1 W hen Ahaziah’s mother Athaliah saw that her son was dead, she got up and killed all the king’s children.

وَلَمّا رَأتْ عَثَلْيا أُمُّ أخَزْيا أنَّ ابْنَها ماتَ، قامَتْ وَقَتَلَتْ كُلَّ أبْناءِ المَلِكِ.

2 B ut King Joram’s daughter Jehosheba, Ahaziah’s sister, took Joash the son of Ahaziah. She stole him away from the king’s sons who were being killed, and put him and his nurse in the bedroom. They hid him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.

أمّا يَهُوشَبَعُ بِنْتُ المَلِكِ يُورامَ، وَأُخْتُ أخَزْيا، فَقَدْ خَطَفَتْ يُوآشَ بْنَ أخَزْيا مِنْ بَيْنِ إخْوَتِهِ قَبلَ أنْ يُقْتَلُوا، وَخَبَّأتْهُ هُوَ وَمُرضِعَتُهُ فِي غُرفَةِ نَومِها مِنْ عَثَلْيا فَلَمْ تَتَمَكَّنْ مِنْ قَتلِهِ.

3 J oash was hid with his nurse in the house of the Lord six years, while Athaliah was ruling over the land.

فَبَقيَ يُوآشُ مُخبَّأً فِي بَيتِ اللهِ مَعَ يَهُوشَبَعَ سِتَّ سَنَواتٍ. وَأثناءَ هَذِهِ المُدَّةِ، كانَتْ عَثَلْيا تَحْكُمُ مَملَكَةَ يَهُوذا.

4 I n the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the captains of hundreds, men who watch over the king and the soldiers. He brought them into the house of the Lord, and made an agreement with them. He had them make a promise in the house of the Lord. Then he showed them the king’s son.

وَفِي السَّنَةِ السّابِعَةِ، اسْتَدعَى رَئِيسُ الكَهَنَةِ يَهُوياداعُ قادَةَ الحَرَسِ المَلَكِيِّ وَالسُّعاةِ. وَجَمَعَهُمْ مَعاً فِي بَيتِ اللهِ. ثُمَّ قَطَعَ مَعَهُمْ عَهداً بِقَسَمٍ. ثُمَّ أراهُمُ ابْنَ المَلِكِ.

5 H e told them, “This is what you must do. One third of you who come in on the Day of Rest must keep watch over the king’s house.

وَأوْصاهُمْ يَهُوياداعُ، فَقالَ: «ثُلْثُكُمُ الَّذِينَ عَلَيهِمْ نَوْبَةَ يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ، وَالَّذِينَ عَلَيهِمْ حِراسةُ بَيتِ المَلِكِ.

6 O ne third are to be at the gate Sur and one third at the gate behind the soldiers. So you will keep watch over the king’s house.

وَثُلْثُكُمُ المُكَلَّفُ بِحِراسَةِ بابِ السُّورِ، وَثُلْثُكُمُ المُكَلَّفُ بِحِراسَةِ بَوّابةِ الحُرّاسِ، عَلَيكُمْ جَمِيعاً أنْ تَحْرُسُوا القَصْرَ.

7 A nd two parts of all of you who go out on the Day of Rest must keep watch over the house of the Lord for the king.

وَعَلَى فِرْقَتَينِ مِنْكُمْ – مِنَ الَّذينَ يُجْبَرُونَ عَلَى حِراسَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ يَوْمَ إجازَتِهِمُ: يَومَ السَّبْتِ –

8 Y ou will stand around the king, with spears in your hands. Whoever comes near must be killed. Be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.”

أنْ تُحِيطَا بِالمَلِكِ. كُونُوا مَعَ المَلِكِ حَيثُما ذَهَبَ. وَأحِيطُوا بِهِ كُلُّكُمْ، وَيَدُ كُلٍّ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى مِقبَضِ سَيفِهِ. وَاقتُلُوا كُلَّ مَنْ يُحاوِلُ اخْتِراقَ صُفُوفِكُمْ.»

9 T he captains of hundreds did all that Jehoiada the religious leader told them to do. Each one of them brought his men to Jehoiada the religious leader. Each one brought those who were to come in on the Day of Rest, and those who were to go out on the Day of Rest.

فَنَفَّذَ القادَةُ كُلَّ أوامِرِ الكاهِنِ يَهُوياداعَ. فَأخَذَ كُلُّ قائِدٍ رِجالَهُ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ يَومَ السَّبْتِ أوْ لا يَعْمَلُونَ، وَأتَوا إلَى الكاهِنِ يَهُوياداعَ.

10 T he religious leader gave the captains the spears and coverings that had been King David’s, which were in the house of the Lord.

فَأعْطى الكاهِنُ القادَةَ حِراباً وَأتْراساً كانَ داوُدُ قَدْ أوْدَعَها فِي بَيتِ اللهِ.

11 A nd the soldiers stood from the right side of the house to the left side of the house. Each one held his spear. They stood by the altar and by the house, around the king.

وَوَقَفَ هَؤُلاءِ الحُرّاسُ وَأسلِحَتُهُمْ فِي أيدِيهِمْ مِنْ جانِبِ الهَيْكَلِ الأيْمَنِ إلَى جانِبِهِ الأيْسَرِ. وَأحاطُوا بِالمَذبَحِ وَالهَيكَلِ وَالمَلِكِ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ لَدَى دُخُولِهِ الهَيكَلَ.

12 T hen Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him, and gave him the Law. They made him king and poured oil on him. Then they clapped their hands and said, “Long live the king!”

وَأخرَجَ هَؤُلاءِ يُوآشَ وَوَضَعُوا التّاجَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَأعلَنُوا وَلاءَهُمْ لَهُمْ فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ. ثُمَّ مَسَحُوهُ وَنَصَّبُوهُ مَلِكاً. وَصَفَّقُوا لَهُ بِأيدِيهِمْ وَهَتَفُوا: «يَعيشُ المَلِكُ!»

13 W hen Athaliah heard the noise of the soldiers and the people, she came to the people in the house of the Lord.

وَسَمِعَتِ المَلِكَةُ عَثَلْيا الضَّجِيجَ الصّادِرَ عَنِ الحَرَسِ وَالشَّعْبِ. فَدَخَلَتْ إلَى هَيكَلِ اللهِ حَيْثُ كانَ الشَّعبُ.

14 S he looked and saw the king standing by the pillar, as was done in those days. The captains and those who blew horns were standing beside the king. And all the people of the land were filled with joy and blew horns. Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “They are turning against the queen!”

وَنَظَرَتْ فَرَأتِ المَلِكَ واقِفاً عِندَ العَمُودِ حَسَبَ عادَةِ المُلُوكِ. وَرَأتْ أيضاً القادَةَ وَضارِبِي الأبواقِ يَنفُخُونَ الأبواقَ ابتِهاجاً بِالمَلِكِ. حِينَئِذٍ، شَقَّتْ ثِيابَها احتِجاجاً وَاسْتِنكاراً، وَصَرَخَتْ: «هَذِهِ خِيانَةٌ! هَذِهِ خِيانَةٌ!»

15 T hen Jehoiada the religious leader told the captains of the army, “Bring her out among the soldiers, and kill with the sword whoever follows her.” For the religious leader said, “Do not let her be put to death in the house of the Lord.”

وَأمَرَ الكاهِنُ القادَةَ المَسْؤُولِينَ عَنِ الجُنُودِ فَقالَ: «أخرِجُوا عَثَلْيا خارِجَ ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ. وَإذا أرادَ أحَدٌ أنْ يَأْتِيَ لِلدِّفاعِ عَنْها، فاقتُلُوهُ. لَكِنْ لا تُقْتَل فِي بَيتِ اللهِ.»

16 S o they took hold of her, and she was put to death at the horses’ gate of the king’s house.

فَأمسَكَ الجُنُودُ بِعَثَلْيا. وَاقتادُوها عَبْرَ طَرِيقِ الخَيلِ إلَى مَدخَلِ القَصْرِ. وَقَتَلُوها هُناكَ.

17 T hen Jehoiada made an agreement between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people. And he made an agreement between the king and the people.

وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، قَطَعَ يَهُوياداعُ عَهْداً بَينَ اللهِ وَالمَلِكِ وَالشَّعْبِ أنْ يَكُونُوا أوْفِياءً للهِ. وَقَطَعَ يَهُوياداعُ عَهداً أيضاً بَينَ المَلِكِ وَالشَّعْبِ.

18 T hen all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and tore it down. They broke to pieces all his altars and objects. And they killed Mattan the religious leader of Baal in front of the altars. Then the religious leaders chose men to watch over the house of the Lord.

وَذَهَبَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعبِ إلَى مَعبَدِ البَعلِ. وَدَمَّرُوا تِمثالَهُ وَمَذابِحَهُ، وَكَسَّرُوها تَماماً. وَقَتَلُوا أيضاً مَتّانَ، كاهِنَ البَعلِ، أمامَ مَذابِحِ البَعلِ. فَعَيَّنَ الكاهِنُ يَهُوياداعُ مُشْرِفِينَ عَلَى بَيتِ اللهِ.

19 J ehoiada took the captains and the men who watch over the king, and the soldiers and all the people of the land. They brought the king down from the house of the Lord, by the way of the soldiers’ gate, to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

وَأخَذَ يَهُوياداعُ ضُبّاطَ الجَيشِ وَالحَرَسَ الخاصَّ، وَكُلَّ شَعبِ الأرْضِ مَعَهُ. ثُمَّ أخرَجَ المَلكَ منْ بَيتِ اللهِ. وَعَبَرُوا بَوّابَةَ الحَرَسِ إلَى بَيت المَلِكِ. وَهُناكَ أجلَسُوا المَلِكَ عَلَى العَرشِ.

20 S o all the people of the land were filled with joy, and the city was quiet. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the king’s house.

فَفَرِحَ جِدّاً كُلُّ شَعبِ يَهُوذا، استَراحَتْ مَدِينَةُ القُدسِ بَعْدَ أنْ قُتِلَتْ عَثَلْيا بِالسَّيفِ قُرْبَ بَيتِ المَلِكِ.

21 J oash was seven years old when he became king.

وَكانَ يُوآشُ فِي السّابِعَةِ مِنْ عُمرِهِ عِندَما تَوَلَّى الحُكْمَ.