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 Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign 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.

He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from it.

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

The anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Aram, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, continually.

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

Jehoahaz begged the LORD, and the LORD listened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Aram oppressed them.

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

(The LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Arameans; and the children of Israel lived in their tents as before.

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 did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin; they walked in them. And the Asherah 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.

For he did not leave to Jehoahaz of the people any more than fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Aram destroyed them, and made them like the dust in 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 Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, aren't they 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.

Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his place.

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 Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz began to reign 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،

He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; but 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؟

Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, aren't they 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.

Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat on 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 of which he died: and Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him, and said, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen."

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

Elisha said to him, "Take bow and arrows"; and he took to him bow and arrows.

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

He said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow"; and he put his hand on it. Elisha laid his hands on 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».

He said, "Open the window eastward"; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot." and he shot. He said, "The LORD's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Aram; for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek, until you have consumed them."

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

He said, "Take the arrows"; and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, "Strike 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».

The man of God was angry with him, and said, "You should have struck five or six times. Then you would have struck Aram until you had consumed it, whereas now you shall strike Aram just three times."

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

Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites 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.

It happened, as they were burying a man, that look, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the tomb of Elisha: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

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

Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

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

But the LORD was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

٢٤ 24 ثُمَّ مَاتَ حَزَائِيلُ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ بَنْهَدَدُ.

Hazael king of Aram died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his place.

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.

Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Joash struck him three times, and recovered the cities of Israel.