4. Krallar 13

¹Yahuda Kralı Ohozya oğlu Yoaş'ın yirmi üçüncü yılında, Yehu oğlu Yehoahaz Samiriye'de on yedi yıl boyunca krallık yaptı.

²Rab'bin gözleri önünde kötü olanı yaptı; İsrail'i günaha sürükleyen Nebat oğlu Yarobam'ın günahlarının izinden gitti ve onlardan hiç ayrılmadı.

³Rab'bin öfkesi İsrail'e karşı alevlendi ve onları tüm o dönem boyunca Suriye Kralı Hazael'in ve Hazael oğlu Ben-Hadad'ın eline teslim etti.

⁴Yehoahaz Rab'bin lütfunu diledi; Rab de onun yakarışını işitti, çünkü Suriye Kralı'nın İsrail halkını nasıl amansızca ezdiğini gördü.

⁵Rab İsrail'e bir kurtarıcı gönderdi ve onlar Suriye'nin boyunduruğundan kurtuldular; böylece İsrail oğulları eskiden olduğu gibi kendi çadırlarında güvenle yaşadılar.

⁶Yine de İsrail'i günaha sürükleyen Yarobam hanedanının günahlarından dönmediler, o günahların içinde yürümeye devam ettiler; üstelik Aşera putu da Samiriye'de dikili kaldı.

⁷Çünkü Suriye Kralı onları kırıp geçirdiği ve çiğnenen toprak tozu gibi ezdiği için, Yehoahaz'ın ordusundan geriye elli atlı, on savaş arabası ve on bin piyadeden başka hiçbir askeri güç kalmamıştı.

⁸Yehoahaz'ın yaptığı diğer işler, tüm icraatları ve gösterdiği yiğitlikler İsrail krallarının günlük tarihlerini içeren kitapta yazılı değil midir?

⁹Yehoahaz ölüp atalarının yanındaki uykuya daldı ve onu Samiriye'de gömdüler; yerine oğlu Yoaş kral oldu.

¹⁰Yahuda Kralı Yoaş'ın otuz yedinci yılında, Yehoahaz oğlu Yoaş Samiriye'de İsrail üzerine on altı yıl boyunca krallık yaptı.

¹¹Rab'bin gözleri önünde kötü olanı yaptı; Nebat oğlu Yarobam'ın İsrail'i günaha sürükleyen hiçbir günahından vazgeçmedi, o günahların içinde yürümeye devam etti.

¹²Yoaş'ın yaptığı diğer işler, tüm icraatları ve Yahuda Kralı Amasya ile yaptığı savaşlardaki yiğitlikleri İsrail krallarının günlük tarihlerini içeren kitapta yazılı değil midir?

¹³Yoaş ölüp atalarının yanındaki uykuya daldı ve tahtına Yarobam oturdu; Yoaş Samiriye'de, İsrail krallarının yanına gömüldü.

¹⁴Elişa kendisini ölüme götürecek olan amansız hastalığa yakalanmıştı; İsrail Kralı Yoaş onu görmeye gitti, üzerine kapanıp ağlayarak, "Babam, babam! İsrail'in savaş arabası ve atlı ordusu!" dedi.

¹⁵Elişa ona, "Bir yay ve oklar al" dedi; kral da yanına bir yay ve oklar aldı.

¹⁶Elişa krala, "Elini yayın üzerine yerleştir" dedi; Yoaş elini koyunca, Elişa da ellerini kralın ellerinin üzerine koydu.

¹⁷"Doğuya bakan pencereyi aç" dedi; kral pencereyi açtı. Elişa, "Oku at!" dedi; kral oku fırlattı. Elişa, "Bu Rab'bin kurtuluş oku, Suriye'ye karşı kazanılacak zaferin okudur! Suriye ordusunu tamamen yok edene dek Afek'te bozguna uğratacaksın" dedi.

¹⁸Sonra Elişa, "Okları al" dedi; kral okları aldı. Elişa İsrail Kralı'na, "Yere vur!" dedi; kral yere üç kez vurup durdu.

¹⁹Tanrı adamı onun bu tavrına kederlenip öfkelendi ve şöyle dedi: "Eğer beş ya da altı kez vursaydın, Suriye'yi tamamen yok edene dek bozguna uğratırdın; ama şimdi onları ancak üç kez bozguna uğratabileceksin."

²⁰Elişa öldü ve onu gömdüler; o yıllarda Moab akıncı grupları her yılın başında ülkeye sızardı.

²¹Bir gün adamlar bir cenazeyi defnederken ansızın bu akıncıları gördüler ve cesedi aceleyle Elişa'nın mezarına bıraktılar; ceset Elişa'nın kemiklerine temas edince adam canlandı ve kendi ayakları üzerinde doğruldu.

²²Suriye Kralı Hazael, Yehoahaz'ın hükümdarlığı boyunca İsrail halkına amansızca baskı yaptı.

²³Ama Rab onlara lütfetti, acıdı ve İbrahim, İshak ve Yakup'la yaptığı antlaşma uyarınca onlara yöneldi; onları tamamen yok etmek istemedi ve henüz huzurundan kovup atmadı.

²⁴Suriye Kralı Hazael öldü ve yerine oğlu Ben-Hadad kral oldu; Yehoahaz oğlu Yoaş, babasının elinden savaşla alınmış olan kentleri Ben-Hadad'ın elinden geri aldı; Yoaş onu üç kez bozguna uğratarak İsrail kentlerini yeniden egemenliği altına aldı.

¹ΕΝ ἔτει εἰκοστῷ καὶ τρίτῳ ἔτει τῷ ᾿Ιωὰς υἱῷ ᾿Οχοζίου βασιλεῖ ᾿Ιούδα ἐβασίλευσεν ᾿Ιωάχαζ υἱὸς ᾿Ιοὺ ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ ἑπτακαίδεκα ἔτη.

²καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς Κυρίου καὶ ἐπορεύθη ὀπίσω ἁμαρτιῶν ῾Ιεροβοὰμ υἱοῦ Ναβάτ, ὃς ἐξήμαρτε τὸν ᾿Ισραήλ, οὐκ ἀπέστη ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν.

³καὶ ὠργίσθη θυμῷ Κύριος ἐν τῷ ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοὺς ἐν χειρὶ ᾿Αζαὴλ βασιλέως Συρίας καὶ ἐν χειρὶ υἱοῦ ῎Αδερ υἱοῦ ᾿Αζαὴλ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας.

⁴καὶ ἐδεήθη ᾿Ιωάχαζ τοῦ προσώπου Κυρίου, καὶ ἐπήκουσεν αὐτοῦ Κύριος, ὅτι εἶδε τὴν θλῖψιν ᾿Ισραήλ, ὅτι ἔθλιψεν αὐτοὺς βασιλεὺς Συρίας.

⁵καὶ ἔδωκεν Κύριος σωτηρίαν τῷ ᾿Ισραήλ, καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὑποκάτωθεν χειρὸς Συρίας. καὶ ἐκάθισαν οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραὴλ ἐν τοῖς σκηνώμασιν αὐτῶν καθὼς ἐχθὲς καὶ τρίτης·

⁶πλὴν οὐκ ἀπέστησαν ἀπὸ ἁμαρτιῶν οἴκου ῾Ιεροβοάμ, ὃς ἐξήμαρτε τὸν ᾿Ισραήλ, ἐν αὐταῖς ἐπορεύθησαν, καί γε τὸ ἄλσος ἐστάθη ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ.

⁷ὅτι οὐχ ὑπελείφθη τῷ ᾿Ιωάχαζ λαός, ἀλλ᾿ ἢ πεντήκοντα ἱππεῖς καὶ δέκα ἅρματα καὶ δέκα χιλιάδες πεζῶν, ὅτι ἀπώλεσεν αὐτοὺς βασιλεὺς Συρίας, καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτοὺς ὡς χοῦν εἰς καταπάτησιν.

⁸καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ τῶν λόγων ᾿Ιωάχαζ καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησε καὶ αἱ δυναστεῖαι αὐτοῦ, οὐχὶ ταῦτα γεγραμμένα ἐπὶ βιβλίῳ λόγων τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν ᾿Ισραήλ;

⁹καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ᾿Ιωάχαζ μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔθαψαν αὐτὸν ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ, καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν ᾿Ιωὰς υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντ᾿ αὐτοῦ.

¹⁰᾿Εν ἔτει τριακοστῷ καὶ ἑβδόμῳ ἔτει τῷ ᾿Ιωὰς βασιλεῖ ᾿Ιούδα ἐβασίλευσεν ᾿Ιωὰς υἱὸς ᾿Ιωάχαζ ἐπὶ ᾿Ισραὴλ ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ ἑκκαίδεκα ἔτη.

¹¹καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς Κυρίου· οὐκ ἀπέστη ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας ῾Ιεροβοὰμ υἱοῦ Ναβάτ, ὃς ἐξήμαρτε τὸν ᾿Ισραήλ, ἐν αὐταῖς ἐπορεύθη.

¹²καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ τῶν λόγων ᾿Ιωὰς καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησε, καὶ αἱ δυναστεῖαι αὐτοῦ, ἃς ἐποίησε μετὰ ᾿Αμεσσίου βασιλέως ᾿Ιούδα, οὐχὶ ταῦτα γεγραμμένα ἐπὶ βιβλίῳ λόγων τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν ᾿Ισραήλ;

¹³καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ᾿Ιωὰς μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ, καὶ ῾Ιεροβοὰμ ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐτάφη ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ μετὰ τῶν βασιλέων ᾿Ισραήλ.

¹⁴Καὶ ῾Ελισαιὲ ἠρρώστησε τὴν ἀρρωστίαν αὐτοῦ, δι᾿ ἣν ἀπέθανε. καὶ κατέβη πρὸς αὐτὸν ᾿Ιωὰς βασιλεὺς ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ ἔκλαυσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπε· πάτερ πάτερ, ἅρμα ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ ἱππεὺς αὐτοῦ.

¹⁵καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ῾Ελισαιέ· λάβε τόξον καὶ βέλη. καὶ ἔλαβε πρὸς ἑαυτὸν τόξον καὶ βέλη.

¹⁶καὶ εἶπε τῷ βασιλεῖ· ἐπιβίβασον τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐπὶ τὸ τόξον· καὶ ἐπεβίβασεν ᾿Ιωὰς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπέθηκεν ῾Ελισαιὲ τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὰς χεῖρας τοῦ βασιλέως.

¹⁷καὶ εἶπεν· ἄνοιξον τὴν θυρίδα κατ᾿ ἀνατολάς· καὶ ἤνοιξε. καὶ εἶπεν ῾Ελισαιέ· τόξευσον· καὶ ἐτόξευσε. καὶ εἶπε· βέλος σωτηρίας τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ βέλος σωτηρίας ἐν Συρίᾳ, καὶ πατάξεις τὴν Συρίαν ἐν ᾿Αφὲκ ἕως συντελείας.

¹⁸καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ῾Ελισαιέ· λάβε τόξα· καὶ ἔλαβε. καὶ εἶπε τῷ βασιλεῖ ᾿Ισραήλ· πάταξον εἰς τὴν γῆν· καὶ ἐπάταξεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τρὶς καὶ ἔστη.

¹⁹καὶ ἐλυπήθη ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ εἶπεν· εἰ ἐπάταξας πεντάκις ἢ ἑξάκις, τότε ἂν ἐπάταξας τὴν Συρίαν ἕως συντελείας· καὶ νῦν τρὶς πατάξεις τὴν Συρίαν.

²⁰καὶ ἀπέθανεν ῾Ελισαιέ, καὶ ἔθαψαν αὐτόν. καὶ μονόζωνοι Μωὰβ ἦλθον ἐν τῇ γῇ ἐλθόντος τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ·

²¹καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτῶν θαπτόντων τὸν ἄνδρα, καὶ ἰδοὺ εἶδον τὸν μονόζωνον καὶ ἔρριψαν τὸν ἄνδρα ἐν τῷ τάφῳ ῾Ελισαιέ, καὶ ἐπορεύθη καὶ ἥψατο τῶν ὀστέων ῾Ελισαιὲ καὶ ἔζησε καὶ ἀνέστη ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ.

²²καὶ ᾿Αζαὴλ ἐξέθλιψε τὸν ᾿Ισραὴλ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ᾿Ιωάχαζ.

²³καὶ ἠλέησε Κύριος αὐτούς, καὶ ᾠκτείρησεν αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπ᾿ αὐτοὺς διὰ τὴν διαθήκην αὐτοῦ τὴν μετὰ ῾Αβραὰμ καὶ ᾿Ισαὰκ καὶ ᾿Ιακώβ, καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησε Κύριος διαφθεῖραι αὐτοὺς καὶ οὐκ ἀπέρριψεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ.

²⁴καὶ ἀπέθανεν ᾿Αζαὴλ βασιλεὺς Συρίας, καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν ᾿Ιωὰς υἱὸς ᾿Ιωάχαζ καὶ ἔλαβε τὰς πόλεις ἐκ χειρὸς υἱοῦ ῎Αδερ υἱοῦ ᾿Αζαήλ, ἃς ἔλαβεν ἐκ χειρὸς ᾿Ιωάχαζ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ· τρὶς ἐπάταξεν αὐτὸν ᾿Ιωὰς καὶ ἐπέστρεψε τὰς πόλεις ᾿Ισραήλ.

¹In the twenty-third year of Joas son of Ochozias king of Juda began Joachaz the son of Ju to reign in Samaria, [and he reigned] seventeen years.

²And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked after the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who led Israel to sin; he departed not from them.

³And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and delivered them into the hand of Azael king of Syria, and into the hand of the son of Ader son of Azael, all their days.

⁴And Joachaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened to him, for he saw the affliction of Israel, because the king of Syria afflicted them.

⁵And the Lord gave deliverance to Israel, and they escaped from under the hand of Syria: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as heretofore.

⁶Only they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who led Israel to sin: they walked in them-- moreover the grove also remained in Samaria.

⁷Whereas there was not left any army to Joachaz, except fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand infantry: for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and they made them as dust for trampling.

⁸And the rest of the acts of Joachaz, and all that he did, and his mighty acts [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

⁹And Joachaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria: and Joas his son reigned in his stead.

¹⁰In the thirty-seventh year of Joas king of Juda, Joas the son of Joachaz began to reign over Israel in Samaria sixteen years.

¹¹And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord; he departed not from all the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who led Israel to sin: he walked in it.

¹²And the rest of the acts of Joas, and all that he did, and his mighty acts which he performed together with Amessias king of Juda, [are] not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

¹³And Joas slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat upon his throne, and he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

¹⁴Now Elisaie was sick of his sickness, whereof he died: and Joas king of Israel went down to him, and wept over his face, and said, [My] father, [my] father, the chariot of Israel, and the horseman thereof!

¹⁵And Elisaie said to him, Take bow and arrows. Ad he took to himself a bow and arrows.

¹⁶And he said to the king, Put thy hand on the bow. And Joas put his hand upon [it]: and Elisaie put his hands upon the king’s hands.

¹⁷And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. And Elisaie said, Shoot. And he shot. And [Elisaie] said, The arrow of the Lord’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; and thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphec until thou have consumed them.

¹⁸And Elisaie said to him, Take bow and arrows. And he took them. And [he] said to the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And the king smote three times, and stayed.

¹⁹And the man of God was grieved at him, and said, If thou hadst smitten five or six times, then thou shouldest have smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed them; but now thou shalt smite Syria [only] thrice.

²⁰And Elisaie died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites came into the land, at the beginning of the year.

²¹And it came to pass as they were burying a man, that behold, they saw a band [of men], and they cast the man into the grave of Elisaie: and as soon as he touched the bones of Elisaie, he revived and stood up on his feet.

²²And Azael greatly afflicted Israel all the days of Joachaz.

²³And the Lord had mercy and compassion upon them, and had respect to them because of his covenant with Abraam, and Isaac, and Jacob; and the Lord would not destroy them, and did not cast them out from his presence.

²⁴And Azael king of Syria died, and the son of Ader his son reigned in his stead. And Joas the son of Joachaz returned, and took the cities out of the hand of the son of Ader the son of Azael, which he had taken out of the hand of Joachaz his father in the war: thrice did Joas smite him, and he recovered the cities of Israel.