اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلثَّانِي 10

١ 1 وَكَانَ لِأَخْآبَ سَبْعُونَ ٱبْنًا فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ. فَكَتَبَ يَاهُو رَسَائِلَ وَأَرْسَلَهَا إِلَى ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ يَزْرَعِيلَ ٱلشُّيُوخِ وَإِلَى مُرَبِّي أَخْآبَ قَائِلًا:

There were seventy sons of the house of Ahab living in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to the officials of Samaria, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:

٢ 2 «فَٱلْآنَ عِنْدَ وُصُولِ هَذِهِ ٱلرِّسَالَةِ إِلَيْكُمْ، إِذْ عِنْدَكُمْ بَنُو سَيِّدِكُمْ، وَعِنْدَكُمْ مَرْكَبَاتٌ وَخَيْلٌ وَمَدِينَةٌ مُحَصَّنَةٌ وَسِلَاحٌ،

“Since your master's sons are with you, and you have at your disposal chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weapons, when you receive this letter,

٣ 3 ٱنْظُرُوا ٱلْأَفْضَلَ وَٱلْأَصْلَحَ مِنْ بَنِي سَيِّدِكُمْ وَإِجْعَلُوهُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ أَبِيهِ، وَحَارِبُوا عَنْ بَيْتِ سَيِّدِكُمْ».

choose the best and most appropriate son of your master, place him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.”

٤ 4 فَخَافُوا جِدًّا جِدًّا وَقَالُوا: «هُوَذَا مَلِكَانِ لَمْ يَقِفَا أَمَامَهُ، فَكَيْفَ نَقِفُ نَحْنُ؟»

But they were extremely frightened, and said to themselves, “If two kings couldn't defeat him, how could we?”

٥ 5 فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلَّذِي عَلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ وَٱلَّذِي عَلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَٱلشُّيُوخُ وَٱلْمُرَبُّونَ إِلَى يَاهُو قَائِلِينَ: «عَبِيدُكَ نَحْنُ، وَكُلَّ مَا قُلْتَ لَنَا نَفْعَلُهُ. لَا نُمَلِّكُ أَحَدًا. مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ فَٱفْعَلْهُ».

So the palace and the city leaders, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you tell us. We're not going to make anyone king. Do what you think is best.”

٦ 6 فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ رِسَالَةً ثَانِيَةً قَائِلًا: «إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِي وَسَمِعْتُمْ لِقَوْلِي، فَخُذُوا رُؤُوسَ ٱلرِّجَالِ بَنِي سَيِّدِكُمْ، وَتَعَالَوْا إِلَيَّ فِي نَحْوِ هَذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ غَدًا إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ». وَبَنُو ٱلْمَلِكِ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا كَانُوا مَعَ عُظَمَاءِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ رَبَّوْهُمْ.

Then Jehu wrote them a second letter, saying, “If you are on my side, and if you are going to obey what I say, bring the heads of your master's sons to me in Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” The seventy king's sons were being raised by the leading men of the city.

٧ 7 فَلَمَّا وَصَلَتِ ٱلرِّسَالَةُ إِلَيْهِمْ أَخَذُوا بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ وَقَتَلُوا سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا وَوَضَعُوا رُؤُوسَهُمْ فِي سِلَالٍ وَأَرْسَلُوهَا إِلَيْهِ إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ.

When the letter arrived, they seized the king's sons and killed all seventy of them, placed their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.

٨ 8 فَجَاءَ ٱلرَّسُولُ وَأَخْبَرَهُ قَائِلًا: «قَدْ أَتَوْا بِرُؤُوسِ بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ». فَقَالَ: «ٱجْعَلُوهَا كَوْمَتَيْنِ فِي مَدْخَلِ ٱلْبَابِ إِلَى ٱلصَّبَاحِ».

A messenger came in and told Jehu, “They have brought the heads of the king's sons.” Jehu gave the order, “Put them in two piles at the entrance to the city gate until the morning.”

٩ 9 وَفِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ خَرَجَ وَوَقَفَ وَقَالَ لِجَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ: «أَنْتُمْ أَبْرِيَاءُ. هَأَنَذَا قَدْ عَصَيْتُ عَلَى سَيِّدِي وَقَتَلْتُهُ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ قَتَلَ كُلَّ هَؤُلَاءِ؟

In the morning Jehu went out to speak to the people who had gathered. “You haven't done anything wrong,” he told them. “I was the one who plotted against my master and killed him. But who killed all these?

١٠ 10 فَٱعْلَمُوا ٱلْآنَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَسْقُطُ مِنْ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ عَلَى بَيْتِ أَخْآبَ، وَقَدْ فَعَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ مَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ عَنْ يَدِ عَبْدِهِ إِيلِيَّا».

Rest assured that nothing of what the Lord has prophesied against the house of Ahab will fail, for the Lord has done what he promised through his servant Elijah.”

١١ 11 وَقَتَلَ يَاهُو كُلَّ ٱلَّذِينَ بَقُوا لِبَيْتِ أَخْآبَ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ وَكُلَّ عُظَمَائِهِ وَمَعَارِفِهِ وَكَهَنَتِهِ، حَتَّى لَمْ يُبْقِ لَهُ شَارِدًا.

So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who was left of the house of Ahab, as well as all his high officials, close friends, and priests. This left Ahab without a single survivor.

١٢ 12 ثُمَّ قَامَ وَجَاءَ سَائِرًا إِلَى ٱلسَّامِرَةِ. وَإِذْ كَانَ عِنْدَ بَيْتِ عَقْدِ ٱلرُّعَاةِ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ،

Then Jehu left and went Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,

١٣ 13 صَادَفَ يَاهُو إِخْوَةَ أَخَزْيَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، فَقَالَ: «مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟» فَقَالُوا: «نَحْنُ إِخْوَةُ أَخَزْيَا، وَنَحْنُ نَازِلُونَ لِنُسَلِّمَ عَلَى بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ وَبَنِي ٱلْمَلِكَةِ».

he met some relatives of Ahaziah, king of Judah. “Who are you?” he asked them. “We're relatives of Ahaziah,” they replied. “We've come to visit the sons of the king and of the queen mother.”

١٤ 14 فَقَالَ: «أَمْسِكُوهُمْ أَحْيَاءً». فَأَمْسَكُوهُمْ أَحْيَاءً وَقَتَلُوهُمْ عِنْدَ بِئْرِ بَيْتِ عَقْدٍ، ٱثْنَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلًا وَلَمْ يُبْقِ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا.

“Take them alive!” Jehu ordered. So they took them alive, then killed them at the well of Beth-eked. There were forty-two men. He didn't allow any of them to live.

١٥ 15 ثُمَّ ٱنْطَلَقَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ فَصَادَفَ يَهُونَادَابَ بْنَ رَكَابٍ يُلَاقِيهِ، فَبَارَكَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «هَلْ قَلْبُكَ مُسْتَقِيمٌ نَظِيرُ قَلْبِي مَعَ قَلْبِكَ؟» فَقَالَ يَهُونَادَابُ: «نَعَمْ وَنَعَمْ».«هَاتِ يَدَكَ». فَأَعْطَاهُ يَدَهُ، فَأَصْعَدَهُ إِلَيْهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَرْكَبَةِ.

He left there and came across Jehonadab, son of Rekab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked him, “Are you as committed to me, as I am to you?” “Yes I am,” Jehonadab replied. “In that case, give me your hand,” said Jehu. So he stretched out his hand, and Jehu helped him up into the chariot.

١٦ 16 وَقَالَ: «هَلُمَّ مَعِي وَٱنْظُرْ غَيْرَتِي لِلرَّبِّ». وَأَرْكَبَهُ مَعَهُ فِي مَرْكَبَتِهِ.

“Come with me and see how dedicated I am to the Lord!” Jehu said, and had him ride in his chariot.

١٧ 17 وَجَاءَ إِلَى ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، وَقَتَلَ جَمِيعَ ٱلَّذِينَ بَقُوا لِأَخْآبَ فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ حَتَّى أَفْنَاهُ، حَسَبَ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَ بِهِ إِيلِيَّا.

When Jehu arrived in Samaria, he went around killing everyone who was left of Ahab's family until he had killed all of them, just as the Lord had said through Elijah.

١٨ 18 ثُمَّ جَمَعَ يَاهُو كُلَّ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنَّ أَخْآبَ قَدْ عَبَدَ ٱلْبَعْلَ قَلِيلًا، وَأَمَّا يَاهُو فَإِنَّهُ يَعْبُدُهُ كَثِيرًا.

Jehu had all the people gather together and told them, “Ahab worshiped Baal a little, but Jehu will worship him a lot.

١٩ 19 وَٱلْآنَ فَٱدْعُوا إِلَيَّ جَمِيعَ أَنْبِيَاءِ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَكُلَّ عَابِدِيهِ وَكُلَّ كَهَنَتِهِ. لَا يُفْقَدْ أَحَدٌ، لِأَنَّ لِي ذَبِيحَةً عَظِيمَةً لِلْبَعْلِ. كُلُّ مَنْ فُقِدَ لَا يَعِيشُ». وَقَدْ فَعَلَ يَاهُو بِمَكْرٍ لِكَيْ يُفْنِيَ عَبَدَةَ ٱلْبَعْلِ.

So summon all the prophets of Baal, all his servants and all his priests. Make sure no one is missing, because I'm organizing a great sacrifice for Baal. Anyone who doesn't attend will be executed.” But Jehu's plan was a trick to destroy the followers of Baal.

٢٠ 20 وَقَالَ يَاهُو: «قَدِّسُوا ٱعْتِكَافًا لِلْبَعْلِ». فَنَادَوْا بِهِ.

Jehu gave the order, “Call a religious assembly to honor Baal!” So they did so.

٢١ 21 وَأَرْسَلَ يَاهُو فِي كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَتَى جَمِيعُ عَبَدَةِ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا أَتَى، وَدَخَلُوا بَيْتَ ٱلْبَعْلِ، فَٱمْتَلَأَ بَيْتُ ٱلْبَعْلِ مِنْ جَانِبٍ إِلَى جَانِبٍ.

Jehu sent the announcement through the whole of Israel. All the followers of Baal came—not a single man was missing. They went into the temple of Baal, filling it from end to end.

٢٢ 22 فَقَالَ لِلَّذِي عَلَى ٱلْمَلَابِسِ: «أَخْرِجْ مَلَابِسَ لِكُلِّ عَبَدَةِ ٱلْبَعْلِ». فَأَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ مَلَابِسَ.

Jehu said to the keeper of the wardrobe, “Distribute clothes for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out clothes for them.

٢٣ 23 وَدَخَلَ يَاهُو وَيَهُونَادَابُ بْنُ رَكَابٍ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلْبَعْلِ. فَقَالَ لِعَبَدَةِ ٱلْبَعْلِ: «فَتِّشُوا وَٱنْظُرُوا لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ مَعَكُمْ هَهُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ عَبِيدِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلَكِنَّ عَبَدَةَ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَحْدَهُمْ».

Then Jehu and Jehonadab, son of Rekab, went into the temple of Baal. Jehu told the followers of Baal, “Look around and make sure that no one who follows the Lord is here with you, only the worshipers of Baal.”

٢٤ 24 وَدَخَلُوا لِيُقَرِّبُوا ذَبَائِحَ وَمُحْرَقَاتٍ. وَأَمَّا يَاهُو فَأَقَامَ خَارِجًا ثَمَانِينَ رَجُلًا وَقَالَ: «ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي يَنْجُو مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَتَيْتُ بِهِمْ إِلَى أَيْدِيكُمْ تَكُونُ أَنْفُسُكُمْ بَدَلَ نَفْسِهِ».

They were inside presenting sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had positioned eighty men outside and cautioned them, “I'm handing these men over to you. If you let any of them escape, you will pay for his life with yours.”

٢٥ 25 وَلَمَّا ٱنْتَهَوْا مِنْ تَقْرِيبِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةِ قَالَ يَاهُو لِلسُّعَاةِ وَٱلثَّوَالِثِ: «ٱدْخُلُوا ٱضْرِبُوهُمْ. لَا يَخْرُجْ أَحَدٌ». فَضَرَبُوهُمْ بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ، وَطَرَحَهُمُ ٱلسُّعَاةُ وَٱلثَّوَالِثُ. وَسَارُوا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ بَيْتِ ٱلْبَعْلِ،

As soon as Jehu had finished presenting the burnt offering, he ordered his guards and officers, “Go in and kill them all! Don't let even one escape!” So they killed them with their swords. The guards and officers threw their bodies outside, and then they went into the inner sanctuary of the temple of Baal.

٢٦ 26 وَأَخْرَجُوا تَمَاثِيلَ بَيْتِ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَأَحْرَقُوهَا،

They dragged out the idol pillars and burned them.

٢٧ 27 وَكَسَّرُوا تِمْثَالَ ٱلْبَعْلِ، وَهَدَمُوا بَيْتَ ٱلْبَعْلِ، وَجَعَلُوهُ مَزْبَلَةً إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

They smashed the sacred pillar of Baal, and tore down the temple of Baal and turned it into a toilet, which it still is to this day.

٢٨ 28 وَٱسْتَأْصَلَ يَاهُو ٱلْبَعْلَ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

This was how Jehu destroyed Baal worship in Israel,

٢٩ 29 وَلَكِنَّ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ لَمْ يَحِدْ يَاهُو عَنْهَا، أَيْ عُجُولِ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلَّتِي فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَٱلَّتِي فِي دَانَ.

but he did not end the sins that Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had made Israel commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.

٣٠ 30 وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِيَاهُو: «مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتَ بِعَمَلِ مَا هُوَ مُسْتَقِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيَّ، وَحَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا بِقَلْبِي فَعَلْتَ بِبَيْتِ أَخْآبَ، فَأَبْنَاؤُكَ إِلَى ٱلْجِيلِ ٱلرَّابِعِ يَجْلِسُونَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

The Lord said to Jehu, “Since you have done well, and have carried out what is right in my sight, and have accomplished all that I planned for the house of Ahab, your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.”

٣١ 31 وَلَكِنْ يَاهُو لَمْ يَتَحَفَّظْ لِلسُّلُوكِ فِي شَرِيعَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِهِ. لَمْ يَحِدْ عَنْ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ.

But Jehu was not completely committed to following the law of the Lord, the God of Israel. He did not end the sins that Jeroboam had made Israel commit.

٣٢ 32 فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱبْتَدَأَ ٱلرَّبُّ يَقُصُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَضَرَبَهُمْ حَزَائِيلُ فِي جَمِيعِ تُخُومِ إِسْرَائِيلَ

At that time the Lord began to reduce the extent of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory

٣٣ 33 مِنَ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ لِجِهَةِ مَشْرِقِ ٱلشَّمْسِ، جَمِيعَ أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ ٱلْجَادِيِّينَ وَٱلرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَٱلْمَنَسِّيِّينَ، مِنْ عَرُوعِيرَ ٱلَّتِي عَلَى وَادِي أَرْنُونَ وَجِلْعَادَ وَبَاشَانَ.

east of the Jordan, all the land of Gilead (the region occupied by Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer through the Arnon Valley up to Gilead and Bashan.

٣٤ 34 وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ يَاهُو وَكُلُّ مَا عَمَلَ وَكُلُّ جَبَرُوتِهِ، أَمَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

The rest of what happened in Jehu's reign, all that he did and what he accomplished, are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

٣٥ 35 وَٱضْطَجَعَ يَاهُو مَعَ آبَائِهِ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، وَمَلَكَ يَهُوأَحَازُ ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

Jehu died and was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoahaz succeeded him as king.

٣٦ 36 وَكَانَتِ ٱلْأَيَّامُ ٱلَّتِي مَلَكَ فِيهَا يَاهُو عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ٱلسَّامِرَةِ ثَمَانِيًا وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.

Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-eight years.