1 ك انَ آحازُ في العِشرِينَ منْ عُمرِهِ عندَما تَوَلَّى الحُكمَ. وَحَكَمَ ستَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فِي القُدسِ. لَكنَّهُ لَمْ يَعِشْ حَياةَ اسْتقامَةٍ كَسَلَفِهِ داوُدَ. فَلَمْ يَفعَلْ آحازُ ما يُرضي اللهَ ،

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord, as his father David had done.

2 ب َلْ سارَ عَلَى نَهْجِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ الأردِياءِ. وَاستَخدَمَ قَوالبَ لصُنعِ أوثانٍ لِعِبادَةِ آلهَةِ البَعلِ.

For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made molded images for the Baals.

3 ف َكانَ يُقَدِّمُ البَخُورَ وَيَحرِقُ أولادَهُ في وادِي ابنِ هِنُّومَ كَتَقْدِماتِ لِلآلَهَةِ الأُخْرى. عَمِلَ الأُمُورَ البَغِيضَةَ الَّتِي كانَ يَفعَلُها أهلُ تِلكَ الأرْضِ الَّذِينَ طَرَدَهُمُ اللهُ عندَما دَخَلَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ تِلكَ الأرْضَ.

He burned incense in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.

4 و َقَدَّمَ آحازُ أيضاً ذَبائحَ وَأحرَقَ بَخُوراً فِي المُرتَفَعاتِ، وَعَلَى التِّلالِ وَتَحتَ كُلِّ شَجَرَةٍ خَضراءَ.

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree. Syria and Israel Defeat Judah

5 ف َدَفَعَ اللهُ آحازَ إلَى يَدِ مَلِكِ أرامَ، فَهَزَمَهُ وَأسَرَ كَثيرينَ منْ شَعبِ يَهُوذا وَأحضَرَهُمْ إلَى دِمَشْقَ. كَما دَفَعَهُ إلَى يَدِ فَقْحَ مَلكِ إسْرائِيلَ، فَهَزَمَهُ وَأحدَثَ مَجزَرَةً فِي جَيشِهِ.

Therefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. They defeated him, and carried away a great multitude of them as captives, and brought them to Damascus. Then he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who defeated him with a great slaughter.

6 ف َقَدْ قَتَلَ فَقْحُ بْنُ رَمَلْيا مئَةً وَعِشرِينَ ألفَ جُندِيٍّ قَوِيٍّ منْ يَهُوذا في يَومٍ واحِدٍ، لِأنَّهُمْ خَرَجُوا عَنْ طاعَةِ اللهِ ، إلَهِ آبائِهِمْ.

For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers.

7 و َكانَ زِكْرِي جُندِيّاً قَوِيّاً مِنْ جُنُودِ أفْرايِمَ. فَتَمَكَّنَ مِنْ قَتلِ مَعْسِيَّا بْنِ المَلِكِ آحازَ، وَعَزْرِيقامَ المَسؤُولِ عَنْ بَيْتِ المَلِكِ، وَألقانَةَ نائِبِ المَلكِ.

Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, Azrikam the officer over the house, and Elkanah who was second to the king.

8 و َأسَرَ جَيشُ إسْرائِيلَ مِئَتَي ألفَ شَخصٍ مِنْ أقربائِهِمِ السّاكِنِينَ فِي يَهُوذا. وَغَنِمُوا نِساءً وَأطفالاً وَأشياءَ ثَمِينَةً كَثيرَةً مِنْ يَهُوذا. وَجاءُوا بكُلِّ ما غَنِمُوهُ إلَى مَدِينَةِ السّامرَةِ.

And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters; and they also took away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. Israel Returns the Captives

9 و َكانَ هُناكَ أحَدُ أنبِياءِ اللهِ ، وَاسْمُهُ عُودِيدُ. قابَلَ النَّبِيُّ عُودِيدُ جَيشَ إسْرائِيلَ العائِدَ إلَى السّامرَةِ. وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لَقَدْ سَمَحَ لَكُمُ اللهُ ، إلَهُ آبائِكُمْ بِالانتِصارِ عَلَى شَعبِ يَهُوذا لِأنَّهُ غَضبَ عَلَيهِمْ. لَكِنَّكُمْ تَجاوَزْتُمْ كُلَّ حَدٍّ في مُعاقَبَتِهِمْ وَقَتلِهِمْ. وَالآنَ، فَإنَّ اللهَ غاضِبٌ عَلَيكُمْ أنتُمْ.

But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out before the army that came to Samaria, and said to them: “Look, because the Lord God of your fathers was angry with Judah, He has delivered them into your hand; but you have killed them in a rage that reaches up to heaven.

10 ف َأنتُمْ تَنوُونَ إبقاءَ أهلِ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ عَبيداً خاضِعِينَ لَكُمْ. أفَلَسْتُمْ مِثلَهُمْ فِي الخَطايا الَّتِي ارتَكَبْتُمُوها ضِدَّ إلَهِكُمْ ؟

And now you propose to force the children of Judah and Jerusalem to be your male and female slaves; but are you not also guilty before the Lord your God?

11 و َالآنَ استَمعُوا إلَيَّ. أطلِقُوا إخْوَتَكُمْ وَأخَواتِكُمُ الَّذينَ أسَرْتُمُوهُمْ، وَإلّا ازدادَ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَيكُمْ.»

Now hear me, therefore, and return the captives, whom you have taken captive from your brethren, for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you.”

12 ث ُمَّ رَأى بَعضُ قادَةِ أفْرايِمَ جُنُودَ جَيشِ إسْرائِيلَ القادمينَ منَ الحَربِ. فَاجتَمَعَ هَؤُلاءِ القادَةُ مَعَ جُنُودِ إسْرائِيلَ وَأنذَرُوهُمْ. وَهَؤُلاءِ القادَةُ هُمْ عَزَرْيا بْنُ يَهُوحانانَ، وَبَرَخْيا بْنُ مَشُلِّيمُوتَ، وَيَحَزْقِيا بْنُ شَلُّومَ، وَعَماسا بْنُ حَدلايَ.

Then some of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war,

13 ق الَ هَؤُلاءِ القادَةُ لِجُنُودِ إسْرائِيلَ: «لا تُدخِلُوا أسرَى يَهُوذا إلَى هُنا. فَإنْ فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ، فَإنَّكُمْ تَتَمادُوْنَ فِي الإثمِ ضِدَّ اللهِ. وَسَتَزِيدُونَ إثمَنا إثماً، وَسَيَشتَدُّ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ!»

and said to them, “You shall not bring the captives here, for we already have offended the Lord. You intend to add to our sins and to our guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.”

14 ف َأعطَى الجُنُودُ الأسرَى وَالغَنائِمَ لِهَؤُلاءِ القادَةِ وَلِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the leaders and all the assembly.

15 و َقامَ القادَةُ عَزَرْيا وَبَرَخْيا وَيَحَزْقِيا وَعَماسا وَأعانُوا الأسرَى. فَجَلَبَ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ الأربَعَةُ المَلابِسَ الَّتِي أخَذَها جَيشُ إسْرائِيلَ وَأعطُوها لِهَؤُلاءِ الأسرَى العُراةِ. وَألبَسُوهُمْ أحذِيَةً أيضاً. ثُمَّ أعطُوهُمْ طَعاماً لِيَأْكُلُوا وَماءً لِيَشرَبُوا. وَدَهَّنُوهُمْ بِالزَّيتِ مِنْ أجلِ تَطريَة جُرُوحهِمْ وَشِفائِها. وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ وَضَعَ قادَةُ أفْرايِمَ هَؤُلاءِ الأسرَى المُنهَكِينَ عَلَى حَميرٍ، وَأرجَعُوهُمْ إلَى أقْرِبائِهِمْ فِي أريحا، مَدينَةِ النَّخِيلِ. ثُمَّ عادَ هَؤُلاء القادَةُ إلَى وَطَنِهمْ في السّامرَةِ.

Then the men who were designated by name rose up and took the captives, and from the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them and gave them sandals, gave them food and drink, and anointed them; and they let all the feeble ones ride on donkeys. So they brought them to their brethren at Jericho, the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria. Assyria Refuses to Help Judah

16 و َفِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، اسْتَنْجَدَ المَلِكُ آحازُ بِمَلِكِ أشُّورَ.

At the same time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him.

17 ف قَدْ هَجَمَ الأدُومِيُّونَ ثانِيَةً عَلَى شَعبِ يَهُوذا وَضَرَبُوهُمْ ضَربَةً مُوجِعَةً، وَأسَرُوا منهُمْ كَثِيرِينَ.

For again the Edomites had come, attacked Judah, and carried away captives.

18 و َهاجَمَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ أيضاً المُدُنَ وَالتِّلالَ فِي جَنُوبِ يَهُوذا. وَاستَولَوْا عَلَى مُدُنِ بَيتِ شَمسٍ وَأيَّلُونَ وَجَدِيرُوتَ وَسُوكُو وَتِمْنَةَ وَحِمْزُو. وَاستَولُوا أيضاً عَلَى القُرَى التّابِعَةِ لِهَذِهِ المُدُنِ.

The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Sochoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they dwelt there.

19 و َأذَلَّ اللهُ يَهُوذا بِمَزِيدٍ مِنَ الضِّيقاتِ لأنَّ آحازَ مَلِكَ يَهُوذا شَجَّعَ الشَّعبَ عَلَى السَّيرِ فِي طَرِيقِ الخَطِيَّةِ. فَكانَ غَيرَ وَفيٍّ للهِ.

For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had encouraged moral decline in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the Lord.

20 ف َجاءَ تَغْلَثَ فَلاسَرُ، مَلِكُ أشُّورَ، وَكانَ مَصْدَرَ ضيقٍ لا مَصْدَرَ عَونٍ لآحازَ.

Also Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him and distressed him, and did not assist him.

21 ف َمَعَ أنَّ آحازَ أخَذَ بَعْضَ الأشياءِ الثَّمينَةِ منْ بَيتِ اللهِ وَمِنْ بَيْتِ المَلِكِ وَمِنْ بَيْتِ الرُّؤَساءِ وَأعطاها لمَلِكِ أشُّورَ، إلّا أنَّهُ لَمْ يُقَدِّمْ العَونَ لآحازَ.

For Ahaz took part of the treasures from the house of the Lord, from the house of the king, and from the leaders, and he gave it to the king of Assyria; but he did not help him. Apostasy and Death of Ahaz

22 و َفِي وَسَط ضِيقاتِ آحازَ، زادَ ذَلِكَ المَلِكُ فِي الإثمِ وَعَدَمِ الوَفاءِ للهِ.

Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the Lord. This is that King Ahaz.

23 ق َدَّمَ ذَبائِحَ للآلِهَةِ الَّتِي يَعبُدُها أهلُ دمَشقَ الَّذِينَ هَزَمُوهُ. وَقالَ: «ساعَدَتْ آلِهَةُ أرامَ الشَّعبَ الَّذِي يَعبُدُها، فَلَعَلَّها تُعِينُنِي أنا أيضاً إذا ذَبَحتُ لَها.» فَعَبَدَ آحازُ تِلكَ الآلِهَةَ. فَكانَتْ سَبَباُ فِي سُقُوطِهِ، وَسُقُوطِ إسرائِيلَ مَعَهُ.

For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, saying, “Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel.

24 و َجَمَعَ آحازُ الأدَواتِ المُستَخدَمَةَ فِي بِيتِ اللهِ وَكَسَّرَها. ثُمَّ أغلَقَ أبوابَ بَيتِ اللهِ. وَعَمِلَ مَذابحَ وَوَضَعَها فِي كُلّ زاوِيَةِ شارعٍ فِي القُدس.

So Ahaz gathered the articles of the house of God, cut in pieces the articles of the house of God, shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

25 و َبَنَى آحازُ فِي كُلِّ مَدينَةٍ فِي يَهُوذا مُرتَفَعاتٍ لإحراقِ البَخُورِ لعِبادَة آلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى. وَأغضَبَ آحازُ اللهَ ، إلَهَ آبائِهِ، غَضَباً شَدِيداً.

And in every single city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers.

26 أ مّا الأشياءُ الأُخرَى الَّتي عَملَها آحازُ، فَمَكتُوبَةٌ مِنْ أوَّلها إلَى آخِرها في كتاب تاريخ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ وَيَهُوذا.

Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, from first to last, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

27 و َماتَ آحازُ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ. وَدَفَنَهُ الشَّعبُ فِي مَدِينَةِ القُدسِ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَدفِنُوهُ فِي المَقابِرِ المَلَكِيَّةِ. وَخَلَفَهُ فِي الحُكمِ ابنُهُ حَزَقِيّا.

So Ahaz rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem; but they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. Then Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.