1 Kings 16

1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:

١ وَأَوْحَى الرَّبُّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ يَاهُو بْنِ حَنَانِي بِرِسَالَةٍ لِيُبَلِّغَهَا لِبَعْشَا:

2 “Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.

٢ «لَقَدْ رَفَعْتُكَ مِنَ الْحَضِيضِ، وَنَصَّبْتُكَ مَلِكاً عَلَى شَعْبِي وَلَكِنَّكَ سَلَكْتَ فِي سُبُلِ يَرُبْعَامَ، وَجَعَلْتَ شَعْبِي يَأْثَمُونَ وَيُثِيرُونَ غَيْظِي بِخَطَايَاهُمْ.

3 So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

٣ لِهَذَا سَأَسْتَأْصِلُ ذُرِّيَّتَكَ وَسَائِرَ نَسْلِ بَيْتِكَ، وَأُبِيدُ بَيْتَكَ كَمَا أَبَدْتُ بَيْتَ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ.

4 Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”

٤ فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَمُوتُ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ تَأْكُلُهُ الْكِلابُ، وَمَنْ يَمُوتُ مِنْهُمْ فِي الْحَقْلِ تَنْهَشُهُ طُيُورُ السَّمَاءِ».

5 As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

٥ أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ بَعْشَا وَمَا قَامَ بِهِ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ وَبَأْسٍ، أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي كِتَابِ أَخْبَارِ أَيَّامِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

6 And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.

٦ وَمَاتَ بَعْشَا وَدُفِنَ فِي تِرْصَةَ وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ أَيْلَةُ عَلَى عَرْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

7 Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.

٧ وَكَانَ كَلامُ الرَّبِّ أَيْضاً عَلَى لِسَانِ يَاهُو بْنِ حَنَانِي النَّبِيِّ بِشَأْنِ بَعْشَا وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ بِسَبَبِ مَا ارْتَكَبَهُ مِنْ شَرٍّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، فَأَثَارَ غَيْظَهُ بِمَا جَنَتْهُ يَدَاهُ، عَلَى مِثَالِ مَا اقْتَرَفَهُ بَيْتُ يَرُبْعَامَ، بَلْ فَاقَ عَلَيْهِ إِذْ أَقْدَمَ عَلَى إِبَادَةِ عَائِلَةِ يَرُبْعَامَ.

8 In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.

٨ وَفِي السَّنَةِ السَّادِسَةِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِ آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، اعْتَلَى أَيْلَةُ بْنُ بَعْشَا فِي تِرْصَةَ عَرْشَ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِمُدَّةِ سَنَتَيْنِ.

9 However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.

٩ فَتَآمَرَ عَلَيْهِ زِمْرِي قَائِدُ نِصْفِ فِرْقَةِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ بَيْنَمَا كَانَ فِي تِرْصَةَ يَشْرَبُ وَيَسْكَرُ فِي مَنْزِلِ أَرْصَا الْمُشْرِفِ عَلَى إِدَارَةِ الْقَصْرِ.

10 So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.

١٠ فَاقْتَحَمَ زِمْرِي الْمَنْزِلَ وَاغْتَالَ أَيْلَةَ. وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي السَّنَةِ السَّابِعَةِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِ آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَخَلَفَهُ عَلَى عَرْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

11 As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.

١١ وَحَالَمَا تَسَلَّمَ زِمَامَ الْمُلْكِ أَبَادَ كُلَّ ذُرِّيَّةِ بَعْشَا، فَلَمْ يُبْقِ عَلَى ذَكَرٍ مِنْهُمْ، كَمَا قَتَلَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ إِلَى بَعْشَا وَأَصْحَابَهُ.

12 So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.

١٢ وَهَكَذَا أَبَادَ زِمْرِي كُلَّ بَيْتِ بَعْشَا، تَحْقِيقاً لِقَضَاءِ الرَّبِّ عَلَى لِسَانِ يَاهُو النَّبِيِّ،

13 This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

١٣ وَذَلِكَ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَا ارْتَكَبَهُ بَعْشَا وَابْنُهُ أَيْلَةُ مِنْ آثَامٍ، وَجَعلا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُونَ، وَيَسْتَثِيرُونَ غَيْظَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِضَلالِهِمْ.

14 As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

١٤ أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ أَيْلَةَ وَكُلُّ مَا قَامَ بِهِ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ، أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي كِتَابِ أَخْبَارِ أَيَّامِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,

١٥ وَفِي السَّنَةِ السَّابِعَةِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ لِحُكْمِ آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، تَرَبَّعَ زِمْرِي عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ الْمَمْلَكَةِ لِمُدَّةِ سَبْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ فِي تِرْصَةَ. وَكَانَ الْجَيْشُ آنَئِذٍ يُحَاصِرُ الْمَدِينَةَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيَّةَ جِبَّثُونَ.

16 and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had not only conspired but had also struck down the king. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.

١٦ فَبَلَغَ مَسَامِعَ الْجَيْشِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّ أَنَّ زِمْرِي تَمَرَّدَ عَلَى الْمَلِكِ وَاغْتَالَهُ، فَنَصَّبَ الْجَيْشُ قَائِدَهُمْ عُمْرِيَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، وَهُمْ مَا بَرِحُوا فِي مَيْدَانِ الْقِتَالِ.

17 Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

١٧ فَتَوَجَّهَ عُمْرِي وَكُلُّ الْجَيْشِ الَّذِي مَعَهُ مِنْ جِبَّثُونَ وَحَاصَرُوا تِرْصَةَ.

18 When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died

١٨ وَعِنْدَمَا رَأَى زِمْرِي أَنَّ الْمَدِينَةَ قَدْ سَقَطَتْ، دَخَلَ قَصْرَ الْمَلِكِ وَأَشْعَلَ فِيهِ وَفِي نَفْسِهِ النَّارَ، فَمَاتَ،

19 because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD and following the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.

١٩ عِقَاباً عَلَى آثَامِهِ الَّتِي اقْتَرَفَهَا حِينَ ارْتَكَبَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَسَلَكَ فِي سُبُلِ يَرُبْعَامَ، وَلأَنَّهُ جَعَلَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُونَ.

20 As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

٢٠ أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ زِمْرِي وَتَمَرُّدُهُ أَلَيْسَتْ هِي مُدَوَّنَةً فِي كِتَابِ أَخْبَارِ أَيَّامِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

21 At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.

٢١ وَمَا لَبِثَ الشَّعْبُ أَنِ انْقَسَمَ إِلَى فِئَتَيْنِ: فِئَةٌ تُنَاصِرُ تِبْنِي بْنَ جِينَةَ لِتُبَايِعَهُ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ، وَفِئَةٌ تُنَاصِرُ عُمْرِي.

22 But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.

٢٢ فَتَغَلَّبَ أَنْصَارُ عُمْرِي عَلَى أَنْصَارِ تِبْنِي بْنِ جِينَةَ، فَمَاتَ تِبْنِي وَسَلِمَ الْعَرْشُ لِعُمْرِي.

23 In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

٢٣ وَفِي السَّنَةِ الْوَاحِدَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ لِحُكْمِ آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، اعْتَلَى عُمْرِي عَرْشَ مَمْلَكَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، مِنْهَا سِتُّ سَنَوَاتٍ فِي تِرْصَةَ.

24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

٢٤ ثُمَّ اشْتَرَى جَبَلَ السَّامِرَةِ مِنْ شَامِرَ بِوَزْنَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ (نَحْوِ اثْنَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ كِيلُو جِرَاماً)، وَبَنَى عَلَيْهِ مَدِينَةً دَعَاهَا السَّامِرَةَ، عَلَى اسْمِ شَامِرَ صَاحِبِ الْجَبَلِ.

25 But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

٢٥ وَارْتَكَبَ عُمْرِي الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ حَتَّى فَاقَ إِثْمُهُ جَمِيعَ الَّذِينَ قَبْلَهُ،

26 For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

٢٦ وَاقْتَرَفَ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ، وَسَلَكَ فِي سُبُلِهِ الَّتِي أَضَلَّ بِها إِسْرَائِيلَ فَاسْتَثَارُوا بِضَلالِهِمْ غَيْظَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِمْ.

27 As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

٢٧ أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ عُمْرِي وَمَا قَامَ بِهِ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ وَمِنْ بَأْسٍ، أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي كِتَابِ أَخْبَارِ أَيَّامِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

28 And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.

٢٨ وَمَاتَ عُمْرِي وَدُفِنَ فِي السَّامِرَةِ، وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ آخْابُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ.

29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.

٢٩ وَمَلَكَ آخْابُ بْنُ عُمْرِي عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ لِحُكْمِ آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، وَدَامَتْ وِلايَتُهُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي السَّامِرَةِ مُدَّةَ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.

30 However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

٣٠ وَارْتَكَبَ آخْابُ بْنُ عُمْرِي الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، حَتَّى فَاقَ إِثْمُهُ جَمِيعَ أَسْلافِهِ.

31 And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.

٣١ وَكَأَنَّمَا كَانَ الانْهِمَاكُ فِي ارْتِكَابِ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ أَمْراً تَافِهاً، فَتَزَوَّجَ مِنْ إِيزَابِلَ ابْنَةِ أَثْبَعَلَ مَلِكِ الصِّيدُونِيِّينَ، وَغَوَى وَرَاءَ الْبَعْلِ وَسَجَدَ لَهُ.

32 First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.

٣٢ وَشَيَّدَ مَذْبَحاً لِلْبَعْلِ فِي مَعْبَدِ الْبَعْلِ الَّذِي بَنَاهُ فِي السَّامِرَةِ.

33 Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.

٣٣ وَأَقَامَ آخْابُ مَنْحُوتَاتِ الأَصْنَامِ، وَتَفَاقَمَ شَرُّ أَعْمَالِهِ لِيُثِيرَ غَيْظَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَائِرِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ السَّابِقِينَ.

34 In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.

٣٤ وَفِي عَهْدِهِ بَنَى حِيئِيلُ الْبَيْتَئِيلِيُّ أَرِيحَا. وَعِنْدَمَا أَرْسَى أَسَاسَهَا مَاتَ ابْنُهُ الأَكْبَرُ أَبِيرَامُ، وَعِنْدَمَا نَصَبَ بَوَّابَاتِهَا مَاتَ ابْنُهُ الأَصْغَرُ سَجُوبُ، فَتَحَقَّقَ بِذَلِكَ وَعِيدُ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي نَطَقَ بِهِ عَلَى لِسَانِ يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونٍ.