٢ أخبار 25

١ 1 مَلَكَ أَمَصْيَا وَهُوَ ٱبْنُ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً، وَمَلَكَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَهُوعَدَّانُ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

٢ 2 وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ بِقَلْبٍ كَامِلٍ.

And he did that which was right in the sight of YHWH, but not with a perfect heart.

٣ 3 وَلَمَّا تَثَبَّتَتِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةُ عَلَيْهِ قَتَلَ عَبِيدَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ قَتَلُوا ٱلْمَلِكَ أَبَاهُ.

Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

٤ 4 وَأَمَّا بَنُوهُمْ فَلَمْ يَقْتُلْهُمْ، بَلْ كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ فِي سِفْرِ مُوسَى حَيْثُ أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ قَائِلًا: «لَا تَمُوتُ ٱلْآبَاءُ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْبَنِينَ، وَلَا ٱلْبَنُونَ يَمُوتُونَ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْآبَاءِ، بَلْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَمُوتُ لِأَجْلِ خَطِيَّتِهِ».

But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where YHWH commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.

٥ 5 وَجَمَعَ أَمَصْيَا يَهُوذَا وَأَقَامَهُمْ حَسَبَ بُيُوتِ ٱلْآبَاءِ رُؤَسَاءَ أُلُوفٍ وَرُؤَسَاءَ مِئَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ، وَأَحْصَاهُمْ مِنِ ٱبْنِ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فَمَا فَوْقُ، فَوَجَدَهُمْ ثَلَاثَ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ مُخْتَارٍ خَارِجٍ لِلْحَرْبِ حَامِلِ رُمْحٍ وَتُرْسٍ.

Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

٦ 6 وَٱسْتَأْجَرَ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِئَةَ أَلْفِ جَبَّارِ بَأْسٍ بِمِئَةِ وَزْنَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ.

He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.

٧ 7 وَجَاءَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ قَائِلًا: «أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ، لَا يَأْتِي مَعَكَ جَيْشُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ لَيْسَ مَعَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، مَعَ كُلِّ بَنِي أَفْرَايِمَ.

But there came a man of Elohim to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for YHWH is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.

٨ 8 وَإِنْ ذَهَبْتَ أَنْتَ فَٱعْمَلْ وَتَشَدَّدْ لِلْقِتَالِ، لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ يُسْقِطُكَ أَمَامَ ٱلْعَدُوِّ، لِأَنَّ عِنْدَ ٱللهِ قُوَّةً لِلْمُسَاعَدَةِ وَلِلْإِسْقَاطِ».

But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: Elohim shall make thee fall before the enemy: for Elohim hath power to help, and to cast down.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ أَمَصْيَا لِرَجُلِ ٱللهِ: «فَمَاذَا يُعْمَلُ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْمِئَةِ ٱلْوَزْنَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُهَا لِغُزَاةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟» فَقَالَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ: «إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يُعْطِيَكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ هَذِهِ».

And Amaziah said to the man of Elohim, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of Elohim answered, YHWH is able to give thee much more than this.

١٠ 10 فَأَفْرَزَ أَمَصْيَا ٱلْغُزَاةَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَاءُوا إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَفْرَايِمَ لِكَيْ يَنْطَلِقُوا إِلَى مَكَانِهِمْ، فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُهُمْ جِدًّا عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى مَكَانِهِمْ بِحُمُوِّ ٱلْغَضَبِ.

Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.

١١ 11 وَأَمَّا أَمَصْيَا فَتَشَدَّدَ وَٱقْتَادَ شَعْبَهُ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى وَادِي ٱلْمِلْحِ، وَضَرَبَ مِنْ بَنِي سَاعِيرَ عَشَرَةَ آلَافٍ،

And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the chidren of Seir ten thousand.

١٢ 12 وَعَشَرَةَ آلَافٍ أَحْيَاءَ سَبَاهُمْ بَنُو يَهُوذَا وَأَتَوْا بِهِمْ إِلَى رَأْسِ سَالِعَ وَطَرَحُوهُمْ عَنْ رَأْسِ سَالِعَ فَتَكَسَّرُوا أَجْمَعُونَ.

And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.

١٣ 13 وَأَمَّا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْغُزَاةُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَرْجَعَهُمْ أَمَصْيَا عَنِ ٱلذَّهَابِ مَعَهُ إِلَى ٱلْقِتَالِ فَٱقْتَحَمُوا مُدُنَ يَهُوذَا مِنَ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ إِلَى بَيْتِ حُورُونَ، وَضَرَبُوا مِنْهُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ آلَافٍ وَنَهَبُوا نَهْبًا كَثِيرًا.

But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

١٤ 14 ثُمَّ بَعْدَ مَجِيءِ أَمَصْيَا مِنْ ضَرْبِ ٱلْأَدُومِيِّينَ أَتَى بِآلِهَةِ بَنِي سَاعِيرَ وَأَقَامَهُمْ لَهُ آلِهَةً، وَسَجَدَ أَمَامَهُمْ وَأَوْقَدَ لَهُمْ.

Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the elohim of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his elohim, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.

١٥ 15 فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى أَمَصْيَا وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ نَبِيًّا فَقَالَ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا طَلَبْتَ آلِهَةَ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يُنْقِذُوا شَعْبَهُمْ مِنْ يَدِكَ؟»

Wherefore the anger of YHWH was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the elohim of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?

١٦ 16 وَفِيمَا هُوَ يُكَلِّمُهُ قَالَ لَهُ: «هَلْ جَعَلُوكَ مُشِيرًا لِلْمَلِكِ؟ كُفَّ! لِمَاذَا يَقْتُلُونَكَ؟» فَكَفَّ ٱلنَّبِيُّ وَقَالَ: «قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ ٱللهَ قَدْ قَضَى بِهَلَاكِكَ لِأَنَّكَ عَمِلْتَ هَذَا وَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ لِمَشُورَتِي».

And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that Elohim hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

١٧ 17 فَٱسْتَشَارَ أَمَصْيَا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا، وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى يُوآشَ بْنِ يَهُوآحَازَ بْنِ يَاهُو مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلًا: «هَلُمَّ نَتَرَاءَ مُواجَهَةً».

Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.

١٨ 18 فَأَرْسَلَ يُوآشُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى أَمَصْيَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا قَائِلًا: «ٱلْعَوْسَجُ ٱلَّذِي فِي لُبْنَانَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْزِ ٱلَّذِي فِي لُبْنَانَ يَقُولُ: أَعْطِ ٱبْنَتَكَ لِٱبْنِي ٱمْرَأَةً. فَعَبَرَ حَيَوَانٌ بَرِّيٌّ كَانَ فِي لُبْنَانَ وَدَاسَ ٱلْعَوْسَجَ.

And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

١٩ 19 تَقُولُ: هَأَنَذَا قَدْ ضَرَبْتُ أَدُومَ، فَرَفَّعَكَ قَلْبُكَ لِلتَّمَجُّدِ! فَٱلْآنَ أَقِمْ فِي بَيْتِكَ. لِمَاذَا تَهْجُمُ عَلَى ٱلشَّرِّ فَتَسْقُطَ أَنْتَ وَيَهُوذَا مَعَكَ؟».

Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

٢٠ 20 فَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ أَمَصْيَا لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱللهِ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَهُمْ، لِأَنَّهُمْ طَلَبُوا آلِهَةَ أَدُومَ.

But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of Elohim, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the elohim of Edom.

٢١ 21 وَصَعِدَ يُوآشُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَتَرَاءَيَا مُواجَهَةً، هُوَ وَأَمَصْيَا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا، فِي بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ ٱلَّتِي لِيَهُوذَا.

So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.

٢٢ 22 فَٱنْهَزَمَ يَهُوذَا أَمَامَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَهَرَبُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى خَيْمَتِهِ.

And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent.

٢٣ 23 وَأَمَّا أَمَصْيَا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا ٱبْنُ يُوآشَ بْنِ يَهُوآحَازَ فَأَمْسَكَهُ يُوآشُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَجَاءَ بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَهَدَمَ سُورَ أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ بَابِ أَفْرَايِمَ إِلَى بَابِ ٱلزَّاوِيَةِ، أَرْبَعَ مِئَةِ ذِرَاعٍ.

And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits

٢٤ 24 وَأَخَذَ كُلَّ ٱلذَّهَبِ وَٱلْفِضَّةِ وَكُلَّ ٱلْآنِيَةِ ٱلْمَوْجُودَةِ فِي بَيْتِ ٱللهِ مَعَ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ وَخَزَائِنِ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَٱلرُّهَنَاءَ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى ٱلسَّامِرَةِ.

And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of Elohim with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

٢٥ 25 وَعَاشَ أَمَصْيَا بْنُ يُوآشَ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا بَعْدَ مَوْتِ يُوآشَ بْنِ يَهُوآحَازَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ خَمْسَ عَشَرَةَ سَنَةً.

And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.

٢٦ 26 وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ أَمَصْيَا ٱلْأُولَى وَٱلْأَخِيرَةِ، أَمَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ.؟

Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?

٢٧ 27 وَمِنْ حِينَ حَادَ أَمَصْيَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ ٱلرَّبِّ فَتَنُوا عَلَيْهِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَهَرَبَ إِلَى لَخِيشَ، فَأَرْسَلُوا وَرَاءَهُ إِلَى لَخِيشَ وَقَتَلُوهُ هُنَاكَ،

Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following YHWH they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.

٢٨ 28 وَحَمَلُوهُ عَلَى ٱلْخَيْلِ وَدَفَنُوهُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ يَهُوذَا.

And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.