Ii Regum 15
1 Anno vigesimo septimo Ieroboam regis Israel regnavit Azarias filius Amasiae regis Iuda.
After Jeroboam had been ruling Israel for almost twenty-seven years, Uzziah, the son of King Amaziah of Judah, began to rule.
2 Sedecim annorum erat cum regnare coepisset, et quinquaginta duobus annis regnavit in Ierusalem: nomen matris eius Iechelia de Ierusalem.
He was 16 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah, from Jerusalem.
3 Fecitque quod erat placitum coram Domino, iuxta omnia quae fecit Amasias pater eius.
He did things that Yahweh was pleased with, like his father Amaziah had done.
4 Verumtamen excelsa non est demolitus: adhuc populus sacrificabat, et adolebat incensum in excelsis.
But, the places at the pagan shrines where they worshiped Yahweh were not destroyed, and the people continued to burn incense [to honor Yahweh] at those places [instead of in Jerusalem, the place that Yahweh had appointed].
5 Percussit autem Dominus regem, et fuit leprosus usque in diem mortis suae, et habitabat in domo libera seorsum: Ioatham vero filius regis gubernabat palatium, et iudicabit populum terrae.
Yahweh caused Uzziah to become a leper, and he was a leper for the rest of his life. [He was not allowed to live in the palace]. He lived alone in a house, and his son Jotham ruled the country.
6 Reliqua autem sermonum Azariae, et universa quae fecit, nonne haec scripta sunt in Libro verborum dierum regum Iuda?
[If you want to know about] everything else that Uzziah did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
7 Et dormivit Azarias cum patribus suis: sepelieruntque eum cum maioribus suis in civitate David, et regnavit Ioatham filius eius pro eo.
Uzziah died [EUP], and they buried him in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried. Then his son Jotham officially became the king.
8 Anno trigesimo octavo Azariae regis Iuda, regnavit Zacharias filius Ieroboam super Israel in Samaria sex mensibus:
After Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-eight years, Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for [only] six months.
9 et fecit quod malum est coram Domino, sicut fecerant patres eius: non recessit a peccatis Ieroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israel.
He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his ancestors had done. He committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the Israeli people to sin.
10 Coniuravit autem contra eum Sellum filius Iabes: percussitque eum palam, et interfecit, regnavitque pro eo.
Then Shallum, the son of Jabesh, made plans to assassinate Zechariah. He killed him at Ibleam [town], and then he became the king.
11 Reliqua autem verborum Zachariae, nonne haec scripta sunt in Libro sermonum dierum regum Israel?
Everything else that Zechariah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
12 Iste est sermo Domini, quem locutus est ad Iehu, dicens: Filii tui usque ad quartam generationem sedebunt super thronum Israel. Factumque est ita.
When Zechariah died, [that ended the dynasty of King Jehu]. That fulfilled what Yahweh said to King Jehu would happen: “Your son and grandson and great-grandson and great-great-grandson will all be kings of Israel.”
13 Sellum filius Iabes regnavit trigesimo novo anno Azariae regis Iuda: regnavit autem uno mense in Samaria.
Shallum, the son of Jabesh, became the king of Israel after King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years. But Shallum ruled in Samaria for [only] one month.
14 Et ascendit Manahem filius Gadi de Thersa: venitque in Samariam, et percussit Sellum filium Iabes in Samaria, et interfecit eum, regnavitque pro eo.
Then Menahem, the son of Gadi, went up from Tirzah [city] to Samaria and assassinated Shallum. Then Menahem became the king of Israel.
15 Reliqua autem verborum Sellum, et coniuratio eius, per quam tetendit insidias, nonne haec scripta sunt in Libro sermonum dierum regum Israel?
Everything else that Shallum did, including his killing King Zechariah, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
16 Tunc percussit Manahem Thapsam, et omnes qui erant in ea, et terminos eius de Thersa. noluerant enim aperire ei: et interfecit omnes praegnantes eius, et scidit eas.
While Menahem was ruling in Samaria, he completely destroyed Tappuah [village south of Samaria] and killed all the people who lived there and in the surrounding territory. He did that because the people in that city refused to surrender to him. [With his sword] he even ripped open the bellies of pregnant women.
17 Anno trigesimo nono Azariae regis Iuda regnavit Manahem filius Gadi super Israel decem annis in Samaria.
When King Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years, Menahem, the son of Gadi, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for ten years.
18 Fecitque quod erat malum coram Domino: non recessit a peccatis Ieroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israel cunctis diebus eius.
He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kinds of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin. He continued to commit those sins for the rest of his life.
19 Veniebat Phul rex Assyriorum in Thersam, et dabat Manahem Phul mille talenta argenti, ut esset ei in auxilium, et firmaret regnum eius.
Then King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria came [with his army] to attack Israel. So Menahem gave him (thirty-eight tons/35,000 kg.) of silver in order that Tiglath-Pileser would help Menahem to continue to be king and rule his country more strongly.
20 Indixitque Manahem argentum super Israel cunctis potentibus et divitibus, ut daret regi Assyriorum quinquaginta siclos argenti per singulos: reversusque est rex Assyriorum, et non est moratus in Thersa.
Menahem obtained that money from the rich men in Israel. He compelled each of them to contribute 50 pieces of silver. So Tiglath-Pileser [took that money and] went back home.
21 Reliqua autem sermonum Manahem, et universa quae fecit, nonne haec scripta sunt in Libro sermonum dierum regum Israel?
[If you want to know more about] everything that Menahem did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
22 Et dormivit Manahem cum patribus suis: regnavitque Phaceia filius eius pro eo.
Menahem died [EUP] and was buried, and his son Pekahiah became the king of Israel.
23 Anno quinquagesimo Azariae regis Iuda, regnavit Phaceia filius Manahem super Israel in Samaria biennio:
When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 50 years, Menahem’s son Pekahiah became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for [only] two years.
24 et fecit quod erat malum coram Domino: non recessit a peccatis Ieroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israel.
He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the people of Israel to sin.
25 Coniuravit autem adversus eum Phacee filius Romeliae, dux eius, et percussit eum in Samaria in turre domus regiae iuxta Argob, et iuxta Arie, et cum eo quinquaginta viros de filiis Galaaditarum, et interfecit eum, regnavitque pro eo.
Then one of Pekahiah’s army commanders whose name was Pekah, the son of Remaliah, planned with 50 men from [the] Gilead [region] to kill Pekahiah. They assassinated him in a fortified place in the king’s palace in Samaria. Then Pekah became the king.
26 Reliqua autem sermonum Phaceia, et universa quae fecit, nonne haec scripta sunt in Libro sermonum dierum regum Israel?
Everything else that Pekahiah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
27 Anno quinquagesimo secundo Azariae regis Iuda regnavit Phacee filius Romeliae super Israel in Samaria viginti annis.
When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 52 years, Pekah, the son of Remaliah, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for 20 years.
28 Et fecit quod erat malum coram Domino: non recessit a peccatis Ieroboam filii Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israel.
He also did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin.
29 In diebus Phacee regis Israel venit Theglathphalasar rex Assur, et cepit Aion, et Abel Domum, Maacha et Ianoe, et Cedes, et Asor, et Galaad, et Galilaeam, et universam Terram Nephthali: et transtulit eos in Assyrios.
While Pekah was the king, Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria, came [with his army] and captured [the cities of] Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, and the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali. His army forced the Israeli people to leave their country and go to live in Assyria.
30 Coniuravit autem, et tetendit insidias Osee filius Ela contra Phacee filium Romeliae, et percussit eum, et interfecit: regnavitque pro eo vigesimo anno Ioatham filii Oziae.
Then Hoshea, the son of Elah, plotted to kill Pekah. He assassinated him when Uzziah’s son Jotham had been ruling Judah for almost 20 years. Then Hoshea became the king of Israel.
31 Reliqua autem sermonum Phacee, et universa quae fecit, nonne haec scripta sunt in Libro sermonum dierum regum Israel?
Everything else that Pekah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
32 Anno secundo Phacee, filii Romeliae regis Israel, regnavit Ioatham filius Oziae regis Iuda.
When Pekah had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Uzziah’s son Jotham began to rule Judah.
33 Viginti quinque annorum erat cum regnare coepisset, et sedecim annis regnavit in Ierusalem: nomen matris eius Ierusa, filia Sadoc.
He was 25 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
34 Fecitque quod erat placitum coram Domino: iuxta omnia, quae fecerat Ozias pater suus, operatus est.
He did many things that pleased Yahweh, like his father Uzziah had done.
35 Verumtamen excelsa non abstulit: adhuc populus immolabat, et adolebat incensum in excelsis: ipse aedificavit portam domus Domini sublimissimam.
But he did not destroy the places on the tops of hills where the people worshiped [Yahweh], and the people continued to burn incense there [to honor Yahweh]. Jotham’s workers built the Upper Gate of the temple.
36 Reliqua autem sermonum Ioatham, et universa quae fecit, nonne haec scripta sunt in Libro verborum dierum regum Iuda?
[If you want to know more about] everything else that Jotham did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
37 In diebus illis coepit Dominus mittere in Iudam Rasin regem Syriae, et Phacee filium Romeliae.
It was during the time that Jotham was the king that Yahweh sent King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel [with their armies] to attack Judah.
38 Et dormivit Ioatham cum patribus suis, sepultusque est cum eis in Civitate David patris sui, et regnavit Achaz filius eius pro eo.
Jotham died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors had been buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Ahaz became the king of Judah.
