1 ث ُمَّ كَلَّمَ اللهُ ياهُو بْنَ حَنانِي وَتَنَبَّأ ضِدَّ المَلِكِ بَعشا فَقالَ:

And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

2 « رَفَعْتُكَ مِنَ الحَضِيضِ. وَجَعَلْتُكَ رَئِيساً عَلَى شَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ. لَكِنَّكَ سِرْتَ فِي طُرُقِ يَرُبْعامَ. وَجَعَلْتَ شَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ. فَأغضَبُونِي بِخَطاياهُمْ.

Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel, and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;

3 ل ِهَذا سَأقضِي عَلَيكَ وَعَلَى عائِلَتِكَ مَعَكَ. سَأفعَلُ بِكَ نَفسَ ما فَعَلْتُهُ بِيَرُبْعامَ بْنِ ناباطَ.

behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

4 ف َالَّذِي يَمُوتُ مِنْ عائِلَتِكَ فِي المَدِينَةِ سَتَأْكُلُهُ الكِلابُ. وَالَّذِي يَمُوتُ مِنْ عائِلَتِكَ فِي الحُقُولِ سَتَأْكُلُهُ الطُّيُورُ الكاسِرَةُ.»

Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat.

5 أ مّا بَقِيَةُ أعْمالِ بَعْشا وَجَبَرُوتِهِ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

6 و َماتَ بَعْشا وَدُفِنَ فِي تِرْصَةَ. وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ أيلَةُ مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ.

And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

7 و َهَكَذا تَحَقَّقَ كَلامُ اللهِ ضِدَّ بَعْشا الذي تَكَلَّمَ به عَلَى لِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ ياهُو. فَعَلَ اللهُ هَذا لِأنَّ بَعشا عَمِلَ ما لا يُرضِيهِ. فَأغضَبَ اللهَ إغضاباً شَدِيداً. إذِ ارْتَكَبَ بَعْشا الخَطايا نَفْسَها الَّتِي ارتَكَبَتْها عائِلَةُ يَرُبْعامَ. وَغَضِبَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ أيضاً لِأنَّهُ أبادَ كُلَّ عائِلَةِ يَرُبْعامَ. أيلَةُ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيل

And moreover by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of Jehovah against Baasha, and against his house, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he smote him.

8 ا عتَلَى أيلَةُ بْنُ بَعشا عَرشَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السَّنَةِ السّادِسَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِ آسا عَلَى يَهُوذا. وَحَكَمَ فِي تِرْصَةَ مُدَّةَ سَنَتَينِ.

In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and reigned two years.

9 و َكانَ زِمْرِي أحَدَ قادَةِ المَلِكِ أيلَةَ. إذْ كانَ مَسؤُولاً عَنْ نِصْفِ مَركِباتِ أيلَةَ. لَكِنَّ زِمْرِي هَذا حاكَ مُؤامَرَةً ضِدَّ أيلَةَ. كانَ أيلَةُ فِي تِرْصَةَ يَأْكُلُ وَيَسكَرُ فِي بَيتِ أرصا المَسؤُولِ عَنْ قَصْرِ المَلِكِ فِي تِرْصَةَ.

And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah:

10 ف َدَخَلَ زِمْرِي وَضَرَبَ المَلِكَ فَقَتَلَهُ وَحَكَمَ مَكانَهُ. حَدَثَ هَذا فِي السَّنَةِ السّابِعَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ آسا عَلَى يَهُوذا. زِمْرِي مَلِكُ إسْرائِيل

and Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

11 ب َعْدَ أنْ اعتَلَى زِمْرِي العَرْشَ، أبادَ كُلَّ عائِلَةِ بَعْشا، فَلَمْ يَبقَ مِنْهُمْ أحَدٌ حَيّاً. حَتَّى إنَّهُ قَتَلَ أصحابَهُ وَالمُوالِينَ لَهُ.

And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he smote all the house of Baasha: he left him not a single man-child, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.

12 ف َجاءَ قَضاءُ زِمْرِي عَلَى بَيتِ بَعْشا تَحقِيقاً لِكَلامِ اللهِ الذي تَكَلَّمَ به عَلَى لِسانِ النَّبِيِّ ياهُو ضِدَّ بَعْشا.

Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,

13 ه َذا كُلُّهُ كانَ بِسَبَبِ خَطايا بَعْشا وَخَطايا ابْنِهِ أيلَةَ. فَقَدْ أخطَآ وَجَعَلا بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ. وَصَنَعا أوثاناً فأغْضَبا اللهُ ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ.

for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned, and wherewith they made Israel to sin, to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.

14 أ مّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ أيلَةَ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

15 و َاعتَلَى زِمْرِي العَرشَ فِي السَّنَةِ السّابِعَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ آسا لِيَهُوذا. وَلَمْ يحكُم فِي تِرْصَةَ سِوى سَبعةِ أيّامٍ. فَقَدْ حَدَثَ أنَّ جَيشَ إسْرائِيلَ كانَ فِي مَدِينَةِ جِبَّثُونَ الفِلِسْطِيَّةِ.

In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

16 ف َسَمِعُوا أنَّ زِمْرِي تَآمَرَ عَلَى المَلِكِ وَقَتَلَهُ. فَنَصَّبَ كُلُّ الجُنُودِ الَّذِينَ فِي المُخَيَّمِ عُمْرِي، قائِدَ الجَيشِ، مَلِكاً.

And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also smitten the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.

17 ث ُمَّ غادَرَ عُمْرِي وَكُلُّ جُنُودِ إسْرائِيلَ جِبَّثُونَ وَتَوَجَّهُوا إلَى تِرْصَةَ. وَحاصَرُوا المَدِينَةَ ثُمَّ هاجَمُوها.

And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

18 ف َلَمّا رَأى زِمْرِي أنَّ عُمْرِي استَولَى عَلَى المَدِينَةِ، هَرَبَ إلَى القَصْرِ، وَأحرَقَ القصرَ وهو فِيهِ، فَماتَ

And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,

19 ز ِمْرِي لِأنَّهُ أخطَأ وَفَعَلَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. فَقَدْ سارَ فِي طَرِيقِ يَرُبْعامَ الَّذِي أخطَأ وَجَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ.

for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.

20 أ مّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ زِمْرِي وَمُؤامَراتِهِ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ. عُمْرِي مَلِكُ إسْرائِيل

Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

21 و َانقَسَمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ إلَى قِسْمَينِ. فَكانَ القِسْمُ الأوَّلُ يُوالِي تِبْنِي بْنَ جِينَةَ، وَأرادَ أنْ يُنَصِّبهُ مَلِكاً. أمّا القِسْمُ الثّانِي، فَكانَ يُوالِي عُمرِي.

Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.

22 ل َكِنَّ أتباعَ عُمْرِي كانُوا أقوَى مِنْ أتباعِ تِبْنِي. فَدارَتْ مَعرَكَةٌ بَينَهُما، قُتِلَ فِيها تِبْنِي، فَتَوَلَّى عُمْرِي الحُكمَ.

But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.

23 ف َاعتَلَى عُمْرِي عَرشَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السَّنَةِ الحادِيَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ آسا لِيَهُوذا. وَقَدْ حَكَمَ عُمْرِي إسْرائِيلَ اثنَتَي عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، سِتّاً مِنْها فِي مَدِينَةِ تِرْصَةَ.

In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, and reigned twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.

24 و َاشتَرَى عُمرِي جَبَلَ السّامِرَةِ مِنْ سامِرَ بِقِنْطارَينِ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ. وَبَنَى مَدِينَةً عَلَى ذَلِكَ الجَبَلِ، وَأطلَقَ عَلَيها اسْمَ «السّامِرَةِ» بَحَسَبِ اسْمِ المالِكِ السّابِقِ، سامِرَ.

And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.

25 و َفَعَلَ عُمرِي الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. بَلْ كانَ أسوَأ مِنْ كُلِّ المُلُوكِ الَّذِينَ سَبَقُوهُ.

And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.

26 و َارتَكَبَ الخَطايا نَفْسَها التي ارْتَكَبَها يَرُبْعامُ بْنُ ناباطَ، الَّذِي جَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ أيضاً. فَأغضَبُوا اللهَ ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، غَضَباً شَدِيداً، بِسَبَبِ أوْثانِهِمْ.

For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.

27 أ مّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ عُمْرِي وَجَبَرُوتِهِ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

28 و َماتَ عُمْرِي وَدُفِنَ فِي السّامِرَةِ، فَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ أخآبُ. أخآبُ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيل

So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

29 و َاعتَلَى أخآبُ بْنُ عُمْرِي عَرْشَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السَّنَةِ الثّامِنَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ آسا لِيَهُوذا. فَحَكَمَ أخآبُ فِي مَدِينَةِ السّامِرَةِ اثْنَينِ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.

And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

30 و َفَعَلَ أخآبُ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. بَلْ إنَّهُ كانَ أسوَأ مِنْ كُلِّ المُلُوكِ الَّذِينَ قَبلَهُ.

And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah above all that were before him.

31 ف َلَمْ يَكتَفِ بارتِكابِ خَطايا يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ ناباطَ وَكأنَّها قَلِيلَةٌ! بَلْ تَزَوَّجَ أيضاً إيزابَلَ بِنتَ أثْبَعَلَ مَلِكِ الصَّيدُونِيِّينَ. وَصارَ يَعْبُدُ البَعلَ كَزَوجَتِهِ.

And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

32 و َبَنَى أخآبُ فِي السّامِرَةِ هَيكَلاً لِعِبادَةِ البَعلِ، وَوَضَعَ فِيهِ مَذبَحاً.

And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

33 و َأقامَ أخآبُ عَمُوداً لِعِبادَةِ عَشْتَرُوتَ. وَفَعَلَ أُمُوراً تُغضِبُ اللهَ ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، أكثَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ المُلُوكِ الَّذِينَ سَبَقُوهُ.

And Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

34 و َفِي فَتْرَةِ حُكمِهِ، أعادَ حِيئِيلُ البَيتُئِيلِيُّ بناء مَدِينَةَ أرِيحا. وَعِندَما باشَرَ العَمَلَ فِي وَضْعِ أساساتِ المدينةِ، ماتَ ابنُهُ البِكْرُ أبِيرامُ. وَعِندَما وَضَعَ حِيئِيلُ أبواباً لِلمَدِينَةِ، ماتَ ابنُهُ الأصغَرُ، سَجُوبُ. حَدَثَ هَذا تَحقِيقاً لِما قالَهُ اللهُ عَلَى فَمِ يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونَ.

In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof with the loss of Abiram his first-born, and set up the gates thereof with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.