1 و َصارَ يَهُورامُ بْنُ أخآبَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ فِي السّامِرَةِ. كانَ ذَلِكَ فِي السَّنَةِ الثّامِنَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكْمِ يَهُوشافاطَ لِيَهُوذا. وَحَكَمَ اثْنَتَي عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel at Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
2 و َفَعَلَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى الدَّرَجَة نَفْسِها مِنَ الشَّرِّ مِثلَ أبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ. فَقَدْ أزالَ التِّمثالَ الَّذِي نَصَبَهُ أبُوهُ لِعِبادَةِ البَعلِ.
And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.
3 غ َيرَ أنَّهُ وَاصَلَ ارْتِكابَ نَفْسِ خَطايا يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ ناباطَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ. اسْتَمَرَّ بَذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَتَوَقَّفْ. انفِصالُ مُوآبَ عَنْ إسْرائِيل
Nevertheless he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin; he did not depart from them.
4 ك انَ مِيشَعُ مَلِكُ مُوآبَ يَملِكُ مَواشِيَ كَثِيرَةً. وَكانَ يُعْطِي مِئَةَ ألفِ حَمَلٍ، وَمِئَةَ ألفِ كَبْشٍ وَصُوفاً كَضَريبَةٍ سَنَويَّةً لِمَلِكِ إسْرائِيلَ.
Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheepbreeder, and he regularly paid the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams.
5 ل َكِنْ عِنْدَما ماتَ أخآبُ، تَمَرَّدَ عَلَى مَلِكِ إسْرائِيلَ.
But it happened, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 ف َخَرَجَ المَلِكُ يَهُورامُ، وَحَشَدَ كُلَّ جُنُودِ إسْرائِيلَ.
So King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel.
7 و َأرسَلَ يَهُورامُ رُسُلاً إلَى يَهُوشافاطَ، مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، فَقالَ فِي رِسالَتِه: «تَمَرَّدَ عَلَيَّ مَلِكُ مُوآبَ، فَهَلْ تَذهَبُ مَعِي لِمُقاتَلَةِ المُوآبِيِّينَ؟» فَقالَ يَهُوشافاطُ: «سَأُشارِكُكَ فِي المَعْرَكَةِ كَأنَّها مَعْرَكَتِي، وَسَيَكُونُ جَيشِي وَخُيُولِي كَأنَّهُمْ جَيشُكَ وَخُيُولُكَ أنْتَ.» المُلُوكُ الثَّلاثَةُ يَطلُبُونَ نَصِيحَةَ ألِيشَع
Then he went and sent to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” And he said, “I will go up; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”
8 ف َسَألَ يَهُوشافاطُ يَهُورامَ: «مِنْ أيِّ طَرِيقٍ نَذْهَبَ؟» فَأجابَ يَهُورامُ: «نَذْهَبَ عَبْرَ بَرِّيَّةِ أدُومَ.»
Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “By way of the Wilderness of Edom.”
9 ف َذَهَبَ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ مَعَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذا وَمَلِكِ أدُومَ. وَسارُوا سَبْعَةَ أيّامٍ. فَلَمْ يَتَبَقَّ ما يَكفِي مِنَ الماءِ لِلجَيشِ وَالحَيَواناتِ.
So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they marched on that roundabout route seven days; and there was no water for the army, nor for the animals that followed them.
10 و َأخِيراً قالَ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ: «أخشَى أنْ يَكُونَ اللهُ قَدْ جَمَعَنا نَحنُ المُلُوكَ الثَّلاثَةَ لِيَهْزِمَنا المُوآبِيُّونَ!»
And the king of Israel said, “Alas! For the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
11 ل َكِنَّ يَهُوشافاطَ قالَ: «لَيتَنا نَجِدُ نَبِيّاً مِنْ أنبِياءِ اللهِ هُنا، حَتَّى نَسألَ اللهَ مِنْ خِلالِهِ ماذا يَنبَغِي أنْ نَفعَلَ.» فَأجابَ أحَدُ خُدّامِ مَلِكِ إسْرائِيلَ: «يُوجَدُ هُنا ألِيشَعُ بْنُ شافاطَ الَّذِي كانَ خادِمَ إيلِيّا.»
But Jehoshaphat said, “ Is there no prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of the Lord by him?” So one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”
12 ف َقالَ يَهُوشافاطُ: « اللهُ يَأْتَمِنُ أليشَعَ عَلَى رَسائِلِهِ.» فَنَزَلَ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ وَيَهُوشافاطُ وَمَلِكُ أدُومَ لِيَرَوْا ألِيشَعَ.
And Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 ف َقالَ ألِيشَعُ لِمَلِكِ إسْرائِيلَ: «ماذا تُرِيدُ مِنِّي؟ اذهَبْ إلَى أنبِياءِ أبِيكَ وَأُمِّكَ!» فَقالَ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ لألِيشَعَ: «لا، فَقَدْ جِئْنا إلَيكَ لِأنَّ اللهَ قَدْ دَعانا نَحْنُ المُلُوكَ الثَّلاثَةَ مَعاً لِيَهْزِمَنا المُوآبِيُّونَ. لِهَذا نَحتاجُ إلَى عَوْنِكَ وَمَشُورَتِكَ.»
Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother.” But the king of Israel said to him, “No, for the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
14 ف َقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «أُقسِمُ بِاللهِ الحَيِّ القَدِيرِ، ما كُنْتُ لأَنظُرَ إلَى وَجهِكَ أوْ أُقِيمُ لَكَ اعتِباراً لَولا خاطِرُ يَهُوشافاطَ، مَلِكِ يَهُوذا.
And Elisha said, “ As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you.
15 و َالآنَ، هاتُوا لِي شَخْصاً يَعزِفُ عَلَى العُودِ.» فَلَمّا عَزَفَ العَوّادُ، حَلَّ عَلَيهِ رُوحُ اللهِ.
But now bring me a musician.” Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
16 و َقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: ‹احْفُرُوا حُفَراً كَثيرَةً فِي هَذا الوادِي.›
And he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’
17 ف َهَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: ‹لَنْ تَرَوْا رِيْحاً، وَلَنْ تَرَوْا مَطَراً. لَكِنَّ هَذا الوادِيَ سَيَمْتَلِئُ ماءً، فَتَشْرَبُونَ أنْتُمْ وَماشِيَتُكُمْ وَحَيوانَتُكُمْ.›
For thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.’
18 ه َذا أمْرٌ هَيِّنٌ عَلَى اللهِ ، بَلْ وَسَيَنصُرُكُمُ اللهُ عَلَى كُلِّ المُوآبِيِّينَ.
And this is a simple matter in the sight of the Lord; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
19 س َتَقتَحِمُونَ كُلَّ المُدُنِ المُحَصَّنَةِ، وَتَسْتَولُونَ عَلَى كُلِّ المُدُنِ الجَمِيلَةِ. سَتَقطَعُونَ كُلَّ شَجَرَةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ وَتَطُمُّونَ كُلَّ يَنابِيعِ المِياهِ. وَسَتُخَرِّبُونَ كُلَّ حَقلٍ جَيِّدٍ بِالحِجارَةِ.»
Also you shall attack every fortified city and every choice city, and shall cut down every good tree, and stop up every spring of water, and ruin every good piece of land with stones.”
20 و َفِي الصَّباحِ، عِنْدَ وَقتِ تَقدِيمِ الذَّبِيحَةِ الصَّباحِيَّةِ، بَدَأ الماءُ يَتَدَفَّقُ مِنْ جِهَةِ أدُومَ، وَمَلأ الوادِيَ.
Now it happened in the morning, when the grain offering was offered, that suddenly water came by way of Edom, and the land was filled with water.
21 و َكانَ المُوآبِيُّونَ قَدْ سَمِعُوا أنَّ المُلُوكَ قَدْ أتَوْا لِمُحارَبَتِهِمْ، فَجَنَّدُوا كُلَّ قادِرٍ عَلَى حَملِ السِّلاحِ، وَاصطَفُّوا عِنْدَ الحُدُودِ.
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to bear arms and older were gathered; and they stood at the border.
22 و َصَحا المُوآبِيُّونَ فِي الصَّباحِ الباكِرِ. وَكانَتْ أشِعَّةُ الشَّمْسِ تَسْطَعُ عَلَى مِياهِ الوادِي. فَبَدَتْ لِلمُوآبِيِّينَ دَماً.
Then they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood.
23 ف َقالُوا: «انظُرُوا ما أغزَرَ الدَّمَ! لا بُدَّ أنَّ المُلُوكَ تَحارَبُوا فِي ما بَينَهُمْ، وَقَضَوا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ. وَالآنَ، لِنَذْهَبْ وَنَجْمَعَ الغَنائِمَ.»
And they said, “This is blood; the kings have surely struck swords and have killed one another; now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!”
24 ف َجاءَ المُوآبِيُّونَ إلَى مُعَسْكَرِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. فَخَرَجَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ وَهاجَمُوا الجَيشَ المُوآبِيَّ. فَفَرَّ المُوآبِيُّونَ مِنْ أمامِهِمْ. فَلَحِقَ بِهِمْ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ داخِلَ مُوآبَ لِمُقاتَلَتِهِمْ.
So when they came to the camp of Israel, Israel rose up and attacked the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they entered their land, killing the Moabites.
25 ف َدَمَّرُوا المُدُنَ وَمَلأُوا حُقُولَهُمُ الجَيِّدَةَ بِالحِجارَةِ. وَطَمَرُوا كُلَّ يَنابِيعِ الماءِ. وَقَطَعُوا كُلَّ الأشجارِ الَّصّالِحَةِ. وَوَصَلُوا إلَى قِيرَ حارِسَةَ، حَيثُ حاصَرَها الجُنُودُ وَهاجَمُوها.
Then they destroyed the cities, and each man threw a stone on every good piece of land and filled it; and they stopped up all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees. But they left the stones of Kir Haraseth intact. However the slingers surrounded and attacked it.
26 و َرَأى مَلِكُ مُوآبَ أنَّ المَعرَكَةَ كانَتْ شَدِيدَةً جِدّاً عَلَيهِ. فَأخَذَ مَعَهُ سَبْعَ مِئَةِ جُندِيٍّ حامِلِينَ السُّيُوفَ حَتَّى يَشُقَّ طَرِيقَهُ إلَى مَلِكِ أدُومَ. فَلَمْ يَقوَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ.
And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not.
27 ح ِينَئِذٍ، أخَذَ مَلِكُ مُوآبَ ابْنَهُ البِكْرَ، وَلِيَّ عَهْدِهِ، وَقَدَّمَهُ ذَبِيحَةً عَلَى سُورِ المَدِينَةِ. فاشْمَأزَّ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ كَثِيراً، فَتَرَكُوا مَلِكَ مُوآبَ وَعادُوا إلَى أرْضِهِمْ.
Then he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall; and there was great indignation against Israel. So they departed from him and returned to their own land.