2 Chronicles 21

1 Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

١ وَمَاتَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ فَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَخَلَفَهُ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ ابْنُهُ يَهُورَامُ.

2 And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, Shephatiah: all these [were] the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

٢ وَكَانَ لِيَهُورَامَ إِخْوَةٌ هُمْ عَزَرْيَا وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَعَزَرْيَاهُو وَمِيخَائِيلُ وَشَفَطْيَا، وَجَمِيعُهُمْ أَبْنَاءُ يَهُوشَافَاطَ.

3 And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram; because he [was] the first-born.

٣ فَوَهَبَهُمْ أَبُوهُمْ عَطَايَا كَثِيرَةً مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَتُحَفٍ، فَضْلاً عَنْ مُدُنٍ حَصِينَةٍ فِي يَهُوذَا. أَمَّا عَرْشُ الْمَمْلَكَةِ فَأَوْرَثَهُ لِيَهُورَامَ لأَنَّهُ بِكْرُهُ.

4 Now when Jehoram had risen to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and [divers] also of the princes of Israel.

٤ وَلَمَّا اسْتَتَبَّ لَهُ الأَمْرُ عَلَى عَرْشِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ قَتَلَ جَمِيعَ إِخْوَتِهِ بِالسَّيْفِ، كَمَا قَضَى عَلَى بَعْضِ الزُّعَمَاءِ.

5 Jehoram [was] thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

٥ وَكَانَ يَهُورَامُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ تَوَلَّى الْمُلْكَ، ثُمَّ حَكَمَ ثَمَانِيَ سَنَوَاتٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ،

6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab for a wife: and he wrought [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD.

٦ وَسَلَكَ فِي نَهْجِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، مُقْتَفِياً خُطَى بَيْتِ آخْابَ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مُتَزَوِّجاً مِنِ ابْنَةِ آخْابَ، فَارْتَكَبَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ.

7 Yet the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.

٧ وَلَمْ يَشَأ الرَّبُّ أَنْ يُفْنِيَ ذُرِّيَّةَ دَاوُدَ، بِسَبَبِ الْعَهْدِ الَّذِي أَبْرَمَهُ مَعَ دَاوُدَ قَائِلاً: إِنَّهُ يُبْقِي وَاحِداً مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ.

8 In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.

٨ وَفِي عَهْدِهِ تَمَرَّدَ الأَدُومِيُّونَ عَلَى يَهُوذَا، وَنَصَّبُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مَلِكاً.

9 Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites who encompassed him, and the captains of the chariots.

٩ فَاجْتَازَ يَهُورَامُ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ مَعَ قَادَتِهِ وَجَمِيعِ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ. وَعِنْدَمَا حَاصَرَهُ الأَدُومِيُّونَ مَعَ قَادَةِ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ هَبَّ لَيْلاً وَاقْتَحَمَ خُطُوطَهُمْ.

10 So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. The same time [also] did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers.

١٠ وَمُنْذُ ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ ظَلَّ الأَدُومِيُّونَ خَارِجِينَ عَنْ طَاعَةِ يَهُوذَا إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، حِينَئِذٍ تَمَرَّدَتْ عَلَيْهِ لِبْنَةُ أَيْضاً لأَنَّهُ تَرَكَ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِ.

11 Moreover, he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah to [do the same].

١١ كَمَا شَيَّدَ مَعَابِدَ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ أَيْضاً فِي جِبَالِ يَهُوذَا، وَأَغْوَى أَهْلَ أُورُشَلِيمَ عَلَى خِيَانَةِ الرَّبِّ وَأَضَلَّ يَهُوذَا.

12 And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

١٢ وَتَسَلَّمَ خِطَاباً مِنْ إِيلِيَّا النَّبِيِّ وَرَدَ فِيهِ: «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ دَاوُدَ أَبِيكَ: لأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَسْلُكْ فِي نَهْجِ يَهُوشَافَاطَ أَبِيكَ، وَلا فِي طُرُقِ آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا،

13 But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit idolatry, like the idolatries of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, [who were] better than thyself:

١٣ بَلْ سَلَكْتَ فِي طُرقِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَغْوَيْتَ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ فَخَانُوا الرَّبَّ كَخِيَانَةِ بَيْتِ آخْابَ، وَقَتَلْتَ أَيْضاً إِخْوَتَكَ أَبْنَاءَ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ، مَعَ أَنَّهُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ.

14 Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:

١٤ فَإِنَّ الرَّبَّ سَيُعَاقِبُ شَعْبَكَ وَأَبْنَاءَكَ وَنِسَاءَكَ، وَكُلَّ مَالَكَ عِقَاباً شَدِيداً.

15 And thou [shalt have] great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.

١٥ وَسَيَضْرِبُكَ بِأَمْرَاضٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، فَتُعَانِي مِنْ دَاءٍ عُضَالٍ فِي أَمْعَائِكَ حَتَّى تَتَسَاقَطَ أَمْعَاؤُكَ مِنْ جَرَّائِهِ يَوْماً فَيَوْماً».

16 Moreover, the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that [were] near the Cushites.

١٦ وَأَثَارَ الرَّبُّ عَلَى يَهُورَامَ عَدَاءَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَالْعَرَبِ الْمُسْتَوْطِنِينَ إِلَى جِوَارِ الْكُوشِيِّينَ.

17 And they came up into Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was not a son left to him, save Jehoahaz the youngest of his sons.

١٧ فَهَاجَمُوا يَهُوذَا وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا، وَنَهَبُوا كُلَّ الأَمْوَالِ الْمُدَّخَرَةِ فِي قَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ، وَسَبَوْا أَبْنَاءَهُ وَنِسَاءَهُ. وَلَمْ يَبْقَ لَهُ ابْنٌ إِلّا يَهُوآحَازَ أَصْغَرَ أَوْلادِهِ.

18 And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

١٨ وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ ضَرَبَهُ الرَّبُّ بِدَاءٍ عُضَالٍ فِي أَمْعَائِهِ.

19 And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of severe diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

١٩ وَمَعَ مُرُورِ الأَيَّامِ، وَبَعْدَ انْقِضَاءِ سَنَتَيْنِ تَسَاقَطَتْ أَمْعَاؤُهُ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ الدَّاءِ، فَمَاتَ وَهُوَ يُقَاسِي مِنْ مُخْتَلَفِ الأَمْرَاضِ الخَبِيثَةِ، وَلَمْ يُشْعِلْ لَهُ شَعْبُهُ حَرِيقَةً كَبِيرَةً كَحَرِيقَةِ آبَائِهِ،

20 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem, eight years, and departed without being desired: yet they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchers of the kings.

٢٠ وَكَانَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ تَوَلَّى الْمُلْكَ، وَحَكَمَ ثَمَانِيَ سَنَوَاتٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، ثُمَّ مَاتَ غَيْرَ مَأْسُوفٍ عَلَيْهِ، فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ فِي مَقَابِرِ الْمُلُوكِ.