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 three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Achazyahu the king of Judah became Jehoachaz the son of Jehu king over Israel in Samaria [for] 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 what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, who induced Israel to sin: he departed not therefrom.

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

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel; and he gave them up into the hand of Chazael the king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Chazael, all the time.

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

And Jehoachaz besought the Lord; and the Lord hearkened unto him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed 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 Israel a deliverer, so that they came out from under the power of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as in times past.

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

Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jerobo'am, who induced Israel to sin, therein the people walked: and the Asherah also remained standing 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.

For he had left of people to Jehoachaz none but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand men on foot; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust at threshing.

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

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoachaz, and all that he did, and his mighty deeds, behold, they are 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 Jehoachaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son became king 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 and seventh year of Joash the king of Judah became Jehoash the son of Jehoachaz king over Israel in Samaria, [for] 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 what is evil in the eyes of the Lord; he departed not from all the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, who induced Israel to sin: therein he walked.

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 Joash, and all that he did, and his mighty deeds wherewith he fought against Amazyah the king of Judah, behold, they are 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 Joash slept with his fathers; and Jerobo'am sat upon his throne: and Joash 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 Elisha' was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he had to die. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and their horsemen.

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

And Elisha' said unto him, Fetch a bow and arrows. And he fetched unto him 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 of Israel, Place thy hand upon the bow. And he placed his hand [upon it]: and Elisha' laid 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. Then said Elisha', Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of victory from the Lord, and the arrow of victory over Syria; and thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till they be consumed.

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

And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Strike upon the ground. And he struck three times, and stopped.

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 angry with him, and said, Thou shouldst have struck five or six times; then wouldst thou have smitten the Syrians till they had been consumed: whereas now thou shalt smite the Syrians three times.

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

And Elisha' died, and they buried him. And the predatory bands of Moabites frequently invaded the land at the coming in 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 the band; and they cast down the man into the sepulchre of Elisha': and as the man came, and touched the bones of Elisha', he revived, and rose up on his feet.

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

But Chazael the king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoachaz.

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 became gracious unto them, and had mercy on them, and turned his regard unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, and he cast them not off from his presence even until now.

٢٤ 24 ثُمَّ مَاتَ حَزَائِيلُ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ بَنْهَدَدُ.

And Chazael the king of Syria died: and Ben-hadad his son became king 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 Jehoash the son of Jehoachaz took again the cities out of the power of Ben-hadad the son of Chazael, which he had taken out of the power of Jehoachaz his father in the war. Three times did Joash beat him, and he recovered the cities of Israel.