1 Kings 15

1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,

1 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكْمِ الْمَلِكِ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ، اعْتَلَى أَبِيَامُ عَرْشَ يَهُوذَا،

2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

2 وَدَامَ مُلْكُهُ ثَلاثَ سَنَوَاتٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ مَعْكَةُ ابْنَةُ أَبْشَالُومَ.

3 And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.

3 وَارْتَكَبَ جَمِيعَ خَطَايَا أَبِيهِ الَّتِي اقْتَرَفَهَا قَبْلَهُ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ قَلْبُهُ مُخْلِصاً لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ كَقَلْبِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ.

4 Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.

4 إِلّا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُ إِكْرَاماً لِدَاوُدَ، رَزَقَهُ ابْناً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَأَوْرَثَهُ الْمُلْكَ وَثَبَّتَ أَرْكَانَ أُورُشَليمَ،

5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

5 لأَنَّ دَاوُدَ صَنَعَ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَلَمْ يَحِدْ عَنْ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَهُ بِهِ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ، إِلّا مَا جَنَاهُ بِحَقِّ أُورِيَّا الْحِثِّيِّ.

6 And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.

6 وَخِلالَ فَتْرَةِ حُكْمِ أَبِيَامَ كَانَتِ الْحُرُوبُ مُسْتَمِرَّةً بَيْنَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا.

7 As for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

7 أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَعْمَالِ أَبِيَامَ وَمُنْجَزَاتِهِ أَلَيْسَتْ هِي مُدَوَّنَةً فِي كِتَابِ أَخْبَارِ أَيَّامِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا؟

8 And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.

8 ثُمَّ مَاتَ أَبِيَامُ، فَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ آسَا عَلَى الْعَرْشِ.

9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah,

9 وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي السَّنَةِ الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِ يَرُبْعَامَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

10 and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

10 وَمَلَكَ آسَا إِحْدَى وَأَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ جَدَّتِهِ مَعْكَةُ ابْنَةُ أَبْشَالُومَ،

11 And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.

11 وَصَنَعَ آسَا مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ كَدَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ

12 He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

12 وَأَبَادَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ طَائِفَةَ الْعَاهِرِينَ الَّذِينَ يُمَارِسُونَ الشُّذُوذَ الْجِنْسِيَّ كَجُزْءٍ مِنْ عِبَادَتِهِمِ الْوَثَنِيَّةِ، وَاسْتَأْصَلَ جَمِيعَ الأَصْنَامِ الَّتِي أَقَامَهَا آبَاؤُهُ.

13 He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

13 كَمَا خَلَعَ جَدَّتَهُ مَعْكَةَ مِنْ مَنْصِبِ الأُمِّ الْمَلِكَةِ، لأَنَّهَا أَقَامَتْ تِمْثَالاً لِعَشْتَارُوثَ، فَانْتَزَعَ آسَا تِمْثَالَهَا وَأَحْرَقَهُ فِي وَادِي قَدْرُونَ.

14 The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.

14 أَمَّا مَذَابِحُ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ فَلَمْ يَهْدِمْهَا، إِلّا أَنَّ قَلْبَهُ كَانَ خَالِصَ الْوَلاءِ لِلرَّبِّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِهِ.

15 And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.

15 وَجَاءَ بِكُلِّ مَا خَصَّصَهُ أَبُوهُ وَمَا خَصَّصَهُ هُوَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَفِضَّةٍ وَسِوَاهَا مِنَ الآنِيَةِ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ.

16 Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

16 وَظَلَّتِ الْحَرْبُ دَائِرَةً بَيْنَ آسَا وَبَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ طُوَالَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِمَا.

17 Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

17 وَشَرَعَ الْمَلِكُ بَعْشَا فِي بِنَاءِ مَدِينَةِ الرَّامَةِ، لِقَطْعِ الطَّرِيقِ عَلَى الْخَارِجِينَ وَالدَّاخِلِينَ إِلَى آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا،

18 So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:

18 فَجَمَعَ آسَا بَقِيَّةَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ الْمَوْجُودَةَ فِي خَزَائِنِ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ وَخَزائِنِ قَصْرِهِ، وَأَعْطَاهَا لِرِجَالِهِ، وَأَرْسَلَهُمْ إِلَى بَنْهَدَدَ بْنِ طَبْرِيمُونَ بْنِ حَزْيُونَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ الْمُقِيمِ فِي دِمَشْقَ قَائِلاً:

19 “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”

19 «إِنَّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ، وَبَيْنَ أَبِي وَأَبِيكَ عَهْداً، وَهَا أَنَا بَاعِثٌ إِلَيْكَ هَدِيَّةً مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ، فَهَيَّا انْكُثْ عَهْدَكَ مَعَ بَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَيَكُفَّ عَنِّي».

20 And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

20 فَلَبَّى بَنْهَدَدُ طَلَبَ آسَا، وَأَرْسَلَ رُؤَسَاءَ جُيُوشِهِ فَهَاجَمُوا مُدُنَ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَدَمَّرَ مُدُنَ عُيُونَ وَدَانَ وَآبَلَ بَيْتِ مَعْكَةَ وَكُلَّ مِنْطَقَةِ كِنَّرُوتَ وَسَائِرَ أَرْضِ نَفْتَالِي.

21 When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

21 وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَتْ بَعْشَا أَنْبَاءُ الْهُجُومِ، كَفَّ عَنْ بِنَاءِ الرَّامَةِ وَأَقَامَ فِي تِرْصَةَ.

22 Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.

22 وَاسْتَدْعَى الْمَلِكُ آسَا كُلَّ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَلَمْ يُعْفِ أَحَداً، فَحَمَلُوا كُلَّ حِجَارَةِ الرَّامَةِ وَأَخْشَابِهَا الَّتِي اسْتَخْدَمَهَا بَعْشَا فِي بِنَاءِ الرَّامَةِ وَشَيَّدَ بِها الْمَلِكُ آسَا جَبْعَ بِنْيَامِينَ وَالْمِصْفَاةَ.

23 Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.

23 أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ آسَا وَكُلُّ إِنْجَازَاتِهِ وَمَا قَامَ بِهِ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ وَمَا بَنَاهُ مِنْ مُدُنٍ، أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي كِتَابِ أَخْبَارِ أَيَّامِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا؟ وَأُصِيبَ الْمَلِكُ آسَا فِي شَيْخُوخَتِهِ بِدَاءٍ فِي رِجْلَيْهِ.

24 And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.

24 وَعِنْدَمَا مَاتَ دُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ يَهُوشَافَاطُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ.

25 In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.

25 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ لِحُكْمِ آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، اعْتَلَى نَادَابُ بْنُ يَرُبْعَامَ عَرْشَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَدَامَ مُلْكُهُ سَنَتَيْنِ.

26 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.

26 وَارْتَكَبَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَسَلَكَ فِي سُبُلِ أَبِيهِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ الَّتِي أَفْضَتْ بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى اقْتِرَافِ الإِثْمِ.

27 Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.

27 وَتَمَرَّدَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْشَا بْنُ أَخِيَّا مِنْ بَيْتِ يَسَّاكَرَ، وَاغْتَالَهُ بَيْنَمَا كَانَ نَادَابُ وَجَيْشُ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ يُحَاصِرُونَ مَدِينَةَ جِبَّثُونَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيَّةَ.

28 In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.

28 وَقَدِ اغْتَالَهُ بَعْشَا فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ لِحُكْمِ آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، وَخَلَفَهُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ.

29 As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

29 وَمَا إِنْ تَوَلَّى زِمَامَ الْمُلْكِ حَتَّى أَبَادَ كُلَّ ذُرِّيَّةِ يَرُبْعَامَ، وَلَمْ يُبْقِ عَلَى نَسَمَةٍ مِنْهُمْ، تَحْقِيقاً لِقَضَاءِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي نَطَقَ بِهِ عَلَى لِسَانِ عَبْدِهِ أَخِيَّا الشِّيلُونِيِّ،

30 because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.

30 بِسَبَبِ آثَامِ يَرُبْعَامَ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبَهَا وَاسْتَغْوَى بِها بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَأَخْطَأُوا، فَأَثَارَ غَيْظَ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

31 As for the rest of the acts of Nadab, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

31 أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ نَادَابَ وَسائِرُ أَعْمَالِهِ، أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي كِتَابِ أَخْبَارِ أَيَّامِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

32 وَظَلَّتْ رَحَى الْحَرْبِ دَائِرَةً بَيْنَ آسَا وَبَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ طَوَالَ حَيَاتِهِمَا.

33 In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.

33 وَتَوَلَّى بَعْشَا بْنُ أَخِيَّا حُكْمَ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي تِرْصَةَ فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ مِنْ مُلْكِ آسَا عَلَى يَهُوذَا، وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ أَرْبَعاً وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.

34 And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.

34 وَارْتَكَبَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ وَسَلَكَ فِي طُرُقِ يَرُبْعَامَ وَفِي خَطِيئَتِهِ الَّتِي جَعَلَتْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقْتَرِفُونَ الإِثْمَ.