II Kings 10

وَكَانَ لأَخْآبَ سَبْعُونَ ابْنًا فِي السَّامِرَةِ. فَكَتَبَ يَاهُو رَسَائِلَ وَأَرْسَلَهَا إِلَى السَّامِرَةِ، إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ يَزْرَعِيلَ الشُّيُوخِ وَإِلَى مُرَبِّي أَخْآبَ قَائِلاً:

And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,

«فَالآنَ عِنْدَ وُصُولِ هذِهِ الرِّسَالَةِ إِلَيْكُمْ، إِذْ عِنْدَكُمْ بَنُو سَيِّدِكُمْ، وَعِنْدَكُمْ مَرْكَبَاتٌ وَخَيْلٌ وَمَدِينَةٌ مُحَصَّنَةٌ وَسِلاَحٌ،

Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;

انْظُرُوا الأَفْضَلَ وَالأَصْلَحَ مِنْ بَنِي سَيِّدِكُمْ وَاجْعَلُوهُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ أَبِيهِ، وَحَارِبُوا عَنْ بَيْتِ سَيِّدِكُمْ».

Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

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

But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

فَأَرْسَلَ الَّذِي عَلَى الْبَيْتِ وَالَّذِي عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَالشُّيُوخُ وَالْمُرَبُّونَ إِلَى يَاهُو قَائِلِينَ: «عَبِيدُكَ نَحْنُ، وَكُلَّ مَا قُلْتَ لَنَا نَفْعَلُهُ. لاَ نُمَلِّكُ أَحَدًا. مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ فَافْعَلْهُ».

And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ رِسَالَةً ثَانِيَةً قَائِلاً: «إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لِي وَسَمِعْتُمْ لِقَوْلِي، فَخُذُوا رُؤُوسَ الرِّجَالِ بَنِي سَيِّدِكُمْ، وَتَعَالَوْا إِلَيَّ فِي نَحْوِ هذَا الْوَقْتِ غَدًا إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ». وَبَنُو الْمَلِكِ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلاً كَانُوا مَعَ عُظَمَاءِ الْمَدِينَةِ الَّذِينَ رَبَّوْهُمْ.

Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.

فَلَمَّا وَصَلَتِ الرِّسَالَةُ إِلَيْهِمْ أَخَذُوا بَنِي الْمَلِكِ وَقَتَلُوا سَبْعِينَ رَجُلاً وَوَضَعُوا رُؤُوسَهُمْ فِي سِلاَل وَأَرْسَلُوهَا إِلَيْهِ إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ.

And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.

فَجَاءَ الرَّسُولُ وَأَخْبَرَهُ قَائِلاً: «قَدْ أَتَوْا بِرُؤُوسِ بَنِي الْمَلِكِ». فَقَالَ: «اجْعَلُوهَا كُومَتَيْنِ فِي مَدْخَلِ الْبَابِ إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ».

And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.

وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ خَرَجَ وَوَقَفَ وَقَالَ لِجَمِيعِ الشَّعْبِ: «أَنْتُمْ أَبْرِيَاءُ. هأَنَذَا قَدْ عَصَيْتُ عَلَى سَيِّدِي وَقَتَلْتُهُ، وَلكِنْ مَنْ قَتَلَ كُلَّ هؤُلاَءِ؟

And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?

فَاعْلَمُوا الآنَ أَنَّهُ لاَ يَسْقُطُ مِنْ كَلاَمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَى الأَرْضِ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ عَلَى بَيْتِ أَخْآبَ، وَقَدْ فَعَلَ الرَّبُّ مَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ عَنْ يَدِ عَبْدِهِ إِيلِيَّا».

Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.

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

So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

ثُمَّ قَامَ وَجَاءَ سَائِرًا إِلَى السَّامِرَةِ. وَإِذْ كَانَ عِنْدَ بَيْتِ عَقْدِ الرُّعَاةِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ،

And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,

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

Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.

فَقَالَ: «أَمْسِكُوهُمْ أَحْيَاءً». فَأَمْسَكُوهُمْ أَحْيَاءً وَقَتَلُوهُمْ عِنْدَ بِئْرِ بَيْتِ عَقْدٍ، اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلاً وَلَمْ يُبْقِ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا.

And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

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

And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

وَقَالَ: «هَلُمَّ مَعِي وَانْظُرْ غَيْرَتِي لِلرَّبِّ». وَأَرْكَبَهُ مَعَهُ فِي مَرْكَبَتِهِ.

And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.

وَجَاءَ إِلَى السَّامِرَةِ، وَقَتَلَ جَمِيعَ الَّذِينَ بَقُوا لأَخْآبَ فِي السَّامِرَةِ حَتَّى أَفْنَاهُ، حَسَبَ كَلاَمِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي كَلَّمَ بِهِ إِيلِيَّا.

And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.

ثُمَّ جَمَعَ يَاهُو كُلَّ الشَّعْبِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنَّ أَخْآبَ قَدْ عَبَدَ الْبَعْلَ قَلِيلاً، وَأَمَّا يَاهُو فَإِنَّهُ يَعْبُدُهُ كَثِيرًا.

And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.

وَالآنَ فَادْعُوا إِلَيَّ جَمِيعَ أَنْبِيَاءِ الْبَعْلِ وَكُلَّ عَابِدِيهِ وَكُلَّ كَهَنَتِهِ. لاَ يُفْقَدْ أَحَدٌ، لأَنَّ لِي ذَبِيحَةً عَظِيمَةً لِلْبَعْلِ. كُلُّ مَنْ فُقِدَ لاَ يَعِيشُ». وَقَدْ فَعَلَ يَاهُو بِمَكْرٍ لِكَيْ يُفْنِيَ عَبَدَةَ الْبَعْلِ.

Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

وَقَالَ يَاهُو: «قَدِّسُوا اعْتِكَافًا لِلْبَعْلِ». فَنَادَوْا بِهِ.

And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

وَأَرْسَلَ يَاهُو فِي كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَتَى جَمِيعُ عَبَدَةِ الْبَعْلِ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ أَتَى، وَدَخَلُوا بَيْتَ الْبَعْلِ، فَامْتَلأَ بَيْتُ الْبَعْلِ مِنْ جَانِبٍ إِلَى جَانِبٍ.

And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.

فَقَالَ لِلَّذِي عَلَى الْمَلاَبِسِ: «أَخْرِجْ مَلاَبِسَ لِكُلِّ عَبَدَةِ الْبَعْلِ». فَأَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ مَلاَبِسَ.

And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.

وَدَخَلَ يَاهُو وَيَهُونَادَابُ بْنُ رَكَابٍ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْبَعْلِ. فَقَالَ لِعَبَدَةِ الْبَعْلِ: «فَتِّشُوا وَانْظُرُوا لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ مَعَكُمْ ههُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ عَبِيدِ الرَّبِّ، وَلكِنَّ عَبَدَةَ الْبَعْلِ وَحْدَهُمْ».

And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.

وَدَخَلُوا لِيُقَرِّبُوا ذَبَائِحَ وَمُحْرَقَاتٍ. وَأَمَّا يَاهُو فَأَقَامَ خَارِجًا ثَمَانِينَ رَجُلاً وَقَالَ: «الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَنْجُو مِنَ الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ أَتَيْتُ بِهِمْ إِلَى أَيْدِيكُمْ تَكُونُ أَنْفُسُكُمْ بَدَلَ نَفْسِهِ».

And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.

وَلَمَّا انْتَهَوْا مِنْ تَقْرِيبِ الْمُحْرَقَةِ قَالَ يَاهُو لِلسُّعَاةِ وَالثَّوَالِثِ: «ادْخُلُوا اضْرِبُوهُمْ. لاَ يَخْرُجْ أَحَدٌ». فَضَرَبُوهُمْ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، وَطَرَحَهُمُ السُّعَاةُ وَالثَّوَالِثُ. وَسَارُوا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ بَيْتِ الْبَعْلِ،

And it came to pass, 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 slay them; let none come forth. And they smote 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.

وَأَخْرَجُوا تَمَاثِيلَ بَيْتِ الْبَعْلِ وَأَحْرَقُوهَا،

And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.

وَكَسَّرُوا تِمْثَالَ الْبَعْلِ، وَهَدَمُوا بَيْتَ الْبَعْلِ، وَجَعَلُوهُ مَزْبَلَةً إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ.

And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.

وَاسْتَأْصَلَ يَاهُو الْبَعْلَ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

وَلكِنَّ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ لَمْ يَحِدْ يَاهُو عَنْهَا، أَيْ عُجُولِ الذَّهَبِ الَّتِي فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَالَّتِي فِي دَانَ.

Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Beth–el, and that were in Dan.

وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَاهُو: «مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتَ بِعَمَلِ مَا هُوَ مُسْتَقِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيَّ، وَحَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا بِقَلْبِي فَعَلْتَ بِبَيْتِ أَخْآبَ، فَأَبْنَاؤُكَ إِلَى الْجِيلِ الرَّابعِ يَجْلِسُونَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

وَلكِنْ يَاهُو لَمْ يَتَحَفَّظْ لِلسُّلُوكِ فِي شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ إِلهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِهِ. لَمْ يَحِدْ عَنْ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ.

But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.

فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ ابْتَدَأَ الرَّبُّ يَقُصُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَضَرَبَهُمْ حَزَائِيلُ فِي جَمِيعِ تُخُومِ إِسْرَائِيلَ

In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;

مِنَ الأُرْدُنِّ لِجِهَةِ مَشْرِقِ الشَّمْسِ، جَمِيعَ أَرْضِ جِلْعَادَ الْجَادِيِّينَ وَالرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَالْمَنَسِّيِّينَ، مِنْ عَرُوعِيرَ الَّتِي عَلَى وَادِي أَرْنُونَ وَجِلْعَادَ وَبَاشَانَ.

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

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

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

وَاضْطَجَعَ يَاهُو مَعَ آبَائِهِ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي السَّامِرَةِ، وَمَلَكَ يَهُوأَحَازُ ابْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

وَكَانَتِ الأَيَّامُ الَّتِي مَلَكَ فِيهَا يَاهُو عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي السَّامِرَةِ ثَمَانِيًا وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.

And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.