< اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 13 >

وَإِذَا بِرَجُلِ ٱللهِ قَدْ أَتَى مِنْ يَهُوذَا بِكَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ، وَيَرُبْعَامُ وَاقِفٌ لَدَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ لِكَيْ يُوقِدَ. ١ 1
A man of God came out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
فَنَادَى نَحْوَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ بِكَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَالَ: «يَا مَذْبَحُ، يَامَذْبَحُ، هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: هُوَذَا سَيُولَدُ لِبَيْتِ دَاوُدَ ٱبْنٌ ٱسْمُهُ يُوشِيَّا، وَيَذْبَحُ عَلَيْكَ كَهَنَةَ ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُوقِدُونَ عَلَيْكَ، وَتُحْرَقُ عَلَيْكَ عِظَامُ ٱلنَّاسِ». ٢ 2
He cried against the altar by the word of Yahweh: “Altar, altar! This is what Yahweh says, 'See, a son named Josiah will be born to the family of David, and on you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who now burn incense on you. On you they will burn human bones.'”
وَأَعْطَى فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ عَلَامَةً قَائِلًا: «هَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْعَلَامَةُ ٱلَّتِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا ٱلرَّبُّ: هُوَذَا ٱلْمَذْبَحُ يَنْشَقُّ وَيُذْرَى ٱلرَّمَادُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَيْهِ». ٣ 3
Then the man of God gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign that Yahweh has spoken: 'Look, the altar will be split apart, and the ashes on it will be poured out.'”
فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ كَلَامَ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ ٱلَّذِي نَادَى نَحْوَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ، مَدَّ يَرُبْعَامُ يَدَهُ عَنِ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ قَائِلًا: «أَمْسِكُوهُ». فَيَبِسَتْ يَدُهُ ٱلَّتِي مَدَّهَا نَحْوَهُ وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يَرُدَّهَا إِلَيْهِ. ٤ 4
When the king heard what the man of God said, that he had cried out against the altar at Bethel, Jeroboam reached out with his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him.” Then the hand with which he had reached out against the man dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself.
وَٱنْشَقَّ ٱلْمَذْبَحُ وَذُرِيَ ٱلرَّمَادُ مِن عَلىَ ٱلْمَذبَحِ حَسَبَ ٱلْعَلَامَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَاهَا رَجُلُ ٱللهِ بِكَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ. ٥ 5
(The altar was also split apart and the ashes poured out from the altar, as described by the sign that the man of God had given by the word of Yahweh.)
فَأَجَابَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَقَالَ لِرَجُلِ ٱللهِ: «تَضَرَّعْ إِلَى وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ وَصَلِّ مِنْ أَجْلِي فَتَرْجِعَ يَدِي إِلَيَّ». فَتَضَرَّعَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ إِلَى وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ فَرَجَعَتْ يَدُ ٱلْمَلِكِ إِلَيْهِ وَكَانَتْ كَمَا فِي ٱلْأَوَّلِ. ٦ 6
King Jeroboam answered and said to the man of God, “Plead for the favor of Yahweh your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored to me again.” So the man of God prayed to Yahweh, and the king's hand was restored to him again, and it became as it was before.
ثُمَّ قَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِرَجُلِ ٱللهِ: «ٱدْخُلْ مَعِي إِلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ وَتَقَوَّتْ فَأُعْطِيَكَ أُجْرَةً». ٧ 7
The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”
فَقَالَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ لِلْمَلِكِ: «لَوْ أَعْطَيْتَنِي نِصْفَ بَيْتِكَ لَا أَدْخُلُ مَعَكَ وَلَا آكُلُ خُبْزًا وَلَا أَشْرَبُ مَاءً فِي هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ. ٨ 8
The man of God said to the king, “Even if you give me half your possessions, I will not go with you, nor will I eat food or drink water in this place,
لِأَنِّي هَكَذَا أُوصِيتُ بِكَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا: لَا تَأْكُلْ خُبْزًا وَلَا تَشْرَبْ مَاءً وَلَا تَرْجِعْ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ ٱلَّذِي ذَهَبْتَ فِيهِ». ٩ 9
because Yahweh commanded me by his word, 'You will eat no bread nor drink water, nor return by the way that you came.'”
فَذَهَبَ فِي طَرِيقٍ آخَرَ، وَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ ٱلَّذِي جَاءَ فِيهِ إِلَى بَيْتِ إِيلَ. ١٠ 10
So the man of God left another way and did not return to his home by the way that he had come to Bethel.
وَكَانَ نَبِيٌّ شَيْخٌ سَاكِنًا فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ، فَأَتَى بَنُوهُ وَقَصُّوا عَلَيْهِ كُلَّ ٱلْعَمَلِ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ، وَقَصُّوا عَلَى أَبِيهِمِ ٱلْكَلَامَ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ. ١١ 11
Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and one of his sons came and told him all the things that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. His sons also told him the words that the man of God had spoken to the king.
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَبُوهُمْ: «مِنْ أَيِّ طَرِيقٍ ذَهَبَ؟» وَكَانَ بَنُوهُ قَدْ رَأَوْا ٱلطَّرِيقَ ٱلَّذِي سَارَ فِيهِ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ الذَّي جَاءَ مِنْ يَهُوذَا. ١٢ 12
Their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” Now his sons had seen the way the man of God from Judah had gone.
فَقَالَ لِبَنِيهِ: «شُدُّوا لِي عَلَى ٱلْحِمَارِ». فَشَدُّوا لَهُ عَلَى ٱلْحِمَارِ فَرَكِبَ عَلَيْهِ ١٣ 13
So he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey and he rode off on it.
وَسَارَ وَرَاءَ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ، فَوَجَدَهُ جَالِسًا تَحْتَ ٱلْبَلُّوطَةِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَأَنْتَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ ٱلَّذِي جَاءَ مِنْ يَهُوذَا؟» فَقَالَ: «أَنَا هُوَ». ١٤ 14
The old prophet went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree; and he said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” He answered, “I am.”
فَقَالَ لَهُ: «سِرْ مَعِي إِلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ وَكُلْ خُبْزًا». ١٥ 15
Then the old prophet said to him, “Come home with me and eat food.”
فَقَالَ: «لَا أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَرْجِعَ مَعَكَ وَلَا أَدْخُلُ مَعَكَ وَلَا آكُلُ خُبْزًا وَلَا أَشْرَبُ مَعَكَ مَاءً فِي هَذَا ٱلْمَوْضِعِ، ١٦ 16
The man of God answered, “I may not return with you nor go in with you, neither will I eat food nor drink water with you in this place,
لِأَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِي بِكَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ: لَا تَأْكُلْ خُبْزًا وَلَا تَشْرَبْ هُنَاكَ مَاءً. وَلَا تَرْجِعْ سَائِرًا فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ ٱلَّذِي ذَهَبْتَ فِيهِ». ١٧ 17
because it was commanded to me by the word of Yahweh, 'You will eat no food nor drink water there, nor return by the way that you came.'”
فَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَنَا أَيْضًا نَبِيٌّ مِثْلُكَ، وَقَدْ كَلَّمَنِي مَلَاكٌ بِكَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا: ٱرْجِعْ بِهِ مَعَكَ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ فَيَأْكُلَ خُبْزًا وَيَشْرَبَ مَاءً». كَذَبَ عَلَيْهِ. ١٨ 18
So the old prophet said to him, “I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of Yahweh, saying, 'Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat food and drink water.'” But he was lying to the man of God.
فَرَجَعَ مَعَهُ وَأَكَلَ خُبْزًا فِي بَيْتِهِ وَشَرِبَ مَاءً. ١٩ 19
So the man of God went back with the old prophet and ate food in his house and drank water.
وَبَيْنَمَا هُمَا جَالِسَانِ عَلَى ٱلْمَائِدَةِ كَانَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلَّذِي أَرْجَعَهُ، ٢٠ 20
As they sat at the table, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet who had brought him back,
فَصَاحَ إِلَى رَجُلِ ٱللهِ ٱلَّذِي جَاءَ مِنْ يَهُوذَا قَائِلًا: «هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكَ خَالَفْتَ قَوْلَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَلَمْ تَحْفَظِ ٱلْوَصِيَّةَ ٱلَّتِي أَوْصَاكَ بِهَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ، ٢١ 21
and he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Yahweh says, 'Because you have been disobedient to the word of Yahweh and have not kept the command that Yahweh your God gave you,
فَرَجَعْتَ وَأَكَلْتَ خُبْزًا وَشَرِبْتَ مَاءً فِي ٱلْمَوْضِعِ ٱلَّذِي قَالَ لَكَ: لَا تَأْكُلْ فِيهِ خُبْزًا وَلَا تَشْرَبْ مَاءً، لَا تَدْخُلُ جُثَّتُكَ قَبْرَ آبَائِكَ». ٢٢ 22
but came back and have eaten food and drunk water in the place about which Yahweh told you to eat no food and drink no water, your body will not be buried in the tomb of your fathers.'”
ثُمَّ بَعْدَمَا أَكَلَ خُبْزًا وَبَعْدَ أَنْ شَرِبَ شَدَّ لَهُ عَلَى ٱلْحِمَارِ، أَيْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ٱلَّذِي أَرْجَعَهُ، ٢٣ 23
After he had eaten food and after he had drunk, the prophet saddled the donkey of the man of God, the man who had come back with him.
وَٱنْطَلَقَ. فَصَادَفَهُ أَسَدٌ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ وَقَتَلَهُ. وَكَانَتْ جُثَّتُهُ مَطْرُوحَةً فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ وَٱلْحِمَارُ وَاقِفٌ بِجَانِبِهَا وَٱلْأَسَدُ وَاقِفٌ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْجُثَّةِ. ٢٤ 24
When the man of God was gone, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left on the road. Then the donkey stood by it, and the lion also stood by the body.
وَإِذَا بِقَوْمٍ يَعْبُرُونَ فَرَأَوْا ٱلْجُثَّةَ، مَطْرُوحَةً فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ وَٱلْأَسَدُ وَاقِفٌ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْجُثَّةِ. فَأَتَوْا وَأَخْبَرُوا فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَ ٱلنَّبِيُّ ٱلشَّيْخُ سَاكِنًا بِهَا. ٢٥ 25
When men passed by and saw the body left on the road, and the lion standing by the body, they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.
وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلنَّبِيُّ ٱلَّذِي أَرْجَعَهُ عَنِ ٱلطَّرِيقِ قَالَ: «هُوَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ ٱلَّذِي خَالَفَ قَوْلَ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَدَفَعَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ لِلْأَسَدِ فَٱفْتَرَسَهُ وَقَتَلَهُ حَسَبَ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ بِهِ». ٢٦ 26
When the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the word of Yahweh. Therefore Yahweh gave him to the lion, which tore him to pieces and killed him, just as the word of Yahweh warned him.”
وَكَلَّمَ بَنِيهِ قَائِلًا: «شُدُّوا لِي عَلَى ٱلْحِمَارِ». فَشَدُّوا. ٢٧ 27
So the old prophet spoke to his sons, saying, “Saddle my donkey,” and they saddled it.
فَذَهَبَ وَوَجَدَ جُثَّتَهُ مَطْرُوحَةً فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ، وَٱلْحِمَارَ وَٱلْأَسَدَ وَاقِفَيْنِ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْجُثَّةِ، وَلَمْ يَأْكُلِ ٱلْأَسَدُ ٱلْجُثَّةَ وَلَا ٱفْتَرَسَ ٱلْحِمَارَ. ٢٨ 28
He went and found the body left in the road, and the donkey and the lion standing by the body. The lion had not eaten the body, nor attacked the donkey.
فَرَفَعَ ٱلنَّبِيُّ جُثَّةَ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ وَوَضَعَهَا عَلَى ٱلْحِمَارِ وَرَجَعَ بِهَا، وَدَخَلَ ٱلنَّبِيُّ ٱلشَّيْخُ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ لِيَنْدُبَهُ وَيَدْفِنَهُ ٢٩ 29
The prophet took up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. He came to his own city to mourn and to bury him.
فَوَضَعَ جُثَّتَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ وَنَاحُوا عَلَيْهِ قَائِلِينَ: «آهُ يَاأَخِي». ٣٠ 30
He laid the body in his own grave, and they mourned over him, saying, “Woe, my brother!”
وَبَعْدَ دَفْنِهِ إِيَّاهُ كَلَّمَ بَنِيهِ قَائِلًا: «عِنْدَ وَفَاتِي ٱدْفِنُونِي فِي ٱلْقَبْرِ ٱلَّذِي دُفِنَ فِيهِ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ. بِجَانِبِ عِظَامِهِ ضَعُوا عِظَامِي. ٣١ 31
Then after he had buried him, the old prophet spoke to his sons, saying, “When I am dead, bury me in the tomb in which the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.
لِأَنَّهُ تَمَامًا سَيَتِمُّ ٱلْكَلَامُ ٱلَّذِي نَادَى بِهِ بِكَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ نَحْوَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ ٱلَّذِي فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ، وَنَحْوَ جَمِيعِ بُيُوتِ ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ ٱلَّتِي فِي مُدُنِ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ». ٣٢ 32
For the message he declared by the word of Yahweh, against the altar in Bethel and against all the houses on the high places in the cities of Samaria, will certainly happen.”
بَعْدَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ يَرُبْعَامُ عَنْ طَرِيقِهِ ٱلرَّدِيَّةِ، بَلْ عَادَ فَعَمِلَ مِنْ أَطْرَافِ ٱلشَّعْبِ كَهَنَةَ مُرْتَفَعَاتٍ. مَنْ شَاءَ مَلَأَ يَدَهُ فَصَارَ مِنْ كَهَنَةِ ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ. ٣٣ 33
After this Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but continued to appoint common priests for the high places from among all sorts of people. Any who would serve he consecrated as a priest.
وَكَانَ مِنْ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ خَطِيَّةٌ لِبَيْتِ يَرُبْعَامَ، وَكَانَ لِإِبَادَتِهِ وَخَرَابِهِ عَنْ وَجْهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ. ٣٤ 34
This matter became sin to the family of Jeroboam and caused his family to be destroyed and to be exterminated from the face of the earth.

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