2 أخبار 21

١ 1 وَمَاتَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ فَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَخَلَفَهُ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ ابْنُهُ يَهُورَامُ.

Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David: and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ لِيَهُورَامَ إِخْوَةٌ هُمْ عَزَرْيَا وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَعَزَرْيَاهُو وَمِيخَائِيلُ وَشَفَطْيَا، وَجَمِيعُهُمْ أَبْنَاءُ يَهُوشَافَاطَ.

He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

٣ 3 فَوَهَبَهُمْ أَبُوهُمْ عَطَايَا كَثِيرَةً مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَتُحَفٍ، فَضْلاً عَنْ مُدُنٍ حَصِينَةٍ فِي يَهُوذَا. أَمَّا عَرْشُ الْمَمْلَكَةِ فَأَوْرَثَهُ لِيَهُورَامَ لأَنَّهُ بِكْرُهُ.

Their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.

٤ 4 وَلَمَّا اسْتَتَبَّ لَهُ الأَمْرُ عَلَى عَرْشِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ قَتَلَ جَمِيعَ إِخْوَتِهِ بِالسَّيْفِ، كَمَا قَضَى عَلَى بَعْضِ الزُّعَمَاءِ.

Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and various also of the princes of Israel.

٥ 5 وَكَانَ يَهُورَامُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ تَوَلَّى الْمُلْكَ، ثُمَّ حَكَمَ ثَمَانِيَ سَنَوَاتٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ،

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

٦ 6 وَسَلَكَ فِي نَهْجِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، مُقْتَفِياً خُطَى بَيْتِ آخْابَ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مُتَزَوِّجاً مِنِ ابْنَةِ آخْابَ، فَارْتَكَبَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ.

He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab as wife: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

٧ 7 وَلَمْ يَشَأ الرَّبُّ أَنْ يُفْنِيَ ذُرِّيَّةَ دَاوُدَ، بِسَبَبِ الْعَهْدِ الَّذِي أَبْرَمَهُ مَعَ دَاوُدَ قَائِلاً: إِنَّهُ يُبْقِي وَاحِداً مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ.

However the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.

٨ 8 وَفِي عَهْدِهِ تَمَرَّدَ الأَدُومِيُّونَ عَلَى يَهُوذَا، وَنَصَّبُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مَلِكاً.

In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

٩ 9 فَاجْتَازَ يَهُورَامُ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ مَعَ قَادَتِهِ وَجَمِيعِ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ. وَعِنْدَمَا حَاصَرَهُ الأَدُومِيُّونَ مَعَ قَادَةِ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ هَبَّ لَيْلاً وَاقْتَحَمَ خُطُوطَهُمْ.

Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.

١٠ 10 وَمُنْذُ ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ ظَلَّ الأَدُومِيُّونَ خَارِجِينَ عَنْ طَاعَةِ يَهُوذَا إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، حِينَئِذٍ تَمَرَّدَتْ عَلَيْهِ لِبْنَةُ أَيْضاً لأَنَّهُ تَرَكَ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِ.

So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day: then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.

١١ 11 كَمَا شَيَّدَ مَعَابِدَ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ أَيْضاً فِي جِبَالِ يَهُوذَا، وَأَغْوَى أَهْلَ أُورُشَلِيمَ عَلَى خِيَانَةِ الرَّبِّ وَأَضَلَّ يَهُوذَا.

Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, and led Judah astray.

١٢ 12 وَتَسَلَّمَ خِطَاباً مِنْ إِيلِيَّا النَّبِيِّ وَرَدَ فِيهِ: «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ دَاوُدَ أَبِيكَ: لأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَسْلُكْ فِي نَهْجِ يَهُوشَافَاطَ أَبِيكَ، وَلا فِي طُرُقِ آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا،

A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, "Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, 'Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

١٣ 13 بَلْ سَلَكْتَ فِي طُرقِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَغْوَيْتَ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ فَخَانُوا الرَّبَّ كَخِيَانَةِ بَيْتِ آخْابَ، وَقَتَلْتَ أَيْضاً إِخْوَتَكَ أَبْنَاءَ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ، مَعَ أَنَّهُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ.

but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, like the house of Ahab did, and also have slain your brothers of your father's house, who were better than yourself:

١٤ 14 فَإِنَّ الرَّبَّ سَيُعَاقِبُ شَعْبَكَ وَأَبْنَاءَكَ وَنِسَاءَكَ، وَكُلَّ مَالَكَ عِقَاباً شَدِيداً.

look, the LORD will strike with a great plague your people, and your children, and your wives, and all your substance;

١٥ 15 وَسَيَضْرِبُكَ بِأَمْرَاضٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، فَتُعَانِي مِنْ دَاءٍ عُضَالٍ فِي أَمْعَائِكَ حَتَّى تَتَسَاقَطَ أَمْعَاؤُكَ مِنْ جَرَّائِهِ يَوْماً فَيَوْماً».

and you shall have great sickness by disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.'"

١٦ 16 وَأَثَارَ الرَّبُّ عَلَى يَهُورَامَ عَدَاءَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَالْعَرَبِ الْمُسْتَوْطِنِينَ إِلَى جِوَارِ الْكُوشِيِّينَ.

The LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians:

١٧ 17 فَهَاجَمُوا يَهُوذَا وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا، وَنَهَبُوا كُلَّ الأَمْوَالِ الْمُدَّخَرَةِ فِي قَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ، وَسَبَوْا أَبْنَاءَهُ وَنِسَاءَهُ. وَلَمْ يَبْقَ لَهُ ابْنٌ إِلّا يَهُوآحَازَ أَصْغَرَ أَوْلادِهِ.

and they came up against Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

١٨ 18 وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ ضَرَبَهُ الرَّبُّ بِدَاءٍ عُضَالٍ فِي أَمْعَائِهِ.

After all this the LORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

١٩ 19 وَمَعَ مُرُورِ الأَيَّامِ، وَبَعْدَ انْقِضَاءِ سَنَتَيْنِ تَسَاقَطَتْ أَمْعَاؤُهُ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ الدَّاءِ، فَمَاتَ وَهُوَ يُقَاسِي مِنْ مُخْتَلَفِ الأَمْرَاضِ الخَبِيثَةِ، وَلَمْ يُشْعِلْ لَهُ شَعْبُهُ حَرِيقَةً كَبِيرَةً كَحَرِيقَةِ آبَائِهِ،

It happened, in process of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of severe diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

٢٠ 20 وَكَانَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ تَوَلَّى الْمُلْكَ، وَحَكَمَ ثَمَانِيَ سَنَوَاتٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، ثُمَّ مَاتَ غَيْرَ مَأْسُوفٍ عَلَيْهِ، فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ فِي مَقَابِرِ الْمُلُوكِ.

Thirty-two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years: and he departed without being desired; and they buried him in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.