| א בֶּן-עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה, אָחָז בְּמָלְכוֹ, וְשֵׁשׁ-עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה, מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם; וְלֹא-עָשָׂה הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה, כְּדָוִיד אָבִיו. | 1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, like David his father; |
| ב וַיֵּלֶךְ, בְּדַרְכֵי מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל; וְגַם מַסֵּכוֹת עָשָׂה, לַבְּעָלִים. | 2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baalim. |
| ג וְהוּא הִקְטִיר, בְּגֵיא בֶן-הִנֹּם; וַיַּבְעֵר אֶת-בָּנָיו, בָּאֵשׁ, כְּתֹעֲבוֹת הַגּוֹיִם, אֲשֶׁר הֹרִישׁ יְהוָה מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. | 3 Moreover he offered in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. |
| ד וַיְזַבֵּחַ וַיְקַטֵּר בַּבָּמוֹת, וְעַל-הַגְּבָעוֹת, וְתַחַת, כָּל-עֵץ רַעֲנָן. | 4 And he sacrificed and offered in the high places, and on the hills, and under every leafy tree. |
| ה וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו, בְּיַד מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם, וַיַּכּוּ-בוֹ, וַיִּשְׁבּוּ מִמֶּנּוּ שִׁבְיָה גְדוֹלָה וַיָּבִיאוּ דַּרְמָשֶׂק; וְגַם בְּיַד-מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל, נִתָּן, וַיַּךְ-בּוֹ, מַכָּה גְדוֹלָה. {ס} | 5 Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Aram; and they smote him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter. {S} |
| ו וַיַּהֲרֹג פֶּקַח בֶּן-רְמַלְיָהוּ בִּיהוּדָה, מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף בְּיוֹם אֶחָד--הַכֹּל בְּנֵי-חָיִל: בְּעָזְבָם, אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתָם. | 6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. |
| ז וַיַּהֲרֹג זִכְרִי גִּבּוֹר אֶפְרַיִם, אֶת-מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ בֶּן-הַמֶּלֶךְ, וְאֶת-עַזְרִיקָם, נְגִיד הַבָּיִת; וְאֶת-אֶלְקָנָה, מִשְׁנֵה הַמֶּלֶךְ. {ס} | 7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king. {S} |
| ח וַיִּשְׁבּוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֲחֵיהֶם מָאתַיִם אֶלֶף, נָשִׁים בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת, וְגַם-שָׁלָל רָב, בָּזְזוּ מֵהֶם; וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת-הַשָּׁלָל, לְשֹׁמְרוֹן. {ס} | 8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. {S} |
| ט וְשָׁם הָיָה נָבִיא לַיהוָה, עֹדֵד שְׁמוֹ, וַיֵּצֵא לִפְנֵי הַצָּבָא הַבָּא לְשֹׁמְרוֹן, וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הִנֵּה בַּחֲמַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי-אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם עַל-יְהוּדָה נְתָנָם בְּיֶדְכֶם; וַתַּהַרְגוּ-בָם בְּזַעַף, עַד לַשָּׁמַיִם הִגִּיעַ. | 9 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out to meet the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them: 'Behold, because the LORD, the God of your fathers, was wroth with Judah, He hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage which hath reached up unto heaven. |
| י וְעַתָּה בְּנֵי-יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִַם, אַתֶּם אֹמְרִים, לִכְבֹּשׁ לַעֲבָדִים וְלִשְׁפָחוֹת, לָכֶם; הֲלֹא רַק-אַתֶּם עִמָּכֶם אֲשָׁמוֹת, לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם. | 10 And now ye purpose to bring the children of Judah and Jerusalem into subjection for bondmen and bondwomen unto you; but are there not even with you acts of guilt of your own against the LORD your God? |
| יא וְעַתָּה שְׁמָעוּנִי--וְהָשִׁיבוּ הַשִּׁבְיָה, אֲשֶׁר שְׁבִיתֶם מֵאֲחֵיכֶם: כִּי חֲרוֹן אַף-יְהוָה, עֲלֵיכֶם. {ס} | 11 Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives, that ye have taken captive of your brethren; for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you.' {S} |
| יב וַיָּקֻמוּ אֲנָשִׁים מֵרָאשֵׁי בְנֵי-אֶפְרַיִם, עֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶן-יְהוֹחָנָן בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ בֶן-מְשִׁלֵּמוֹת, וִיחִזְקִיָּהוּ בֶּן-שַׁלֻּם, וַעֲמָשָׂא בֶּן-חַדְלָי--עַל-הַבָּאִים, מִן-הַצָּבָא. | 12 Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Jehohanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war, |
| יג וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָהֶם, לֹא-תָבִיאוּ אֶת-הַשִּׁבְיָה הֵנָּה--כִּי לְאַשְׁמַת יְהוָה עָלֵינוּ אַתֶּם אֹמְרִים, לְהֹסִיף עַל-חַטֹּאתֵנוּ וְעַל-אַשְׁמָתֵנוּ: כִּי-רַבָּה אַשְׁמָה לָנוּ, וַחֲרוֹן אָף עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל. {ס} | 13 and said unto them: 'Ye shall not bring in the captives hither; for ye purpose that which will bring upon us guilt against the LORD, to add unto our sins and to our guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.' {S} |
| יד וַיַּעֲזֹב הֶחָלוּץ, אֶת-הַשִּׁבְיָה וְאֶת-הַבִּזָּה, לִפְנֵי הַשָּׂרִים, וְכָל-הַקָּהָל. | 14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation. |
| טו וַיָּקֻמוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר-נִקְּבוּ בְשֵׁמוֹת וַיַּחֲזִיקוּ בַשִּׁבְיָה, וְכָל-מַעֲרֻמֵּיהֶם הִלְבִּישׁוּ מִן-הַשָּׁלָל, וַיַּלְבִּשֻׁם וַיַּנְעִלוּם וַיַּאֲכִלוּם וַיַּשְׁקוּם וַיְסֻכוּם וַיְנַהֲלוּם בַּחֲמֹרִים לְכָל-כּוֹשֵׁל, וַיְבִיאוּם יְרֵחוֹ עִיר-הַתְּמָרִים אֵצֶל אֲחֵיהֶם; וַיָּשׁוּבוּ, שֹׁמְרוֹן. {פ} | 15 And the men that have been mentioned by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm-trees, unto their brethren; then they returned to Samaria. {P} |
| טז בָּעֵת הַהִיא, שָׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ אָחָז עַל-מַלְכֵי אַשּׁוּר--לַעְזֹר לוֹ. | 16 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. |
| יז וְעוֹד אֲדוֹמִים, בָּאוּ; וַיַּכּוּ בִיהוּדָה, וַיִּשְׁבּוּ-שֶׁבִי. | 17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives. |
| יח וּפְלִשְׁתִּים פָּשְׁטוּ, בְּעָרֵי הַשְּׁפֵלָה וְהַנֶּגֶב לִיהוּדָה, וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אֶת-בֵּית-שֶׁמֶשׁ וְאֶת-אַיָּלוֹן וְאֶת-הַגְּדֵרוֹת וְאֶת-שׂוֹכוֹ וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת-תִּמְנָה וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ, וְאֶת-גִּמְזוֹ וְאֶת-בְּנֹתֶיהָ; וַיֵּשְׁבוּ, שָׁם. | 18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the Lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with the towns thereof, and Timnah with the towns thereof, Gimzo also and the towns thereof; and they dwelt there. |
| יט כִּי-הִכְנִיעַ יְהוָה אֶת-יְהוּדָה, בַּעֲבוּר אָחָז מֶלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל: כִּי הִפְרִיעַ בִּיהוּדָה, וּמָעוֹל מַעַל בַּיהוָה. | 19 For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had cast away restraint in Judah, and acted treacherously against the LORD. |
| כ וַיָּבֹא עָלָיו, תִּלְּגַת פִּלְנְאֶסֶר מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר; וַיָּצַר לוֹ, וְלֹא חֲזָקוֹ. | 20 And Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not. |
| כא כִּי-חָלַק אָחָז אֶת-בֵּית יְהוָה, וְאֶת-בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַשָּׂרִים; וַיִּתֵּן לְמֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר, וְלֹא לְעֶזְרָה לוֹ. | 21 For Ahaz stripped the house of the LORD, and the house of the king and the princes, and gave thereof unto the king of Assyria; but it helped him not. |
| כב וּבְעֵת הָצֵר לוֹ, וַיּוֹסֶף לִמְעוֹל בַּיהוָה: הוּא, הַמֶּלֶךְ אָחָז. | 22 And in the time of his distress did he act even more treacherously against the LORD, this same king Ahaz. |
| כג וַיִּזְבַּח, לֵאלֹהֵי דַרְמֶשֶׂק הַמַּכִּים בּוֹ, וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי אֱלֹהֵי מַלְכֵי-אֲרָם הֵם מַעְזְרִים אֹתָם, לָהֶם אֲזַבֵּחַ וְיַעְזְרוּנִי; וְהֵם הָיוּ-לוֹ לְהַכְשִׁילוֹ, וּלְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל. | 23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him; and he said: 'Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me.' But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. |
| כד וַיֶּאֱסֹף אָחָז אֶת-כְּלֵי בֵית-הָאֱלֹהִים, וַיְקַצֵּץ אֶת-כְּלֵי בֵית-הָאֱלֹהִים, וַיִּסְגֹּר, אֶת-דַּלְתוֹת בֵּית-יְהוָה; וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ מִזְבְּחוֹת בְּכָל-פִּנָּה, בִּירוּשָׁלִָם. | 24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD; and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem. |
| כה וּבְכָל-עִיר וָעִיר לִיהוּדָה עָשָׂה בָמוֹת, לְקַטֵּר לֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים; וַיַּכְעֵס, אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתָיו. | 25 And in every city of Judah he made high places to offer unto other gods, and provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers. |
| כו וְיֶתֶר דְּבָרָיו וְכָל-דְּרָכָיו, הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִים--הִנָּם כְּתוּבִים, עַל-סֵפֶר מַלְכֵי-יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל. | 26 Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. |
| כז וַיִּשְׁכַּב אָחָז עִם-אֲבֹתָיו, וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בָעִיר בִּירוּשָׁלִַם--כִּי לֹא הֱבִיאֻהוּ, לְקִבְרֵי מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ בְנוֹ, תַּחְתָּיו. {פ} | 27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. {P} |