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١ 1 وَقَالَ أَلِيشَعُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي أَحْيَا ابْنَهَا: «اذْهَبِي أَنْتِ وَعَائِلَتُكِ وَتَغَرَّبِي حَيْثُ تَشَائِينَ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ سَيُصِيبُ الْبِلادَ بِمَجَاعَةٍ تَدُومُ سَبْعَ سَنَوَاتٍ».

Elisha told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “You and your family need to pack up and leave, and live where you can somewhere else like a foreigner. For the Lord announced a famine will come to the land and will last seven years.”

٢ 2 فَعَمِلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ بِأَمْرِ رَجُلِ اللهِ، وَرَحَلَتْ هِيَ وَعَائِلَتُهَا إِلَى بِلادِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ حَيْثُ تَغَرَّبَتْ هُنَاكَ سَبْعَ سَنَوَاتٍ.

The woman packed up and did what the man of God had told her. She and her family went and lived as foreigners for seven years in the country of the Philistines.

٣ 3 وَفِي خِتَامِ السَّنَوَاتِ السَّبْعِ رَجَعَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ دِيَارِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَتَوَجَّهَتْ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ تَسْتَغِيثُ بِهِ لاِسْتِرْدَادِ بَيْتِهَا وَأَرْضِهَا.

When the seven years were over, she came back from the country of the Philistines and went to the king to appeal for the return of her house and lands.

٤ 4 وَكَانَ الْمَلِكُ آنَئِذٍ يَقُولُ لِجِيحَزِي خَادِمِ رَجُلِ اللهِ: «قُصَّ عَلَيَّ جَمِيعَ مَا أَجْرَاهُ أَلِيشَعُ مِنْ مُعْجِزَاتٍ».

The king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, asking him, “Please tell me about all the wonderful things Elisha did.”

٥ 5 وَفِيمَا هُوَ يَسْرُدُ عَلَى الْمَلِكِ كَيْفَ أَحْيَا أَلِيشَعُ الْمَيْتَ أَقْبَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي أَحْيَا ابْنَهَا تَسْتَغِيثُ بِالْمَلِكِ لاِسْتِرْدَادِ بَيْتِهَا وَأَرْضِهَا. فَقَالَ جِيحَزِي: «هَذِهِ هِيَ الْمَرْأَةُ يَا سَيِّدِي الْمَلِكَ، وَهَذَا هُوَ ابْنُهَا الَّذِي أَحْيَاهُ أَلِيشَعُ».

It so happened that right then Gehazi was telling the king the story of how Elisha had brought the dead boy back to life when his mother arrived to make her appeal to the king for the return of her house and lands. “My lord the king,” Gehazi called out, “this is the woman, and this is her son that Elisha brought back to life.”

٦ 6 فَاسْتَخْبَرَهَا الْمَلِكُ الأَمْرَ فَحَدَّثَتْهُ بِهِ. فَأَمَرَ الْمَلِكُ أَحَدَ مُوَظَّفِيهِ: «اعْمَلْ عَلَى اسْتِرْدَادِ كُلِّ أَمْلاكِهَا وَكُلِّ إِيرَادِ غَلّاتِ أَرْضِهَا مُنْذُ أَنْ رَحَلَتْ عَنِ الْبِلادِ إِلَى الآنَ».

The king asked the woman about it and she explained the whole story to him. The king gave orders to an official, saying, “Make sure everything that belonged to her is returned to her, together with all the profit from her lands from the day that she left the country until now.”

٧ 7 وَذَهَبَ أَلِيشَعُ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ. وَكَانَ بَنْهَدَدُ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ أَيْضاً مَرِيضاً، فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ رَجُلَ اللهِ جَاءَ إِلَى هُنَا.

Elisha went to Damascus when Ben-hadad king of Aram was ill. The king was informed, “The man of God has arrived in town.”

٨ 8 فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ لِحَزَائِيلَ: «احْمِلْ مَعَكَ هَدِيَّةً وَاذْهَبْ لاِسْتِقْبَالِ رَجُلِ اللهِ، وَاسْأَلِ الرَّبَّ عَنْ طَرِيقِهِ إِنْ كُنْتُ سَأَبْرَأُ مِنْ مَرَضِي».

The king ordered Hazael, “Take a gift with you and go and meet the man of God. Ask him to ask the Lord, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

٩ 9 فَمَضَى حَزَائِيلُ لاِسْتِقْبَالِهِ آخِذاً مَعَهُ هَدِيَّةً، حِمْلَ أَرْبَعِينَ جَمَلاً مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرَاتِ دِمَشْقَ. وَقَالَ لأَلِيشَعَ: «ابْنُكَ بَنْهَدَدُ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ يَسْأَلُ إِنْ كَانَ سَيَبْرَأُ مِنْ مَرَضِهِ».

So Hazael went to meet Elisha. He took with him a gift of all the best things from Damascus—forty camel-loads of goods. He came in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad, king of Aram, has sent me to you to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ لَهُ أَلِيشَعُ: «اذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لَهُ: إِنَّهُ حَتْماً يُشْفَى. وَلَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ أَرَانِي أَنَّهُ لابُدَّ مَائِتٌ».

“Go and tell him, ‘You will definitely recover.’ But the Lord has shown me that definitely he is going to die,” Elisha replied.

١١ 11 وَتَفَرَّسَ أَلِيشَعُ فِي حَزَائِيلَ طَوِيلاً حَتَّى اعْتَرَى حَزَائِيلَ الْخَجَلُ، وَبَكَى رَجُلُ اللهِ.

Elisha stared at him for a long time until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God started to cry.

١٢ 12 فَسَأَلَهُ حَزَائِيلُ: «لِمَاذَا يَبْكِي سَيِّدِي؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «لأَنِّي عَرَفْتُ مَا سَتُنْزِلُهُ بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ شَرٍّ، فَإِنَّكَ سَتُحْرِقُ حُصُونَهُمْ وَتَقْتُلُ شُبَّانَهُمْ وَتَذْبَحُ أَطْفَالَهُمْ وَتَشُقُّ بُطُونَ حَوَامِلِهِمْ».

“Why are you crying, my lord?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil things you are going to do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set their fortresses on fire, kill their young men with the sword, dash to pieces their little ones, and rip open their pregnant women.”

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ حَزَائِيلُ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ لِمُجَرَّدِ كَلْبٍ نَظِيرِ عَبْدِكَ أَنْ يَرْتَكِبَ هَذِهِ الْفَظَائِعَ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ أَلِيشَعُ: «لَقَدْ كَشَفَ الرَّبُّ لِي أَنَّكَ سَتَمْلِكُ عَلَى أَرَامَ».

“But how could someone like me who's just a ‘dog’ achieve anything like that?” Hazael asked. “The Lord has shown me that you are going to be the king of Aram,” Elisha replied.

١٤ 14 فَانْصَرَفَ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَلِيشَعَ وَدَخَلَ إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ فَسَأَلَهُ: «مَاذَا قَالَ لَكَ أَلِيشَعُ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «قَالَ لِي إِنَّكَ تَبْرَأُ».

Hazael left Elisha and went to his master, who asked him, “What did Elisha tell you?” Hazael replied, “He told me you would definitely recover.”

١٥ 15 وَفِي صَبَاحِ الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي أَخَذَ حَزَائِيلُ قِطْعَةَ قُمَاشٍ سَمِيكَةً، شَبَّعَهَا بِالْمَاءِ، وَضَغَطَ بِها عَلَى وَجْهِ الْمَلِكِ حَتَّى أَخْمَدَ أَنْفَاسَهُ وَخَلَفَهُ حَزَائِيلُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ.

But the following day Hazael took the bed cover, soaked it in water, and spread it over the king's face until he died. Then Hazael took over from him as king.

١٦ 16 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الْخَامِسَةِ لِحُكْمِ يُورَامَ بْنِ آخْابَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَيَهُوشَافَاطَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، تَوَلَّى يَهُورَامُ بْنُ يَهُوشَافَاطَ الْمُلْكَ عَلَى يَهُوذَا.

Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, began his reign as king of Judah in the fifth year of the reign of Joram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, while Jehoshaphat was still king of Judah.

١٧ 17 وَكَانَ ابْنَ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَحَكَمَ ثَمَانِي سَنَوَاتٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ،

He was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years.

١٨ 18 وَسَلَكَ فِي طَرِيقِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَلَى غِرَارِ بَيْتِ آخْابَ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مُتَزَوِّجاً مِنْ بِنْتِ آخْابَ وَارْتَكَبَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ.

Jehoram followed the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter of Ahab and did what was evil in the Lord's sight.

١٩ 19 لَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ لَمْ يَشَأْ أَنْ يُفْنِيَ بَيْتَ يَهُوذَا إِكْرَاماً لِدَاوُدَ عَبْدِهِ، الَّذِي وَعَدَهُ أَنَّهُ يُبْقِي سِرَاجاً لَهُ وَلِبَنِيهِ مَدَى الأَيَّامِ.

But for the sake of David his servant the Lord didn't want to destroy Judah since he had promised him that there would always be a ruler from his descendants, like a lamp forever.

٢٠ 20 وَفِي غُضُونِ حُكْمِهِ تَمَرَّدَ الأَدُومِيُّونَ عَلَى يَهُوذَا، وَنَصَّبُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مَلِكاً.

During Jehoram's time as king, Edom rebelled against Judah's rule and chose their own king.

٢١ 21 فَاجْتَازَ يُورَامُ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ، بِجَمِيعِ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ إِلَى صَعِيرَ. وَعِنْدَمَا حَاصَرَهُ الأَدُومِيُّونَ مَعَ قَادَةِ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ، اقْتَحَمَ خُطُوطَهُمْ لَيْلاً، غَيْرَ أَنَّ جَيْشَهُ هَرَبُوا لاجِئِينَ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ.

So Jehoram went over to Zair with all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he took action and attacked at night. But his army ran back to their homes.

٢٢ 22 وَظَلَّ الأَدُومِيُّونَ خَارِجِينَ عَنْ طَاعَةِ يَهُوذَا إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ. حِينَئِذٍ تَمَرَّدَتْ لِبْنَةُ أَيْضاً.

As a result Edom has been in rebellion against Judah's rule to this day. At the same time Libnah also decided to rebel.

٢٣ 23 أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ يُورَامَ أَلَيْسَتْ هِي مُدَوَّنَةً فِي تَارِيخِ أَخْبَارِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا؟

The rest of what happened in Jehoram's reign and all that he did are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.

٢٤ 24 وَمَاتَ يُورَامُ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ أَخَزْيَا عَلَى الْحُكْمِ.

Jehoram died and was buried with his forefathers in the City of David. His son Ahaziah succeeded him as king.

٢٥ 25 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ عَشْرَةَ لِحُكْمِ يُورَامَ بْنِ آخْابَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، تَوَلَّى أَخَزْيَا بْنُ يَهُورَامَ مُلْكَ يَهُوذَا.

Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, became king of Judah in the twelfth year of the reign of Joram, son of Ahab, king of Israel.

٢٦ 26 وَكَانَ أَخَزْيَا فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ سَنَةً وَاحِدَةً. وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ عَثَلْيَا بِنْتُ عُمْرِي مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Ahaziah was twenty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri, king of Israel.

٢٧ 27 وَارْتَكَبَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، عَلَى غِرَارِ بَيْتِ آخْابَ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ صِهْراً لَهُمْ.

Ahaziah also followed the evil ways of the family of Ahab, and did what was evil in the Lord's sight as the family of Ahab had done, for he was related to them by marriage.

٢٨ 28 وَانْضَمَّ أَخَزْيَا إِلَى يُورَامَ بْنِ آخْابَ لِمُحَارَبَةِ حَزَائِيلَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ فِي رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ، فَهَزَمَ الأَرَامِيُّونَ يُورَامَ.

Ahaziah went with Joram, son of Ahab, to fight against Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth-gilead. The Arameans wounded Joram,

٢٩ 29 فَتَوَجَّهَ يُورَامُ إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ رَيْثَمَا يَبْرَأُ مِنْ جِرَاحِهِ الَّتِي أَصَابَهُ بِها الأَرَاميُّونَ فِي رَامُوتَ فِي أَثْنَاءِ الْمَعْرَكَةِ مَعَ حَزَائِيلَ. وَجَاءَ أَخَزْيَا بْنُ يَهُورَامَ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ لِيَزُورَ يُورَامَ بْنَ أَخَآبَ فِي أَثْنَاءِ مَرَضِهِ.

and he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he'd received in Ramah fighting against Hazael king of Aram. Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went to Jezreel to visit Joram, son of Ahab, because Joram was wounded.