20. The Exile and Return

Masaafurintii Iyo Soo Labashadii

The nations of Israel and Judah both sinned against God. They broke the Covenant that God had made with them at Sinai. God sent his prophets to warn them to repent and worship him again, but they refused to listen. Quruumaha Reer Israa’iil iyo Yahuudiyaha labaduba denbi weyn ayeey Ilaahay ka galeen. Waxay jabiyeen axdigii Ilaahay ugu balan qaaday ee buurta Siinay ka dhacday. Ilaahay waxa uu so diray nebiyaal si aay ugu digaan inay towbaad keenan oo aay Ilaahay ka cabsadan oo iasaga aay u cibaadaystan laakiin way maqli wayeen oo aay xaqa iska dhaga tireen.

So God punished both nations by allowing their enemies to destroy them. Israel was destroyed by the Assyrian Empire, a powerful, cruel nation. The Assyrians killed many Israelites, took away everything of value, and burned much of the country. Kadib Ilaahay wuu ciqaabay isagaa oo quruumahaas dhan u so diray inay cadawgoodu ka adkaadan oo aay baa’biiyan. Israa’iil waxa baa’biisay boqortoaydii Suuriyinta oo aad u awood weyneed cadowna aheyd. Waxay laayeen dad badan oo ka tirsan Israa’iiliyinta, oo waxay qaateen waxay maal lahayn oo dhan waxanay gubeen inta ugu badan ee wadankooda ka mid ah.

The Assyrians gathered all the leaders, the rich people, and the people with skills and took them to Assyria. Only the very poor Israelites who had not been killed remained in Israel. Suuriyintii ayaa waxay so uruuriyeen dhamaan hogaamiyayashoodii, dadkii lacagta haystay iyo kuwi khibrada laha oo dhan waxanay geeyen wadanka Suuriya. Waxay halkaas kaga tageen oo qudha kuwii fiqirka ahaa ee aan la dilin inay wadankooda iska dhex joogan.

Then the Assyrians brought foreigners to live in Israel. The foreigners rebuilt the destroyed cities and married the Israelites who were left there. Their descendants were called Samaritans. Kadib Suuriyaankii waxay wadankii Israa’iil ku beeren dad ajanabiyii inay ku nooladan. Kadib ajaanibtii ayaa magalada wixi burburay dib u dhisay oo guursaday dadkii Reer Israa’iil ee meeshaas ku hadhay. Kadib faracoodii waxa loogu yeedha Reer Samaariya.

The people in the kingdom of Judah saw how God had punished the kingdom of Israel for not believing and obeying him. But they still worshiped idols and the gods of the Canaanites. God sent prophets to warn them, but they refused to listen. Dadkii ku noola boqortoaydii Yahuudiya waxa arkeen sida Ilaahay u ciqaabay boqortaydii Israa’iil waayo sida aay Ilaahay u aammini wayeen ee aay u adeeci wayeen. Laakiin weli waxay aay u cibaadaysanayee asnaabta iyo Ilaahayada beenta ah ee Kancaaniyinta. Ilaahay waxa uu u so diray nebiyaal si aay ugu digaan iyaga laakiin wey diideen inay maqlaan warkooda.

About 100 years after the Assyrians destroyed Israel, God sent Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Babylonians, to attack Judah. Babylon was a powerful empire. The king of Judah agreed to be Nebuchadnezzar’s servant and pay him a lot of money every year. Ilaa 100 sanno kadib markay Suuriyanku burburiyeen Reer Israa’iil, Ilaahay waxa uu uso diray Nebukadnesar oo aha boqorkii Baabilooniyinta, si uu u weeraro Yahuudiya. Baabiloontu waxay ahayeen boqortoyo aad u awood badan. Boqorkii Yahuudiyaa ayaa la heshiyeey Nebukadnesar balana qaaday inu isaga u adeegi doono oo uu sanadkii lacag badan bixin doono.

But soon the people of Judah rebelled against the Babylonians. So, the Babylonians came back and attacked them. They captured the city of Jerusalem, destroyed the Temple, and took away all the treasures. Laakiin isla markiiba dadkii Yahuudiya waxa ku caasi garoobeen Baabilooniyintii. Kadibna Baabilooniyintii waay ku so laabteen oo waay so werareen. Waxay qabsadeen magaladii Yaaruuslaam, waxay burburiyeen macbuudkii oo waxay qaateen wixii hanti oo dhan.

To punish Judah’s king for rebelling, Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers killed the king’s sons in front of him and then made him blind. After that, they took the king away to die in prison in Babylon. Si aay boqorka Yahuuda ee caasiyobay u ciqaaban Nebukadnesar ayeey askartiisi waxay boqorkii Yahuudiya hortiisa ku dileen wiilkiisii kadibna isagii ayeey so afduubeen oo waxay geeysteen xabsi ku yaal Baabiloon si uu xabsiga ugu dhinto.

Nebuchadnezzar and his army took all the people of Judah to Babylon, leaving only the poorest people behind to plant the fields. This period of time when God's people could not live in the Promised Land is called the Exile. Nebukadnesar Iyo ciidankiisi waxay soo wateen dadkii reer Yahuudiya oo dhan waxanay keenen Baabiloon waxanay halkaas kaga yimaadeen dadki masakiinta aha si aay beeraha u fashaan. Wakhatigan markay dadkii ku noolan wayeen dhulkii loogu balan qaaday waxa laguu yeedhay inay Haajiran.

Even though the Exile was punishment for their sin, God did not forget his people or his promises. God continued to watch over his people and speak to them through his prophets. He promised that, after seventy years, they would return to the Promised Land again.

About seventy years later, Cyrus, the king of the Persians, defeated Babylon. The Persians were a strong but merciful people. The Israelites were now called Jews and most of them had lived their whole lives in Babylon. Only a few very old Jews even remembered the land of Judah. Ku dhawaad todobatan sanno kadib, Kuuros oo aha boqor faarisa ayaa iska difacay Baabiloon. Baarshiyintu aad ayeey u awood weynayeen laakiin way naxariis badnayeen. Israa’iilinta xiligina waxa loogu yeerayeey Yahuud oo inta ugu badan waxay ku noolayeen Baabiloon. In yar oo gaboowday oo Yahuuda ayaa ku hadhay dhulkii Yahuudiya..

Shortly after Cyrus came to power, he did something that had never been done before in history. He gave an order that any Jew who wanted to return to Judah could go. He even gave them money to rebuild the Temple! After seventy years in exile, a small group of Jews returned to Jerusalem. In yar kabacadii marki Kuuros uu awooda qabsaday, waxa uu sameeyey waxa aanu weligii suubinin tarikhdiisa. Waxa uu ammar ku siiyeey in qofkii Yahuuda ee raba inu Yahuudiya ku laabdta u ku laaban karo. Xatta waxa uu siiyeey lacag aay dib ugu dhisaan macbuudki la burburiyeey. Markay todob sanno aay ku jirin mastaafuris ayeey in yar oo Yahuudi ku laabteen Yeruuslaam.

When the people arrived in Jerusalem, they rebuilt the Temple and the wall around the city. Although they were still ruled by other people, they lived in the Promised Land again and worshiped at the Temple. Markay dadki yimaadeen Yeruuslaam, waxay dib u dhiseen macbuudkii iyo gidaarki magalada. In kaste oo aay dadkale maamulayeen magalada, waxay waeli ku dhex noolayeen dhulkii loogu balan qaaday xagaasna waxay ku cibaadaysanyeen macbuudka Ilaahay. Qoralkani waxa uu ka yimid Kitaabka Quduuska: Boqorraddii Labaad 17;24-25; Tariikhdii Kowaad 36;Cesraa 1-10;Nexemyaah 1-1

A Bible story from: 2 Kings 17; 24-25; 2 Chronicles 36; Ezra 1-10; Nehemiah 1-13