Kings IV 10

1 And Achaab [had] seventy sons in Samaria. And Ju wrote a letter, and sent it into Samaria to the rulers of Samaria, and to the elders, and to the guardians of [the children of] Achaab, saying.

١ وَكَانَ لِأَخْآبَ سَبْعُونَ ٱبْنًا فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ. فَكَتَبَ يَاهُو رَسَائِلَ وَأَرْسَلَهَا إِلَى ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ يَزْرَعِيلَ ٱلشُّيُوخِ وَإِلَى مُرَبِّي أَخْآبَ قَائِلًا:

2 Now then, as soon as this letter shall have reached you, whereas [there are] with you the sons of your master, and with you chariots and horses, and strong cities, and arms,

٢ «فَٱلْآنَ عِنْدَ وُصُولِ هَذِهِ ٱلرِّسَالَةِ إِلَيْكُمْ، إِذْ عِنْدَكُمْ بَنُو سَيِّدِكُمْ، وَعِنْدَكُمْ مَرْكَبَاتٌ وَخَيْلٌ وَمَدِينَةٌ مُحَصَّنَةٌ وَسِلَاحٌ،

3 do you accordingly look out the best and fit amongst your master's sons, and set him on the throne of his father, and fight for the house of your master.

٣ ٱنْظُرُوا ٱلْأَفْضَلَ وَٱلْأَصْلَحَ مِنْ بَنِي سَيِّدِكُمْ وَإِجْعَلُوهُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ أَبِيهِ، وَحَارِبُوا عَنْ بَيْتِ سَيِّدِكُمْ».

4 And they feared greatly, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: and how shall we stand?

٤ فَخَافُوا جِدًّا جِدًّا وَقَالُوا: «هُوَذَا مَلِكَانِ لَمْ يَقِفَا أَمَامَهُ، فَكَيْفَ نَقِفُ نَحْنُ؟»

5 So they that were over the house, and they that were over the city, and the elders and the guardians, sent to Ju, saying, We also [are] your servants, and whatever you shall say to us we will do; we will not make [any] man king: we will do that which is right in your eyes.

٥ فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلَّذِي عَلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ وَٱلَّذِي عَلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَٱلشُّيُوخُ وَٱلْمُرَبُّونَ إِلَى يَاهُو قَائِلِينَ: «عَبِيدُكَ نَحْنُ، وَكُلَّ مَا قُلْتَ لَنَا نَفْعَلُهُ. لَا نُمَلِّكُ أَحَدًا. مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ فَٱفْعَلْهُ».

6 And Ju wrote them a second letter, saying, If you [are] for me, and listen to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and bring [them] to me at this time to-morrow in Jezrael. Now the sons of the king were seventy men; these great men of the city brought them up.

٦ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ رِسَالَةً ثَانِيَةً قَائِلًا: «إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِي وَسَمِعْتُمْ لِقَوْلِي، فَخُذُوا رُؤُوسَ ٱلرِّجَالِ بَنِي سَيِّدِكُمْ، وَتَعَالَوْا إِلَيَّ فِي نَحْوِ هَذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ غَدًا إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ». وَبَنُو ٱلْمَلِكِ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا كَانُوا مَعَ عُظَمَاءِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ رَبَّوْهُمْ.

7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and killed them, [even] seventy men, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezrael.

٧ فَلَمَّا وَصَلَتِ ٱلرِّسَالَةُ إِلَيْهِمْ أَخَذُوا بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ وَقَتَلُوا سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا وَوَضَعُوا رُؤُوسَهُمْ فِي سِلَالٍ وَأَرْسَلُوهَا إِلَيْهِ إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ.

8 And a messenger came and told [him], saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay them [in] two heaps by the door of the gate until the morning.

٨ فَجَاءَ ٱلرَّسُولُ وَأَخْبَرَهُ قَائِلًا: «قَدْ أَتَوْا بِرُؤُوسِ بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ». فَقَالَ: «ٱجْعَلُوهَا كَوْمَتَيْنِ فِي مَدْخَلِ ٱلْبَابِ إِلَى ٱلصَّبَاحِ».

9 And the morning came, and he went forth, and stood, and said to all the people, You are righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and killed him: but who killed all these?

٩ وَفِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ خَرَجَ وَوَقَفَ وَقَالَ لِجَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ: «أَنْتُمْ أَبْرِيَاءُ. هَأَنَذَا قَدْ عَصَيْتُ عَلَى سَيِّدِي وَقَتَلْتُهُ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ قَتَلَ كُلَّ هَؤُلَاءِ؟

10 See now that there shall not fall to the ground anything of the word of the Lord which the Lord spoke against the house of Achaab: for the Lord has performed all that he spoke of by the hand of his servant Eliu.

١٠ فَٱعْلَمُوا ٱلْآنَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَسْقُطُ مِنْ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَى بَيْتِ أَخْآبَ، وَقَدْ فَعَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ مَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ عَنْ يَدِ عَبْدِهِ إِيلِيَّا».

11 And Ju struck all that were left of the house of Achaab in Jezrael, and all his great men, and his acquaintance, and his priests, so as not to leave him [any] remnant.

١١ وَقَتَلَ يَاهُو كُلَّ ٱلَّذِينَ بَقُوا لِبَيْتِ أَخْآبَ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ وَكُلَّ عُظَمَائِهِ وَمَعَارِفِهِ وَكَهَنَتِهِ، حَتَّى لَمْ يُبْقِ لَهُ شَارِدًا.

12 And he arose and went to Samaria, [and] he [was] in the house of sheep-shearing in the way.

١٢ ثُمَّ قَامَ وَجَاءَ سَائِرًا إِلَى ٱلسَّامِرَةِ. وَإِذْ كَانَ عِنْدَ بَيْتِ عَقْدِ ٱلرُّعَاةِ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ،

13 And Ju found the brethren of Ochozias king of Juda, and said, Who [are] you? And they said, We [are] the brethren of Ochozias, and we have come down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the queen.

١٣ صَادَفَ يَاهُو إِخْوَةَ أَخَزْيَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، فَقَالَ: «مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟» فَقَالُوا: «نَحْنُ إِخْوَةُ أَخَزْيَا، وَنَحْنُ نَازِلُونَ لِنُسَلِّمَ عَلَى بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ وَبَنِي ٱلْمَلِكَةِ».

14 And he said, Take them alive. And they killed them at the shearing-house, forty and two men: he left not a man of them.

١٤ فَقَالَ: «أَمْسِكُوهُمْ أَحْيَاءً». فَأَمْسَكُوهُمْ أَحْيَاءً وَقَتَلُوهُمْ عِنْدَ بِئْرِ بَيْتِ عَقْدٍ، ٱثْنَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلًا وَلَمْ يُبْقِ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا.

15 And he went thence and found Jonadab the son of Rechab [coming] to meet him; and he saluted him, and Ju said to him, Is your heart right with my heart, as my heart [is] with your heart? And Jonadab said, It is. And Ju said, If it is then, give me your hand. And he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot.

١٥ ثُمَّ ٱنْطَلَقَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ فَصَادَفَ يَهُونَادَابَ بْنَ رَكَابٍ يُلَاقِيهِ، فَبَارَكَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «هَلْ قَلْبُكَ مُسْتَقِيمٌ نَظِيرُ قَلْبِي مَعَ قَلْبِكَ؟» فَقَالَ يَهُونَادَابُ: «نَعَمْ وَنَعَمْ».«هَاتِ يَدَكَ». فَأَعْطَاهُ يَدَهُ، فَأَصْعَدَهُ إِلَيْهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَرْكَبَةِ.

16 And he said to him, Come with me, and see me zealous for the Lord. And he caused him to sit in his chariot.

١٦ وَقَالَ: «هَلُمَّ مَعِي وَٱنْظُرْ غَيْرَتِي لِلرَّبِّ». وَأَرْكَبَهُ مَعَهُ فِي مَرْكَبَتِهِ.

17 And he entered into Samaria, and struck all that were left of Achaab in Samaria, until he had utterly destroyed him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Eliu.

١٧ وَجَاءَ إِلَى ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، وَقَتَلَ جَمِيعَ ٱلَّذِينَ بَقُوا لِأَخْآبَ فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ حَتَّى أَفْنَاهُ، حَسَبَ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَ بِهِ إِيلِيَّا.

18 And Ju gathered all the people, and said to them, Achaab served Baal a little; Ju shall serve him much.

١٨ ثُمَّ جَمَعَ يَاهُو كُلَّ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنَّ أَخْآبَ قَدْ عَبَدَ ٱلْبَعْلَ قَلِيلًا، وَأَمَّا يَاهُو فَإِنَّهُ يَعْبُدُهُ كَثِيرًا.

19 Now then do all [you] the prophets of Baal call all his servants and his priests to me; let not a man be lacking: for I have a great sacrifice [to offer] to Baal; every one who shall be missing shall die. But Ju did it in subtilty, that he might destroy the servants of Baal.

١٩ وَٱلْآنَ فَٱدْعُوا إِلَيَّ جَمِيعَ أَنْبِيَاءِ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَكُلَّ عَابِدِيهِ وَكُلَّ كَهَنَتِهِ. لَا يُفْقَدْ أَحَدٌ، لِأَنَّ لِي ذَبِيحَةً عَظِيمَةً لِلْبَعْلِ. كُلُّ مَنْ فُقِدَ لَا يَعِيشُ». وَقَدْ فَعَلَ يَاهُو بِمَكْرٍ لِكَيْ يُفْنِيَ عَبَدَةَ ٱلْبَعْلِ.

20 And Ju said, Sanctify a solemn festival to Baal, and they made a proclamation.

٢٠ وَقَالَ يَاهُو: «قَدِّسُوا ٱعْتِكَافًا لِلْبَعْلِ». فَنَادَوْا بِهِ.

21 And Ju sent throughout all Israel, saying, Now then let all [Baal's] servants, and all his priests, and all his prophets [come], let none be lacking: for I am going to offer a great sacrifice; whoever shall be missing, shall not live. So all the servants of Baal came, and all his priests, and all his prophets: there was not one left who came not. And they entered into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other.

٢١ وَأَرْسَلَ يَاهُو فِي كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَتَى جَمِيعُ عَبَدَةِ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا أَتَى، وَدَخَلُوا بَيْتَ ٱلْبَعْلِ، فَٱمْتَلَأَ بَيْتُ ٱلْبَعْلِ مِنْ جَانِبٍ إِلَى جَانِبٍ.

22 And he said to the man who was over the house of the wardrobe, Bring forth a robe for all the servants of Baal. And the keeper of the robes brought forth to them.

٢٢ فَقَالَ لِلَّذِي عَلَى ٱلْمَلَابِسِ: «أَخْرِجْ مَلَابِسَ لِكُلِّ عَبَدَةِ ٱلْبَعْلِ». فَأَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ مَلَابِسَ.

23 And Ju and Jonadab the son of Rechab entered into the house of Baal, and said to the servants of Baal, Search, and see whether there is amongst you any of the servants of the Lord, or only the servants of Baal, by themselves.

٢٣ وَدَخَلَ يَاهُو وَيَهُونَادَابُ بْنُ رَكَابٍ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلْبَعْلِ. فَقَالَ لِعَبَدَةِ ٱلْبَعْلِ: «فَتِّشُوا وَٱنْظُرُوا لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ مَعَكُمْ هَهُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ عَبِيدِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلَكِنَّ عَبَدَةَ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَحْدَهُمْ».

24 And he went in to offer sacrifices and whole burnt offerings; and Ju set for himself eighty men without, and said, Every man who shall escape of the men whom I bring into your hand, the life of him [that spares him] shall go for his life.

٢٤ وَدَخَلُوا لِيُقَرِّبُوا ذَبَائِحَ وَمُحْرَقَاتٍ. وَأَمَّا يَاهُو فَأَقَامَ خَارِجًا ثَمَانِينَ رَجُلًا وَقَالَ: «ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي يَنْجُو مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَتَيْتُ بِهِمْ إِلَى أَيْدِيكُمْ تَكُونُ أَنْفُسُكُمْ بَدَلَ نَفْسِهِ».

25 And it came to pass, when he had finished offering the whole burnt offering, that Ju said to the footmen and to the officers, Go you in and kill them; let not a man of them escape. So they struck them with the edge of the sword, and the footmen and the officers cast [the bodies] forth, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

٢٥ وَلَمَّا ٱنْتَهَوْا مِنْ تَقْرِيبِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةِ قَالَ يَاهُو لِلسُّعَاةِ وَٱلثَّوَالِثِ: «ٱدْخُلُوا ٱضْرِبُوهُمْ. لَا يَخْرُجْ أَحَدٌ». فَضَرَبُوهُمْ بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ، وَطَرَحَهُمُ ٱلسُّعَاةُ وَٱلثَّوَالِثُ. وَسَارُوا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ بَيْتِ ٱلْبَعْلِ،

26 And they brought out the pillar of Baal, and burnt it.

٢٦ وَأَخْرَجُوا تَمَاثِيلَ بَيْتِ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَأَحْرَقُوهَا،

27 And they tore down the pillars of Baal, and made his house a draught-house until this day.

٢٧ وَكَسَّرُوا تِمْثَالَ ٱلْبَعْلِ، وَهَدَمُوا بَيْتَ ٱلْبَعْلِ، وَجَعَلُوهُ مَزْبَلَةً إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

28 So Ju abolished Baal out of Israel.

٢٨ وَٱسْتَأْصَلَ يَاهُو ٱلْبَعْلَ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

29 Nevertheless Ju departed not from following the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who led Israel to sin: [these were] the golden heifers in Baethel and in Dan.

٢٩ وَلَكِنَّ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ لَمْ يَحِدْ يَاهُو عَنْهَا، أَيْ عُجُولِ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلَّتِي فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَٱلَّتِي فِي دَانَ.

30 And the Lord said to Ju, Because of all your deeds wherein you have acted well in doing that which was right in my eyes, according to all things which you have done to the house of Achaab [as they were] in my heart, your sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel.

٣٠ وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِيَاهُو: «مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتَ بِعَمَلِ مَا هُوَ مُسْتَقِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيَّ، وَحَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا بِقَلْبِي فَعَلْتَ بِبَيْتِ أَخْآبَ، فَأَبْنَاؤُكَ إِلَى ٱلْجِيلِ ٱلرَّابِعِ يَجْلِسُونَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

31 But Ju took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: he departed not from following the sins of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin.

٣١ وَلَكِنْ يَاهُو لَمْ يَتَحَفَّظْ لِلسُّلُوكِ فِي شَرِيعَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِهِ. لَمْ يَحِدْ عَنْ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ.

32 In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short; and Azael struck them in every coast of Israel;

٣٢ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱبْتَدَأَ ٱلرَّبُّ يَقُصُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَضَرَبَهُمْ حَزَائِيلُ فِي جَمِيعِ تُخُومِ إِسْرَائِيلَ

33 from Jordan eastward all the land of Galaad belonging to the Gadites, of Gaddi and that of Ruben, and of Manasses, from Aroer, which is on the brink of the brook of Arnon, and Galaad and Basan.

٣٣ مِنَ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ لِجِهَةِ مَشْرِقِ ٱلشَّمْسِ، جَمِيعَ أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ ٱلْجَادِيِّينَ وَٱلرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَٱلْمَنَسِّيِّينَ، مِنْ عَرُوعِيرَ ٱلَّتِي عَلَى وَادِي أَرْنُونَ وَجِلْعَادَ وَبَاشَانَ.

34 And the rest of the acts of Ju, and all that he did, and all his might, and the wars wherein he engaged, [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

٣٤ وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ يَاهُو وَكُلُّ مَا عَمَلَ وَكُلُّ جَبَرُوتِهِ، أَمَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

35 And Ju slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joachaz his son reigned in his stead.

٣٥ وَٱضْطَجَعَ يَاهُو مَعَ آبَائِهِ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، وَمَلَكَ يَهُوأَحَازُ ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

36 And the days which Ju reigned over Israel [were] twenty-eight years in Samaria.

٣٦ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْأَيَّامُ ٱلَّتِي مَلَكَ فِيهَا يَاهُو عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ ثَمَانِيًا وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.