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:

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of the city, even 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،

"Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, fortified cities also, and weapons.

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

Select the best and fittest of your master's sons, set 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 exceedingly afraid, and said, "Look, the two kings did not stand before him. How then shall we stand?"

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».

He who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders also, and those who raised the children, sent to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants, and will do all that you ask us. We will not make any man king. You do that which is good in your eyes."

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 he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, "If you are on my side, and if you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time." Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

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

It happened, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and killed them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him to Jezreel.

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

A messenger came, and told him, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons." He said, "Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the 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؟

It happened in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, "You are righteous. Look, I conspired against my master, and killed him; but who struck 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».

Know now that nothing shall fall to the earth of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab. For the LORD has done that which he spoke by 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 struck all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, with all his great men, his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

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

He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at Beth Eked of the Shepherds on the way,

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

Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, "Who are you?" They answered, "We are the brothers of Ahaziah. We are going down to greet the children of the king and the children of the queen."

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

He said, "Take them alive." They took them alive, and killed them at the pit of the shearing house, even forty-two men. He did not leave any of them.

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.

When he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him, and said to him, "Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?" Jehonadab answered, "It is." And he said, "If it is, give me your hand." He gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

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

He said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD." So he made 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 he came to Samaria, he struck all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke to Elijah.

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

Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, "Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much.

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.

Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all of his worshippers, and all of his priests. Let none be absent; for I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever is absent, he shall not live." But Jehu did it in subtlety, intending that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

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

Jehu said, "Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal." They proclaimed it.

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 through all Israel; and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that did not come. They came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.

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

He said to him who was over the vestry, "Bring out robes for all the worshippers of Baal." He brought robes out to 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».

Jehu went with Jehonadab the son of Rechab into the house of Baal. Then he said to the worshippers of Baal, "Search, and look that there are here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only."

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 went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed him eighty men outside, and said, "If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, he who lets him go, his life shall be for the life of him."

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،

It happened, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, "Go in, and kill them. Let none escape." They struck them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

٢٦ 26 وَأَخْرَجُوا تَمَاثِيلَ بَيْتِ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَأَحْرَقُوهَا،

They brought out the pillar that was in the house of Baal, and burned it.

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

They broke down the pillar of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine, to this day.

٢٨ 28 وَٱسْتَأْصَلَ يَاهُو ٱلْبَعْلَ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of 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.

However from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin, Jehu did not depart from after them, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in 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, "Because you have done well in executing that which is right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your descendants of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel."

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 took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin.

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

In those days the LORD began to cut off from Israel; and Hazael struck them in all the borders of Israel;

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

from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the Valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

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

Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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

Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.

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

The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.