2 Chronicles 28

1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, like David his father,

١ كَانَ آحَازُ فِي الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ تَوَلَّى الْمُلْكَ، وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَارْتَكَبَ الشَّرَّ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، بِعَكْسِ جَدِّهِ دَاوُدَ.

2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also made molten images for the Baals.

٢ وَسَلَكَ فِي طُرُقِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَسَبَكَ تَمَاثِيلَ لِعِبَادَةِ الْبَعْلِيمِ.

3 Moreover he burned incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

٣ وَأَوْقَدَ فِي وَادِي ابْنِ هِنُّومَ، وَأَحْرَقَ أَبْنَاءَهُ بِالنَّارِ، عَلَى حَسَبِ رَجَاسَاتِ الأُمَمِ الَّذِينَ طَرَدَهُمُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ أَمَامِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

4 He sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

٤ كَمَا قَرَّبَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ وَأَوْقَدَ عَلَى الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَالتِّلالِ، وَتَحْتَ كُلِّ شَجَرَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ.

5 Therefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. They struck him, and carried away from him a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with a great slaughter.

٥ فَأَسْلَمَهُ الرَّبُّ لِيَدِ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ، فَأَلْحَقَ بِهِ هَزِيمَةً نَكْرَاءَ، وَأَسَرُوا كَثِيرِينَ مِنْ يَهُوذَا نَقَلُوهُمْ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ. كَمَا أَسْلَمَهُ الرَّبُّ لِيَدِ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَكَسَرَهُ شَرَّ كَسْرَةٍ.

6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed in Judah one hundred twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.

٦ وَقَتَلَ فَقَحُ بْنُ رَمَلْيَا مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفاً مِنْ يَهُوذَا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَكُلُّهُمْ مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ الأَشِدَّاءِ، عِقَاباً لَهُمْ، لأَنَّهُمْ تَرَكُوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِمْ.

7 Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah who was next to the king.

٧ وَقَضَى زِكْرِي بَطَلُ أَفْرَايِمَ عَلَى مَعَسِيَا ابْنِ الْمَلِكِ وَعَزْرِيقَامَ مُدِيرِ شُؤُونِ الْقَصْرِ الْملَكِيِّ، وَأَلْقَانَةَ التَّالِي لِلْمَلِكِ فِي الْمَقَامِ.

8 The children of Israel carried away captive of their brothers two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters, and also took away much plunder from them, and brought the plunder to Samaria.

٨ وَسَبَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ أَقْرِبَائِهِمْ بَنِي يَهُوذَا مِئَتَيْ أَلْفٍ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالأَبْنَاءِ وَالْبَنَاتِ، وَنَهَبُوا مِنْهُمْ أَسْلاباً وَافِرَةً حَمَلُوهَا إِلَى السَّامِرَةِ.

9 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them, “Behold, because the LORD, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and you have slain them in a rage which has reached up to heaven.

٩ غَيْرَ أَنَّ نَبِيًّا لِلرَّبِّ يُدْعَى عُودِيدَ خَرَجَ لِلِقَاءِ الْجَيْشِ الرَّاجِعِ إِلَى السَّامِرَةِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ آبَائِكُمْ عَلَى يَهُوذَا لأَنَّهُ غَضِبَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَهَا أَنْتُمْ قَدْ قَتَلْتُمُوهُمْ بِقَسْوَةٍ أَغْضَبَتِ السَّمَاءَ.

10 Now you intend to degrade the children of Judah and Jerusalem as male and female slaves for yourselves. Are not there even with you trespasses of your own against the LORD your God?

١٠ وَالآنَ أَنْتُمْ مُزْمِعُونَ عَلَى اسْتِعْبَادِ بَنِي يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ وَاتِّخَاذِهِمْ لَكُمْ عَبِيداً وَإِمَاءً. أَلَمْ تَأْثَمُوا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضاً مِثْلَهُمْ فِي حَقِّ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ؟

11 Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives that you have taken captive from your brothers, for the fierce wrath of the LORD is on you.”

١١ فَاسْمَعُوا لِي الآنَ، وَرُدُّوا الأَسْرَى أَقْرِبَاءَكُمْ، لأَنَّ غَضَبَ الرَّبِّ مُحْتَدِمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ».

12 Then some of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war,

١٢ ثُمَّ قَامَ رِجَالٌ مِنْ زُعَمَاءِ بَنِي أَفْرَايِمَ هُمْ: عَزَرْيَا بْنُ يَهُوحَانَانَ، وَبَرَخْيَا بْنُ مَشُلِّيمُوتَ، وَيَحَزْقِيَّا بْنُ شَلُّومَ، وَعَمَاسَا بْنُ حِدْلايَ، وَاعْتَرَضُوا سَبِيلَ الْمُقْبِلِينَ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ.

13 and said to them, “You must not bring in the captives here, for you intend that which will bring on us a trespass against the LORD, to add to our sins and to our guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.”

١٣ وَقَالُوا لَهُمْ: «لا تَدْخُلُوا بِالأَسْرَى إِلَى هُنَا، إِذْ يَكْفِينَا مَا عَلَيْنَا مِنْ آثَامٍ فِي حَقِّ الرَّبِّ، وَأَنْتُمْ مُزْمِعُونَ أَنْ تُضِيفُوا إِلَى خَطَايَانَا وَآثَامِنَا، فذُنُوبُنَا بِحَدِّ ذَاتِهَا كَثِيرَةٌ، وَغَضَبُ الرَّبِّ مُحْتَدِمٌ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ».

14 So the armed men left the captives and the plunder before the princes and all the assembly.

١٤ فَتَخَلَّى الْمُحَارِبُونَ عَنِ الأَسْرَى وَالْغَنَائِمِ أَمَامَ الْقَادَةِ وَكُلِّ زُعَمَاءِ الْجَمَاعَةِ.

15 The men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives, and with the plunder clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

١٥ وَنَهَضَ بَعْضُ الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ تَمَّ تَعْيِينُهُمْ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ وَأَخَذُوا الأَسْرَى وَوَزَّعُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْغَنِيمَةِ مَلابِسَ وَأَحْذِيَةً وَطَعَاماً وخَمْراً، وَعَالَجُوا جِرَاحَهُمْ بالدُّهُونِ وَأَرْكَبُوا الْمُعْيِينَ فِيهِمْ عَلَى حَمِيرٍ. وَأَعَادُوهُمْ إِلَى أَرِيحَا مَدِينَةِ النَّخْلِ حَيْثُ أَسْلَمُوهُمْ إِلَى أَهَالِيهِمْ، ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى السَّامِرَةِ.

16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him.

١٦ فِي ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ اسْتَنْجَدَ الْمَلِكُ آحَازُ بِمُلُوكِ أَشُورَ،

17 For again the Edomites had come and struck Judah, and carried away captives.

١٧ لأَنَّ الأَدُومِيِّينَ زَحَفُوا عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَهَاجَمُوهُمْ وَأَخَذُوا مِنْهُمْ أَسْرَى.

18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and also Gimzo and its villages; and they lived there.

١٨ وَاقْتَحَمَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ مُدُنَ السَّوَاحِلِ وَجَنُوبِيَّ يَهُوذَا وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَى بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَأَيَّلُونَ وَجَدِيرُوتَ وَسُوكُو وَضِيَاعِهَا وَتِمْنَةَ وَضِيَاعِهَا وَجِمْزُو وَضِيَاعِهَا، وَاسْتَوْطَنُوا فِيهَا،

19 For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, because he acted without restraint in Judah and trespassed severely against the LORD.

١٩ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَذَلَّ يَهُوذَا بِسَبَبِ شُرُورِ آحَازَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا الَّذِي أَضَلَّ شَعْبَهُ وَخَانَ الرَّبَّ.

20 Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came to him and gave him trouble, but did not strengthen him.

٢٠ وَلَكِنَّ تَغْلَثْ فَلْنَاسَرَ مَلِكَ أَشُورَ ضَايَقَ آحَازَ بَدَلاً مِنْ نَجْدَتِهِ

21 For Ahaz took away a portion out of the LORD’s house, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it did not help him.

٢١ وَكَانَ آحَازُ قَدْ أَخَذَ قِسْماً مِنْ ذَهَبِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَمِنْ قَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ وَمِنْ رُؤَسَاءِ الْبِلادِ، وَقَدَّمَهُ لِمَلِكِ أَشُّورَ، وَلَكِنَّ هَذَا لَمْ يُنْجِدْهُ.

22 In the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against the LORD, this same King Ahaz.

٢٢ وَفِي أَثْنَاءِ ضِيقِهِ ازْدَادَ الْمَلِكُ آحَازُ خِيَانَةً لِلرَّبِّ.

23 For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him. He said, “Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them, that they may help me.” But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel.

٢٣ وَقَدَّمَ ذَبَائِحَ لأَوْثَانِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ هَزَمُوهُ قَائِلاً: «إِنَّ آلِهَةَ مُلُوكِ أَرَامَ تُسَاعِدُهُمْ، فَلأَذْبَحَنَّ لَهُمْ فَيُسَاعِدُونِي». إلّا أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا سَبَباً فِي دَمَارِهِ وَفِي انْهِيَارِ كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

24 Ahaz gathered together the vessels of God’s house, cut the vessels of God’s house in pieces, and shut up the doors of the LORD’s house; and he made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

٢٤ وَجَمَعَ آحَازُ آنِيَةَ بَيْتِ اللهِ وَحَطَّمَهَا وَأَغْلَقَ أَبْوَابَ الْهَيْكَلِ، وَبَنَى لِنَفْسِهِ مَذَابِحَ فِي كُلِّ زَاوِيَةٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ،

25 In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers, to anger.

٢٥ وَأَقَامَ فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ مِنْ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا مُرْتَفَعَاتٍ لِيُوْقِدَ عَلَيْهَا لآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى، فَأَغَاظَ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِ.

26 Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

٢٦ أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ آحَازَ وَأَعْمَالُهُ مِنْ بِدَايَتِهَا إِلَى نِهَايَتِهَا فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتَابِ تَارِيخِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ.

27 Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem, because they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.

٢٧ ثُمَّ مَاتَ آحَازُ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُوَارُوهُ فِي مَقَابِرِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ حَزَقِيَّا عَلَى الْمُلْكِ.