2 أخبار 23

١ 1 وَفِي السَّنَةِ السَّابِعَةِ تَشَجَّعَ يَهُويَادَاعُ، وَقَطَعَ عَهْداً مَعَ رُؤَسَاءِ الْمِئَاتِ: عَزَرْيَا بْنِ يَرُوحَامَ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ يَهُوحَانَانَ، وَعَزَرْيَا بْنِ عُوبِيدَ، وَمَعَسِيَا بْنِ عَدَايَا، وَأَلِيشَافَاطَ بْنِ زِكْرِي.

And in the seuenth yeere Iehoiada waxed bolde, and tooke the captaines of hundreths, to wit, Azariah the sonne of Ieroham, and Ishmael the sonne of Iehohanan, and Azariah the sonne of Obed, and Maasiah the sonne of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the sonne of Zichri in couenant with him.

٢ 2 وَطَافُوا فِي أَرْجَاءِ يَهُوذَا يَسْتَدْعُونَ اللّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا وَرُؤَسَاءَ بُيُوتَاتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِلْحُضُورِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And they went about in Iudah, and gathered the Leuites out of all the cities of Iudah, and the chiefe fathers of Israel: and they came to Ierusale.

٣ 3 فَأَقْسَمَ كُلُّ الْمَجْمَعِ يَمِينَ الْوَلاءِ لِلْمَلِكِ فِي هَيْكَلِ اللهِ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَهُويَادَاعُ: «هُوَذَا ابْنُ الْمَلِكِ يَحْكُمُ، كَمَا وَعَدَ الرَّبُّ ذُرِّيَّةَ دَاوُدَ.

And al the Congregation made a couenant with the King in the house of God: and he sayde vnto them, Behold, the Kings sonne must reigne, as the Lord hath sayd of the sonnes of Dauid.

٤ 4 وَإِلَيْكُمْ مَا يَجِبُ أَنْ تَفْعَلُوهُ: لِيَقُمْ ثُلُثُ الْحُرَّاسِ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ، الَّذِينَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَ الْخِدْمَةَ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ بِحِرَاسَةِ الأَبْوَابِ.

This is it that ye shall do, The third part of you that come on the Sabbath of the Priests, and the Leuites, shalbe porters of the doores.

٥ 5 وَالثُّلُثُ الثَّانِي يَحْرُسُ قَصْرَ الْمَلِكِ، وَالثُّلُثُ الثَّالِثُ يَحْرُسُ بَابَ الأَسَاسِ، أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ الشَّعْبِ فَلْيَحْتَشِدُوا فِي دِيَارِ الْهَيْكَلِ.

And another third part towarde the Kings house, and another thirde part at the gate of the foundation, and al the people shalbe in the courts of the house of the Lord.

٦ 6 وَيُحْظَرُ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالَّذِينَ يَخْدُمُونَ مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ دُخُولُ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّهُمْ وَحْدَهُمْ مُقَدَّسُونَ. أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ الشَّعْبِ فَلْيَقُومُوا بِحِرَاسَةِ مَا عَهَدَ الرَّبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ بِهِ.

But let none come into the house of the Lord, saue the Priests, and the Leuites that minister: they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keepe the watch of the Lord.

٧ 7 وَعَلَى اللّاوِيِّينَ الإِحَاطَةُ بِالْمَلِكِ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ مُدَجَّجٌ بِسِلاحِهِ. وَلْيُقْتَلْ كُلُّ مَنْ يَتَسَلَّلُ إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ مِنَ الْغُرَبَاءِ. رَافِقُوا الْمَلِكَ فِي خُرُوجِهِ وَدُخُولِهِ».

And the Leuites shall compasse the King rounde about, and euery man with his weapon in his hand, and he that entreth into the house, shall be slaine, and be you with the King, when he commeth in, and when he goeth out.

٨ 8 فَنَفَّذَ اللّاوِيُّونَ وَكُلُّ أَبْنَاءِ يَهُوذَا أَوَامِرَ يَهُويَادَاعَ الْكَاهِنِ، وَجَنَّدَ كُلُّ قَائِدٍ رِجَالَهُ الْقَائِمِينَ عَلَى الْخِدْمَةِ فِي يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ وَالْمُعْفَيْنَ مِنْهَا، لأَنَّ يَهُويَادَاعَ الْكَاهِنَ لَمْ يُسَرِّحْ أَيَّةَ فِرْقَةٍ.

So the Leuites and all Iudah did according to all things that Iehoiada the Priest had commanded, and tooke euery man his men that came on the Sabbath, with them that went out on the Sabbath: for Iehoiada the Priest did not discharge the courses.

٩ 9 فَسَلَّمَ يَهُويَادَاعُ رُؤَسَاءَ الْمِئَاتِ حِرَابَ الْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ وَدُرُوعَهُ وَأَتْرَاسَهُ، الَّتِي كَانَتْ مَحْفُوظَةً فِي الْهَيْكَلِ،

And Iehoiada the Priest deliuered to the captaines of hundreths speares, and shieldes, and bucklers which had bene King Dauids, and were in the house of God.

١٠ 10 وَأَوْقَفَ جَمِيعَ الْحُرَّاسِ وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ سِلاحُهُ بِيَدِهِ مُحِيطِينَ بِالْمَلِكِ، إِلَى جَانِبِ الْمَذْبَحِ وَالْهَيْكَلِ، مِنَ الطَّرَفِ الأَيْمَنِ لِلْهَيْكَلِ حَتَّى الطَّرَفِ الأَيْسَرِ مِنْهُ.

And he caused all the people to stand (euery man with his weapon in his hande) from the right side of the house, to ye left side of the house by the altar and by the house round about ye king.

١١ 11 ثُمَّ أَخْرَجُوا ابْنَ الْمَلِكِ وَتَوَّجُوهُ، وَأَعْطَوْهُ نُسْخَةً مِنْ شَهَادَةِ الْعَهْدِ، وَنَصَّبُوهُ مَلِكاً. وَمَسَحَهُ يَهُويَادَاعُ وَأَبْنَاؤُهُ هَاتِفِينَ: «لِيَحْيَ الْمَلِكُ!».

Then they brought out the Kings sonne, and put vpon him the crowne and gaue him the testimonie, and made him King. And Iehoiada and his sonnes anoynted him, and sayd, God saue the King.

١٢ 12 فَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَتْ عَثَلْيَا صَوْتَ انْدِفَاعِ الشَّعْبِ، وَهُتَافَاتِ الشَّعْبِ لِلْمَلِكِ، انْدَسَّتْ بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ،

But when Athaliah heard the noyse of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the Lord.

١٣ 13 فَشَاهَدَتِ الْمَلِكَ مُنْتَصِباً عَلَى مِنْبَرِهِ فِي الْمَدْخَلِ، مُحَاطاً بِالرُّؤَسَاءِ وَنَافِخِي الأَبْوَاقِ، وَقَدْ غَمَرَ الْفَرَحُ شَعْبَ الأَرْضِ، الَّذِي امْتَزَجَتْ هُتَافَاتُهُ بِنَفْخِ الأَبْوَاقِ وَغِنَاءِ الْمُغَنِّينَ الْعَازِفِينَ عَلَى الآلاتِ الْمُوسِيقِيَّةِ وَتَسْبِيحِ الْمُسَبِّحِينَ، فَشَقَّتْ عَثَلْيَا ثِيَابَهَا وَصَاحَتْ: «خِيَانَةٌ! خِيَانَةٌ!»

And when she looked, beholde, the King stoode by his pillar at the entring in, and the princes and the trumpets by the King, and all the people of the land reioyced, and blew the trumpets, and the singers were with instruments of musike, and they that could sing prayse: then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, treason.

١٤ 14 فَبَعَثَ يَهُويَادَاعُ الْكَاهِنُ رُؤَسَاءَ الْمِئَاتِ الْمُوَكَّلِينَ عَلَى الْجَيْشِ قَائِلاً: «خُذُوهَا إِلَى خَارِجِ الصُّفُوفِ وَاقْتُلُوا بِالسَّيْفِ كُلَّ مَنْ يُحَاوِلُ إِنْقَاذَهَا». وَأَمَرَ الْكَاهِنُ أَنْ لَا تُقْتَلَ دَاخِلَ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ.

Then Iehoiada the Priest brought out the captaines of hundreths that were gouernours of the hoste, and said vnto them, Haue her foorth of the ranges, and he that followeth her, let him dye by the sword: for the Priest had said, Slay her not in the house of the Lord.

١٥ 15 فَقَبَضُوا عَلَيْهَا وَجَرُّوهَا إِلَى الْمَدْخَلِ الَّذِي تَعْبُرُ مِنْهُ الْخَيْلُ إِلَى سَاحَةِ الْقَصْرِ، وَقُتِلَتْ هُنَاكَ.

So they layde hands on her: and when she was come to the entring of the horsegate by the Kings house, they slew her there.

١٦ 16 وَأَبْرَمَ يَهُويَادَاعُ عَهْداً بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ كُلِّ الشَّعْبِ وَبَيْنَ الْمَلِكِ، حَتَّى يَكُونُوا شَعْباً لِلرَّبِّ.

And Iehoiada made a couenant betweene him, and all the people, and the King, that they would be the Lords people.

١٧ 17 وَانْدَفَعَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ إِلَى مَعْبَدِ الْبَعْلِ، وَهَدَمُوهُ وَحَطَّمُوا مَذَابِحَهُ وَتَمَاثِيلَهُ، وَقَتَلُوا مَتَّانَ كَاهِنَ الْبَعْلِ أَمَامَ الْمَذْبَحِ.

And all the people went to the house of Baal, and destroyed, and brake his altars and his images, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

١٨ 18 وَعَيَّنَ يَهُويَادَاعُ مُشْرِفِينَ عَلَى الْهَيْكَلِ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ اللّاوِيِّينَ، مِمَّنْ وَزَّعَ دَاوُدُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَاجِبَاتِ خِدْمَةِ الْهَيْكَلِ، لِيُقَرِّبُوا مُحْرَقَاتِ الرَّبِّ بِمُوجِبِ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى، فَرِحِينَ مُغَنِّينَ حَسَبَ مَا أَمَرَ دَاوُدُ.

And Iehoiada appointed officers for the house of the Lord, vnder the handes of the Priestes and Leuites, whome Dauid had distributed for the house of the Lord, to offer burnt offrings vnto the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with reioycing and singing by the appoyntment of Dauid.

١٩ 19 وَأَقَامَ حُرَّاساً عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْهَيْكَلِ لِئَلّا يَدْخُلَ إِلَيْهِ أَيُّ وَاحِدٍ غَيْرِ طَاهِرٍ لِسَبَبٍ مَا.

And he set porters by the gates of ye house of the Lord, that none that was vncleane in any thing, should enter in.

٢٠ 20 ثُمَّ اصْطَحَبَ مَعَهُ رُؤَسَاءَ الْمِئَاتِ وَالْعُظَمَاءَ وَحُكَّامَ الأُمَّةِ وَسَائِرَ الشَّعْبِ وَأَنْزَلَ الْمَلِكَ مِنْ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ مُجْتَازِينَ مِنْ الْبَابِ الأَعْلَى إِلَى قَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ، حَيْثُ أَجْلَسُوهُ عَلَى عَرْشِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ.

And he tooke the captaines of hundreths, and the noble men, and the gouernours of the people, and all the people of the land, and he caused the King to come downe out of the house of the Lord, and they went thorowe the hie gate of the Kings house, and set the King vpon the throne of the kingdome.

٢١ 21 وَعَمَّ الْفَرَحُ شَعْبَ الْبِلادِ، وَغَمَرَ السَّلامُ الْمَدِينَةَ، بَعْدَ مَقْتَلِ عَثَلْيَا بِالسَّيْفِ.

Then all the people of the land reioyced, and the citie was quiet, after that they had slaine Athaliah with the sword.