2 Chronicles 28

1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not do that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, like David his father;

١ كَانَ آحَازُ ٱبْنَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ سِتَّ عَشَرَةَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَلَمْ يَفْعَلِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ كَدَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ،

2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baals.

٢ بَلْ سَارَ فِي طُرُقِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَعَمِلَ أَيْضًا تَمَاثِيلَ مَسْبُوكَةً لِلْبَعْلِيمِ.

3 Moreover he burnt incense in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, and made his sons pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

٣ وَهُوَ أَوْقَدَ فِي وَادِي ٱبْنِ هِنُّومَ وَأَحْرَقَ بَنِيهِ بِٱلنَّارِ حَسَبَ رَجَاسَاتِ ٱلْأُمَمِ ٱلَّذِينَ طَرَدَهُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنْ أَمَامِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

4 He sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

٤ وَذَبَحَ وَأَوْقَدَ عَلَى ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَعَلَى ٱلتِّلَالِ وَتَحْتَ كُلِّ شَجَرَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ.

5 Therefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Aram; and they struck him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with a great slaughter.

٥ فَدَفَعَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُ لِيَدِ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ، فَضَرَبُوهُ وَسَبَوْا مِنْهُ سَبْيًا عَظِيمًا وَأَتَوْا بِهِمْ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ. وَدُفِعَ أَيْضًا لِيَدِ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَضَرَبَهُ ضَرْبَةً عَظِيمَةً.

6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed in Judah one hundred twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.

٦ وَقَتَلَ فَقَحُ بْنُ رَمَلْيَا فِي يَهُوذَا مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفًا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ، ٱلْجَمِيعُ بَنُو بَأْسٍ، لِأَنَّهُمْ تَرَكُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِمْ.

7 Zikri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah who was next to the king.

٧ وَقَتَلَ زِكْرِي جَبَّارُ أَفْرَايِمَ مَعَسِيَا ٱبْنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَعَزْرِيقَامَ رَئِيسَ ٱلْبَيْتِ، وَأَلْقَانَةَ ثَانِيَ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

8 The children of Israel carried away captive of their brothers two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.

٨ وَسَبَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ إِخْوَتِهِمْ مِئَتَيْ أَلْفٍ مِنَ ٱلنِّسَاءِ وَٱلْبَنِينَ وَٱلْبَنَاتِ، وَنَهَبُوا أَيْضًا مِنْهُمْ غَنِيمَةً وَافِرَةً وَأَتَوْا بِٱلْغَنِيمَةِ إِلَى ٱلسَّامِرَةِ.

9 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them, "Look, because the LORD, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and you have slain them in a rage which has reached up to heaven.

٩ وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ نَبِيٌّ لِلرَّبِّ ٱسْمُهُ عُودِيدُ، فَخَرَجَ لِلِقَاءِ ٱلْجَيْشِ ٱلْآتِي إِلَى ٱلسَّامِرَةِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هُوَذَا مِنْ أَجْلِ غَضَبِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِكُمْ عَلَى يَهُوذَا قَدْ دَفَعَهُمْ لِيَدِكُمْ وَقَدْ قَتَلْتُمُوهُمْ بِغَضَبٍ بَلَغَ ٱلسَّمَاءَ.

10 Now you purpose to keep under the people of Judah and Jerusalem for bondservants and bondmaids for yourselves. Aren't there even with you trespasses of your own against the LORD your God?

١٠ وَٱلْآنَ أَنْتُمْ عَازِمُونَ عَلَى إِخْضَاعِ بَنِي يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ عَبِيدًا وَإِمَاءً لَكُمْ. أَمَا عِنْدَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ آثَامٌ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكُمْ؟

11 Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives, that you have taken captive from your brothers; for the fierce wrath of the LORD is on you."

١١ وَٱلْآنَ ٱسْمَعُوا لِي وَرُدُّوا ٱلسَّبْيَ ٱلَّذِي سَبَيْتُمُوهُ مِنْ إِخْوَتِكُمْ لِأَنَّ حُمُوَّ غَضَبِ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَيْكُمْ».

12 Then some of the heads of the people of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war,

١٢ ثُمَّ قَامَ رِجَالٌ مِنْ رُؤُوسِ بَنِي أَفْرَايِمَ: عَزَرْيَا بْنُ يَهُوحَانَانَ، وَبَرَخْيَا بْنُ مَشُلِّيمُوتَ، وَيَحَزْقِيَا بْنُ شَلُّومَ، وَعَمَاسَا بْنُ حِدْلَايَ عَلَى ٱلْمُقْبِلِينَ مِنَ ٱلْجَيْشِ،

13 and said to them, "You shall not bring in the captives here: for you purpose that which will bring on us a trespass against the LORD, to add to our sins and to our trespass; for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel."

١٣ وَقَالُوا لَهُمْ: «لَا تَدْخُلُونَ بِٱلسَّبْيِ إِلَى هُنَا لِأَنَّ عَلَيْنَا إِثْمًا لِلرَّبِّ، وَأَنْتُمْ عَازِمُونَ أَنْ تَزِيدُوا عَلَى خَطَايَانَا وَعَلَى إِثْمِنَا، لِأَنَّ لَنَا إِثْمًا كَثِيرًا، وَعَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ حُمُوُّ غَضَبٍ».

14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the leaders and all the assembly.

١٤ فَتَرَكَ ٱلْمُتَجَرِّدُونَ ٱلسَّبْيَ وَٱلنَّهْبَ أَمَامَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَكُلِّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ.

15 The men who have been mentioned by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, and gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

١٥ وَقَامَ ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْمُعَيَّنَةُ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ وَأَخَذُوا ٱلْمَسْبِيِّينَ وَأَلْبَسُوا كُلَّ عُرَاتِهِمْ مِنَ ٱلْغَنِيمَةِ، وَكَسَوْهُمْ وَحَذَوْهُمْ وَأَطْعَمُوهُمْ وَأَسْقَوْهُمْ وَدَهَّنُوهُمْ، وَحَمَلُوا عَلَى حَمِيرٍ جَمِيعَ ٱلْمُعْيِينَ مِنْهُمْ، وَأَتَوْا بِهِمْ إِلَى أَرِيحَا، مَدِينَةِ ٱلنَّخْلِ، إِلَى إِخْوَتِهِمْ. ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى ٱلسَّامِرَةِ.

16 At that time king Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him.

١٦ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ أَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ آحَازُ إِلَى مُلُوكِ أَشُّورَ لِكَيْ يُسَاعِدُوهُ.

17 For again the Edomites had come and struck Judah, and carried away captives.

١٧ فَإِنَّ ٱلْأَدُومِيِّينَ أَتَوْا أَيْضًا وَضَرَبُوا يَهُوذَا وَسَبَوْا سَبْيًا.

18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the Negev of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with its towns, and Timnah with its towns, Gimzo also and its towns: and they lived there.

١٨ وَٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ مُدُنَ ٱلسَّوَاحِلِ وَجَنُوبِيَّ يَهُوذَا، وَأَخَذُوا بَيْتَ شَمْسٍ وَأَيَّلُونَ وَجَدِيرُوتَ وَسُوكُو وَقُرَاهَا، وَتِمْنَةَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَحِمْزُو وَقُرَاهَا، وَسَكَنُوا هُنَاكَ.

19 For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had dealt wantonly in Judah, and trespassed severely against the LORD.

١٩ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ ذَلَّلَ يَهُوذَا بِسَبَبِ آحَازَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِأَنَّهُ أَجْمَحَ يَهُوذَا وَخَانَ ٱلرَّبَّ خِيَانَةً.

20 Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and distressed him, but did not strengthen him.

٢٠ فَجَاءَ عَلَيْهِ تَغْلَثُ فِلْنَاسِرُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ وَضَايَقَهُ وَلَمْ يُشَدِّدْهُ.

21 For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria: but it did not help him.

٢١ لِأَنَّ آحَازَ أَخَذَ قِسْمًا مِنْ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَمِنْ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَمِنَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَأَعْطَاهُ لِمَلِكِ أَشُّورَ وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يُسَاعِدْهُ.

22 In the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against the LORD, this same king Ahaz.

٢٢ وَفِي ضِيقِهِ زَادَ خِيَانَةً بالرَّبِّ ٱلْمَلِكُ آحَازُ هَذَا،

23 For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which struck him; and he said, "Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, so I will sacrifice to them, that they may help me." But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

٢٣ وَذَبَحَ لِآلِهَةِ دِمَشْقَ ٱلَّذِينَ ضَارَبُوهُ وَقَالَ: «لِأَنَّ آلِهَةَ مُلُوكِ أَرَامَ تُسَاعِدُهُمْ أَنَا أَذْبَحُ لَهُمْ فَيُسَاعِدُونَنِي». وَأَمَّا هُمْ فَكَانُوا سَبَبَ سُقُوطٍ لَهُ وَلِكُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

24 Ahaz gathered together the vessels of God's house, and cut in pieces the vessels of God's house, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD; and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

٢٤ وَجَمَعَ آحَازُ آنِيَةَ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ وَقَطَّعَ آنِيَةَ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ وَأَغْلَقَ أَبْوَابَ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَعَمِلَ لِنَفْسِهِ مَذَابِحَ فِي كُلِّ زَاوِيَةٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

25 In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD, the God of his fathers.

٢٥ وَفِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ فَمَدِينَةٍ مِنْ يَهُوذَا عَمِلَ مُرْتَفَعَاتٍ لِلْإِيقَادِ لِآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى، وَأَسْخَطَ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِ.

26 Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, look, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

٢٦ وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِهِ وَكُلُّ طُرُقِهِ ٱلْأُولَى وَٱلْأَخِيرَةُ، هَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ.

27 Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.

٢٧ ثُمَّ ٱضْطَجَعَ آحَازُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بِهِ إِلَى قُبُورِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. وَمَلَكَ حَزَقِيَّا ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.