2 أخبار 24

١ 1 كَانَ يُوآشُ فِي السَّابِعَةِ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ تَوَلَّى الْمُلْكَ، وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ ظَبْيَةُ مِنْ بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ.

Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zibiah, of Beersheba.

٢ 2 وَصَنَعَ يُوآشُ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ يَهُويَادَاعَ الْكَاهِنِ.

Joash did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the cohen.

٣ 3 وَاتَّخَذَ يَهُويَادَاعُ لِيُوآشَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ أَنْجَبَتَا لَهُ بَنِينَ وَبَنَاتٍ.

Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he became the father of sons and daughters.

٤ 4 وَإِذْ كَانَ فِي عَزْمِ يُوآشَ أَنْ يُرَمِّمَ بَيْتَ الرَّبِّ،

It happened after this, that Joash intended to restore the house of the LORD.

٥ 5 جَمَعَ الْكَهَنَةَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا وَاجْمَعُوا الْمُخَصَّصَاتِ السَّنَوِيَّةَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فِضَّةً مِنْ أَجْلِ تَرْمِيمِ بَيْتِ إِلَهِكُمْ، وَبَادِرُوا بِتَنْفِيذِ ذَلِكَ الآنَ». غَيْرَ أَنَّ اللّاوِيِّينَ تَقَاعَسُوا عَنْ إِنْجَازِ الأَمْرِ.

He gathered together the cohanim and the Levites, and said to them, "Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather money to repair the house of your God from all Israel from year to year. See that you expedite this matter." However the Levites did not do it right away.

٦ 6 فَاسْتَدْعَى الْمَلِكُ يَهُويَادَاعَ رَئِيسَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَسَأَلَهُ: «لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَطْلُبْ مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ أَنْ يَجْمَعُوا مِنْ بَنِي يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ الضَّرِيبَةَ الَّتِي فَرَضَهَا مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ وَجَمَاعَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِصِيَانَةِ خَيْمَةِ الشَّهَادَةِ؟».

The king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, "Why haven't you required of the Levites to bring in the tax of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the assembly of Israel, out of Judah and out of Jerusalem, for the tent of the testimony?"

٧ 7 وَكَانَ أَبْنَاءُ عَثَلْيَا الْخَبِيثَةِ قَدْ هَدَمُوا بَيْتَ اللهِ وَاسْتَخْدَمُوا مُقَدَّسَاتِ الْهَيْكَلِ لِعِبَادَةِ الْبَعْلِيمِ.

For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up God's house; and they also gave all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD to the Baals.

٨ 8 وَأَمَرَ الْمَلِكُ فَصَنَعُوا صُنْدُوقاً وَضَعُوهُ عِنْدَ الْمَدْخَلِ الْخَارِجِيِّ لِهَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ،

So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of the LORD.

٩ 9 وَأَذَاعُوا فِي كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ دَاعِينَ الشَّعْبَ أَنْ يُقَدِّمُوا لِلرَّبِّ الضَّرِيبَةَ الَّتِي فَرَضَهَا مُوسَى عَبْدُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ.

They made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for the LORD the tax that Moses the servant of God laid on Israel in the wilderness.

١٠ 10 فَفَرِحَ كُلُّ الرُّؤَسَاءِ وَسَائِرُ الشَّعْبِ، وَتَبَرَّعُوا بِالْمَالِ حَتَّى امْتَلأَ الصُّنْدُوقُ.

And all the leaders and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and threw it into the chest, until it was full.

١١ 11 وَكُلَّمَا كَثُرَتِ الْفِضَّةُ فِي الصُّنْدُوقِ يَجِيءُ اللّاوِيُّونَ وَيَحْمِلُونَهُ إِلَى مَقَرِّ وِكَالَةِ مُوَظَّفِي الْمَلِكِ، فَيَأْتِي كَاتِبُ الْمَلِكِ وَوَكِيلُ رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَيُفْرِغَانِ الصُّنْدُوقَ، ثُمَّ يَحْمِلانِهِ وَيَرُدَّانِهِ إِلَى مَوْضِعِهِ. هَكَذَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ حَتَّى جَمَعُوا فِضَّةً وَفِيرَةً،

It was so, that whenever the chest was brought to the king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the chief cohen's official came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

١٢ 12 دَفَعَهَا الْمَلِكُ وَيَهُويَادَاعُ لِلْمُشْرِفِينَ عَلَى أَعْمَالِ خِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، فَكَانَ هَؤُلاءِ يَسْتَأْجِرُونَ نَحَّاتِينَ وَنَجَّارِينَ وَحَدَّادِينَ لِصِيَانَةِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ وَتَرْمِيمِهِ.

The king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, and also such as worked iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.

١٣ 13 وَجَدَّ الْمُشْرِفُونَ فِي عَمَلِهِمْ فَأَفْلَحُوا، وَأَعَادُوا تَرْمِيمَ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ بِمُوْجِبِ رَسْمِهِ الأَصْلِيِّ، وَثَبَّتُوهُ.

So the workmen worked, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up God's house in its state, and strengthened it.

١٤ 14 وَلَمَّا تَمَّ إِنْجَازُ الْعَمَلِ حَمَلُوا مَا تَبَقَّى مِنْ فِضَّةٍ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ وَيَهُويَادَاعَ، فَصَاغُوا آنِيَةً لِلْهَيْكَلِ وَلِتَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ، وَصُحُوناً وَآنِيَةَ ذَهَبٍ وَفِضَّةٍ. وَوَاظَبُوا عَلَى إِصْعَادِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ بِصُورَةٍ دَائِمَةٍ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ يَهُويَادَاعَ.

When they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, of which were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels with which to minister and to offer, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. They offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.

١٥ 15 وَشَاخَ يَهُويَادَاعُ وَطَعَنَ فِي السِّنِّ، ثُمَّ مَاتَ بَعْدَ أَنْ بَلَغَ مِنَ الْعُمْرِ مِئَةً وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً،

But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; one hundred thirty years old was he when he died.

١٦ 16 فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ فِي مَقَابِرِ الْمُلُوكِ، اعْتِرَافاً بِفَضْلِهِ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ وَمَا بَذَلَهُ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فِي خِدْمَةِ اللهِ وَهَيْكَلِهِ.

They buried him in the City of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.

١٧ 17 وَبَعْدَ وَفَاةِ يَهُويَاداعَ جَاءَ قَادَةُ يَهُوذَا وَأَظْهَرُوا وَلاءَهُمْ لِلْمَلِكِ وَأَمَالُوا قَلْبَهُ،

Now after the death of Jehoiada the leaders of Judah came and paid homage to the king. And the king listened to them.

١٨ 18 فَهَجَرُوا هَيْكَلَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ، وَعَبَدُوا تَمَاثِيلَ عَشْتَارُوثَ وَالأَصْنَامَ، فَانْصَبَّ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ إِثْمِهِمْ هَذَا.

They forsook the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.

١٩ 19 وَأَرْسَلَ اللهُ أَنْبِيَاءَ يُنْذِرُونَهُمْ وَيَدْعُونَهُمْ لِلتَّوْبَةِ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَرْتَدِعُوا

Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again to the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

٢٠ 20 فَحَلَّ رُوحُ اللهِ عَلَى زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ يَهُويَادَاعَ الْكَاهِنِ، فَوَقَفَ أَمَامَ الشَّعْبِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: لِمَاذَا تَتَعَدَّوْنَ أَوَامِرَ الرَّبِّ فَلا تُفْلِحُوا؟ لَقَدْ نَبَذْتُمُ الرَّبَّ فَنَبَذَكُمُ الرَّبُّ».

The Ruach of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the cohen; and he stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God, 'Why do you disobey the commandments of the LORD, so that you can't prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has also forsaken you.'"

٢١ 21 فَكَادُوا لَهُ حَتَّى أَمَرَ الْمَلِكُ بِرَجْمِهِ بِالْحِجَارَةِ فِي سَاحَةِ الْهَيْكَلِ.

They conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.

٢٢ 22 وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الْمَلِكُ الْفَضْلَ الَّذِي أَسْدَاهُ إِلَيْهِ يَهُويَادَاعُ، بَلْ قَتَلَ ابْنَهُ، وَفِيمَا هُوَ يَلْفِظُ أَنْفَاسَهُ قَالَ: «لِيَنْظُرِ الرَّبُّ وَيُجْرِ قَضَاءَهُ».

Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. When he died, he said, "May the LORD look at it, and repay it."

٢٣ 23 وَفِي خِتَامِ السَّنَةِ الْعِبْرِيَّةِ هَاجَمَ جَيْشُ الأَرَامِيِّينَ يُوآشَ، وَأَغَارُوا عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ، وَأَفْنَوْا قَادَةَ الشَّعْبِ، وَأَرْسَلُوا مَا اسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ غَنَائِمَ إِلَى مَلِكِ دِمَشْقَ.

It happened at the end of the year, that the army of the Arameans came up against him. And they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the leaders of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoil to the king in Damascus.

٢٤ 24 وَمَعَ أَنَّ جَيْشَ الأَرَامِيِّينَ لَمْ يَكُنْ سِوَى شِرْذِمَةٍ قَلِيلَةٍ، فَإِنَّ الرَّبَّ نَصَرَهُمْ عَلَى جَيْشٍ كَبِيرٍ، لأَنَّ بَنِي يَهُوذَا قَدْ تَخَلَّوْا عَنِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ، فَأَنْزَلُوا قَضَاءَ الرَّبِّ بِيُوآشَ.

For the army of the Arameans came with a small company of men; and the LORD delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment on Joash.

٢٥ 25 وَعِنْدَمَا انْسَحَبَ جَيْشُ الأَرَامِيِّينَ كَانَ يُوآشُ يُعَانِي مِمَّا تَكَبَّدَهُ مِنْ جِرَاحٍ فِي الْقِتَالِ، فَتَآمَرَ عَلَيْهِ ضَابِطَانِ مِنْ رِجَالِهِ ثَأْراً لِدِمَاءِ ابْنِ يَهُويَادَاعَ الْكَاهِنِ، وَقَتَلاهُ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ، فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ فِي مَقَابِرِ الْمُلُوكِ.

When they were departed for him (for they left him very sick), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the son of Jehoiada the cohen, and killed him on his bed, and he died; and they buried him in the City of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.

٢٦ 26 أَمَّا الْمُتَآمِرَانِ عَلَيْهِ فَهُمَا زَابَادُ ابْنُ شِمْعَةَ الْعَمُّونِيَّةِ، وَيَهُوزَابَادُ ابْنُ شِمْرِيتَ الْمُوآبِيَّةِ.

These are those who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

٢٧ 27 وَقَدْ وَرَدَتْ فِي كِتَابِ تَارِيخِ الْمُلُوكِ سِيَرُ أَبْنَائِهِ، وَمَا جَاءَ مِنْ نُبُوءَاتٍ ضِدَّهُ، وَبَيَانٌ بِتَرْمِيمِهِ لِلْهَيْكَلِ. وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ أَمَصْيَا عَلَى الْمُلْكِ.

Now concerning his sons, and the many oracles against him, and the rebuilding of God's house, look, they are written in the commentary of the book of the kings. Amaziah his son reigned in his place.