1 و َكانَ أمَصْيا فِي الخامِسَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، عِندَما تَوَلَّى الحُكمَ. وَحَكَمَ تِسْعاً وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فِي القُدْسِ. وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَهُوعَدّانُ، وَهِيَ مِنَ القُدْسِ.

¶ Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

2 و َعَمِلَ أعْمالاً صَالِحَةً وَفْقَ شَرِيعَةِ اللهِ ، لَكِنَّها لَمْ تَكُنْ مِنْ قَلبٍ صادِقٍ.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.

3 و َلَمّا أحْكَمَ أمَصْيا قَبْضَتَهُ عَلَى المَملَكَةِ، قَتَلَ القادَةَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلُوا أباهُ.

For when he was confirmed in the kingdom, he slew his slaves that had killed the king, his father.

4 غ َيرَ أنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْتُلْ أبناءَ القَتَلَةِ هَؤُلاءِ بِسَبَبِ ما تَنُصُّ عَلَيهِ شَرِيعَةُ اللهِ. فَقَدْ أمَرَ اللهُ وَقالَ: «لا يَجُوزُ أنْ يُقْتَلَ الآباءُ بِسَبَبِ أمْرٍ فَعَلَهُ الأبْناءُ. وَلا يَجُوزُ أنْ يُقتَلَ الأبْناءُ بِسَبَبِ أمْرٍ فَعَلَهُ الآباءُ.»

But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but each one shall die for his own sin.

5 و َجَمَعَ أمَصْيا شَعبَ يَهُوذا مَعاً حَسَبَ عائلاتهِمْ، وَوَضَعَ قادَةً وَرُؤَساءَ مَسؤُولِينَ عَنهُمْ. فَكانَ هَؤُلاء القادَةُ مَسؤُولِينَ عَنْ كُلِّ الجُنُودِ فِي يَهُوذا وَبَنْيامِيْنَ. فَكانَ كُلُّ الرِّجالِ الَّذِينَ اختِيرُوا جُنُوداً فِي العِشرِينَ مِنَ العُمْرِ فَما فَوقُ. فَكانَ مَجمُوعُهُمْ ثَلاثَ مِئَةِ ألفِ جُندِيٍّ مُدّرَّبٍ عَلَى القِتالِ وَماهِرٍ فِي اسْتِخْدامِ الرِّماحِ وَالتُّرُوسِ.

Moreover, Amaziah gathered Judah together and made them captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin; and he numbered them from twenty years old and above and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

6 و َاستَأجَرَ أمَصْيا مِئَةَ ألفِ جُنديٍّ جَبّارٍ مِنْ إسْرائِيلَ، بِمِئَةِ قِنْطارٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ.

He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for one hundred talents of silver.

7 و َجاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ رِجالِ اللهِ إلَى أمَصْيا وَقالَ لَهُ: «أيُّها المَلِكُ، لا تَدَعْ جَيشَ إسْرائِيلَ يَذهَبُ مَعكَ. فَلَيسَ اللهُ مَعَ إسْرائِيلَ أوْ مَعَ شَعبِ أفْرايِمَ.

But a man of God came unto him, saying, O king, do not let not the army of Israel go with thee, for the LORD is not with Israel nor with all the sons of Ephraim.

8 ر ُبَّما تَسعَى إلَى أنْ تَكُونَ قَوِيّاً وَمُتَأهِّباً لِلحَربِ، لَكِنَّ نَصرَكَ أوْ هَزِيمَتَكَ مِنَ اللهِ وَحدَهُ.»

But if thou wilt go, if thou wilt do it, and strengthen thyself for the battle, God shall make thee fall before the enemy; for in God is the strength, to help or to cast down.

9 ف َقالَ أمَصْيا لِرَجُلِ اللهِ: «لَكِنْ ماذا عَنْ مِئَةِ قِنْطارٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ دَفَعْتُها لجَيشِ إسْرائِيلَ؟» فَأجابَهُ رَجُلُ اللهِ: « اللهُ غَنِيٌّ جِدّاً. وَهُوَ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يُعَوّضَكَ عَنهُ وَأكثَرَ!»

Then Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.

10 ف َأعادَ أمَصْيا جَيشَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إلَى بَلَدِهِمْ فِي أفْرايِمَ. فَعادُوا إلَى بَلَدِهمْ وَهُمْ يَشْتَعِلُونَ غَضَباً مِنَ المَلِكِ وَمِنْ شَعْب يَهُوذا.

Then Amaziah separated the army of those that had come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again; therefore, their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.

11 ث ُمَّ اسْتَجمَعَ أمَصْيا شَجاعَتَهُ وَقادَ جَيشَهُ إلَى وادِي المِلحِ في أدُومَ. وَفِي ذَلِكَ المَكانِ قَتَلَ جَيشُ أمَصْيا عَشْرَةَ آلاف جُندِيٍّ منْ ساعِيرَ.

And Amaziah strengthened himself and led forth his people and went to the valley of salt and smote of the sons of Seir, ten thousand.

12 و َأسَرُوا أيضاً عَشْرَةَ آلافِ رَجُلٍ مِنهُمْ. وَأخَذُوهُمْ إلَى قِمَّةِ تَلَّةٍ، وَألقَوْا بهِمْ أحْياءً مِنْ فَوقِها، فَتَحَطَّمْتْ أجْسادُهُمْ عَلَى الصُّخُورِ.

And the sons of Judah took another ten thousand alive, whom they took unto the top of the rock and cast them down from the top of the rock, and they were all broken in pieces.

13 أ مّا جَيشُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ الَّذِي أرْجَعَهُ أمَصْيا وَمَنَعَهُ مِنَ المُشارَكَةِ فِي المَعرَكَةِ، فَكانَ يُهاجِمُ مُدُنَ يَهُوذا مِنْ بَيت حُورُونَ إلَى السّامِرَةِ فِي طَريقِ عَودَتِهِ. فَقَتَلَ ثَلاثَةَ آلافِ شَخْصٍ، وَسَلَبَ أشياءَ ثَمِينَةً جِدّاً.

But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them and took much spoil.

14 و َرَجِعَ أمَصْيا إلَى وَطَنهِ بَعدَ أنْ هَزَمَ الجَيشَ الأدُومِيَّ. وَجَلَبَ مَعَهُ الأصنامَ الَّتِي كانَ يَعبُدُها شَعبُ ساعِيرَ. وَصارَ يَعبُدُها وَيَسجُدُ أمامَها، وَأحرَقَ لَها بَخُوراً.

¶ Now after Amaziah came back from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir and set them up to be his gods and bowed down before them and burned incense unto them.

15 ف َاشتَعَلَ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى أمَصْيا، وَأرسَلَ لَهُ نَبيّاً يَقُولُ لَهُ: «لماذا عَبَدتَ آلهَةَ ذَلِكَ الشَّعبِ، تِلكَ الآلِهَةَ الَّتِي عَجِزتَ عَنْ أنْ تُخَلِّصَ شَعبَها منكَ؟»

Therefore, the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent him a prophet who said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of a people who could not deliver their own people out of thy hand?

16 ف َلَمّا تَكَلَّمَ النَّبِيُّ، قالَ لَهُ المَلكُ: «مَنْ عَيَّنَكَ مُستَشاراً لِلمَلِكِ! اخرَسْ وَإلّا فَإنَّكَ سَتُقتَلُ!» فَسَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ، لَكِنَّهُ عادَ فَقالَ: «قَدْ قَضَى اللهُ بِمَوتِكَ، لِأنَّكَ فَعَلْتَ تِلكَ الشُّرُورَ وَلَمْ تَسمَعْ نَصِيحَتِي.»

And as the prophet was speaking these things unto him, he said unto him, Art thou appointed as the king’s counsel? Forbear; why should thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee because thou hast done this and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

17 ف َتَشاوَرَ أمَصْيا مَلِكُ يَهُوذا مَعَ رِجالِهِ، وَأرسَلَ رِسالَةً إلَى يُوآشَ بْنِ يَهُوآحازَ مَلِك إسْرائِيلَ قالَ فِيها: «تَعالَ وَلْنَتَواجَهَ!»

¶ Then Amaziah, king of Judah, took advice and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another face to face.

18 ف َرَدَّ يُوآشُ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ عَلَى أمَصْيا، مَلِكِ يَهُوذا وَقالَ: «أرْسَلَ عَوسَجُ لُبنانَ رِسالَةً إلَى أرْزِ لُبنانَ، قالَ فِيها: ‹زَوِّجِ ابْنَتَكَ لابْنِي.› لَكِنَّ وَحشاً بَرِّيّاً مِنْ لُبْنانَ مَرَّ وَداسَ العَوْسَجَ.

And Joash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife. And behold, the wild beasts that were in Lebanon, passed by, and trode down the thistle.

19 ص َحِيحٌ أنَّكَ هَزَمْتَ أدُومَ. لَكِنَّكَ انتَفَخْتَ بِالكِبْرِياءِ بِسَبَبِ ذَلِكَ. فَالزَمْ بَيتَكَ وَتَفاخَرْ كَما يَحلُو لَكَ. وَلا تَطلُبِ الشَّرَّ لِنَفسِكَ. لأنَّكَ إنْ فَعَلْتَ، سَتَسقُطُ أنتَ وَيَهُوذا مَعَكَ!»

Thou sayest, Behold, I have smitten Edom; and with this thy heart lifts thee up to boast; abide now at home; why should thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou should fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

20 ل َكِنَّ أمَصْيا أغلَقَ أُذُنَيْهِ. وَكانَ هَذا مِنَ اللهِ. إذْ أرادَ اللهُ أنْ يَنْصُرَ إسْرائِيلَ عَلَى يَهُوذا لِأنَّ شَعبَ يَهُوذا تَبِعُوا آلِهَةَ شَعبِ أدُومَ.

But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought after the gods of Edom.

21 ف َخَرَجَ يُوآش، مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ، لِيُحارِبَ أمَصْيا، مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، فِي بَيتِ شَمسٍ فِي يَهُوذا.

So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another face to face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which is of Judah.

22 ف َألحَقَتْ إسْرائِيلُ هَزِيمَةً بِيَهُوذا. فَهَرَبَ كُلُّ رِجالِ يَهُوذا إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ.

But Judah fell before Israel, and they fled each man to his tent.

23 و َفِي بَيتِ شَمسٍ أسَرَ يُوآشُ بْنُ يَهُوآحازَ، مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ، أمَصْيا ابْنَ يُوآشَ بْنِ أخَزْيا، مَلِكَ يَهُوذا. وَأخَذَ يُوآشُ أمَصْيا إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ. وَهَدَمَ سُورَ القُدْسِ مِنْ بَوّابَةِ أفْرايِمَ إلَى بَوّابَةِ الزّاوِيَةِ، نَحْوَ أربَعِ مِئَةِ ذِراعٍ.

And Joash, the king of Israel, took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

24 و َأخَذَ يَهُوآشُ كُلَّ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ وَالأدَواتِ الأُخرَى الثَمِينَةِ الَّتِي فِي بِيتِ اللهِ الَّتِي كانَتْ فِي عُهْدَةِ عُوبِيدَ أدُومَ، مَعَ الكُنُوزِ الَّتِي فِي بَيتِ المَلِكِ. ثُمَّ أخَذَ بَعضَ الرَّهائِنَ وَرَجِعَ إلَى السّامِرَةِ.

And he took all the gold and the silver and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

25 و َعاشَ مَلِكُ يَهُوذا أَمَصْيا بنُ يُوآشَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً بَعْدَ مَوْتِ مَلِكِ إسْرائِيلَ يُوآشَ بنِ يَهُوآحازَ.

And Amaziah, the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years.

26 أ مّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ أَمَصْيا مُنْذُ بِدايَةِ حُكْمِهِ حَتَّى نِهايَتِهِ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيْخِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذا وَإسْرائِيل.

Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?

27 و َكَانَ أَمَصْيا قَدِ انْحَرَفَ عَنِ اتِّباعِ طَرِيقِ اللهِ. فَقَرَّرَ أهلُ مَدِينَةِ القُدْسِ أنْ يَنْقَلِبُوا عَلَيهِ وَيَقْتُلُوهُ. فَهَرَبَ إلَى بَلْدَةِ لَخِيشَ. لَكِنَّهُمْ أرْسَلُوا إلَى لَخِيشَ رِجالاً فَقَتَلُوهُ هُناكَ.

From the time that Amaziah turned away from following the LORD, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish, but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.

28 ث ُمَّ حَمَلُوا جُثَّتَهُ وَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَقْبَرَةِ آبائِهِ فِي مَدينَةِ يَهُوذا.

And they brought him upon horses and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.