I Kings 22

And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.

وَأَقَامُوا ثَلاَثَ سِنِينَ بِدُونِ حَرْبٍ بَيْنَ أَرَامَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ.

And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ نَزَلَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا إِلَى مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

فَقَالَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِعَبِيدِهِ: «أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَامُوتَ جِلْعَادَ لَنَا وَنَحْنُ سَاكِتُونَ عَنْ أَخْذِهَا مِنْ يَدِ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ؟»

And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth–gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

وَقَالَ لِيَهُوشَافَاطَ: «أَتَذْهَبُ مَعِي لِلْحَرْبِ إِلَى رَامُوتَ جِلْعَادَ؟» فَقَالَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ لِمَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «مَثَلِي مَثَلُكَ. شَعْبِي كَشَعْبِكَ، وَخَيْلِي كَخَيْلِكَ».

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

ثُمَّ قَالَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ لِمَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «اسْأَلِ الْيَوْمَ عَنْ كَلاَمِ الرَّبِّ».

Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

فَجَمَعَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ الأَنْبِيَاءَ، نَحْوَ أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ رَجُل وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَأَذْهَبُ إِلَى رَامُوتَ جِلْعَادَ لِلْقِتَالِ أَمْ أَمْتَنِعُ؟» فَقَالُوا: «اصْعَدْ فَيَدْفَعَهَا السَّيِّدُ لِيَدِ الْمَلِكِ».

And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?

فَقَالَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ: «أَمَا يُوجَدُ هُنَا بَعْدُ نَبِيٌّ لِلرَّبِّ فَنَسْأَلَ مِنْهُ؟»

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

فَقَالَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَهُوشَافَاطَ: « إِنَّهُ يُوجَدُ بَعْدُ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ لِسُؤَالِ الرَّبِّ بِهِ، وَلكِنِّي أُبْغِضُهُ لأَنَّهُ لاَ يَتَنَبَّأُ عَلَيَّ خَيْرًا بَلْ شَرًّا، وَهُوَ مِيخَا بْنُ يَمْلَةَ». فَقَالَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ: «لاَ يَقُلِ الْمَلِكُ هكَذَا».

Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.

فَدَعَا مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ خَصِيًّا وَقَالَ: «أَسْرِعْ إِلَيَّ بِمِيخَا بْنِ يَمْلَةَ».

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

وَكَانَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوشَافَاطُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا جَالِسَيْنِ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ، لاَبِسَيْنِ ثِيَابَهُمَا فِي سَاحَةٍ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ بَابِ السَّامِرَةِ، وَجَمِيعُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ يَتَنَبَّأُونَ أَمَامَهُمَا.

And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.

وَعَمِلَ صِدْقِيَّا بْنُ كَنْعَنَةَ لِنَفْسِهِ قَرْنَيْ حَدِيدٍ وَقَالَ: «هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: بِهذِهِ تَنْطَحُ الأَرَامِيِّينَ حَتَّى يَفْنَوْا».

And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth–gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.

وَتَنَبَّأَ جَمِيعُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ هكَذَا قَائِلِينَ: «اصْعَدْ إِلَى رَامُوتَ جِلْعَادَ وَأَفْلِحْ، فَيَدْفَعَهَا الرَّبُّ لِيَدِ الْمَلِكِ».

And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

وَأَمَّا الرَّسُولُ الَّذِي ذَهَبَ لِيَدْعُوَ مِيخَا فَكَلَّمَهُ قَائِلاً: «هُوَذَا كَلاَمُ جَمِيعِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ بِفَمٍ وَاحِدٍ خَيْرٌ لِلْمَلِكِ، فَلْيَكُنْ كَلاَمُكَ مِثْلَ كَلاَمِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ، وَتَكَلَّمْ بِخَيْرٍ».

And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

فَقَالَ مِيخَا: «حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، إِنَّ مَا يَقُولُهُ لِيَ الرَّبُّ بِهِ أَتَكَلَّمُ».

So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

وَلَمَّا أَتَى إِلَى الْمَلِكِ قَالَ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «يَا مِيخَا، أَنَصْعَدُ إِلَى رَامُوتَ جِلْعَادَ لِلْقِتَالِ، أَمْ نَمْتَنِعُ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ: «اصْعَدْ وَأَفْلِحْ فَيَدْفَعَهَا الرَّبُّ لِيَدِ الْمَلِكِ».

And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?

فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ: «كَمْ مَرَّةٍ اسْتَحْلَفْتُكَ أَنْ لاَ تَقُولَ لِي إِلاَّ الْحَقَّ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ».

And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.

فَقَالَ: «رَأَيْتُ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مُشَتَّتِينَ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ كَخِرَافٍ لاَ رَاعِيَ لَهَا. فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: لَيْسَ لِهؤُلاَءِ أَصْحَابٌ، فَلْيَرْجِعُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ بِسَلاَمٍ».

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

فَقَالَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَهُوشَافَاطَ: «أَمَا قُلْتُ لَكَ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَتَنَبَّأُ عَلَيَّ خَيْرًا بَلْ شَرًّا؟»

And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

وَقَالَ: «فَاسْمَعْ إِذًا كَلاَمَ الرَّبِّ: قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الرَّبَّ جَالِسًا عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ، وَكُلُّ جُنْدِ السَّمَاءِ وُقُوفٌ لَدَيْهِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ.

And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: مَنْ يُغْوِي أَخْآبَ فَيَصْعَدَ وَيَسْقُطَ فِي رَامُوتَ جِلْعَادَ؟ فَقَالَ هذَا هكَذَا، وَقَالَ ذَاكَ هكَذَا.

And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

ثُمَّ خَرَجَ الرُّوحُ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ وَقَالَ: أَنَا أُغْوِيهِ. وَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ: بِمَاذَا؟

And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

فَقَالَ: أَخْرُجُ وَأَكُونُ رُوحَ كَذِبٍ فِي أَفْوَاهِ جَمِيعِ أَنْبِيَائِهِ. فَقَالَ: إِنَّكَ تُغْوِيهِ وَتَقْتَدِرُ، فَاخْرُجْ وَافْعَلْ هكَذَا.

Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.

وَالآنَ هُوَذَا قَدْ جَعَلَ الرَّبُّ رُوحَ كَذِبٍ فِي أَفْوَاهِ جَمِيعِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ هؤُلاَءِ، وَالرَّبُّ تَكَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ بِشَرّ».

But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?

فَتَقَدَّمَ صِدْقِيَّا بْنُ كَنْعَنَةَ وَضَرَبَ مِيخَا عَلَى الْفَكِّ وَقَالَ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ عَبَرَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ مِنِّي لِيُكَلِّمَكَ؟»

And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

فَقَالَ مِيخَا: «إِنَّكَ سَتَرَى فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي تَدْخُلُ فِيهِ مِنْ مِخْدَعٍ إِلَى مِخْدَعٍ لِتَخْتَبِئَ».

And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

فَقَالَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «خُذْ مِيخَا وَرُدَّهُ إِلَى آمُونَ رَئِيسِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَإِلَى يُوآشَ ابْنِ الْمَلِكِ،

And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

وَقُلْ هكَذَا قَالَ الْمَلِكُ: ضَعُوا هذَا فِي السِّجْنِ، وَأَطْعِمُوهُ خُبْزَ الضِّيقِ وَمَاءَ الضِّيقِ حَتَّى آتِيَ بِسَلاَمٍ».

And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.

فَقَالَ مِيخَا: «إِنْ رَجَعْتَ بِسَلاَمٍ فَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّمِ الرَّبُّ بِي». وَقَالَ: «اسْمَعُوا أَيُّهَا الشَّعْبُ أَجْمَعُونَ».

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth–gilead.

فَصَعِدَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوشَافَاطُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا إِلَى رَامُوتَ جِلْعَادَ.

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.

فَقَالَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَهُوشَافَاطَ: «إِنِّي أَتَنَكَّرُ وَأَدْخُلُ الْحَرْبَ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ فَالْبَسْ ثِيَابَكَ». فَتَنَكَّرَ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَدَخَلَ الْحَرْبَ.

But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

وَأَمَرَ مَلِكُ أَرَامَ رُؤَسَاءَ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ الَّتِي لَهُ، الاثْنَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثِينَ، وَقَالَ: «لاَ تُحَارِبُوا صَغِيرًا وَلاَ كَبِيرًا إِلاَّ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَحْدَهُ».

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.

فَلَمَّا رَأَى رُؤَسَاءُ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ يَهُوشَافَاطَ، قَالُوا: «إِنَّهُ مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ» فَمَالُوا عَلَيْهِ لِيُقَاتِلُوهُ، فَصَرَخَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ.

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.

فَلَمَّا رَأَى رُؤَسَاءُ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجَعُوا عَنْهُ.

And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

وَإِنَّ رَجُلاً نَزَعَ فِي قَوْسِهِ غَيْرَ مُتَعَمِّدٍ وَضَرَبَ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ بَيْنَ أَوْصَالِ الدِّرْعِ. فَقَالَ لِمُدِيرِ مَرْكَبَتِهِ: «رُدَّ يَدَكَ وَأَخْرِجْنِي مِنَ الْجَيْشِ لأَنِّي قَدْ جُرِحْتُ».

And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.

وَاشْتَدَّ الْقِتَالُ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، وَأُوقِفَ الْمَلِكُ فِي مَرْكَبَتِهِ مُقَابِلَ أَرَامَ، وَمَاتَ عِنْدَ الْمَسَاءِ، وَجَرَى دَمُ الْجُرْحِ إِلَى حِضْنِ الْمَرْكَبَةِ.

And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.

وَعَبَرَتِ الرَّنَّةُ فِي الْجُنْدِ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ قَائِلاً: «كُلُّ رَجُل إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِ، وَكُلُّ رَجُل إِلَى أَرْضِهِ».

So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.

فَمَاتَ الْمَلِكُ وَأُدْخِلَ السَّامِرَةَ فَدَفَنُوا الْمَلِكَ فِي السَّامِرَةِ.

And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.

وَغُسِلَتِ الْمَرْكَبَةُ فِي بِرْكَةِ السَّامِرَةِ فَلَحَسَتِ الْكِلاَبُ دَمَهُ، وَغَسَلُوا سِلاَحَهُ. حَسَبَ كَلاَمِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ.

Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ أَخْآبَ وَكُلُّ مَا فَعَلَ، وَبَيْتُ الْعَاجِ الَّذِي بَنَاهُ، وَكُلُّ الْمُدُنِ الَّتِي بَنَاهَا، أَمَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ الأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

فَاضْطَجَعَ أَخْآبُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ، وَمَلَكَ أَخَزْيَا ابْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

وَمَلَكَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ بْنُ آسَا عَلَى يَهُوذَا فِي السَّنَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ لأَخْآبَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

وَكَانَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ ابْنَ خَمْسٍ وَثَلاَثِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ عَزُوبَةُ بِنْتُ شَلْحِي.

And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.

وَسَارَ فِي كُلِّ طَرِيقِ آسَا أَبِيهِ. لَمْ يَحِدْ عَنْهَا، إِذْ عَمِلَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ. إِلاَّ أَنَّ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ لَمْ تُنْتَزِعْ، بَلْ كَانَ الشَّعْبُ لاَ يَزَالُ يَذْبَحُ وَيُوقِدُ عَلَى الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ.

And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

وَصَالَحَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ يَهُوشَافَاطَ وَجَبَرُوتُهُ الَّذِي أَظْهَرَهُ، وَكَيْفَ حَارَبَ، أَمَاهِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ أَخْبَارِ الأَيَّامِ لِمُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا؟

And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.

وَبَقِيَّةُ الْمَأْبُونِينَ الَّذِينَ بَقُوا فِي أَيَّامِ آسَا أَبِيهِ أَبَادَهُمْ مِنَ الأَرْضِ.

There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي أَدُومَ مَلِكٌ. مَلَكَ وَكِيلٌ.

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.

وَعَمِلَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ سُفُنَ تَرْشِيشَ لِتَذْهَبَ إِلَى أُوفِيرَ لأَجْلِ الذَّهَبِ، فَلَمْ تَذْهَبْ، لأَنَّ السُّفُنَ تَكَسَّرَتْ فِي عِصْيُونَ جَابِرَ.

Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

حِينَئِذٍ قَالَ أَخَزْيَا بْنُ أَخْآبَ لِيَهُوشَافَاطَ: «لِيَذهَبْ عَبِيدِي مَعَ عَبِيدِكَ فِي السُّفُنِ». فَلَمْ يَشَأْ يَهُوشَافَاطُ.

And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

وَاضْطَجَعَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ مَعَ آبَائِهِ، وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، فَمَلَكَ يَهُورَامُ ابْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.

أَخَزْيَا بْنُ أَخْآبَ مَلَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي السَّامِرَةِ فِي السَّنَةِ السَّابِعَةَ عَشَرَةَ لِيَهُوشَافَاطَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا. مَلَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ سَنَتَيْنِ.

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:

وَعَمِلَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَسَارَ فِي طَرِيقِ أَبِيهِ وَطَرِيقِ أُمِّهِ، وَطَرِيقِ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُخْطِئُ،

For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

وَعَبَدَ الْبَعْلَ وَسَجَدَ لَهُ وَأَغَاظَ الرَّبَّ إِلهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا فَعَلَ أَبُوهُ.