1 و َكانَ لأخآبَ سَبْعُونَ ابْناً فِي السّامِرَةِ. فَكَتَبَ ياهُو رَسائِلَ وَأرْسَلَها إلَى السّامِرَةِ إلَى رُؤَساءِ يَزْرَعِيلَ وَقادَتِهاِ فِي السّامِرَةِ وَإلَى مُرَبِّي أولادِ أخآبَ. وَجاءَ فِيها:

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote and sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to those who reared Ahab’s sons, saying:

2 « أنتُمْ لَدَيكُمْ مَرْكِباتٌ وَخَيلٌ وَأسلِحَةٌ وَمَدِينَةٌ مُحَصَّنَةٌ، وَلَدَيكُمْ أولادُ سَيِّدِكُمْ. فَحالَما تَصِلُكُمْ رِسالَتِي هَذِهِ،

Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and weapons,

3 ا ختارُوا الأفضَلَ وَالأجدَرَ مِنْ أولادِ سَيِّدِكُمْ، وَاجعَلُوهُ مَلِكاً مَكانَ أبِيهِ. ثُمَّ حارِبُوا دِفاعاً عَنْ عائِلَةِ سَيِّدِكُمْ.»

choose the best qualified of your master’s sons, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.

4 ل َكِنَّهُمْ خافُوا كَثِيراً وَقالُوا: «لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ مَلِكانِ اثْنانِ أنْ يَصمِدا فِي وَجهِ ياهُو، فَكَيفَ نَسْتَطِيعُ نَحنُ؟»

But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, “Look, two kings could not stand up to him; how then can we stand?”

5 ف َأرْسَلَ المَسْؤُولُ عَنْ بَيتِ أخآبَ، وَرَئِيسُ المَدِينَةِ، وَمُرَبُّو أولادِ المَلِكِ رِسالَةً جَوابِيَّةً إلَى ياهُو قالُوا فِيها: «نَحْنُ نُعلِنُ وَلاءَنا لَكَ. وَلَنْ نُنَصِّبَ مَلِكاً عَلَينا. بَلْ سَنَفعَلُ كُلَّ ما تَقُولُهُ لَنا. وَافْعَلْ ما تَراهُ مُناسِباً.» قادَةُ السّامِرَةِ يَقتُلُونَ أبناءَ أخآب

And he who was in charge of the house, and he who was in charge of the city, the elders also, and those who reared the sons, sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, we will do all you tell us; but we will not make anyone king. Do what is good in your sight.”

6 ف َكَتَبَ ياهُو رِسالَةً أُخْرَى إلَى هَؤُلاءِ القادَةِ قالَ فِيها: «إذا أرَدْتُمْ أنْ تُبَرْهِنُوا أنَّكُمْ مُوالُونَ لِي وَجادُّونَ فِي طاعَتِي، فاقطَعُوا رُؤُوسَ أولادِ أخآبَ، وَأحضِرُوها إلَيَّ فِي يَزرَعِيلَ فِي مِثلِ هَذا الوَقتِ مِنْ يَومِ غَدٍ.» وَكانَ لأخآبَ سَبْعُونَ ابْناً كانُوا مَعَ قادَةِ المَدِينَةِ الَّذِينَ رَبُّوهُمْ.

Then he wrote a second letter to them, saying: If you are for me and will obey my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow. Now the king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were rearing them.

7 ف َلَمّا اسْتَلَمَ قادَةُ المَدِينَةِ الرِّسالَةَ، أخَذُوا أولادَ المَلِكِ السَّبْعِينَ وَقَتَلُوهُمْ جَمِيعاً. ثُمَّ وَضَعُوا رُؤُوسَهُمْ فِي سِلالٍ وَأرْسَلُوها إلَى ياهُو فِي يَزرَعِيلَ.

So it was, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons and slaughtered seventy persons, put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel.

8 ف َجاءَ الرَّسُولُ إلَى ياهُو وَقالَ لَهُ: «لَقَدْ أحضَرُوا رُؤُوسَ أبناءِ المَلِكِ.» فَقالَ ياهُو: «كَوِّمُوا الرُّؤُوسَ كَوْمَتَينِ عِندَ بابِ المَدِينَةِ حَتَّى الصَّباحِ.»

Then a messenger came and told him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” And he said, “Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.”

9 و َفِي الصَّباحِ خَرَجَ ياهُو وَوَقَفَ أمامَ الشَّعبِ وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «أنتُمْ أبْرِياءُ. ها أنا قَدْ تَمَرَّدْتُ عَلَى سَيِّدِي وَقَتَلْتُهُ. لَكِنْ مَنْ قَتَلَ أبناءَ أخآبَ هَؤُلاء؟ أنتُمْ قَتَلْتُمُوهُمْ!

So it was, in the morning, that he went out and stood, and said to all the people, “You are righteous. Indeed I conspired against my master and killed him; but who killed all these?

10 ف َلْيَكُنْ مَعلُوماً لَدَيكُمْ أنَّ كُلَّ ما أنْبَأ بِهِ اللهُ لا بُدَّ أنْ يَتَحَقَّقَ. وَقَدْ تَكَلَّمَ اللهُ عَنْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ عَنْ عائِلَةِ أخآبَ مِنْ خِلالِ إيلِيّا. وَها قَدْ فَعَلَ اللهُ ما تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ.»

Know now that nothing shall fall to the earth of the word of the Lord which the Lord spoke concerning the house of Ahab; for the Lord has done what He spoke by His servant Elijah.”

11 ف َقَتَلَ ياهُو كُلَّ أفرادِ عائِلَةِ أخآبَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي يَزرَعِيلَ. قَتَلَ قادَتَهُمْ وَأصْدِقاءَهُمْ وَكَهَنَتَهُمْ، فَلَمْ يَنجُ أحَدٌ مِنهُمْ. ياهُو يَقتُلُ كُلَّ أقارِبِ أخَزْيا

So Jehu killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men and his close acquaintances and his priests, until he left him none remaining. Ahaziah’s Forty-two Brothers Killed

12 و َغادَرَ ياهُو يَزرَعِيلَ إلَى السّامِرَةِ. وَتَوَقَّفَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فِي مَكانٍ يُدعَى «مُخَيَّمَ الرّاعِي.»

And he arose and departed and went to Samaria. On the way, at Beth Eked of the Shepherds,

13 و َصادَفَ هُناكَ أقارِبَ أخَزْيا، مَلِكِ يَهُوذا. فَسَألَهُمْ ياهُو: «مَنْ تَكُونُونَ؟» فَأجابُوا: «نَحنُ أقرِباءُ أخَزْيا مَلِكِ يَهُوذا. وَقَدْ نَزَلْنا لِكَي نَزُورَ أبناءَ المَلِكِ وَأبناءَ المَلِكَةِ الأُمِّ.»

Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, “Who are you?” So they answered, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah; we have come down to greet the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother.”

14 ف َقالَ ياهُو: «أمسِكُوا بِهِمْ أحياءً.» فَأمسَكُوا بِهِمْ أحياءَ. وَكانَ عَدَدُهُمُ اثْنَينِ وَأربَعِينَ رَجُلاً. فَقَتَلَهُمْ عِندَ البِئْرِ قُرْبَ بَيتِ عَقْدٍ، وَلَمْ يَعفُ عَنْ أحَدٍ مِنهُمْ. ياهُو يُلاقِي يَهُوناداب

And he said, “Take them alive!” So they took them alive, and killed them at the well of Beth Eked, forty-two men; and he left none of them. The Rest of Ahab’s Family Killed

15 و َبَعدَ أنِ انطَلَقَ مِنْ هُناكَ، قابَلَ يَهُونادابَ بْنَ رَكابٍ الَّذِي كانَ قادِماً لِلِقائِهِ. فَحَيّا ياهُو يَهُونادابَ وَقالَ لَهُ: «هَلْ أنتَ وَفِيٌّ لِي كَما أنا لَكَ؟» فَأجابَ يَهُونادابُ: «نَعَمْ، هَذا أمْرٌ أكِيدٌ.» فَقالَ ياهُو: «إنْ كانَ الأمْرُ كَذَلِكَ، فَأعطِنِي يَدَكَ.» ثُمَّ مَدَّ ياهُو يَدَهُ وَأصعَدَهُ إلَى المَركَبَةِ.

Now when he departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab, coming to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart right, as my heart is toward your heart?” And Jehonadab answered, “It is.” Jehu said, “If it is, give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot.

16 و َقالَ ياهُو: «تَعالَ مَعِي، وَسَأُرِيكَ مَدَى غَيرَتِي للهِ.» رَكِبَ يَهُونادابُ فِي مَركَبَةِ ياهُو.

Then he said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord.” So they had him ride in his chariot.

17 و َجاءَ ياهُو إلَى السّامِرَةِ وَقَتَلَ كُلَّ عائِلَةِ أخآبَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا ما يَزالُونَ عَلَى قَيدِ الحَياةِ فِي السّامِرَةِ. أبادَهُمْ جَمِيعاً، كَما أنْبَأ اللهُ عَلَى لِسانِ إيلِيّا. ياهُو يَجمَعُ عابِدِي البَعل

And when he came to Samaria, he killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed them, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke to Elijah. Worshipers of Baal Killed

18 ث ُمَّ جَمَعَ ياهُو الشَّعبَ مَعاً، وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لَقَدْ خَدَمَ أخآبُ البَعلَ خِدمَةً قَليلَةً. وَأمّا أنا فَسَأخدِمُهُ خِدمَةً كَبِيرَةً وكَثِيرَةً!

Then Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little, Jehu will serve him much.

19 و َالآنَ، استَدعُوا كُلَّ كَهَنَةِ البَعلِ وَأنبِيائِهِ، وَكُلَّ مَنْ يَعبُدُ البَعلَ. لا تَدَعُوا أحَداً مِنْهُمْ يُفَوِّتُ هَذا الاجْتِماعَ. فَأنا سَأُقَدِّمُ ذَبِيحَةً عَظِيمَةً لِلبَعلِ. وَسَأقتُلُ كُلَّ مَنْ لا يَحضُرُ هَذا الاجْتِماعَ!» لَكِنَّ ياهُو كانَ يَحتالُ عَلَيهِمْ. إذْ كانَ يَنوِي أنْ يَقضِيَ عَلَى عابِدِي البَعلِ.

Now therefore, call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. Let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu acted deceptively, with the intent of destroying the worshipers of Baal.

20 و َقالَ ياهُو: «أقِيمُوا اجتِماعاً مُقَدَّساً لِلبَعلِ.» فَأعلَنَ الكَهَنَةُ عَنِ الاجْتِماعِ.

And Jehu said, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they proclaimed it.

21 ف َأرسَلَ ياهُو رِسالَةً إلَى جَمِيعِ أنحاءِ أرْضِ إسْرائِيلَ. فَجاءَ كُلُّ عابِدِي البَعلِ. لَمْ يَتَخَلَّفْ أحَدٌ عَنِ الحُضُورِ. وَدَخَلُوا مَعبَدَ البَعلِ، فامتَلأ بِالنّاسِ.

Then Jehu sent throughout all Israel; and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. So they came into the temple of Baal, and the temple of Baal was full from one end to the other.

22 ح ِينَئِذٍ، قالَ ياهُو لِلرَّجُلِ المَسؤُولِ المُوَكَّلِ عَلَى ثِيابِ العِبادَةِ: «أحضِرْ ثِيابَ العِبادَةِ لِعابِدِي البَعلِ.» فَأخرَجَ الثِّيابَ لَهُمْ.

And he said to the one in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out vestments for all the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought out vestments for them.

23 ث ُمَّ دَخَلَ ياهُو وَيَهُونادابُ بْنُ رَكابٍ إلَى مَعبَدِ البَعلِ. وَقالَ ياهُو لِعابِدِي البَعلِ: «انظُرُوا حَولَكُمْ وَتَحَقَّقُوا مِنْ أنَّهُ لا يُوجَدُ بَينَكُمْ أحَدٌ مِنْ خُدّامِ اللهِ. تَحَقَّقُوا مِنْ أنَّهُ لا يُوجَدُ هُنا إلّا مَنْ يَعبُدُونَ البَعلَ.»

Then Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Rechab went into the temple of Baal, and said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search and see that no servants of the Lord are here with you, but only the worshipers of Baal.”

24 و َبَعدَ أنْ تَحَقَّقُوا مِنْ ذَلِكَ، دَخَلَ أنبِياءُ البَعلِ لِكَي يُقَدِّمُوا تَقدِماتٍ وَذَبائِحَ لَهُ. أمّا خارِجَ الهَيكَلِ، فَقَدْ كانَ هُناكَ ثَمانُونَ جُندِيّاً أحضَرَهُمْ ياهُو. فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لا تَدَعُوا أحَداً يَهرُبُ. وَمَنْ يَسمَحُ لِأحَدٍ بِأنْ يَهرُبَ سَيَدفَعُ حَياتَهُ ثَمَناً لِذَلِكَ.»

So they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed for himself eighty men on the outside, and had said, “ If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escapes, whoever lets him escape, it shall be his life for the life of the other.”

25 و َحالَما انتَهَى ياهُو مِنْ تَقدِيمِ التَّقْدِماتِ وَالذَّبائِحِ. قالَ ياهُو لِلحُرّاسِ وَالقادَةِ: «ادخُلُوا وَاقتُلُوا عابِدِي البَعلِ. وَلا تَدَعُوا أحَداً مِنْهُمْ يَخرُجُ مِنَ الهَيكَلِ حَيّاً.» فَقَتَلُوهُمْ بِالسَّيفِ. وَرَمُوا جُثَثَهُم فِي الخارِجِ. ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الحَرَسُ وَالقادَةُ إلَى الغُرْفَةِ الرَّئِيسِيَّةِ لِمَعبَدِ البَعلِ.

Now it happened, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, “Go in and kill them; let no one come out!” And they killed them with the edge of the sword; then the guards and the officers threw them out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.

26 و َأخرَجُوا الأنْصابَ التَّذْكارِيَّةَ مِنْ مَعبَدِ البَعلِ، وَأحْرَقُوا المَعبَدَ.

And they brought the sacred pillars out of the temple of Baal and burned them.

27 ث ُمَّ سَحَقُوا تِلكَ الأنْصابَ وَمَعبَدَ البَعلِ. وَحَوَّلُوا مَعبَدَ البَعلِ إلَى مِرْحاضٍ عامٍّ مازالَ يُسْتَخدَمُ إلَى هَذا اليَومِ.

Then they broke down the sacred pillar of Baal, and tore down the temple of Baal and made it a refuse dump to this day.

28 و َهَكَذا قَضَى ياهُو عَلَى عِبادَةِ البَعلِ فِي إسْرائِيلَ.

Thus Jehu destroyed Baal from Israel.

29 غ َيرَ أنَّهُ لَمْ يَتْرُك تَماماً خَطايا يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ ناباطَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ. إذْ لَمْ يُحَطِّمِ العِجلَينِ الذَّهَبِيَّينِ فِي بَيتِ إيلَ وَفِي دانَ. ياهُو يَحكُمُ إسْرائِيل

However Jehu did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin, that is, from the golden calves that were at Bethel and Dan.

30 و َقالَ اللهُ لِياهُو: «أحسَنْتَ صُنعاً. قَدْ فَعَلْتَ ما يُرضِينِي، حَيثُ قَضَيتَ عَلَى عائِلَةِ أخآبَ حَسَبَ مَشِيئَتِي. لِهَذا سَيَحكُمُ نَسلُكَ إسْرائِيلَ إلَى الجِيلِ الرّابِعِ.»

And the Lord said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in doing what is right in My sight, and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation. ”

31 غ َيرَ أنَّ ياهُو لَمْ يَحرِصْ عَلَى إطاعَةِ شَرِيعَةِ اللهِ ، إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ بِكُلِّ قَلبِهِ. فَقَدْ سارَ عَلَى خُطَى يَرُبْعامَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ. حَزائِيلُ يَهزِمُ إسْرائِيل

But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart; for he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin. Death of Jehu

32 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، بَدَأ اللهُ يَقتَطِعُ أجزاءً مِنْ أرْضِ إسْرائِيلَ وَيُعطِيها لِأُمَمٍ أُخْرَى. وَهاجَمَ حَزائِيلُ مَلِكُ أرامَ إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ حُدُودِها وَهَزَمَها.

In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Israel; and Hazael conquered them in all the territory of Israel

33 و َاسْتَولَى عَلَى كُلِّ أرْضِ جِلْعادَ، أيْ الأراضِي الَّتِي كانَتْ لِعَشائِرِ جادَ وَرَأُوبَيْنَ وَمَنَسَّى. وَاسْتَولَى عَلَى كُلِّ الأرْضِ مِنْ عَرُوعِيرَ قُرْبَ وادِي أرنُونَ إلَى جِلْعادَ وَباشانَ. مَوْتُ ياهُو

from the Jordan eastward: all the land of Gilead—Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh—from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, including Gilead and Bashan.

34 أ مّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ ياهُو وَجَبَرُوتِهِ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

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

35 و َماتَ ياهُو وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ. وَدُفِنَ فِي السّامِرَةِ. وَتَوَلَّى عَرْشَ إسْرائِيلَ بَعدَهُ ابْنُهُ يَهُوآحازُ.

So Jehu rested with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. Then Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.

36 و َقَدْ حَكَمَ ياهو مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ مُدَّةَ ثَمانٍ وَعَشْرِينَ سَنَةً فِي مَدِينةِ السّامِرَةِ.

And the period that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.