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

Now all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead 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 Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested 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 became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.

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

And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

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

He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.

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

Now he went out and made war against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities around Ashdod and among the Philistines.

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

God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and against the Meunites.

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

Also the Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah. His fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for he became exceedingly strong.

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

And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the corner buttress of the wall; then he 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.

Also he built towers in the desert. He dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plains; he also had farmers and vinedressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved the soil.

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 who went out to war by companies, according to the number on their roll as prepared by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.

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

The total number of chief officers of the mighty men of valor was 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 authority was an army 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.

Then Uzziah prepared for them, for the entire army, shields, spears, helmets, body armor, 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 devices in Jerusalem, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and large stones. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was marvelously helped till he became strong. The Penalty for Uzziah’s Pride

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 strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the Lord his God by entering the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

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

So Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of the Lord —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 King Uzziah, and said to him, “ It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! You shall have no honor from 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 became furious; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead, before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar.

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 at him, and there, on his forehead, he was leprous; so they thrust him out of that place. Indeed he also hurried to get out, because the Lord had struck 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.

King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. Then 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, from first to last, the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz wrote.

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 rested with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” Then Jotham his son reigned in his place.