1 و َماتَ يَهُوشافاطُ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ. وَخَلَفَهُ فِي الحُكم يَهُورامُ ابنُهُ.

Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

2 و َإخوَةُ يَهُورامَ هُمْ عَزَرْيا وَيَحِيئيلُ وَزَكَرِيّا وَعَزَرْياهُو وَمِيخائِيلُ وَشَفَطْيا. كانَ كُلُّ هَؤُلاءِ أبناءَ يَهُوشافاطَ، مَلِكِ يَهُوذا.

And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

3 و َكانَ يَهُوَشافاطُ قَدْ أهدَى أبناءَهُ هَدايا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَأشياءَ ثَمِينَةٍ. وَأعطاهُمْ أيضاً مُدُناً مُحَصَّنَةً فِي يَهُوذا. لَكِنَّ يَهُوشافاطَ اختارَ يَهُورامَ مَلِكاً لأنَّهُ كانَ بِكرَهُ. يَهُورامُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذا

And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.

4 و َتَوَلَّى يَهُورامُ مَملَكَةَ أبيهِ. وَلَمّا شَدَّدَ قَبْضَتَهُ عَلَى المَملَكَةِ قَتَلَ بِالسَّيفِ كُلَّ إخْوَتهِ. وَقَتَلَ أيضاً بَعضَ قادَةِ إسْرائِيلَ.

Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.

5 و َكانَ يَهُورامُ فِي الثّانِيَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ منْ عُمرِه عِندَما تَوَلَّى الحُكمَ. وَحَكَمَ في مَدِينَةِ القُدسِ ثَمانِي سَنَواتٍ.

Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

6 و َعاشَ يَهُورامُ مِثلَ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ، وَسارَ عَلَى نَهْجِ عائلَةِ أخآبَ، إذْ تَزَوَّجَ مِنَ بِنتِ أخآبَ. وَفَعَلَ يَهُورامُ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ.

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord.

7 ل َكنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يُرِدْ أنْ يَقضِيَ عَلَى بَيتِ داوُدَ بِسَبَبِ عَهدِ اللهِ مَعَ داوُدَ. إذْ وَعَدَ اللهُ بأنْ يُبقِيَ مِصباحاً مُنِيراً لِداوُدَ وَأبنائِهِ إلَى الأبَد.

Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.

8 و َفِي زَمَنِ يَهُورامَ، تَمَرَّدَتْ أدُومُ وَانفَصَلَتْ عَنْ حُكمِ يَهُوذا. وَنَصَّبُوا لأنْفُسِهِمْ مَلِكاً مِنْ بَينِهِمْ.

In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.

9 ف َذَهَبَ يَهُورامُ مَعَ كُلِّ قادَتهِ وَعَرَباتِهِ إلَى أدُومَ. فَحاصَرَ الجَيشُ الأدُومِيُّ يَهُورامَ وَقادَة مَركَباتهِ. لَكنَّهُ قاتَلَهُمْ لَيلاً، وَكَسَرَ الحِصارَ المَفرُوضَ عَلَيهِ.

Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.

10 و َمُنذُ ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ إلَى يَومِنا هَذا، مازالَ أدُومُ مُتَمَرِّداً عَلَى يَهُوذا. فَشَجَّعَ هَذا أهلَ مَدِينَةِ لِبْنَةَ عَلَى التَّمَرُّدِ عَلَى يَهُورامَ، لِأنَّهُ تَرَكَ اللهَ ، إلَهَ آبائِهِ.

So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers.

11 و َبَنَى يَهُورامُ أيضاً مُرتَفَعاتٍ عَلَى تِلال يَهُوذا. فَجَعَلَ سُكّانَ القُدسِ يَخُونُونَ اللهَ، وَأضّلَّ أهلَ يَهُوذا.

Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto.

12 و َأرسَلَ النَّبيُّ إيليّا رسالَةً خَطِّيَّةً إلَى يَهُورامَ قالَ فِيها: «هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ ، إلَهُ داوُدَ جَدِّكَ. أنتَ لَمْ تَسلُكْ كَما سَلَكَ أبُوكَ يَهُوشافاطُ، وَلا كَما سَلَكَ آسا مَلكُ يَهُوذا.

And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

13 أ نتَ سَلَكْتَ عَلَى غِرار مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ. دَفَعْتَ أهلَ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ إلَى الخِيانَةِ كَما فَعَلَتْ عائلَةُ أخآبَ بِإسرائِيلَ. وَأنتَ أيضاً قَتَلْتَ إخْوَتَكَ، أهلَ بَيتِ أبيكَ، الَّذِينَ كانُوا خَيراً مِنْكَ.

But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:

14 و َلهَذا فَإنَّ اللهَ سَيُعاقِبُ شَعبَكَ عِقاباً قاسِياً. وَسَيُعاقِبُ أبناءَكَ وَزَوجاتِكَ وَكُلَّ ما يَخُصُّكَ.

Behold, with a great plague will the Lord smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:

15 و َسَيُصِيبُ أمعاءَكَ بِمَرَضٍ فَظيعٍ. وَسَيَزدادُ مَرَضُكَ سُوءاً كُلَّ يَومٍ إلَى أنْ تَخْرُجَ أمعاؤُكَ.»

And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.

16 و َهَيَّجَ اللهُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ وَالعَرَبَ السّاكنِينَ إلَى جِوارِ الشَّعبِ الكُوشِيِّ عَلَى يَهُورامَ.

Moreover the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:

17 ف َهاجَمَ هَؤُلاء أرْضَ يَهُوذا، وَاسْتَولُوا عَلَى ثَرْوَة بَيْتِ المَلكِ، وَأخَذُوا زَوجاتِ يَهُورامَ وَأولادَهُ. وَلَمْ يَترُكُوا إلّا ابنَ يَهُورامَ الأصغَرَ، يَهُوآحازَ.

And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

18 ب َعدَ ذَلِكَ، أصابَ اللهُ يَهُورامَ بمَرَضٍ في أمْعائهِ لا يُعْرَفُ لَهُ عِلاجٌ.

And after all this the Lord smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

19 و َبَعدَ سَنَتَين خَرَجَتْ أمْعاءُ يَهُورامَ بِسَبَبِ مَرَضِهِ. وَماتَ فِي ألَمٍ شَدِيدٍ. وَلَمْ يَعمَلِ الشَّعبُ ناراً كَبِيرَةً إكراماً لَهُ كَما فَعَلُوا مَعَ أبِيهِ.

And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

20 ف َكانَ يَهُورامُ فِي الثّانِيَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ منْ عُمْرِهِ عِندَما تَوَلَّى الحُكمَ. وَحَكَمَ ثَمانِي سَنَواتٍ فِي القُدسِ. وَلَمْ يَحزَنْ أحَدٌ عَلَى وَفاتِهِ. وَدَفَنَهُ الشَّعبُ فِي مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ، لَكِنْ لَيسَ فِي قُبُورِ المُلُوكِ.

Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.