اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلثَّانِي 8

١ 1 وَكَلَّمَ أَلِيشَعُ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ ٱلَّتِي أَحْيَا ٱبْنَهَا قَائِلًا: «قُومِي وَٱنْطَلِقِي أَنْتِ وَبَيْتُكِ وَتَغَرَّبِي حَيْثُمَا تَتَغَرَّبِي، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ دَعَا بِجُوعٍ فَيَأْتِي أَيْضًا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ سَبْعَ سِنِينٍ».

Now, Elisha, had spoken unto the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying—Arise, and take thy journey, thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn, for Yahweh hath called for a famine, moreover also, it is coming upon the land seven years.

٢ 2 فَقَامَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ وَفَعَلَتْ حَسَبَ كَلَامِ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ، وَٱنْطَلَقَتْ هِيَ وَبَيْتُهَا وَتَغَرَّبَتْ فِي أَرْضِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ سَبْعَ سِنِينٍ.

So the woman arose, and did according to the word of the man of God, —and took her journey, she and her household, and she sojourned in the land of the Philistines, seven years.

٣ 3 وَفِي نِهَايَةِ ٱلسِّنِينِ ٱلسَّبْعِ رَجَعَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ أَرْضِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَخَرَجَتْ لِتَصْرُخَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ لِأَجْلِ بَيْتِهَا وَحَقْلِهَا.

And it came to pass, at the end of seven years, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines, —and she went forth to make outcry unto the king, concerning her house and concerning her field.

٤ 4 وَكَلَّمَ ٱلْمَلِكُ جِيحْزِيَ غُلَامَ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ قَائِلًا: «قُصَّ عَلَيَّ جَمِيعَ ٱلْعَظَائِمِ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلَهَا أَلِيشَعُ».

Now, the king, was speaking unto Gehazi, servant of the man of God, saying, Do recount unto me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.

٥ 5 وَفِيمَا هُوَ يَقُصُّ عَلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ كَيْفَ أَنَّهُ أَحْيَا ٱلْمَيْتَ، إِذَا بِٱلْمَرْأَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَحْيَا ٱبْنَهَا تَصْرُخُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ لِأَجْلِ بَيْتِهَا وَلِأَجْلِ حَقْلِهَا. فَقَالَ جِيحْزِي: «يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ، هَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ وَهَذَا هُوَ ٱبْنُهَا ٱلَّذِي أَحْيَاهُ أَلِيشَعُ».

And so it was, just as he was recounting to the king how he had restored the dead to life, lo! the woman whose son he had restored to life, began making outcry unto the king, for her house and for her field. Then said Gehazi, My lord, O king! this, is the woman, and, this, her son, whom, Elisha, restored to life.

٦ 6 فَسَأَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ فَقَصَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ، فَأَعْطَاهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ خَصِيًّا قَائِلًا: «أَرْجِعْ كُلَّ مَا لَهَا وَجَمِيعَ غَلَاّتِ ٱلْحَقْلِ مِنْ حِينِ تَرَكَتِ ٱلْأَرْضَ إِلَى ٱلْآنَ».

So the king asked the woman, and she recounted it to him, —the king, therefore, appointed her a certain officer, saying—Restore all that was hers, and all the increase of the field, from the day she left the land, even until now.

٧ 7 وَجَاءَ أَلِيشَعُ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ. وَكَانَ بَنْهَدَدُ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ مَرِيضًا، فَأُخْبِرَ وَقِيلَ لَهُ: «قَدْ جَاءَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ إِلَى هُنَا».

And Elisha came into Damascus, when Ben-hadad king of Syria, was sick, —and it was told him, saying, The man of God hath come as far as this place.

٨ 8 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِحَزَائِيلَ: «خُذْ بِيَدِكَ هَدِيَّةً وَٱذْهَبْ لِٱسْتِقْبَالِ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ، وَٱسْأَلِ ٱلرَّبَّ بِهِ قَائِلًا: هَلْ أَشْفَى مِنْ مَرَضِي هَذَا؟».

So the king said unto Hazael—Take in thy hand a present, and go to meet the man of God, —so shalt thou enquire of Yahweh, from him, saying, Shall I recover from this sickness?

٩ 9 فَذَهَبَ حَزَائِيلُ لِٱسْتِقْبَالِهِ وَأَخَذَ هَدِيَّةً بِيَدِهِ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرَاتِ دِمَشْقَ حِمْلَ أَرْبَعِينَ جَمَلًا، وَجَاءَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَهُ وَقَالَ: «إِنَّ ٱبْنَكَ بَنْهَدَدَ مَلِكَ أَرَامَ قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ قَائِلًا: هَلْ أُشْفَى مِنْ مَرَضِي هَذَا؟»

So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present in his hand, even every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, —and came, and stood before him, and said—Thy son, Ben-hadad king of Syria, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Shall I recover from this sickness?

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ لَهُ أَلِيشَعُ: «ٱذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لَهُ: شِفَاءً تُشْفَى. وَقَدْ أَرَانِي ٱلرَّبُّ أَنَّهُ يَمُوتُ مَوْتًا».

And Elisha said unto him, Go, say to him, Thou shalt, recover; And yet Yahweh hath shown me, that he will, die.

١١ 11 فَجَعَلَ نَظَرَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَثَبَّتَهُ حَتَّى خَجِلَ، فَبَكَى رَجُلُ ٱللهِ.

And he settled his countenance, and fixed it until he turned pale, —and the man of God, wept.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ حَزَائِيلُ: «لِمَاذَا يَبْكِي سَيِّدِي؟» فَقَالَ: «لِأَنِّي عَلِمْتُ مَا سَتَفْعَلُهُ بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ ٱلشَّرِّ، فَإِنَّكَ تُطْلِقُ ٱلنَّارَ فِي حُصُونِهِمْ، وَتَقْتُلُ شُبَّانَهُمْ بِٱلسَّيْفِ، وَتُحَطِّمُ أَطْفَالَهُمْ، وَتَشُقُّ حَوَامِلَهُمْ».

Then said Hazael, Why, is my lord, weeping? And he said—Because I know what thou wilt do to the sons of Israel, by way of harm—Their fortresses, thou wilt set on fire, and, their choice young men, with the sword, thou wilt slay, and, their children, thou wilt dash in pieces, and, their women with child, thou wilt rip up.

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ حَزَائِيلُ: «وَمَنْ هُوَ عَبْدُكَ ٱلْكَلْبُ حَتَّى يَفْعَلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ؟» فَقَالَ أَلِيشَعُ: «قَدْ أَرَانِي ٱلرَّبُّ إِيَّاكَ مَلِكًا عَلَى أَرَامَ».

And Hazael said, But what is thy servant—the dog—that he should do this great thing? And Elisha said, Yahweh hath shown thee unto me, as king over Syria.

١٤ 14 فَٱنْطَلَقَ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَلِيشَعَ وَدَخَلَ إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ: «مَاذَا قَالَ لَكَ أَلِيشَعُ؟» فَقَالَ: «قَالَ لِي إِنَّكَ تَحْيَا».

So he departed from Elisha, and came in unto his lord, who said to him, What said, Elisha, unto thee? And he said. He told me thou wouldst, recover.

١٥ 15 وَفِي ٱلْغَدِ أَخَذَ ٱللِّبْدَةَ وَغَمَسَهَا بِٱلْمَاءِ، وَنَشَرَهَا عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَمَاتَ، وَمَلَكَ حَزَائِيلُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

But it came to pass on the morrow, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it over his face, that he died, —and, Hazael, reigned, in his stead.

١٦ 16 وَفِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْخَامِسَةِ لِيُورَامَ بْنِ أَخْآبَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوشَافَاطَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، مَلَكَ يَهُورَامُ بْنُ يَهُوشَافَاطَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا.

Now, in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, having been king of Judah, Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, began to reign.

١٧ 17 كَانَ ٱبْنَ ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ ثَمَانِي سِنِينٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Thirty-two years old, was he when he began to reign, and, eight years, reigned, he in Jerusalem.

١٨ 18 وَسَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ كَمَا فَعَلَ بَيْتُ أَخْآبَ، لِأَنَّ بِنْتَ أَخْآبَ كَانَتْ لَهُ ٱمْرَأَةً، وَعَمِلَ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as did the house of Ahab, for, a daughter of Ahab, became his wife, —and he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh.

١٩ 19 وَلَمْ يَشَإِ ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْ يُبِيدَ يَهُوذَا مِنْ أَجْلِ دَاوُدَ عَبْدِهِ، كَمَا قَالَ إِنَّهُ يُعْطِيهِ سِرَاجًا وَلِبَنِيهِ كُلَّ ٱلْأَيَّامِ.

Yet was not Yahweh willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, —even as he promised him to give him a lamp for his sons all the days.

٢٠ 20 فِي أَيَّامِهِ عَصَى أَدُومُ مِنْ تَحْتِ يَدِ يَهُوذَا وَمَلَّكُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ مَلِكًا.

In his days, did Edom revolt from under the hand of Judah, —and they set over them a king.

٢١ 21 وَعَبَرَ يُورَامُ إِلَى صَعِيرَ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ مَعَهُ، وَقَامَ لَيْلًا وَضَرَبَ أَدُومَ ٱلْمُحِيطَ بِهِ وَرُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ. وَهَرَبَ ٱلشَّعْبُ إِلَى خِيَامِهِمْ.

So Joram passed over to Zair, and all the chariots with him, —and it came to pass that, he, arising by night, smote the Edomites that were round about unto him, and the captains of the chariots, and the people fled to their homes,

٢٢ 22 وَعَصَى أَدُومُ مِنْ تَحْتِ يَدِ يَهُوذَا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. حِينَئِذٍ عَصَتْ لِبْنَةُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ.

Yet did Edom revolt from under the hand of Judah, unto this day, —then, revolted Libnah, at the same time.

٢٣ 23 وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ يُورَامَ وَكُلُّ مَا صَنَعَ، أَمَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا؟

Now, the rest of the story of Joram, and all that he did, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

٢٤ 24 وَٱضْطَجَعَ يُورَامُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ، وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَمَلَكَ أَخَزْيَا ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers, in the city of David, —and, Ahaziah his son, reigned, in his stead.

٢٥ 25 فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ لِيُورَامَ بْنِ أَخْآبَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، مَلَكَ أَخَزْيَا بْنُ يَهُورَامَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا.

In the twelfth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, did Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah, begin to reign.

٢٦ 26 وَكَانَ أَخَزْيَا ٱبْنَ ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ سَنَةً وَاحِدَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ عَثَلْيَا بِنْتُ عُمْرِي مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Two and twenty years old, was Ahaziah when he began to reign, —and, one year, reigned he in Jerusalem, —and, his mother’s name, was Athaliah, daughter of Omri, king of Israel;

٢٧ 27 وَسَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ بَيْتِ أَخْآبَ، وَعَمِلَ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ كَبَيْتِ أَخْآبَ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ صِهْرَ بَيْتِ أَخْآبَ.

And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, like the house of Ahab, —for, son-in-law of the house of Ahab, was, he.

٢٨ 28 وَٱنْطَلَقَ مَعَ يُورَامَ بْنِ أَخْآبَ لِمُقَاتَلَةِ حَزَائِيلَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ فِي رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ، فَضَرَبَ ٱلْأَرَامِيُّونَ يُورَامَ.

And he went with Joram son of Ahab, to make war against Hazael king of Syria, in Ramoth-gilead, —and the Syrians wounded Joram.

٢٩ 29 فَرَجَعَ يُورَامُ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِيَبْرَأَ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْجُرُوحِ ٱلَّتِي جَرَحَهُ بِهَا ٱلْأَرَامِيُّونَ فِي رَامُوتَ عِنْدَ مُقَاتَلَتِهِ حَزَائِيلَ مَلِكَ أَرَامَ. وَنَزَلَ أَخَزْيَا بْنُ يَهُورَامَ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا لِيَرَى يُورَامَ بْنَ أَخْآبَ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ مَرِيضًا.

So Joram the king returned to get healed in Jezreel, from the wounds wherewith the Syrians had wounded him in Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria, —and, Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah, went down to see Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he, was sick.