Ii Regum 15
1 anno vicesimo septimo Hieroboam regis Israhel regnavit Azarias filius Amasiae regis Iudae
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 Hierusalem nomen matris eius Iecelia de Hierusalem
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 iudicabat 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 tricesimo octavo Azariae regis Iudae regnavit Zaccharias filius Hieroboam super Israhel 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 Hieroboam filii Nabath qui peccare fecit Israhel
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 Zacchariae nonne haec scripta sunt in libro sermonum dierum regum Israhel
Everything else that Zechariah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
12 ipse est sermo Domini quem locutus est ad Hieu dicens filii usque ad quartam generationem sedebunt de te super thronum Israhel 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 tricesimo nono anno Azariae regis Iudae 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 Gaddi de Thersa venitque 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 Israhel
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 tricesimo nono Azariae regis Iuda regnavit Manahem filius Gaddi super Israhel 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 Hieroboam filii Nabath qui peccare fecit Israhel 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 terram et dabat Manahem Phul mille talenta argenti ut esset ei in auxilio 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 Israhel cunctis potentibus et divitibus ut daret regi Assyriorum quinquaginta siclos argenti per singulos reversusque est rex Assyriorum et non est moratus in terra
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 Israhel
[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 Iudae regnavit Phaceia filius Manahem super Israhel 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 Hieroboam filii Nabath qui peccare fecit Israhel
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 adversum eum Phacee filius Romeliae dux eius et percussit eum in Samaria in turre domus regiae iuxta Argob et iuxta Ari 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 Israhel
Everything else that Pekahiah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
27 anno quinquagesimo secundo Azariae regis Iudae regnavit Phacee filius Romeliae super Israhel 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 malum erat coram Domino non recessit a peccatis Hieroboam filii Nabath qui peccare fecit Israhel
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 Israhel venit Theglathfalassar rex Assur et cepit Aiom et Abel domum Maacha et Ianoe et Cedes et Asor et Galaad et Galileam universam terram Nepthalim 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 Hela contra Phacee filium Romeliae et percussit eum et interfecit regnavitque pro eo vicesimo 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 Israhel
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 Israhel 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 Hierusalem nomen matris eius Hierusa 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 Ahaz 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.
