2 أخبار 32

١ 1 وَبَعْدَ كُلِّ مَا قَامَ بِهِ حَزَقِيَّا بِأَمَانَةٍ، زَحَفَ سِنْحَارِيبُ عَلَى أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا وَدَخَلَهَا، وَحَاصَرَ الْمُدُنَ الْحَصِينَةَ طَمَعاً فِي الاسْتِيلاءِ عَلَيْهَا.

After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

٢ 2 وَعِنْدَمَا رَأَى حَزَقِيَّا أَنَّ سِنْحَارِيبَ قَدْ وَطَّدَ الْعَزْمَ عَلَى مُحَارَبَةِ أُورُشَلِيمَ،

And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

٣ 3 تَدَاوَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ مَعَ رُؤَسَاءِ جَيْشِهِ وَزُعَمَاءِ الْبِلادِ، وَاتَّفَقُوا عَلَى رَدْمِ مِيَاهِ الْعُيُونِ الْقَائِمَةِ خَارِجَ الْمَدِينَةِ، فَأَعَانُوهُ.

He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which [were] without the city: and they did help him.

٤ 4 وَتَجَمَّعَ جُمْهُورٌ غَفِيرٌ، رَدَمُوا جَمِيعَ الْيَنَابِيعِ وَالنَّهْرَ الْجَارِيَ فِي وَسَطِ الأَرْضِ قَائِلِينَ: «لِمَاذَا يَأْتِي مُلُوكُ أَشُّورَ وَيَجِدُونَ مِيَاهاً غَزِيرَةً؟»

So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

٥ 5 وَتَشَجَّعَ وَرَمَّمَ السُّورَ الْمُنْهَدِمَ، وَعَزَّزَهُ بِالأَبْرَاجِ الْمُرْتَفِعَةِ، وَبَنَى سُوراً آخَرَ خَارِجَهُ، وَحَصَّنَ قَلْعَةَ مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَصَنَعَ أَسْلِحَةً كَثِيرَةً وَأَتْرَاساً.

Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised [it] up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo [in] the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

٦ 6 وَعَبَّأَ كُلَّ شَعْبِ الْمَدِينَةِ تَحْتَ قِيَادَةِ ضُبَّاطِ الْجَيْشِ، وَاسْتَدْعَاهُمْ إِلَى سَاحَةِ بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ لِيَبُثَّ فِيهِمِ الشَّجَاعَةَ قَائِلاً لَهُمْ:

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

٧ 7 «تَقَوَّوْا وَتَشَجَّعُوا، لَا تَجْزَعُوا وَلا تَرْتَعِبُوا مِنْ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ وَلا مِنْ كُلِّ الْجَيْشِ الَّذِي مَعَهُ، لأَنَّ الَّذِي مَعَنَا أَكْثَرُ مِنَ الَّذِي مَعَهُ.

Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that [is] with him: for [there be] more with us than with him:

٨ 8 فَمَعَهُ قُوىً بَشَرِيَّةٌ، وَمَعَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا لِيُنْجِدَنَا وَيُحَارِبَ حُرُوبَنَا». فَبَثَّ كَلامُ حَزَقِيَّا الشَّجَاعَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ الشَّعْبِ.

With him [is] an arm of flesh; but with us [is] the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

٩ 9 وَفِيمَا كَانَ سِنْحَارِيبُ وَجَيْشُهُ يُحَاصِرُونَ لَخِيشَ، أَرْسَلَ رِجَالَهُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى حَزَقِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَإِلَى أَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ قَائِلِينَ:

After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he [himself laid siege] against Lachish, and all his power with him, ) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that [were] at Jerusalem, saying,

١٠ 10 «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ سِنْحَارِيبُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ: عَلَى مَاذَا تَتَّكِلُونَ فَتُقِيمُوا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ تَحْتَ الْحِصَارِ؟

Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

١١ 11 أَلا يُغْوِيكُمْ حَزَقِيَّا لِكَيْ تَمُوتُوا جُوعاً وَعَطَشاً، عِنْدَمَا يَقُولُ لَكُمْ: الرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا يُنْقِذُنَا مِنْ يَدِ مَلِكِ أَشُورَ؟

Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

١٢ 12 أَلَيْسَ حَزَقِيَّا هُوَ الَّذِي أَزَالَ مُرْتَفَعَاتِهِ وَمَذَابِحَهُ، وَأَمَرَ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ قَائِلاً: أَمَامَ مَذْبَحٍ وَاحِدٍ تَسْجُدُونَ وَعَلَيْهِ تُوْقِدُونَ؟

Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?

١٣ 13 أَمَا تَعْرِفُونَ مَا أَجْرَيْتُهُ أَنَا وَآبَائِي عَلَى جَمِيعِ أُمَمِ الأَرَاضِي، فَهَلِ اسْتَطَاعَتْ آلِهَتُهَا أَنْ تُنْقِذَ أَرْضَهَا مِنْ يَدِي؟

Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of [other] lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?

١٤ 14 مَنْ مِنْ بَيْنِ جَمِيعِ آلِهَةِ هَؤُلاءِ الأُمَمِ الَّذِينَ دَمَّرَهُمْ آبَائِي اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يُنْقِذَ شَعْبَهُ مِنِّي؟ فَكَيْفَ يَسْتَطِيعُ إِلَهُكُمْ أَنْ يُنْقِذَكُمْ مِنْ يَدِي؟

Who [was there] among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?

١٥ 15 لِذَلِكَ لَا يَخْدَعَنَّكُمْ حَزَقِيَّا وَلا يُغْوِيَنَّكُمْ. لَا تُصَدِّقُوهُ لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ إِلَهُ أَيِّ أُمَّةٍ أَوْ مَمْلَكَةٍ أَنْ يُنَجِّيَ شَعْبَهُ مِنْ يَدِي وَمِنْ يَدِ آبَائِي، فَكَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ لإِلَهِكُمْ أَنْ يُنَجِّيَكُمْ؟»

Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?

١٦ 16 وَأَكْثَرَ الضُّبَّاطُ الأَشُّورِيُّونَ مِنَ التَّهَجُّمِ عَلَى الرَّبِّ وَعَلَى عَبْدِهِ حَزَقِيَّا.

And his servants spake yet [more] against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah.

١٧ 17 وَكَتَبَ الْمَلِكُ الأَشُّورِيُّ رَسَائِلَ عَيَّرَ فِيهَا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، جَاءَ فِيهَا: «كَمَا أَنَّ آلِهَةَ أُمَمِ الأَرْضِ عَجَزَتْ عَنْ إِنْقَاذِ شُعُوبِهَا مِنْ يَدِي، كَذَلِكَ لَا يُنْقِذُ إِلَهُ حَزَقِيَّا شَعْبَهُ مِنْ يَدِي».

He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of [other] lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.

١٨ 18 وَهَتَفَ رِجَالُ سِنْحَارِيبَ بِالْيَهُودِيَّةِ مُخَاطِبِينَ أَهْلَ أُورُشَلِيمَ الْوَاقِفِينَ عَلَى السُّورِ، لِيُوْقِعُوا فِيهِمِ الرُّعْبَ وَالْخَوْفَ، تَمْهِيداً لِلاسْتِيلاءِ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ،

Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech unto the people of Jerusalem that [were] on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

١٩ 19 وَكَانَ تَهَجُّمُهُمْ عَلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ أُورُشَلِيمَ مُمَاثِلاً لِتَهَجُّمِهِمْ عَلَى أَصْنَامِ الشُّعُوبِ الأُخْرَى الَّتِي صَنَعَتْهَا أَيْدِي النَّاسِ.

And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, [which were] the work of the hands of man.

٢٠ 20 فَصَلَّى حَزَقِيَّا الْمَلِكُ وَإِشَعْيَاءُ بْنُ آمُوصَ النَّبِيُّ، وَاسْتَغَاثَا بِالسَّمَاءِ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ ذَلِكَ،

And for this [cause] Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

٢١ 21 فَأَرْسَلَ الرَّبُّ مَلاكاً فَأَبَادَ كُلَّ بَطَلٍ شُجَاعٍ وَرَئِيسٍ وَقَائِدٍ فِي مُعَسْكَرِ مَلِكِ أَشُورَ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَرْضِهِ مَخْذُولاً. وَعِنْدَمَا دَخَلَ مَعْبَدَ إِلَهِهِ اغْتَالَهُ هُنَاكَ أَوْلادُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ

And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

٢٢ 22 وَهَكَذَا أَنْقَذَ الرَّبُّ حَزَقِيَّا وَسُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ سِنْحَارِيبَ مَلِكِ أَشُورَ وَمِنْ أَيْدِي سِوَاهُ مِنَ الأَعْدَاءِ، وَوَقَاهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ نَاحِيَةٍ.

Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all [other], and guided them on every side.

٢٣ 23 وَأَتَى كَثِيرُونَ بِتَقْدِمَاتٍ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَبِتُحَفٍ لِحَزَقِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، وَارْتَفَعَتْ مَكَانَتُهُ فِي أَعْيُنِ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ.

And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.

٢٤ 24 فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ مَرِضَ حَزَقِيَّا إِلَى أَنْ أَشْرَفَ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ، وَصَلَّى إِلَى الرَّبِّ، فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُ وَأَعْطَاهُ عَلامَةً تَأْكِيداً لِشِفَائِهِ.

In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.

٢٥ 25 وَلَكِنَّ حَزَقِيَّا لَمْ يَتَجَاوَبْ مَعَ مَا أَبْدَاهُ اللهُ نَحْوَهُ مِنْ نِعَمٍ، إِذِ امْتَلأَ قَلْبُهُ كِبْرِيَاءَ، فَغَضِبَ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ.

But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit [done] unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

٢٦ 26 ثُمَّ اتَّضَعَ حَزَقِيَّا بَعْدَ كِبْرِيَائِهِ، هُوَ وَأَهْلُ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَلَمْ يَحُلَّ بِهِمْ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ فِي أَيَّامِ حَزَقِيَّا.

Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, [both] he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

٢٧ 27 وَأَحْرَزَ حَزَقِيَّا غِنىً وَمَجْداً عَظِيمَيْنِ، وَبَنَى لِنَفْسِهِ مَخَازِنَ لِلْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ الْكَرِيمَةِ وَالأَطْيَابِ وَالأَتْرَاسِ وَكُلِّ آنِيَةٍ ثَمِينَةٍ،

And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;

٢٨ 28 وَمَخَازِنَ لِمَحَاصِيلِ الْحِنْطَةِ، وَنِتَاجِ الْكَرْمَةِ وَالزَّيْتِ، وَمَرَابِطَ لِكُلِّ أَنْوَاعِ الْبَهَائِمِ وَحَظَائِرَ لِلْقُطْعَانِ.

Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.

٢٩ 29 وَبَنَى لِنَفْسِهِ قُرىً، وَامْتَلَكَ مَوَاشِيَ غَنَمٍ وَبَقَرٍ بِوَفْرَةٍ، لأَنَّ اللهَ أَغْدَقَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْوَالاً كَثِيرَةً جِدّاً.

Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.

٣٠ 30 وَهُوَ الَّذِي سَدَّ مَخْرَجَ مِيَاهِ جَدْوَلِ جِيحُونَ الأَعْلَى، وَحَوَّلَهُ إِلَى قَنَاةٍ تَحْتَ الأَرْضِ، تَمْتَدُّ إِلَى الْجِهَةِ الْغَرْبِيَّةِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ. وَلَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ حَزَقِيَّا فِي كُلِّ عَمَلٍ قَامَ بِهِ.

This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

٣١ 31 وَلَكِنْ عِنْدَمَا وَفَدَ عَلَيْهِ مَبْعُوثُو مُلُوكِ بَابِلَ لِيَسْتَعْلِمُوا مِنْهُ عَنْ مُعْجِزَةِ شِفَائِهِ، تَرَكَهُ اللهُ لِيَخْتَبِرَ سَرَائِرَ قَلْبِهِ.

Howbeit in [the business of] the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was [done] in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all [that was] in his heart.

٣٢ 32 أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ حَزَقِيَّا فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي رُؤْيَا إِشَعْيَاءَ بْنِ آمُوصَ النَّبِيِّ، وَفِي كِتَابِ تَارِيخِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ.

Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they [are] written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, [and] in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

٣٣ 33 ثُمَّ مَاتَ حَزَقِيَّا فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي الْجُزْءِ الأَعْلَى مِنْ مَقَابِرِ بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ، فَكَرَّمَهُ كُلُّ أَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيَهُوذَا عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ، وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ مَنَسَّى عَلَى الْمُلْكِ.

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.