2 Re 13

1 L’anno ventesimoterzo di Joas, figliuolo di Achazia, re di Giuda, Joachaz, figliuolo di Jehu, cominciò a regnare sopra Israele a Samaria; e regnò diciassette anni.

After Joash had been ruling Judah for almost 23 years, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for 17 years.

2 Egli fece ciò ch’è male agli occhi dell’Eterno, imitò i peccati coi quali Geroboamo, figliuolo di Nebat, aveva fatto peccare Israele, e non se ne ritrasse.

He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil and committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the people of Israel to sin. He did not stop committing those sins.

3 E l’ira dell’Eterno si accese contro gl’Israeliti, ed ei li diede nelle mani di Hazael, re di Siria, e nelle mani di Ben-Hadad, figliuolo di Hazael, per tutto quel tempo.

So Yahweh became very angry with the Israeli people, and he allowed the army of King Hazael of Syria and his son Ben-Hadad to defeat the Israelis many times.

4 Ma Joachaz implorò l’Eterno, e l’Eterno lo esaudì, perché vide l’oppressione sotto la quale il re di Siria teneva Israele.

Then Jehoahaz prayed to Yahweh [for help], and Yahweh heeded him, because he saw that the army of the king of Syria was oppressing the Israelis.

5 E l’Eterno diede un liberatore agl’Israeliti, i quali riuscirono a sottrarsi al potere dei Siri, in guisa che i figliuoli d’Israele poteron dimorare nelle loro tende, come per l’addietro.

Yahweh sent a leader to Israel, who enabled them to be freed from being controlled by Syria. After that, the Israeli people lived peacefully as they had done previously.

6 Ma non si ritrassero dai peccati coi quali la casa di Geroboamo aveva fatto peccare Israele; e continuarono a camminare per quella via; perfino l’idolo di Astarte rimase in piè a Samaria.

But they still continued to commit the same kind of sins that Jeroboam and his family had committed and which led the Israelis to [also] sin. And the statue of the goddess Asherah remained in Samaria.

7 Di tutta la sua gente, a Joachaz, l’Eterno non avea lasciato che cinquanta cavalieri, dieci carri, e diecimila fanti; perché il re di Siria li avea distrutti, e li avea ridotti come la polvere che si calpesta.

Jehoahaz had only 50 men who rode on horses and ten chariots and 10,000 other soldiers, because the army of Syria had killed all the rest, trampling them like people walk on dirt.

8 Il rimanente delle azioni di Joachaz, e tutto quello che fece, e tutte le sue prodezze, sono cose scritte nel libro delle Cronache dei re d’Israele.

[If you want to read about] [RHQ] everything else that Jehoahaz did, you can read about it in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

9 Joachaz si addormentò coi suoi padri, e fu sepolto a Samaria; e Joas, suo figliuolo, regnò in luogo suo.

Jehoahaz died [EUP] and was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoash became the king.

10 L’anno trentasettesimo di Joas re di Giuda, Joas, figliuolo di Joachaz, cominciò a regnare sopra Israele a Samaria, e regnò sedici anni.

Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, started to rule in Israel after King Joash had been ruling in Judah for 23 years. Jehoash ruled in Samaria for 17 years.

11 Egli fece ciò ch’è male agli occhi dell’Eterno, e non si ritrasse da alcuno de’ peccati coi quali Geroboamo, figliuolo di Nebat, avea fatto peccare Israele, ma batté anch’egli la stessa strada.

He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He refused to turn away from worshiping idols, which was the sin that [many years earlier King] Jeroboam had told the Israeli people to commit.

12 Il rimanente delle azioni di Joas, e tutto quello che fece, e il valore coi quale combatté contro Amatsia re di Giuda, sono cose scritte nel libro delle Cronache dei re d’Israele.

The other things that happened while Jehoash was king and all the things that he did are written in the book called ‘The Account of What the Kings of Israel Did’. In that account they wrote about Jehoash’s [army’s] victories, and their war with [the army of] King Amaziah of Judah.

13 Joas si addormentò coi suoi padri, e Geroboamo salì sul trono di lui. E Joas fu sepolto a Samaria coi re d’Israele.

When Jehoash died, he was buried in Samaria where the [other] kings of Israel were buried. Then his son Jeroboam became king.

14 Or Eliseo cadde malato di quella malattia che lo dovea condurre alla morte; e Joas, re d’Israele, scese a trovarlo, pianse su lui, e disse: “Padre mio, padre mio! Carro d’Israele e sua cavalleria!”.

Elisha became very ill. Just before he died, King Jehoash went to Elisha and cried in front of him. [Saying the same words that Elisha had said when Elijah was taken to heaven], he said, “My father/master! My father/master! The chariots of us Israeli people and their drivers [are taking my master away]!”

15 Ed Eliseo gli disse: “Prendi un arco e delle frecce”; e Joas prese un arco e delle frecce.

Elisha said to him, “Bring to me a bow and some arrows!” So the king did that.

16 Eliseo disse al re d’Israele: “Impugna l’arco”; e quegli impugnò l’arco; ed Eliseo posò le sue mani sulle mani del re,

Then Elisha told the king to put his hands on the bow [and prepare to shoot some arrows]. And then Elisha put his own hands on the king’s hands.

17 poi gli disse: “Apri la finestra a levante!” E Joas l’aprì. Allora Eliseo disse: “Tira!” E quegli tirò. Ed Eliseo disse: “Questa è una freccia di vittoria da parte dell’Eterno: la freccia della vittoria contro la Siria. Tu sconfiggerai i Siri in Afek fino a sterminarli”.

Then Elisha told him, “[Have someone] open that window toward the east.” So they opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” So the king did. Then Elisha said, “That is the arrow that [indicates that your army] will defeat the Syrian army. Your army will completely defeat their [army] at Aphek [town].”

18 Poi disse: “Prendi le frecce!” Joas le prese, ed Eliseo disse al re d’Israele: “Percuoti il suolo”; ed egli lo percosse tre volte, indi si fermò.

Then Elisha said, “Pick up the other arrows and strike the ground with them!” So the king picked up the arrows and struck the ground three times.

19 L’uomo di Dio si adirò contro di lui, e disse: “Avresti dovuto percuoterlo cinque o sei volte; allora tu avresti sconfitto i Siri fino a sterminarli; mentre adesso non li sconfiggerai che tre volte”. Eliseo morì, e fu sepolto.

But Elisha was angry with him. He exclaimed, “You should have struck the ground five or six times! If you had done that, your army would have defeated the Syrian [army] until they were completely wiped out! But now, [because you struck the ground only three times, ] your army will defeat them only three times!”

20 L’anno seguente delle bande di Moabiti fecero una scorreria nel paese;

Then Elisha died and was buried. Groups of raiders from Moab came to Israel each year during (spring/the time when the cold season was ending).

21 e avvenne, mentre certuni stavano seppellendo un morto, che scorsero una di quelle bande, e gettarono il morto nel sepolcro di Eliseo. Il morto, non appena ebbe toccate le ossa di Eliseo, risuscitò, e si levò in piedi.

One year, when some Israeli people were burying a man’s body, they saw a group of those raiders. [They were afraid, ] so quickly they threw that man’s body into the tomb where Elisha [had been buried, and they ran away]. But as soon as the man’s body touched Elisha’s bones, the dead man became alive again and jumped up!

22 Or Hazael, re di Siria, aveva oppresso gl’Israeliti durante tutta la vita di Joachaz;

King Hazael of Syria [sent soldiers to] oppress the Israeli people all during the years that Jehoahaz [ruled Judah].

23 ma l’Eterno fece loro grazia, ne ebbe compassione e fu loro favorevole per amor del suo patto con Abrahamo, con Isacco e con Giacobbe; e non li volle distruggere; e, fino ad ora, non li ha rigettati dalla sua presenza.

But Yahweh was very kind [DOU] to the Israeli people. He helped them because of the agreement that he had made with [their ancestors] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He did not get rid of the Israelis, and he still has not rejected them.

24 Hazael, re di Siria, morì e Ben-Hadad, suo figliuolo, regnò in luogo suo.

When Hazael the king of Syria died, his son Ben-Hadad became the king.

25 E Joas, figliuolo di Joachaz, ritolse di mano a Ben-Hadad, figliuolo di Hazael, le città che Hazael avea prese in guerra a Joachaz suo padre. Tre volte Joas lo sconfisse, e ricuperò così le città d’Israele.

[The army of] King Jehoash of Israel defeated [the army of] King Ben-Hadad three times, and recaptured the cities that Ben-Hadad’s army had captured during the time that Jehoash’s father Jehoahaz was ruling Israel.