٢ أخبار 21

١ 1 وَٱضْطَجَعَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَمَلَكَ يَهُورَامُ ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

And Josaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Joran his son reigned in his stead.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ لَهُ إِخْوَةٌ، بَنُو يَهُوشَافَاطَ: عَزَرْيَا وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَعَزَرْيَاهُو وَمِيخَائِيلُ وَشَفَطْيَا. كُلُّ هَؤُلَاءِ بَنُو يَهُوشَافَاطَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And he had brothers, the six sons of Josaphat, Azarias, and Jeiel, and Zacharias, and Azarias, and Michael, and Zaphatias: all these [were] the sons of Josaphat king of Juda.

٣ 3 وَأَعْطَاهُمْ أَبُوهُمْ عَطَايَا كَثِيرَةً مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَتُحَفٍ مَعَ مُدُنٍ حَصِينَةٍ فِي يَهُوذَا. وَأَمَّا ٱلْمَمْلَكَةُ فَأَعْطَاهَا لِيَهُورَامَ لِأَنَّهُ ٱلْبِكْرُ.

And their father gave them many gifts, silver, and gold, and arms, together with fortified cities in Juda: but he gave the kingdom to Joram, for he [was] the first-born.

٤ 4 فَقَامَ يَهُورَامُ عَلَى مَمْلَكَةِ أَبِيهِ وَتَشَدَّدَ وَقَتَلَ جَمِيعَ إِخْوَتِهِ بِٱلسَّيْفِ، وَأَيْضًا بَعْضًا مِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Joram entered upon his kingdom, and strengthened himself, and slew all his brothers with the sword, and [some] of the princes of Israel.

٥ 5 كَانَ يَهُورَامُ ٱبْنَ ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ ثَمَانِيَ سِنِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

When he was thirty and two years old, Joram succeeded to his kingdom, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

٦ 6 وَسَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ كَمَا فَعَلَ بَيْتُ أَخْآبَ، لِأَنَّ بِنْتَ أَخْآبَ كَانَتْ لَهُ ٱمْرَأَةً. وَعَمِلَ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Achaab; for a daughter of Achaab was his wife: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord:

٧ 7 وَلَمْ يَشَإِ ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْ يُبِيدَ بَيْتَ دَاوُدَ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْعَهْدِ ٱلَّذِي قَطَعَهُ مَعَ دَاوُدَ، وَلِأَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يُعْطِيهِ وَبَنِيهِ سِرَاجًا كُلَّ ٱلْأَيَّامِ.

nevertheless the Lord would not utterly destroy the house of David, because of the covenant which he made with David, and as he said to him that he would give a light to him and his sons for ever.

٨ 8 فِي أَيَّامِهِ عَصَى أَدُومُ مِنْ تَحْتِ يَدِ يَهُوذَا وَمَلَّكُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ مَلِكًا.

In those days Edom revolted from Juda, and they made a king over themselves.

٩ 9 وَعَبَرَ يَهُورَامُ مَعَ رُؤَسَائِهِ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ مَعَهُ، وَقَامَ لَيْلًا وَضَرَبَ أَدُومَ ٱلْمُحِيطَ بِهِ وَرُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ.

And Joram went with the princes, and all the cavalry with him: and it came to pass that he arose by night, and smote Edom that compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots, and the people fled to their tents.

١٠ 10 فَعَصَى أَدُومُ مِنْ تَحْتِ يَدِ يَهُوذَا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. حِينَئِذٍ عَصَتْ لِبْنَةُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ مِنْ تَحْتِ يَدِهِ لِأَنَّهُ تَرَكَ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِ.

And Edom revolted from Juda until this day. Then Lomna at that time revolted from [under] his hand, because he forsook the Lord God of his fathers.

١١ 11 وَهُوَ أَيْضًا عَمِلَ مُرْتَفَعَاتٍ فِي جِبَالِ يَهُوذَا، وَجَعَلَ سُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ يَزْنُونَ، وَطَوَّحَ يَهُوذَا.

For he built high places in the cities of Juda, and caused the dwellers in Jerusalem to go a-whoring, and led Juda astray.

١٢ 12 وَأَتَتْ إِلَيْهِ كِتَابَةٌ مِنْ إِيلِيَّا ٱلنَّبِيِّ تَقُولُ: «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ دَاوُدَ أَبِيكَ: مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تَسْلُكْ فِي طُرُقِ يَهُوشَافَاطَ أَبِيكَ وَطُرُقِ آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا،

And there came to him [a message] in writing from Eliu the prophet, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of thy father David, Because thou hast not walked in the way of thy father Josaphat, nor in the ways of Asa king of Juda,

١٣ 13 بَلْ سَلَكْتَ فِي طُرُقِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَجَعَلْتَ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ يَزْنُونَ كَزِنَا بَيْتِ أَخْآبَ، وَقَتَلْتَ أَيْضًا إِخْوَتَكَ مِنْ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ أَفْضَلُ مِنْكَ،

but hast walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and hast caused Juda and the dwellers in Jerusalem to go a-whoring, as the house of Achaab caused [Israel] to go a-whoring, and thou hast slain thy brethren, the sons of thy father, who were better than thyself;

١٤ 14 هُوَذَا يَضْرِبُ ٱلرَّبُّ شَعْبَكَ وَبَنِيكَ وَنِسَاءَكَ وَكُلَّ مَالِكَ ضَرْبَةً عَظِيمَةً.

behold, the Lord shall smite thee with a great plague among thy people, and thy sons, and thy wives, and all thy store:

١٥ 15 وَإِيَّاكَ بِأَمْرَاضٍ كَثِيرَةٍ بِدَاءِ أَمْعَائِكَ حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ أَمْعَاؤُكَ بِسَبَبِ ٱلْمَرَضِ يَوْمًا فَيَوْمًا».

and thou [shalt be afflicted] with a grievous disease, with a disease of the bowels, until thy bowels shall fall out day by day with the sickness.

١٦ 16 وَأَهَاجَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَى يَهُورَامَ رُوحَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَٱلْعَرَبَ ٱلَّذِينَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْكُوشِيِّينَ،

So the Lord stirred up the Philistines against Joram, and the Arabians, and those who bordered on the Aethiopians:

١٧ 17 فَصَعِدُوا إِلَى يَهُوذَا وَٱفْتَتَحُوهَا، وَسَبَوْا كُلَّ ٱلْأَمْوَالِ ٱلْمَوْجُودَةِ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ مَعَ بَنِيهِ وَنِسَائِهِ أَيْضًا، وَلَمْ يَبْقَ لَهُ ٱبْنٌ إِلَّا يَهُوآحَازُ أَصْغَرُ بَنِيهِ.

and they went up against Juda, and prevailed against them, and took away all the store which they found in the house of the king, and his sons, and his daughters; and there was no son left to him but Ochozias the youngest of his sons.

١٨ 18 وَبَعْدَ هَذَا كُلِّهِ ضَرَبَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ فِي أَمْعَائِهِ بِمَرَضٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ شِفَاءٌ.

And after all these things the Lord smote him in the bowels with an incurable disease.

١٩ 19 وَكَانَ مِنْ يَوْمٍ إِلَى يَوْمٍ وَحَسَبَ ذِهَابِ ٱلْمُدَّةِ عِنْدَ نَهَايَةِ سَنَتَيْنِ، أَنَّ أَمْعَاءَهُ خَرَجَتْ بِسَبَبِ مَرَضِهِ، فَمَاتَ بِأَمْرَاضٍ رَدِيَّةٍ، وَلَمْ يَعْمَلْ لَهُ شَعْبُهُ حَرِيقَةً كَحَرِيقَةِ آبَائِهِ.

And it continued from day to day: and when the time of the days came [to] two years, his bowels fell out with the disease, and he died by a grievous distemper: and his people performed no funeral, like the funeral of his fathers.

٢٠ 20 كَانَ ٱبْنَ ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ ثَمَانِيَ سِنِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَذَهَبَ غَيْرَ مَأْسُوفٍ عَلَيْهِ، وَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ فِي قُبُورِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ.

He was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he departed without honour, and was buried in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.