< ٢ أخبار 13 >

فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّامِنَةَ عَشَرَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ يَرُبْعَامَ، مَلَكَ أَبِيَّا عَلَى يَهُوذَا. ١ 1
In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.
مَلَكَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ مِيخَايَا بِنْتُ أُورِيئِيلَ مِنْ جَبْعَةَ. وَكَانَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ أَبِيَّا وَيَرُبْعَامَ. ٢ 2
He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
وَٱبْتَدَأَ أَبِيَّا فِي ٱلْحَرْبِ بِجَيْشٍ مِنْ جَبَابِرَةِ ٱلْقِتَالِ، أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مُخْتَارٍ، وَيَرُبْعَامُ ٱصْطَفَّ لِمُحَارَبَتِهِ بِثَمَانِ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مُخْتَارٍ، جَبَابِرَةِ بَأْسٍ. ٣ 3
Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men; and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valour.
وَقَامَ أَبِيَّا عَلَى جَبَلِ صَمَارَايِمَ ٱلَّذِي فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَقَالَ: «ٱسْمَعُونِي يَا يَرُبْعَامُ وَكُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ. ٤ 4
Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:
أَمَا لَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْرِفُوا أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَعْطَى ٱلْمُلْكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ لِدَاوُدَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ وَلِبَنِيهِ بِعَهْدِ مِلْحٍ؟ ٥ 5
Ought you not to know that the LORD, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
فَقَامَ يَرُبْعَامُ بْنُ نَبَاطَ عَبْدُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ وَعَصَى سَيِّدَهُ. ٦ 6
Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.
فَٱجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ رِجَالٌ بَطَّالُونَ بَنُو بَلِيَّعَالَ وَتَشَدَّدُوا عَلَى رَحُبْعَامَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَكَانَ رَحُبْعَامُ فَتًى رَقِيقَ ٱلْقَلْبِ فَلَمْ يَثْبُتْ أَمَامَهُمْ. ٧ 7
Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them.
وَٱلْآنَ أَنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ إِنَّكُمْ تَثْبُتُونَ أَمَامَ مَمْلَكَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ بِيَدِ بَنِي دَاوُدَ، وَأَنْتُمْ جُمْهُورٌ كَثِيرٌ وَمَعَكُمْ عُجُولُ ذَهَبٍ قَدْ عَمِلَهَا يَرُبْعَامُ لَكُمْ آلِهَةً. ٨ 8
“Now you intend to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David. You are a great multitude, and the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods are with you.
أَمَا طَرَدْتُمْ كَهَنَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ بَنِي هَارُونَ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ، وَعَمِلْتُمْ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ كَهَنَةً كَشُعُوبِ ٱلْأَرَاضِي، كُلُّ مَنْ أَتَى لِيَمْلَأَ يَدَهُ بِثَوْرٍ ٱبْنِ بَقَرٍ وَسَبْعَةِ كِبَاشٍ، صَارَ كَاهِنًا لِلَّذِينَ لَيْسُوا آلِهَةً؟ ٩ 9
Haven’t you driven out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves according to the ways of the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of those who are no gods.
وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَٱلرَّبُّ هُوَ إِلَهُنَا، وَلَمْ نَتْرُكْهُ. وَٱلْكَهَنَةُ ٱلْخَادِمُونَ ٱلرَّبَّ هُمْ بَنُو هَارُونَ وَٱللَّاوِيُّونَ فِي ٱلْعَمَلِ، ١٠ 10
“But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests serving the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work.
وَيُوقِدُونَ لِلرَّبِّ مُحْرَقَاتٍ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ وَمَسَاءٍ. وَبَخُورُ أَطْيَابٍ وَخُبْزُ ٱلْوُجُوهِ عَلَى ٱلْمَائِدَةِ ٱلطَّاهِرَةِ، وَمَنَارَةُ ٱلذَّهَبِ وَسُرُجُهَا لِلْإِيقَادِ كُلَّ مَسَاءٍ، لِأَنَّنَا نَحْنُ حَارِسُونَ حِرَاسَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا. وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَقَدْ تَرَكْتُمُوهُ. ١١ 11
They burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also set the show bread in order on the pure table, and care for the gold lamp stand with its lamps, to burn every evening; for we keep the instruction of the LORD our God, but you have forsaken him.
وَهُوَذَا مَعَنَا ٱللهُ رَئِيسًا، وَكَهَنَتُهُ وَأَبْوَاقُ ٱلْهُتَافِ لِلْهُتَافِ عَلَيْكُمْ. فَيَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَا تُحَارِبُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِكُمْ لِأَنَّكُمْ لَا تُفْلِحُونَ». ١٢ 12
Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the shofars of alarm to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, don’t fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers; for you will not prosper.”
وَلَكِنْ يَرُبْعَامُ جَعَلَ ٱلْكَمِينَ يَدُورُ لِيَأْتِيَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ. فَكَانُوا أَمَامَ يَهُوذَا وَٱلْكَمِينُ خَلْفَهُمْ. ١٣ 13
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
فَٱلْتَفَتَ يَهُوذَا وَإِذَا ٱلْحَرْبُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ قُدَّامٍ وَمِنْ خَلْفٍ. فَصَرَخُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ، وَبَوَّقَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ بِٱلْأَبْوَاقِ، ١٤ 14
When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to the LORD, and the priests sounded with the shofars.
وَهَتَفَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا. وَلَمَّا هَتَفَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا ضَرَبَ ٱللهُ يَرُبْعَامَ وَكُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَمَامَ أَبِيَّا وَيَهُوذَا. ١٥ 15
Then the men of Judah gave a shout. As the men of Judah shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
فَٱنْهَزَمَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ أَمَامِ يَهُوذَا وَدَفَعَهُمُ ٱللهُ لِيَدِهِمْ. ١٦ 16
The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand.
وَضَرَبَهُمْ أَبِيَّا وَقَوْمُهُ ضَرْبَةً عَظِيمَةً، فَسَقَطَ قَتْلَى مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ خَمْسُ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مُخْتَارٍ. ١٧ 17
Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down slain.
فَذَلَّ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ وَتَشَجَّعَ بَنُو يَهُوذَا لِأَنَّهُمُ ٱتَّكَلُوا عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ. ١٨ 18
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.
وَطَارَدَ أَبِيَّا يَرُبْعَامَ وَأَخَذَ مِنْهُ مُدُنًا: بَيْتَ إِيلَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَيَشَانَةَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَعَفْرُونَ وَقُرَاهَا. ١٩ 19
Abijah pursued Jeroboam, and took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron with its villages.
وَلَمْ يَقْوَ يَرُبْعَامُ بَعْدُ فِي أَيَّامِ أَبِيَّا، فَضَرَبَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ وَمَاتَ. ٢٠ 20
Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. The LORD struck him, and he died.
وَتَشَدَّدَ أَبِيَّا وَٱتَّخَذَ لِنَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ عَشَرَةَ ٱمْرَأَةً، وَوَلَدَ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ ٱبْنًا وَسِتَّ عَشَرَةَ بِنْتًا. ٢١ 21
But Abijah grew mighty and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ أَبِيَّا وَطُرُقُهُ وَأَقْوَالُهُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي مِدْرَسِ ٱلنَّبِيِّ عِدُّو. ٢٢ 22
The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.

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