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Yehoo'aaxaas, Boqorkii Israa'iil

13 Yoo'aash ina Axasyaah oo ahaa boqorkii dalka Yahuudah sannaddiisii saddex iyo labaatanaad ayaa Yehoo'aaxaas ina Yeehuu dalka Israa'iil boqor ugu noqday Samaariya, oo wuxuuna boqor ahaa toddoba iyo toban sannadood. Oo wuxuu sameeyey wax Rabbiga hortiisa shar ku ah, wuuna raacay dembiyadii Yaaraabcaam ina Nebaad uu dadkii Israa'iil dembaajiyey, kamana uu tegin. Oo Rabbiga cadhadiisiina aad bay ugu kululaatay dadkii Israa'iil, oo wuxuu had iyo goorba gacanta u gelin jiray Xasaa'eel oo ahaa boqorkii Suuriya, iyo Benhadad ina Xasaa'eel. Oo Yehoo'aaxaas ayaa Rabbiga baryay, Rabbiguna wuu maqlay, waayo, wuxuu arkay dulmigii uu boqorkii Suuriya dadka Israa'iil ku hayay. (Markaasaa Rabbigu wuxuu dadkii Israa'iil siiyey badbaadiye, wayna ka hoos baxeen gacantii reer Suuriya; kolkaasay dadkii Israa'iil teendhooyinkoodii iska degeen sidii hore. Habase yeeshee kama ay tegin dembiyadii reerkii Yaaraabcaam uu dadkii Israa'iil dembaajiyey, laakiinse way ku socdeen, oo Samaariyana waxaa ku hadhay geedihii Asheeraah.) Waayo, Rabbigu waxba dadkii ugama uu reebin Yehoo'aaxaas konton nin oo fardooley ah, iyo toban gaadhifaras, iyo toban kun oo nin oo lug ah mooyaane; waayo, boqorkii Suuriya wuu wada baabbi'iyey, oo wuxuu ka dhigay sida boodhka lagu tunto oo kale. Haddaba Yehoo'aaxaas falimihiisii kale iyo wixii uu sameeyey oo dhan, iyo xooggiisiiba sow kuma qorna kitaabkii taariikhda boqorradii dalka Israa'iil? Markaasaa Yehoo'aaxaas dhintay oo la seexday awowayaashiis, oo waxaa lagu aasay Samaariya; oo meeshiisiina waxaa boqor ka noqday wiilkiisii Yoo'aash.

Yehoo'aash, Boqorkii Israa'iil

10 Yoo'aash oo ahaa boqorkii dalka Yahuudah sannaddiisii toddoba iyo soddonaad ayaa Yehoo'aash ina Yehoo'aaxaas dalka Israa'iil Samaariya boqor ugu noqday, wuxuuna boqor ahaa lix iyo toban sannadood. 11 Oo isna wuxuu sameeyey wax Rabbiga hortiisa shar ku ah, kamana uu tegin dembiyadii Yaaraabcaam ina Nebaad oo dhan kuwaasoo uu dadkii Israa'iil dembaajiyey; laakiinse wuu ku socday. 12 Haddaba Yoo'aash falimihiisii kale, iyo wixii uu sameeyey oo dhan, iyo xooggiisii uu kula diriray Amasyaah oo ahaa boqorkii dalka Yahuudah sow kuma qorna kitaabkii taariikhda boqorradii dalka Israa'iil? 13 Markaasaa Yoo'aash dhintay oo la seexday awowayaashiis, oo carshigiisiina waxaa ku fadhiistay Yaaraabcaam; Yoo'aashna waxaa Samaariya lagula aasay boqorradii dalka Israa'iil.

14 Haddaba Eliishaa wuxuu la bukooday cudurkii uu u dhintay, oo waxaa isagii u yimid Yoo'aash oo ahaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil, oo intuu ku dul ooyay ayuu ku yidhi, Aabbow, aabbow, bal eeg, gaadhifardoodkii dalka Israa'iil iyo raggoodii fardooleyda ahaa! 15 Markaasaa Eliishaa ku yidhi, Bal qaado qaanso iyo fallaadho, kolkaasuu qaanso iyo fallaadho soo qaatay. 16 Oo isna wuxuu boqorkii dalka Israa'iil ku yidhi, Bal qaansada gacanta kor saar, markaasuu gacantii kor saaray. Kolkaasaa Eliishaa gacmihiisii kor saaray gacmihii boqorka. 17 Oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Bal daaqadda xagga bari fur; oo isna wuu furay. Kolkaasaa Eliishaa ku yidhi, Fallaadha gan, oo isna wuu ganay. Oo wuxuu yidhi, Tanu waa fallaadhii Rabbiga ee badbaadada, oo waxa weeye fallaadha badbaadada laga heli doona reer Suuriya; waayo, waa inaad reer Suuriya Afeeq ku laysaa ilaa aad wada baabbi'iso. 18 Markaasuu yidhi, War fallaadhaha qaado, oo isna wuu qaatay. Markaasuu boqorkii dalka Israa'iil ku yidhi, Bal dhulka ku dhufo; kolkaasuu saddex jeer dhulka ku dhuftay, oo joogsaday. 19 Markaasaa ninkii Ilaah dhirfay oo wuxuu ku yidhi, War waxaa ku ekayd inaad ku dhufatid shan ama lix jeer; oo markaas reer Suuriya waad wada layn lahayd ilaa aad wada baabbi'iso; laakiinse haatan reer Suuriya waxaad laynaysaa saddex jeer oo keliya.

20 Markaasaa Eliishaa dhintay, waana la aasay. Oo sannad kasta bilowgeeda waxaa dalka dhici jiray guutooyinkii reer Moo'aab. 21 Markii nin la aasayay ayay kuwii aasayay u jeedeen guuto soo socota; markaasay waxay ninkii ku dhex tuureen qabrigii Eliishaa; oo haddiiba ninkii markuu taabtay Eliishaa lafihiisii ayuu soo noolaaday, oo sara joogsaday.

22 Oo Xasaa'eel oo ahaa boqorkii Suuriya ayaa dadkii Israa'iil dulmi jiray wakhtigii Yehoo'aaxaas oo dhan. 23 Laakiinse Rabbigu iyaga wuu u roonaaday, oo u naxariistay, wuxuuna ugu jeestay iyaga axdigii uu la dhigtay Ibraahim, iyo Isxaaq, iyo Yacquub aawadiis, oo mana uu doonayn inuu baabbi'iyo oo weli hortiisa kama uu tuurin. 24 Markaasaa Xasaa'eel oo ahaa boqorkii Suuriya dhintay, oo meeshiisiina waxaa boqor ka noqday wiilkiisii Benhadad. 25 Markaasaa Yehoo'aash ina Yehoo'aaxaas ayaa Benhadad ina Xasaa'eel mar kale ka qaatay magaalooyinkii uu dagaalka kaga qaatay aabbihiis Yehoo'aaxaas. Oo Yoo'aash saddex jeer buu isagii dagaal ku dhuftay oo ka soo dhacsaday magaalooyinkii dalka Israa'iil.

Jehoahaz King of Israel

13 In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. He did evil(A) in the eyes of the Lord by following the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit, and he did not turn away from them. So the Lord’s anger(B) burned against Israel, and for a long time he kept them under the power(C) of Hazael king of Aram and Ben-Hadad(D) his son.

Then Jehoahaz sought(E) the Lord’s favor, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw(F) how severely the king of Aram was oppressing(G) Israel. The Lord provided a deliverer(H) for Israel, and they escaped from the power of Aram. So the Israelites lived in their own homes as they had before. But they did not turn away from the sins(I) of the house of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit; they continued in them. Also, the Asherah pole[a](J) remained standing in Samaria.

Nothing had been left(K) of the army of Jehoahaz except fifty horsemen, ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed the rest and made them like the dust(L) at threshing time.

As for the other events of the reign of Jehoahaz, all he did and his achievements, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? Jehoahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. And Jehoash[b] his son succeeded him as king.

Jehoash King of Israel

10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years. 11 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he continued in them.

12 As for the other events of the reign of Jehoash, all he did and his achievements, including his war against Amaziah(M) king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the annals(N) of the kings of Israel? 13 Jehoash rested with his ancestors, and Jeroboam(O) succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

14 Now Elisha had been suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “My father! My father!” he cried. “The chariots(P) and horsemen of Israel!”

15 Elisha said, “Get a bow and some arrows,”(Q) and he did so. 16 “Take the bow in your hands,” he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.

17 “Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot!”(R) Elisha said, and he shot. “The Lord’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.”(S)

18 Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and the king took them. Elisha told him, “Strike the ground.” He struck it three times and stopped. 19 The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times.”(T)

20 Elisha died and was buried.

Now Moabite raiders(U) used to enter the country every spring. 21 Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man came to life(V) and stood up on his feet.

22 Hazael king of Aram oppressed(W) Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz. 23 But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant(X) with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy(Y) them or banish them from his presence.(Z)

24 Hazael king of Aram died, and Ben-Hadad(AA) his son succeeded him as king. 25 Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz recaptured from Ben-Hadad son of Hazael the towns he had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Three times(AB) Jehoash defeated him, and so he recovered(AC) the Israelite towns.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 13:6 That is, a wooden symbol of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Kings
  2. 2 Kings 13:9 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash; also in verses 12-14 and 25