1 و َلَمّا رَأتْ عَثَلْيا أُمُّ أخَزْيا أنَّ ابْنَها ماتَ، قامَتْ وَقَتَلَتْ كُلَّ أبْناءِ المَلِكِ.

And Athaliah mother of Ahaziah, and she hath seen that her son dead, and she riseth, and destroyeth all the seed of the kingdom;

2 أ مّا يَهُوشَبَعُ بِنْتُ المَلِكِ يُورامَ، وَأُخْتُ أخَزْيا، فَقَدْ خَطَفَتْ يُوآشَ بْنَ أخَزْيا مِنْ بَيْنِ إخْوَتِهِ قَبلَ أنْ يُقْتَلُوا، وَخَبَّأتْهُ هُوَ وَمُرضِعَتُهُ فِي غُرفَةِ نَومِها مِنْ عَثَلْيا فَلَمْ تَتَمَكَّنْ مِنْ قَتلِهِ.

and Jehosheba daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, taketh Joash son of Ahaziah, and stealeth him out of the midst of the sons of the king who are put to death, him and his nurse, in the inner part of the bed-chambers, and they hide him from the presence of Athaliah, and he hath not been put to death,

3 ف َبَقيَ يُوآشُ مُخبَّأً فِي بَيتِ اللهِ مَعَ يَهُوشَبَعَ سِتَّ سَنَواتٍ. وَأثناءَ هَذِهِ المُدَّةِ، كانَتْ عَثَلْيا تَحْكُمُ مَملَكَةَ يَهُوذا.

and he is with her, in the house of Jehovah, hiding himself, six years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land.

4 و َفِي السَّنَةِ السّابِعَةِ، اسْتَدعَى رَئِيسُ الكَهَنَةِ يَهُوياداعُ قادَةَ الحَرَسِ المَلَكِيِّ وَالسُّعاةِ. وَجَمَعَهُمْ مَعاً فِي بَيتِ اللهِ. ثُمَّ قَطَعَ مَعَهُمْ عَهداً بِقَسَمٍ. ثُمَّ أراهُمُ ابْنَ المَلِكِ.

And in the seventh year hath Jehoiada sent and taketh the heads of the hundreds, of the executioners and of the runners, and bringeth them in unto him, to the house of Jehovah, and maketh with them a covenant, and causeth them to swear in the house of Jehovah, and sheweth them the son of the king,

5 و َأوْصاهُمْ يَهُوياداعُ، فَقالَ: «ثُلْثُكُمُ الَّذِينَ عَلَيهِمْ نَوْبَةَ يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ، وَالَّذِينَ عَلَيهِمْ حِراسةُ بَيتِ المَلِكِ.

and commandeth them, saying, `This the thing that ye do; The third of you going in on the sabbath, and keepers of the charge of the house of the king,

6 و َثُلْثُكُمُ المُكَلَّفُ بِحِراسَةِ بابِ السُّورِ، وَثُلْثُكُمُ المُكَلَّفُ بِحِراسَةِ بَوّابةِ الحُرّاسِ، عَلَيكُمْ جَمِيعاً أنْ تَحْرُسُوا القَصْرَ.

and the third at the gate of Sur, and the third at the gate behind the runners, and ye have kept the charge of the house pulled down;

7 و َعَلَى فِرْقَتَينِ مِنْكُمْ – مِنَ الَّذينَ يُجْبَرُونَ عَلَى حِراسَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ يَوْمَ إجازَتِهِمُ: يَومَ السَّبْتِ –

and two parts of you, all going out on the sabbath -- they have kept the charge of the house of Jehovah about the king,

8 أ نْ تُحِيطَا بِالمَلِكِ. كُونُوا مَعَ المَلِكِ حَيثُما ذَهَبَ. وَأحِيطُوا بِهِ كُلُّكُمْ، وَيَدُ كُلٍّ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى مِقبَضِ سَيفِهِ. وَاقتُلُوا كُلَّ مَنْ يُحاوِلُ اخْتِراقَ صُفُوفِكُمْ.»

and ye have compassed the king round about, each with his weapons in his hand, and he who is coming unto the ranges is put to death; and be ye with the king in his going out and in his coming in.'

9 ف َنَفَّذَ القادَةُ كُلَّ أوامِرِ الكاهِنِ يَهُوياداعَ. فَأخَذَ كُلُّ قائِدٍ رِجالَهُ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ يَومَ السَّبْتِ أوْ لا يَعْمَلُونَ، وَأتَوا إلَى الكاهِنِ يَهُوياداعَ.

And the heads of the hundreds do according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and take each his men going in on the sabbath, with those going out on the sabbath, and come in unto Jehoiada the priest,

10 ف َأعْطى الكاهِنُ القادَةَ حِراباً وَأتْراساً كانَ داوُدُ قَدْ أوْدَعَها فِي بَيتِ اللهِ.

and the priest giveth to the heads of the hundreds the spears and the shields that king David had, that in the house of Jehovah.

11 و َوَقَفَ هَؤُلاءِ الحُرّاسُ وَأسلِحَتُهُمْ فِي أيدِيهِمْ مِنْ جانِبِ الهَيْكَلِ الأيْمَنِ إلَى جانِبِهِ الأيْسَرِ. وَأحاطُوا بِالمَذبَحِ وَالهَيكَلِ وَالمَلِكِ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ لَدَى دُخُولِهِ الهَيكَلَ.

And the runners stand, each with his weapons in his hand, from the right shoulder of the house unto the left shoulder of the house, by the altar and by the house, by the king round about;

12 و َأخرَجَ هَؤُلاءِ يُوآشَ وَوَضَعُوا التّاجَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَأعلَنُوا وَلاءَهُمْ لَهُمْ فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ. ثُمَّ مَسَحُوهُ وَنَصَّبُوهُ مَلِكاً. وَصَفَّقُوا لَهُ بِأيدِيهِمْ وَهَتَفُوا: «يَعيشُ المَلِكُ!»

and he bringeth out the son of the king, and putteth on him the crown, and the testimony, and they make him king, and anoint him, and smite the hand, and say, `Let the king live.'

13 و َسَمِعَتِ المَلِكَةُ عَثَلْيا الضَّجِيجَ الصّادِرَ عَنِ الحَرَسِ وَالشَّعْبِ. فَدَخَلَتْ إلَى هَيكَلِ اللهِ حَيْثُ كانَ الشَّعبُ.

And Athaliah heareth the voice of the runners of the people, and she cometh in unto the people, to the house of Jehovah,

14 و َنَظَرَتْ فَرَأتِ المَلِكَ واقِفاً عِندَ العَمُودِ حَسَبَ عادَةِ المُلُوكِ. وَرَأتْ أيضاً القادَةَ وَضارِبِي الأبواقِ يَنفُخُونَ الأبواقَ ابتِهاجاً بِالمَلِكِ. حِينَئِذٍ، شَقَّتْ ثِيابَها احتِجاجاً وَاسْتِنكاراً، وَصَرَخَتْ: «هَذِهِ خِيانَةٌ! هَذِهِ خِيانَةٌ!»

and looketh, and lo, the king is standing by the pillar, according to the ordinance, and the heads, and the trumpets, by the king, and all the people of the land are rejoicing, and blowing with trumpets, and Athaliah rendeth her garments, and calleth, `Conspiracy! conspiracy!'

15 و َأمَرَ الكاهِنُ القادَةَ المَسْؤُولِينَ عَنِ الجُنُودِ فَقالَ: «أخرِجُوا عَثَلْيا خارِجَ ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ. وَإذا أرادَ أحَدٌ أنْ يَأْتِيَ لِلدِّفاعِ عَنْها، فاقتُلُوهُ. لَكِنْ لا تُقْتَل فِي بَيتِ اللهِ.»

And Jehoiada the priest commandeth the heads of the hundreds, inspectors of the force, and saith unto them, `Bring her out unto the outside of the ranges, and him who is going after her, put to death by the sword:' for the priest had said, `Let her not be put to death in the house of Jehovah.'

16 ف َأمسَكَ الجُنُودُ بِعَثَلْيا. وَاقتادُوها عَبْرَ طَرِيقِ الخَيلِ إلَى مَدخَلِ القَصْرِ. وَقَتَلُوها هُناكَ.

And they make for her sides, and she entereth the way of the entering in of the horses to the house of the king, and is put to death there.

17 و َبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، قَطَعَ يَهُوياداعُ عَهْداً بَينَ اللهِ وَالمَلِكِ وَالشَّعْبِ أنْ يَكُونُوا أوْفِياءً للهِ. وَقَطَعَ يَهُوياداعُ عَهداً أيضاً بَينَ المَلِكِ وَالشَّعْبِ.

And Jehoiada maketh the covenant between Jehovah and the king and the people, to be for a people to Jehovah, and between the king and the people.

18 و َذَهَبَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعبِ إلَى مَعبَدِ البَعلِ. وَدَمَّرُوا تِمثالَهُ وَمَذابِحَهُ، وَكَسَّرُوها تَماماً. وَقَتَلُوا أيضاً مَتّانَ، كاهِنَ البَعلِ، أمامَ مَذابِحِ البَعلِ. فَعَيَّنَ الكاهِنُ يَهُوياداعُ مُشْرِفِينَ عَلَى بَيتِ اللهِ.

And all the people of the land go in to the house of Baal, and break it down, its altars and its images they have thoroughly broken, and Mattan priest of Baal they have slain before the altars; and the priest setteth inspectors over the house of Jehovah,

19 و َأخَذَ يَهُوياداعُ ضُبّاطَ الجَيشِ وَالحَرَسَ الخاصَّ، وَكُلَّ شَعبِ الأرْضِ مَعَهُ. ثُمَّ أخرَجَ المَلكَ منْ بَيتِ اللهِ. وَعَبَرُوا بَوّابَةَ الحَرَسِ إلَى بَيت المَلِكِ. وَهُناكَ أجلَسُوا المَلِكَ عَلَى العَرشِ.

and taketh the heads of the hundreds, and the executioners, and the runners, and all the people of the land, and they bring down the king from the house of Jehovah, and come by the way of the gate of the runners, to the house of the king, and he sitteth on the throne of the kings.

20 ف َفَرِحَ جِدّاً كُلُّ شَعبِ يَهُوذا، استَراحَتْ مَدِينَةُ القُدسِ بَعْدَ أنْ قُتِلَتْ عَثَلْيا بِالسَّيفِ قُرْبَ بَيتِ المَلِكِ.

And all the people of the land rejoice, and the city quiet, and Athaliah they have put to death by the sword in the house of the king;

21 و َكانَ يُوآشُ فِي السّابِعَةِ مِنْ عُمرِهِ عِندَما تَوَلَّى الحُكْمَ.

a son of seven years is Jehoash in his reigning.