اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلثَّانِي 16

١ 1 فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلسَّابِعَةَ عَشْرَةَ لِفَقْحَ بْنِ رَمَلْيَا، مَلَكَ آحَازُ بْنُ يُوثَامَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا.

In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

٢ 2 كَانَ آحَازُ ٱبْنَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَلَمْ يَعْمَلِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ كَدَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ،

Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of YHWH his Elohim, like David his father.

٣ 3 بَلْ سَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، حَتَّى إِنَّهُ عَبَّرَ ٱبْنَهُ فِي ٱلنَّارِ حَسَبَ أَرْجَاسِ ٱلْأُمَمِ ٱلَّذِينَ طَرَدَهُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنْ أَمَامِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom YHWH cast out from before the children of Israel.

٤ 4 وَذَبَحَ وَأَوْقَدَ عَلَى ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَعَلَى ٱلتِّلَالِ وَتَحْتَ كُلِّ شَجَرَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ.

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

٥ 5 حِينَئِذٍ صَعِدَ رَصِينُ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ وَفَقْحُ بْنُ رَمَلْيَا مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِلْمُحَارَبَةِ، فَحَاصَرُوا آحَازَ وَلَمْ يَقْدِرُوا أَنْ يَغْلِبُوهُ.

Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.

٦ 6 فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ أَرْجَعَ رَصِينُ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ أَيْلَةَ لِلْأَرَامِيِّينَ، وَطَرَدَ ٱلْيَهُودَ مِنْ أَيْلَةَ. وَجَاءَ ٱلْأَرَامِيُّونَ إِلَى أَيْلَةَ وَأَقَامُوا هُنَاكَ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.

٧ 7 وَأَرْسَلَ آحَازُ رُسُلًا إِلَى تَغْلَثَ فَلَاسِرَ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ قَائِلًا: «أَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَٱبْنُكَ. ٱصْعَدْ وَخَلِّصْنِي مِنْ يَدِ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ وَمِنْ يَدِ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْقَائِمَيْنِ عَلَيَّ».

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.

٨ 8 فَأَخَذَ آحَازُ ٱلْفِضَّةَ وَٱلذَّهَبَ ٱلْمَوْجُودَةَ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَفِي خَزَائِنِ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَأَرْسَلَهَا إِلَى مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ هَدِيَّةً.

And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of YHWH, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

٩ 9 فَسَمِعَ لَهُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ، وَصَعِدَ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ وَأَخَذَهَا وَسَبَاهَا إِلَى قِيرَ، وَقَتَلَ رَصِينَ.

And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

١٠ 10 وَسَارَ ٱلْمَلِكُ آحَازُ لِلِقَاءِ تَغْلَثَ فَلَاسِرَ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ، إِلَى دِمَشْقَ. وَرَأَى ٱلْمَذْبَحَ ٱلَّذِي فِي دِمَشْقَ. وَأَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ آحَازُ إِلَى أُورِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنِ شِبْهَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ وَشَكْلَهُ حَسَبَ كُلِّ صِنَاعَتِهِ.

And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.

١١ 11 فَبَنَى أُورِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنُ مَذْبَحًا. حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ آحَازُ مِنْ دِمَشْقَ كَذَلِكَ عَمِلَ أُورِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنُ، رَيْثَمَا جَاءَ ٱلْمَلِكُ آحَازُ مِنْ دِمَشْقَ.

And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.

١٢ 12 فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ ٱلْمَلِكُ مِنْ دِمَشْقَ رَأَى ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْمَذْبَحَ، فَتَقَدَّمَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ وَأَصْعَدَ عَلَيْهِ،

And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.

١٣ 13 وَأَوْقَدَ مُحْرَقَتَهُ وَتَقْدِمَتَهُ وَسَكَبَ سَكِيبَهُ، وَرَشَّ دَمَ ذَبِيحَةِ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ ٱلَّتِي لَهُ عَلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ.

and he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.

١٤ 14 وَمَذْبَحُ ٱلنُّحَاسِ ٱلَّذِي أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ قَدَّمَهُ مِنْ أَمَامِ ٱلْبَيْتِ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ وَبَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَجَعَلَهُ عَلَى جَانِبِ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ ٱلشِّمَالِيِّ.

And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before YHWH, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of YHWH, and put it on the north side of the altar.

١٥ 15 وَأَمَرَ ٱلْمَلِكُ آحَازُ أُورِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنَ قَائِلًا: «عَلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ أَوْقِدْ مُحْرَقَةَ ٱلصَّبَاحِ وَتَقْدِمَةَ ٱلْمَسَاءِ، وَمُحْرَقَةَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَتَقْدِمَتَهُ، مَعَ مُحْرَقَةِ كُلِّ شَعْبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَتَقْدِمَتِهِمْ وَسَكَائِبِهِمْ، وَرُشَّ عَلَيْهِ كُلَّ دَمِ مُحْرَقَةٍ وَكُلَّ دَمِ ذَبِيحَةٍ. وَمَذْبَحُ ٱلنُّحَاسِ يَكُونُ لِي لِلسُّؤَالِ».

And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to inquire by.

١٦ 16 فَعَمِلَ أُورِيَّا ٱلْكَاهِنُ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ ٱلْمَلِكُ آحَازُ.

Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

١٧ 17 وَقَطَعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ آحَازُ أَتْرَاسَ ٱلْقَوَاعِدِ وَرَفَعَ عَنْهَا ٱلْمِرْحَضَةَ، وَأَنْزَلَ ٱلْبَحْرَ عَنْ ثِيرَانِ ٱلنُّحَاسِ ٱلَّتِي تَحْتَهُ وَجَعَلَهُ عَلَى رَصِيفٍ مِنْ حِجَارَةٍ.

And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.

١٨ 18 وَرِوَاقَ ٱلسَّبْتِ ٱلَّذِي بَنَوْهُ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ، وَمَدْخَلَ ٱلْمَلِكِ مِنْ خَارِجٍ، غَيَّرَهُ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ.

And the covert for the Sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of YHWH for the king of Assyria.

١٩ 19 وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ آحَازَ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَ، أَمَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا؟

Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

٢٠ 20 ثُمَّ ٱضْطَجَعَ آحَازُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ، وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَمَلَكَ حَزَقِيَّا ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

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