2 مُلُوك 1
| وَتَمَرَّدَ الْمُوآبِيُّونَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ آخْابَ، | ١ 1 |
After King Ahab died, [the country of] Moab rebelled against Israel.
| وَسَقَطَ أَخَزْيَا مِنْ كُوَّةٍ فِي عُلِّيَّةِ قَصْرِهِ فِي السَّامِرَةِ، فَأُصِيبَ بِجُرْحٍ قَاتِلٍ. وَبَعَثَ رُسُلاً إِلَى مَعْبَدِ بَعْلَ زَبُوبَ إِلَهِ عَقْرُونَ قَائِلاً: «امْضُوا وَاسْأَلُوهُ إِنْ كُنْتُ أَبْرَأُ مِنْ جُرْحِي؟» | ٢ 2 |
One day, Ahaziah, [the new king of Israel, ] fell through the wooden slats/boards around the edge of the flat roof [of his palace] in Samaria. He was badly injured, so he summoned some messengers and told them, “Go to Ekron [city in Philistia], and ask their god Baalzebub whether I will (recover/become well).”
| فَقَالَ مَلاكُ الرَّب لإِيلِيَّا التَّشْبِيِّ: «قُمْ وَاذْهَبْ لِلِقَاءِ رُسُلِ مَلِكِ السَّامِرَةِ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: هَلْ لأَنَّهُ لَا يُوْجَدُ إِلَهٌ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ تَذْهَبُونَ لِسُؤَالِ بَعْلَ زَبُوبَ إِلَهِ عَقْرُونَ؟ | ٣ 3 |
But an angel from Yahweh said to Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe [town], “The king of Samaria [is sending] some messengers [to Ekron]. Go and meet them and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, the god of those people, [whether you will recover]?
| لِذَلِكَ هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ: إِنَّ السَّرِيرَ الَّذِي رَقَدْتَ عَلَيْهِ لَنْ تَنْهَضَ عَنْهُ، بَلْ حَتْماً تَمُوتَ». وَانْصَرَفَ إِيلِيَّا. | ٤ 4 |
Yahweh says [that you should tell King Ahaziah] that he will not recover from his being injured; he will surely die.’”
| وَرَجَعَ الرُّسُلُ إِلَى أَخَزْيَا فَسَأَلَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا رَجَعْتُمْ؟» | ٥ 5 |
[So Elijah went to meet] the messengers [and told that to them, and they] returned to the king [instead of going to Ekron]. The king asked them, “Why did you return [so soon]?”
| فَأَجَابُوهُ: «اعْتَرَضَنَا رَجُلٌ وَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكَ لِنُخْبِرَكَ أَنَّ اللهَ يَقُولُ: هَلْ لأَنَّهُ لَا يُوْجَدُ إِلَهٌ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ تُرْسِلُ لِتَسْأَلَ بَعْلَ زَبُوبَ إِلَهَ عَقْرُونَ؟ لِذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ السَّرِيرَ الَّذِي رَقَدْتَ عَلَيْهِ لَنْ تَنْهَضَ عَنْهُ بَلْ حَتْماً تَمُوتَ». | ٦ 6 |
They replied, “A man came to meet us, and said to us, ‘Return to the king who sent you and tell him that Yahweh says, “(Is it because there no God in Israel that you are sending [messengers] to Ekron to consult Baalzebub, their god?/You seem to think there is no God in Israel, with the result that you are sending [messengers] to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, their god, [whether you will recover].) [RHQ] [Go tell the king that] he will not recover from being injured; instead, he will surely die.”’”
| فَسَأَلَهُمْ: «مَا أَوْصَافُ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي اعْتَرَضَكُمْ وَبَلَّغَكُمْ هَذَا الْكَلامَ؟» | ٧ 7 |
The king said to them, “The man who came to meet you and told that to you, what did he look like?”
| فَأَجَابُوهُ: «إِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَثِيفُ الشَّعْرِ مُتَنَطِّقٌ بِحِزامٍ مِنْ جِلْدٍ حَوْلَ حَقْوَيْهِ». فَقَالَ: «إِنَّهُ حَتْماً إِيلِيَّا التَّشْبِيُّ». | ٨ 8 |
They replied, “He was a hairy man and he had a [wide] leather belt around his waist.” The king exclaimed, “That was Elijah!”
| فَأَرْسَلَ أَحَدَ قَادَتِهِ عَلَى رَأْسِ خَمْسِينَ جُنْدِيًّا إِلَى إِيلِيَّا، الَّذِي كَانَ جَالِساً آنَئِذٍ عَلَى قِمَّةِ جَبَلٍ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: «يَا رَجُلَ اللهِ، إِنَّ الْمَلِكَ يَأْمُرُكَ بِمُرَافَقَتِنَا». | ٩ 9 |
Then the king sent an officer with 50 soldiers to seize Elijah. They found Elijah sitting on the top of a hill. The officer called out to him, “Prophet, the king commands that you come down here!”
| فَأَجَابَ إِيلِيَّا: «إِنْ كُنْتُ أَنَا رَجُلَ اللهِ، فَلْتَنْزِلْ نَارٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَتَلْتَهِمْكَ أَنْتَ وَرِجَالَكَ الْخَمْسِينَ». فَنَزَلَتْ نَارٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْتَهَمَتْهُ مَعَ رِجَالِهِ الْخَمْسِينَ. | ١٠ 10 |
But Elijah replied, “I am a prophet; so, I command that fire come down from the sky and burn up you and your 50 soldiers!” Immediately, fire came down from the sky and completely burned up the officer and his 50 [soldiers].
| فَعَادَ أَخَزْيَا وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ قَائِداً آخَرَ عَلَى رَأْسِ خَمْسِينَ جُنْدِيًّا، فَقَالَ لإِيلِيَّا: «يَا رَجُلَ اللهِ، الْمَلِكُ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُسْرِعَ وَتَنْزِلَ». | ١١ 11 |
[When the king found out about that, ] he sent another officer with 50 more soldiers. They went [to where Elijah was], and the officer called out to him, “Prophet, the king commands that you come down immediately!”
| فَأَجَابَهُ إِيلِيَّا: «إِنْ كُنْتُ أَنَا رَجُلَ اللهِ، فَلْتَنْزِلْ نَارٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَتَلْتَهِمْكَ أَنْتَ وَرِجَالَكَ الْخَمْسِينَ». فَنَزَلَتْ نَارٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْتَهَمَتْهُ مَعَ رِجَالِهِ الْخَمْسِينَ. | ١٢ 12 |
But Elijah replied, “I am a prophet; [to prove that, ] I command that fire come down from the sky and kill you and your soldiers!” Then a fire from God came down from the sky and killed the officer and his soldiers.
| ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ أَخَزْيَا لِلْمَرَّةِ الثَّالِثَةِ قَائِداً آخَرَ عَلَى رَأْسِ خَمْسِينَ جُنْدِيًّا. فَأَقْبَلَ هَذَا إِلَى إِيلِيَّا وَجَثَا أَمَامَهُ وَتَوَسَّلَ إِلَيْهِ قَائِلاً: «يَا رَجُلَ اللهِ، لِتَكُنْ نَفْسِي وَنُفُوسُ عَبِيدِكَ هَؤُلاءِ عَزِيزَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ. | ١٣ 13 |
[When the king heard about that] he sent another officer with 50 more soldiers. [They went to where Elijah was], and the officer prostrated himself in front of Elijah, and said to him, “Prophet, I plead with you, be kind to me and my 50 soldiers, and (do not kill us/allow us to remain alive)!
| لَقَدْ نَزَلَتْ نَارٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ الْتَهَمَتِ الْقَائِدَيْنِ السَّابِقَيْنِ مَعَ رِجَالِهِمَا الْمِئَةِ، فَأَرْجُوكَ لِتَكُنْ نَفْسِي عَزِيزَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ (وَلا تَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا)». | ١٤ 14 |
[We know that] two times fire came down from the sky and killed officers and the 50 soldiers who were with them. So now, please be kind to me!”
| فَقَالَ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ لإِيلِيَّا: «امْضِ مَعَهُ وَلا تَخَفْ مِنْهُ». فَقَامَ وَانْطَلَقَ مَعَهُ لِمُقَابَلَةِ الْمَلِكِ. | ١٥ 15 |
Then the angel from Yahweh said to Elijah, “Go down [and go] with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah went with them to the king.
| وَقَالَ إِيلِيَّا لِلْمَلِكِ: «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ: مِنْ حَيْثُ إِنَّكَ أَرْسَلْتَ مَبْعُوثِينَ لِتَسْتَشِيرَ بَعْلَ زَبُوبَ إِلَهَ عَقْرُونَ وَكَأَنَّهُ لَا يُوْجَدُ إِلَهٌ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِتَسْأَلَهُ، فَإِنَّ السَّرِيرَ الَّذِي رَقَدْتَ عَلَيْهِ لَنْ تَنْهَضَ عَنْهُ، بَلْ حَتْماً تَمُوتَ». | ١٦ 16 |
[When Elijah arrived, ] he said to the king, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You sent messengers to go to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, their god, [whether you would recover]. You acted as though [RHQ] there is no God in Israel to consult. So you will not recover from being injured; instead, you are going to die!’”
| فَمَاتَ أَخَزْيَا بِمُوْجِبِ كَلامِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي نَطَقَ بِهِ عَلَى لِسَانِ إِيلِيَّا. وَإِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ ابْنٌ، خَلَفَهُ أَخُوهُ يَهُورَامُ، وَذَلِكَ فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ لِحُكْمِ يَهُورَامَ بْنِ يَهُوشَافَاطَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا. | ١٧ 17 |
So Ahaziah died, which is what Yahweh told Elijah would happen. Ahaziah’s [younger] brother Joram became the new king, when Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, had been ruling Judah for almost two years. Ahaziah’s brother became the king because Ahaziah had no son [to become the king].
| أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ أَخَزْيَا وَأَعْمَالُهُ أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي كِتَابِ أَخْبَارِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ | ١٨ 18 |
[If you want to know about] all the other things that Ahaziah did, they are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
