2 أخبار 13

١ 1 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكْمِ الْمَلِكِ يَرُبْعَامَ اعْتَلَى أَبِيَّا عَرْشَ يَهُوذَا،

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam — Abijah reigneth over Judah;

٢ 2 وَدَامَ مُلْكُهُ ثَلاثَ سَنَوَاتٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ مِيخَايَا ابْنَةُ أُورِيئِيلَ مِنْ جَبْعَةَ، وَنَشَبَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ أَبِيَّا وَيَرُبْعَامَ.

three years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, (and the name of his mother [is] Michaiah daughter of Uriel, from Gibeah, ) and war hath been between Abijah and Jeroboam.

٣ 3 وَخَاضَ أَبِيَّا الْحَرْبَ بِجَيْشٍ مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ الأَشِدَّاءِ، بَلَغَ عَدَدُهُمْ أَرْبَعَ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ مِنْ خِيرَةِ الْمُقَاتِلِينَ. وَاصْطَفَّ يَرُبْعَامُ لِمُحَارَبَتِهِ بِجَيْشٍ بَلَغَ عَدَدُهُ ثَمَانِي مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ مِنْ نُخْبَةِ الْمُحَارِبِينَ الأَشِدَّاءِ.

And Abijah directeth the war with a force of mighty men of war, four hundred thousand chosen men, and Jeroboam hath set in array with him battle, with eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty of valour.

٤ 4 وَوَقَفَ أَبِيَّا عَلَى جَبَلِ صَمَارَايِمَ فِي مُرْتَفَعَاتِ أَرْضِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَهَتَفَ: «أَصْغِ إِلَيَّ يَا يَرُبْعَامُ وَيَا كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ:

And Abijah riseth up on the hill of Zemaraim that [is] in the hill-country of Ephraim, and saith, 'Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel!

٥ 5 أَلَمْ تُدْرِكُوا بَعْدُ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ عَهِدَ بِالْمُلْكِ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ بِعَهْدِ مِلْحٍ،

Is it not for you to know that Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given the kingdom to David over Israel to the age, to him and to his sons — a covenant of salt?

٦ 6 فَقَامَ يَرُبْعَامُ بْنُ نَبَاطَ عَبْدُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ، وَتَمَرَّدَ عَلَى سَيِّدِهِ.

and rise up doth Jeroboam, son of Nebat, servant of Solomon son of David, and rebelleth against his lord!

٧ 7 فَالْتَفَّ حَوْلَهُ رِجَالٌ بَطَّالُونَ أَشْرَارٌ، وَثَارُوا عَلَى رَحُبْعَامَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، فَلَمْ يَثْبُتْ رَحُبْعَامُ أَمَامَهُمْ لِحَدَاثَتِهِ وَقِلَّةِ خِبْرَتِهِ.

'And there are gathered unto him vain men, sons of worthlessness, and they strengthen themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was a youth, and tender of heart, and hath not strengthened himself against them.

٨ 8 وَالآنَ أَنْتُمْ تَدَّعُونَ أَنَّكُمْ قَادِرُونَ عَلَى الثَّبَاتِ أَمَامَ قُوَّاتِ مَمْلَكَةِ الرَّبِّ الَّتِي أَرْسَاهَا بِيَدِ دَاوُدَ، حَاشِدِينَ جَيْشاً كَبِيراً، وَحَامِلِينَ مَعَكُمْ عُجُولَ ذَهَبٍ صَنَعَهَا لَكُمْ يَرُبْعَامُ لِتَكُونَ لَكُمْ آلِهَةً.

'And now, ye are saying to strengthen yourselves before the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David, and ye [are] a numerous multitude, and with you calves of gold that Jeroboam hath made to you for gods.

٩ 9 أَلَمْ تَطْرُدُوا كَهَنَةَ الرَّبِّ أَبْنَاءَ هرُونَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ، وَأَقَمْتُمْ لأَنْفُسِكُمْ كَهَنَةً كَالأُمَمِ الأُخْرَى، فَيُصْبِحَ كُلُّ مَنْ يَأْتِي لِيُكَرِّسَ عِجْلاً وَسَبْعَةَ كِبَاشٍ كَاهِناً لِمَنْ لَيْسُوا آلِهَةً؟

'Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make to you priests like the peoples of the lands? every one who hath come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he hath been a priest to No-gods!

١٠ 10 وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَالرَّبُّ هُوَ إِلَهُنَا لَمْ نَتَخَلَّ عَنْهُ، وَخُدَّامُ الرَّبِّ الْكَهَنَةُ الْقَائِمُونَ بِخِدْمَةِ الْعِبَادَةِ هُمْ ذُرِّيَّةُ هرُونَ، وَمَعَهُمُ اللّاوِيُّونَ،

'As for us, Jehovah [is] our God, and we have not forsaken Him, and priests are ministering to Jehovah, sons of Aaron and the Levites, in the work,

١١ 11 يُوْقِدُونَ لِلرَّبِّ مُحْرَقَاتٍ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ وَمَسَاءٍ، وَيُحْرِقُونَ بَخُورَ أَطْيَابٍ، وَيُعِدُّونَ خُبْزَ التَّقْدِمَةِ عَلَى الْمَائِدَةِ الطَّاهِرَةِ، وَيُضِيئُونَ مَنَارَةَ الذَّهَبِ وَسُرُوجَهَا كُلَّ مَسَاءٍ، وَهَكَذَا نَقُومُ بِالْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى فَرَائِضِ الرَّبِّ. وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَقَدْ تَخَلَّيْتُمْ عَنْهُ.

and are making perfume to Jehovah, burnt-offerings morning by morning, and evening by evening, and perfume of spices, and the arrangement of bread [is] on the pure table, and the candlestick of gold, and its lamps, to burn evening by evening, for we are keeping the charge of Jehovah our God, and ye — ye have forsaken Him.

١٢ 12 هَا الرَّبُّ مَعَنَا فِي طَلِيعَتِنَا، وَسَيَهْتِفُ كَهَنَتُهُ بِأَبْوَاقِهِمْ هُتَافَ الْحَرْبِ ضِدَّكُمْ. فَيَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَا تُحَارِبُوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِكُمْ لأَنَّكُمْ لَا تُفْلِحُونَ».

'And lo, with us — at [our] head — [is] God, and His priests and trumpets of shouting to shout against you; O sons of Israel, do not fight with Jehovah, God of your fathers, for ye do not prosper.'

١٣ 13 وَكَانَ يَرُبْعَامُ قَدْ أَعَدَّ كَمِيناً لِيَدُورَ وَيُهَاجِمَهُمْ مِنَ الْخَلْفِ، فَأَصْبَحَ جَيْشُ يَهُوذَا وَاقِعاً بَيْنَ الْقُوَّاتِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيَّةِ وَالْكَمِينِ.

And Jeroboam hath brought round the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush [is] behind them.

١٤ 14 وَتَبَيَّنَ جَيْشُ يَهُوذَا أَنَّهُمْ مُحَاطُونَ بِالْحَرْبِ مِنْ أَمَامٍ وَمِنْ خَلْفٍ، فَاسْتَغَاثُوا بِالرَّبِّ وَنَفَخَ الْكَهَنَةُ بِالأَبْوَاقِ.

And Judah turneth, and lo, against them [is] the battle, before and behind, and they cry to Jehovah, and the priests are blowing with trumpets,

١٥ 15 وَهَتَفَ مُقَاتِلُو يَهُوذَا بِصَيْحَاتِ الْحَرْبِ، عِنْدَئِذٍ هَزَمَ الرَّبُّ يَرُبْعَامَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ أَمَامَ أَبِيَّا وَجَيْشِ يَهُوذَا.

and the men of Judah shout — and it cometh to pass, at the shouting of the men of Judah, that God hath smitten Jeroboam, and all Israel, before Abijah and Judah.

١٦ 16 وَانْكَسَرَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ وَأَسْلَمَهُمُ الرَّبُّ لِقُوَّاتِ يَهُوذَا.

And the sons of Israel flee from the face of Judah, and God giveth them into their hand,

١٧ 17 وَتَمَكَّنَ أَبِيَّا وَجَيْشُهُ مِنَ الْقَضَاءِ عَلَيْهِمْ قَضَاءً مُبْرَماً، فَسَقَطَ مِنَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ خَمْسُ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ مِنْ خِيرَةِ الْمُحَارِبِينَ.

and Abijah and his people smite among them a great smiting, and there fall wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

١٨ 18 فَذَلَّ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ، وَانْتَصَرَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا لأَنَّهُمُ اتَّكَلُوا عَلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ.

And the sons of Israel are humbled at that time, and the sons of Judah are strong, for they have leant on Jehovah, God of their fathers.

١٩ 19 وَتَعَقَّبَ أَبِيَّا يَرُبْعَامَ وَاسْتَوْلَى مِنْهُ عَلَى مُدُنِ بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَضِيَاعِهَا وَيَشَانَةَ وَضِيَاعِهَا وَعَفْرُونَ وَضِيَاعِهَا.

And Abijah pursueth after Jeroboam, and captureth from him cities, Beth-El and its small towns, and Jeshanah and its small towns, and Ephraim and its small towns.

٢٠ 20 وَلَمْ يَسْتَعِدْ يَرُبْعَامُ قُوَّتَهُ مُدَّةَ حُكْمِ أَبِيَّا، وَأَخِيراً ضَرَبَهُ الرَّبُّ وَمَاتَ.

And Jeroboam hath not retained power any more in the days of Abijah, and Jehovah smiteth him, and he dieth.

٢١ 21 وَازْدَادَ أَبِيَّا قُوَّةً. وَتَزَوَّجَ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ امْرَأَةً انْجَبْنَ لَهُ اثْنَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ ابْناً وَسِتَّ عَشْرَةَ بِنْتاً.

And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,

٢٢ 22 أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ أَبِيَّا وَطُرُقُهُ وَمُنْجَزَاتُهُ أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي تَارِيخِ النَّبِيِّ عِدُّو؟

and the rest of the matters of Abijah, and his ways, and his words, are written in the 'Inquiry' of the prophet Iddo.