II Chronicles 28

ben-esrim shanah akhaz bemolkho veshesh-esreh shanah malakh birushalai͏m velo-asah hayyashar be'ene Adonai kedavid aviv

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was pleasing to GOD as his forefather David had done,

vayyelekh bedarkhe malkhe yisra'el vegam massekhot asah labbe'alim

but followed the ways of the kings of Israel; he even made molten images for the Baals.

vehu hiqtir bege ven-hinnom vayyaver et-banayw ba'esh keto'avot haggoyim asher horish Adonai mippene bene yisra'el

He made offerings in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and burned his sons in fire, in the abhorrent fashion of the nations that GOD had dispossessed before the Israelites.

vayezabbeakh vayeqatter babbamot ve'al-haggeva'ot vetakhat kol-ets ra'anan

He sacrificed and made offerings at the shrines, on the hills, and under every leafy tree.

vayyittenehu Adonai elohayw beyad melekh aram vayyakku-vo vayyishbu mimmennu shivyah gedolah vayyavi'u darmaseq vegam beyad-melekh yisra'el nittan vayyakh-bo makkah gedolah

The ETERNAL his God delivered him over to the king of Aram, who defeated him and took many of his men captive, and brought them to Damascus. He was also delivered over to the king of Israel, who inflicted a great defeat on him.

vayyaharog peqakh ben-remalyahu bihudah me'ah ve'esrim elef beyom ekhad hakkol bene-khayil be'ozvam et-Adonai elohe avotam

Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 in Judah—all brave fighters—in one day, because they had forsaken the ETERNAL God of their ancestors.

vayyaharog zikhri gibbor efrayim et-ma'aseyahu ben-hammelekh ve'et-azriqam negid habbayit ve'et-elqanah mishneh hammelekh

Zichri, the champion of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam chief of the palace, and Elkanah, the second to the king.

vayyishbu vene-yisra'el me'akhehem matayim elef nashim banim uvanot vegam-shalal rav bazezu mehem vayyavi'u et-hashalal leshomeron

The Israelites captured 200,000 of their kin—including women, boys, and girls; they also took a large amount of booty from them and brought the booty to Samaria.

vesham hayah navi la-Adonai oded shemo vayyetse lifne hatsava habba leshomeron vayyomer lahem hinneh bakhamat Adonai elohe-avotekhem al-yehudah netanam beyedkhem vattahargu-vam beza'af ad lashamayim higgia

A prophet of GOD by the name of Oded was there, who went out to meet the army on its return to Samaria. He said to them, “Because of the fury of the ETERNAL God of your ancestors against Judah, they were delivered over to you, and you killed them in a rage that reached heaven.

ve'attah bene-yehudah virushalai͏m attem omerim likhbosh la'avadim velishfakhot lakhem halo raq-attem immakhem ashamot la-Adonai elohekhem

Do you now intend to subjugate the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem to be your slaves? As it is, you have nothing but offenses against the ETERNAL your God.

ve'attah shema'uni vehashivu hashivyah asher shevitem me'akhekhem ki kharon af-Adonai alekhem

Now then, listen to me, and send back the captives you have taken from your kin, for GOD’s wrath is upon you!”

vayyaqumu anashim merashe vene-efrayim azaryahu ven-yehokhanan berekhyahu ven-meshillemot vikhizqiyyahu ben-shallum va'amasa ben-khadlay al-habba'im min-hatsava

Some of the Ephraimite chiefs—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—confronted those returning from the campaign

vayyomeru lahem lo-tavi'u et-hashivyah hennah ki le'ashmat Adonai alenu attem omerim lehosif al-khattotenu ve'al-ashmatenu ki-rabbah ashmah lanu vakharon af al-yisra'el

and said to them, “Do not bring these captives here, for it would mean our offending GOD, adding to our sins and our offenses; for our offense is grave enough, and there is already wrath upon Israel.”

vayya'azov hekhaluts et-hashivyah ve'et-habbizzah lifne hassarim vekhol-haqqahal

So the soldiers released the captives and the booty in the presence of the officers and all the congregation.

vayyaqumu ha'anashim asher-niqqevu veshemot vayyakhaziqu vashivyah vekhol-ma'arummehem hilbishu min-hashalal vayyalbishum vayyanilum vayya'akhilum vayyashqum vayesukhum vayenahalum bakhamorim lekhol-koshel vayevi'um yerekho ir-hattemarim etsel akhehem vayyashuvu shomeron

Then the men named above proceeded to take the captives in hand, and with the booty they clothed all the naked among them—they clothed them and shod them and gave them to eat and drink and anointed them and provided donkeys for all who were failing and brought them to Jericho, the city of palms, back to their kin. Then they returned to Samaria.

ba'et hahi shalakh hammelekh akhaz al-malkhe ashur lazor lo

At that time, King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria for help.

ve'od adomim ba'u vayyakku vihudah vayyishbu-shevi

Again the Edomites came and inflicted a defeat on Judah and took captives.

ufelishtim pashetu be'are hashefelah vehannegev lihudah vayyilkedu et-bet-shemesh ve'et-ayyalon ve'et-haggederot ve'et-sokho uvenoteha ve'et-timnah uvenoteha ve'et-gimzo ve'et-benoteha vayyeshevu sham

And the Philistines made forays against the cities of the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah; they seized Beth-shemesh and Aijalon and Gederoth, and Soco with its villages, and Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they settled there.

ki-hikhnia Adonai et-yehudah ba'avur akhaz melekh-yisra'el ki hifria bihudah uma'ol ma'al ba-Adonai

Thus GOD brought Judah low on account of King Ahaz of Israel, for he threw off restraint in Judah and trespassed against GOD.

vayyavo alayw tillegat pilne'eser melekh ashur vayyatsar lo velo khazaqo

Tillegath-pilneser, king of Assyria, marched against him and gave him trouble, instead of supporting him.

ki-khalaq akhaz et-bet Adonai ve'et-bet hammelekh vehassarim vayyitten lemelekh ashur velo le'ezrah lo

For Ahaz plundered the House of GOD and the house of the king and the officers, and made a gift to the king of Assyria—to no avail.

uve'et hatser lo vayyosef limol ba-Adonai hu hammelekh akhaz

In his time of trouble, this King Ahaz trespassed even more against GOD,

vayyizbakh lelohe darmeseq hammakkim bo vayyomer ki elohe malkhe-aram hem mazerim otam lahem azabbeakh veyazeruni vehem hayu-lo lehakhshilo ulekhol-yisra'el

sacrificing to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him, for he thought, “The gods of the kings of Aram help them; I shall sacrifice to them and they will help me”; but they were his ruin and that of all Israel.

vayye'esof akhaz et-kele vet-ha'elohim vayeqatsets et-kele vet-ha'elohim vayyisgor et-daltot bet-Adonai vayya'as lo mizbekhot bekhol-pinnah birushalai͏m

Ahaz collected the utensils of the House of God, and cut the utensils of the House of God to pieces. He shut the doors of the House of GOD and made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

uvekhol-ir va'ir lihudah asah vamot leqatter lelohim akherim vayyakhes et-Adonai elohe avotayw

In every town in Judah he set up shrines to make offerings to other gods, vexing the ETERNAL God of his ancestors.

veyeter devarayw vekhol-derakhayw harishonim veha'akharonim hinnam ketuvim al-sefer malkhe-yehudah veyisra'el

The other events of his reign and all his conduct, early and late, are recorded in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

vayyishkav akhaz im-avotayw vayyiqberuhu va'ir birushalai͏m ki lo hevi'uhu leqivre malkhe yisra'el vayyimlokh yekhizqiyyahu veno takhtayw

Ahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city, in Jerusalem; his body was not brought to the tombs of the kings of Israel. His son Hezekiah succeeded him as king.