1 I n the three-and-twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, for seventeen years.

اعتَلَى يَهُوآحازُ بْنُ ياهُو عَرْشَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السّامِرَةِ فِي السَّنَةِ الثّالِثَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ يُوآشَ بْنِ أخَزْيا لِيَهُوذا. وَحَكَمَ يَهُوآحازُ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.

2 A nd he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin; he departed not from them.

وَفَعَلَ يَهُوآحازُ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. وَسارَ فِي طَرِيقِ يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ ناباطَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ. فارتَكَبَ خَطاياهُ نَفْسَها وَلَمْ يَتَوَقَّف عَنِ ارتكابها.

3 A nd the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael, all those days.

فاشْتَدَّ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ. وَجَعَلَهُمْ تَحتَ سَيطَرَةِ حَزائِيلَ وَبَنْهَدَدَ بِنِ حَزائِيلَ مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً مِنَ الزَّمَنِ. اللهُ يَرحَمُ بَنِي إسْرائِيل

4 ( And Jehoahaz besought Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

حِينَئِذٍ، تَوَسَّلَ يَهُوآحازُ إلَى اللهِ أنْ يُساعِدَهُمْ. فَاسْتَجابَ لَهُ اللهُ ، لِأنَّهُ رَأى مُعاناةَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ عَلَى أيْدِي الأرامِيِّينَ.

5 A nd Jehovah gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as before.

فَأرسَلَ اللهُ مَنْ يُنقِذُ إسْرائِيلَ. فَحَرَّرَهُمْ مِنْ سَيطَرَةِ الأرامِيِّينَ. فَعادَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ كَالسّابِقِ.

6 N evertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin: they walked therein; and there remained also the Asherah in Samaria.)

غَيرَ إنَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ لَمْ يَتَوَقَّفُوا عَنِ السَّيرِ فِي طَرِيقِ عائِلَةِ يَرُبْعامَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ. فَاسْتَمَرُّوا فِي ارتِكابِ خَطاياهُ نَفسِها، وَأبقَوْا عَلَى أعمِدَةِ عَشْتَرُوتَ فِي السّامِرَةِ.

7 F or he had left of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.

وَألحَقَ مَلِكُ أرامَ هَزِيمَةً بِجَيشِ يَهُوآحازَ. وَقَضَى عَلَى مُعظَمِ جُنُودِهِ. فَلَمْ يَبقَ لإسْرائِيلَ إلّا خَمْسِينَ فارِساً، وَعَشْرَ مَرْكَباتٍ، وَعَشْرَةَ آلافِ جُندِيٍّ مِنَ المُشاةِ. وَأذَلَّهُمْ كَأنَّهُمْ تُرابٌ يُداسُ.

8 A nd the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ يهُوآحازَ وَبُطُولاتِهِ، فَهَيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

9 A nd Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria; and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

وَماتَ يَهُوآحازُ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ فِي السّامِرَةِ. وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ يَهُوآشُ مَلِكاً. حُكْمُ يَهُوآشَ لإسْرائِيل

10 I n the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, for sixteen years.

وَاعتَلَى يَهُوآشُ بْنُ آحازَ عَرشَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السّامِرَةِ فِي السَّنَةِ الثّالِثَةِ وَالسَّبْعِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ يَهُوآشَ لِيَهُوذا. وَحَكَمَ يَهُوآشُ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.

11 A nd he did evil in the sight of Jehovah; he departed not from any of the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin: he walked therein.

وَفَعَلَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. وَسارَ عَلَى نَهْجِ يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ ناباطَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ بِخَطاياهُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ، وَلَمْ يَتَوَقَّفْ عَنِ ارْتِكابِها.

12 A nd the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ يَهُوآشَ، وَحُرُوبِهِ الجَبّارَةِ مَعَ أمَصْيا، مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

13 A nd Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat upon his throne; and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

وَماتَ يَهُوآشُ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ فِي السّامِرَةِ مَعَ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ. وَخَلَفَهُ فِي الحُكمِ يَرُبْعامُ. يَهُوآشُ يَزُورُ ألِيشَع

14 A nd Elisha fell sick of his sickness in which he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, My father, my father! the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof!

وَمَرِضَ ألِيشَعُ. وَفِيما بَعْدُ ماتَ بِمَرَضِهِ هَذا. فَذَهَبَ يَهُوآشُ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ لِيَزُورَهُ، وَبَكَى عَلَيهِ وَقالَ: «يا أبِي! يا أبِي! هَلْ حانَ الآنَ وَقْتُ مَرْكَبَةِ إسْرائِيلَ وَخَيلِها؟»

15 A nd Elisha said to him, Take bow and arrows. And he took a bow and arrows.

فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ لِيَهُوآشَ: «خُذْ قَوْساً وَبَعضَ السِّهامِ.»

16 A nd he said to the king of Israel, Put thy hand upon the bow. And he put his hand; and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands,

فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ لِمَلِكِ إسْرائِيلَ: «ضَعْ يَدَكَ عَلَى القَوْسِ.» فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى القَوْسِ. ثُمَّ وَضَعَ ألِيشَعُ يَدَيهِ عَلَى يَدَيِّ المَلِكِ.

17 a nd said, Open the window eastward. And he opened. And Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, An arrow of Jehovah's deliverance, even an arrow of deliverance from the Syrians; and thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou hast consumed.

ثُمَّ قالَ ألِيشَعُ: «افتَحِ النّافِذَةَ الشَّرْقِيَّةَ.» فَفَتَحَها. فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «أطلِقِ السَّهْمَ.» فَأطلَقَهُ يَهُوآشُ. فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «هَذا هُوَ سَهْمُ نَصْرِ اللهِ عَلَى أرامَ. سَتَهْزِمُ الأرامِيِّينَ فِي أفِيقَ. وَسَتَقضِي عَلَيهِمْ.»

18 A nd he said, Take the arrows. And he took. And he said to the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

وَقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «خُذِ الأقْواسَ.» فَأخَذَها يَهُوآشُ. فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ لِمَلِكِ إسْرائِيلَ: «اضْرِبِ الأرْضَ.» فَضَرَبَ يَهُوآشُ الأرْضَ ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ، ثُمَّ تَوَقَّفَ.

19 A nd the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then wouldest thou have smitten the Syrians till thou hadst consumed; whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

فَغَضِبَ رَجُلُ اللهِ عَلَيهِ. فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «كانَ عَلَيكَ أنْ تَضْرِبَ خَمْسَ مَرّاتٍ أوْ سِتَّ مَرّاتٍ فَحِينَئِذٍ كُنْتَ سَتَقضِي عَلَى الأرامِيِّينَ قَضاءً مُبرَماً! أمّا الآنَ، فَإنَّكَ لَنْ تَهزِمَهُمْ غَيرَ ثَلاثِ مَرّاتٍ.» مُعجِزَةٌ عِندَ قَبْرِ ألِيشَع

20 A nd Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

وَماتَ ألِيشَعُ وَدُفِنَ. وَفِي يَومٍ مِنْ أيّامِ الرَّبِيعِ، جاءَتْ فِرَقُ مِنَ الجُنُودِ المُوآبِيِّينَ لِغَزوِ إسْرائِيلَ.

21 A nd it came to pass as they were burying a man, that behold, they saw the band, and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha; and the man went, and touched the bones of Elisha, and he revived, and stood upon his feet.

وَكانَ أُناسٌ يَدفِنُونَ رَجُلاً. فَلَمَّأ رَأَوْا الغُزاةَ المُوآبِيِّينَ، أسْرَعُوا بِإلقاءِ المَيِّتَ فِي قَبْرِ ألِيشَعَ. وَما إنْ مَسَّ المَيِّتُ عِظامَ ألِيشَعَ، حَتَّى عادَ إلَى الحَياةِ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى قَدَمَيهِ. يَهُوآشُ يَسْتَعِيدُ مُدُنَ إسْرائِيل

22 A nd Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

وَضايَقَ حَزائِيلُ، مَلِكُ أرامَ، إسْرائِيلَ طَوالَ أيّامِ حُكْمِ يَهُوآحازَ.

23 A nd Jehovah was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and he would not destroy them, neither did he cast them from his presence up to that time.

غَيرَ أنَّ اللهَ تَحَنَّنَ عَلَى بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ وَرَحَمَهُمْ بِسَبَبِ عَهدِهِ مَعَ إبْراهِيمَ وَإسْحَاقَ وَيَعقُوبَ. فَلَمْ يَشَأْ أنْ يَنفِيَهُمْ مِنَ الأرْضِ أوْ يَتَخَلَّى عَنْهُمْ بَعدُ.

24 A nd Hazael king of Syria died, and Ben-Hadad his son reigned in his stead.

وَماتَ حَزائِيلُ، مَلِكُ أرامَ، فَخَلَفَهُ فِي الحُكمِ بِنْهَدَدُ.

25 A nd Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father in the war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

وَقَبلَ أنْ يَمُوتَ، كانَ قَدِ اسْتَولَى عَلَى بَعضِ المُدُنِ مِنْ يَهُوآحازَ أبِي يَهُوآشَ. لَكِنَّ يَهُوآشَ عادَ وَاسْتَرَدَّ هَذِهِ المُدُنَ مِنْ بِنْهَدَد بنِ حَزَائيلَ. فَهَزَمَ يَهُوآشُ بِنْهَدَدَ ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ وَاسْتَعادَ مُدُنَ إسْرائِيلَ.