٢ أخبار 24

١ 1 كَانَ يُوآشُ ٱبْنَ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ ظَبْيَةُ مِنْ بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ.

Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah, of Beersheba.

٢ 2 وَعَمِلَ يُوآشُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ يَهُويَادَاعَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ.

Joash did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh all the days of Jehoiada, the priest.

٣ 3 وَٱتَّخَذَ يَهُويَادَاعُ لَهُ ٱمْرَأَتَيْنِ فَوَلَدَ بَنِينَ وَبَنَاتٍ.

Jehoiada took for him two wives, and he became the father of sons and daughters.

٤ 4 وَحَدَثَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِ يُوآشَ أَنْ يُجَدِّدَ بَيْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

It came about after this, that Joash decided to restore the house of Yahweh.

٥ 5 فَجَمَعَ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ وَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «ٱخْرُجُوا إِلَى مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا وَٱجْمَعُوا مِنْ جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِضَّةً لِأَجْلِ تَرْمِيمِ بَيْتِ إِلَهِكُمْ مِنْ سَنَةٍ إِلَى سَنَةٍ، وَبَادِرُوا أَنْتُمْ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ». فَلَمْ يُبَادِرِ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ.

He gathered together the priests and the Levites, and he said to them, “Go out every year to the cities of Judah and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God. Make sure that you start right away.” The Levites did nothing at first.

٦ 6 فَدَعَا ٱلْمَلِكُ يَهُويَادَاعَ ٱلرَّأْسَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَطْلُبْ مِنَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ أَنْ يَأْتُوا مِنْ يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ بِجِزْيَةِ مُوسَى عَبْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَجَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِخَيْمَةِ ٱلشَّهَادَةِ؟

So the king called for Jehoiada the high priest and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax levied by Moses the servant of Yahweh and by the assembly of Israel for the tent of the covenant decrees?”

٧ 7 لِأَنَّ بَنِي عَثَلْيَا ٱلْخَبِيثَةِ قَدْ هَدَمُوا بَيْتَ ٱللهِ، وَصَيَّرُوا كُلَّ أَقْدَاسِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ لِلْبَعْلِيمِ».

For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God and had given all the holy things of the house of Yahweh to the Baals.

٨ 8 وَأَمَرَ ٱلْمَلِكُ فَعَمِلُوا صُنْدُوقًا وَجَعَلُوهُ فِي بَابِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ خَارِجًا،

So the king commanded, and they made a chest and placed it outside at the entrance to the house of Yahweh.

٩ 9 وَنَادَوْا فِي يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ بِأَنْ يَأْتُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ بِجِزْيَةِ مُوسَى عَبْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلْمَفْرُوضَةِ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ.

Then they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, for the people to bring in for Yahweh the tax that Moses the servant of God levied on Israel in the wilderness.

١٠ 10 فَفَرِحَ كُلُّ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَكُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَأَدْخَلُوا وَأَلْقَوْا فِي ٱلصُّنْدُوقِ حَتَّى ٱمْتَلَأَ.

All the leaders and all the people rejoiced and brought money in and put it into the chest until they finished filling it.

١١ 11 وَحِينَمَا كَانَ يُؤْتَى بِٱلصُّنْدُوقِ إِلَى وَكَالَةِ ٱلْمَلِكِ بِيَدِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ، عِنْدَمَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّ ٱلْفِضَّةَ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ، كَانَ يَأْتِي كَاتِبُ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَوَكِيلُ ٱلْكَاهِنِ ٱلرَّأْسِ وَيُفْرِغَانِ ٱلصُّنْدُوقَ، ثُمَّ يَحْمِلَانِهِ وَيَرُدَّانِهِ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ. هَكَذَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ يَوْمًا فَيَوْمًا، حَتَّى جَمَعُوا فِضَّةً بِكَثْرَةٍ.

It happened that whenever the chest was brought to the king's officials by the hand of the Levites, and whenever they saw that there was much money in it, the king's scribe and the high priest's official would come, empty the chest, and take it and carry it back to its place. They did this day after day, gathering large amounts of money.

١٢ 12 وَدَفَعَهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ وَيَهُويَادَاعُ لِعَامِلِي شُغْلِ خِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَكَانُوا يَسْتَأْجِرُونَ نَحَّاتِينَ وَنَجَّارِينَ لِتَجْدِيدِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلِلْعَامِلِينَ فِي ٱلْحَدِيدِ وَٱلنُّحَاسِ أَيْضًا لِتَرْمِيمِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

The king and Jehoiada gave the money to those who did the work of serving in the house of Yahweh. These men hired stonemasons and carpenters to restore the house of Yahweh, and also those who worked in iron and bronze.

١٣ 13 فَعَمِلَ عَامِلُو ٱلشُّغْلِ وَنَجَحَ ٱلْعَمَلُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ، وَأَقَامُوا بَيْتَ ٱللهِ عَلَى رَسْمِهِ وَثَبَّتُوهُ.

So the workmen labored, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands; they set up the house of God in its original design and strengthened it.

١٤ 14 وَلَمَّا أَكْمَلُوا أَتَوْا إِلَى مَا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَيَهُويَادَاعَ بِبَقِيَّةِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَعَمِلُوهَا آنِيَةً لِبَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، آنِيَةَ خِدْمَةٍ وَإِصْعَادٍ وَصُحُونًا وَآنِيَةَ ذَهَبٍ وَفِضَّةٍ. وَكَانُوا يُصْعِدُونَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ دَائِمًا كُلَّ أَيَّامِ يَهُويَادَاعَ.

When they finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada. This money was used to make furnishings for the house of Yahweh, utensils with which to serve and make offerings—spoons and utensils of gold and silver. They offered burnt offerings in the house of Yahweh continually for all the days of Jehoiada.

١٥ 15 وَشَاخَ يَهُويَادَاعُ وَشَبِعَ مِنَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ وَمَاتَ. كَانَ ٱبْنَ مِئَةٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً عِنْدَ وَفَاتِهِ.

Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and then he died; he was 130 years old when he died.

١٦ 16 فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ مَعَ ٱلْمُلُوكِ لِأَنَّهُ عَمِلَ خَيْرًا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَمَعَ ٱللهِ وَبَيْتِهِ.

They buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, toward God, and to God's house.

١٧ 17 وَبَعْدَ مَوْتِ يَهُويَادَاعَ جَاءَ رُؤَسَاءُ يَهُوذَا وَسَجَدُوا لِلْمَلِكِ. حِينَئِذٍ سَمِعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لَهُمْ.

Now after the death of Jehoiada, the leaders of Judah came and did honor to the king. Then the king listened to them.

١٨ 18 وَتَرَكُوا بَيْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ وَعَبَدُوا ٱلسَّوَارِيَ وَٱلْأَصْنَامَ، فَكَانَ غَضَبٌ عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ لِأَجْلِ إِثْمِهِمْ هَذَا.

They forsook the house of Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, and worshiped the Asherah gods and the idols. God's anger came on Judah and Jerusalem for this wrongdoing of theirs.

١٩ 19 وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْبِيَاءَ لِإِرْجَاعِهِمْ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ، وَأَشْهَدُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَمْ يُصْغُوا.

Yet he sent prophets to them to bring them again to himself, Yahweh; the prophets testified against the people, but they refused to listen.

٢٠ 20 وَلَبِسَ رُوحُ ٱللهِ زَكَرِيَّا بْنَ يَهُويَادَاعَ ٱلْكَاهِنَ فَوَقَفَ فَوْقَ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَكَذَا يَقُولُ ٱللهُ: لِمَاذَا تَتَعَدَّوْنَ وَصَايَا ٱلرَّبِّ فَلَا تُفْلِحُونَ؟ لِأَنَّكُمْ تَرَكْتُمُ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ تَرَكَكُمْ».

The Spirit of God came on Zechariah son of Jehoiada, the priest; Zechariah stood above the people and said to them, “God says this: Why do you transgress the commandments of Yahweh, so that you cannot prosper? Since you have forsaken Yahweh, he has also forsaken you.”

٢١ 21 فَفَتَنُوا عَلَيْهِ وَرَجَمُوهُ بِحِجَارَةٍ بِأَمْرِ ٱلْمَلِكِ فِي دَارِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

But they plotted against him; at the king's command, they stoned him with stones in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh.

٢٢ 22 وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ يُوآشُ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْمَعْرُوفَ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ يَهُويَادَاعُ أَبُوهُ مَعَهُ، بَلْ قَتَلَ ٱبْنَهُ. وَعِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ قَالَ: «ٱلرَّبُّ يَنْظُرُ وَيُطَالِبُ».

In this manner, Joash, the king, ignored the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had done to him. Instead, he killed Jehoiada's son. When Zechariah was dying, he said, “May Yahweh see this and call you to account.”

٢٣ 23 وَفِي مَدَارِ ٱلسَّنَةِ صَعِدَ عَلَيْهِ جَيْشُ أَرَامَ وَأَتَوْا إِلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَهْلَكُوا كُلَّ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ، وَجَمِيعَ غَنِيمَتِهِمْ أَرْسَلُوهَا إِلَى مَلِكِ دِمَشْقَ.

It came about at the end of the year, that the army of Aram came up against Joash. They came to Judah and Jerusalem; they killed all the leaders of the people and sent all the plunder from them to the king of Damascus.

٢٤ 24 لِأَنَّ جَيْشَ أَرَامَ جَاءَ بِشِرْذِمَةٍ قَلِيلَةٍ، وَدَفَعَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِيَدِهِمْ جَيْشًا كَثِيرًا جِدًّا لِأَنَّهُمْ تَرَكُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِمْ. فَأَجْرَوْا قَضَاءً عَلَى يُوآشَ.

Although the army of the Arameans had come with only a few soldiers, Yahweh gave them victory over a very great army, because Judah had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. In this way the Arameans brought judgment on Joash.

٢٥ 25 وَعِنْدَ ذَهَابِهِمْ عَنْهُ، لِأَنَّهُمْ تَرَكُوهُ بِأَمْرَاضٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، فَتَنَ عَلَيْهِ عَبِيدُهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ دِمَاءِ بَنِي يَهُويَادَاعَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ، وَقَتَلُوهُ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ فَمَاتَ. فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَلَمْ يَدْفِنُوهُ فِي قُبُورِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ.

By the time that the Arameans had gone, Joash had been severely wounded. His own servants plotted against him because of the murder of the sons of Jehoiada, the priest. They killed him in his bed, and he died; they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

٢٦ 26 وَهَذَانِ هُمَا ٱلْفَاتِنَانِ عَلَيْهِ: زَابَادُ بْنُ شِمْعَةَ ٱلْعَمُّونِيَّةِ، وَيَهُوزَابَادُ بْنُ شِمْرِيتَ ٱلْمُوآبِيَّةِ.

These were the persons who plotted against him: Zabad son of Shimeath, an Ammonite woman; and Jehozabad son of Shimrith, a Moabite woman.

٢٧ 27 وَأَمَّا بَنُوهُ وَكَثْرَةُ مَا حُمِلَ عَلَيْهِ وَمَرَمَّةُ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ، هَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي مِدْرَسِ سِفْرِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ. وَمَلَكَ أَمَصْيَا ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ

Now the accounts about his sons, the important prophecies that were spoken about him, and the rebuilding of the house of God, see, they are written in the commentary on the book of the kings. Amaziah his son became king in his place.