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 seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant 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 Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

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

And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD has said of the sons of David.

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

This is the thing that all of you shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;

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

And a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be 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, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep 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 Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else comes into the house, he shall be put to death: but be all of you with the king when he comes in, and when he goes 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 Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.

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

Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which 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 set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.

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 king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.

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

Now when Athaliah heard the noise 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 she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. 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 Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her out of the ranges: and whoso follows her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest 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 laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there.

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

And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD's people.

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

Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, 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.

Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.

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

And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean 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 took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

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

And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.