1 ب َعدَ كُلِّ هَذِهِ الأعْمالِ الَّتِي قامَ بِها حَزَقِيّا بأمانَةٍ، جاءَ سَنْحارِيبُ وَجَيشُهُ إلَى يَهُوذا، وَحاصَرَ المُدُنَ المُحَصَّنَةَ بِهَدَفِ أنْ يَهزِمَها وَيَستَوليَ عَلَيها.

After these things, and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself.

2 و َأدرَكَ حَزَقِيّا أنَّ سَنحارِيبَ قَدْ أتَى ناوِياً مُهاجَمَةَ القُدسِ.

When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

3 ف َتَحَدَّثَ حَزَقِيّا مَعَ كِبارِ مَسؤُولِيهِ وَقادَةِ الجَيشِ. فَاتَّفَقَ الجَمِيعُ عَلَى طَمِّ مِياهِ اليَنابِيعِ خارِجَ المَدِينَةِ. فَساعَدَ هَؤُلاءِ المَسؤُولُونَ وَقادَةُ الجَيشِ حَزَقِيّا.

he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the springs which were outside of the city; and they helped him.

4 و َتَجَمَّعَ جُمهُورٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ النّاسِ وَطَمُّوا اليَنابِيعَ وَالجدْوَلَ المُتَدَفِّقَ إلَى وَسَطِ البَلَدِ وَقالُوا: «لا نُرِيدُ أنْ يَجِدَ مَلِكُ أشُّورَ ماءً كَثِيراً عِندَما يَصِلُ إلَى هُنا!»

So many people gathered together, and they stopped all the springs, and the brook that flowed through the middle of the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?”

5 و َحَصَّنَ حَزَقِيّا القُدسَ. فَأعادَ بِناءَ الأجزاءِ المُتَهَدِّمَةِ مِنَ السُّورِ. وَبَنَى أبراجاً عَلَى الأسوارِ. وَبَنَى أيضاً سُوراً آخَرَ خارِجَ السُّورِ الأوَّلِ. وَحَصَّنَ القِلاعَ عَلَى الجانِبِ الشَّرقِيِّ فِي الجُزءِ القَديمِ مِنَ القُدسِ. وَصَنَعَ أسلِحَةً وَتُرُوساً كَثِيرَةً.

He took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo in David’s city, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

6 و َعَيَّنَ حَزَقِيّا ضُبّاطَ حَربٍ لِيَكُونُوا مَسؤُولِينَ عَنِ الشَّعبِ. وَاجتَمَعَ بِهِمْ فِي السّاحَةِ المَفتُوحَةِ قُربَ بَوّابَةِ المَدِينَةِ. وَكَلَّمَهُمْ حَزَقِيّا وَشَجَّعَهُمْ، فَقالَ لَهُمْ:

He set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the wide place at the gate of the city, and spoke comfortably to them, saying,

7 « كُونُوا أقوِياءَ وَشُجعاناً. وَلا تَخافُوا مِنْ مَلِكِ أشُّورَ أوْ تَقلَقُوا بِسَبَبِ الجَيشِ الكَبِيرِ الَّذِي مَعَهُ. فَإنَّ ما مَعَنا مِنْ قُوَّةٍ يَفُوقُ ما مَعَ مَلِكِ أشُّورَ!

“Be strong and courageous, don’t be afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude who is with him; for there is a greater with us than with him.

8 ف َلَيسَ لَدَى مَلِكِ أشُّورَ إلّا بَشَرٌ. أمّا نَحنُ فَإلَهُنا مَعَنا. وَهُوَ سَيُعِينُنا، وَيُحارِبُ عَنّا مَعارِكَنا!» فَاسْتَمَدَّ الشَّعبُ شَجاعَةً وَقُوَّةً مِنْ كَلامِ حَزَقِيّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذا.

With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is Yahweh our God to help us, and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

9 و َكانَ سَنحارِيبُ وَكُلُّ جَيشِهِ مُخَيِّمِينَ قُربَ مَدِينَةِ لَخِيشَ يَنوُونَ اقتِحامَها. فَأرسَلَ سَنحارِيبُ خُدّامَهُ إلَى حَزَقِيّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذا وَإلَى كُلِّ شَعبِ يَهُوذا فِي القُدسِ فَقَالُوا:

After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were at Jerusalem, saying,

10 « هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ سَنحارِيبُ مَلِكُ أشُّورَ: ما الَّذِي تَتَّكِلُونَ عَلَيهِ، لَكَي تَحتَمِلُوا الحِصارَ فِي القُدسِ؟

Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, “In whom do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem?

11 ا علَمُوا أنَّ حَزَقِيّا يُضِلُّكُمْ وَيَخْدَعُكُمْ، وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أنْ يُغوِيَكُمْ لِكَي تَبقُوا فِي القُدسِ لِتَمُوتُوا جُوعاً وَعَطَشاً بِقَولِهِ لَكُمْ: ‹سَيُنقِذُنا إلَهُنا مِنْ مَلِكِ أشُّورَ.›

Doesn’t Hezekiah persuade you, to give you over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, ‘Yahweh our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?’

12 و َحَزَقِيّا هُوَ نَفسُهُ الَّذِي نَزَعَ المُرتَفَعاتِ وَالمَذابِحَ. وَأمَرَكُمْ يا أهلَ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ بِأنْ تَعبُدُوا وَتُحرِقُوا بَخُوراً عَلَى مَذبَحٍ واحِدٍ فَقَطْ.

Hasn’t the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You shall worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn incense?’

13 أ نتُمْ تَعلَمُونَ ما فَعَلناهُ أنا وَآبائِي بِكُلِّ شُعُوبِ البُلْدانِ الأُخرَى. لَمْ تَستَطِعْ آلِهَةُ تِلكَ البُلدانِ أنْ تُنقِذَ شُعُوبَها. وَلَمْ تَستَطِعْ أنْ تَمنَعَنِي مِنَ القَضاءِ عَلَيها.

Don’t you know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands in any way able to deliver their land out of my hand?

14 أ يَّةُ آلِهَةٍ استَطاعَتْ أنْ تُنقِذَ شَعبَها مِنْ آبائِي الَّذِينَ قَضُوا عَلَيهمْ؟ وَأيَّةُ آلِهَةٍ استَطاعَتْ أنْ تُنقِذَ شَعبَها مِنِّي؟ فَكَيفَ تَتَوَقَّعُونَ أنْ يُنقِذَكُمْ إلَهُكُمُ الواحِدُ مِنْ يَدِي؟

Who was there among all the gods of those nations which my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of my hand?

15 ل ا تَدَعُوا حَزَقِيّا يَخدْعْكُمْ أوْ يُضِلَّكُمْ. لا تُصَدِّقُوهُ لِأنَّهُ ما مِنْ إلَهِ أُمَّةٍ أوْ مَملَكَةٍ استَطاعَ يَوماً أنْ يَحمِيَ شَعبَهُ مِنِّي أوْ مِنْ آبائِي. فَلا تَتَوَهَّمُوا أنَّ إلَهَكُمْ يَقدِرُ عَلَى مَنعِي مِنَ القَضاءِ عَلَيكُمْ.»

Now therefore don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you in this way, neither believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand?”

16 و َتَكَلَّمَ خُدّامُ مَلِكِ أشُّورَ بِمَزِيدٍ مِنَ الشَّرِّ وَالتَّجْدِيفِ عَلَى اللهِ وَخادِمِهِ حَزَقِيّا.

His servants spoke yet more against Yahweh God, and against his servant Hezekiah.

17 و َكَتَبَ مَلِكُ أشُّورَ أيضاً رَسائِلَ فِيها ازْدِراءٌ وَإهانَةٌ للهِ ، إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ، يَقُولُ فِيها: «لَمْ تَستَطِعْ آلِهَةُ الشُّعُوبِ الأُخرَى أنْ تَمنَعَنِي مِنَ القَضاءِ عَلَى شُعُوبِها. كَذَلِكَ لا يَستَطِيعُ إلَهُ حَزَقِيّا أنْ يُنْقِذَ شَعبَهُ مِنِّي.»

He also wrote letters insulting Yahweh, the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, “As the gods of the nations of the lands, which have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall the God of Hezekiah not deliver his people out of my hand.”

18 ث ُمَّ نادَى خُدّامُ مَلِكِ أشُّورَ بِصَوتٍ عالٍ عَلَى أهلِ القُدسِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا عَلَى سُورِ المَدِينَةِ. وَكَلَّمُوهُمْ بِالعِبْرِيَّةِ. أرادُوا أنْ يُرهِبُوهُمْ لِيَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنَ الاسْتِيلاءِ عَلَى مَدِينَةِ القُدسِ.

They cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

19 و َجَّهَ خُدّامُ المَلِكِ إهاناتٍ لإلَهِ القُدسِ بِالطَّرِيقَةِ نَفسِها الَّتِي وَجَّهُوا فِيها إهاناتٍ لآلِهَةِ الأُمَمِ الأُخرَى الَّتِي خَلَقَها النّاسُ بِأيدِيهِمْ.

They spoke of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men’s hands.

20 ف َصَلَّى المَلِكُ حَزَقِيّا وَالنَّبِيُّ إشَعْياءُ بْنُ آمُوصَ بِشَأْنِ هذا الأمْرِ، وَصَرَخُوا إلَى إلَهِ السَّماءِ.

Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.

21 ف َأرسَلَ اللهُ مَلاكاً إلَى مُخَيَّمِ مَلِكِ أشُّورَ. فَقَتَلَ المَلاكُ جَمِيعَ الجُنُودِ وَالقادَةِ وَالضُّبّاطِ فِي الجَيشِ الأشُّورِيِّ. فَرَجِعَ مَلِكُ أشُّورَ إلَى وَطَنِهِ بِالخَيْبَةِ وَالخِزْيِّ. فَدَخَلَ إلَى هَيكَلِ إلَهِهِ، وَقَتَلَهُ بَعضُ أولادِهِ بِالسَّيفِ.

Yahweh sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. When he had come into the house of his god, those who came out of his own bowels killed him there with the sword.

22 و َهَكَذا أنقَذَ اللهُ حَزَقِيّا وَالشَّعْبَ فِي القُدسِ مِنْ يَدِ سَنحارِيبَ مَلِكِ أشُّورَ وَمِنْ جَمِيعِ أعدائِهِ، وَأعطاهُمْ راحَةً مِنْ كُلِّ جانِبٍ.

Thus Yahweh saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side.

23 ف َأحضَرَ كَثِيرُونَ عَطايا للهِ فِي القُدسِ، وَهَدايا ثَمِينَةً لِحَزَقِيّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذا. وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ صارَتِ الشُّعُوبُ كُلُّها تَحسِبُ لِحَزَقِيّا حِساباً. مَرَضُ حَزَقِيّا وآخِرُ أيّامِه

Many brought gifts to Yahweh to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.

24 و َفِي تِلكَ الأيّامِ مَرِضَ حَزَقِيّا وَقارَبَ المَوتَ. فَصَلَّى إلَى اللهِ. فَكَلَّمَ اللهُ حَزَقِيّا وَأعطاهُ عَلامَةً.

In those days Hezekiah was sick even to death: and he prayed to Yahweh; and he spoke to him, and gave him a sign.

25 ل َكِنَّ قَلبَ حَزَقِيّا تَكَبَّرَ، فَلَمْ يَستَجِبِ استِجابَةً لائقَةً بِنِعمَةِ اللهِ عَلَيهِ. فَحَلَّ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى حَزَقِيّا وَعَلَى أهلِ يَهُوذا وَالقُدْسِ.

But Hezekiah didn’t render again according to the benefit done to him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath on him, and on Judah and Jerusalem.

26 ف َتَواضَعَ حَزَقِيّا وَتابَ عَنْ كِبرياءِ قَلبِهِ، هُوَ وَأهلُ القُدْسِ مَعَهُ، فَلَمْ يَأْتِ عَلَيهِمْ غَضَبُ اللهِ طَوالَ حَياةِ حَزَقِيّا.

Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that Yahweh’s wrath didn’t come on them in the days of Hezekiah.

27 و َكانَ لِحَزَقِيّا ثَروَةٌ وَكَرامَةٌ كَبِيرَتانِ جِدّاً. فَصَنَعَ خَزائِنَ لِحِفظِ الفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ وَالأحجارِ الكَرِيمَةِ وَالأطيابِ وَالتُّرُوسِ وَكُلِّ الأشياءِ الثَّمِينَةِ.

Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all kinds of goodly vessels;

28 و َكانَتْ لَدَيهِ مَخازِنُ لِلقَمحِ وَالنَّبِيذِ وَالزَّيتِ الَّتِي كانَ الشَّعبُ يُرسِلُها إلَيهِ، وَحَظائِرُ لِلحَيوَاناتِ وَالماشِيَةِ المُختَلِفَةِ.

storehouses also for the increase of grain and new wine and oil; and stalls for all kinds of animals, and flocks in folds.

29 و َبَنَى حَزَقِيّا أيضاً مُدُناً كَثِيرَةً، وَكانَ لَدَيْهِ قُطعانٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مِنَ الغَنَمِ وَالبَقَرِ، لِأنَّ اللهَ أغناهُ كَثِيراً جِدّاً.

Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much substance.

30 و َحَزَقِيّا هُوَ الَّذِي سَدَّ المَنْبَعَ العُلوِيَّ لِمِياهِ يُنبُوعِ جِيحُونَ فِي القُدسِ، وَجَعَلَ هَذِهِ المِياهَ تَجرِي مُباشَرَةً إلَى الجانِبِ الغَربِيِّ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ. فَوَفَّقَهُ اللهُ فِي كُلِّ ما عَمِلَ.

This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of David’s city. Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

31 و َأرسَلَ أحَدُ قادَةِ بابِلَ رُسُلاً إلَى حَزَقِيّا. وَسَألُوهُ عَنِ الأُمُورِ العَجِيبةِ العَظِيمَةِ الَّتِي حَدَثَتْ فِي بَلَدِهِ. فَلَمّا جاءُوا، تَرَكَهُ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لِيَمتَحِنَهُ وَلِيَعرِفَ كُلَّ ما فِي قَلبِهِ.

However concerning the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

32 أ مّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ حَزَقِيّا، وَإنجازاتِهِ الصَّالِحَةِ، فَهِيَ مُدُوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ رُؤيا إشَعْياءَ بْنِ آمُوصَ، وَفِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذا وَإسْرائِيلَ.

Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

33 و َماتَ حَزَقِيّا وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ. دَفَنَهُ الشَّعبُ عَلَى التَّلَّةِ حَيثُ قُبُورُ آبائِهِ، أبْناءِ داوُدَ. فَأكرَمَهُ جَمِيعُ أهلِ يَهُوذا وَسُكّانُ القُدسِ. وَخَلَفَهُ ابنُهُ مَنَسَّى فِي الحُكمِ.

Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the tombs of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. Manasseh his son reigned in his place.