2 أخبار 26

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

All the people of Judah took Uzziah, sixteen years old, and made him king in succession to his father Amaziah.

٢ 2 وَهُوَ الَّذِي اسْتَرَدَّ أَيْلَةَ لِيَهُوذَا وَرَمَّمَهَا.

He rebuilt Eloth and brought it back into the kingdom of Judah after Amaziah died.

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

Uzziah was sixteen when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for fifty-two years. His mother's name was Jecoliah and she came from Jerusalem.

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

He did what was right in the Lord's sight as 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.

He worshiped God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him to respect God. As long as he followed the Lord, God made him successful.

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

Uzziah went to war against the Philistines, and he demolished the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities around Ashdod and in other Philistine areas.

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

God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians living in Gurbaal, and against the Meunites.

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

The Meunites brought gifts as tribute to Uzziah. His reputation spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he became very powerful.

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

Uzziah built defensive towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and the Valley Gate, and at the corner, and strengthened 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.

He also built towers in the desert and cut many water cisterns out of the rock, because he had a great deal of livestock in the foothills and on the plains. He had farmers and vineyard workers in the hills and in the fertile lowlands, for he loved the soil.

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

Uzziah had an army of battle-ready soldiers, in divisions according to the numbers in the listing made by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders.

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

The total number of family leaders was 2,600 fighting men.

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.

Under their command was an army of 307,500 trained for battle, who had the power to help the king fight against the enemy.

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

Uzziah supplied shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones for the whole army.

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.

He also made skillfully designed war machines to fire arrows and large stones from the towers and corners of the wall. His reputation spread far and wide, for he received extraordinary help until he became really powerful.

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

But because he was powerful he became arrogant, and this sled to his ruin. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God, and he himself entered the Lord's Temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.

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

Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty brave priests of the Lord.

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».

They stood up to him, and told him, “It's not your place to burn incense to the Lord. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who have been set apart as holy may burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have sinned, and the Lord God will not bless you.”

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

Uzziah, who was holding a censer in his hand to offer incense, became furious. But as he raged at the priests in the Lord's Temple in front of the altar of incense, leprosy appeared on his forehead.

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.

When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him and saw the leprosy on his forehead, they rushed him out. In fact he too was in a hurry to leave, because the Lord had struck 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.

King Uzziah was a leper until the day he died. He lived by himself as a leper, barred from entering the Lord's Temple, while his son Jotham was placed in charge or the king's affairs and governed the country.

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

The rest of what Uzziah did, from beginning to end, was written down by the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz.

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

Uzziah died and was buried near them in a cemetery belonging to the kings, for people said, “He was a leper.” His son Jotham took over as king.