1 T hen the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying:

ثُمَّ كَلَّمَ اللهُ ياهُو بْنَ حَنانِي وَتَنَبَّأ ضِدَّ المَلِكِ بَعشا فَقالَ:

2 “ Inasmuch as I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made My people Israel sin, to provoke Me to anger with their sins,

«رَفَعْتُكَ مِنَ الحَضِيضِ. وَجَعَلْتُكَ رَئِيساً عَلَى شَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ. لَكِنَّكَ سِرْتَ فِي طُرُقِ يَرُبْعامَ. وَجَعَلْتَ شَعبِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ. فَأغضَبُونِي بِخَطاياهُمْ.

3 s urely I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

لِهَذا سَأقضِي عَلَيكَ وَعَلَى عائِلَتِكَ مَعَكَ. سَأفعَلُ بِكَ نَفسَ ما فَعَلْتُهُ بِيَرُبْعامَ بْنِ ناباطَ.

4 T he dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Baasha and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the fields.”

فَالَّذِي يَمُوتُ مِنْ عائِلَتِكَ فِي المَدِينَةِ سَتَأْكُلُهُ الكِلابُ. وَالَّذِي يَمُوتُ مِنْ عائِلَتِكَ فِي الحُقُولِ سَتَأْكُلُهُ الطُّيُورُ الكاسِرَةُ.»

5 N ow the rest of the acts of Baasha, what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

أمّا بَقِيَةُ أعْمالِ بَعْشا وَجَبَرُوتِهِ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

6 S o Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah. Then Elah his son reigned in his place.

وَماتَ بَعْشا وَدُفِنَ فِي تِرْصَةَ. وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ أيلَةُ مَلِكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ.

7 A nd also the word of the Lord came by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord in provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he killed them. Elah Reigns in Israel

وَهَكَذا تَحَقَّقَ كَلامُ اللهِ ضِدَّ بَعْشا الذي تَكَلَّمَ به عَلَى لِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ ياهُو. فَعَلَ اللهُ هَذا لِأنَّ بَعشا عَمِلَ ما لا يُرضِيهِ. فَأغضَبَ اللهَ إغضاباً شَدِيداً. إذِ ارْتَكَبَ بَعْشا الخَطايا نَفْسَها الَّتِي ارتَكَبَتْها عائِلَةُ يَرُبْعامَ. وَغَضِبَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ أيضاً لِأنَّهُ أبادَ كُلَّ عائِلَةِ يَرُبْعامَ. أيلَةُ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيل

8 I n the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha became king over Israel, and reigned two years in Tirzah.

اعتَلَى أيلَةُ بْنُ بَعشا عَرشَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السَّنَةِ السّادِسَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِ آسا عَلَى يَهُوذا. وَحَكَمَ فِي تِرْصَةَ مُدَّةَ سَنَتَينِ.

9 N ow his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him as he was in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, steward of his house in Tirzah.

وَكانَ زِمْرِي أحَدَ قادَةِ المَلِكِ أيلَةَ. إذْ كانَ مَسؤُولاً عَنْ نِصْفِ مَركِباتِ أيلَةَ. لَكِنَّ زِمْرِي هَذا حاكَ مُؤامَرَةً ضِدَّ أيلَةَ. كانَ أيلَةُ فِي تِرْصَةَ يَأْكُلُ وَيَسكَرُ فِي بَيتِ أرصا المَسؤُولِ عَنْ قَصْرِ المَلِكِ فِي تِرْصَةَ.

10 A nd Zimri went in and struck him and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.

فَدَخَلَ زِمْرِي وَضَرَبَ المَلِكَ فَقَتَلَهُ وَحَكَمَ مَكانَهُ. حَدَثَ هَذا فِي السَّنَةِ السّابِعَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ آسا عَلَى يَهُوذا. زِمْرِي مَلِكُ إسْرائِيل

11 T hen it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he was seated on his throne, that he killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave him one male, neither of his relatives nor of his friends.

بَعْدَ أنْ اعتَلَى زِمْرِي العَرْشَ، أبادَ كُلَّ عائِلَةِ بَعْشا، فَلَمْ يَبقَ مِنْهُمْ أحَدٌ حَيّاً. حَتَّى إنَّهُ قَتَلَ أصحابَهُ وَالمُوالِينَ لَهُ.

12 T hus Zimri destroyed all the household of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which He spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,

فَجاءَ قَضاءُ زِمْرِي عَلَى بَيتِ بَعْشا تَحقِيقاً لِكَلامِ اللهِ الذي تَكَلَّمَ به عَلَى لِسانِ النَّبِيِّ ياهُو ضِدَّ بَعْشا.

13 f or all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, by which they had sinned and by which they had made Israel sin, in provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idols.

هَذا كُلُّهُ كانَ بِسَبَبِ خَطايا بَعْشا وَخَطايا ابْنِهِ أيلَةَ. فَقَدْ أخطَآ وَجَعَلا بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ. وَصَنَعا أوثاناً فأغْضَبا اللهُ ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ.

14 N ow the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? Zimri Reigns in Israel

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ أيلَةَ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

15 I n the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri had reigned in Tirzah seven days. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

وَاعتَلَى زِمْرِي العَرشَ فِي السَّنَةِ السّابِعَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ آسا لِيَهُوذا. وَلَمْ يحكُم فِي تِرْصَةَ سِوى سَبعةِ أيّامٍ. فَقَدْ حَدَثَ أنَّ جَيشَ إسْرائِيلَ كانَ فِي مَدِينَةِ جِبَّثُونَ الفِلِسْطِيَّةِ.

16 N ow the people who were encamped heard it said, “Zimri has conspired and also has killed the king.” So all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp.

فَسَمِعُوا أنَّ زِمْرِي تَآمَرَ عَلَى المَلِكِ وَقَتَلَهُ. فَنَصَّبَ كُلُّ الجُنُودِ الَّذِينَ فِي المُخَيَّمِ عُمْرِي، قائِدَ الجَيشِ، مَلِكاً.

17 T hen Omri and all Israel with him went up from Gibbethon, and they besieged Tirzah.

ثُمَّ غادَرَ عُمْرِي وَكُلُّ جُنُودِ إسْرائِيلَ جِبَّثُونَ وَتَوَجَّهُوا إلَى تِرْصَةَ. وَحاصَرُوا المَدِينَةَ ثُمَّ هاجَمُوها.

18 A nd it happened, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house down upon himself with fire, and died,

فَلَمّا رَأى زِمْرِي أنَّ عُمْرِي استَولَى عَلَى المَدِينَةِ، هَرَبَ إلَى القَصْرِ، وَأحرَقَ القصرَ وهو فِيهِ، فَماتَ

19 b ecause of the sins which he had committed in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he had committed to make Israel sin.

زِمْرِي لِأنَّهُ أخطَأ وَفَعَلَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. فَقَدْ سارَ فِي طَرِيقِ يَرُبْعامَ الَّذِي أخطَأ وَجَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ.

20 N ow the rest of the acts of Zimri, and the treason he committed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? Omri Reigns in Israel

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ زِمْرِي وَمُؤامَراتِهِ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ. عُمْرِي مَلِكُ إسْرائِيل

21 T hen the people of Israel were divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri.

وَانقَسَمَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ إلَى قِسْمَينِ. فَكانَ القِسْمُ الأوَّلُ يُوالِي تِبْنِي بْنَ جِينَةَ، وَأرادَ أنْ يُنَصِّبهُ مَلِكاً. أمّا القِسْمُ الثّانِي، فَكانَ يُوالِي عُمرِي.

22 B ut the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri reigned.

لَكِنَّ أتباعَ عُمْرِي كانُوا أقوَى مِنْ أتباعِ تِبْنِي. فَدارَتْ مَعرَكَةٌ بَينَهُما، قُتِلَ فِيها تِبْنِي، فَتَوَلَّى عُمْرِي الحُكمَ.

23 I n the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel, and reigned twelve years. Six years he reigned in Tirzah.

فَاعتَلَى عُمْرِي عَرشَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السَّنَةِ الحادِيَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ آسا لِيَهُوذا. وَقَدْ حَكَمَ عُمْرِي إسْرائِيلَ اثنَتَي عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، سِتّاً مِنْها فِي مَدِينَةِ تِرْصَةَ.

24 A nd he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; then he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Samaria, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill.

وَاشتَرَى عُمرِي جَبَلَ السّامِرَةِ مِنْ سامِرَ بِقِنْطارَينِ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ. وَبَنَى مَدِينَةً عَلَى ذَلِكَ الجَبَلِ، وَأطلَقَ عَلَيها اسْمَ «السّامِرَةِ» بَحَسَبِ اسْمِ المالِكِ السّابِقِ، سامِرَ.

25 O mri did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all who were before him.

وَفَعَلَ عُمرِي الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. بَلْ كانَ أسوَأ مِنْ كُلِّ المُلُوكِ الَّذِينَ سَبَقُوهُ.

26 F or he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin, provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idols.

وَارتَكَبَ الخَطايا نَفْسَها التي ارْتَكَبَها يَرُبْعامُ بْنُ ناباطَ، الَّذِي جَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ أيضاً. فَأغضَبُوا اللهَ ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، غَضَباً شَدِيداً، بِسَبَبِ أوْثانِهِمْ.

27 N ow the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and the might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ عُمْرِي وَجَبَرُوتِهِ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

28 S o Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. Then Ahab his son reigned in his place. Ahab Reigns in Israel

وَماتَ عُمْرِي وَدُفِنَ فِي السّامِرَةِ، فَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ أخآبُ. أخآبُ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيل

29 I n the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel; and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.

وَاعتَلَى أخآبُ بْنُ عُمْرِي عَرْشَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السَّنَةِ الثّامِنَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ آسا لِيَهُوذا. فَحَكَمَ أخآبُ فِي مَدِينَةِ السّامِرَةِ اثْنَينِ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.

30 N ow Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him.

وَفَعَلَ أخآبُ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. بَلْ إنَّهُ كانَ أسوَأ مِنْ كُلِّ المُلُوكِ الَّذِينَ قَبلَهُ.

31 A nd it came to pass, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshiped him.

فَلَمْ يَكتَفِ بارتِكابِ خَطايا يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ ناباطَ وَكأنَّها قَلِيلَةٌ! بَلْ تَزَوَّجَ أيضاً إيزابَلَ بِنتَ أثْبَعَلَ مَلِكِ الصَّيدُونِيِّينَ. وَصارَ يَعْبُدُ البَعلَ كَزَوجَتِهِ.

32 T hen he set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

وَبَنَى أخآبُ فِي السّامِرَةِ هَيكَلاً لِعِبادَةِ البَعلِ، وَوَضَعَ فِيهِ مَذبَحاً.

33 A nd Ahab made a wooden image. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

وَأقامَ أخآبُ عَمُوداً لِعِبادَةِ عَشْتَرُوتَ. وَفَعَلَ أُمُوراً تُغضِبُ اللهَ ، إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ، أكثَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ المُلُوكِ الَّذِينَ سَبَقُوهُ.

34 I n his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation with Abiram his firstborn, and with his youngest son Segub he set up its gates, according to the word of the Lord, which He had spoken through Joshua the son of Nun.

وَفِي فَتْرَةِ حُكمِهِ، أعادَ حِيئِيلُ البَيتُئِيلِيُّ بناء مَدِينَةَ أرِيحا. وَعِندَما باشَرَ العَمَلَ فِي وَضْعِ أساساتِ المدينةِ، ماتَ ابنُهُ البِكْرُ أبِيرامُ. وَعِندَما وَضَعَ حِيئِيلُ أبواباً لِلمَدِينَةِ، ماتَ ابنُهُ الأصغَرُ، سَجُوبُ. حَدَثَ هَذا تَحقِيقاً لِما قالَهُ اللهُ عَلَى فَمِ يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونَ.