Boqorradii Kowaad 20
1 Oo Benhadad oo ahaa boqorkii Suuriya wuxuu soo urursaday ciidankiisii oo dhan, waxaana isaga la jiray laba iyo soddon boqor, iyo fardo iyo gaadhifardood; oo intuu soo kacay ayuu Samaariya hareereeyey, wuuna la diriray.
Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, gathered all his army, and he persuaded 32 other kings to join him with their armies and horses and chariots. They marched to Samaria [city, the capital of Israel], and surrounded it, and [prepared to] attack it.
2 Markaasuu magaaladii farriin u diray oo wuxuu boqorkii dalka Israa'iil oo Axaab ahaa ku yidhi, Anigoo Benhadad ah, waxaan kugu leeyahay,
Ben-Hadad sent messengers into the city to King Ahab, to say this to him: “This is what King Ben-Hadad says:
3 Lacagtaada iyo dahabkaaga anigaa iska leh, oo naagahaaga, iyo carruurtaada, xataa kuwa ugu fiican anigaa iska leh.
‘[You must give to] me all your silver and gold, your (good-looking/most beautiful) wives/women and strongest children.’”
4 Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil ugu jawaabay, Boqorow, sayidkaygiiyow, waa sidaad u tidhi, oo aniga iyo waxayga oo dhanba adigaa iska leh.
The king of Israel replied to them, “Tell this to King Ben-Hadad: ‘I agree to do what you requested. You can have me and everything that I own.’”
5 Oo wargeeyayaashii haddana way soo noqdeen oo waxay yidhaahdeen, Benhadad wuxuu kugu leeyahay, Xaqiiqa waan kuu soo cid diray oo waxaan kugu idhi, Waa inaad ii soo dhiibto lacagtaada, iyo dahabkaaga, iyo naagahaaga, iyo carruurtaadaba,
[The messengers told that to] Ben-Hadad, and he [sent them back with] another message: “I sent a message to you saying that you must give me all your silver and gold and your wives and your children.
6 laakiinse berrito hadda oo kale waxaan kuu soo diri doonaa addoommadayda, oo waxay soo baadhi doonaan gurigaaga iyo guryaha addoommadaadaba, oo wax alla wixii kula wanaagsan gacantooday ku dhigi doonaan, wayna kaa soo qaadi doonaan.
But [in addition to that], about this time tomorrow, I will send some of my officials to search your palace and the houses of your officials, and to bring to me everything that pleases them.”
7 Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil u soo yeedhay odayaashii dalka oo dhan, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Waan idin baryayaaye, bal eega oo ogaada sida ninkanu iiga belaayo doonayo, waayo, wuxuu u soo cid dirsaday naagahayga iyo carruurtayda, iyo lacagtayda, iyo dahabkayga, oo anna uma aanan diidin.
King Ahab summoned all the leaders of Israel, and said to them, “You can see/realize for yourselves that this man is trying to cause much trouble. He sent me a message insisting that I must give him my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, and I agreed to do that.”
8 Markaasaa odayaashii oo dhan iyo dadkii oo dhammu waxay isagii ku yidhaahdeen, Ha dhegaysan, hana oggolaan.
The leaders and all the other people said to him, “Do not pay any attention to him! Do not do what he is requesting!”
9 Sidaas daraaddeed wuxuu ku yidhi kuwii Benhadad warka ka keenay, Boqorka sayidkayga ah u sheega oo waxaad ku tidhaahdaan, Dhammaan wixii aad markii hore ii soo dirsatay anoo addoonkaaga ah, waan yeelayaa, laakiinse waxan yeeli kari maayo. Oo wargeeyayaashiina way ka tageen, oo haddana war kalay u keeneen isagii.
So Ahab said to Ben-Hadad’s messengers, “Tell the king that I agree to give him the things that he first requested, but I do not agree to allow his officials to take anything that they want from my palace and from the houses of my officials.” So the messengers [reported that to King Ben-Hadad, and they] returned with another message from Ben-Hadad.
10 Benhadad baa u soo cid diray oo ku yidhi, Sidaas iyo si ka sii daranba ilaahyadu ha igu sameeyeen haddii ciidda Samaariya sacab sacab u gaadho dadka ila socda oo dhan.
In that message he said, “[We will destroy] your city [completely, with the result that] there will not be enough dust and rubble left for each of my soldiers to have one handful! I hope/wish that the gods will strike me dead if we do not do that!”
11 Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil wuxuu ugu jawaabay, U sheega oo waxaad ku tidhaahdaan, Ka hubka dagaalka xidhaa yuusan u faanin sidii midka iska fura.
King Ahab replied [to the messengers], “Tell King Ben-Hadad that a soldier who is putting on his armor [preparing to fight a battle] [MTY] should not boast at that time; he [should wait until] after he wins the battle.”
12 Markii Benhadad farriintii maqlay, isagoo khamri teendhooyinka kula cabbaya boqorradii ayuu addoommadiisii ku yidhi, War weerar isu diyaariya. Oo iyana markaasay magaaladii weerar isugu diyaariyeen.
Ben-Hadad heard that message while he and the other rulers were drinking [wine] in their temporary shelters. He told his men to prepare to attack [MTY] the city. So his men did that.
13 Oo bal eeg, nebi baa u soo dhowaaday boqorkii dalka Israa'iil oo Axaab ahaa, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, War Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Dadkan faraha badan oo dhan ma aragtay? Bal ogow, kulligood adigaan maanta kuu soo gacangelinayaa, oo markaasaad ogaan doontaa inaan anigu ahay Rabbiga.
At that moment, a prophet came to King Ahab and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘[Do not be at all afraid of] [RHQ] the large enemy army that you see! I will enable your army to defeat them today, and you will know that it is I, Yahweh, [who have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”
14 Markaasaa Axaab wuxuu yidhi, Oo yuu iigu soo gacangelinayaa? Isna wuxuu yidhi, Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Amiirradii gobollada addoommadooda ayaan kuugu soo gacangelinayaa. Oo haddana wuxuu yidhi, Oo dagaalka yaa bilaabaya? Wuxuu yidhi, Adiga.
Ahab asked, “What group [of our army] will defeat them?” The prophet replied, “The young soldiers who are commanded by the district governors will do it.” The king asked, “Who should lead the attack?” The prophet replied, “You should!”
15 Markaasuu tiriyey amiirradii gobollada addoommadooda, oo waxay ahaayeen laba boqol iyo laba iyo soddon; oo dabadoodna wuxuu tiriyey dadkii oo dhan, oo dadkii dalka Israa'iil oo dhammu waxay noqdeen toddoba kun.
So Ahab gathered the young soldiers who were commanded by the district governors. There were 232 of those men. Then he also summoned all the Israeli army. There were [only] 7,000 soldiers.
16 Oo duhurkii ayay baxeen. Laakiinse Benhadad khamri buu cabbayay oo teendhooyinkii ku sakhraamayay, isaga iyo boqorradii la jirayba, kuwaasoo ahaa laba iyo soddonkii boqor oo isaga caawinayay.
They started to attack at noon, while Ben-Hadad and the other rulers were getting drunk in their temporary shelters.
17 Oo waxaa markii hore soo baxay amiirradii gobollada addoommadoodii; oo Benhadadna cid buu diray, oo waxaa loo soo sheegay oo lagu yidhi, Rag baa Samaariya ka soo baxay.
The young soldiers advanced first. Some scouts who had been sent out by Ben-Hadad reported to him, “There are men coming out of Samaria [city]”!
18 Isna wuxuu yidhi, Hadday nabad u soo baxeen iyo hadday dagaal u soo baxeenba iyagoo nool qabqabta.
He said, “It does not matter whether they are coming to fight against us or to ask for peace. Capture them, but do not kill them
19 Sidaas daraaddeed kuwanu magaaladii way ka soo baxeen, waxayna ahaayeen amiirradii gobollada addoommadoodii iyo ciidankii iyaga daba socday.
The young Israeli soldiers went out of the city to attack [the Syrian army], and the other soldiers in the Israeli army followed them.
20 Oo kulligood mid waluba ninkiisii ayuu dilay; markaasaa ciidanka Suuriya cararay, oo ciidankii Israa'iilna way eryadeen; oo Benhadad oo ahaa boqorkii Suuriya faras buu fuulay oo rag fardooley ah la baxsaday.
Each [Israeli soldier] killed a [Syrian] soldier. The rest of the Syrian army then ran away, and the Israeli soldiers pursued them. But King Ben-Hadad escaped riding his horse, along with some other men riding horses.
21 Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil baxay oo baabbi'iyey fardihii iyo gaadhifardoodkii, oo ciidankii Suuriyana aad buu u laayay.
Then the king of Israel went out [of the city], and he and his soldiers captured [all] the [other Syrian] horses and chariots, and also killed a large number of Syrian soldiers.
22 Markaasaa nebigii u soo dhowaaday boqorkii dalka Israa'iil oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Tag oo soo xoogayso, oo bal ogow, oo eeg waxaad samaynaysid, waayo, markii sannaddu soo wareegto ayaa boqorka Suuriya kugu soo duuli doonaa.
Then that same prophet went to King Ahab and said to him, “Go back and prepare your soldiers, and think carefully about what will be necessary for you to do, because the king of Syria with attack with his army again in the springtime of next year.”
23 Oo boqorkii Suuriya addoommadiisii waxay isagii ku yidhaahdeen, War ilaahoodu waa ilaahii buuraha oo sidaas daraaddeed ayay inooga xoog bateen. Haddaba aynu bannaanka kula dirirno oo markaas hubaal waynu ka xoog badnaanaynaa.
[After the Syrian army was defeated, ] Ben-Hadad’s officials said to him, “The gods that the Israelis [worship] are gods [who live] in the hills. [Samaria is built on a hill, and] that is why their soldiers were able to defeat us. But if we fight against them in the plains/lowlands, we certainly will be able to defeat them.
24 Oo waxaad yeeshaa, boqorrada nin walba meeshiisii ka saar, oo meeshoodii waxaad gelisaa taliyayaal.
So, this is what you should do: You must remove the 32 kings [who are leading your troops] and replace them with army commanders.
25 Oo waxaad tirsataa ciidan le'eg ciidankii kaa le'day, oo faras kasta meeshiisii faras geli, gaadhifaras kastana meeshiisii gaadhifaras geli; oo markaasaynu iyaga bannaanka kula diriraynaa, oo hubaal waynu ka adkaanaynaa, oo isna codkoodii buu maqlay oo saasuu yeelay.
Then gather an army like the army that was defeated. Gather an army that has as many horses and chariots as the first army had. Then we will fight the Israelis in the plains/lowlands, and we will surely defeat them.” Ben-Hadad agreed with them, and he did what they suggested.
26 Oo markii sannaddii soo wareegtay ayaa Benhadad tiriyey ciidankii Suuriya, oo intuu Afeeq tegey ayuu la diriray ciidankii Israa'iil.
In the spring of the following year, he gathered his soldiers and marched [with them] to Aphek [city east of Galilee Lake], to fight against the Israeli army.
27 Oo ciidankii Israa'iilna waa la tiriyey, oo saadkoodiina waa la siiyey, markaasay iyagii ka hor tageen; oo ciidankii Israa'iilna hortooday degeen iyagoo la moodo sidii laba xaymood oo yaryar oo waxarro ah, laakiinse ciidankii Suuriya dalkoo dhan bay buuxiyeen.
The Israeli army was also gathered together, and they were equipped with the things that they needed [for the battle]. Then they marched out and formed two groups facing the Syrian army. Their army was very small; they resembled two small flocks of goats, whereas the Syrian army [was very large and] spread all over the countryside.
28 Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil waxaa u yimid oo la hadlay nin Ilaah, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Rabbigu wuxuu kugu leeyahay, Reer Suuriya waxay yidhaahdeen, Rabbigu waa Ilaahii buuraha, laakiinse ma aha Ilaahii dooxooyinka, oo sidaas daraaddeed dadkan faraha badan oo dhan adigaan kuu soo gacangelinayaa, oo markaasaad ogaan doontaan inaan anigu ahay Rabbiga.
A prophet came to King Ahab and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘The Syrians say that I am a god who lives in the hills, and that I am not a god who lives in the valleys. So I will [show that they are wrong by] enabling your men to defeat this huge army [IDM] [in the valley], and you will know that I, Yahweh, [have done it].’”
29 Oo intii toddoba maalmood ah ayay is-hor degganaayeen. Oo waxay noqotay in maalintii toddobaad dagaalkii bilaabmay, oo maalin keliya ayaa ciidankii Israa'iil waxay dadkii Suuriya ka laayeen boqol kun oo nin oo lug ah.
The two armies stayed in their tents for seven days, in groups that faced each other. Then, on the seventh day, they started fighting. The Israeli army killed 100,000 Syrian soldiers.
30 Laakiinse intoodii kale Afeeq ayay u carareen oo magaaladay galeen, oo toddoba iyo labaatan kun oo nin oo ka hadhayna waxaa ku soo dhacay derbigii. Markaasaa Benhadad cararay oo magaaladuu galay isagoo ugu gudbaya qol ilaa qol.
The other Syrian soldiers ran away into Aphek City. Then the wall of the city collapsed and killed 27,000 more Syrian soldiers. Ben-Hadad also escaped into the city, and hid in the back room of a house.
31 Oo addoommadiisii waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Bal eeg, waxaannu maqalnay in boqorrada dalka Israa'iil yihiin boqorro naxariis badan, haddaba waannu ku baryaynaaye aannu joonyado guntanno, oo madaxana aannu xadhko ku duudduubanno, oo aannu boqorka dalka Israa'iil u baxno, waxaa laga yaabaa inuu naftaada badbaadiyee.
His officials went to him and said, “We have heard a report that the Israelis act mercifully. So allow us to go to the king of Israel, wearing coarse sacks around our waists and ropes on our heads/necks [to indicate that we will be his slaves]. Perhaps [if we do that, ] he will allow you to remain alive.”
32 Sidaas daraaddeed waxay guntadeen joonyado, madaxyadana waxay ku duudduubteen xadhko, oo waxay u yimaadeen boqorkii dalka Israa'iil, oo ku yidhaahdeen, Addoonkaagii Benhadad wuxuu kugu leeyahay, Waan ku baryayaaye maanta i bixi. Oo isna wuxuu ku yidhi, War miyuu weli nool yahay? Isagu waa walaalkay.
[The king permitted them to do that, ] so they wrapped coarse sacks around their waists and put ropes on their heads/necks, and they went to the king of Israel and said to him, “Ben-Hadad, who greatly respects you, says, ‘Please do not kill me.’” Ahab replied, “Is he still alive? He is like a brother to me!”
33 Oo nimankiina aad bay ugu dadaaleen inay calaamad wanaagsan ka maqlaan, oo waxay ku dhaqsadeen inay qabsadaan in taasu maankiisa ku jirto iyo in kale, kolkaasay waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Benhadad waa walaalkaa. Isna wuxuu yidhi, Taga oo ii keena. Markaasaa Benhadad isagii u soo baxay, oo isna gaadhifaraskiisii ayuu soo fuushiyey.
Ben-Hadad’s officials were trying to find out if Ahab would act mercifully, and when Ahab said “brother,” they (were optimistic/thought that Ahab would be merciful). So they replied, “Yes, he is like your brother!” Ahab said, “Go and bring him to me.” So they [went and] brought Ben-Hadad to him. [When Ben-Hadad arrived, ] Ahab told him to get in his chariot [and sit with him].
34 Markaasaa Benhadad wuxuu ku yidhi, Waan kuu celinayaa magaalooyinkii aabbahay aabbahaa ka dhacay, oo waxaad Dimishaq ka samaysataa jidad sidii aabbahay Samaariya uga samaystay oo kale. Axaabna wuxuu ku yidhi, Axdiganaan kugu sii daynayaa. Sidaasuu axdi ula dhigtay, wuuna iska sii daayay.
Ben-Hadad said to him, “I will give back to you the towns that my father’s army took from your father. And I will allow you to set up market areas for your merchants in Damascus [my capital], just as my father did in Samaria [your capital].” Ahab replied, “Because you agree to do that, I will not execute you.” So Ahab made an agreement with Ben-Hadad, and allowed him to go home.
35 Oo nin qoonkii nebiyada ka mid ah ayaa saaxiibkiis ku yidhi, War i dil, waan ku baryayaaye, taasuna waxay ahayd eray xagga Rabbiga ka yimid, laakiinse ninkii waa diiday inuu dilo.
Then Yahweh spoke to a member of a group of prophets and said to him, “Ask one of your fellow prophets to strike and wound you.” [So he did what Yahweh told him to do]. [He said to one of his fellow prophets, ‘Strike me and wound me].’ But that man refused to do it.
36 Kolkaasuu ku yidhi, Adigu ma aadan addeecin Eraygii Rabbiga oo sidaas daraaddeed bal ogow haddiiba markii aad iga tagto waxaa ku dili doona libaax. Oo haddiiba markuu isagii ka tegey ayaa waxaa helay libaax, wuuna dilay isagii.
So the prophet said to him, “Because you refused to obey what Yahweh told you to do, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me.” And as soon as he left that prophet, a lion suddenly pounced on him and killed him.
37 Oo haddana wuxuu helay nin kale, markaasuu ku yidhi, War waan ku baryayaaye i dil. Markaasaa ninkii intuu wax ku dhuftay dhaawacay.
Then the prophet found another prophet, and said to him, “Strike me!” So that man hit him [very hard] and injured him.
38 Markaasaa nebigii tegey oo boqorkii ku sugay jidka agtiisa, wuuna isku beddelay calalkiisii madaxa oo uu indhaha ku qariyey.
Then the prophet put a large bandage/cloth over his face so that no one would recognize him. Then he went and stood alongside the road, waiting for the king to come by.
39 Oo markii boqorkii soo ag maray ayuu boqorkii u qayliyey, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Anigoo addoonkaaga ahu waxaan dhex galay dagaalkii, oo bal eeg nin baa igu soo leexday, nin buuna ii keenay, oo wuxuu igu yidhi, Ninkan dhawr; oo si kastaba ha noqotee haddii hadhow la waayo, naftaadaa loo qisaasayaa, ama haddii kaleto waxaad bixin doontaa talanti lacag ah.
When the king passed by, the prophet cried out to him, saying “Your majesty, [after I was wounded] while I was fighting in a battle, a soldier brought to me one of our enemies that he had captured, and said to me, ‘Guard this man! If he escapes, you must pay me 3,000 pieces of silver, and if you do not pay that, you will be executed!’
40 Oo anigoo addoonkaaga ah intii aan mashquul ku ahaa halkan iyo halkaas ayaa ninkii iska tegey. Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil ku yidhi, Xukunkaagu saasuu ahaanayaa, waayo, adaa goostay.
But while I was busy doing other things, the man escaped!” The king of Israel said to him, “That is your problem! You yourself have said that you deserve to be punished.”
41 Markaasuu dhaqsaday oo calalkiina indhihii ka qaaday, boqorkiina wuu gartay inuu isagu qoonkii nebiyada ka mid ahaa.
The prophet immediately took off the bandage, and the king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.
42 Markaasuu isagii ku yidhi, Rabbigu wuxuu ku leeyahay, Ninkii aan baabba'a ku xukumay ayaad gacantaada ka sii daysay, oo sidaas daraaddeed naftaadu waxay u dhiman doontaa naftiisa, dadkaaguna dadkiisa.
And the prophet said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You have allowed that man [Ben-Hadad] to escape after I commanded you to be sure to execute him! Since you did not do that, you will be killed instead. And your army will be destroyed because you allowed [some of] his army to escape!’”
43 Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil wuxuu u kacay gurigiisii isagoo calool xun, oo xanaaqsan, oo Samaariya buu yimid.
The king went back home to Samaria, very angry and depressed/dejected.
