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

In 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, and reigned seventeen years.

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

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

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

And 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 Benhadad the son of Hazael, continually.

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

And Jehoahaz besought Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkened unto him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them.

5 ف َأرسَلَ اللهُ مَنْ يُنقِذُ إسْرائِيلَ. فَحَرَّرَهُمْ مِنْ سَيطَرَةِ الأرامِيِّينَ. فَعادَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ كَالسّابِقِ.

(And 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 beforetime.

6 غ َيرَ 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.

Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin, but walked therein: and there remained the Asherah also in Samaria.)

7 و َألحَقَ 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.

For he left not to Jehoahaz of the people save fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria destroyed them, and made them like the dust in threshing.

8 أ مّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ يهُوآحازَ وَبُطُولاتِهِ، فَهَيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

Now 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?

9 و َماتَ يَهُوآحازُ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ فِي السّامِرَةِ. وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ يَهُوآشُ مَلِكاً. حُكْمُ يَهُوآشَ لإسْرائِيل

And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

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

In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.

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

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; but he walked therein.

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

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

13 و َماتَ يَهُوآشُ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ فِي السّامِرَةِ مَعَ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ. وَخَلَفَهُ فِي الحُكمِ يَرُبْعامُ. يَهُوآشُ يَزُورُ ألِيشَع

And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

14 و َمَرِضَ 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؟»

Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died: and Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over him, and said, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!

15 ف َقالَ ألِيشَعُ لِيَهُوآشَ: «خُذْ قَوْساً وَبَعضَ السِّهامِ.»

And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows; and he took unto him bow and arrows.

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

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

17 ث ُمَّ 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.»

And he said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. And he said, Jehovah's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

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

And he said, Take the arrows; and he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground; and he smote thrice, and stayed.

19 ف َغَضِبَ 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

And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times: then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it, whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

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

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

21 و َكانَ 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

And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

22 و َضايَقَ حَزائِيلُ، مَلِكُ أرامَ، إسْرائِيلَ طَوالَ أيّامِ حُكْمِ يَهُوآحازَ.

And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

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

But Jehovah was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

24 و َماتَ حَزائِيلُ، مَلِكُ أرامَ، فَخَلَفَهُ فِي الحُكمِ بِنْهَدَدُ.

And Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead.

25 و َقَبلَ 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.

And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel.