2 Chronicles 25

1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.

١ مَلَكَ أَمَصْيَا وَهُوَ ٱبْنُ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً، وَمَلَكَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَهُوعَدَّانُ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

2 He did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, but not with a perfect heart.

٢ وَعَمِلَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ بِقَلْبٍ كَامِلٍ.

3 Now it happened, when the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, that he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.

٣ وَلَمَّا تَثَبَّتَتِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةُ عَلَيْهِ قَتَلَ عَبِيدَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ قَتَلُوا ٱلْمَلِكَ أَبَاهُ.

4 But he did not put their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the scroll of Moses, as Jehovah commanded, saying, "The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin."

٤ وَأَمَّا بَنُوهُمْ فَلَمْ يَقْتُلْهُمْ، بَلْ كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ فِي سِفْرِ مُوسَى حَيْثُ أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ قَائِلًا: «لَا تَمُوتُ ٱلْآبَاءُ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْبَنِينَ، وَلَا ٱلْبَنُونَ يَمُوتُونَ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْآبَاءِ، بَلْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَمُوتُ لِأَجْلِ خَطِيَّتِهِ».

5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them according to their fathers' houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go forth to war, who could handle spear and shield.

٥ وَجَمَعَ أَمَصْيَا يَهُوذَا وَأَقَامَهُمْ حَسَبَ بُيُوتِ ٱلْآبَاءِ رُؤَسَاءَ أُلُوفٍ وَرُؤَسَاءَ مِئَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ، وَأَحْصَاهُمْ مِنِ ٱبْنِ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فَمَا فَوْقُ، فَوَجَدَهُمْ ثَلَاثَ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ مُخْتَارٍ خَارِجٍ لِلْحَرْبِ حَامِلِ رُمْحٍ وَتُرْسٍ.

6 He hired also one hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for one hundred talents of silver.

٦ وَٱسْتَأْجَرَ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِئَةَ أَلْفِ جَبَّارِ بَأْسٍ بِمِئَةِ وَزْنَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ.

7 A man of God came to him, saying, "O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you; for Jehovah is not with Israel, with all the people of Ephraim.

٧ وَجَاءَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ قَائِلًا: «أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ، لَا يَأْتِي مَعَكَ جَيْشُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ لَيْسَ مَعَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، مَعَ كُلِّ بَنِي أَفْرَايِمَ.

8 But if you will go, take action, be strong for the battle. God will overthrow you before the enemy; for God has power to help, and to overthrow."

٨ وَإِنْ ذَهَبْتَ أَنْتَ فَٱعْمَلْ وَتَشَدَّدْ لِلْقِتَالِ، لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ يُسْقِطُكَ أَمَامَ ٱلْعَدُوِّ، لِأَنَّ عِنْدَ ٱللهِ قُوَّةً لِلْمُسَاعَدَةِ وَلِلْإِسْقَاطِ».

9 Amaziah said to the man of God, "But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?" The man of God answered, "Jehovah is able to give you much more than this."

٩ فَقَالَ أَمَصْيَا لِرَجُلِ ٱللهِ: «فَمَاذَا يُعْمَلُ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْمِئَةِ ٱلْوَزْنَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُهَا لِغُزَاةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟» فَقَالَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ: «إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يُعْطِيَكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ هَذِهِ».

10 Then Amaziah separated them, the army that had come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: therefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger.

١٠ فَأَفْرَزَ أَمَصْيَا ٱلْغُزَاةَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَاءُوا إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَفْرَايِمَ لِكَيْ يَنْطَلِقُوا إِلَى مَكَانِهِمْ، فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُهُمْ جِدًّا عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى مَكَانِهِمْ بِحُمُوِّ ٱلْغَضَبِ.

11 Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck ten thousand of the people of Seir.

١١ وَأَمَّا أَمَصْيَا فَتَشَدَّدَ وَٱقْتَادَ شَعْبَهُ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى وَادِي ٱلْمِلْحِ، وَضَرَبَ مِنْ بَنِي سَاعِيرَ عَشَرَةَ آلَافٍ،

12 The people of Judah carry away ten thousand alive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and threw them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces.

١٢ وَعَشَرَةَ آلَافٍ أَحْيَاءَ سَبَاهُمْ بَنُو يَهُوذَا وَأَتَوْا بِهِمْ إِلَى رَأْسِ سَالِعَ وَطَرَحُوهُمْ عَنْ رَأْسِ سَالِعَ فَتَكَسَّرُوا أَجْمَعُونَ.

13 But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell on the cities of Judah, from Samaria even to Beth Horon, and struck of them three thousand, and took much spoil.

١٣ وَأَمَّا ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْغُزَاةُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَرْجَعَهُمْ أَمَصْيَا عَنِ ٱلذَّهَابِ مَعَهُ إِلَى ٱلْقِتَالِ فَٱقْتَحَمُوا مُدُنَ يَهُوذَا مِنَ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ إِلَى بَيْتِ حُورُونَ، وَضَرَبُوا مِنْهُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ آلَافٍ وَنَهَبُوا نَهْبًا كَثِيرًا.

14 Now it happened, after that Amaziah had come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the people of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense to them.

١٤ ثُمَّ بَعْدَ مَجِيءِ أَمَصْيَا مِنْ ضَرْبِ ٱلْأَدُومِيِّينَ أَتَى بِآلِهَةِ بَنِي سَاعِيرَ وَأَقَامَهُمْ لَهُ آلِهَةً، وَسَجَدَ أَمَامَهُمْ وَأَوْقَدَ لَهُمْ.

15 Therefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet, who said to him, "Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of your hand?"

١٥ فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى أَمَصْيَا وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ نَبِيًّا فَقَالَ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا طَلَبْتَ آلِهَةَ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يُنْقِذُوا شَعْبَهُمْ مِنْ يَدِكَ؟»

16 It happened, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, "Have we made you one of the king's counselors? Stop. Why should you be struck down?" Then the prophet stopped, and said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel."

١٦ وَفِيمَا هُوَ يُكَلِّمُهُ قَالَ لَهُ: «هَلْ جَعَلُوكَ مُشِيرًا لِلْمَلِكِ؟ كُفَّ! لِمَاذَا يَقْتُلُونَكَ؟» فَكَفَّ ٱلنَّبِيُّ وَقَالَ: «قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ ٱللهَ قَدْ قَضَى بِهَلَاكِكَ لِأَنَّكَ عَمِلْتَ هَذَا وَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ لِمَشُورَتِي».

17 Then Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us look one another in the face."

١٧ فَٱسْتَشَارَ أَمَصْيَا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا، وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى يُوآشَ بْنِ يَهُوآحَازَ بْنِ يَاهُو مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلًا: «هَلُمَّ نَتَرَاءَ مُواجَهَةً».

18 Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as his wife; then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.

١٨ فَأَرْسَلَ يُوآشُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى أَمَصْيَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا قَائِلًا: «ٱلْعَوْسَجُ ٱلَّذِي فِي لُبْنَانَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْزِ ٱلَّذِي فِي لُبْنَانَ يَقُولُ: أَعْطِ ٱبْنَتَكَ لِٱبْنِي ٱمْرَأَةً. فَعَبَرَ حَيَوَانٌ بَرِّيٌّ كَانَ فِي لُبْنَانَ وَدَاسَ ٱلْعَوْسَجَ.

19 You say to yourself that you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at home. Why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall, even you, and Judah with you?'"

١٩ تَقُولُ: هَأَنَذَا قَدْ ضَرَبْتُ أَدُومَ، فَرَفَّعَكَ قَلْبُكَ لِلتَّمَجُّدِ! فَٱلْآنَ أَقِمْ فِي بَيْتِكَ. لِمَاذَا تَهْجُمُ عَلَى ٱلشَّرِّ فَتَسْقُطَ أَنْتَ وَيَهُوذَا مَعَكَ؟».

20 But Amaziah would not listen; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought after the gods of Edom.

٢٠ فَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ أَمَصْيَا لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱللهِ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَهُمْ، لِأَنَّهُمْ طَلَبُوا آلِهَةَ أَدُومَ.

21 So Joash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.

٢١ وَصَعِدَ يُوآشُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَتَرَاءَيَا مُواجَهَةً، هُوَ وَأَمَصْيَا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا، فِي بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ ٱلَّتِي لِيَهُوذَا.

22 Judah was defeated by Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.

٢٢ فَٱنْهَزَمَ يَهُوذَا أَمَامَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَهَرَبُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى خَيْمَتِهِ.

23 Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, six hundred eighty-nine feet.

٢٣ وَأَمَّا أَمَصْيَا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا ٱبْنُ يُوآشَ بْنِ يَهُوآحَازَ فَأَمْسَكَهُ يُوآشُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي بَيْتِ شَمْسٍ وَجَاءَ بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَهَدَمَ سُورَ أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ بَابِ أَفْرَايِمَ إِلَى بَابِ ٱلزَّاوِيَةِ، أَرْبَعَ مِئَةِ ذِرَاعٍ.

24 He took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in God's house with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

٢٤ وَأَخَذَ كُلَّ ٱلذَّهَبِ وَٱلْفِضَّةِ وَكُلَّ ٱلْآنِيَةِ ٱلْمَوْجُودَةِ فِي بَيْتِ ٱللهِ مَعَ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ وَخَزَائِنِ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَٱلرُّهَنَاءَ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى ٱلسَّامِرَةِ.

25 Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.

٢٥ وَعَاشَ أَمَصْيَا بْنُ يُوآشَ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا بَعْدَ مَوْتِ يُوآشَ بْنِ يَهُوآحَازَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ خَمْسَ عَشَرَةَ سَنَةً.

26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, look, aren't they written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?

٢٦ وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ أَمَصْيَا ٱلْأُولَى وَٱلْأَخِيرَةِ، أَمَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ.؟

27 Now from the time that Amaziah turned away from following Jehovah, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem. He fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and killed him there.

٢٧ وَمِنْ حِينَ حَادَ أَمَصْيَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ ٱلرَّبِّ فَتَنُوا عَلَيْهِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَهَرَبَ إِلَى لَخِيشَ، فَأَرْسَلُوا وَرَاءَهُ إِلَى لَخِيشَ وَقَتَلُوهُ هُنَاكَ،

28 They brought him on horses, and buried him with his fathers in the City of David.

٢٨ وَحَمَلُوهُ عَلَى ٱلْخَيْلِ وَدَفَنُوهُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ يَهُوذَا.