1 T hen the people of the land took Joahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in place of his father in Jerusalem.

وَنَصَّبَ شَعبُ يَهُوذا يَهُوآحازَ بْنَ يُوشيّا مَلِكاً عَلَيهِمْ فِي القُدسِ عِوَضاً عَنْ أبِيهِ.

2 J oahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king. And he ruled for three months in Jerusalem.

كانَ يَهُوآحازُ فِي الثّالِثَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ عِنْدَما تَوَلَّى الحُكْمَ. وَحَكَمَ ثَلاثَةَ شُهُورٍ فِي القُدْسِ.

3 T hen the king of Egypt took Joahaz’s power away at Jerusalem, and made the people of the land pay a tax of silver weighing as much as 100 men, and gold weighing as much as one man.

وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ خَلَعَهُ نَخُوُ مَلِكُ مِصْرَ عَنِ العَرشِ. وَفَرَضَ جِزيَةً عَلَى يَهُوذا مِقدارُها مِئَةُ قِنْطارٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ، وَقِنْطارٌ واحِدٌ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ.

4 T he king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim’s brother Joahaz and brought him to Egypt. Jehoiakim Rules Judah

وَنَصَّبَ نَخُوُ ألِياقيمَ أخا يُوآحازَ مَلِكاً عَلَى يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ بَدَلاً مِنهُ. ثُمَّ غَيَّرَ نَخُوُ اسْمَ ألِياقِيمَ إلَى يَهُوياقِيمَ. أمّا يَهُوآحازُ، فَأسَرَهُ نَخُوُ وَأخَذَهُ إلَى مِصْرَ. يَهُوياقِيمُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذا

5 J ehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord his God.

كانَ يَهُوياقِيمُ فِي الخامِسَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ عِنْدَما تَوَلَّى الحُكْمَ. وَحَكَمَ إحدَى عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فِي القُدْسِ. وَفَعَلَ يَهُوياقِيمُ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ.

6 K ing Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up against him and tied him with brass chains to take him to Babylon.

وَهاجَمَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ مَلِكُ بابِلَ يَهُوذا، وَأسَرَ يَهُوياقِيمَ وَقَيَّدَهُ بِسَلاسِلَ نُحاسيَّةٍ، ثُمَّ أخَذَهُ إلَى بابِلَ.

7 N ebuchadnezzar also brought some of the things of the Lord’s house to Babylon and put them in his place of worship there.

وَأخَذَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ بَعضَ الآنِيَةِ مِنْ بَيتِ اللهِ ، وَحَمَلَها إلَى بابِلَ وَوَضَعَها فِي هَيكَلِهِ.

8 N ow the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and the sinful things which he did, and what was found against him, are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. His son Jehoiachin became king in his place. Jehoiachin Rules Judah

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ يَهُوياقِيمُ، وَخَطاياهُ البَغِيضَةُ الَّتِي ارتَكَبَها، وَكُلُّ عُيُوبِهِ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ وَيَهُوذا. وَخَلَفَهُ عَلَى العَرشِ ابْنُهُ يَهُوياكِينُ. يَهُوياكِينُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذا

9 J ehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem three months and ten days. He did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord.

كانَ يَهُوياكِينُ فِي الثّامِنَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ عِندَما تَوَلَّى الحُكْمَ. وَحَكَمَ ثَلاثَةَ أشْهُرٍوَعَشْرَةَ أيّامٍ فِي القُدْسِ. وَفَعَلَ يَهُوياكينُ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ.

10 I n the spring of the year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon with the objects of great worth from the Lord’s house. He made his brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem. Zedekiah Rules Judah

وَفِي الرَّبِيعِ أرسَلَ المَلِكُ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ بَعْضَ خُدّامِهِ إلَى يَهُوياكِينَ. فَأخَذُوا يَهُوياكِينَ وَبَعْضَ الكُنُوزِ الثَّمِينَةِ مِنْ بَيتِ اللهِ إلَى بابِلَ. وَنَصَّبَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ صِدْقِيّا، قَرِيبَ يَهُوياكِينَ، مَلِكاً عَلَى يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ. صِدْقِيّا مَلِكُ يَهُوذا

11 Z edekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled eleven years in Jerusalem.

وَكانَ صِدْقِيّا فِي الحادِيَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ عِنْدَما تَوَلَّى الحُكْمَ. وَحَكَمَ إحدَى عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

12 H e did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord his God. He had much pride in front of Jeremiah the man of God who spoke for the Lord.

وَفَعَلَ الشَّرَّ أمامَ إلَهِهِ. وَلَمْ يَتَواضَعْ أمامَ النَّبِيِّ إرْمِيا الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ لَهُ مِنْ فَمِ اللهِ. دَمارُ القُدس

13 A nd he turned against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him make a promise by God. He was strong-willed and made his heart hard against turning to the Lord God of Israel.

وَتَمَرَّدَ صِدْقِيّا عَلَى المَلِكِ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ الَّذِي استَحلَفَهُ بِاللهِ أنْ يَكُونَ وَفيّاً لَهُ. فَقَسَّى رَقَبَتَهُ وَقَلْبَهُ رافِضاً أنْ يَتُوبَ إلَى اللهِ ، إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ.

14 A lso none of the rulers of the religious leaders and people were faithful. They followed all the sinful things of the nations. And they brought sinful things into the Lord’s house, which the Lord had made holy in Jerusalem. Jerusalem Is Taken

وَقَدْ وَصَلَ تَأْثِيرُهُ السَّيِّئُ حَتَّى إلَى رُؤَساءِ الكَهَنَةِ وَقادَةِ شَعبِ يَهُوذا. إذْ تَمادَى هَؤُلاءِ فِي الخَطايا، وَصارُوا أكثَرَ بُعداً عَنِ اللهِ. وَقَلَّدُوا الأُمَمَ الأُخرَى فِي مُمارَساتِها البَغِيضَةِ، وَنَجَّسُوا بَيتَ اللهِ الَّذِي قَدَّسَهُ فِي القُدسِ.

15 T he Lord, the God of their fathers, sent men to speak for Him again and again, because He had loving-pity on His people and on His house.

فَأرسَلَ اللهُ ، إلَهُ آبائِهِمْ، أنبِياءَ واحِداً بَعدَ الآخَرِ لإنذارِ شَعبِهِ. فَقَدْ أشفَقَ اللهُ عَلَيهِمْ وَعَلَى مَكَانِ سُكْناهُ.

16 B ut the people always made fun of the men sent by God. They hated God’s words and laughed at His men who spoke for God, until the Lord was very angry with His people. And there was no way for things to be better.

لَكِنَّهُمْ سَخِرُوا بِرُسُلِ اللهِ، وَاسْتَهانُوا بِكَلامِهِ، وهزَأُوا بِأنْبِيائِهِ، فَازْدادَ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى الشَّعبِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَعُدْ هُناكَ سَبيلٌ للنَّجاةِ.

17 S o God brought the king of the Babylonians against them, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of God. He had no pity on anyone, young or old, men or women or the sick. He gave them all into the king’s hand.

فَحَرَّكَ اللهُ مَلِكَ بابِلَ لِلهُجُومِ عَلَى شَعبِ يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ. فَقَتَلَ المَلِكُ الفِتيانَ حَتَّى وَهُمْ فِي الهَيكَلِ. وَلَمْ يُشفِقْ عَلَى شَعبِ يَهُوذا وَالقُدْسِ. قَتَلَ الكِبارَ وَالصّغارَ، الرِّجالَ وَالنِّساءَ، المَرضَى وَالأصحّاءَ. فَقَدْ سَمَحَ اللهُ لِنَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ بِمُعاقَبَة يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ.

18 A nd he brought to Babylon all the things of the house of God, great and small, and the riches of the Lord’s house, and the riches of the king and of his rulers.

وَحَمَلَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ كُلَّ آنِيَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ جَميعَها إلَى بابِلَ، وَأخَذَ كُنُوزَ بَيتِ اللهِ ، وَكُنُوزَ المَلِكِ، وَكُنُوزَ المَسؤُولِينَ الكِبار لَدَى المَلِكِ.

19 T hen they burned the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned all of its buildings built for battles, and destroyed all of its objects of great worth.

وَأحْرَقَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ وَجَيشُهُ بَيتَ اللهِ، وَهَدَمُوا سُورَ القُدسِ، وَأحْرَقُوا قُصُورَها وَدَمَّرُوا كُلَّ ثَمِينٍ فِيها.

20 H e carried away to Babylon those who had not been killed by the sword. They were made to work for him and his sons until the rule of the nation of Persia.

وَأخَذَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ الشَّعبَ الَّذِينَ ظَلُّوا عَلَى قَيدِ الحَياةِ إلَى بابِلَ، فَصارُوا عَبِيداً لَهُ وَلأبْنائِهِ إلَى أنْ تَأسَّسَتِ المَملَكَةُ الفارِسِيَّةُ.

21 T his was done so the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah came true. For the seventy years that the land was not being used, the Day of Rest was kept. So the Days of Rest were enjoyed that had not been kept before. Cyrus Tells the Jews to Return

وَهَكَذا تَحَقَّقَتْ كُلُّ النُبُوَّاتِ الَّتِي تَكَلَّمَ بِها اللهُ عَلَى فَمِ النَّبِيِّ إرْمِيا: «سَيَصِيرُ هَذا المَكانُ قَفْراً خالياً لِمَدَّةِ سَبعِينَ سَنَةً، تَعوِيضاً عَنْ سُبُوتِ الرّاحَةِ الَّتِي أهمَلَها الشَّعبُ.»

22 T he Lord’s word by the mouth of Jeremiah came true in this way also: In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the Lord caused the spirit of King Cyrus to send word to all his nation, and also to write it down, saying,

وَفي السَّنَةِ الأُولَى مِنْ حُكمِ كُورَشَ مَلِكِ فارِسَ، جَعَلَ اللهُ كُورَشَ يُطلِقُ نِداءً خاصّاً. وَقَدْ جاءَ نِداؤُهُ هَذا مِنْ أجلِ تَحقِيقِ النُبُوَّاتِ الَّتِي تَكَلَّمَ بِها اللهُ عَلَى فَمِ النَّبِيّ إرْمِيا. فَأرسَلَ كُورَشُ رُسُلاً فِي كُلِّ مَكانٍ مِنْ مَملَكَتِهِ يَحمِلُونَ رِسالَةً منهُ. كانَ مُحْتَوَى الرِّسالَةِ:

23 “ King Cyrus of Persia says, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the nations of the earth. He has chosen me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all His people, may the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.’”

يَقُولُ كُورَشُ مَلكُ فارِسَ: «جَعَلَنِي اللهُ ، إلَهُ السَّماءِ، مَلِكاً عَلَى كُلِّ الأرْضِ. وَقَدْ أوكَلَ إلَيَّ مَسؤُولِيَّةَ بناءِ بَيْتٍ لَهُ فِي القُدسِ، فِي مِنْطَقَةِ يَهُوذا. فَكُلُّ مَنْ يُريدُ مِنْكُمْ أيُّها الشَّعبُ أنْ يَذْهَبَ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، فَلْيَذْهَبْ، وَلْيَكُنِ إلَهُهُ مَعَهُ.»