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Miikayhuu Wax Sii Sheegiddiisii Ka Geesta Ahayd Axaab

22 Oo intii saddex sannadood ah ayaanu dagaal dhex marin dadka Suuriya iyo dadka Israa'iil. Oo waxay noqotay sannaddii saddexaad in Yehooshaafaad oo dalka Yahuudah boqor ka ahaa u yimid boqorkii dalka Israa'iil. Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil addoommadiisii ku yidhi, War miyeydnaan ogayn inaan iska leennahay Raamod Gilecaad? Oo annana waannu iska fadhinnaa, oo kalama aannu bixin gacantii boqorka Suuriya! Oo wuxuu Yehooshaafaad ku yidhi, Dagaal baan Raamod Gilecaad u tegayaaye ma i raacaysaa? Oo Yehooshaafaadna wuxuu boqorkii dalka Israa'iil ku yidhi, Anigu kula mid baan ahay, oo dadkayguna waa dadkaagoo kale, fardahayguna waa fardahaagoo kale. Markaasaa Yehooshaafaad boqorkii dalka Israa'iil ku yidhi, Waan ku baryayaaye bal maanta erayga Rabbiga wax weyddii. Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil soo wada ururiyey nebiyadii oo ahaa in ku dhow afar boqol oo nin, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Raamod Gilecaad dagaal ma u tagaa mise waan iska daayaa? Oo iyana waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Tag, waayo, Sayidku wuxuu iyada soo gelin doonaa gacantaada, boqorow. Laakiinse Yehooshaafaad wuxuu ku yidhi, Kuwan mooyaane miyaanu nebi Rabbigu jirin aan wax weyddiinnee? Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil wuxuu Yehooshaafaad ku yidhi, Weli waxaa jira nin kale oo aan Rabbiga wax ka weyddiin karno, kaasuna waa Miikayhuu ina Yimlaah, laakiinse waan nebcahay, maxaa yeelay, isagu wax wanaagsan igama sheego wax xun mooyaane, oo Yehooshaafaadna wuxuu ku yidhi, Boqorow, saas ha odhan. Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil u yeedhay mid sirkaal ah, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, Haddiiba ii keen Miikayhuu ina Yimlaah. 10 Haddaba boqorkii dalka Israa'iil iyo Yehooshaafaad oo ahaa boqorkii dalka Yahuudah mid kastaaba wuxuu ku fadhiyey carshigiisii, isagoo dharkii boqornimada qaba, oo waxay fadhiyeen meel bannaan oo ku taal iridda Samaariya laga soo galo, oo nebiyadii oo dhammuna hortooday wax ku sii sheegayeen. 11 Oo Sidqiyaah ina Kenacanaah ayaa samaystay geeso bir ah, oo wuxuu yidhi, Waxaa Rabbigu leeyahay, Kuwan waad ku hardiyi doontaa reer Suuriya ilaa ay wada baabba'aan. 12 Oo nebiyadii oo dhammuna saasay sii wada sheegeen, iyagoo leh, Raamod Gilecaad tag oo guulayso, maxaa yeelay, Rabbigu wuu soo gelin doonaa gacantaada, boqorow. 13 Oo wargeeyskii Miikayhuu loo diray inuu u soo yeedho wuu la hadlay oo ku yidhi, Bal eeg, nebiyadii war wanaagsan bay u sheegeen boqorkii, oo isku af bay ku wada hadleen. Haddaba waxaan kaa baryayaa in eraygaagu la mid noqdo eraygooda, oo adigu wax wanaagsan ku hadal. 14 Markaasaa Miikayhuu yidhi, Rabbiga noloshiisaan ku dhaartaye waxaan sheegayaa wax alla wixii Rabbigu igu yidhaahdo. 15 Oo markuu boqorkii u yimid ayaa boqorkii ku yidhi, Miikayhuuyow, Raamod Gilecaad dagaal ma u tagnaa mase waannu iska daynaa? Oo isna wuxuu ugu jawaabay, Tag, oo ku soo guulayso; oo Rabbiguna iyaduu soo gelin doonaa gacantaada, boqorow. 16 Markaasaa boqorkii isagii ku yidhi, Runta mooyaane wax kale inaadan magaca Rabbiga iigu sheegayn intee jeer baan ku dhaariyaa? 17 Oo isna wuxuu yidhi, Waxaan arkay dadka Israa'iil oo dhan oo buuraha ku kala firdhay sidii ido aan adhijir lahayn, oo Rabbigu wuxuu yidhi, Kuwanu sayid ma leh ee nin waluba gurigiisii ha ku nabad noqdo. 18 Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil Yehooshaafaad ku yidhi, Miyaanan kuu sheegin inuusan wax wanaagsan iga sii sheegayn wax shar ah mooyaane? 19 Markaasuu Miikayhuu yidhi, Haddaba erayga Rabbiga maqal, Waxaan arkay Rabbiga oo carshigiisa ku fadhiya oo ciidankii samada oo dhammuna taagan yihiin midigtiisa iyo bidixdiisa. 20 Markaasaa Rabbigu yidhi, Kumaa Axaab soo sasabaya inuu Raamod Gilecaad tago oo halkaas ku dhinto? Oo mid sidanuu yidhi, mid kalena sidaasuu yidhi. 21 Markaasaa ruux soo baxay, oo Rabbiga hortiisa istaagay oo yidhi, Anigaa soo sasabaya. 22 Kolkaasaa Rabbigu ku yidhi, Sidee baad u soo sasabaysaa? Isna wuxuu yidhi, Anigu waan tegayaa oo waxaan noqonayaa ruux beenlow ah oo afka nebiyadiisa oo dhan ku jira. Oo Rabbigu wuxuu yidhi, Adigu waad sasabi doontaa oo weliba waad ka adkaan doontaa, haddaba tag oo saas yeel. 23 Haddaba bal eeg, Rabbigu afka nebiyadaadan oo dhan wuxuu geliyey ruux beenlow ah, oo Rabbigu wuxuu kaa sheegay wax belaayo ah. 24 Markaasaa Sidqiyaah ina Kenacanaah intuu Miikayhuu u soo dhowaaday dhabanka ku dhuftay, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, War ruuxii Rabbigu xaggee buu iga maray inuu kula hadlo? 25 Kolkaasaa Miikayhuu ku yidhi, Waad arki doontaa maalinta aad qol hoose u geli doonto inaad ku dhuumato. 26 Markaasaa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil yidhi, Miikayhuu qabta oo u celiya Aamoon oo ah taliyaha magaalada, iyo Yoo'aash oo ah ina boqor; 27 oo waxaad ku tidhaahdaan, Boqorkii wuxuu leeyahay, Ninkan xabsiga geliya, oo waxaad ku quudisaan kibis dhib ah, oo waxaad ka waraabisaan biyo dhib ah, ilaa aan soo nabad noqdo. 28 Markaasaa Miikayhuu ku yidhi, Sinaba haddaad ku soo nabad noqotid, Rabbigu igama dhex hadlin. Oo wuxuu kaloo yidhi, Dadkoo dhammow, maqla.

Axaab Oo Lagu Dilay Raamod Gilecaad

29 Markaasay boqorkii dalka Israa'iil iyo Yehooshaafaad oo ahaa boqorkii dalka Yahuudah Raamod Gilecaad u kaceen. 30 Oo boqorkii dalka Israa'iil wuxuu Yehooshaafaad ku yidhi, Anigu waan ismidab qarinayaa, oo dagaalkaan dhex gelayaa; laakiinse adigu dharkaaga xidho. Oo boqorkii dalka Israa'iil wuu ismidab qariyey oo dagaalkuu dhex galay. 31 Haddaba boqorkii dalka Suuriya wuxuu amray laba iyo soddonkii sirkaal oo u taliyey gaadhifardoodkiisa, oo ku yidhi, Mid weyn iyo mid yar toona ha la diririna boqorka dalka Israa'iil oo keliya mooyaane. 32 Oo markii saraakiishii gaadhifardoodku ay Yehooshaafaad arkeen ayay isyidhaahdeen, Hubaal kanu waa boqorkii dalka Israa'iil, markaasay ku leexdeen inay la diriraan aawadeed; kolkaasaa Yehooshaafaad qayliyey. 33 Oo markii saraakiishii gaadhifardoodku ay arkeen inuusan ahayn boqorkii dalka Israa'iil ayay dib uga noqdeen. 34 Oo nin baa intuu qaansadiisii xooday kama' ahaan fallaadh u ganay, oo wuxuu boqorkii dalka Israa'iil kaga dhuftay meesha dharkiisa dagaalku isaga yimaadeen. Markaasuu boqorku kii gaadhifaraskiisa kaxaynayay ku yidhi, Gacantaada leexi, oo ciidanka iga dhex bixi, waayo, aad baan u dhaawacmay. 35 Oo maalintaas dagaalkii waa sii kordhay, oo boqorkiina gaadhifaraskiisii ayaa la dhex taagay, isagoo ka hor jeeda dadkii Suuriya, oo wuxuu dhintay makhribkii, oo dhiiggii dhaawaca ka baxay wuxuu iska dareerayay gaadhifaraska salkiisa. 36 Oo markii qorraxdu sii dhacaysay ayaa qaylo ka dhex baxday ciidankii oo dhan, oo waxay lahaayeen, War nin waluba ha tago magaaladiisii iyo waddankiisiiba. 37 Oo sidaasuu boqorkii u dhintay, oo waxaa la keenay Samaariya, oo waxaana boqorkii lagu aasay Samaariya. 38 Oo gaadhifaraskii waxaa lagu maydhay balligii Samaariya agtiisa, oo dhiiggiisiina eeyahaa leefleefay, oo waxay noqotay siduu ahaa eraygii Rabbigu ku hadlay. (Haddaba dhillooyinkii halkaasay isku maydheen.) 39 Haddaba Axaab falimihiisii kale iyo wixii uu sameeyey oo dhan, iyo gurigii uu dhisay oo foolka maroodiga ahaa, iyo magaalooyinkii uu dhisay oo dhammuba sow kuma wada qorna kitaabkii taariikhda boqorradii dalka Israa'iil? 40 Markaasuu Axaab dhintay oo la seexday awowayaashiis, oo wiilkiisii Axasyaah ayaa meeshiisii boqor ka noqday.

Yehooshaafaad, Boqorkii Dalka Yahuudah

41 Oo Yehooshaafaad ina Aasaa wuxuu boqor ka noqday dalka Yahuudah boqorkii dalka Israa'iil oo Axaab ahaa sannaddiisii afraad. 42 Oo Yehooshaafaad markuu boqor noqday wuxuu jiray shan iyo soddon sannadood. Oo Yeruusaalemna shan iyo labaatan sannadood boqor buu ku ahaa, oo hooyadiis magaceedana waxaa la odhan jiray Casuubaah ina Shilxii. 43 Oo wuxuu ku socday jidkii aabbihiis Aasaa ku socday oo dhan, oo geesna ugama uu leexan, oo wixii Rabbiga hortiisa ku qummanaa ayuu sameeyey. Habase yeeshee meelihii sarsare lama baabbi'in, oo dadkuna weli way ku allabaryi jireen, fooxna way ku shidi jireen meelihii sare. 44 Oo Yehooshaafaadna nabad buu la dhigtay boqorkii dalka Israa'iil. 45 Haddaba Yehooshaafaad falimihiisii kale, iyo xooggiisii uu muujiyey, iyo sidii uu u dagaallamayba sow kuma qorna kitaabkii taariikhda boqorradii dalka Yahuudah? 46 Oo makhnuudyadii intii wakhtigii aabbihiis Aasaa ka hadhayna dalka wuu ka wada eryay. 47 Oo Edomna boqor ma lahayn, laakiinse waxaa u talin jiray boqor-ku-xigeen. 48 Oo Yehooshaafaadna wuxuu samaystay doonniyo Tarshiish inay Oofir tagaan oo dahab u doonaan aawadeed, laakiinse halkaas ma ay tegin, maxaa yeelay, doonniyihii waxay ku burbureen Cesyoon Geber agteeda. 49 Markaasaa Axasyaah oo ahaa ina Axaab ayaa Yehooshaafaad ku yidhi, Addoommadaydu addoommadaada doonniyaha ha la raaceen, laakiinse Yehooshaafaad wuu diiday taas. 50 Oo Yehooshaafaadna wuu dhintay oo la seexday awowayaashiis, oo waxaa awowayaashiis lagula aasay magaaladii awowgiis Daa'uud; oo meeshiisiina waxaa boqor ka noqday wiilkiisii Yehooraam.

Axasyaah, Boqorkii Dalka Israa'iil

51 Oo Axasyaah oo ahaa ina Axaab wuxuu dalka Israa'iil Samaariya boqor ugu noqday sannaddii toddoba iyo tobnaad oo Yehooshaafaad boqorkii dalka Yahuudah, oo laba sannadood buu dalka Israa'iil boqor ka ahaa. 52 Oo isna wuxuu sameeyey waxa Rabbiga hortiisa shar ku ah, oo wuxuu ku socday jidkii aabbihiis maray, iyo jidkii hooyadiis martay, iyo jidkii Yaaraabcaam ina Nebaad maray, ee uu dadkii Israa'iil dembaajiyey. 53 Oo isna wuxuu u adeegay Bacal, wuuna caabuday isagii, oo weliba Rabbiga ah Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iilna wuu ka xanaajiyey, sidii aabbihiis sameeyey oo kale.

Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab(A)

22 For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel. But in the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to see the king of Israel. The king of Israel had said to his officials, “Don’t you know that Ramoth Gilead(B) belongs to us and yet we are doing nothing to retake it from the king of Aram?”

So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight(C) against Ramoth Gilead?”

Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “First seek the counsel(D) of the Lord.”

So the king of Israel brought together the prophets—about four hundred men—and asked them, “Shall I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?”

“Go,”(E) they answered, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”(F)

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet(G) of the Lord here whom we can inquire(H) of?”

The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate(I) him because he never prophesies anything good(J) about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”

“The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.

So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

10 Dressed in their royal robes, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor(K) by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them. 11 Now Zedekiah(L) son of Kenaanah had made iron horns(M) and he declared, “This is what the Lord says: ‘With these you will gore the Arameans until they are destroyed.’”

12 All the other prophets were prophesying the same thing. “Attack Ramoth Gilead and be victorious,” they said, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”

13 The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the other prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and speak favorably.”(N)

14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.”(O)

15 When he arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?”

“Attack and be victorious,” he answered, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”

16 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”

17 Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered(P) on the hills like sheep without a shepherd,(Q) and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’”

18 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?”

19 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne(R) with all the multitudes(S) of heaven standing around him on his right and on his left. 20 And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?’

“One suggested this, and another that. 21 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’

22 “‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.

“‘I will go out and be a deceiving(T) spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,’ he said.

“‘You will succeed in enticing him,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’

23 “So now the Lord has put a deceiving(U) spirit in the mouths of all these prophets(V) of yours. The Lord has decreed disaster(W) for you.”

24 Then Zedekiah(X) son of Kenaanah went up and slapped(Y) Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spirit from[a] the Lord go when he went from me to speak(Z) to you?” he asked.

25 Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide(AA) in an inner room.”

26 The king of Israel then ordered, “Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon the ruler of the city and to Joash the king’s son 27 and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison(AB) and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.’”

28 Micaiah declared, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken(AC) through me.” Then he added, “Mark my words, all you people!”

Ahab Killed at Ramoth Gilead(AD)

29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. 30 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will enter the battle in disguise,(AE) but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

31 Now the king of Aram(AF) had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king(AG) of Israel.” 32 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “Surely this is the king of Israel.” So they turned to attack him, but when Jehoshaphat cried out, 33 the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel and stopped pursuing him.

34 But someone drew his bow(AH) at random and hit the king of Israel between the sections of his armor. The king told his chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.” 35 All day long the battle raged, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died. 36 As the sun was setting, a cry spread through the army: “Every man to his town. Every man to his land!”(AI)

37 So the king died and was brought to Samaria, and they buried him there. 38 They washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria (where the prostitutes bathed),[b] and the dogs(AJ) licked up his blood, as the word of the Lord had declared.

39 As for the other events of Ahab’s reign, including all he did, the palace he built and adorned with ivory,(AK) and the cities he fortified, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? 40 Ahab rested with his ancestors. And Ahaziah his son succeeded him as king.

Jehoshaphat King of Judah(AL)

41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 43 In everything he followed the ways of his father Asa(AM) and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. The high places,(AN) however, were not removed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.[c] 44 Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.

45 As for the other events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, the things he achieved and his military exploits, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 46 He rid the land of the rest of the male shrine prostitutes(AO) who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa. 47 There was then no king(AP) in Edom; a provincial governor ruled.

48 Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships[d](AQ) to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail—they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.(AR) 49 At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my men sail with yours,” but Jehoshaphat refused.

50 Then Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of David his father. And Jehoram his son succeeded him as king.

Ahaziah King of Israel

51 Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. 52 He did evil(AS) in the eyes of the Lord, because he followed the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. 53 He served and worshiped Baal(AT) and aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, just as his father(AU) had done.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 22:24 Or Spirit of
  2. 1 Kings 22:38 Or Samaria and cleaned the weapons
  3. 1 Kings 22:43 In Hebrew texts this sentence (22:43b) is numbered 22:44, and 22:44-53 is numbered 22:45-54.
  4. 1 Kings 22:48 Hebrew of ships of Tarshish