٢ أخبار 32

١ 1 وَبَعْدَ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ وَهَذِهِ ٱلْأَمَانَةِ، أَتَى سِنْحَارِيبُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ وَدَخَلَ يَهُوذَا وَنَزَلَ عَلَى ٱلْمُدُنُ ٱلْحَصِينَةِ وَطَمِعَ بِإِخْضَاعِهَا لِنَفْسِهِ.

After these things faithfully described, Saneherib King of Asshur came and entred into Iudah, and besieged the strong cities, and thought to winne them for him selfe.

٢ 2 وَلَمَّا رَأَى حَزَقِيَّا أَنَّ سِنْحَارِيبَ قَدْ أَتَى وَوَجْهُهُ عَلَى مُحَارَبَةِ أُورُشَلِيمَ،

When Hezekiah sawe that Saneherib was come, and that his purpose was to fight against Ierusalem,

٣ 3 تَشَاوَرَ هُوَ وَرُؤَسَاؤُهُ وَجَبَابِرَتُهُ عَلَى طَمِّ مِيَاهِ ٱلْعُيُونِ ٱلَّتِي هِيَ خَارِجَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَسَاعَدُوهُ.

Then he tooke counsell with his princes and his nobles, to stoppe the water of the fountaines without the citie: and they did helpe him.

٤ 4 فَتَجَمَّعَ شَعْبٌ كَثِيرٌ وَطَمُّوا جَمِيعَ ٱلْيَنَابِيعِ وَٱلنَّهْرَ ٱلْجَارِيَ فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، قَائِلِينَ: «لِمَاذَا يَأْتِي مُلُوكُ أَشُّورَ وَيَجِدُونَ مِيَاهًا غَزِيرَةً؟»

So many of the people assembled themselues, and stopt all the fountaines, and the riuer that ranne through the middes of the countrey, saying, Why should the Kings of Asshur come, and finde much water?

٥ 5 وَتَشَدَّدَ وَبَنَى كُلَّ ٱلسُّورِ ٱلْمُنْهَدِمِ وَأَعْلَاهُ إِلَى ٱلْأَبْرَاجِ، وَسُورًا آخَرَ خَارِجًا، وَحَصَّنَ ٱلْقَلْعَةَ، مَدِينَةَ دَاوُدَ، وَعَمِلَ سِلَاحًا بِكِثْرَةٍ وَأَتْرَاسًا.

And he tooke courage, and built all the broken wall, and made vp the towers, and another wall without, and repayred Millo in the citie of Dauid, and made many dartes and shields.

٦ 6 وَجَعَلَ رُؤَسَاءَ قِتَالٍ عَلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ، وَجَمَعَهُمْ إِلَيْهِ إِلَى سَاحَةِ بَابِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَطَيَّبَ قُلُوبَهُمْ قَائِلًا:

And he set captaines of warre ouer the people, and assembled them to him in the broade place of the gate of the citie, and spake comfortably vnto them, saying,

٧ 7 «تَشَدَّدُوا وَتَشَجَّعُوا. لَا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَرْتَاعُوا مِنْ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ ٱلْجُمْهُورِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ، لِأَنَّ مَعَنَا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا مَعَهُ.

Be strong and couragious: feare not, neither be afraide for the King of Asshur, neither for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with vs, then is with him.

٨ 8 مَعَهُ ذِرَاعُ بَشَرٍ، وَمَعَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا لِيُسَاعِدَنَا وَيُحَارِبَ حُرُوبَنَا». فَٱسْتَنَدَ ٱلشَّعْبُ عَلَى كَلَامِ حَزَقِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا.

With him is an arme of flesh, but with vs is the Lord our God for to helpe vs, and to fight our battels. Then the people were confirmed by the wordes of Hezekiah King of Iudah.

٩ 9 بَعْدَ هَذَا أَرْسَلَ سِنْحَارِيبُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ عَبِيدَهُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَهُوَ عَلَى لَخِيشَ وَكُلُّ سَلْطَنَتِهِ مَعَهُ، إِلَى حَزَقِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَإِلَى كُلِّ يَهُوذَا ٱلَّذِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ يَقُولُونَ:

After this, did Saneherib King of Asshur send his seruants to Ierusalem (while he was against Lachish, and all his dominion with him) vnto Hezekiah King of Iudah and vnto all Iudah that were at Ierusalem, saying,

١٠ 10 «هَكَذَا يَقُولُ سِنْحَارِيبُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ: عَلَى مَاذَا تَتَّكِلُونَ وَتُقِيمُونَ فِي ٱلْحِصَارِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ؟

Thus saith Saneherib the King of Asshur, Wherein doe ye trust, that ye will remaine in Ierusalem, during the siege?

١١ 11 أَلَيْسَ حَزَقِيَّا يُغْوِيكُمْ لِيَدْفَعَكُمْ لِلْمَوْتِ بِٱلْجُوعِ وَٱلْعَطَشِ، قَائِلًا: ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا يُنْقِذُنَا مِنْ يَدِ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ؟

Doeth not Hezekiah entice you to giue ouer your selues vnto death by famine and by thirst, saying, The Lord our God shall deliuer vs out of the hande of the King of Asshur?

١٢ 12 أَلَيْسَ حَزَقِيَّا هُوَ ٱلَّذِي أَزَالَ مُرْتَفَعَاتِهِ وَمَذَابِحَهُ، وَكَلَّمَ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ قَائِلًا: أَمَامَ مَذْبَحٍ وَاحِدٍ تَسْجُدُونَ، وَعَلَيْهِ تُوقِدُونَ؟

Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his hie places and his altars, and commanded Iudah and Ierusalem, saying, Ye shall worshippe before one altar, and burne incense vpon it?

١٣ 13 أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ مَا فَعَلْتُهُ أَنَا وَآبَائِي بِجَمِيعِ شُعُوبِ ٱلْأَرَاضِي؟ فَهَلْ قَدِرَتْ آلِهَةُ أُمَمِ ٱلْأَرَاضِي أَنْ تُنْقِذَ أَرْضَهَا مِنْ يَدِي؟

Knowe ye not what I and my fathers haue done vnto all the people of other countreyes? were the gods of the nations of other landes able to deliuer their land out of mine hande?

١٤ 14 مَنْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ آلِهَةِ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْأُمَمِ ٱلَّذِينَ حَرَّمَهُمْ آبَائِي، ٱسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يُنْقِذَ شَعْبَهُ مِنْ يَدِي حَتَّى يَسْتَطِيعَ إِلَهُكُمْ أَنْ يُنْقِذَكُمْ مِنْ يَدِي؟

Who is he of al the gods of those natios (that my fathers haue destroied) that could deliuer his people out of mine hande? that your God should be able to deliuer you out of mine hand?

١٥ 15 وَٱلْآنَ لَا يَخْدَعَنَّكُمْ حَزَقِيَّا، وَلَا يُغْوِيَنَّكُمْ هَكَذَا وَلَا تُصَدِّقُوهُ، لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ إِلَهُ أُمَّةٍ أَوْ مَمْلَكَةٍ أَنْ يُنْقِذَ شَعْبَهُ مِنْ يَدِي وَيَدِ آبَائِي، فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ إِلَهُكُمْ لَا يُنْقِذُكُمْ مِنْ يَدِي؟».

Nowe therefore let not Hezekiah deceiue you, nor seduce you after this sort, neither beleeue ye him: for none of all the gods of any nation or kingdome was able to deliuer his people out of mine hande and out of the hande of my fathers: howe much lesse shall your gods deliuer you out of mine hande?

١٦ 16 وَتَكَلَّمَ عَبِيدُهُ أَكْثَرَ ضِدَّ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلْإِلَهِ وَضِدَّ حَزَقِيَّا عَبْدِهِ.

And his seruants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his seruant Hezekiah.

١٧ 17 وَكَتَبَ رَسَائِلَ لِتَعْيِيرِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلِلتَّكَلُّمِ ضِدَّهُ قَائِلًا: «كَمَا أَنَّ آلِهَةَ أُمَمِ ٱلْأَرَاضِي لَمْ تُنْقِذْ شُعُوبَهَا مِنْ يَدِي، كَذَلِكَ لَا يُنْقِذُ إِلَهُ حَزَقِيَّا شَعْبَهُ مِنْ يَدِي».

He wrote also letters, blaspheming the Lord God of Israel and speaking against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other countreies could not deliuer their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliuer his people out of mine hande.

١٨ 18 وَصَرَخُوا بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ بِٱلْيَهُودِيِّ إِلَى شَعْبِ أُورُشَلِيمَ ٱلَّذِينَ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ لِتَخْوِيفِهِمْ وَتَرْوِيعِهِمْ لِكَيْ يَأْخُذُوا ٱلْمَدِينَةَ.

Then they cryed with a loude voyce in the Iewes speach vnto the people of Ierusalem that were on the wall, to feare them and to astonish them, that they might take the citie.

١٩ 19 وَتَكَلَّمُوا عَلَى إِلَهِ أُورُشَلِيمَ كَمَا عَلَى آلِهَةِ شُعُوبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ صَنْعَةِ أَيْدِي ٱلنَّاسِ.

Thus they spake against the God of Ierusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, euen the workes of mans hands,

٢٠ 20 فَصَلَّى حَزَقِيَّا ٱلْمَلِكُ وَإِشَعْيَاءُ بْنُ آمُوصَ ٱلنَّبِيُّ لِذَلِكَ وَصَرَخَا إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ،

But Hezekiah the King, and the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amoz prayed against this and cryed to heauen.

٢١ 21 فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ مَلَاكًا فَأَبَادَ كُلَّ جَبَّارِ بَأْسٍ وَرَئِيسٍ وَقَائِدٍ فِي مَحَلَّةِ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ. فَرَجَعَ بِخِزْيِ ٱلْوَجْهِ إِلَى أَرْضِهِ. وَلَمَّا دَخَلَ بَيْتَ إِلَهِهِ قَتَلَهُ هُنَاكَ بِٱلسَّيْفِ ٱلَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا مِنْ أَحْشَائِهِ.

And the Lord sent an Angel which destroyed all the valiant men, and the princes and captaines of the hoste of the King of Asshur: so he returned with shame to his owne lande. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came foorth of his owne bowels, slewe him there with the sworde.

٢٢ 22 وَخَلَّصَ ٱلرَّبُّ حَزَقِيَّا وَسُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ سِنْحَارِيبَ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ وَمِنْ يَدِ ٱلْجَمِيعِ، وَحَمَاهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ نَاحِيَةٍ.

So the Lord saued Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Ierusalem from the hande of Saneherib King of Asshur, and from the hande of all other, and maintained them on euery side.

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَ كَثِيرُونَ يَأْتُونَ بِتَقْدِمَاتِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَتُحَفٍ لِحَزَقِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، وَٱعْتُبِرَ فِي أَعْيُنِ جَمِيعِ ٱلْأُمَمِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ.

And many brought offrings vnto the Lord to Ierusalem, and presents to Hezekiah King of Iudah, so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thencefoorth.

٢٤ 24 فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ مَرِضَ حَزَقِيَّا إِلَى حَدِّ ٱلْمَوْتِ وَصَلَّى إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فَكَلَّمَهُ وَأَعْطَاهُ عَلَامَةً.

In those dayes Hezekiah was sicke vnto the death, and prayed vnto the Lord, who spake vnto him, and gaue him a signe.

٢٥ 25 وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَرُدَّ حَزَقِيَّا حَسْبَمَا أُنْعِمَ عَلَيْهِ لِأَنَّ قَلْبَهُ ٱرْتَفَعَ، فَكَانَ غَضَبٌ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ.

But Hezekiah did not render according to the rewarde bestowed vpon him: for his heart was lift vp, and wrath came vpon him, and vpon Iudah and Ierusalem.

٢٦ 26 ثُمَّ تَوَاضَعَ حَزَقِيَّا بِسَبَبِ ٱرْتِفَاعِ قَلْبِهِ هُوَ وَسُكَّانُ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَلَمْ يَأْتِ عَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي أَيَّامِ حَزَقِيَّا.

Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled him selfe (after that his heart was lifted vp) he and the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and the wrath of the Lord came not vpon them in the dayes of Hezekiah.

٢٧ 27 وَكَانَ لِحَزَقِيَّا غِنًى وَكَرَامَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ جِدًّا، وَعَمِلَ لِنَفْسِهِ خَزَائِنَ لِلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلذَّهَبِ وَٱلْحِجَارَةِ ٱلْكَرِيمَةِ وَٱلْأَطْيَابِ وَٱلْأَتْرَاسِ وَكُلِّ آنِيَةٍ ثَمِينَةٍ،

Hezekiah also had exceeding much riches and honour, and he gate him treasures of siluer, and of golde, and of precious stones, and of sweete odours, and of shieldes, and of all pleasant vessels:

٢٨ 28 وَمَخَازِنَ لِغَلَّةِ ٱلْحِنْطَةِ وَٱلْمِسْطَارِ وَٱلزَّيْتِ، وَأَوَارِيَ لِكُلِّ أَنْوَاعِ ٱلْبَهَائِمِ، وَلِلْقُطْعَانِ أَوَارِيَ.

And of store houses for the increase of wheat and wine and oyle, and stalles for all beasts, and rowes for the stables.

٢٩ 29 وَعَمِلَ لِنَفْسِهِ أَبْرَاجًا وَمَوَاشِيَ غَنَمٍ وَبَقَرٍ بِكَثْرَةٍ، لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ أَعْطَاهُ أَمْوَالًا كَثِيرَةً جِدًّا.

And he made him cities, and had possession of sheepe and oxen in abundance: for God had giuen him substance exceeding much.

٣٠ 30 وَحَزَقِيَّا هَذَا سَدَّ مَخْرَجَ مِيَاهِ جَيْحُونَ ٱلْأَعْلَى، وَأَجْرَاهَا تَحْتَ ٱلْأَرْضِ، إِلَى ٱلْجِهَةِ ٱلْغَرْبِيَّةِ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ. وَأَفْلَحَ حَزَقِيَّا فِي كُلِّ عَمَلِهِ.

This same Hezekiah also stopped the vpper water springs of Gihon, and led them streight vnderneath towarde the citie of Dauid Westwarde. so Hezekiah prospered in all his workes.

٣١ 31 وَهَكَذَا فِي أَمْرِ تَرَاجِمِ رُؤَسَاءِ بَابِلَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِ لِيَسْأَلُوا عَنِ ٱلْأُعْجُوبَةِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَتْ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، تَرَكَهُ ٱللهُ لِيُجَرِّبَهُ لِيَعْلَمَ كُلَّ مَا فِي قَلْبِهِ.

But because of the ambassadours of the princes of Babel, which sent vnto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the lande, God left him to trie him, and to knowe all that was in his heart.

٣٢ 32 وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ حَزَقِيَّا وَمَرَاحِمُهُ، هَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي رُؤْيَا إِشَعْيَاءَ بْنِ آمُوصَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ فِي سِفْرِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ.

Concerning the rest of the actes of Hezekiah, and his goodnesse, beholde, they are written in the vision of Ishiah the Prophet, the sonne of Amoz, in the booke of the Kings of Iudah and Israel.

٣٣ 33 ثُمَّ ٱضْطَجَعَ حَزَقِيَّا مَعَ آبَائِهِ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي عَقَبَةِ قُبُورِ بَنِي دَاوُدَ، وَعَمِلَ لَهُ إِكْرَامًا عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ كُلُّ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَمَلَكَ مَنَسَّى ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

So Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buryed him in the highest sepulchre of the sonnes of Dauid: and all Iudah and the inhabitants of Ierusalem did him honour at his death: and Manasseh his sonne reigned in his stead.