2 أخبار 26

١ 1 وَنَصَّبَ كُلُّ شَعْبِ يَهُوذَا ابْنَهُ عُزِّيَّا مَلِكاً، وَلَهُ مِنَ الْعُمْرِ سِتَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، فَخَلَفَ أَبَاهُ أَمَصْيَا عَلَى الْعَرْشِ.

And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.

٢ 2 وَهُوَ الَّذِي اسْتَرَدَّ أَيْلَةَ لِيَهُوذَا وَرَمَّمَهَا.

He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

٣ 3 وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَكُلْيَا مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem.

٤ 4 وَصَنَعَ مَا هُوَ قَوِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا فَعَلَهُ أَبُوهُ أَمَصْيَا.

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

٥ 5 وَكَانَ يَطْلُبُ الرَّبَّ فِي حَيَاةِ زَكَرِيَّا الَّذِي لَقَّنَهُ مَخَافَةَ اللهِ، وَفِي الْفَتْرَةِ الَّتِي وَاظَبَ فِيهَا عَلَى طَلَبِ الرَّبِّ أَنْجَحَ اللهُ مَسَاعِيَهُ.

And he set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God. And as long as he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper.

٦ 6 وَزَحَفَ عَلَى الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَحَارَبَهُمْ، وَهَدَمَ سُورَ جَتَّ وَسُورَ يَبْنَةَ وَسُورَ أشْدُودَ، وَبَنَى مُدُناً فِي أَشْدُودَ وَبَقِيَّةِ أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ.

And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod. And he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

٧ 7 وَأَعَانَهُ الرَّبُّ عَلَى الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَعَلَى الْعَرَبِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي جُورِ بَعْلٍ وَعَلَى الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ.

And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim.

٨ 8 وَدَفَعَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ لَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ، وَطَبَقَتْ شُهْرَتُهُ الآفَاقَ حَتَّى بَلَغَتْ أَطْرَافَ مِصْرَ، لأَنَّ شَوْكَتَهُ قَوِيَتْ جِدّاً.

And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah. And his name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt, for he grew exceedingly strong.

٩ 9 وَبَنَى عُزِّيَّا أَبْرَاجاً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ عِنْدَ بَابِ الزَّاوِيَةِ وَعِنْدَ بَابِ الْوَادِي وَعِنْدَ الزَّاوِيَةِ وَحَصَّنَهَا.

Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.

١٠ 10 كَمَا شَيَّدَ أَبْرَاجاً فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ، وَحَفَرَ آبَاراً عَدِيدَةً لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَمْلِكُ مَاشِيَةً كَثِيرَةً فِي السَّاحِلِ وَالسَّهْلِ، كَذَلِكَ اسْتَخْدَمَ كَرَّامِينَ وَفَلّاحِينَ فِي الْجِبَالِ وَالأَرَاضِي الْخَصِيبَةِ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مُوْلَعاً بِالْفِلاحَةِ.

And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle, also in the lowland and in the plain. And he had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields, for he loved husbandry.

١١ 11 وَكَانَ لِعُزِّيَّا جَيْشٌ مِنَ الْمُقَاتِلِينَ يَخْرُجُونَ فِرَقاً بِمُوْجِبِ سِجِلّاتِ إِحْصَائِهِمْ الَّذِي أَعَدَّهُ يَعِيئِيلُ الْكَاتِبُ وَمَعَسِيَا الْعَرِيفُ، بِإِشْرَافِ حَنَنِيَّا أَحَدِ قُوَّادِ الْمَلِكِ.

Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

١٢ 12 فَكَانَتْ جُمْلَةُ عَدَدِ زُعَمَاءِ الْعَائِلاتِ الْمُتَوَلِّينَ قِيَادَةَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ أَلْفَيْنِ وَسِتَّ مِئَةٍ،

The whole number of the heads of fathers, even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred.

١٣ 13 يُشْرِفُونَ عَلَى جَيْشٍ مِنَ الْجُنْودِ الْمُدَرَّبِينَ مُؤَلَّفٍ مِنْ ثَلاثِ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ وَسَبْعَةِ آلافٍ وَخَمْسِ مِئَةٍ، وَجَمِيعُهُمْ مُقَاتِلُونَ أَشِدَّاءُ يَدْعَمُونَ الْمَلِكَ فِي حَرْبِهِ ضِدَّ أَعْدَائِهِ.

And under their hand was an army, three hundred seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

١٤ 14 فَزَوَّدَ عُزِّيَّا كُلَّ جَيْشِهِ بِأَتْرَاسٍ وَرِمَاحٍ وَخُوَذٍ وَدُرُوعٍ وَقِسِيٍّ وَحِجَارَةِ مَقَالِيعَ.

And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.

١٥ 15 وَقَامَ الْمُخْتَرِعُونَ مِنْ رِجَالِهِ بِاخْتِرَاعِ مَنْجَنِيقَاتٍ نَصَبَهَا عَلَى أَبْرَاجِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَعَلَى الزَّوَايَا لِرَمْيِ السِّهَامِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ الضَّخْمَةِ. وَذَاعَتْ شُهْرَتُهُ فِي الآفَاقِ وَآزَرَهُ اللهُ وَأَعَانَهُ وَقَوَّاهُ بِصُورَةٍ مُدْهِشَةٍ.

And he made engines in Jerusalem, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and upon the battlements, with which to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad. For he was marvelously helped, till he was strong.

١٦ 16 وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَتْ قُوَّتُهُ أَوْجَهَا امْتَلأَ قَلْبُهُ بِكِبْرِيَاءَ أَدَّتْ إِلَى هَلاكِهِ، إِذْ خَانَ الرَّبَّ وَدَخَلَ إِلَى هَيْكَلِهِ لِيُوْقِدَ عَلَى مَذْبَحِ الْبَخُورِ.

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Jehovah his God. For he went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

١٧ 17 فَتَبِعَهُ عَزَرْيَا الْكَاهِنُ مُحَاطاً بِثَمَانِينَ كَاهِناً مِنْ كَهَنَةِ الرَّبِّ الْجَرِيئِينَ.

And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of Jehovah, who were valiant men.

١٨ 18 وَتَحَدَّوْهُ قَائِلِينَ: «لا يَحُلُّ لَكَ يَا عُزِّيَّا أَنْ تُوْقِدَ لِلرَّبِّ، فَهَذَا مِنْ حَقِّ الْكَهَنَةِ بَنِي هرُونَ الْمُفْرَزِينَ وَحْدَهُمْ لِلإِيقَادِ. اُخْرُجْ مِنَ الْمَكَانِ الْمُقَدَّسِ لأَنَّكَ خُنْتَ الرَّبَّ وَلَنْ يُكْرِمَكَ الرَّبُّ الإِلَهُ».

And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said to him, It does not pertain to thee, Uzziah, to burn incense to Jehovah, but to the priests the sons of Aaron who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary. For thou have trespassed, neither shall it be for thine honor from Jehovah God.

١٩ 19 فَاغْتَاظَ عُزِّيَّا وَرَفَضَ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ مِجْمَرَةَ الْبَخُورِ الَّتِي كَانَ آنَئِذٍ يُمْسِكُ بِها. وَإذَا بِمَرَضِ الْبَرَصِ يَظْهَرُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ أَمَامَ الكَهَنَةِ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ حَيْثُ كَانَ وَاقِفاً إِلى جِوَارِ مَذْبَحِ الْبَخُورِ

Then Uzziah was angry. And he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was angry with the priests, the leprosy broke forth in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah, beside the altar of incense.

٢٠ 20 فَتَفَرَّسَ بِهِ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ عَزَرْيَا وَسَائِرُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَإذَا بِهِمْ يُشَاهِدُونَ أَمَارَاتِ الْبَرَصِ فِي جَبْهَتِهِ فَطَرَدُوهُ مِنَ الْهَيْكَلِ، بَلْ إِنَّهُ هُوَ نَفْسُهُ بَادَرَ إِلَى الْخُرُوجِ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ ابْتَلاهُ بِالْبَرَصِ.

And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead. And they thrust him out quickly from there. Yea, he himself also hastened to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.

٢١ 21 وَظَلَّ عُزِّيَّا الْمَلِكُ أَبْرَصَ إِلَى يَوْمِ وَفَاتِهِ، وَلَزِمَ بَيْتاً مُنْعَزِلاً لأَنَّهُ مُنِعَ عَنْ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ. وَتَوَلَّى ابْنُهُ يُوثَامُ حُكْمَ الشَّعْبِ نِيَابَةً عَنْهُ.

And Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper. For he was cut off from the house of Jehovah, and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.

٢٢ 22 أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ عُزِّيَّا مِنْ بِدَايَتِهَا إِلَى نِهَايَتِهَا فَقَدْ دَوَّنَهَا إِشَعْيَاءُ بْنُ أَمُوصَ النَّبِيُّ.

Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, wrote.

٢٣ 23 ثُمَّ مَاتَ عُزِّيَّا فَدَفَنُوهُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ فِي حَقْلِ مَقْبَرَةِ الْمُلُوكِ، لأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا: «إِنَّهُ أَبْرَصُ». وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ يُوثَامُ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ.

So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings. For they said, He is a leper. And Jotham his son reigned in his stead.