2 مُلُوك 13

١ 1 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ وَالْعِشْرِيْنَ مِنْ حُكْمِ يُوآشَ بْنِ أَخَزْيَا تَوَلَّى يَهُوأَحَازُ بْنُ يَاهُو عَرْشَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَدَامَ مُلْكُهُ فِي السَّامِرَةِ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.

In the twenty-third year of Joas son of Ochozias king of Juda began Joachaz the son of Ju to reign in Samaria, [and he reigned] seventeen years.

٢ 2 وَارْتَكَبَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَزَاغَ وَرَاءَ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ الَّذِي اسْتَغْوَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَأَخْطَأُوا، وَلَمْ يَحِدْ عَنْهَا.

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked after the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who led Israel to sin; he departed not from them.

٣ 3 فَاحْتَدَمَ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَزَائِيلَ مَلِكَ أَرَامَ، وَمِنْ بَعْدِهِ ابْنَهُ بَنْهَدَدَ طَوَالَ حَيَاتِهِ.

And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and delivered them into the hand of Azael king of Syria, and into the hand of the son of Ader son of Azael, all their days.

٤ 4 فَتَضَرَّعَ يَهُوأَحَازُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُ، لأَنَّهُ رَأَى مَا يُعَانِيِهِ شَعْبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مَشَقَّةٍ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ مُضَايَقَاتِ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ.

And Joachaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened to him, for he saw the affliction of Israel, because the king of Syria afflicted them.

٥ 5 فَأَقَامَ الرَّبُّ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ مُنْقِذاً خَلَّصَهُمْ مِنْ نِيرِ الأَرَاميِّينَ فَسَكَنَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ بِطُمَأْنِينَةٍ كَعَهْدِهِمْ فِي الأَيَّامِ الْغَابِرَةِ.

And the Lord gave deliverance to Israel, and they escaped from under the hand of Syria: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as heretofore.

٦ 6 وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَحِيدُوا عَنْ خَطَايَا بَيْتِ يَرُبْعَامَ الَّتِي اسْتَغْوَى بِها بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَأَخْطَأُوا، بَلْ أَمْعَنُوا فِيهَا. وَظَلَّ صَنَمُ عَشْتَارُوثَ قَائِماً فِي السَّامِرَةِ.

Only they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who led Israel to sin: they walked in them—moreover the grove also remained in Samaria.

٧ 7 وَلَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ بَقِيَ مِنْ جَيْشِ يَهُوأَحَازَ سِوَى خَمْسِينَ فَارِساً، وَعَشْرِ مَرْكَبَاتٍ، وَعَشْرَةِ آلافِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُشَاةِ، لأَنَّ مَلِكَ أَرَامَ أَفْنَاهُمْ وَدَاسَ عَلَيْهِمْ كَمَا يُدَاسُ عَلَى التُّرَابِ.

Whereas there was not left any army to Joachaz, except fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand infantry: for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and they made them as dust for trampling.

٨ 8 أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ يَهُوأَحَازَ وَأَعْمَالُهُ وَطُغْيَانُهُ، أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي كِتَابِ أَخْبَارِ أَيَّامِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

And the rest of the acts of Joachaz, and all that he did, and his mighty acts [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

٩ 9 ثُمَّ مَاتَ يَهُوأَحَازُ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي السَّامِرَةِ، وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ يُوآشُ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ.

And Joachaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria: and Joas his son reigned in his stead.

١٠ 10 وَفِي السَّنَةِ السَّابِعَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِ يُوآشَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، تَوَلَّى يَهُوآشُ بْنُ يَهُوأَحَازَ عَرْشَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ فِي السَّامِرَةِ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.

In the thirty-seventh year of Joas king of Juda, Joas the son of Joachaz began to reign over Israel in Samaria sixteen years.

١١ 11 وَارْتَكَبَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَأَمْعَنَ فِي اقْتِرَافِ جَمِيعِ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ الَّتِي اسْتَغْوَى بِها بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَأَخْطَأُوا،

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord; he departed not from all the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who led Israel to sin: he walked in it.

١٢ 12 أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ يُوآشَ وَكُلُّ مَا قَامَ بِهِ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ، وَكَيْفَ حَارَبَ أَمَصْيَا مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي كِتَابِ أَخْبَارِ أَيَّامِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

And the rest of the acts of Joas, and all that he did, and his mighty acts which he performed together with Amessias king of Juda, [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

١٣ 13 ثُمَّ مَاتَ يُوآشُ، وَخَلَفَهُ يَرُبْعَامُ عَلَى عَرْشِهِ. وَدُفِنَ يُوآشُ فِي السَّامِرَةِ مَعَ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Joas slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat upon his throne, and he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

١٤ 14 وَعِنْدَمَا مَرِضَ أَلِيشَعُ وَأَشْرَفَ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ زَارَهُ يُوآشُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَكَبَّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ بَاكِياً قَائِلاً: «يَا أَبِي، يَا أَبِي، يَا مَرْكَبَاتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَفُرْسَانَهَا».

Now Elisaie was sick of his sickness, whereof he died: and Joas king of Israel went down to him, and wept over his face, and said, [My] father, [my] father, the chariot of Israel, and the horseman thereof!

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ لَهُ أَلِيشَعُ: «تَنَاوَلْ قَوْساً وَسِهَاماً». فَأَخَذَ لِنَفْسِهِ قَوْساً وَسِهَاماً.

And Elisaie said to him, Take bow and arrows. And he took to himself a bow and arrows.

١٦ 16 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْمَلِكِ: «وَتِّرِ الْقَوْسَ» فَوَتَّرَ الْقَوْسَ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ أَلِيشَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى يَدَيِ الْمَلِكِ.

And he said to the king, Put thy hand on the bow. And Joas put his hand upon [it]: and Elisaie put his hands upon the king's hands.

١٧ 17 وَقَالَ: «افْتَحِ الْكُوَّةَ الشَّرْقِيَّةَ». فَفَتَحَهَا، فَقَالَ أَلِيشَعُ: «ارْمِ السَّهْمَ». فَأَطْلَقَهُ فَقَالَ أَلِيشَعُ: «هَذَا سَهْمُ خَلاصٍ لِلرَّبِّ، سَهْمُ انْتِصَارٍ عَلَى أَرَامَ، فَهَا أَنْتَ سَتقْضِي عَلَى أَرَامَ فِي أَفِيقَ وَتُفْنِيهِمْ».

And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. And Elisaie said, Shoot. And he shot. And [Elisaie] said, The arrow of the Lord's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; and thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphec until thou have consumed them.

١٨ 18 ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلِيشَعُ: «خُذِ السِّهَامَ». فَأَخَذَهَا. فَقَالَ أَلِيشَعُ لِلْمَلِكِ: «اضْرِبْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ» فَضَرَبَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَتَوَقَّفَ،

And Elisaie said to him, Take bow and arrows. And he took them. And [he] said to the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And the king smote three times, and stayed.

١٩ 19 فَسَخَطَ عَلَيْهِ أَلِيشَعُ وَقَالَ: «لَوْ ضَرَبْتَ خَمْسَ أَوْ سِتَّ مَرَّاتٍ لَظَلَلْتَ تُلْحِقُ الْهَزِيمَةَ بِآرَامَ حَتَّى تُبِيدَهُمْ، وَلَكِنَّكَ الآنَ لَنْ تَنْتَصِرَ عَلَيْهِم سِوَى ثَلاثِ مَرَّاتٍ».

And the man of God was grieved at him, and said, If thou hadst smitten five or six times, then thou shouldest have smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed them; but now thou shalt smite Syria [only] thrice.

٢٠ 20 وَمَاتَ أَلِيشَعُ فَدَفَنُوهُ. وَحَدَثَ أَنَّ غُزَاةَ الْمُوآبِيِّينَ أَغَارُوا عَلَى أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ عِنْدَ مَطْلَعِ السَّنَةِ الْجَدِيدَةِ،

And Elisaie died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites came into the land, at the beginning of the year.

٢١ 21 فِيمَا كَانَ قَوْمٌ يَقُومُونَ بِدَفْنِ رَجُلٍ مَيْتٍ. فَمَا إِنْ رَأَوْا الْغُزَاةَ قَادِمِينَ حَتَّى طَرَحُوا الْجُثْمَانَ فِي قَبْرِ أَلِيشَعَ، وَمَا كَادَ جُثْمَانُ الْمَيْتِ يَمَسُّ عِظَامَ أَلِيشَعَ حَتَّى ارْتَدَّتْ إِلَيْهِ الْحَيَاةُ، فَعَاشَ وَنَهَضَ عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ.

And it came to pass as they were burying a man, that behold, they saw a band [of men], and they cast the man into the grave of Elisaie: and as soon as he touched the bones of Elisaie, he revived and stood up on his feet.

٢٢ 22 أَمَّا حَزَائِيلُ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ فَاسْتَمَرَّ فِي مُضَايَقَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ طَوَالَ أَيَّامِ يَهُوأَحَازَ،

And Azael greatly afflicted Israel all the days of Joachaz.

٢٣ 23 فَأَشْفَقَ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ وَرَحِمَهُمْ، وَأَبْدَى اهْتِمَامَهُ بِهِمْ إِكْرَاماً لِعَهْدِهِ مَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ، وَلَمْ يَشَأْ أَنْ يُبِيدَهُمْ أَوْ يَنْبِذَهُمْ حَتَّى تِلْكَ اللَّحْظَةِ.

And the Lord had mercy and compassion upon them, and had respect to them because of his covenant with Abraam, and Isaac, and Jacob; and the Lord would not destroy them, and did not cast them out from his presence.

٢٤ 24 ثُمَّ مَاتَ حَزَائِيلُ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ بَنْهَدَدُ.

And Azael king of Syria died, and the son of Ader his son reigned in his stead.

٢٥ 25 فَاسْتَرْجَعَ يَهُوآشُ بْنُ يَهُوأَحَازَ مِنْ يَدِ بَنْهَدَدَ بْنِ حَزَائِيلَ الْمُدُنَ الَّتِي اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهَا مِنْ أَبِيهِ يَهُوأَحَازَ فِي الْحَرْبِ، وَهَزَمَهُ يُوآشُ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، تَمَكَّنَ خِلالَهَا مِنِ اسْتِرْدَادِ مُدُنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Joas the son of Joachaz returned, and took the cities out of the hand of the son of Ader the son of Azael, which he had taken out of the hand of Joachaz his father in the war: thrice did Joas smite him, and he recovered the cities of Israel.