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 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 returned it to Judah after the king died.

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 ruled fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem.

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

Uzziah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He did 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 kept on looking to God in the days of Zechariah, who had special wisdom from God and taught him in the things of God. And as long as he looked to the Lord, God made things go well for 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.

Uzziah went out and made war against the Philistines. He broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod. And he built cities in the land of 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, and 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.

The Ammonites paid taxes to Uzziah. And his name was known as far as the land of Egypt, for he became very strong.

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

Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the place where the walls joined. And he made them strong.

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 built towers in the desert and dug many wells. For he had many animals, both in the valley and in the plain. He also had farmers and vine-keepers in the hill country and in the good growing fields, for he loved farming.

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.

And Uzziah had an army ready for battle. It was divided by the number of names written down by Jeiel the writer and Maaseiah the captain, led by Hananiah, one of the king’s leaders.

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

The whole number of the leaders of the family groups of powerful soldiers was 2, 600.

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.

Under their leading was an army of 307, 500, who could fight with great power, to help the king against those who hated them.

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

Uzziah had battle-coverings, spears, head-coverings, strong battle-clothes, bows, and slings using arrows and large stones made for all the army.

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.

In Jerusalem he made large objects of war, planned by able men, to be on the towers and the corners. They were for shooting arrows and big stones. So Uzziah’s name became known in far away places. For he was helped by God in a very special way until he was strong. Uzziah Is Punished because of His 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 became strong, Uzziah’s heart was so proud that his actions were sinful. He was not faithful to the Lord his God, for he went into the Lord’s house to burn special perfume on the altar of special perfume.

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

Then Azariah the religious leader went in after him, with eighty religious leaders of the Lord who were men strong in heart.

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!»

They went against King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn special perfume to the Lord. It should be done by the religious leaders, the sons of Aaron, who are set apart to burn special perfume. Get out of the holy place, for you have not been faithful. You will 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 was angry, and he had a dish in his hand for burning special perfume. While he was angry with the religious leaders, a bad skin disease broke out on his forehead in front of the religious leaders in the Lord’s house, beside the altar of special perfume.

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.

Azariah the head religious leader and all the religious leaders looked at him and saw that he had a bad skin disease on his forehead. So they were quick to get him out of there, and he himself left in a hurry because the Lord had punished 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 had the bad skin disease to the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, suffering with the skin disease, for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. And his son Jotham was over the king’s house, ruling 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 to last, were written by the man of God Isaiah, 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.

Uzziah died, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the grave which belonged to the kings. For they said, “He has a bad skin disease.” And Jotham his son became king in his place.