| א וּבֶן-הֲדַד מֶלֶךְ-אֲרָם, קָבַץ אֶת-כָּל-חֵילוֹ, וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁנַיִם מֶלֶךְ אִתּוֹ, וְסוּס וָרָכֶב; וַיַּעַל, וַיָּצַר עַל-שֹׁמְרוֹן, וַיִּלָּחֶם, בָּהּ. | 1 And Ben-hadad the king of Aram gathered all his host together; and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it. |
| ב וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָכִים אֶל-אַחְאָב מֶלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל, הָעִירָה. | 2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, |
| ג וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ, כֹּה אָמַר בֶּן-הֲדַד, כַּסְפְּךָ וּזְהָבְךָ, לִי-הוּא; וְנָשֶׁיךָ וּבָנֶיךָ הַטּוֹבִים, לִי-הֵם. | 3 and said unto him: 'Thus saith Ben-hadad: Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.' |
| ד וַיַּעַן מֶלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר, כִּדְבָרְךָ אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ: לְךָ אֲנִי, וְכָל-אֲשֶׁר-לִי. | 4 And the king of Israel answered and said: 'It is according to thy saying, my lord, O king: I am thine, and all that I have.' |
| ה וַיָּשֻׁבוּ, הַמַּלְאָכִים, וַיֹּאמְרוּ, כֹּה-אָמַר בֶּן-הֲדַד לֵאמֹר: כִּי-שָׁלַחְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר, כַּסְפְּךָ וּזְהָבְךָ וְנָשֶׁיךָ וּבָנֶיךָ לִי תִתֵּן. | 5 And the messengers came again, and said: 'Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying: I sent indeed unto thee, saying: Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children; |
| ו כִּי אִם-כָּעֵת מָחָר, אֶשְׁלַח אֶת-עֲבָדַי אֵלֶיךָ, וְחִפְּשׂוּ אֶת-בֵּיתְךָ, וְאֵת בָּתֵּי עֲבָדֶיךָ; וְהָיָה כָּל-מַחְמַד עֵינֶיךָ, יָשִׂימוּ בְיָדָם וְלָקָחוּ. | 6 but I will send my servants unto thee tomorrow about this time, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.' |
| ז וַיִּקְרָא מֶלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל, לְכָל-זִקְנֵי הָאָרֶץ, וַיֹּאמֶר דְּעוּ-נָא וּרְאוּ, כִּי רָעָה זֶה מְבַקֵּשׁ: כִּי-שָׁלַח אֵלַי לְנָשַׁי וּלְבָנַי, וּלְכַסְפִּי וְלִזְהָבִי, וְלֹא מָנַעְתִּי, מִמֶּנּוּ. | 7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said: 'Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief; for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.' |
| ח וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו כָּל-הַזְּקֵנִים, וְכָל-הָעָם: אַל-תִּשְׁמַע, וְלוֹא תֹאבֶה. | 8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him: 'Hearken thou not, neither consent.' |
| ט וַיֹּאמֶר לְמַלְאֲכֵי בֶן-הֲדַד, אִמְרוּ לַאדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר-שָׁלַחְתָּ אֶל-עַבְדְּךָ בָרִאשֹׁנָה אֶעֱשֶׂה, וְהַדָּבָר הַזֶּה, לֹא אוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת; וַיֵּלְכוּ, הַמַּלְאָכִים, וַיְשִׁבֻהוּ, דָּבָר. | 9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad: 'Tell my lord the king: All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do; but this thing I may not do.' And the messengers departed, and brought him back word. |
| י וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵלָיו, בֶּן-הֲדַד, וַיֹּאמֶר, כֹּה-יַעֲשׂוּן לִי אֱלֹהִים וְכֹה יוֹסִפוּ: אִם-יִשְׂפֹּק, עֲפַר שֹׁמְרוֹן, לִשְׁעָלִים, לְכָל-הָעָם אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלָי. | 10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said: 'The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.' |
| יא וַיַּעַן מֶלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר דַּבְּרוּ, אַל-יִתְהַלֵּל חֹגֵר כִּמְפַתֵּחַ. | 11 And the king of Israel answered and said: 'Tell him: Let not him that girdeth on his armour boast himself as he that putteth it off.' |
| יב וַיְהִי, כִּשְׁמֹעַ אֶת-הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה, וְהוּא שֹׁתֶה הוּא וְהַמְּלָכִים, בַּסֻּכּוֹת; וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל-עֲבָדָיו שִׂימוּ, וַיָּשִׂימוּ עַל-הָעִיר. | 12 And it came to pass, when [Ben-hadad] heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the booths, that he said unto his servants: 'Set yourselves in array.' And they set themselves in array against the city. |
| יג וְהִנֵּה נָבִיא אֶחָד, נִגַּשׁ אֶל-אַחְאָב מֶלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה, הֲרָאִיתָ אֵת כָּל-הֶהָמוֹן הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה; הִנְנִי נֹתְנוֹ בְיָדְךָ הַיּוֹם, וְיָדַעְתָּ כִּי-אֲנִי יְהוָה. | 13 And, behold, a prophet came near unto Ahab king of Israel, and said: 'Thus saith the LORD: Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.' |
| יד וַיֹּאמֶר אַחְאָב, בְּמִי, וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּה-אָמַר יְהוָה, בְּנַעֲרֵי שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת; וַיֹּאמֶר מִי-יֶאְסֹר הַמִּלְחָמָה, וַיֹּאמֶר אָתָּה. | 14 And Ahab said: 'By whom?' And he said: 'Thus saith the LORD: By the young men of the princes of the provinces.' Then he said: 'Who shall begin the battle?' And he answered: 'Thou.' |
| טו וַיִּפְקֹד, אֶת-נַעֲרֵי שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת, וַיִּהְיוּ, מָאתַיִם שְׁנַיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים; וְאַחֲרֵיהֶם, פָּקַד אֶת-כָּל-הָעָם כָּל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל--שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים. | 15 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two; and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand. |
| טז וַיֵּצְאוּ, בַּצָּהֳרָיִם; וּבֶן-הֲדַד שֹׁתֶה שִׁכּוֹר בַּסֻּכּוֹת, הוּא וְהַמְּלָכִים שְׁלֹשִׁים-וּשְׁנַיִם מֶלֶךְ--עֹזֵר אֹתוֹ. | 16 And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him. |
| יז וַיֵּצְאוּ, נַעֲרֵי שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת--בָּרִאשֹׁנָה; וַיִּשְׁלַח בֶּן-הֲדַד, וַיַּגִּידוּ לוֹ לֵאמֹר, אֲנָשִׁים, יָצְאוּ מִשֹּׁמְרוֹן. | 17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying: 'There are men come out from Samaria.' |
| יח וַיֹּאמֶר אִם-לְשָׁלוֹם יָצָאוּ, תִּפְשׂוּם חַיִּים; וְאִם לְמִלְחָמָה יָצָאוּ, חַיִּים תִּפְשׂוּם. | 18 And he said: 'Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.' |
| יט וְאֵלֶּה יָצְאוּ מִן-הָעִיר, נַעֲרֵי שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת, וְהַחַיִל, אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵיהֶם. | 19 So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them. |
| כ וַיַּכּוּ, אִישׁ אִישׁוֹ, וַיָּנֻסוּ אֲרָם, וַיִּרְדְּפֵם יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיִּמָּלֵט, בֶּן-הֲדַד מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם, עַל-סוּס, וּפָרָשִׁים. | 20 And they slew every one his man; and the Arameans fled, and Israel pursued them; and Ben-hadad the king of Aram escaped on a horse with horsemen. |
| כא וַיֵּצֵא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיַּךְ אֶת-הַסּוּס וְאֶת-הָרָכֶב, וְהִכָּה בַאֲרָם, מַכָּה גְדוֹלָה. | 21 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Arameans with a great slaughter. |
| כב וַיִּגַּשׁ הַנָּבִיא, אֶל-מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ לֵךְ הִתְחַזַּק, וְדַע וּרְאֵה אֵת אֲשֶׁר-תַּעֲשֶׂה: כִּי לִתְשׁוּבַת הַשָּׁנָה, מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם עֹלֶה עָלֶיךָ. {פ} | 22 And the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said unto him: 'Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest; for at the return of the year the king of Aram will come up against thee.' {P} |
| כג וְעַבְדֵי מֶלֶךְ-אֲרָם אָמְרוּ אֵלָיו, אֱלֹהֵי הָרִים אֱלֹהֵיהֶם, עַל-כֵּן, חָזְקוּ מִמֶּנּוּ; וְאוּלָם, נִלָּחֵם אִתָּם בַּמִּישׁוֹר--אִם-לֹא נֶחֱזַק, מֵהֶם. | 23 And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him: 'Their God is a God of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. |
| כד וְאֶת-הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה, עֲשֵׂה: הָסֵר הַמְּלָכִים אִישׁ מִמְּקֹמוֹ, וְשִׂים פַּחוֹת תַּחְתֵּיהֶם. | 24 And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put governors in their room: |
| כה וְאַתָּה תִמְנֶה-לְךָ חַיִל כַּחַיִל הַנֹּפֵל מֵאוֹתָךְ וְסוּס כַּסּוּס וְרֶכֶב כָּרֶכֶב, וְנִלָּחֲמָה אוֹתָם בַּמִּישׁוֹר--אִם-לֹא נֶחֱזַק, מֵהֶם; וַיִּשְׁמַע לְקֹלָם, וַיַּעַשׂ כֵּן. {פ} | 25 and number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.' And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so. {P} |
| כו וַיְהִי לִתְשׁוּבַת הַשָּׁנָה, וַיִּפְקֹד בֶּן-הֲדַד אֶת-אֲרָם; וַיַּעַל אֲפֵקָה, לַמִּלְחָמָה עִם-יִשְׂרָאֵל. | 26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered the Arameans, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel. |
| כז וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, הָתְפָּקְדוּ וְכָלְכְּלוּ, וַיֵּלְכוּ, לִקְרָאתָם; וַיַּחֲנוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶגְדָּם, כִּשְׁנֵי חֲשִׂפֵי עִזִּים, וַאֲרָם, מִלְאוּ אֶת-הָאָרֶץ. | 27 And the children of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and went against them; and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Arameans filled the country. |
| כח וַיִּגַּשׁ אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים, וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל-מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּה-אָמַר יְהוָה יַעַן אֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ אֲרָם אֱלֹהֵי הָרִים יְהוָה, וְלֹא-אֱלֹהֵי עֲמָקִים הוּא--וְנָתַתִּי אֶת-כָּל-הֶהָמוֹן הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה, בְּיָדֶךָ, וִידַעְתֶּם, כִּי-אֲנִי יְהוָה. | 28 And a man of God came near and spoke unto the king of Israel, and said: 'Thus saith the LORD: Because the Arameans have said: The LORD is a God of the hills, but he is not a God of the valleys; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thy hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.' |
| כט וַיַּחֲנוּ אֵלֶּה נֹכַח-אֵלֶּה, שִׁבְעַת יָמִים; וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי, וַתִּקְרַב הַמִּלְחָמָה, וַיַּכּוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-אֲרָם מֵאָה-אֶלֶף רַגְלִי, בְּיוֹם אֶחָד. | 29 And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel slew of the Arameans a hundred thousand footmen in one day. |
| ל וַיָּנֻסוּ הַנּוֹתָרִים אֲפֵקָה, אֶל-הָעִיר, וַתִּפֹּל הַחוֹמָה, עַל-עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף אִישׁ הַנּוֹתָרִים; וּבֶן-הֲדַד נָס, וַיָּבֹא אֶל-הָעִיר חֶדֶר בְּחָדֶר. | 30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. |
| לא וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו, עֲבָדָיו, הִנֵּה-נָא שָׁמַעְנוּ, כִּי מַלְכֵי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי-מַלְכֵי חֶסֶד הֵם; נָשִׂימָה נָּא שַׂקִּים בְּמָתְנֵינוּ וַחֲבָלִים בְּרֹאשֵׁנוּ, וְנֵצֵא אֶל-מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל--אוּלַי, יְחַיֶּה אֶת-נַפְשֶׁךָ. | 31 And his servants said unto him: 'Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings; let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; peradventure he will save thy life.' |
| לב וַיַּחְגְּרוּ שַׂקִּים בְּמָתְנֵיהֶם וַחֲבָלִים בְּרָאשֵׁיהֶם, וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל-מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיֹּאמְרוּ, עַבְדְּךָ בֶן-הֲדַד אָמַר תְּחִי-נָא נַפְשִׁי; וַיֹּאמֶר הַעוֹדֶנּוּ חַי, אָחִי הוּא. | 32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said: 'Thy servant Ben-hadad saith: I pray thee, let me live.' And he said: 'Is he yet alive? he is my brother.' |
| לג וְהָאֲנָשִׁים יְנַחֲשׁוּ וַיְמַהֲרוּ וַיַּחְלְטוּ הֲמִמֶּנּוּ, וַיֹּאמְרוּ אָחִיךָ בֶן-הֲדַד, וַיֹּאמֶר, בֹּאוּ קָחֻהוּ; וַיֵּצֵא אֵלָיו בֶּן-הֲדַד, וַיַּעֲלֵהוּ עַל-הַמֶּרְכָּבָה. | 33 Now the men took it for a sign, and hastened to catch it from him; and they said: 'Thy brother Ben-hadad.' Then he said: 'Go ye, bring him.' Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into his chariot. |
| לד וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר-לָקַח-אָבִי מֵאֵת אָבִיךָ אָשִׁיב, וְחֻצוֹת תָּשִׂים לְךָ בְדַמֶּשֶׂק כַּאֲשֶׁר-שָׂם אָבִי בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן, וַאֲנִי, בַּבְּרִית אֲשַׁלְּחֶךָּ; וַיִּכְרָת-לוֹ בְרִית, וַיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּ. {ס} | 34 And [Ben-hadad] said unto him: 'The cities which my father took from thy father I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.' 'And I[, said Ahab,] will let thee go with this covenant.' So he made a covenant with him, and let him go. {S} |
| לה וְאִישׁ אֶחָד מִבְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים, אָמַר אֶל-רֵעֵהוּ בִּדְבַר יְהוָה--הַכֵּינִי נָא; וַיְמָאֵן הָאִישׁ, לְהַכֹּתוֹ. | 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of the LORD: 'Smite me, I pray thee.' And the man refused to smite him. |
| לו וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ, יַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא-שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקוֹל יְהוָה, הִנְּךָ הוֹלֵךְ מֵאִתִּי, וְהִכְּךָ הָאַרְיֵה; וַיֵּלֶךְ, מֵאֶצְלוֹ, וַיִּמְצָאֵהוּ הָאַרְיֵה, וַיַּכֵּהוּ. | 36 Then said he unto him: 'Because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee.' And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him; and slew him. |
| לז וַיִּמְצָא אִישׁ אַחֵר, וַיֹּאמֶר הַכֵּינִי נָא; וַיַּכֵּהוּ הָאִישׁ, הַכֵּה וּפָצֹעַ. | 37 Then he found another man, and said: 'Smite me, I pray thee.' And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him. |
| לח וַיֵּלֶךְ, הַנָּבִיא, וַיַּעֲמֹד לַמֶּלֶךְ, עַל-הַדָּרֶךְ; וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ בָּאֲפֵר, עַל-עֵינָיו. | 38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes. |
| לט וַיְהִי הַמֶּלֶךְ עֹבֵר, וְהוּא צָעַק אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ; וַיֹּאמֶר עַבְדְּךָ יָצָא בְקֶרֶב-הַמִּלְחָמָה, וְהִנֵּה-אִישׁ סָר וַיָּבֵא אֵלַי אִישׁ וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמֹר אֶת-הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה--אִם-הִפָּקֵד יִפָּקֵד, וְהָיְתָה נַפְשְׁךָ תַּחַת נַפְשׁוֹ אוֹ כִכַּר-כֶּסֶף תִּשְׁקוֹל. | 39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said: 'Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said: Keep this man; if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver. |
| מ וַיְהִי עַבְדְּךָ, עֹשֵׂה הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה--וְהוּא אֵינֶנּוּ; וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מֶלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל כֵּן מִשְׁפָּטֶךָ, אַתָּה חָרָצְתָּ. | 40 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone.' And the king of Israel said unto him: 'So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.' |
| מא וַיְמַהֵר--וַיָּסַר אֶת-הָאֲפֵר, מעל מֵעֲלֵי עֵינָיו; וַיַּכֵּר אֹתוֹ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל, כִּי מֵהַנְּבִיאִים הוּא. | 41 And he hastened, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets. |
| מב וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה, יַעַן שִׁלַּחְתָּ אֶת-אִישׁ-חֶרְמִי, מִיָּד--וְהָיְתָה נַפְשְׁךָ תַּחַת נַפְשׁוֹ, וְעַמְּךָ תַּחַת עַמּוֹ. | 42 And he said unto him: 'Thus saith the LORD: Because thou hast let go out of thy hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.' |
| מג וַיֵּלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל-בֵּיתוֹ, סַר וְזָעֵף; וַיָּבֹא, שֹׁמְרוֹנָה. {פ} | 43 And the king of Israel went to his house sullen and displeased, and came to Samaria. {P} |