II Kings 9

وَدَعَا أَلِيشَعُ النَّبِيُّ وَاحِدًا مِنْ بَنِي الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «شُدَّ حَقْوَيْكَ وَخُذْ قِنِّينَةَ الدُّهْنِ هذِهِ بِيَدِكَ، وَاذْهَبْ إِلَى رَامُوتَ جِلْعَادَ.

And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth–gilead:

وَإِذَا وَصَلْتَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ فَانْظُرْ هُنَاكَ يَاهُوَ بْنَ يَهُوشَافَاطَ بْنَ نِمْشِي، وَادْخُلْ وَأَقِمْهُ مِنْ وَسَطِ إِخْوَتِهِ، وَادْخُلْ بِهِ إِلَى مُخْدَعٍ دَاخِلَ مُخْدَعٍ.

And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;

ثُمَّ خُذْ قِنِّينَةَ الدُّهْنِ وَصُبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَقُلْ: هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: قَدْ مَسَحْتُكَ مَلِكًا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ. ثُمَّ افْتَحِ الْبَابَ وَاهْرُبْ وَلاَ تَنْتَظِرْ».

Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

فَانْطَلَقَ الْغُلاَمُ، أَيِ الْغُلاَمُ النَّبِيُّ إِلَى رَامُوتَ جِلْعَادَ

So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth–gilead.

وَدَخَلَ وَإِذَا قُوَّادُ الْجَيْشِ جُلُوسٌ. فَقَالَ: «لِي كَلاَمٌ مَعَكَ يَا قَائِدُ». فَقَالَ يَاهُو: «مَعَ مَنْ مِنَّا كُلِّنَا؟». فَقَالَ: «مَعَكَ أَيُّهَا الْقَائِدُ».

And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain.

فَقَامَ وَدَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ، فَصَبَّ الدُّهْنَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: قَدْ مَسَحْتُكَ مَلِكًا عَلَى شَعْبِ الرَّبِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.

فَتَضْرِبُ بَيْتَ أَخْآبَ سَيِّدِكَ. وَأَنْتَقِمُ لِدِمَاءِ عَبِيدِيَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ، وَدِمَاءِ جَمِيعِ عَبِيدِ الرَّبِّ مِنْ يَدِ إِيزَابَلَ.

And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.

فَيَبِيدُ كُلُّ بَيْتِ أَخْآبَ، وَأَسْتَأْصِلُ لأَخْآبَ كُلَّ بَائِلٍ بِحَائِطٍ وَمَحْجُوزٍ وَمُطْلَق فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:

وَأَجْعَلُ بَيْتَ أَخْآبَ كَبَيْتِ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ، وَكَبَيْتِ بَعْشَا بْنِ أَخِيَّا.

And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:

وَتَأْكُلُ الْكِلاَبُ إِيزَابَلَ فِي حَقْلِ يَزْرَعِيلَ وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يَدْفِنُهَا». ثُمَّ فَتَحَ الْبَابَ وَهَرَبَ.

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.

وَأَمَّا يَاهُو فَخَرَجَ إِلَى عَبِيدِ سَيِّدِهِ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: «أَسَلاَمٌ؟ لِمَاذَا جَاءَ هذَا الْمَجْنُونُ إِلَيْكَ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ الرَّجُلَ وَكَلاَمَهُ».

Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.

فَقَالُوا: «كَذِبٌ. فَأَخْبِرْنَا». فَقَالَ: «بِكَذَا وَكَذَا كَلَّمَنِي قَائِلاً: هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: قَدْ مَسَحْتُكَ مَلِكًا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

فَبَادَرَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ وَأَخَذَ ثَوْبَهُ وَوَضَعَهُ تَحْتَهُ عَلَى الدَّرَجِ نَفْسِهِ، وَضَرَبُوا بِالْبُوقِ وَقَالُوا: «قَدْ مَلَكَ يَاهُو».

Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.

وَعَصَى يَاهُو بْنُ يَهُوشَافَاطَ بْنِ نِمْشِي عَلَى يُورَامَ. وَكَانَ يُورَامُ يُحَافِظُ عَلَى رَامُوتَ جِلْعَادَ هُوَ وَكُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ حَزَائِيلَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ.

So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth–gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.

وَرَجَعَ يَهُورَامُ الْمَلِكُ لِكَيْ يَبْرَأَ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ مِنَ الْجُرُوحِ الَّتِي ضَرَبَهُ بِهَا الأَرَامِيُّونَ حِينَ قَاتَلَ حَزَائِيلَ مَلِكَ أَرَامَ. فَقَالَ يَاهُو: «إِنْ كَانَ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ، لاَ يَخْرُجْ مُنْهَزِمٌ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ لِكَيْ يَنْطَلِقَ فَيُخْبِرَ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ».

But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.

وَرَكِبَ يَاهُو وَذَهَبَ إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ، لأَنَّ يُورَامَ كَانَ مُضْطَجِعًا هُنَاكَ. وَنَزَلَ أَخَزْيَا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا لِيَرَى يُورَامَ.

So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.

وَكَانَ الرَّقِيبُ وَاقِفًا عَلَى الْبُرْجِ فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ، فَرَأَى جَمَاعَةَ يَاهُو عِنْدَ إِقْبَالِهِ، فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي أَرَى جَمَاعَةً». فَقَالَ يَهُورَامُ: «خُذْ فَارِسًا وَأَرْسِلْهُ لِلِقَائِهِمْ، فَيَقُولَ: أَسَلاَمٌ؟»

And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?

فَذَهَبَ رَاكِبُ الْفَرَسِ لِلِقَائِهِ وَقَالَ: «هكَذَا يَقُولُ الْمَلِكُ: أَسَلاَمٌ؟» فَقَالَ يَاهُو: «مَا لَكَ وَلِلسَّلاَمِ؟ دُرْ إِلَى وَرَائِي». فَأَخْبَرَ الرَّقِيبُ قَائِلاً: «قَدْ وَصَلَ الرَّسُولُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يَرْجعْ».

So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.

فَأَرْسَلَ رَاكِبَ فَرَسٍ ثَانِيًا، فَلَمَّا وَصَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ: «هكَذَا يَقُولُ الْمَلِكُ: أَسَلاَمٌ؟» فَقَالَ يَاهُو: «مَا لَكَ وَلِلسَّلاَمِ؟ دُرْ إِلَى وَرَائِي».

Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.

فَأَخْبَرَ الرَّقِيبُ قَائِلاً: «قَدْ وَصَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ. وَالسَّوْقُ كَسَوْقِ يَاهُوَ بْنِ نِمْشِي، لأَنَّهُ يَسُوقُ بِجُنُونٍ».

And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.

فَقَالَ يَهُورَامُ: «اشْدُدْ». فَشُدَّتْ مَرْكَبَتُهُ، وَخَرَجَ يَهُورَامُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَخَزْيَا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِي مَرْكَبَتِهِ، خَرَجَا لِلِقَاءِ يَاهُو. فَصَادَفَاهُ عِنْدَ حَقْلَةِ نَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ.

And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.

فَلَمَّا رَأَى يَهُورَامُ يَاهُوَ قَالَ: «أَسَلاَمٌ يَا يَاهُو؟» فَقَالَ: «أَيُّ سَلاَمٍ مَا دَامَ زِنَى إِيزَابَلَ أُمِّكَ وَسِحْرُهَا الْكَثِيرُ؟»

And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?

فَرَدَّ يَهُورَامُ يَدَيْهِ وَهَرَبَ، وَقَالَ لأَخَزْيَا: «خِيَانَةً يَا أَخَزْيَا!»

And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.

فَقَبَضَ يَاهُو بِيَدِهِ عَلَى الْقَوْسِ وَضَرَبَ يَهُورَامَ بَيْنَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ، فَخَرَجَ السَّهْمُ مِنْ قَلْبِهِ فَسَقَطَ فِي مَرْكَبَتِهِ.

And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

وَقَالَ لِبِدْقَرَ ثَالِثِهِ: «ارْفَعْهُ وَأَلْقِهِ فِي حِصَّةِ حَقْلِ نَابُوتَ الْيَزْرَعِيلِيِّ. وَاذْكُرْ كَيْفَ إِذْ رَكِبْتُ أَنَا وَإِيَّاكَ مَعًا وَرَاءَ أَخْآبَ أَبِيهِ، جَعَلَ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِ هذَا الْحِِمْلَ.

Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;

أَلَمْ أَرَ أَمْسًا دَمَ نَابُوتَ وَدِمَاءَ بَنِيهِ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، فَأُجَازِيكَ فِي هذِهِ الْحَقْلَةِ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ. فَالآنَ ارْفَعْهُ وَأَلْقِهِ فِي الْحَقْلَةِ حَسَبَ قَوْلِ الرَّبِّ».

Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD.

وَلَمَّا رَأَى ذلِكَ أَخَزْيَا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا هَرَبَ فِي طَرِيقِ بَيْتِ الْبُسْتَانِ، فَطَارَدَهُ يَاهُو وَقَالَ: «اضْرِبُوهُ». فَضَرَبُوهُ أَيْضًا فِي الْمَرْكَبَةِ فِي عَقَبَةِ جُورَ الَّتِي عِنْدَ يِبْلَعَامَ. فَهَرَبَ إِلَى مَجِدُّو وَمَاتَ هُنَاكَ.

But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.

فَأَرْكَبَهُ عَبِيدُهُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَدَفَنُوهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ.

And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.

فِي السَّنَةِ الْحَادِيَةَ عَشَرَةَ لِيُورَامَ بْنِ أَخْآبَ، مَلَكَ أَخَزْيَا عَلَى يَهُوذَا.

And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.

فَجَاءَ يَاهُو إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ. وَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ إِيزَابَلُ كَحَّلَتْ بِالأُثْمُدِ عَيْنَيْهَا، وَزَيَّنَتْ رَأْسَهَا وَتَطَلَّعَتْ مِنْ كَوَّةٍ.

And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.

وَعِنْدَ دُخُولِ يَاهُو الْبَابَ قَالَتْ: «أَسَلاَمٌ لِزِمْرِي قَاتِلِ سَيِّدِهِ؟»

And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?

فَرَفَعَ وَجْهَهُ نَحْوَ الْكَوَّةِ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ مَعِي؟ مَنْ؟» فَأَشْرَفَ عَلَيْهِ اثْنَانِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةٌ مِنَ الْخِصْيَانِ.

And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.

فَقَالَ: «اطْرَحُوهَا». فَطَرَحُوهَا، فَسَالَ مِنْ دَمِهَا عَلَى الْحَائِطِ وَعَلَى الْخَيْلِ فَدَاسَهَا.

And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.

وَدَخَلَ وَأَكَلَ وَشَرِبَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: «افْتَقِدُوا هذِهِ الْمَلْعُونَةَ وَادْفِنُوهَا، لأَنَّهَا بِنْتُ مَلِكٍ».

And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.

وَلَمَّا مَضَوْا لِيَدْفِنُوهَا، لَمْ يَجِدُوا مِنْهَا إِلاَّ الْجُمْجُمَةَ وَالرِّجْلَيْنِ وَكَفَّيِ الْيَدَيْنِ.

And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

فَرَجَعُوا وَأَخْبَرُوهُ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّهُ كَلاَمُ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ عَنْ يَدِ عَبْدِهِ إِيلِيَّا التِّشْبِيِّ قَائِلاً: فِي حَقْلِ يَزْرَعِيلَ تَأْكُلُ الْكِلاَبُ لَحْمَ إِيزَابَلَ.

Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:

وَتَكُونُ جُثَّةُ إِيزَابَلَ كَدِمْنَةٍ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْحَقْلِ فِي قِسْمِ يَزْرَعِيلَ حَتَّى لاَ يَقُولُوا: هذِهِ إِيزَابَلُ».

And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.