II Kings 17

فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيةَ عَشَرَةَ لآحَازَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، مَلَكَ هُوشَعُ بْنُ أَيْلَةَ فِي السَّامِرَةِ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ.

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

وَعَمِلَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَلكِنْ لَيْسَ كَمُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا قَبْلَهُ.

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

وَصَعِدَ عَلَيْهِ شَلْمَنْأَسَرُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ، فَصَارَ لَهُ هُوشَعُ عَبْدًا وَدَفَعَ لَهُ جِزْيَةً.

Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.

وَوَجَدَ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ فِي هُوشَعَ خِيَانَةً، لأَنَّهُ أَرْسَلَ رُسُلاً إِلَى سَوَا مَلِكِ مِصْرَ، وَلَمْ يُؤَدِّ جِزْيَةً إِلَى مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ حَسَبَ كُلِّ سَنَةٍ، فَقَبَضَ عَلَيْهِ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ وَأَوْثَقَهُ فِي السِّجْنِ.

And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

وَصَعِدَ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ عَلَى كُلِّ الأَرْضِ، وَصَعِدَ إِلَى السَّامِرَةِ وَحَاصَرَهَا ثَلاَثَ سِنِينَ.

Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.

فِي السَّنَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ لِهُوشَعَ أَخَذَ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ السَّامِرَةَ، وَسَبَى إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى أَشُّورَ وَأَسْكَنَهُمْ فِي حَلَحَ وَخَابُورَ نَهْرِ جُوزَانَ وَفِي مُدُنِ مَادِي.

In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

وَكَانَ أَنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَخْطَأُوا إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلهِهِمِ الَّذِي أَصْعَدَهُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ مِنْ تَحْتِ يَدِ فِرْعَوْنَ مَلِكِ مِصْرَ، وَاتَّقَوْا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى،

For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

وَسَلَكُوا حَسَبَ فَرَائِضِ الأُمَمِ الَّذِينَ طَرَدَهُمُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ أَمَامِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَمُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّذِينَ أَقَامُوهُمْ.

And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.

وَعَمِلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ سِرًّا ضِدَّ الرَّبِّ إِلهِهِمْ أُمُورًا لَيْسَتْ بِمُسْتَقِيمَةٍ، وَبَنَوْا لأَنْفُسِهِمْ مُرْتَفَعَاتٍ فِي جَمِيعِ مُدُنِهِمْ، مِنْ بُرْجِ النَّوَاطِيرِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ الْمُحَصَّنَةِ.

And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

وَأَقَامُوا لأَنْفُسِهِمْ أَنْصَابًا وَسَوَارِيَ عَلَى كُلِّ تَلّ عَال وَتَحْتَ كُلِّ شَجَرَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ.

And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:

وَأَوْقَدُوا هُنَاكَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ مِثْلَ الأُمَمِ الَّذِينَ سَاقَهُمُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ أَمَامِهِمْ، وَعَمِلُوا أُمُورًا قَبِيحَةً لإِغَاظَةِ الرَّبِّ.

And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:

وَعَبَدُوا الأَصْنَامَ الَّتِي قَالَ الرَّبُّ لَهُمْ عَنْهَا: «لاَ تَعْمَلُوا هذَا الأَمْرَ».

For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.

وَأَشْهَدَ الرَّبُّ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ وَعَلَى يَهُوذَا عَنْ يَدِ جَمِيعِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَكُلِّ رَاءٍ قَائِلاً: «ارْجِعُوا عَنْ طُرُقِكُمُ الرَّدِيئَةِ وَاحْفَظُوا وَصَايَايَ، فَرَائِضِي، حَسَبَ كُلِّ الشَّرِيعَةِ الَّتِي أَوْصَيْتُ بِهَا آبَاءَكُمْ، وَالَّتِي أَرْسَلْتُهَا إِلَيْكُمْ عَنْ يَدِ عَبِيدِي الأَنْبِيَاءِ».

Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.

فَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا بَلْ صَلَّبُوا أَقْفِيَتَهُمْ كَأَقْفِيَةِ آبَائِهِمِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِالرَّبِّ إِلهِهِمْ.

Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.

وَرَفَضُوا فَرَائِضَهُ وَعَهْدَهُ الَّذِي قَطَعَهُ مَعَ آبَائِهِمْ وَشَهَادَاتِهِ الَّتِي شَهِدَ بِهَا عَلَيْهِمْ، وَسَارُوا وَرَاءَ الْبَاطِلِ، وَصَارُوا بَاطِلاً وَرَاءَ الأُمَمِ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُمُ، الَّذِينَ أَمَرَهُمُ الرَّبُّ أَنْ لاَ يَعْمَلُوا مِثْلَهُمْ.

And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.

وَتَرَكُوا جَمِيعَ وَصَايَا الرَّبِّ إِلهِهِمْ وَعَمِلُوا لأَنْفُسِهِمْ مَسْبُوكَاتٍ عِجْلَيْنِ، وَعَمِلُوا سَوَارِيَ، وَسَجَدُوا لِجَمِيعِ جُنْدِ السَّمَاءِ، وَعَبَدُوا الْبَعْلَ.

And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

وَعَبَّرُوا بَنِيهِمْ وَبَنَاتِهِمْ فِي النَّارِ، وَعَرَفُوا عِرَافَةً وَتَفَاءَلُوا، وَبَاعُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ لِعَمَلِ الشَّرِّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ لإِغَاظَتِهِ.

And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

فَغَضِبَ الرَّبُّ جِدًّا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ وَنَحَّاهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِهِ، وَلَمْ يَبْقَ إِلاَّ سِبْطُ يَهُوذَا وَحْدَهُ.

Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

وَيَهُوذَا أَيْضًا لَمْ يَحْفَظُوا وَصَايَا الرَّبِّ إِلهِهِمْ، بَلْ سَلَكُوا فِي فَرَائِضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّتِي عَمِلُوهَا.

Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.

فَرَذَلَ الرَّبُّ كُلَّ نَسْلِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَذَلَّهُمْ وَدَفَعَهُمْ لِيَدِ نَاهِبِينَ حَتَّى طَرَحَهُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِهِ،

And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

لأَنَّهُ شَقَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ، فَمَلَّكُوا يَرُبْعَامَ بْنَ نَبَاطَ، فَأَبْعَدَ يَرُبْعَامُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الرَّبِّ وَجَعَلَهُمْ يُخْطِئُونَ خَطِيَّةً عَظِيمَةً.

For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.

وَسَلَكَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي جَمِيعِ خَطَايَا يَرُبْعَامَ الَّتِي عَمِلَ. لَمْ يَحِيدُوا عَنْهَا

For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;

حَتَّى نَحَّى الرَّبُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ أَمَامِهِ كَمَا تَكَلَّمَ عَنْ يَدِ جَمِيعِ عَبِيدِهِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ، فَسُبِيَ إِسْرَائِيلُ مِنْ أَرْضِهِ إِلَى أَشُّورَ إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ.

Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.

وَأَتَى مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ بِقَوْمٍ مِنْ بَابِلَ وَكُوثَ وَعَوَّا وَحَمَاةَ وَسَفَرْوَايِمَ، وَأَسْكَنَهُمْ فِي مُدُنِ السَّامِرَةِ عِوَضًا عَنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَامْتَلَكُوا السَّامِرَةَ وَسَكَنُوا فِي مُدُنِهَا.

And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.

وَكَانَ فِي ابْتِدَاءِ سَكَنِهِمْ هُنَاكَ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَتَّقُوا الرَّبَّ، فَأَرْسَلَ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِمِ السِّبَاعَ فَكَانَتْ تَقْتُلُ مِنْهُمْ.

And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.

فَكَلَّمُوا مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّ الأُمَمَ الَّذِينَ سَبَيْتَهُمْ وَأَسْكَنْتَهُمْ فِي مُدُنِ السَّامِرَةِ، لاَ يَعْرِفُونَ قَضَاءَ إِلهِ الأَرْضِ، فَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمِ السِّبَاعَ فَهِيَ تَقْتُلُهُمْ لأَنَّهُمْ لاَ يَعْرِفُونَ قَضَاءَ إِلهِ الأَرْضِ».

Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.

فَأَمَرَ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ قَائِلاً: «ابْعَثُوا إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَاحِدًا مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ الَّذِينَ سَبَيْتُمُوهُمْ مِنْ هُنَاكَ فَيَذْهَبَ وَيَسْكُنَ هُنَاكَ، وَيُعَلِّمَهُمْ قَضَاءَ إِلهِ الأَرْضِ».

Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.

فَأَتَى وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْكَهَنَةِ الَّذِينَ سَبَوْهُمْ مِنَ السَّامِرَةِ، وَسَكَنَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَعَلَّمَهُمْ كَيْفَ يَتَّقُونَ الرَّبَّ.

Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth–el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.

فَكَانَتْ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تَعْمَلُ آلِهَتَهَا وَوَضَعُوهَا فِي بُيُوتِ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ الَّتِي عَمِلَهَا السَّامِرِيُّونَ، كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ فِي مُدُنِهَا الَّتِي سَكَنَتْ فِيهَا.

Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.

فَعَمِلَ أَهْلُ بَابِلَ سُكُّوثَ بَنُوثَ، وَأَهْلُ كُوثَ عَمِلُوا نَرْجَلَ، وَأَهْلُ حَمَاةَ عَمِلُوا أَشِيمَا،

And the men of Babylon made Succoth–benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

وَالْعُوِّيُّونَ عَمِلُوا نِبْحَزَ وَتَرْتَاقَ، وَالسَّفَرْوَايِمِيُّونَ كَانُوا يُحْرِقُونَ بَنِيهِمْ بِالنَّارِ لأَدْرَمَّلَكَ وَعَنَمَّلَكَ إِلهَيْ سَفَرْوَايِمَ.

And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

فَكَانُوا يَتَّقُونَ الرَّبَّ، وَيَعْمَلُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ مِنْ أطْرَافِهِمْ كَهَنَةَ مُرْتَفَعَاتٍ، كَانُوا يُقَرِّبُونَ لأَجْلِهِمْ فِي بُيُوتِ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ.

So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.

كَانُوا يَتَّقُونَ الرَّبَّ وَيَعْبُدُونَ آلِهتَهُمْ كَعَادَةِ الأُمَمِ الَّذِينَ سَبَوْهُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ

They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.

إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ يَعْمَلُونَ كَعَادَاتِهِمِ الأُوَلِ. لاَ يَتَّقُونَ الرَّبَّ وَلاَ يَعْمَلُونَ حَسَبَ فَرَائِضِهِمْ وَعَوَائِدِهِمْ وَلاَ حَسَبَ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالْوَصِيَّةِ الَّتِي أَمَرَ بِهَا الرَّبُّ بَنِي يَعْقُوبَ، الَّذِي جَعَلَ اسْمَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;

وَقَطَعَ الرَّبُّ مَعَهُمْ عَهْدًا وَأَمَرَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «لاَ تَتَّقُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى، وَلاَ تَسْجُدُوا لَهَا وَلاَ تَعْبُدُوهَا وَلاَ تَذْبَحُوا لَهَا.

With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

بَلْ إِنَّمَا اتَّقُوا الرَّبَّ الَّذِي أَصْعَدَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ بِقُوَّةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ وَذِرَاعٍ مَمْدُودَةٍ، وَلَهُ اسْجُدُوا، وَلَهُ اذْبَحُوا.

But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.

وَاحْفَظُوا الْفَرَائِضَ وَالأَحْكَامَ وَالشَّرِيعَةَ وَالْوَصِيَّةَ الَّتِي كَتَبَهَا لَكُمْ لِتَعْمَلُوا بِهَا كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ، وَلاَ تَتَّقُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى.

And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.

وَلاَ تَنْسَوْا الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي قَطَعْتُهُ مَعَكُمْ، وَلاَ تَتَّقُوا آلِهَةً أُخْرَى.

And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.

بَلْ إِنَّمَا اتَّقُوا الرَّبَّ إِلهَكُمْ وَهُوَ يُنْقِذُكُمْ مِنْ أَيْدِي جَمِيعِ أَعْدَائِكُمْ».

But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

فَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا بَلْ عَمِلُوا حَسَبَ عَادَتِهِمِ الأُولَى.

Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

فَكَانَ هؤُلاَءِ الأُمَمُ يَتَّقُونَ الرَّبَّ، وَيَعْبُدُونَ تَمَاثِيلَهُمْ، وَأَيْضًا بَنُوهُمْ وَبَنُو بَنِيهِمْ. فَكَمَا عَمِلَ آبَاؤُهُمْ هكَذَا هُمْ عَامِلُونَ إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ.

So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.