1 A nd it came to pass after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ جاءَ المُوآبِيُّونَ وَالعَمُّونيُّونَ وَالمَعُونِيُّونَ ليُحارِبُوا يَهُوَشافاطَ.

2 T hen there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea from Syria; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (the same is En-gedi).

فَجاءَ أُناسٌ وَقالُوا لِيَهُوشافاطَ: «إنَّ جَيشاً عَظِيماً قادِمٌ عَلَيكَ مِنْ أدُومَ مِنَ الجانبِ الآخَرِ مِنَ البَحرِ. وَها قَدْ وَصَلُوا إلَى حَصُّونَ ثامارَ!» – وَتُدعَى حَصُّونُ ثامارُ أيضاً عَينَ جَدْيٍ.

3 A nd Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto Jehovah; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

فَخافَ يَهُوشافاطُ. وَصَمَّمَ أنْ يَطلُبَ اللهَ وَيَسألَهُ ماذا يَفعَلُ. فَدَعا جَمِيعَ أهلِ يَهُوذا إلَى الصَّومِ.

4 A nd Judah gathered themselves together, to seek help of Jehovah: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Jehovah.

فَجاءَ شَعبُ يَهُوذا منْ كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذا وَاجْتَمَعُوا مَعاً لِكَي يَطلُبُوا مَعُونَةَ اللهِ وَإرادَتَهُ.

5 A nd Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;

كانَ يَهُوشافاطُ في بَيتِ اللهِ أمامَ السّاحَةِ الجَدِيدَةِ. فَوَقَفَ فِي الاجْتِماعِ الَّذِي ضَمَّ أهلَ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ.

6 a nd he said, O Jehovah, the God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and art not thou ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in thy hand is power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee.

وَقالَ: «يا اللهُ ، يا إلَهَ آبائِنا، أنتَ اللهُ في السَّماءِ! وَأنتَ تَسُودُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَمالِك الشُّعُوبِ! لَكَ القُوَّةُ وَالقُدرَةُ! وَلَيسَ مَنْ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يَقِفَ فِي وَجهِكَ!

7 D idst not thou, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

إلَهُنا أنتَ! أنتَ الَّذِي طَرَدْتَ سُكّانَ هَذِهِ الأرْضِ مِنها أمامَ شَعبِكَ إسْرائِيلَ. وَأعطَيتَها لِنَسل إبْراهِيمَ خَلِيلِكَ إلَى الأبَدِ.

8 A nd they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

وَعاشَ نَسلُ إبْراهِيمَ فِي هَذِهِ الأرْضِ، وَبَنُوا هَيكَلاً مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِكَ.

9 I f evil come upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house, and before thee, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, and thou wilt hear and save.

وَقالُوا: ‹إنْ جاءَ عَلَينا ضِيقٌ أوْ حَربٌ أوْ عِقابٌ أوْ مَرَضٌ أوْ مَجاعَةٌ، فَسَنَقفُ أمامَكَ وَأمامَ هَذا الهَيكَلِ الَّذِي وَضَعتَ فِيهِ اسْمَكَ. وَسَنَستَغِيثُ بِكَ فِي ضِيقِنا، فَتَسمَعُنا وَتُخَلِّصُنا.›

10 A nd now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not;

«وَالآنَ، ها قَدْ جاءَتْ جُيُوشٌ مِنْ عَمُّونَ وَمُوآبَ وَجَبَلِ سَعِيرَ! لَمْ تَسْمَحْ أنتَ لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ بِالدُّخُولِ إلَى أراضِي هَؤُلاءِ عِندَما خَرَجَ شَعبُكَ مِنْ مِصْرَ، بَلْ تَرَكُوهُمْ فِي حالِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَقضُوا عَلَيهِمْ.

11 b ehold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.

لَكنِ انظُرْ أيَّةَ مُكافَأةٍ تُكافِئُنا بها هَذِهِ الشُّعُوبُ عَلَى عَدَمِ قَضائِنا عَلَيهِمْ. فَقَدْ جاءُوا لِكَي يَطرُدُونا مِنْ أرْضِكَ الَّتِي أعطَيتَها لَنا.

12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but out eyes are upon thee.

احْكُمْ أنتَ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ النّاسِ، يا إلَهَنا! فَلا قُدرَةَ لَنا عَلَى مِثلِ هَذا الجَيشِ الكَبِيرِ الهاجمِ عَلَينا! وَنَحنُ لا نَعرِفُ ماذا يُمكِنُنا أنْ نَعمَلَ، لَكِنَّنا نُعَلِّقُ رَجاءَنا عَلَيكَ أنتَّ!»

13 A nd all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

وَكانَ كُلُّ رجال يَهُوذا واقِفِينَ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ مَعَ أطفالِهمْ الرُّضَّعِ وَزَوجاتِهِمْ وَأبنائهِمْ.

14 T hen upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of Jehovah in the midst of the assembly;

ثُمَّ حَلَّ رُوحُ اللهِ عَلَى يَحْزَئِيلَ بْنِ زَكَرِيّا بْنِ بَنايا بْنِ يَعِيئِيلَ بْنِ مَتَّنْيا الَّلاوِي. وَكانَ يَحْزَئِيلُ لاوِيّاً مِنْ نَسلِ آسافَ.

15 a nd he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus saith Jehovah unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

فَقالَ يَحْزَئِيلُ: «اسمَعُونِي أيُّها المَلِكُ يَهُوشافاطُ وَيا كُلَّ سُكّان يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ. هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ لَكُمْ: ‹لا تَخافُوا وَلا تَنزَعِجُوا بسَبَبِ ضَخامَةِ هَذا الجَيشِ القادِمِ عَلَيكُمْ، لِأنَّ المَعرَكَةَ لَيسَتْ مَعرَكَتَكُمْ، بَلْ مَعرَكَةُ اللهِ!

16 T o-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

فَانزِلُوا غَداً وَاهجُمُوا عَلَيهِمْ. ها هُمُ الآنَ يَمُرُّونَ فِي مَعبَرِ صِيصَ. وَغَداً سَتَجِدُونَهُمْ في آخِرِ الوادي أمامَ بَرِّيَّةِ يَرُوئِيلَ.

17 Y e shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them: for Jehovah is with you.

لَنْ تَضطَرُّوا إلَى القِتالِ فِي هَذِه المَعرَكَةِ، لَكِنِ اثبُتُوا فِي مَواقِعكُمْ وَسَتَرَوْنَ كَيفَ يُخَلِّصُكُمْ اللهُ. فَلا تَخافُوا وَلا تَنزَعِجُوا يا أهلَ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ. فَواجِهُوهُمْ غَداً، وَاللهُ مَعَكُمْ.›»

18 A nd Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah.

فَانبَطَحَ يَهُوشافاطُ وَوَجهُهُ إلَى الأرْضِ، وَكَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ جَمِيعُ أهلِ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ.

19 A nd the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Jehovah, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice.

وَوَقَفَ الَّلاوِيُّونَ مِنْ بَنِي قَهاتَ وَبَنِي قُورَحَ لِيُسَبِّحُوا اللهَ ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، بصَوتٍ عالٍ جِدّاً.

20 A nd they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in Jehovah your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

وَخَرَجَ جَيشُ يَهُوشافاطَ إلَى بَرِّيَّةِ تَقُوعَ فِي الصَّباح الباكرِ. وَعندَ خُرُوجِهمْ، وَقَفَ يَهُوشافاطُ وَقالَ: «اسْمَعُونِي يا أهلَ يَهُوذا وَسُكّانَ القُدْسِ. ليَكُنْ لَكُمْ إيمانٌ بِإلَهِكُمْ ، وَلَنْ يُصِيبَكُمْ شَرٌّ. ليَكُنْ لَكُمْ إيمانٌ بِأنْبِياءِ اللهِ ، وَسَتَنجَحُونَ!»

21 A nd when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed them that should sing unto Jehovah, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks unto Jehovah; for his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

وَشَجَّعَ يَهُوشافاطُ الشَّعبَ وَأصْدَرَ تَعلِيماتِهِ. ثُمَّ عَيَّنَ مُرَنِّمِينَ لِيُسَبِّحُوا اللهَ فِي أزْيائِهِمِ البَهِيَّةِ. فَسارُوا أمامَ الجَيشِ وَسَبَّحُوا اللهَ بِتَرْنِيمَةِ: «سَبِّحُوا اللهَ لِأنَّهُ صالِحٌ، لأنَّ رَحمَتَهُ إلَى الأبَدِ.»

22 A nd when they began to sing and to praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, that were come against Judah; and they were smitten.

وَلَمّا بَدَأ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ يُرَنِّمُونَ وَيُسَبِّحُونَ اللهَ ، نَصَبَ اللهُ كَميناً لشَعبِ عَمُّونَ وَمُوآبَ وَجَبَلِ ساعِيرَ الَّذِينَ هَاجَمُوا يَهُوذا، فَهُزِموا.

23 F or the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.

وَبَدَأ العَمُّونِيُّونَ وَالمُوآبِيُّونَ يُقاتِلُونَ أهلَ جَبَلِ ساعِيرَ، فَقَضُوا عَلَيهِمْ. وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ راحُوا يَقتُلُ أحَدُهُمُ الآخَرَ!

24 A nd when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none that escaped.

وَلَمّا وَصَلَ جَيْشُ يَهُوذا إلَى المِنطَقَةِ المُشرِفَةِ عَلَى البَرِّيَّة، نَظَرُوا إلَى جَيْشِ العَدُوِّ الكَبِيرِ، فَلَمْ يَرَوْا إلّا جُثَثاً مُلقاةً عَلَى الأرْضِ، إذْ لَمْ يَنجُ منهُمْ أحَدٌ.

25 A nd when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.

فَجاءَ يَهُوشافاطُ وَجَيشُهُ وَغَنِمُوا الأشياءَ الثَّمِينَةَ الَّتِي كانَتْ مَعَ أعدائِهِمْ. فَأخَذُوا خُيُولاً وَكُنُوزاً وَمَلابِسَ وَأشْياءَ ثَمينَةً. فَأخَذَها يَهُوشافاطُ وَجَيْشُهُ لِأنفُسِهمْ. وَكانَتْ هَذِه الغَنائِمُ أثقَلَ مِنْ أنْ يَحمِلَها يَهُوشافاطُ وَجَيْشُهُ فِي يَومٍ واحِدٍ. فَأمْضَوْا ثَلاثَةَ أيّامٍ يَنقُلُونَ الغَنائِمَ.

26 A nd on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah unto this day.

وَفي اليَوْمِ الرّابِعِ اجْتَمَعَ يَهُوشافاطُ وَجَيْشُهُ فِي «وادِي بَرَكَةَ.» – فَقَدْ بارَكُوا اللهَ وَسَبَّحُوهُ هُناكَ. لهَذا ما زالَ النّاسُ يُطلِقُونَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ المَكانِ «وادِي بَرَكَةَ.»

27 T hen they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

ثُمَّ عادَ يَهُوشافاطُ بأهلِ يَهُوذا وَالقُدْسِ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ. وَقَدْ فَرَّحَهُمْ اللهُ كَثِيراً بِسَبَبِ هَزِيمَةِ أعدائِهمْ.

28 A nd they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of Jehovah.

فَجاءُوا إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ بِقَياثيرَ وَرَبابٍ وَأبواقٍ، وَتَوَجَّهُوا إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ.

29 A nd the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.

فَخافَتْ كُلُّ المَمالكِ حَولَهُمْ اللهَ ، لِأنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا أنَّ اللهَ نَفسَهُ حارَبَ أعداءَ إسْرائِيلَ.

30 S o the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

فَاسْتَراحَتْ مَملَكَةُ يَهُوشافاطَ لِأنَّ إلَهَ يَهُوشافاطَ أراحَها مِنَ الحُرُوبِ مَعَ البِلادِ المُجاوِرَةِ. نهايَةُ حُكمِ يَهُوشافاط

31 A nd Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

حَكَمَ يَهُوشافاطُ بِلادَ يَهُوذا. وَكانَ فِي الخامِسَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ منْ عُمرِهِ لَمّا اسْتَلَمَ الحُكمَ. وَحَكَمَ خَمْساً وَعِشرينَ سَنَةً فِي القُدسِ. وَاسْمُ أُمّهِ عَزُوبَةُ بِنتُ شَلْحِي.

32 A nd he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah.

وَعاشَ يَهُوشافاطُ حَياةً مُستَقِيمَةً كَأبِيه آسا. وَلَمْ يَنْحَرِف عَنْ طَرِيقِ أبِيهِ. إذْ فَعَلَ يَهُوشافاطُ كُلَّ ما يُرْضِي اللهَ.

33 H owbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts unto the God of their fathers.

لَكنَّهُ لَمْ يَهدِمِ المُرتَفَعاتِ، وَلَمْ يُوَجِّهِ الشَّعبُ قُلُوبَهُمْ لاتِّباعِ الإلَهِ الَّذِي تَبِعَهُ آباؤهُمْ.

34 N ow the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ يَهُوشافاطُ، مِنْ أوَّلِها إلَى آخِرِها، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ في السِّجلّاتِ الرَّسمِيَّةِ لِياهُو بْنِ حَنانِي. وَهَذِهِ مَسَجَّلَةٌ فِي كِتاب تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

35 A nd after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did very wickedly:

وَبَعدَ مُدَّةٍ، عَمِلَ يَهُوشافاطُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذا مُعاهَدَةً مَعَ أخَزْيا، مَلِكِ إسْرائِيلَ الَّذِي عَمِلَ شُرُوراً.

36 a nd he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

فَاشتَرَكَ مَعَهُ فِي إرسالِ سُفُنٍ إلَى مَدِينَةِ تَرْشِيشَ. وَصَنَعا سُفُناً فِي عِصْيُونِ جابِرَ.

37 T hen Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah hath destroyed thy works. And the ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

فَنَقَلَ ألِيعَزَرُ بْنُ دُوداوا المَرِيشِيُّ رِسالَةً مِنَ اللهِ إلَى يَهُوشافاطَ قالَ فِيها: «لِأنَّكَ انضَمَمْتَ إلَى أخَزْيا، سَيُحَطِّمُ اللهُ أعْمالَكَ.» فَتَحَطَّمَتْ سُفُنُ يَهُوشافاطَ وَأخَزْيا، فَلَمْ يَقدرا أنْ يُرسِلاها إلَى تَرْشِيشَ.