اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلثَّانِي 16

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

In the seventeenth year of Phakee son of Romelias began Achaz the son of Joatham king of Juda 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 Achaz when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not that which was right in the eyes of the Lord his God faithfully, as David his father [had done].

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

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yes, he made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord 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 on the high places, and upon the hills, and under every shady tree.

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

Then went up Raasson king of Syria and Phakee son of Romelias king of Israel against Jerusalem to war, and besieged Achaz, but could not prevail [against 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 Raasson king of Syria recovered Aelath to Syria, and drove out the Jews from Aelath, and the Idumeans came to Aelath, and lived there until 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».

And Achaz sent messengers to Thalgath-phellasar king of the Assyrians, saying, I am your servant and your son: come up, deliver me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.

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

And Achaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king's house, and sent gifts to the king.

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

And the king of the Assyrians listened to him: and the king of the Assyrians went up to Damascus and took it, and removed the inhabitants, and killed king Raasson.

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 Achaz went to Damascus to meet Thalgath-phellasar king of the Assyrians at Damascus; and he saw an altar at Damascus. And king Achaz sent to Urias the priest the pattern of the altar, and its proportions, and all its workmanship.

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 Urias the priest built the altar, according to all [the directions] which king Achaz sent from Damascus.

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

And the king saw the altar, and went up to it,

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

and offered his whole burnt offering, and his meat-offering, and his drink-offering, and poured out the blood of his peace-offerings on the brazen altar that was before the Lord.

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

And he brought forward [the one] before the house of the Lord from between the altar and the house of the Lord, and he set it openly by the side of the altar northwards.

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 Achaz charged Urias the priest, saying, Offer upon the great altar the whole burnt offering in the morning and the meat-offering in the evening, and the whole burnt offering of the king, and his meat-offering, and the whole burnt offering of all the people, and their meat-offering, and their drink-offering; and you shall pour all the blood of the whole burnt offering, and all the blood of [any other] sacrifice upon it: and the brazen altar shall be for me in the morning.

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

And Urias the priest did according to all that king Achaz commanded him.

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

And king Achaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them, and took down the sea from the brazen oxen that were under it, and set it upon a base of stone.

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

And he made a base for the throne in the house of the Lord, and he turned the king's entrance without in the house of the Lord because of the king of the Assyrians.

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

And the rest of the acts of Achaz, even all that he did, [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda?

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

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