2 Cronica 26
Magandang Balita Biblia
Si Haring Uzias ng Juda(A)
26 Ginawang hari ng buong Juda si Uzias sa gulang na labing-anim bilang kahalili ng namatay niyang amang si Amazias. 2 Sa panahon ng kanyang paghahari, nabawi niya ang lunsod ng Elat at muli itong itinatag para sa Juda.
3 Labing-anim na taóng gulang si Uzias nang maging hari at limampu't dalawang taon siyang naghari sa Jerusalem. Ang ina niya'y si Jecolias na taga-Jerusalem. 4 Si Uzias ay naging kalugud-lugod kay Yahweh tulad ni Amazias. 5 Habang nabubuhay si Zacarias, na nagturo sa kanya na matakot sa Diyos, naglingkod siya nang tapat kay Yahweh, at pinagpapala siya ng Diyos.
6 Sinalakay ni Uzias ang mga Filisteo at winasak ang mga kuta sa Gat, Jabne at Asdod. Nagtayo siya ng mga lunsod sa nasasakupan ng Asdod at ng mga Filisteo. 7 Tinulungan siya ng Diyos laban sa mga Filisteo at mga Arabo na naninirahan sa Gurbaal at laban sa mga Meunita. 8 Nagbabayad sa kanya ng buwis ang mga Ammonita at nakilala siya hanggang sa Egipto dahil sa kanyang kapangyarihan. 9 Nagtayo rin siya ng mga kuta sa Jerusalem: isa sa may Pintuan sa Sulok, isa sa Pintuan sa Libis at isa sa Panulukan ng Zion at ng Ofel. 10 Nagpagawa rin siya ng mga toreng bantayan sa ilang at nagpahukay ng maraming mga balon para sa kanyang mga kawan sa mga paanan ng burol at sa kapatagan. Palibhasa'y mahilig siya sa pagbubukid, kumuha siya ng mga magsasaka sa kanyang bukirin at mga tagapag-alaga ng ubasan sa kapatagan at kaburulan.
11 Si Uzias ay mayroon ding hukbo ng mga kawal na handa sa labanan. Nasa ilalim ito ng pamamahala ni Hananias. Nahahati ito sa maraming pangkat ayon sa listahang ginawa ni Jeiel na kalihim at ng tagapagtalang si Maasias. 12 May 2,600 pinuno ng sambahayan ang namamahala sa kanyang hukbo. 13 Binubuo ito ng may 300,750, magigiting na mandirigma na laging handang lumaban at magtanggol sa hari. 14 Silang lahat ay binigyan ni Uzias ng iba't ibang sandata tulad ng panangga, sibat, helmet, pana at tirador. 15 Sa mga tore at mga panulukan ng Jerusalem, naglagay siya ng mga kasangkapang ginawa ng mahuhusay na panday upang ipanghagis ng sibat at ng malalaking bato. Naging tanyag si Uzias at naging makapangyarihan dahil sa tulong na nagmumula sa Diyos.
Pinarusahan si Uzias Dahil sa Kapalaluan
16 Subalit nang maging makapangyarihan si Uzias, naging palalo siya na siyang dahilan ng kanyang pagbagsak. Nilapastangan niya ang Diyos niyang si Yahweh nang pumasok siya sa Templo upang maghandog sa altar na sunugan ng insenso. 17 Sinundan siya ng paring si Azarias, kasama ang walumpung matatapang na pari ni Yahweh. 18 Nang(B) makita siya ay sinabi nila, “Haring Uzias, wala po kayong karapatang magsunog ng insenso para kay Yahweh. Tanging ang mga paring mula sa angkan ni Aaron lamang ang inatasan ng Diyos sa katungkulang ito. Lumabas na kayo rito sa banal na dako. Nagkakasala kayo sa ginagawa ninyong iyan. Hindi sinasang-ayunan ng Panginoong Yahweh ang ginagawa ninyo.”
19 Nagalit si Haring Uzias sa mga pari. Siya ay nakatayo noon sa tabi ng altar na sunugan ng insenso. Ngunit nang sandaling iyon ay nagkaroon siya ng sakit sa balat na parang ketong sa noo. 20 Nang makita ni Azarias at ng mga pari ang nangyari kay Uzias, pinalabas nila ito agad. Hindi naman ito tumutol sapagkat naramdaman niyang siya'y pinarusahan na ni Yahweh.
21 Hindi na gumaling ang sakit sa balat ni Haring Uzias hanggang sa siya'y mamatay. Ibinukod siya ng tahanan, inalisan ng lahat ng katungkulan at pinagbawalang pumasok sa Templo ni Yahweh. Ang anak niyang si Jotam ang namahala sa palasyo at sa buong lupain.
22 Ang iba pang mga ginawa ni Uzias mula sa simula hanggang katapusan ay itinala ni Isaias na anak ni Amoz. 23 Nang(C) ito'y mamatay, inilibing lamang siya sa puntod na malapit sa libingan ng mga hari, sapagkat siya'y nagkaroon ng sakit sa balat na parang ketong. Ang anak niyang si Jotam ang humalili sa kanya bilang hari.
2 Chronicles 26
New International Version
Uzziah King of Judah(A)(B)
26 Then all the people of Judah(C) took Uzziah,[a] who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. 2 He was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his ancestors.
3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jekoliah; she was from Jerusalem. 4 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done. 5 He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear[b] of God.(D) As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.(E)
6 He went to war against the Philistines(F) and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod.(G) He then rebuilt towns near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines. 7 God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs(H) who lived in Gur Baal and against the Meunites.(I) 8 The Ammonites(J) brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.
9 Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate,(K) at the Valley Gate(L) and at the angle of the wall, and he fortified them. 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, because he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain. He had people working his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
11 Uzziah had a well-trained army, ready to go out by divisions according to their numbers as mustered by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officials. 12 The total number of family leaders over the fighting men was 2,600. 13 Under their command was an army of 307,500 men trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies. 14 Uzziah provided shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows and slingstones for the entire army.(M) 15 In Jerusalem he made devices invented for use on the towers and on the corner defenses so that soldiers could shoot arrows and hurl large stones from the walls. His fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.
16 But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride(N) led to his downfall.(O) He was unfaithful(P) to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense(Q) on the altar of incense. 17 Azariah(R) the priest with eighty other courageous priests of the Lord followed him in. 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not right for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is for the priests,(S) the descendants(T) of Aaron,(U) who have been consecrated to burn incense.(V) Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful; and you will not be honored by the Lord God.”
19 Uzziah, who had a censer in his hand ready to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests in their presence before the incense altar in the Lord’s temple, leprosy[c](W) broke out on his forehead. 20 When Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, they saw that he had leprosy on his forehead, so they hurried him out. Indeed, he himself was eager to leave, because the Lord had afflicted him.
21 King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in a separate house[d](X)—leprous, and banned from the temple of the Lord. Jotham his son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
22 The other events of Uzziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded by the prophet Isaiah(Y) son of Amoz. 23 Uzziah(Z) rested with his ancestors and was buried near them in a cemetery that belonged to the kings, for people said, “He had leprosy.” And Jotham his son succeeded him as king.(AA)
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 26:1 Also called Azariah
- 2 Chronicles 26:5 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; other Hebrew manuscripts vision
- 2 Chronicles 26:19 The Hebrew for leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin; also in verses 20, 21 and 23.
- 2 Chronicles 26:21 Or in a house where he was relieved of responsibilities
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