اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلثَّانِي 11

١ 1 فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ عَثَلْيَا أُمُّ أَخَزْيَا، أَنَّ ٱبْنَهَا قَدْ مَاتَ، قَامَتْ فَأَبَادَتْ جَمِيعَ ٱلنَّسْلِ ٱلْمَلِكِيِّ.

When King Ahaziah’s mother Athaliah saw that her son had been killed, she commanded that all the members of Ahaziah’s family [who might become king] must be executed.

٢ 2 فَأَخَذَتْ يَهُوشَبَعُ بِنْتُ ٱلْمَلِكِ يُورَامَ، أُخْتُ أَخَزْيَا، يُوآشَ بْنَ أَخَزْيَا وَسَرِقَتْهُ مِنْ وَسْطِ بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا، هُوَ وَمُرْضِعَتَهُ مِنْ مُخْدَعِ ٱلسَّرِيرِ، وَخَبَّأُوهُ مِنْ وَجْهِ عَثَلْيَا فَلَمْ يُقْتَلْ.

So Ahaziah’s sons were all about to be murdered. But Jehosheba, who was King Jehoram’s daughter and Ahaziah’s half-sister, took Ahaziah’s [very young] son Joash and hid him and (his nursemaid/the woman who took care of him) in a bedroom [in the temple]. So he was not killed.

٣ 3 وَكَانَ مَعَهَا فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ مُخْتَبِئًا سِتَّ سِنِينَ. وَعَثَلْيَا مَالِكَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

He stayed with Jehosheba for six years. All during that time, he remained hidden in the temple, while Athaliah ruled [Judah].

٤ 4 وَفِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلسَّابِعَةِ أَرْسَلَ يَهُويَادَاعُ فَأَخَذَ رُؤَسَاءَ مِئَاتِ ٱلْجَلَّادِينَ وَٱلسُّعَاةِ، وَأَدْخَلَهُمْ إِلَيْهِ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَقَطَعَ مَعَهُمْ عَهْدًا وَٱسْتَحْلَفَهُمْ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَرَاهُمُ ٱبْنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

But during the next year, Jehoiada the Supreme Priest summoned the officers who supervised the royal bodyguards and the palace guards. He told them to come to the temple. There he required them to solemnly promise that they would do what he told them to do. And he showed King Ahaziah’s son Joash to them.

٥ 5 وَأَمَرَهُمْ قَائِلًا: «هَذَا مَا تَفْعَلُونَهُ: ٱلثُّلْثُ مِنْكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ يَحْرُسُونَ حِرَاسَةَ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ،

He gave them these instructions: “There are three groups of you guards. When one group finishes their work on the Sabbath day, [divide yourselves into] three smaller groups. One group must guard the palace.

٦ 6 وَٱلثُّلْثُ عَلَى بَابِ سُورٍ، وَٱلثُّلْثُ عَلَى ٱلْبَابِ وَرَاءَ ٱلسُّعَاةِ. فَتَحْرُسُونَ حِرَاسَةَ ٱلْبَيْتِ لِلصَّدِّ.

Another group must guard at the Sur Gate. The other group must guard at the gate behind the other groups.

٧ 7 وَٱلْفِرْقَتَانِ مِنْكُمْ، جَمِيعُ ٱلْخَارِجِينَ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ، يَحْرُسُونَ حِرَاسَةَ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ حَوْلَ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

The two groups that are not working on the Sabbath day must guard the temple [to protect little King Joash].

٨ 8 وَتُحِيطُونَ بِٱلْمَلِكِ حَوَالَيْهِ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ سِلَاحُهُ بِيَدِهِ. وَمَنْ دَخَلَ ٱلصُّفُوفَ يُقْتَلُ. وَكُونُوا مَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ فِي خُرُوجِهِ وَدُخُولِهِ».

You must stand around the king wherever he goes, with your weapons in your hands. You must kill anyone who comes near you.”

٩ 9 فَفَعَلَ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْمِئَاتِ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ يَهُويَادَاعُ ٱلْكَاهِنُ، وَأَخَذُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ رِجَالَهُ ٱلدَّاخِلِينَ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ مَعَ ٱلْخَارِجِينَ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ، وَجَاءُوا إِلَى يَهُويَادَاعَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ.

The officers [who supervised the guards] did what Jehoiada told them to do. Each one brought to Jehoiada the guards that he supervised—the guards who were just finishing their work and those who were about to start their work on the Sabbath day.

١٠ 10 فَأَعْطَى ٱلْكَاهِنُ لِرُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْمِئَاتِ ٱلْحِرَابَ وَٱلْأَتْرَاسَ ٱلَّتِي لِلْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ ٱلَّتِي فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

The priest distributed to the commanders of the guards the spears and shields that had belonged to King David, that were kept/stored in the temple.

١١ 11 وَوَقَفَ ٱلسُّعَاةُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ سِلَاحُهُ بِيَدِهِ مِنْ جَانِبِ ٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْأَيْمَنِ إِلَى جَانِبِ ٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْأَيْسَرِ حَوْلَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ وَٱلْبَيْتِ، حَوْلَ ٱلْمَلِكِ مُسْتَدِيرِينَ.

Then he commanded all the guards to stand in their positions, each one with his sword in his hand, all around the young king.

١٢ 12 وَأَخْرَجَ ٱبْنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَوَضَعَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلتَّاجَ وَأَعْطَاهُ ٱلشَّهَادَةَ، فَمَلَّكُوهُ وَمَسَحُوهُ وَصَفَّقُوا وَقَالُوا: «لِيَحْيَ ٱلْمَلِكُ».

Then he brought Joash out. He put the crown on his head and gave him a scroll on which were written the rules [that the kings needed to obey]. Then he poured some olive oil on Joash’s head and proclaimed that he was now the king. The people all clapped their hands and shouted, “We desire/hope that the king will live for many years!”

١٣ 13 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ عَثَلْيَا صَوْتَ ٱلسُّعَاةِ وَٱلشَّعْبِ، دَخَلَتْ إِلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ،

When Athaliah heard the noise that was being made by the guards and the other people, she ran to the temple, where the people were gathered.

١٤ 14 وَنَظَرَتْ وَإِذَا ٱلْمَلِكُ وَاقِفٌ عَلَى ٱلْمِنْبَرِ حَسَبَ ٱلْعَادَةِ، وَٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ وَنَافِخُو ٱلْأَبْوَاقِ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَكُلُّ شَعْبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ يَفْرَحُونَ وَيَضْرِبُونَ بِٱلْأَبْوَاقِ. فَشَقَّتْ عَثَلْيَا ثِيَابَهَا وَصَرَخَتْ: «خِيَانَةٌ، خِيَانَةٌ!».

She saw the new king standing there alongside one of the big pillars, which was the place at the temple where the kings usually stood. She saw that he was surrounded by the temple officers and men blowing trumpets, and that the people were shouting joyfully, and [some of] them were also blowing trumpets. She tore her clothes [to show her distress] and shouted, “You are traitors! You have tricked/deceived me!”

١٥ 15 فَأَمَرَ يَهُويَادَاعُ ٱلْكَاهِنُ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْمِئَاتِ، قُوَّادَ ٱلْجَيْشِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَخْرِجُوهَا إِلَى خَارِجِ ٱلصُّفُوفِ، وَٱلَّذِي يَتْبَعُهَا ٱقْتُلُوهُ بِٱلسَّيْفِ». لِأَنَّ ٱلْكَاهِنَ قَالَ: «لَا تُقْتَلُ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ».

Jehoiada [immediately] said, “Kill her, but do not kill her here at the temple of Yahweh! Take her away between two rows of guards. And kill anyone who tries to rescue her!”

١٦ 16 فَأَلْقَوْا عَلَيْهَا ٱلْأَيَادِيَ، وَمَضَتْ فِي طَرِيقِ مَدْخَلِ ٱلْخَيْلِ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَقُتِلَتْ هُنَاكَ.

[She tried to flee, but] the guards seized her and took her to the palace, to the place where horses enter the courtyard. They killed her there.

١٧ 17 وَقَطَعَ يَهُويَادَاعُ عَهْدًا بَيْنَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَٱلشَّعْبِ لِيَكُونُوا شَعْبًا لِلرَّبِّ، وَبَيْنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَٱلشَّعْبِ.

Then Jehoiada made a solemn agreement between the king and the people, that they would always (obey/be faithful to) Yahweh. He also made an agreement requiring the people to be loyal to Joash their king.

١٨ 18 وَدَخَلَ جَمِيعُ شَعْبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلْبَعْلِ وَهَدَمُوا مَذَابِحَهُ وَكَسَّرُوا تَمَاثِيلَهُ تَمَامًا، وَقَتَلُوا مَتَّانَ كَاهِنَ ٱلْبَعْلِ أَمَامَ ٱلْمَذَابِحِ. وَجَعَلَ ٱلْكَاهِنُ نُظَّارًا عَلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

Then all the people of Israel who were there went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and the statues of Baal. They also killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. Jehoiada stationed/put guards at the temple of Yahweh.

١٩ 19 وَأَخَذَ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْمِئَاتِ وَٱلْجَلَّادِينَ وَٱلسُّعَاةَ وَكُلَّ شَعْبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، فَأَنْزَلُوا ٱلْمَلِكَ مِنْ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَتَوْا فِي طَرِيقِ بَابِ ٱلسُّعَاةِ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ ٱلْمُلُوكِ.

Then he and the officers of the temple, the officers who supervised the royal bodyguards, and the king’s bodyguards brought the king from the temple to the palace. All the people [followed them]. Joash entered the palace at the Guard Gate and sat down on the throne, [which showed that he was the new king].

٢٠ 20 وَفَرِحَ جَمِيعُ شَعْبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلْمَدِينَةُ. وَقَتَلُوا عَثَلْيَا بِٱلسَّيْفِ عِنْدَ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

All the people of Judah rejoiced. And because Athaliah had been killed, the city was quiet/calm.

٢١ 21 كَانَ يَهُوآشُ ٱبْنَ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ حِينَ مَلَكَ.

Joash was seven years old when he became the king [of Judah].