اَلْمُلُوكِ ٱلثَّانِي 8

١ 1 وَكَلَّمَ أَلِيشَعُ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ ٱلَّتِي أَحْيَا ٱبْنَهَا قَائِلًا: «قُومِي وَٱنْطَلِقِي أَنْتِ وَبَيْتُكِ وَتَغَرَّبِي حَيْثُمَا تَتَغَرَّبِي، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ دَعَا بِجُوعٍ فَيَأْتِي أَيْضًا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ سَبْعَ سِنِينٍ».

Elisha told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “You and your family need to pack up and leave, and live where you can somewhere else like a foreigner. For the Lord announced a famine will come to the land and will last seven years.”

٢ 2 فَقَامَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ وَفَعَلَتْ حَسَبَ كَلَامِ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ، وَٱنْطَلَقَتْ هِيَ وَبَيْتُهَا وَتَغَرَّبَتْ فِي أَرْضِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ سَبْعَ سِنِينٍ.

The woman packed up and did what the man of God had told her. She and her family went and lived as foreigners for seven years in the country of the Philistines.

٣ 3 وَفِي نِهَايَةِ ٱلسِّنِينِ ٱلسَّبْعِ رَجَعَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ أَرْضِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَخَرَجَتْ لِتَصْرُخَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ لِأَجْلِ بَيْتِهَا وَحَقْلِهَا.

When the seven years were over, she came back from the country of the Philistines and went to the king to appeal for the return of her house and lands.

٤ 4 وَكَلَّمَ ٱلْمَلِكُ جِيحْزِيَ غُلَامَ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ قَائِلًا: «قُصَّ عَلَيَّ جَمِيعَ ٱلْعَظَائِمِ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلَهَا أَلِيشَعُ».

The king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, asking him, “Please tell me about all the wonderful things Elisha did.”

٥ 5 وَفِيمَا هُوَ يَقُصُّ عَلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ كَيْفَ أَنَّهُ أَحْيَا ٱلْمَيْتَ، إِذَا بِٱلْمَرْأَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَحْيَا ٱبْنَهَا تَصْرُخُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ لِأَجْلِ بَيْتِهَا وَلِأَجْلِ حَقْلِهَا. فَقَالَ جِيحْزِي: «يَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ، هَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ وَهَذَا هُوَ ٱبْنُهَا ٱلَّذِي أَحْيَاهُ أَلِيشَعُ».

It so happened that right then Gehazi was telling the king the story of how Elisha had brought the dead boy back to life when his mother arrived to make her appeal to the king for the return of her house and lands. “My lord the king,” Gehazi called out, “this is the woman, and this is her son that Elisha brought back to life.”

٦ 6 فَسَأَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ فَقَصَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ، فَأَعْطَاهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ خَصِيًّا قَائِلًا: «أَرْجِعْ كُلَّ مَا لَهَا وَجَمِيعَ غَلَاّتِ ٱلْحَقْلِ مِنْ حِينِ تَرَكَتِ ٱلْأَرْضَ إِلَى ٱلْآنَ».

The king asked the woman about it and she explained the whole story to him. The king gave orders to an official, saying, “Make sure everything that belonged to her is returned to her, together with all the profit from her lands from the day that she left the country until now.”

٧ 7 وَجَاءَ أَلِيشَعُ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ. وَكَانَ بَنْهَدَدُ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ مَرِيضًا، فَأُخْبِرَ وَقِيلَ لَهُ: «قَدْ جَاءَ رَجُلُ ٱللهِ إِلَى هُنَا».

Elisha went to Damascus when Ben-hadad king of Aram was ill. The king was informed, “The man of God has arrived in town.”

٨ 8 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِحَزَائِيلَ: «خُذْ بِيَدِكَ هَدِيَّةً وَٱذْهَبْ لِٱسْتِقْبَالِ رَجُلِ ٱللهِ، وَٱسْأَلِ ٱلرَّبَّ بِهِ قَائِلًا: هَلْ أَشْفَى مِنْ مَرَضِي هَذَا؟».

The king ordered Hazael, “Take a gift with you and go and meet the man of God. Ask him to ask the Lord, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

٩ 9 فَذَهَبَ حَزَائِيلُ لِٱسْتِقْبَالِهِ وَأَخَذَ هَدِيَّةً بِيَدِهِ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرَاتِ دِمَشْقَ حِمْلَ أَرْبَعِينَ جَمَلًا، وَجَاءَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَهُ وَقَالَ: «إِنَّ ٱبْنَكَ بَنْهَدَدَ مَلِكَ أَرَامَ قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ قَائِلًا: هَلْ أُشْفَى مِنْ مَرَضِي هَذَا؟»

So Hazael went to meet Elisha. He took with him a gift of all the best things from Damascus—forty camel-loads of goods. He came in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad, king of Aram, has sent me to you to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ لَهُ أَلِيشَعُ: «ٱذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لَهُ: شِفَاءً تُشْفَى. وَقَدْ أَرَانِي ٱلرَّبُّ أَنَّهُ يَمُوتُ مَوْتًا».

“Go and tell him, ‘You will definitely recover.’ But the Lord has shown me that definitely he is going to die,” Elisha replied.

١١ 11 فَجَعَلَ نَظَرَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَثَبَّتَهُ حَتَّى خَجِلَ، فَبَكَى رَجُلُ ٱللهِ.

Elisha stared at him for a long time until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God started to cry.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ حَزَائِيلُ: «لِمَاذَا يَبْكِي سَيِّدِي؟» فَقَالَ: «لِأَنِّي عَلِمْتُ مَا سَتَفْعَلُهُ بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ ٱلشَّرِّ، فَإِنَّكَ تُطْلِقُ ٱلنَّارَ فِي حُصُونِهِمْ، وَتَقْتُلُ شُبَّانَهُمْ بِٱلسَّيْفِ، وَتُحَطِّمُ أَطْفَالَهُمْ، وَتَشُقُّ حَوَامِلَهُمْ».

“Why are you crying, my lord?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil things you are going to do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set their fortresses on fire, kill their young men with the sword, dash to pieces their little ones, and rip open their pregnant women.”

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ حَزَائِيلُ: «وَمَنْ هُوَ عَبْدُكَ ٱلْكَلْبُ حَتَّى يَفْعَلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ؟» فَقَالَ أَلِيشَعُ: «قَدْ أَرَانِي ٱلرَّبُّ إِيَّاكَ مَلِكًا عَلَى أَرَامَ».

“But how could someone like me who's just a ‘dog’ achieve anything like that?” Hazael asked. “The Lord has shown me that you are going to be the king of Aram,” Elisha replied.

١٤ 14 فَٱنْطَلَقَ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَلِيشَعَ وَدَخَلَ إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ: «مَاذَا قَالَ لَكَ أَلِيشَعُ؟» فَقَالَ: «قَالَ لِي إِنَّكَ تَحْيَا».

Hazael left Elisha and went to his master, who asked him, “What did Elisha tell you?” Hazael replied, “He told me you would definitely recover.”

١٥ 15 وَفِي ٱلْغَدِ أَخَذَ ٱللِّبْدَةَ وَغَمَسَهَا بِٱلْمَاءِ، وَنَشَرَهَا عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَمَاتَ، وَمَلَكَ حَزَائِيلُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

But the following day Hazael took the bed cover, soaked it in water, and spread it over the king's face until he died. Then Hazael took over from him as king.

١٦ 16 وَفِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْخَامِسَةِ لِيُورَامَ بْنِ أَخْآبَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوشَافَاطَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، مَلَكَ يَهُورَامُ بْنُ يَهُوشَافَاطَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا.

Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, began his reign as king of Judah in the fifth year of the reign of Joram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, while Jehoshaphat was still king of Judah.

١٧ 17 كَانَ ٱبْنَ ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ ثَمَانِي سِنِينٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

He was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years.

١٨ 18 وَسَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ كَمَا فَعَلَ بَيْتُ أَخْآبَ، لِأَنَّ بِنْتَ أَخْآبَ كَانَتْ لَهُ ٱمْرَأَةً، وَعَمِلَ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

Jehoram followed the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter of Ahab and did what was evil in the Lord's sight.

١٩ 19 وَلَمْ يَشَإِ ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْ يُبِيدَ يَهُوذَا مِنْ أَجْلِ دَاوُدَ عَبْدِهِ، كَمَا قَالَ إِنَّهُ يُعْطِيهِ سِرَاجًا وَلِبَنِيهِ كُلَّ ٱلْأَيَّامِ.

But for the sake of David his servant the Lord didn't want to destroy Judah since he had promised him that there would always be a ruler from his descendants, like a lamp forever.

٢٠ 20 فِي أَيَّامِهِ عَصَى أَدُومُ مِنْ تَحْتِ يَدِ يَهُوذَا وَمَلَّكُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ مَلِكًا.

During Jehoram's time as king, Edom rebelled against Judah's rule and chose their own king.

٢١ 21 وَعَبَرَ يُورَامُ إِلَى صَعِيرَ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ مَعَهُ، وَقَامَ لَيْلًا وَضَرَبَ أَدُومَ ٱلْمُحِيطَ بِهِ وَرُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ. وَهَرَبَ ٱلشَّعْبُ إِلَى خِيَامِهِمْ.

So Jehoram went over to Zair with all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he took action and attacked at night. But his army ran back to their homes.

٢٢ 22 وَعَصَى أَدُومُ مِنْ تَحْتِ يَدِ يَهُوذَا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. حِينَئِذٍ عَصَتْ لِبْنَةُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ.

As a result Edom has been in rebellion against Judah's rule to this day. At the same time Libnah also decided to rebel.

٢٣ 23 وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ يُورَامَ وَكُلُّ مَا صَنَعَ، أَمَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا؟

The rest of what happened in Jehoram's reign and all that he did are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.

٢٤ 24 وَٱضْطَجَعَ يُورَامُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ، وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَمَلَكَ أَخَزْيَا ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

Jehoram died and was buried with his forefathers in the City of David. His son Ahaziah succeeded him as king.

٢٥ 25 فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ لِيُورَامَ بْنِ أَخْآبَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، مَلَكَ أَخَزْيَا بْنُ يَهُورَامَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا.

Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, became king of Judah in the twelfth year of the reign of Joram, son of Ahab, king of Israel.

٢٦ 26 وَكَانَ أَخَزْيَا ٱبْنَ ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ سَنَةً وَاحِدَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ عَثَلْيَا بِنْتُ عُمْرِي مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Ahaziah was twenty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri, king of Israel.

٢٧ 27 وَسَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ بَيْتِ أَخْآبَ، وَعَمِلَ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ كَبَيْتِ أَخْآبَ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ صِهْرَ بَيْتِ أَخْآبَ.

Ahaziah also followed the evil ways of the family of Ahab, and did what was evil in the Lord's sight as the family of Ahab had done, for he was related to them by marriage.

٢٨ 28 وَٱنْطَلَقَ مَعَ يُورَامَ بْنِ أَخْآبَ لِمُقَاتَلَةِ حَزَائِيلَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ فِي رَامُوتِ جِلْعَادَ، فَضَرَبَ ٱلْأَرَامِيُّونَ يُورَامَ.

Ahaziah went with Joram, son of Ahab, to fight against Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth-gilead. The Arameans wounded Joram,

٢٩ 29 فَرَجَعَ يُورَامُ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِيَبْرَأَ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ مِنَ ٱلْجُرُوحِ ٱلَّتِي جَرَحَهُ بِهَا ٱلْأَرَامِيُّونَ فِي رَامُوتَ عِنْدَ مُقَاتَلَتِهِ حَزَائِيلَ مَلِكَ أَرَامَ. وَنَزَلَ أَخَزْيَا بْنُ يَهُورَامَ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا لِيَرَى يُورَامَ بْنَ أَخْآبَ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ مَرِيضًا.

and he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he'd received in Ramah fighting against Hazael king of Aram. Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went to Jezreel to visit Joram, son of Ahab, because Joram was wounded.