2 Chronicles 28

1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

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 Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals.

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

3 Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

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

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

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

5 So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.

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 in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened 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 son of the king, Azrikam the governor of the palace, and Elkanah the second to the king.

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

8 Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it 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 named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army that returned to Samaria. “Look,” he said to them, “because of His wrath against Judah, the LORD, the God of your fathers, has delivered them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches 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 And now you intend to reduce to slavery the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem. But are you not also guilty before 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 therefore, listen to me and return the captives you took from your kinsmen, for the fierce anger of the LORD is upon you.”

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

12 Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites —Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving 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 “You must not bring the captives here,” they said, “for you are proposing to bring guilt upon us from the LORD and to add to our sins and our guilt. For our guilt is great, and fierce anger is upon 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 leaders and all the assembly.

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

15 Then the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, 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 for help from the king of Assyria.

١٦ فِي ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ اسْتَنْجَدَ الْمَلِكُ آحَازُ بِمُلُوكِ أَشُورَ،

17 The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.

١٧ لأَنَّ الأَدُومِيِّينَ زَحَفُوا عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَهَاجَمُوهُمْ وَأَخَذُوا مِنْهُمْ أَسْرَى.

18 The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.

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 humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD.

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

20 Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.

٢٠ وَلَكِنَّ تَغْلَثْ فَلْنَاسَرَ مَلِكَ أَشُورَ ضَايَقَ آحَازَ بَدَلاً مِنْ نَجْدَتِهِ

21 Although Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, 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, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.

٢٢ وَفِي أَثْنَاءِ ضِيقِهِ ازْدَادَ الْمَلِكُ آحَازُ خِيَانَةً لِلرَّبِّ.

23 Since Damascus had defeated him, he sacrificed to their gods and said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz 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 Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in 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 built high places to offer incense to other gods, and so he provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.

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

26 As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz and all his ways, from beginning to end, they are indeed 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 And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.

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