2 Kings 10

1 Ahab had nowe seuentie sonnes in Samaria. And Iehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria vnto the rulers of Izreel, and to the Elders, and to the bringers vp of Ahabs children, to this effect,

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

2 Nowe when this letter commeth to you, (for ye haue with you your masters sonnes, yee haue with you both charets and horses, and a defenced citie, and armour)

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

3 Consider therefore which of your masters sonnes is best and most meete, and set him on his fathers throne, and fight for your masters house.

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

4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and saide, Behold two Kings coulde not stande before him, how shall we then stand?

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

5 And he that was gouernour of Ahabs house, and he that ruled the citie, and the Elders, and the bringers vp of the children sent to Iehu, saying, We are thy seruants, and will doe all that thou shalt bid vs: we will make no King: do what seemeth good to thee.

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 Then he wrote another letter to them, saying, If ye be mine, and wil obey my voyce, take the heads of ye men that are your masters sonnes, and come to me to Izreel by to morowe this time. (Nowe the Kings sonnes, euen seuentie persons were with the great men of the citie, which brought them vp)

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 when the letter came to them, they tooke the Kings sonnes, and slewe the seuentie persons, and layde their heads in baskets, and sent them vnto him to Izreel.

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

8 Then there came a messenger and tolde him, saying, They haue brought the heads of the Kings sonnes. And he sayd, Let them lay them on two heapes at the entring in of the gate vntil the morning.

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

9 And when it was day, he went out, and stood and sayd to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?

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

10 Knowe nowe that there shall fall vnto the earth nothing of the word of the Lord, which the Lord spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the Lord hath brought to passe the things that hee spake by his seruant Eliiah.

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 So Iehu slew al that remained of the house of Ahab in Izreel, and all that were great with him, and his familiars and his priestes, so that he let none of his remaine.

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

12 And he arose, and departed and came to Samaria. And as Iehu was in the way by an house where the shepheards did shere,

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

13 He met with the brethre of Ahaziah king of Iudah, and sayd, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah, and goe downe to salute the children of the King and the children of the Queene.

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 sayde, Take them aliue. And they tooke them aliue, and slew them at the well beside the house where the sheepe are shorne, euen two and fourtie men, and he left not one of them.

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

15 And when he was departed thence, hee met with Iehonadab the sonne of Rechab comming to meete him, and he blessed him, and sayde to him, Is thine heart vpright, as mine heart is towarde thine? And Iehonadab answered, Yea, doubtlesse. Then giue me thine hande. And when he had giuen him his hande, he tooke him vp to him into the charet.

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 sayde, Come with me, and see the zeale that I haue for the Lord: so they made him ride in his charet.

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

17 And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained vnto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the worde of the Lord, which he spake to Eliiah.

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

18 Then Iehu assembled all the people, and sayd vnto them, Ahab serued Baal a litle, but Iehu shall serue him much more.

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

19 Now therefore call vnto me all ye prophets of Baal, all his seruants, and all his priests, and let not a man be lacking: for I haue a great sacrifice for Baal: whosoeuer is lacking, he shall not liue. But Iehu did it by a subtiltie to destroy ye seruats 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 Iehu sayd, Proclaime a solemne assemblie for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

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

21 So Iehu sent vnto all Israel, and all the seruants of Baal came, and there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal, and the house of Baal was full from ende to ende.

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 Then he said vnto him that had the charge of the vestrie, Bring forth vestments for al the seruants of Baal. And he brought the out vestments.

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

23 And when Iehu went, and Iehonadab the sonne of Rechab into the house of Baal, he sayde vnto the seruants of Baal, Searche diligently, and looke, lest there be here with you any of the seruants of the Lord, but the seruants of Baal only.

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 when they went in to make sacrifice and burnt offering, Iehu appoynted foure score men without, and sayd, If any of the men whome I haue brought into your hands, escape, his soule shalbe for his soule.

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 when hee had made an ende of the burnt offring, Iehu sayde to the garde, and to the captaines, Goe in, slay them, let not a man come out. And they smote them with the edge of the sworde. And the garde, and the captaines cast them out, and went vnto the citie, where was the temple 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 images of the temple of Baal, and burnt them.

٢٦ وَأَخْرَجُوا تَمَاثِيلَ بَيْتِ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَأَحْرَقُوهَا،

27 And they destroyed the image of Baal, and threwe downe the house of Baal, and made a iakes of it vnto this day.

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

28 So Iehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

٢٨ وَٱسْتَأْصَلَ يَاهُو ٱلْبَعْلَ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

29 But from the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat which made Israel to sinne, Iehu departed not from them, neither from the golden calues that were in Beth-el and that were 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 sayde vnto Iehu, Because thou hast diligently executed that which was right in mine eyes, and hast done vnto the house of Ahab according to all things that were in mine heart, therefore shall thy sonnes vnto the fourth generation sit on 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 Iehu regarded not to walke in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: for hee departed not from the sinnes of Ieroboam, which made Israel to sinne.

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 dayes the Lord began to lothe Israel, and Hazael smote them in all the coastes of Israel,

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

33 From Iorden Eastward, euen all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and them that were of Manasseh, from Aroer (which is by the riuer Arnon) and Gilead and Bashan.

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

34 Concerning the rest of the actes of Iehu, and all that he did, and all his valiant deedes, are they not written in the booke 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 Iehu slept with his fathers, and they buryed him in Samaria, and Iehoahaz his sonne reigned in his stead.

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

36 And the time that Iehu reigned ouer Israel in Samaria is eight and twentie yeeres.

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