garments and cried, Conspiracy! Conspiracy!

¹⁵Aga preester Joojada käskis sajapealikuid, sõjaväe ülemaid, ja ütles neile: 'Viige ta ridade vahelt välja, ja kes läheb temale järele, see surmake mõõgaga!' Sest preester oli öelnud: 'Ärge surmake teda Issanda kojas!'

¹⁵And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds that were set over the host, and said to them, Lead her forth without the ranks; and whosoever follows her, slay with the sword; for the priest said, Let her not be put to death in the house of Jehovah.

¹⁶Siis nad panid käed ta külge; ja kui ta oli jõudnud teele, mida mööda viiakse hobuseid kuningakotta, siis surmati ta seal.

¹⁶And they made way for her, and she went by the way by which the horses entered the king's house, and there was she put to death.

¹⁷Ja Joojada tegi lepingu Issanda ning kuninga ja rahva vahel, et nad oleksid Issanda rahvas; nõnda ka kuninga ja rahva vahel.

¹⁷And Jehoiada made a covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, that they should be the people of Jehovah; and between the king and the people.

¹⁸Siis läks kogu maa rahvas Baali kotta ja kiskus selle maha; nad purustasid sootuks selle altarid ja kujud, ja tapsid Mattani, Baali preestri, altarite ees. Seejärel seadis preester valvurid Issanda kojale.

¹⁸Then all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and broke it down: his altars and his images they broke in pieces completely, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of Jehovah.

¹⁹Ja ta võttis sajapealikud, kaarlased ja ihukaitsjad ning kogu maa rahva ja nad viisid kuninga Issanda kojast ning tulid ihukaitse värava kaudu kuningakotta; ja kuningas istus kuningate aujärjele.

¹⁹And he took the captains of the hundreds, and the bodyguard, and the couriers, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Jehovah, and came by the way through the gate of the couriers into the king's house. And he sat upon the throne of the kings.

²⁰Ja kogu maa rahvas oli rõõmus, ja linnas oli rahu, kui Atalja oli kuningakoja juures mõõgaga surmatud.

²⁰And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet; and they had slain Athaliah with the sword [beside] the king's house.

²¹Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.