1 M oab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

بَعدَ مَوتِ أخآبَ، تَمَرَّدَتْ مُوآبُ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ.

2 N ow Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury.”

وَذاتَ يَومٍ، سَقَطَ أخَزْيا مِنْ نافِذَةِ عِلِّيَّةِ بَيتِهِ فِي السّامِرَةِ، وَتَأذَّى كَثِيراً. فَأرْسَلَ رُسُلاً وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «اذهَبُوا إلَى كَهَنَةِ بَعلَ زَبُوبَ، إلَهِ عِقْرُونَ. وَاسْألُوهُمْ هَلْ سَأُشفَى مِنْ إصابَتِي.»

3 B ut the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘ Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’

لَكِنَّ مَلاكَ اللهِ قالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ إيلِيّا التَّشْبِيِّ: «اذْهَبْ لِمُلاقاةِ رُسُلِ مَلِكِ السّامِرَةِ، وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹لِماذا أنتُمْ ذاهِبُونَ إلَى بَعلَ زَبُوبَ، إلَهِ عِقْرُونَ لِتَسْألُوهُ؟ ألا يُوجَدُ لإسْرائِيلَ إلَهٌ؟

4 N ow therefore, thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’” So Elijah departed.

فَقُولُوا لِأخَزْيا: يَقُولُ اللهُ: لَنْ تُغادِرَ فِراشَ مَرَضِكَ حَيّاً، بَلْ سَتَمُوتُ!›» فانطَلَقَ إيلِيّا لِلِقائِهِم.

5 A nd when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, “Why have you come back?”

فَلَمّا رَجِعَ الرُّسُلُ إلَى أخَزْيا، سَألَهُمْ: «لِماذا عُدْتُمْ بِهَذِهِ السُّرعَةِ؟»

6 S o they said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘ Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’”’”

فَأجابَهُ الرُّسُلُ: «خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ لِلِقائِنا. وَطَلَبَ إلَينا أنْ نَعُودَ إلَى المَلِكِ الَّذِي أرسَلَنا وَنَنْقُلَ إلَيهِ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ. فَهَكَذا يَقُولُ اللهُ: ‹لِماذا أنتُمْ ذاهِبُونَ إلَى بَعلَ زَبُوبَ، إلَهِ عِقْرُونَ لِتَسْألُوهُ؟ ألا يُوجَدُ لإسْرائِيلَ إلَهٌ؟ بِما أنَّكَ عَمِلْتَ هَذا العَمَلَ الشِّرِّيرَ، لَنْ تُغادِرَ فِراشَ مَرَضِكَ حَيّاً، بَلْ سَتَمُوتُ!›»

7 T hen he said to them, “What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?”

فَسَألَهُمْ أخَزْيا: «صِفُوا لِيَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي صَعِدَ لِلِقائِكُمْ وَأخبَرَكُمْ بِهَذا الكَلامِ.»

8 S o they answered him, “A hairy man wearing a leather belt around his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

فَأجابُوهُ: «كانَ يَلبِسُ مِعطَفاً مِنَ الشَّعْرِ وَيَلْبِسُ حِزاماً جِلْدِيّاً حَولَ خَصْرِهِ.» حِينَئِذٍ، قالَ أخَزْيا: «هَذا إيلِيّا التَّشْبِيُّ.» نارٌ تَقضِي عَلَى جُنُودِ أخَزْيا

9 T hen the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. So he went up to him; and there he was, sitting on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him: “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’”

فَأرسَلَ أخَزْيا خَمْسِينَ جُندِيّاً مَعَ قائِدِهِمْ لإيلِيّا. وَكانَ إيلِيّا جالِساً عَلَى رَأْسِ جَبَلٍ. فَصَعِدَ إلَيهِ قائِدُ الخَمْسِينَ، وَقالَ لَهُ: «يا رَجُلَ اللهِ، يَقُولُ لَكَ المَلِكُ: ‹انْزِلْ!›»

10 S o Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.

فَأجابَ إيلِيّا قائِدَ الخَمْسِينَ: «إنْ كُنتُ أنا رَجُلَ اللهِ، فَلْتَنزِلْ نارٌ مِنَ السَّماءِ وَتَقضِ عَلَيكَ أنتَ وَرِجالِكَ الخَمْسِينَ!» فَنَزَلَتْ مِنَ السَّماءِ نارٌ وَقَضَتْ عَلَى القائِدِ وَرِجالِهِ الخَمْسِينَ.

11 T hen he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty men. And he answered and said to him: “Man of God, thus has the king said, ‘Come down quickly!’”

فَأرسَلَ أخَزْيا قائِداً آخَرَ مَعَ جُنُودِهِ الخَمْسِينَ. فَقالَ القائِدُ لإيلِيّا: «يا رَجُلَ اللهِ، يَقُولُ لَكَ المَلِكُ: ‹انزِلْ إلَى هُنا مُسْرِعاً!›»

12 S o Elijah answered and said to them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.

فَقالَ إيلِيَّأ لِلقائِدِ وَجُنُودِهِ الخَمْسِينَ: «إنْ كُنتُ أنا رَجُلَ اللهِ، فَلْتَنزِلْ مِنَ السَّماءِ نارٌ وَتَقضِ عَلَيكَ أنتَ وَرِجالِكَ الخَمْسِينَ!» فَنَزَلَتْ مِنَ السَّماءِ نارٌ وَقَضَتْ عَلَى القائِدِ وَرِجالِهِ الخَمْسِينَ.

13 A gain, he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him: “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight.

فَأرسَلَ أخَزْيا قائِداً ثالِثاً مَعَ خَمْسِينَ مِنْ جُنُودِهِ. فَجاءَ هَذا إلَى إيلِيّا، وَسَجَدَ عَلَى رُكبَتَيهِ. وَتَوَسَّلَ إلَى إيلِيّا وَقالَ: «يا رَجُلَ اللهِ، لَيتَ حَياتِي وَحَياةَ رِجالي الخَمْسِينَ تَكُونُ ثَمِينَةً فِي عَينَيكَ.

14 L ook, fire has come down from heaven and burned up the first two captains of fifties with their fifties. But let my life now be precious in your sight.”

نَزَلَتْ نارٌ مِنَ السَّماءِ وَقَضَتْ عَلَى القائِدَينِ وَجُنُودِهُما اللَّذَيْنِ أتَيا قَبلِي. أمّا الآنَ، فَأطلُبُ إلَيكَ أنْ تَرْحَمَنا وَتَعفُو عَنّا!»

15 A nd the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So he arose and went down with him to the king.

فَقالَ مَلاكُ اللهِ لإيلِيّا: «اذْهَبْ مَعَ القائِدِ وَلا تَخَفْ مِنْهُ.» فَذَهَبَ إيلِيّا مَعَ القائِدِ لِرُؤْيَةِ المَلِكِ

16 T hen he said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’”

وَقالَ لَهُ: «هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: ‹لِماذا أرسَلْتَ رُسُلاً إلَى بَعلَ زَبُوبَ، إلَهِ عِقْرُونَ لِيَسْألُوهُ؟ ألا يُوجَدُ لإسْرائِيلَ إلَهٌ؟ فَبِما أنَّكَ فَعَلْتَ هَذا العَمَلَ الشِّرِّيرَ، لَنْ تَنزِلَ عَنْ فِراشِ مَرَضِكَ حَيّاً، بَلْ سَتَمُوتُ!›» يُورامُ يَحِلُّ مَحَلَّ أخَزْيا

17 S o Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. Because he had no son, Jehoram became king in his place, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.

فَماتَ أخَزْيا كَما قالَ اللهُ عَلَى فَمِ إيلِيّا. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِأخَزْيا ابْنٌ، فَتَوَلَّى الحُكمَ بَعدَهُ يُورامُ. اعتَلَى يُورامُ العَرشَ فِي السَّنَةِ الثّانِيَةِ مِنْ حُكْمِ يَهُورامَ بْنِ يَهُوشافاطَ لِيَهُوذا.

18 N ow the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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