II Chronicles 25

ben-esrim vekhamesh shanah malakh amatsyahu ve'esrim vatesha shanah malakh birushalai͏m veshem immo yeho'addan mirushalayim

Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

vayya'as hayyashar be'ene Adonai raq lo belevav shalem

He did what was pleasing to GOD, but not with a whole heart.

vayehi ka'asher khazeqah hammamlakhah alayw vayyaharog et-avadayw hammakkim et-hammelekh aviv

Once he had the kingdom firmly under control, he executed the courtiers who had assassinated his father the king.

ve'et-benehem lo hemit ki khakkatuv battorah besefer mosheh asher-tsivvah Adonai lemor lo-yamutu avot al-banim uvanim lo-yamutu al-avot ki ish bekheto yamutu

But he did not put their children to death for [he acted] in accordance with what is written in the Teaching, in the Book of Moses, where GOD commanded, “Parents shall not die for children, nor shall children die for parents, but each shall die only for their own crime.”

vayyiqbots amatsyahu et-yehudah vayya'amidem levet-avot lesare ha'alafim ulesare hamme'ot lekhol-yehudah uvinyamin vayyifqedem lemibben esrim shanah vamalah vayyimtsa'em shelosh-me'ot elef bakhur yotse tsava okhez romakh vetsinnah

Amaziah assembled the men of Judah, and he put all the men of Judah and Benjamin under officers of thousands and officers of hundreds, by clans. He mustered them from the age of twenty upward, and found that there were 300,000 fine soldiers fit for service, able to bear spear and shield.

vayyiskor miyyisra'el me'ah elef gibbor khayil beme'ah khikkar-kasef

He hired 100,000 warriors from Israel for 100 talents of silver.

ve'ish ha'elohim ba elayw lemor hammelekh al-yavo immekha tseva yisra'el ki en Adonai im-yisra'el kol bene efrayim

Then an agent of God came to him and said, “O king! Do not let the army of Israel go with you, for GOD is not with Israel—all these Ephraimites.

ki im-bo attah aseh khazaq lammilkhamah yakhshilekha ha'elohim lifne oyev ki yesh-koakh belohim lazor ulehakhshil

But go by yourself and do it; take courage for battle, [else] God will make you fall before the enemy. For in God there is power to help one or make one fall!”

vayyomer amatsyahu le'ish ha'elohim umah-lla'asot limat hakkikkar asher natatti ligdud yisra'el vayyomer ish ha'elohim yesh la-Adonai latet lekha harbeh mizzeh

Amaziah said to the agent of God, “And what am I to do about the 100 talents I gave for the Israelite force?” The agent of God replied, “GOD has the means to give you much more than that.”

vayyavdilem amatsyahu lehaggedud asher-ba elayw me'efrayim lalekhet limqomam vayyikhar appam me'od bihudah vayyashuvu limqomam bokhori-af

So Amaziah detached the force that came to him from Ephraim, [ordering them] to go back to their place. They were greatly enraged against Judah and returned to their place in a rage.

va'amatsyahu hitkhazzaq vayyinhag et-ammo vayyelekh ge hammelakh vayyakh et-bene-se'ir aseret alafim

Amaziah took courage and, leading his army, he marched to the Valley of Salt. He slew 10,000 men from Seir;

va'aseret alafim khayyim shavu bene yehudah vayevi'um lerosh hassala vayyashlikhum merosh-hassela vekhullam nivqa'u

another 10,000 the Judahites captured alive and brought to the top of Sela. They threw them down from the top of Sela and every one of them was burst open.

uvene haggedud asher heshiv amatsyahu millekhet immo lammilkhamah vayyifshetu be'are yehudah mishomeron ve'ad-bet khoron vayyakku mehem sheloshet alafim vayyavozzu bizzah rabbah

The members of the force that Amaziah had sent back so they would not go with him into battle made forays against the towns of Judah from Samaria to Beth-horon. They slew 3,000 of them, and took much booty.

vayehi akhare vo amatsyahu mehakkot et-adomim vayyave et-elohe bene se'ir vayya'amidem lo lelohim velifnehem yishtakhaveh velahem yeqatter

After Amaziah returned from defeating the Edomites, he had the gods of the people of Seir brought, and installed them as his gods; he prostrated himself before them, and to them he made sacrifice.

vayyikhar-af Adonai ba'amatsyahu vayyishlakh elayw navi vayyomer lo lammah darashta et-elohe ha'am asher lo-hitsilu et-ammam miyyadekha

GOD was enraged at Amaziah, and sent a prophet to him who said to him, “Why are you worshiping the gods of a people who could not save their people from you?”

vayehi bedabbero elayw vayyomer lo haleyo'ets lammelekh netannukha khadal-lekha lammah yakkukha vayyekhdal hannavi vayyomer yadati ki-ya'ats elohim lehashkhitekha ki-asita zot velo shamata la'atsati

As he spoke to him, [Amaziah] said to him, “Have we appointed you a counselor to the king? Stop, else you will be killed!” The prophet stopped, saying, “I see God has counseled that you be destroyed, since you act this way and disregard my counsel.”

vayyivva'ats amatsyahu melekh yehudah vayyishlakh el-yo'ash ben-yeho'akhaz ben-yehu melekh yisra'el lemor (lkh) [lekhah] nitra'eh fanim

Then King Amaziah of Judah took counsel and sent this message to Joash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, “Come, let us confront each other!”

vayyishlakh yo'ash melekh-yisra'el el-amatsyahu melekh-yehudah lemor hakhoakh asher ballevanon shalakh el-ha'erez asher ballevanon lemor tenah-et-bittekha livni le'isha vatta'avor khayyat hassadeh asher ballevanon vattirmos et-hakhoakh

King Joash of Israel sent back this message to King Amaziah of Judah, “The thistle in Lebanon sent this message to the cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ But a wild beast in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.

amarta hinneh hikkita et-edom unesa'akha libbekha lehakhbid attah shevah bevetekha lammah titgareh bera'ah venafalta attah vihudah immakh

You boast that you have defeated the Edomites and you are ambitious to get more glory. Now stay at home, lest, provoking disaster you fall, dragging Judah down with you.”

velo-shama amatsyahu ki meha'elohim hi lema'an tittam beyad ki dareshu et elohe edom

But Amaziah paid no heed—it was God’s doing, in order to deliver them up because they worshiped the gods of Edom.

vayya'al yo'ash melekh-yisra'el vayyitra'u fanim hu va'amatsyahu melekh-yehudah bevet shemesh asher lihudah

King Joash of Israel marched up, and he and King Amaziah of Judah confronted each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.

vayyinnagef yehudah lifne yisra'el vayyanusu ish le'ohalayw

Judah was routed by Israel, and [the Judahites] fled to their homes.

ve'et amatsyahu melekh-yehudah ben-yo'ash ben-yeho'akhaz tafas yo'ash melekh-yisra'el bevet shamesh vayevi'ehu yerushalai͏m vayyifrots bekhomat yerushalai͏m misha'ar efrayim ad-sha'ar happoneh arba me'ot ammah

King Joash of Israel captured Amaziah son of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Judah, in Beth-shemesh. He brought him to Jerusalem and made a breach of 400 cubits in the wall of Jerusalem, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

vekhol-hazzahav vehakkesef ve'et kol-hakkelim hannimtse'im bevet-ha'elohim im-oved edom ve'et-otserot bet hammelekh ve'et bene hatta'aruvot vayyashov shomeron

Then, with all the gold and silver and all the utensils that were to be found in the House of God in the custody of Obed-edom, and with the treasuries of the royal palace, and with the hostages, he returned to Samaria.

vayekhi amatsyahu ven-yo'ash melekh yehudah akhare mot yo'ash ben-yeho'akhaz melekh yisra'el khamesh esreh shanah

King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of King Joash son of Jehoahaz of Israel.

veyeter divre amatsyahu harishonim veha'akharonim halo hinnam ketuvim al-sefer malkhe-yehudah veyisra'el

The other events of Amaziah’s reign, early and late, are recorded in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

ume'et asher-sar amatsyahu me'akhare Adonai vayyiqsheru alayw qesher birushalai͏m vayyanos lakhishah vayyishlekhu akharayw lakhishah vayemituhu sham

From the time that Amaziah turned from following GOD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent agents after him to Lachish and they put him to death there.

vayyissa'uhu al-hassusim vayyiqberu oto im-avotayw be'ir yehudah

They brought his body back on horses and buried him with his ancestors in the city of Judah.