٢ أخبار 21

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

Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David: and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

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

He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

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

Their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.

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

Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and various also of the princes of Israel.

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

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; 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.

He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab as wife: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.

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

However Jehovah would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.

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

In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

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

Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.

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.

So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day: then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Jehovah, the God of his fathers.

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

Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, and led Judah 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،

A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, "Thus says Jehovah, the God of David your father, 'Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

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 have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, like the house of Ahab did, and also have slain your brothers of your father's house, who were better than yourself:

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

look, Jehovah will strike with a great plague your people, and your children, and your wives, and all your substance;

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

and you shall have great sickness by disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.'"

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

Jehovah stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians:

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 came up against Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

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

After all this Jehovah struck him in his 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.

It happened, in process of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of severe diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning 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.

Thirty-two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years: and he departed without being desired; and they buried him in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.