Kings III 15

1 And in the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nabat, Abiu son of Roboam reigns over Juda.

١ وَفِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّامِنَةِ عَشْرَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ، مَلَكَ أَبِيَامُ عَلَى يَهُوذَا.

2 And he reigned three years over Jerusalem: and his mother's name [was] Maacha, daughter of Abessalom.

٢ مَلَكَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ مَعْكَةُ ٱبْنَةُ أَبْشَالُومَ.

3 And he walked in the sins of his father which he wrought in his presence, and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as [was] the heart of his father [David].

٣ وَسَارَ فِي جَمِيعِ خَطَايَا أَبِيهِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَهَا قَبْلَهُ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ قَلْبُهُ كَامِلًا مَعَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ كَقَلْبِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ.

4 Howbeit for David's sake the Lord gave him a remnant, that he might establish his children after him, and might establish Jerusalem.

٤ وَلَكِنْ لِأَجْلِ دَاوُدَ أَعْطَاهُ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُ سِرَاجًا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، إِذْ أَقَامَ ٱبْنَهُ بَعْدَهُ وَثَبَّتَ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

5 Forasmuch as David did that which was right in the sight of the Lord: he turned not from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life.

٥ لِأَنَّ دَاوُدَ عَمِلَ مَا هُوَ مُسْتَقِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَلَمْ يَحِدْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِمَّا أَوْصَاهُ بِهِ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ، إِلَّا فِي قَضِيَّةِ أُورِيَّا ٱلْحِثِّيِّ.

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٦ وَكَانَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ رَحُبْعَامَ وَيَرُبْعَامَ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ.

7 And the rest of the history of Abiu, and all that he did, behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda? And there was war between Abiu and Jeroboam.

٧ وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ أَبِيَامَ وَكُلُّ مَا عَمِلَ، أَمَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا؟ وَكَانَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ أَبِيَامَ وَيَرُبْعَامَ.

8 And Abiu slept with his fathers in the twenty-fourth year of Jeroboam; and he is buried with his fathers in the city of David: And Asa his son reigns in his stead.

٨ ثُمَّ ٱضْطَجَعَ أَبِيَامُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ، فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَمَلَكَ آسَا ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

9 In the four and twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa begins to reign over Juda.

٩ وَفِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْعِشْرِينَ لِيَرُبْعَامَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، مَلَكَ آسَا عَلَى يَهُوذَا.

10 And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name [was] Ana, daughter of Abessalom.

١٠ مَلَكَ إِحْدَى وَأَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ مَعْكَةُ ٱبْنَةُ أَبْشَالُومَ.

11 And Asa did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, as David his father.

١١ وَعَمِلَ آسَا مَا هُوَ مُسْتَقِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ كَدَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ،

12 And he removed the sodomites out of the land, and abolished all the practices which his fathers had kept up.

١٢ وَأَزَالَ ٱلْمَأْبُونِينَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَنَزَعَ جَمِيعَ ٱلْأَصْنَامِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَهَا آبَاؤُهُ،

13 And he removed Ana his mother from being queen, forasmuch as she gathered a meeting in her grove: and Asa cut down her retreats, and burnt them with fire in the brook of Kedron.

١٣ حَتَّى إِنَّ مَعْكَةَ أُمَّهُ خَلَعَهَا مِنْ أَنْ تَكُونَ مَلِكَةً، لِأَنَّهَا عَمِلَتْ تِمْثَالًا لِسَارِيَةٍ، وَقَطَعَ آسَا تِمْثَالَهَا وَأَحْرَقَهُ فِي وَادِي قَدْرُونَ.

14 But he removed not the high places; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord all his days.

١٤ وَأَمَّا ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتُ فَلَمْ تُنْزَعْ، إِلَّا إِنَّ قَلْبَ آسَا كَانَ كَامِلًا مَعَ ٱلرَّبِّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِهِ.

15 And he brought in the pillars of his father, he even brought in his gold and silver pillars into the house of the Lord, and [his] vessels.

١٥ وَأَدْخَلَ أَقْدَاسَ أَبِيهِ وَأَقْدَاسَهُ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلذَّهَبِ وَٱلْآنِيَةِ.

16 And there was war between Asa and Baasa king of Israel all their days.

١٦ وَكَانَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ آسَا وَبَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلَّ أَيَّامِهِمَا.

17 And Baasa king of Israel went up against Juda, and built Rama, so that no one should go out or come in for Asa king of Juda.

١٧ وَصَعِدَ بَعْشَا مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَبَنَى ٱلرَّامَةَ لِكَيْ لَا يَدَعَ أَحَدًا يَخْرُجُ أَوْ يَدْخُلُ إِلَى آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا.

18 And Asa took all the silver and the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, and gave them into the hands of his servants; and king Asa sent them out to the son of Ader, the son of Taberema son of Azin king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,

١٨ وَأَخَذَ آسَا جَمِيعَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلْبَاقِيَةِ فِي خَزَائِنِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَخَزَائِنِ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَدَفَعَهَا لِيَدِ عَبِيدِهِ، وَأَرْسَلَهُمُ ٱلْمَلِكُ آسَا إِلَى بَنْهَدَدَ بْنِ طَبْرِيمُونَ بْنِ حَزْيُونَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ ٱلسَّاكِنِ فِي دِمَشْقَ قَائِلًا:

19 Make a covenant between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: lo! I have sent forth to thee gold and silver [for] gifts: come, break thy league with Baasa king of Israel, that he may go up from me.

١٩ «إِنَّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ أَبِي وَأَبِيكَ عَهْدًا. هُوَذَا قَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ لَكَ هَدِيَّةً مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ، فَتَعَالَ ٱنْقُضْ عَهْدَكَ مَعَ بَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَيَصْعَدَ عَنِّي».

20 And the son of Ader hearkened to king Asa, and sent the chiefs of his forces to the cities of Israel; and they smote Ain, Dan, and Abel of the house of Maacha, and all Chennereth, as far as the whole land of Nephthali.

٢٠ فَسَمِعَ بَنْهَدَدُ لِلْمَلِكِ آسَا وَأَرْسَلَ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْجُيُوشِ ٱلَّتِي لَهُ عَلَى مُدُنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَضَرَبَ عُيُونَ وَدَانَ وَآبَلَ بَيْتِ مَعْكَةَ وَكُلَّ كِنَّرُوتَ مَعَ كُلِّ أَرْضِ نَفْتَالِي.

21 And it came to pass when Baasa heard it, that he left off building Rama, and returned to Thersa.

٢١ وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ بَعْشَا كَفَّ عَنْ بِنَاءِ ٱلرَّامَةِ وَأَقَامَ فِي تِرْصَةَ.

22 And king Asa charged all Juda without exception: and they take up the stones of Rama and its timbers [with] which Baasa was building; and king Asa built with them upon the whole hill of Benjamin, and the watch-tower.

٢٢ فَٱسْتَدْعَى ٱلْمَلِكُ آسَا كُلَّ يَهُوذَا. لَمْ يَكُنْ بَرِيءٌ. فَحَمَلُوا كُلَّ حِجَارَةِ ٱلرَّامَةِ وَأَخْشَابِهَا ٱلَّتِي بَنَاهَا بَعْشَا، وَبَنَى بِهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ آسَا جَبْعَ بَنْيَامِينَ وَٱلْمِصْفَاةَ.

23 And the rest of the history of Asa, and all his mighty deeds which he wrought, and the cities which he built, behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

٢٣ وَبَقِيَّةُ كُلِّ أُمُورِ آسَا وَكُلُّ جَبَرُوتِهِ وَكُلُّ مَا فَعَلَ وَٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلَّتِي بَنَاهَا، أَمَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا؟ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ فِي زَمَانِ شَيْخُوخَتِهِ مَرِضَ فِي رِجْلَيْهِ.

24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Josaphat his son reigns in his stead.

٢٤ ثُمَّ ٱضْطَجَعَ آسَا مَعَ آبَائِهِ، وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، وَمَلَكَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

25 And Nabat son of Jeroboam reigns over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Juda, and he reigned two years in Israel.

٢٥ وَمَلَكَ نَادَابُ بْنُ يَرُبْعَامَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّانِيَةِ لِآسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، فَمَلَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ سَنَتَيْنِ.

26 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sins wherein he caused Israel to sin.

٢٦ وَعَمِلَ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَسَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ أَبِيهِ وَفِي خَطِيَّتِهِ ٱلَّتِي جَعَلَ بِهَا إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ.

27 And Baasa son of Achia, [who was] over the house of Belaan son of Achia, conspired against him, and smote him in Gabathon of the Philistines; for Nabat and all Israel were besieging Gabathon.

٢٧ وَفَتَنَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْشَا بْنُ أَخِيَّا مِنْ بَيْتِ يَسَّاكَرَ، وَضَرَبَهُ بَعْشَا فِي جِبَّثُونَ ٱلَّتِي لِلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. وَكَانَ نَادَابُ وَكُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مُحَاصِرِينَ جِبَّثُونَ.

28 And Baasa slew him in the third year of Asa son of Asa king of Juda; and reigned in his stead.

٢٨ وَأَمَاتَهُ بَعْشَا فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّالِثَةِ لِآسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَمَلَكَ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

29 And it came to pass when he reigned, that he smote the whole house of Jeroboam, and left none that breathed of Jeroboam, until he has destroyed him utterly, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by his servant Achia the Selonite,

٢٩ وَلَمَّا مَلَكَ ضَرَبَ كُلَّ بَيْتِ يَرُبْعَامَ. لَمْ يُبْقِ نَسَمَةً لِيَرُبْعَامَ حَتَّى أَفْنَاهُمْ، حَسَبَ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ عَنْ يَدِ عَبْدِهِ أَخِيَّا ٱلشِّيلُونِيِّ،

30 for the sins of Jeroboam, who led Israel into sin, even by his provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel.

٣٠ لِأَجْلِ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ ٱلَّتِي أَخْطَأَهَا وَٱلَّتِي جَعَلَ بِهَا إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ بِإِغَاظَتِهِ ٱلَّتِي أَغَاظَ بِهَا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

31 And the rest of the history of Nabat, and all that he did, behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

٣١ وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ نَادَابَ وَكُلُّ مَا عَمِلَ، أَمَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

32 [And there was a war between Asa and Baasa king of Israel in all their days. ]

٣٢ وَكَانَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ آسَا وَبَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلَّ أَيَّامِهِمَا.

33 And in the third year of Asa king of Juda, Baasa the son of Achia begins to reign over Israel in Thersa, twenty and four years.

٣٣ فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّالِثَةِ لِآسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، مَلَكَ بَعْشَا بْنُ أَخِيَّا عَلَى جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي تِرْصَةَ أَرْبَعًا وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.

34 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and in his sins, as he caused Israel to sin.

٣٤ وَعَمِلَ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَسَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ يَرُبْعَامَ وَفِي خَطِيَّتِهِ ٱلَّتِي جَعَلَ بِهَا إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ.