1 I n the twenty-third year of Ahaziah’s son Joash the king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became the king of Israel at Samaria. He ruled for seventeen years.

اعتَلَى يَهُوآحازُ بْنُ ياهُو عَرْشَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السّامِرَةِ فِي السَّنَةِ الثّالِثَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ يُوآشَ بْنِ أخَزْيا لِيَهُوذا. وَحَكَمَ يَهُوآحازُ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.

2 J ehoahaz did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. He followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel sin. He did not turn from them.

وَفَعَلَ يَهُوآحازُ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. وَسارَ فِي طَرِيقِ يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ ناباطَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ. فارتَكَبَ خَطاياهُ نَفْسَها وَلَمْ يَتَوَقَّف عَنِ ارتكابها.

3 S o the anger of the Lord burned against Israel. He put them always under the power of King Hazael of Syria, and Ben-hadad the son of Hazael.

فاشْتَدَّ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ. وَجَعَلَهُمْ تَحتَ سَيطَرَةِ حَزائِيلَ وَبَنْهَدَدَ بِنِ حَزائِيلَ مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً مِنَ الزَّمَنِ. اللهُ يَرحَمُ بَنِي إسْرائِيل

4 T hen Jehoahaz begged for the Lord’s favor, and the Lord listened to him. For He saw the bad power held over Israel. He saw how the king of Syria made it hard for them.

حِينَئِذٍ، تَوَسَّلَ يَهُوآحازُ إلَى اللهِ أنْ يُساعِدَهُمْ. فَاسْتَجابَ لَهُ اللهُ ، لِأنَّهُ رَأى مُعاناةَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ عَلَى أيْدِي الأرامِيِّينَ.

5 S o the Lord gave Israel someone to save them. And they were saved from the power of the Syrians. The people of Israel lived in their tents as before.

فَأرسَلَ اللهُ مَنْ يُنقِذُ إسْرائِيلَ. فَحَرَّرَهُمْ مِنْ سَيطَرَةِ الأرامِيِّينَ. فَعادَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ كَالسّابِقِ.

6 B ut they did not turn away from the sins of the family of Jeroboam, which made Israel sin. They walked in those sins. And the object of the false goddess Asherah was left standing in Samaria.

غَيرَ إنَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ لَمْ يَتَوَقَّفُوا عَنِ السَّيرِ فِي طَرِيقِ عائِلَةِ يَرُبْعامَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ. فَاسْتَمَرُّوا فِي ارتِكابِ خَطاياهُ نَفسِها، وَأبقَوْا عَلَى أعمِدَةِ عَشْتَرُوتَ فِي السّامِرَةِ.

7 T he king of Syria did not leave to Jehoahaz an army of more than fifty horsemen, ten war-wagons and 10, 000 foot-soldiers. For the king of Syria had destroyed them and made them like the dust of beaten grain.

وَألحَقَ مَلِكُ أرامَ هَزِيمَةً بِجَيشِ يَهُوآحازَ. وَقَضَى عَلَى مُعظَمِ جُنُودِهِ. فَلَمْ يَبقَ لإسْرائِيلَ إلّا خَمْسِينَ فارِساً، وَعَشْرَ مَرْكَباتٍ، وَعَشْرَةَ آلافِ جُندِيٍّ مِنَ المُشاةِ. وَأذَلَّهُمْ كَأنَّهُمْ تُرابٌ يُداسُ.

8 N ow the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, all he did and his strength, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ يهُوآحازَ وَبُطُولاتِهِ، فَهَيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

9 W hen Jehoahaz died, they buried him in Samaria. And his son Joash became king in his place. Jehoash Rules Israel

وَماتَ يَهُوآحازُ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ فِي السّامِرَةِ. وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ يَهُوآشُ مَلِكاً. حُكْمُ يَهُوآشَ لإسْرائِيل

10 I n the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria. He ruled for sixteen years.

وَاعتَلَى يَهُوآشُ بْنُ آحازَ عَرشَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السّامِرَةِ فِي السَّنَةِ الثّالِثَةِ وَالسَّبْعِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ يَهُوآشَ لِيَهُوذا. وَحَكَمَ يَهُوآشُ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.

11 A nd he did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. He did not turn away from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, in which he made Israel sin. But he walked in those sins.

وَفَعَلَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. وَسارَ عَلَى نَهْجِ يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ ناباطَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ بِخَطاياهُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ، وَلَمْ يَتَوَقَّفْ عَنِ ارْتِكابِها.

12 J ehoash did many things. With his strength he fought against Amaziah king of Judah. The rest of his acts are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ يَهُوآشَ، وَحُرُوبِهِ الجَبّارَةِ مَعَ أمَصْيا، مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

13 J ehoash died, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. The Death of Elisha

وَماتَ يَهُوآشُ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ فِي السّامِرَةِ مَعَ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ. وَخَلَفَهُ فِي الحُكمِ يَرُبْعامُ. يَهُوآشُ يَزُورُ ألِيشَع

14 E lisha became sick with the sickness of which he was to die. And Joash the king of Israel came down to him and cried over him, saying, “My father, my father, the war-wagons of Israel and its horsemen!”

وَمَرِضَ ألِيشَعُ. وَفِيما بَعْدُ ماتَ بِمَرَضِهِ هَذا. فَذَهَبَ يَهُوآشُ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ لِيَزُورَهُ، وَبَكَى عَلَيهِ وَقالَ: «يا أبِي! يا أبِي! هَلْ حانَ الآنَ وَقْتُ مَرْكَبَةِ إسْرائِيلَ وَخَيلِها؟»

15 E lisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he took a bow and arrows.

فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ لِيَهُوآشَ: «خُذْ قَوْساً وَبَعضَ السِّهامِ.»

16 T hen he said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So he put his hand on it. Then Elisha laid his hands on the king’s hands.

فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ لِمَلِكِ إسْرائِيلَ: «ضَعْ يَدَكَ عَلَى القَوْسِ.» فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى القَوْسِ. ثُمَّ وَضَعَ ألِيشَعُ يَدَيهِ عَلَى يَدَيِّ المَلِكِ.

17 A nd he said, “Open the window toward the east,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” And he shot. Elisha said, “The Lord’s arrow of winning the battle! The arrow of winning the battle against Syria! For you will fight the Syrians at Aphek until you have destroyed them.

ثُمَّ قالَ ألِيشَعُ: «افتَحِ النّافِذَةَ الشَّرْقِيَّةَ.» فَفَتَحَها. فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «أطلِقِ السَّهْمَ.» فَأطلَقَهُ يَهُوآشُ. فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «هَذا هُوَ سَهْمُ نَصْرِ اللهِ عَلَى أرامَ. سَتَهْزِمُ الأرامِيِّينَ فِي أفِيقَ. وَسَتَقضِي عَلَيهِمْ.»

18 T hen Elisha said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, “Hit the ground,” and he hit it three times, and stopped.

وَقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «خُذِ الأقْواسَ.» فَأخَذَها يَهُوآشُ. فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ لِمَلِكِ إسْرائِيلَ: «اضْرِبِ الأرْضَ.» فَضَرَبَ يَهُوآشُ الأرْضَ ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ، ثُمَّ تَوَقَّفَ.

19 S o the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have hit it five or six times. Then you would have fought Syria until you had destroyed it. But now you will win the fight against Syria only three times.”

فَغَضِبَ رَجُلُ اللهِ عَلَيهِ. فَقالَ ألِيشَعُ: «كانَ عَلَيكَ أنْ تَضْرِبَ خَمْسَ مَرّاتٍ أوْ سِتَّ مَرّاتٍ فَحِينَئِذٍ كُنْتَ سَتَقضِي عَلَى الأرامِيِّينَ قَضاءً مُبرَماً! أمّا الآنَ، فَإنَّكَ لَنْ تَهزِمَهُمْ غَيرَ ثَلاثِ مَرّاتٍ.» مُعجِزَةٌ عِندَ قَبْرِ ألِيشَع

20 E lisha died, and they buried him. Now groups of Moabite soldiers would come and fight in the land in the spring of the year.

وَماتَ ألِيشَعُ وَدُفِنَ. وَفِي يَومٍ مِنْ أيّامِ الرَّبِيعِ، جاءَتْ فِرَقُ مِنَ الجُنُودِ المُوآبِيِّينَ لِغَزوِ إسْرائِيلَ.

21 A s a man was being buried, some Moabite soldiers were seen, so the man was thrown into Elisha’s grave. When the man touched the bones of Elisha, he came alive and stood up on his feet. The War between Israel and Syria

وَكانَ أُناسٌ يَدفِنُونَ رَجُلاً. فَلَمَّأ رَأَوْا الغُزاةَ المُوآبِيِّينَ، أسْرَعُوا بِإلقاءِ المَيِّتَ فِي قَبْرِ ألِيشَعَ. وَما إنْ مَسَّ المَيِّتُ عِظامَ ألِيشَعَ، حَتَّى عادَ إلَى الحَياةِ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى قَدَمَيهِ. يَهُوآشُ يَسْتَعِيدُ مُدُنَ إسْرائِيل

22 N ow King Hazael of Syria had made it hard for Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

وَضايَقَ حَزائِيلُ، مَلِكُ أرامَ، إسْرائِيلَ طَوالَ أيّامِ حُكْمِ يَهُوآحازَ.

23 B ut the Lord showed them kindness and loving-pity and turned to them because of His agreement with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He would not destroy them or put them away from Him until now.

غَيرَ أنَّ اللهَ تَحَنَّنَ عَلَى بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ وَرَحَمَهُمْ بِسَبَبِ عَهدِهِ مَعَ إبْراهِيمَ وَإسْحَاقَ وَيَعقُوبَ. فَلَمْ يَشَأْ أنْ يَنفِيَهُمْ مِنَ الأرْضِ أوْ يَتَخَلَّى عَنْهُمْ بَعدُ.

24 W hen King Hazael of Syria died, his son Ben-hadad became king in his place.

وَماتَ حَزائِيلُ، مَلِكُ أرامَ، فَخَلَفَهُ فِي الحُكمِ بِنْهَدَدُ.

25 T hen Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took back from Hazael’s son Ben-hadad the cities he had taken in war from his father Jehoahaz. Three times Joash won in battle against him and took back the cities of Israel.

وَقَبلَ أنْ يَمُوتَ، كانَ قَدِ اسْتَولَى عَلَى بَعضِ المُدُنِ مِنْ يَهُوآحازَ أبِي يَهُوآشَ. لَكِنَّ يَهُوآشَ عادَ وَاسْتَرَدَّ هَذِهِ المُدُنَ مِنْ بِنْهَدَد بنِ حَزَائيلَ. فَهَزَمَ يَهُوآشُ بِنْهَدَدَ ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ وَاسْتَعادَ مُدُنَ إسْرائِيلَ.