1 ث ُمَّ اختارَ شَعبُ يَهُوذا عُزِّيّا مَلِكاً جَدِيداً مَكانَ أبيهِ أمَصْيا. وَكانَ عُزِّيّا فِي السّادِسَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ عُمرِهِ عِندَما تَوَلَّى الحُكمَ.

¶ Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.

2 و َأعادَ عُزِّيّا بِناءَ مَدِينَةِ أَيلَةَ وَأعادَها إلَى يَهُوذا. عَمِلَ عُزِّيا هَذا بَعْدَ أنْ ماتَ أمَصْيا وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ.

He built Eloth and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.

3 ك انَ عُزِّيّا فِي السّادِسَةَ عَشْرَةَ منْ عُمرِه عِندَما صارَ مَلِكاً. وَحَكَمَ اثنَتَيْنِ وَخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً فِي القُدسِ. وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَكُلْيا وَهِيَ مِنَ القُدْسِ.

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

4 و َعَمِلَ عُزِّيّا ما يُرضِي اللهَ. فَأطاعَ اللهَ كَما فَعَلَ أبُوهُ أمَصْيا.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.

5 و َتَبِعَ عُزِّيّا اللهَ طَوالَ حَياةِ زَكَرِيّا الَّذِي عَلَّمَهُ كَيفَ يَتَّقي اللهَ وَيُطِيعُهُ. وَقَدْ وَفَّقَ اللهُ عُزِّيّا حِينَ كانَ يَتبَعُ اللهَ.

And he persisted in seeking God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and in those days that he sought the LORD, God prospered him.

6 و َشَنَّ عُزِّيّا حَرباً عَلَى الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ. وَهَدَمَ الأسوارَ المُحيطَةِ بِمَدِينَةِ جَتَّ وَلِبْنَةَ وَأشدُودَ. وَبَنَى مُدُناً قُربَ مَدِينَةِ أشدُودَ وَفِي أماكِنَ أُخْرَى بَينَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ.

For he went forth and warred against the Philistines and broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod and built cities about Ashdod and among the Philistines.

7 و َأعانَ اللهُ عُزِّيّا فِي حَربِهِ عَلَى الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ، وَالعَرَبِ السّاكنِينَ فِي مَدينَةِ جُورِ بَعلٍ وَالمَعُونِيِّينَ.

And God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal and against the Mehunims.

8 و َدَفَعَ العَمُّونِيُّونَ الجزيَةَ لِعُزِّيّا، فَصارَ اسْمُهُ مَعرُوفاً حَتَّى حُدُودِ مِصرَ بفَضلِ قُوَّتِهِ الكَبِيرَةِ.

And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah; and his name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt, for he strengthened himself exceedingly.

9 و َبَنَى عُزِّيّا أبراجاً فِي القُدسِ عندَ بَوّابَةِ الزّاوِيَةِ، وَبَوّابَةِ الوادِي وَفِي مُنعَطَفِ السُّورِ. وَقَوَّى هَذِه الأبراجَ.

Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate and at the valley gate and at the corners and fortified them.

10 و َبَنَى أبراجاً في الصَّحراءِ، وَحَفَرَ أيضاً آباراً كَثِيرَةً في المَناطِقِ الجَبَلِيَّةِ وَفِي السُّهُولِ. وَكانَ لَدَيهِ مُزارِعُونَ فِي الجِبالِ الغَربِيَّةِ وَفِي الأراضِي الخَصبَةِ. وَكانَ لَدَيهِ أيضاً رِجالٌ يَعتَنُونَ بِالكُرُومِ. فَقَدْ كانَ يُحِبُّ الزِّراعَةَ.

He also built towers in the desert and dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the low country and in the plains, husbandmen also and vine dressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.

11 و َكانَ لَدَى عُزِّيّا جَيشٌ مِنَ الجُنُودِ المُدَرَّبِينَ. وَقَدْ قَسَّمَ الجَيشَ إلَى فِرَقٍ وَفْقَ الخُطَّةِ الَّتِي أعَدَّها يَعِيئِيلُ كاتِبُ المَلِكِ، وَالضابِطُ مَعْسِيَّا، تَحتَ إدارَةِ حَنَنْيا، أحَدِ كِبارِ الضُّبّاطِ لَدَى المَلِكِ. فَأحصَى يَعِيئيلُ وَمَعْسِيَّا الجُنُودَ وَقَسَّماهُمْ فِي فِرَقٍ.

Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men that went out to war in companies, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel, the scribe, and Maaseiah, the governor, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s princes.

12 و َكانَ هُناكَ ألفانِ وَسِتُّ مِئَةِ رَئِيسٍ عَلَى هَؤُلاء الجُنُودِ.

The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand six hundred.

13 ف َكانَ رُؤَساءُ العائِلاتِ مَسؤُولِينَ عَنْ جَيشٍ قِوامُهُ ثَلاثُ مِئَةِ ألفٍ وَسَبعَةُ آلافٍ وَخَمسُ مِئَةٍ منَ المُحارِبِينَ الأشِدّاءِ الَّذِينَ سانَدُوا المَلِكَ فِي حَرْبِهِ عَلَى الأعْداءَ.

And under their hand was an army, a host of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

14 و َسَلَّحَ عُزِّيّا الجَيشَ بِالتُّرُوسِ وَالرِّماحِ وَالخُوَذِ وَالدُّرُوعِ وَالأقواسِ وَحِجارَةٍ لِلمَقالِيعِ.

And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields and spears and helmets and coats of mail and bows and slings to cast stones.

15 و َوَضَعَ عُزِّيّا فِي القُدسِ قاذِفاتِ حِجارَةٍ اختَرَعَها رِجالٌ أذكِياءٌ. وُضِعَتْ هَذِهِ الآلاتُ عَلَى الأبراجِ وَزَوايا الأسوارِ. فَكانَتْ تُطلِقُ سِهاماً وَحِجارَةً ضَخمَةً. فَذاعَ صِيتُ عُزِّيّا فِي أماكِنَ بَعِيدَةٍ. وَقَدْ أعانَهُ اللهُ حَتَّى صارَ مَلكاً قَوِيّاً.

And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks to shoot arrows and great stones with. And his name spread far abroad, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.

16 ل َكِنْ عِندَما صارَ عُزِّيّا مَلِكاً قَوِيّاً، وَقَعَ فِي فَخِّ الكِبرِياءِ، مِمّا أدَّى إلَى هَلاكِهِ. فَلَمْ يَعُدْ وَفِيّاً لإلَهِهِ ، إذْ دَخَلَ بِنَفْسِهِ إلَى هَيكَلِ اللهِ لِكَي يَحرِقَ بَخُوراً عَلَى مَذْبَحِ البَخُورِ.

¶ But when he was strengthened, his heart lifted itself up unto corruption, for he rebelled against the LORD his God, entering into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

17 ف َلَحِقَ بِهِ إلَى داخِلِ الهَيكَلِ الكاهِنُ عَزَرْيا، وَثَمانُونَ كاهِناً شُجاعاً يَخدِمُونَ اللهَ.

And Azariah, the priest, went in after him, and with him eighty priests of the LORD, that were valiant men.

18 و َواجَهُوهُ وَحاوَلُوا مَنْعَهُ فَقالُوا لَهُ: «لَيسَ مَسمُوحاً لَكَ بِأنْ تَحْرِقَ بَخُوراً للهِ. فَهَذا عَمَلُ الكَهَنَةِ المُقَدَّسِينَ منْ بَنِي هارُونَ. قَدْ تَجاوَزْتَ حَدَّكَ. فَاخْرُجِ الآنَ مِنَ المَكانِ المُقَدَّسِ. لَقَدْ خُنْتَ شَرِيعَةَ اللهِ. فَلا تَتَوَهَّمْ أنَّ اللهُ سَيُكرِمُكَ عَلَى ما فَعَلتَهُ!»

And they withstood Uzziah, the king, and said unto him, It does not pertain unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests, the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense; go out of the sanctuary, for thou hast rebelled; neither shall it be for thy glory before the LORD God.

19 ف َغَضِبَ عُزِّيّا كَثِيراً. وَكانَتْ فِي يَدِهِ مِجمَرَةٌ لإحراق البَخُورِ. وَعِندَما غَضِبَ كَثِيراً عَلَى الكَهَنَةِ، ظَهَرَ البَرَصُ عَلَى جَبِينهِ عَلَى مَرْأى مِنَ الكَهَنَةِ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ قُرْبَ مَذْبَحِ البَخُورِ.

Then Uzziah was angry and had a censer in his hand to burn incense; and in this his anger with the priests, the leprosy rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, next to the altar of incense.

20 و َنَظَرَ رَئيسُ الكَهَنَةِ عَزَرْيا وَكُلُّ الكَهَنَةِ إلَى عُزِّيّا، وَرَأَوْا البَرَصَ عَلَى جَبِينِهِ. فَبَدَأُوا يَطرُدُونَهُ مِنَ الهَيكَلِ. وَعِندَما أدرَكَ عُزِّيّا أنَّ اللهَ عاقَبَهُ بِالبَرَصِ، بادَرَ هُوَ نَفسُهُ إلَى الإسراعِ بِالخُرُوجِ.

And Azariah, the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from there, and he also hastened to go out because the LORD had smitten him.

21 ف َصارَ المَلِكُ عُزِّيّا أبرَصَ، وَلَمْ يَعُدْ بِمَقدُورِهِ أنْ يَدخُلَ بَيتَ اللهِ. فَتَوَلَّى يُوثامُ بْنُ عُزِّيّا الإشرافَ عَلَى بَيْتِ المَلِكِ، وَصارَ حاكِماً للشَّعبِ.

And Uzziah, the king, was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD; and Jotham, his son, was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.

22 أ مّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ عُزِّيّا، مِنْ أوَّلِها إلَى آخِرِها، فَهِيَ مَدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتاباتِ النَّبِيُّ إشَعْياءُ بْنُ آمُوصَ.

Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last were written by Isaiah, the prophet, the son of Amoz.

23 و َماتَ عُزِّيّا وَدُفِنَ إلَى جِوارِ آبائِهِ. وَدَفَنُوهُ فِي الحَقلِ قُرْبَ القُبُورِ المَلَكيَّةِ، لِأنَّ الشَّعبَ قالُوا: «إنَّهُ أبرَصٌ.» وَخَلَفَهُ عَلَى العَرشِ ابنُهُ يُوثامُ.

So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the royal burial field, for they said, He is a leper. And Jotham, his son, reigned in his stead.