1 I n the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.

تَوَلَّى عَزَرْيا بْنُ أمَصْيا حُكْمَ يَهُوذا فِي السَّنَةِ السّابِعَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِ يَرُبْعامَ لإسْرائِيلَ.

2 H e was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

وَكانَ فِي السّادِسَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ عِندَما تَوَلَّى الحُكمَ. وَحَكَمَ اثْنَتَينِ وَخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً فِي القُدْسِ. وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَكُلْيا، وَهِيَ مِنَ القُدْسِ.

3 H e did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

وَعَمِلَ عَزَرْيا ما يُرْضِي اللهَ حَسَبَ كُلِّ ما فَعَلَهُ أبُوهُ أمَصْيا.

4 H owever the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَهدِمِ المُرتَفَعاتِ. فَكانَ هُناكَ مَنْ يُقَدِّمُونَ ذَبائِحَ وَيُحرِقُونَ بَخُوراً فِي تِلْكَ المُرتَفَعاتِ.

5 Y ahweh struck the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house. Jotham, the king’s son was over the household, judging the people of the land.

وَأصابَ اللهُ المَلِكَ عَزَرْيا بِالبَرَصِ، فَكانَ أبْرَصَ حَتَّى يَوْمِ مَوْتِهِ. ولذا سَكَنَ فِي بَيتٍ خاصٍّ. فَتَوَلَّى ابْنُهُ يُوثامُ الإشْرافَ عَلَى بَيتِ المَلِكِ وَإدارَةَ شُؤُونِ الشَّعبِ.

6 N ow the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ عَزَرْيا، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذا.

7 A zariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in David’s city: and Jotham his son reigned in his place.

وَماتَ عَزَرْيا وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ. وَخَلَفَهُ فِي الحُكمِ ابْنُهُ يُوثامُ. حُكْمُ زَكَرِيّا القَصِيرِ لإسْرائِيل

8 I n the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months.

حَكَمَ زَكَرِيّا بْنُ يَرُبْعامَ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ فِي السّامِرَةِ مُدَّةَ سِتَّةِ أشْهُرٍ. وَكانَ ذَلِكَ فِي السَّنَةِ الثّامِنَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِ عَزَرْيا لِيَهُوذا.

9 H e did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as his fathers had done. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.

وَفَعَلَ زَكَرِيّا الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ كَآبائِهِ. وَتَمَسَّكَ بِخَطايا يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ نَباطَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ.

10 S hallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck him before the people, and killed him, and reigned in his place.

وَتَآمَرَ شَلُومُ بْنُ يابِيشَ عَلَى زَكَرِيّا. وَقَتَلَهُ فِي قِبَلِعامَ، وَاسْتَولَى عَلَى الحُكْمِ.

11 N ow the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

وَكُلُّ الأُمُورِ الأُخرَى المُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِزَكَرِيّا مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

12 T his was Yahweh’s word which he spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons to the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” So it came to pass.

وَهَكَذا تَحَقَّقَ كَلامُ اللهِ. فَقَدَ سَبَقَ أنْ أخبَرَ اللهُ ياهُو أنَّ أربَعَةَ أجيالٍ مِنْ نَسلِهِ سَيَكُونُونَ مُلُوكاً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ. حُكْمُ شَلُومَ القَصِيرِ لإسْرائِيل

13 S hallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned for a month in Samaria.

تَوَلَّى شَلُومُ بْنُ يابِيشَ الحُكمَ فِي إسْرائِيلَ فِي السَّنَةِ التّاسِعَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِ عَزَرْيا لِيَهُوذا. وَحَكَمَ شَلُومُ شَهْراً واحِداً فِي السّامِرَةِ.

14 M enahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, came to Samaria, struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, killed him, and reigned in his place.

وَصَعِدَ مَناحِيمُ بْنُ جادِي مِنْ تِرْصَةَ إلَى السّامِرَةِ. وَقَتَلَ شَلُومَ بْنَ يابِيشَ. وَتَوَلَّى الحُكْمَ بَعدَهُ.

15 N ow the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

وَكُلُّ الأُمُورِ الأُخرَى المُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِشَلُومَ وَأعمالِهِ وَتَآمُرِهِ عَلَى زَكَرِيّا، مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ. مَناحِيمُ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيل

16 T hen Menahem attacked Tiphsah, and all who were in it, and its border areas, from Tirzah. He attacked it because they didn’t open their gates to him, and he ripped up all their women who were with child.

وَهَزَمَ مَناحِيمُ تَفْسَحَ وَالمِنطَقَةَ المُحِيطَةَ بِها. فَقَدْ كانَ أهلُها قَدْ رَفَضُوا أنْ يَفتَحُوا البَوّابَةَ لَهُ، فاقتَحَمَ المَدِينَةَ وَشَقَّ بُطُونَ الحَوامِلِ فِيها.

17 I n the thirty ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel for ten years in Samaria.

تَوَلَّى مَناحِيمُ بْنُ جادِي حُكْمَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السَّنَةِ التّاسِعَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ لِحُكْمِ عَزَرْيا مَلِكاً عَلَى يَهُوذا. وَحَكَمَ مَناحِيمُ عَشَرَ سَنَواتٍ فِي السّامِرَةِ.

18 H e did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.

وَفَعَلَ مَناحِيمُ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. وَتَمَسَّكَ بِخَطايا يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ نَباطَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يُخطِئُونَ.

19 P ul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul one thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

وَجاءَ فُولُ مَلِكُ أشُّورَ، لِمُحارَبَةِ إسْرائِيلَ. فَأعطاهُ مَناحِيمُ ألفَ قِنْطارٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ مُقابِلَ الحُصُولِ عَلَى دَعْمِهِ وَمُساعَدَتِهِ فِي تَثبِيتِ سَيطَرَتِهِ عَلَى المَملَكَةِ.

20 M enahem exacted the money from Israel, even from all the mighty men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and didn’t stay there in the land.

جَمَعَ مَناحِيمُ هَذا المَبلَغَ مِنَ المالِ بِأنْ فَرَضَ عَلَى أغنِياءِ بَلَدِهِ دَفْعَ خَمِسِينَ مِثْقالاً مِنَ الفِضَّةِ. وَهَكَذا رَجِعَ مَلِكُ أشُّورَ مِنْ دُونَ أنْ يَحتَلَّ إسْرائِيلَ.

21 N ow the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

وَكُلَّ الأُمُورِ الأُخرَى المُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِمَناحِيمَ وَأعمالِهِ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ.

22 M enahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.

وَماتَ مَناحِيمُ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ. وَتَوَلَّى الحُكْمَ بَعدَهُ ابْنُهُ فَقَحْيا. فَقَحْيا مَلِكُ إسْرائِيل

23 I n the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria for two years.

تَوَلَّى فَقَحْيا بْنُ مَناحِيمَ حُكْمَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السَّنَةِ الخَمْسِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِ عَزَرْيا لِيَهُوذا. وَحَكَمَ فَقَحْيا سَنَتَينِ.

24 H e did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.

وَفَعَلَ فَقَحْيا الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. وَتَمَسَّكَ بِخَطايا يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ نَباطَ الَّذِي جَرَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ.

25 P ekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him and attacked him in Samaria, in the fortress of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites. He killed him, and reigned in his place.

وَتَآمَرَ عَلَيهِ فَقَحُ آمِرُ الجَيشِ، وَقَتَلَهُ فِي السّامِرَةِ فِي قَصْرِ المَلِكِ. وَكانَ مَعَهُ خَمْسُونَ رَجُلاً حِينَ قَتَلَهُ. وَاسْتَولَى فَقَحُ عَلَى الحَكْمِ بَعْدَهُ.

26 N ow the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

وَكُلُّ الأُمُورِ الأُخرَى المُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِفَقَحْيا وَأعمالِهِ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ. فَقَحُ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيل

27 I n the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria for twenty years.

وَتَوَلَّى فَقَحُ بْنُ رَمَلْيا حُكْمَ إسْرائِيلَ فِي السّامِرَةِ فِي السَّنَةِ الثّانِيَةِ وَالخَمْسِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِ عَزَرْيا لِيَهُوذا. وَحَكَمَ فَقَحٌ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.

28 H e did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.

وَفَعَلَ فَقَحُ الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. وَتَمَسَّكَ بِخَطايا يَرُبْعامَ بْنِ نَباطَ الَّذِي جَرَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ.

29 I n the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.

وَجاءَ تَغلَثُ فَلاسِرُ، مَلِكُ أشُّورَ، لِمُحارَبَةِ إسْرائِيلَ أثْناءَ حُكْمِ فَقَحَ. وَاستَولَى عَلَى عُيُونَ وَآبِلَ وَبَيتِ مَعْكَةَ وَيانُوحَ وَقادِشَ وَحاصُورَ وَجِلْعادَ وَالجَلِيلِ وَكُلَّ مِنْطَقَةِ نَفتالِي. وَسَبَى أهلَها إلَى أشُّورَ.

30 H oshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, attacked him, killed him, and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

وَتَآمَرَ هُوشَعُ بْنُ أيلَةَ عَلَى فَقَحَ بْنِ رَمَلْيا، وَقَتَلَهُ. وَاسْتَولَى عَلَى العَرشِ بَعْدَهُ. كانَ هَذا فِي السَّنَةِ العِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ يُوثامَ بْنِ عُزِّيّا لِيَهُوذا.

31 N ow the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ فَقَحَ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ إسْرائِيلَ. يُوثامُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذا

32 I n the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah began to reign.

وَتَوَلَّى يُوثامُ بْنُ عُزِّيّا حُكْمَ يَهُوذا فِي السَّنَةِ الثّانِيَةِ مِنْ حُكْمِ فَقَحَ بْنِ رَمَلْيا لإسْرائِيلَ.

33 H e was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.

وَكانَ يُوثامُ فِي الخامِسَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ عِندَما تَوَلَّى الحُكمَ، وَحَكَمَ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فِي القُدْسِ. وَأُمُّهُ هِيَ يَرُوشا بِنْتُ صادُوقَ.

34 H e did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes. He did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

وَعَمِلَ يُوثامُ ما يُرضِي اللهَ كَأبِيهِ عُزِّيّا.

35 H owever the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper gate of Yahweh’s house.

غَيرَ أنَّهُ لَمْ يَهدِمِ المُرتَفَعاتِ. فَكانَ هُناكَ مَنْ يُقَدِّمُونَ ذَبائِحَ وَيُحرِقُونَ بَخُوراً فِي تِلْكَ المُرتَفَعاتِ. وَبَنَى يُوثامُ البَوّابَةَ العُلوِيَّةَ لِبَيتِ اللهِ.

36 N ow the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

أمّا بَقِيَّةُ أعْمالِ يُوثامَ، فَهِيَ مُدَوَّنَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذا.

37 I n those days, Yahweh began to send Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah.

فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، بَدَأ اللهُ يُرسِلُ راصِينَ، مَلِكَ أرامَ، وَفَقَحاً بْنِ رَمَلْيا لِمُحارَبَةِ يَهُوذا.

38 J otham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city, and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.

وَماتَ يُوثامُ وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ. فَخَلَفَهُ فِي الحُكْمِ ابنُهُ آحازُ.