Chronicles II 26

1 Then all the people of the land took Ozias, and he was sixteen years old, and they made him king in the room of his father Amasias.

١ وَنَصَّبَ كُلُّ شَعْبِ يَهُوذَا ابْنَهُ عُزِّيَّا مَلِكاً، وَلَهُ مِنَ الْعُمْرِ سِتَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، فَخَلَفَ أَبَاهُ أَمَصْيَا عَلَى الْعَرْشِ.

2 He built Aelath, he recovered it to Juda, after the king slept with his fathers.

٢ وَهُوَ الَّذِي اسْتَرَدَّ أَيْلَةَ لِيَهُوذَا وَرَمَّمَهَا.

3 Ozias began to reign at the age of sixteen years, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jechelia of Jerusalem.

٣ وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَكُلْيَا مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Amasias his father did.

٤ وَصَنَعَ مَا هُوَ قَوِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا فَعَلَهُ أَبُوهُ أَمَصْيَا.

5 And he sought the Lord in the days of Zacharias, who understood the fear of the Lord; and in his days he sought the Lord, and the Lord prospered him.

٥ وَكَانَ يَطْلُبُ الرَّبَّ فِي حَيَاةِ زَكَرِيَّا الَّذِي لَقَّنَهُ مَخَافَةَ اللهِ، وَفِي الْفَتْرَةِ الَّتِي وَاظَبَ فِيهَا عَلَى طَلَبِ الرَّبِّ أَنْجَحَ اللهُ مَسَاعِيَهُ.

6 And he went out and fought against the Philistines, and pulled down the walls of Geth, and the walls of Jabner, and the walls of Azotus, and he built cities [near] Azotus, and amongst the Philistines.

٦ وَزَحَفَ عَلَى الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَحَارَبَهُمْ، وَهَدَمَ سُورَ جَتَّ وَسُورَ يَبْنَةَ وَسُورَ أشْدُودَ، وَبَنَى مُدُناً فِي أَشْدُودَ وَبَقِيَّةِ أَرْضِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ.

7 And the Lord strengthened him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that lived on the rock, and against the Minaeans.

٧ وَأَعَانَهُ الرَّبُّ عَلَى الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَعَلَى الْعَرَبِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي جُورِ بَعْلٍ وَعَلَى الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ.

8 And the Minaeans gave gifts to Ozias; and his fame spread as far as the entering in of Egypt, for he strengthened [himself] exceedingly.

٨ وَدَفَعَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ لَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ، وَطَبَقَتْ شُهْرَتُهُ الآفَاقَ حَتَّى بَلَغَتْ أَطْرَافَ مِصْرَ، لأَنَّ شَوْكَتَهُ قَوِيَتْ جِدّاً.

9 And Ozias built towers in Jerusalem, both at the gate of the corners, and at the valley gate, and at the corners and he fortified them.

٩ وَبَنَى عُزِّيَّا أَبْرَاجاً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ عِنْدَ بَابِ الزَّاوِيَةِ وَعِنْدَ بَابِ الْوَادِي وَعِنْدَ الزَّاوِيَةِ وَحَصَّنَهَا.

10 And he built towers in the wilderness, and dug many wells, for he had many cattle in the low country and in the plain; and vinedressers in the mountain country and in Carmel: for he was a husbandman.

١٠ كَمَا شَيَّدَ أَبْرَاجاً فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ، وَحَفَرَ آبَاراً عَدِيدَةً لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَمْلِكُ مَاشِيَةً كَثِيرَةً فِي السَّاحِلِ وَالسَّهْلِ، كَذَلِكَ اسْتَخْدَمَ كَرَّامِينَ وَفَلّاحِينَ فِي الْجِبَالِ وَالأَرَاضِي الْخَصِيبَةِ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مُوْلَعاً بِالْفِلاحَةِ.

11 And Ozias had a host of warriors, and that went out orderly to war, and returned orderly in number; and their number was [made] by the hand of Jeiel the scribe, and Maasias the judge, by the hand of Ananias the king's deputy.

١١ وَكَانَ لِعُزِّيَّا جَيْشٌ مِنَ الْمُقَاتِلِينَ يَخْرُجُونَ فِرَقاً بِمُوْجِبِ سِجِلّاتِ إِحْصَائِهِمْ الَّذِي أَعَدَّهُ يَعِيئِيلُ الْكَاتِبُ وَمَعَسِيَا الْعَرِيفُ، بِإِشْرَافِ حَنَنِيَّا أَحَدِ قُوَّادِ الْمَلِكِ.

12 The whole number of the chiefs of families of the mighty men of war [was] two thousand and six hundred;

١٢ فَكَانَتْ جُمْلَةُ عَدَدِ زُعَمَاءِ الْعَائِلاتِ الْمُتَوَلِّينَ قِيَادَةَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ أَلْفَيْنِ وَسِتَّ مِئَةٍ،

13 and with them was a warrior force, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred: these waged war mightily to help the king against [his] enemies.

١٣ يُشْرِفُونَ عَلَى جَيْشٍ مِنَ الْجُنْودِ الْمُدَرَّبِينَ مُؤَلَّفٍ مِنْ ثَلاثِ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ وَسَبْعَةِ آلافٍ وَخَمْسِ مِئَةٍ، وَجَمِيعُهُمْ مُقَاتِلُونَ أَشِدَّاءُ يَدْعَمُونَ الْمَلِكَ فِي حَرْبِهِ ضِدَّ أَعْدَائِهِ.

14 And Ozias prepared for them, [even] for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and breastplates, and bows, and slings for stones.

١٤ فَزَوَّدَ عُزِّيَّا كُلَّ جَيْشِهِ بِأَتْرَاسٍ وَرِمَاحٍ وَخُوَذٍ وَدُرُوعٍ وَقِسِيٍّ وَحِجَارَةِ مَقَالِيعَ.

15 And he made in Jerusalem machines invented by a wise contriver, to be upon the towers and upon the corners, to cast darts and great stones: and [the fame] of their preparation was heard at a distance; for he was wonderfully helped, till he was strong.

١٥ وَقَامَ الْمُخْتَرِعُونَ مِنْ رِجَالِهِ بِاخْتِرَاعِ مَنْجَنِيقَاتٍ نَصَبَهَا عَلَى أَبْرَاجِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَعَلَى الزَّوَايَا لِرَمْيِ السِّهَامِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ الضَّخْمَةِ. وَذَاعَتْ شُهْرَتُهُ فِي الآفَاقِ وَآزَرَهُ اللهُ وَأَعَانَهُ وَقَوَّاهُ بِصُورَةٍ مُدْهِشَةٍ.

16 And when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction; and he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to turn incense on the altar of incense.

١٦ وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَتْ قُوَّتُهُ أَوْجَهَا امْتَلأَ قَلْبُهُ بِكِبْرِيَاءَ أَدَّتْ إِلَى هَلاكِهِ، إِذْ خَانَ الرَّبَّ وَدَخَلَ إِلَى هَيْكَلِهِ لِيُوْقِدَ عَلَى مَذْبَحِ الْبَخُورِ.

17 And there went in after him Azarias the priest, and with him eighty priests of the Lord, mighty men.

١٧ فَتَبِعَهُ عَزَرْيَا الْكَاهِنُ مُحَاطاً بِثَمَانِينَ كَاهِناً مِنْ كَهَنَةِ الرَّبِّ الْجَرِيئِينَ.

18 And they withstood Ozias the king, and said to him, [It is] not for you, Ozias, to burn incense to the Lord, but only for the priests the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to sacrifice: go forth of the sanctuary, for you have departed from the Lord; and this shall not be for glory to you from the Lord god.

١٨ وَتَحَدَّوْهُ قَائِلِينَ: «لا يَحُلُّ لَكَ يَا عُزِّيَّا أَنْ تُوْقِدَ لِلرَّبِّ، فَهَذَا مِنْ حَقِّ الْكَهَنَةِ بَنِي هرُونَ الْمُفْرَزِينَ وَحْدَهُمْ لِلإِيقَادِ. اُخْرُجْ مِنَ الْمَكَانِ الْمُقَدَّسِ لأَنَّكَ خُنْتَ الرَّبَّ وَلَنْ يُكْرِمَكَ الرَّبُّ الإِلَهُ».

19 And Ozias was angry, and in his hand [was] the censer to burn incense in the temple: and when he was angry with the priests, then the leprosy rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, over the altar of incense.

١٩ فَاغْتَاظَ عُزِّيَّا وَرَفَضَ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ مِجْمَرَةَ الْبَخُورِ الَّتِي كَانَ آنَئِذٍ يُمْسِكُ بِها. وَإذَا بِمَرَضِ الْبَرَصِ يَظْهَرُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ أَمَامَ الكَهَنَةِ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ حَيْثُ كَانَ وَاقِفاً إِلى جِوَارِ مَذْبَحِ الْبَخُورِ

20 And Azarias the chief priest, and the [other] priests, turned [to look] at him, and, behold, he [was] leprous in his forehead; and they got him hastily out thence, for he also hasted to go out, because the Lord had rebuked him.

٢٠ فَتَفَرَّسَ بِهِ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ عَزَرْيَا وَسَائِرُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَإذَا بِهِمْ يُشَاهِدُونَ أَمَارَاتِ الْبَرَصِ فِي جَبْهَتِهِ فَطَرَدُوهُ مِنَ الْهَيْكَلِ، بَلْ إِنَّهُ هُوَ نَفْسُهُ بَادَرَ إِلَى الْخُرُوجِ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ ابْتَلاهُ بِالْبَرَصِ.

21 And Ozias the king was a leper to the day of his death, and he lived [as] a leper in a separate house; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Joathan his son [was set] over his kingdom, judging the people of the land.

٢١ وَظَلَّ عُزِّيَّا الْمَلِكُ أَبْرَصَ إِلَى يَوْمِ وَفَاتِهِ، وَلَزِمَ بَيْتاً مُنْعَزِلاً لأَنَّهُ مُنِعَ عَنْ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ. وَتَوَلَّى ابْنُهُ يُوثَامُ حُكْمَ الشَّعْبِ نِيَابَةً عَنْهُ.

22 And the rest of the acts of Ozias, the first and the last, [are] written by Jessias the prophet.

٢٢ أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ عُزِّيَّا مِنْ بِدَايَتِهَا إِلَى نِهَايَتِهَا فَقَدْ دَوَّنَهَا إِشَعْيَاءُ بْنُ أَمُوصَ النَّبِيُّ.

23 And Ozias slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial [place] of the kings, for they said, He is a leper; and Joatham his son reigned in his stead.

٢٣ ثُمَّ مَاتَ عُزِّيَّا فَدَفَنُوهُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ فِي حَقْلِ مَقْبَرَةِ الْمُلُوكِ، لأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا: «إِنَّهُ أَبْرَصُ». وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ يُوثَامُ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ.