2 أخبار 18

١ 1 وَكَانَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ مَوْفُورَ الثَّرَاءِ وَالْكَرَامَةِ، وَصَاهَرَ آخْابَ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab.

٢ 2 وَذَهَبَ بَعْدَ سِنِينَ لِزِيَارَتِهِ فِي السَّامِرَةِ، فَذَبَحَ آخْابُ لَهُ وَلِمُرَافِقِيهِ ذَبَائِحَ كَثِيرَةً مِنْ غَنَمٍ وَبَقَرٍ، وَأَغْرَاهُ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ مَعَهُ لِمُوَاجَهَةِ رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ.

After some years, he went down to Ahab to Samaria. Ahab killed sheep and cattle for him in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and moved him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead.

٣ 3 قَائِلاً لَهُ: «أَتَذْهَبُ مَعِي لِمُحَارَبَةِ رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ يَهُوشَافَاطُ: «مَثَلِي مَثَلُكَ، وَشَعْبِي كَشَعْبِكَ، وَأَنَا مَعَكَ فِي الْقِتَالِ».

Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?” He answered him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people. We will be with you in the war.”

٤ 4 ثُمَّ أَضَافَ: «إِنَّمَا اطْلُبْ أَوَّلاً مَشُورَةَ الرَّبِّ».

Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the LORD’s word.”

٥ 5 فَجَمَعَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَرْبَعَ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَسَأَلَهُمْ: «أَنَذْهَبُ لِلْحَرْبِ إِلَى رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ أَمْ لا؟» فَأَجَابُوا: «اذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ الرَّبَّ يُظْفِرُ الْمَلِكَ بِها».

Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” They said, “Go up, for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

٦ 6 فَسَأَلَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ: «أَلا يُوْجَدُ هُنَا نَبِيٌّ مِنْ أَنْبِيَاءِ الرَّبِّ فَنَسْأَلَهُ الْمَشُورَةَ؟»

But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we may inquire of him?”

٧ 7 فَأَجَابَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «يُوْجَدُ بَعْدُ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ يُمْكِنُنَا عَنْ طَرِيقِهِ أَنْ نَطْلُبَ مَشُورَةَ الرَّبِّ، وَلَكِنَّنِي أَمْقُتُهُ، لأَنَّهُ لَا يَتَنَبَّأُ عَلَيَّ بِغَيْرِ الشَّرِّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِهِ. إِنَّهُ مِيخَا بْنُ يَمْلَةَ». فَقَالَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ: «لا تَقُلْ هَذَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ».

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”

٨ 8 فَاسْتَدْعَى الْمَلِكُ خَصِيًّا وَقَالَ: «أَسْرِعْ وَائْتِ لِي بِمِيخَا بْنِ يَمْلَةَ».

Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Get Micaiah the son of Imla quickly.”

٩ 9 وَكَانَ كُلٌّ مِنْ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوشَافَاطَ يَجْلِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ فِي سَاحَةٍ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ بَابِ السَّامِرَةِ، وَقَدِ ارْتَدَيَا حُلَلَهُمَا الْمَلَكِيَّةَ وَالأَنْبِيَاءُ (الكَذَبَةُ) جَمِيعُهُمْ يَتَنَبَّأُونَ أَمَامَهُمَا.

Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah each sat on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.

١٠ 10 وَصَنَعَ صِدْقِيَّا بْنُ كَنْعَنَةَ لِنَفْسِهِ قَرْنَيْ حَدِيدٍ وَقَالَ: «هَكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: بِهَذِهِ تَنْطَحُ الأَرَامِيِّينَ حَتَّى يَهْلِكُوا».

Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made himself horns of iron and said, “The LORD says, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.’”

١١ 11 وَتَنَبَّأَ جَمِيعُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْكَلامِ قَائِلِينَ: «اذْهَبْ إِلَى رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ فَتَظْفَرَ بِها، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ يُسَلِّمُهَا إِلَى الْمَلِكِ».

All the prophets prophesied so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead, and prosper; for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

١٢ 12 وَأَمَّا الرَّسُولُ الَّذِي انْطَلَقَ لاسْتِدْعَاءِ مِيخَا فَقَالَ لَهُ: «لَقَدْ تَنَبَّأَ جَمِيعُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ بِفَمٍ وَاحِدٍ مُبَشِّرِينَ الْمَلِكَ بِالْخَيْرِ، فَلْيَكُنْ كَلامُكَ مُوَافِقاً لِكَلامِهِمْ، يَحْمِلُ بَشَائِرَ الْخَيْرِ».

The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good.”

١٣ 13 فَأَجَابَ مِيخَا: «حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، إِنَّنِي لَنْ أَنْطِقَ إِلّا بِمَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ».

Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives, I will say what my God says.”

١٤ 14 وَلَمَّا مَثَلَ مِيخَا أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ، سَأَلَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «يَا مِيخَا، أَنَذْهَبُ لِلْحَرْبِ إِلَى رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ أَمْ نَمْتَنِعُ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ: «اذْهَبْ فَتَظْفَرَ بِها لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ يُسَلِّمُهَا إِلَى الْمَلِكِ».

When he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” He said, “Go up, and prosper. They shall be delivered into your hand.”

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «كَمْ مَرَّةٍ اسْتَحْلَفْتُكَ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ أَلّا تُخْبِرَنِي إِلّا الْحَقَّ؟»

The king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the LORD’s name?”

١٦ 16 عِنْدَئِذٍ قَالَ مِيخَا: «رَأَيْتُ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مُبَدَّدِينَ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ كَخِرَافٍ بِلا رَاعٍ. فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: لَيْسَ لِهَؤُلاءِ قَائِدٌ. فَلْيَرْجِعْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ بِسَلامٍ»

He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. The LORD said, ‘These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.’”

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَهُوشَافَاطَ: «أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ إِنَّهُ لَا يَتَنَبَّأُ عَلَيَّ بِغَيْرِ الشَّرِّ؟»

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”

١٨ 18 فَأَجَابَ مِيخَا: «إِذاً فَاسْمَعْ كَلامَ الرَّبِّ. قَدْ شَاهَدْتُ الرَّبَّ جَالِساً عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ، وَكُلُّ أَجْنَادِ السَّمَاءِ وُقُوفٌ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ.

Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the LORD’s word: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.

١٩ 19 فَسَأَلَ الرَّبُّ: مَنْ يُغْوِي آخْابَ لِيَخْرُجَ إِلَى الْحَرْبِ وَيَمُوتَ فِي رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ؟ فَأَجَابَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ بِشَيْءٍ.

The LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One spoke saying in this way, and another saying in that way.

٢٠ 20 ثُمَّ بَرَزَ رُوحٌ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ وَقَالَ: أَنَا أُغْوِيهِ. فَسَأَلَهُ الرَّبُّ: بِمَاذَا؟

A spirit came out, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “The LORD said to him, ‘How?’

٢١ 21 فَأَجَابَ: أَخْرُجُ وَأُصْبِحُ رُوحَ ضَلالٍ فِي أَفْوَاهِ جَمِيعِ أَنْبِيَائِهِ. فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: إِنَّكَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى إِغْوَائِهِ وَتُفْلِحُ فِي ذَلِكَ، فَامْضِ وَنَفِّذِ الأَمْرَ.

“He said, ‘I will go, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ “He said, ‘You will entice him, and will prevail also. Go and do so.’

٢٢ 22 وَهَا الرَّبُّ قَدْ جَعَلَ الآنَ رُوحَ ضَلالٍ فِي أَفْوَاهِ جَمِيعِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ هَؤُلاءِ، وَقَدْ قَضَى عَلَيْكَ بِالشَّرِّ».

“Now therefore, behold, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; and the LORD has spoken evil concerning you.”

٢٣ 23 فَاقْتَرَبَ صِدْقِيَّا بْنُ كَنْعَنَةَ مِنْ مِيخَا وَضَرَبَهُ عَلَى الْفَكِّ قَائِلاً: «مِنْ أَيْنَ عَبَرَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ مِنِّي لِيُكَلِّمَكَ؟»

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the LORD’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?”

٢٤ 24 فَأَجَابَهُ مِيخَا: «سَتَعْرِفُ ذَلِكَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي تَلْجَأُ فِيهِ لِلاِخْتِبَاءِ مِنْ مُخْدَعٍ إِلَى مُخْدَعٍ».

Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day, when you go into an inner room to hide yourself.”

٢٥ 25 حِينَئِذٍ أَمَرَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «اقْبِضُوا عَلَى مِيخَا وَسَلِّمُوهُ إِلَى آمُونَ رَئِيسِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَإِلَى يُوآشَ ابْنِ الْمَلِكِ،

The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;

٢٦ 26 وَقُولُوا لَهُمَا: إِنَّ الْمَلِكَ قَدْ أَمَرَ بِإِيْدَاعِ هَذَا فِي السِّجْنِ وَأَطْعِمُوهُ خُبْزَ الضِّيقِ وَمَاءَ الضِّيقِ، حَتَّى يَرْجِعُ مِنَ الْحَرْبِ بِسَلامٍ».

and say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.”’”

٢٧ 27 فَأَجَابَهُ مِيخَا: «إِنْ رَجَعْتَ بِسَلامٍ فَإِنَّ الرَّبَّ لَا يَكُونُ قَدْ تَكَلَّمَ عَلَى لِسَانِي، فَاشْهَدُوا عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَيُّهَا الشَّعْبُ جَمِيعاً».

Micaiah said, “If you return at all in peace, the LORD has not spoken by me.” He said, “Listen, you people, all of you!”

٢٨ 28 وَتَوَجَّهَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوشَافَاطُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا إِلَى رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ،

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.

٢٩ 29 فَقَالَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَهُوشَافَاطَ: «إِنَّنِي سَأَخُوضُ الْحَرْبَ مُتَنَكِّراً، أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَارْتَدِ ثِيَابَكَ الْمَلَكِيَّةَ». وَهَكَذَا تَنَكَّرَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَخَاضَا الْحَرْبَ.

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle.

٣٠ 30 وَأَمَرَ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ قُوَّادَ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ: «لا تُحَارِبُوا صَغِيراً وَلا كَبِيراً إِلّا مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَحْدَهُ».

Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, “Don’t fight with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.”

٣١ 31 فَلَمَّا شَاهَدَ قُوَّادُ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ يَهُوشَافَاطَ ظَنُّوا أَنَّهُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَحَاصَرُوهُ لِيُقَاتِلُوهُ، فَأَطْلَقَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ صَرْخَةً فَأَغَاثَهُ الرَّبُّ وَرَدَّهُمْ عَنْهُ.

When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

٣٢ 32 وَعِنْدَمَا أَدْرَكَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ تَحَوَّلُوا عَنْهُ.

When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

٣٣ 33 وَلَكِنْ حَدَثَ أَنَّ جُنْدِيًّا أَطْلَقَ سَهْمَهُ عَنْ غَيْرِ عَمْدٍ، فَأَصَابَ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ بَيْنَ أَوْصَالِ دِرْعِهِ، فَقَالَ لِقَائِدِ مَرْكَبَتِهِ: «أَخْرِجْنِي مِنَ الْمَعْرَكَةِ لأَنَّنِي قَدْ جُرِحْتُ».

A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, “Turn around and carry me out of the battle, for I am severely wounded.”

٣٤ 34 وَاشْتَدَّ الْقِتَالُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، فَتَحَامَل مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فِي مَرْكَبَتِهِ، وَظَلَّ وَاقِفاً فِي مُوَاجَهَةِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ إِلَى الْمَسَاءِ ثُمَّ مَاتَ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ.

The battle increased that day. However, the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening; and at about sunset, he died.