1 و َبَعدَ ذَلِكَ جاءَ المُوآبِيُّونَ وَالعَمُّونيُّونَ وَالمَعُونِيُّونَ ليُحارِبُوا يَهُوَشافاطَ.

After this the men of Moab, and Ammon, and some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

2 ف َجاءَ أُناسٌ وَقالُوا لِيَهُوشافاطَ: «إنَّ جَيشاً عَظِيماً قادِمٌ عَلَيكَ مِنْ أدُومَ مِنَ الجانبِ الآخَرِ مِنَ البَحرِ. وَها قَدْ وَصَلُوا إلَى حَصُّونَ ثامارَ!» – وَتُدعَى حَصُّونُ ثامارُ أيضاً عَينَ جَدْيٍ.

Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “Very many people are coming against you from the other side of the sea, from Syria. See, they are in Hazazon-tamar (that is, Engedi).”

3 ف َخافَ يَهُوشافاطُ. وَصَمَّمَ أنْ يَطلُبَ اللهَ وَيَسألَهُ ماذا يَفعَلُ. فَدَعا جَمِيعَ أهلِ يَهُوذا إلَى الصَّومِ.

Jehoshaphat was afraid and decided to call on the Lord. He made a special time of not eating in all Judah.

4 ف َجاءَ شَعبُ يَهُوذا منْ كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذا وَاجْتَمَعُوا مَعاً لِكَي يَطلُبُوا مَعُونَةَ اللهِ وَإرادَتَهُ.

And Judah gathered together to pray for help from the Lord. They came to the Lord from all the cities of Judah to call on the Lord.

5 ك انَ يَهُوشافاطُ في بَيتِ اللهِ أمامَ السّاحَةِ الجَدِيدَةِ. فَوَقَفَ فِي الاجْتِماعِ الَّذِي ضَمَّ أهلَ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ.

Jehoshaphat stood among the people of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, in front of the new open space.

6 و َقالَ: «يا اللهُ ، يا إلَهَ آبائِنا، أنتَ اللهُ في السَّماءِ! وَأنتَ تَسُودُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَمالِك الشُّعُوبِ! لَكَ القُوَّةُ وَالقُدرَةُ! وَلَيسَ مَنْ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يَقِفَ فِي وَجهِكَ!

Then he said, “O Lord, the God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven? Do You not rule over all the nations? Power and strength are in Your hand, so that no one is able to stand against You.

7 إ لَهُنا أنتَ! أنتَ الَّذِي طَرَدْتَ سُكّانَ هَذِهِ الأرْضِ مِنها أمامَ شَعبِكَ إسْرائِيلَ. وَأعطَيتَها لِنَسل إبْراهِيمَ خَلِيلِكَ إلَى الأبَدِ.

O our God, did You not make the people of this land leave so that Your people Israel could have it and give it to the children of Your friend Abraham forever?

8 و َعاشَ نَسلُ إبْراهِيمَ فِي هَذِهِ الأرْضِ، وَبَنُوا هَيكَلاً مِنْ أجلِ اسْمِكَ.

And they have lived in it. They have built You a holy place in it for Your name, saying,

9 و َقالُوا: ‹إنْ جاءَ عَلَينا ضِيقٌ أوْ حَربٌ أوْ عِقابٌ أوْ مَرَضٌ أوْ مَجاعَةٌ، فَسَنَقفُ أمامَكَ وَأمامَ هَذا الهَيكَلِ الَّذِي وَضَعتَ فِيهِ اسْمَكَ. وَسَنَستَغِيثُ بِكَ فِي ضِيقِنا، فَتَسمَعُنا وَتُخَلِّصُنا.›

‘If what is bad comes upon us, fighting, hard times, disease, or no food, we will stand in front of this house. And we will stand before You, (for Your name is in this house). We will cry to You in our trouble. And You will hear and take us out of trouble.’

10 « وَالآنَ، ها قَدْ جاءَتْ جُيُوشٌ مِنْ عَمُّونَ وَمُوآبَ وَجَبَلِ سَعِيرَ! لَمْ تَسْمَحْ أنتَ لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ بِالدُّخُولِ إلَى أراضِي هَؤُلاءِ عِندَما خَرَجَ شَعبُكَ مِنْ مِصْرَ، بَلْ تَرَكُوهُمْ فِي حالِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَقضُوا عَلَيهِمْ.

Now see the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel fight when they came from the land of Egypt. (They turned aside from them and did not destroy them.)

11 ل َكنِ انظُرْ أيَّةَ مُكافَأةٍ تُكافِئُنا بها هَذِهِ الشُّعُوبُ عَلَى عَدَمِ قَضائِنا عَلَيهِمْ. فَقَدْ جاءُوا لِكَي يَطرُدُونا مِنْ أرْضِكَ الَّتِي أعطَيتَها لَنا.

Look how they are paying us back. They are coming to make us leave Your land which You have given to us.

12 ا حْكُمْ أنتَ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ النّاسِ، يا إلَهَنا! فَلا قُدرَةَ لَنا عَلَى مِثلِ هَذا الجَيشِ الكَبِيرِ الهاجمِ عَلَينا! وَنَحنُ لا نَعرِفُ ماذا يُمكِنُنا أنْ نَعمَلَ، لَكِنَّنا نُعَلِّقُ رَجاءَنا عَلَيكَ أنتَّ!»

O our God, will You not punish them? For we have no power against all these men who are coming against us. We do not know what to do. But our eyes look to You.”

13 و َكانَ كُلُّ رجال يَهُوذا واقِفِينَ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ مَعَ أطفالِهمْ الرُّضَّعِ وَزَوجاتِهِمْ وَأبنائهِمْ.

And all the men of Judah were standing before the Lord, with their babies, their wives, and their children.

14 ث ُمَّ حَلَّ رُوحُ اللهِ عَلَى يَحْزَئِيلَ بْنِ زَكَرِيّا بْنِ بَنايا بْنِ يَعِيئِيلَ بْنِ مَتَّنْيا الَّلاوِي. وَكانَ يَحْزَئِيلُ لاوِيّاً مِنْ نَسلِ آسافَ.

Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite of the sons of Asaph, as he stood among the people.

15 ف َقالَ يَحْزَئِيلُ: «اسمَعُونِي أيُّها المَلِكُ يَهُوشافاطُ وَيا كُلَّ سُكّان يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ. هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ لَكُمْ: ‹لا تَخافُوا وَلا تَنزَعِجُوا بسَبَبِ ضَخامَةِ هَذا الجَيشِ القادِمِ عَلَيكُمْ، لِأنَّ المَعرَكَةَ لَيسَتْ مَعرَكَتَكُمْ، بَلْ مَعرَكَةُ اللهِ!

He said, “Listen, all Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat. The Lord says to you, ‘Do not be afraid or troubled because of these many men. For the battle is not yours but God’s.

16 ف َانزِلُوا غَداً وَاهجُمُوا عَلَيهِمْ. ها هُمُ الآنَ يَمُرُّونَ فِي مَعبَرِ صِيصَ. وَغَداً سَتَجِدُونَهُمْ في آخِرِ الوادي أمامَ بَرِّيَّةِ يَرُوئِيلَ.

Go down to fight them tomorrow. See, they will come up by the hill of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the valley, in front of the desert of Jeruel.

17 ل َنْ تَضطَرُّوا إلَى القِتالِ فِي هَذِه المَعرَكَةِ، لَكِنِ اثبُتُوا فِي مَواقِعكُمْ وَسَتَرَوْنَ كَيفَ يُخَلِّصُكُمْ اللهُ. فَلا تَخافُوا وَلا تَنزَعِجُوا يا أهلَ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ. فَواجِهُوهُمْ غَداً، وَاللهُ مَعَكُمْ.›»

You will not need to fight in this battle. Just stand still in your places and see the saving power of the Lord work for you, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not be afraid or troubled. Go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you.”

18 ف َانبَطَحَ يَهُوشافاطُ وَوَجهُهُ إلَى الأرْضِ، وَكَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ جَمِيعُ أهلِ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ.

Then Jehoshaphat put his face to the ground. And all Judah and the people of Jerusalem fell down in worship before the Lord.

19 و َوَقَفَ الَّلاوِيُّونَ مِنْ بَنِي قَهاتَ وَبَنِي قُورَحَ لِيُسَبِّحُوا اللهَ ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، بصَوتٍ عالٍ جِدّاً.

The Levites, of the Kohathites and Korahites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel, with a very loud voice.

20 و َخَرَجَ جَيشُ يَهُوشافاطَ إلَى بَرِّيَّةِ تَقُوعَ فِي الصَّباح الباكرِ. وَعندَ خُرُوجِهمْ، وَقَفَ يَهُوشافاطُ وَقالَ: «اسْمَعُونِي يا أهلَ يَهُوذا وَسُكّانَ القُدْسِ. ليَكُنْ لَكُمْ إيمانٌ بِإلَهِكُمْ ، وَلَنْ يُصِيبَكُمْ شَرٌّ. ليَكُنْ لَكُمْ إيمانٌ بِأنْبِياءِ اللهِ ، وَسَتَنجَحُونَ!»

They got up early in the morning and went out to the desert of Tekoa. When they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, O Judah and people of Jerusalem. Trust in the Lord your God, and you will be made strong. Trust in the men who speak for Him, and you will do well.”

21 و َشَجَّعَ يَهُوشافاطُ الشَّعبَ وَأصْدَرَ تَعلِيماتِهِ. ثُمَّ عَيَّنَ مُرَنِّمِينَ لِيُسَبِّحُوا اللهَ فِي أزْيائِهِمِ البَهِيَّةِ. فَسارُوا أمامَ الجَيشِ وَسَبَّحُوا اللهَ بِتَرْنِيمَةِ: «سَبِّحُوا اللهَ لِأنَّهُ صالِحٌ، لأنَّ رَحمَتَهُ إلَى الأبَدِ.»

When he had spoken with the people, he called those who sang to the Lord and those who praised Him in holy clothing. They went out in front of the army and said, “Give thanks to the Lord. For His loving-kindness lasts forever.”

22 و َلَمّا بَدَأ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ يُرَنِّمُونَ وَيُسَبِّحُونَ اللهَ ، نَصَبَ اللهُ كَميناً لشَعبِ عَمُّونَ وَمُوآبَ وَجَبَلِ ساعِيرَ الَّذِينَ هَاجَمُوا يَهُوذا، فَهُزِموا.

When they began to sing and praise, the Lord set traps against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah. So they were destroyed.

23 و َبَدَأ العَمُّونِيُّونَ وَالمُوآبِيُّونَ يُقاتِلُونَ أهلَ جَبَلِ ساعِيرَ، فَقَضُوا عَلَيهِمْ. وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ راحُوا يَقتُلُ أحَدُهُمُ الآخَرَ!

The men of Ammon and Moab fought against the people of Mount Seir, and killed all of them. And when they finished with the people of Seir, they all helped to kill each other.

24 و َلَمّا وَصَلَ جَيْشُ يَهُوذا إلَى المِنطَقَةِ المُشرِفَةِ عَلَى البَرِّيَّة، نَظَرُوا إلَى جَيْشِ العَدُوِّ الكَبِيرِ، فَلَمْ يَرَوْا إلّا جُثَثاً مُلقاةً عَلَى الأرْضِ، إذْ لَمْ يَنجُ منهُمْ أحَدٌ.

Judah came to the place where they could look out over the desert. When they looked toward the armies, they saw that dead bodies were lying on the ground. No one had been left alive.

25 ف َجاءَ يَهُوشافاطُ وَجَيشُهُ وَغَنِمُوا الأشياءَ الثَّمِينَةَ الَّتِي كانَتْ مَعَ أعدائِهِمْ. فَأخَذُوا خُيُولاً وَكُنُوزاً وَمَلابِسَ وَأشْياءَ ثَمينَةً. فَأخَذَها يَهُوشافاطُ وَجَيْشُهُ لِأنفُسِهمْ. وَكانَتْ هَذِه الغَنائِمُ أثقَلَ مِنْ أنْ يَحمِلَها يَهُوشافاطُ وَجَيْشُهُ فِي يَومٍ واحِدٍ. فَأمْضَوْا ثَلاثَةَ أيّامٍ يَنقُلُونَ الغَنائِمَ.

So Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away what they wanted from them. They found cattle, many good things, clothing, and things of great worth, which they took for themselves. There was more than they could carry. It took them three days to take all the things, because there was so much.

26 و َفي اليَوْمِ الرّابِعِ اجْتَمَعَ يَهُوشافاطُ وَجَيْشُهُ فِي «وادِي بَرَكَةَ.» – فَقَدْ بارَكُوا اللهَ وَسَبَّحُوهُ هُناكَ. لهَذا ما زالَ النّاسُ يُطلِقُونَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ المَكانِ «وادِي بَرَكَةَ.»

They gathered together in the Valley of Beracah on the fourth day. There they praised and thanked the Lord. So the name of that place has been the Valley of Beracah to this day.

27 ث ُمَّ عادَ يَهُوشافاطُ بأهلِ يَهُوذا وَالقُدْسِ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ. وَقَدْ فَرَّحَهُمْ اللهُ كَثِيراً بِسَبَبِ هَزِيمَةِ أعدائِهمْ.

Then every man of Judah and Jerusalem returned, with Jehoshaphat leading them. They returned to Jerusalem with joy. For the Lord had filled them with joy by saving them from those who hated them.

28 ف َجاءُوا إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ بِقَياثيرَ وَرَبابٍ وَأبواقٍ، وَتَوَجَّهُوا إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ.

They came to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem with horns and different kinds of harps.

29 ف َخافَتْ كُلُّ المَمالكِ حَولَهُمْ اللهَ ، لِأنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا أنَّ اللهَ نَفسَهُ حارَبَ أعداءَ إسْرائِيلَ.

And the fear of God came upon all the nations of the lands, when they heard that the Lord had fought against those who hate Israel.

30 ف َاسْتَراحَتْ مَملَكَةُ يَهُوشافاطَ لِأنَّ إلَهَ يَهُوشافاطَ أراحَها مِنَ الحُرُوبِ مَعَ البِلادِ المُجاوِرَةِ. نهايَةُ حُكمِ يَهُوشافاط

So the nation of Jehoshaphat was at peace. His God gave him rest on all sides. The End of Jehoshaphat’s Rule

31 ح َكَمَ يَهُوشافاطُ بِلادَ يَهُوذا. وَكانَ فِي الخامِسَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ منْ عُمرِهِ لَمّا اسْتَلَمَ الحُكمَ. وَحَكَمَ خَمْساً وَعِشرينَ سَنَةً فِي القُدسِ. وَاسْمُ أُمّهِ عَزُوبَةُ بِنتُ شَلْحِي.

So Jehoshaphat ruled over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king. And he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

32 و َعاشَ يَهُوشافاطُ حَياةً مُستَقِيمَةً كَأبِيه آسا. وَلَمْ يَنْحَرِف عَنْ طَرِيقِ أبِيهِ. إذْ فَعَلَ يَهُوشافاطُ كُلَّ ما يُرْضِي اللهَ.

Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa, and did not leave it. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord.

33 ل َكنَّهُ لَمْ يَهدِمِ المُرتَفَعاتِ، وَلَمْ يُوَجِّهِ الشَّعبُ قُلُوبَهُمْ لاتِّباعِ الإلَهِ الَّذِي تَبِعَهُ آباؤهُمْ.

But the high places were not taken away. The people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.

34 أ مّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ يَهُوشافاطُ، مِنْ أوَّلِها إلَى آخِرِها، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ في السِّجلّاتِ الرَّسمِيَّةِ لِياهُو بْنِ حَنانِي. وَهَذِهِ مَسَجَّلَةٌ فِي كِتاب تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

The rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from first to last, are written in the story of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is written in the Book of the Kings of Israel.

35 و َبَعدَ مُدَّةٍ، عَمِلَ يَهُوشافاطُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذا مُعاهَدَةً مَعَ أخَزْيا، مَلِكِ إسْرائِيلَ الَّذِي عَمِلَ شُرُوراً.

After this King Jehoshaphat of Judah joined with King Ahaziah of Israel who was very sinful.

36 ف َاشتَرَكَ مَعَهُ فِي إرسالِ سُفُنٍ إلَى مَدِينَةِ تَرْشِيشَ. وَصَنَعا سُفُناً فِي عِصْيُونِ جابِرَ.

He joined him in making ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion-geber.

37 ف َنَقَلَ ألِيعَزَرُ بْنُ دُوداوا المَرِيشِيُّ رِسالَةً مِنَ اللهِ إلَى يَهُوشافاطَ قالَ فِيها: «لِأنَّكَ انضَمَمْتَ إلَى أخَزْيا، سَيُحَطِّمُ اللهُ أعْمالَكَ.» فَتَحَطَّمَتْ سُفُنُ يَهُوشافاطَ وَأخَزْيا، فَلَمْ يَقدرا أنْ يُرسِلاها إلَى تَرْشِيشَ.

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah told what would happen against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made.” So the ships were wrecked, and could not go to Tarshish.