Joramוִיהוֹרָםsonבֶּןof Ahabאַחְאָבbecame kingמָלַךְoverעַלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלin Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרוֹןin yearבִּשְׁנַתeighteenשְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵהof Jehoshaphatלִיהוֹשָׁפָטkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהand he reignedוַיִּמְלֹךְtwelveשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵהyears.שָׁנָה
He didוַיַּעֲשֶׂהwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהonlyרַקnotלֹאlike his fatherכְאָבִיוand like his mother;וּכְאִמּוֹhe removedוַיָּסַרthe standing stoneמַצְּבַתof Baalהַבַּעַלthatאֲשֶׁרhis fatherאָבִיוhad made.עָשָׂה
Onlyרַקhe clungדָּבֵקto the sinsבְּחַטֹּאותof Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםsonבֶּןof Nebat,נְבָטby whichאֲשֶׁרhe made Israel sin,הֶחֱטִיא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלhe did notלֹאturn awayסָרfrom it.מִמֶּנָּה
Mesha,וּמֵישַׁעkingמֶלֶךְof Moab,מוֹאָבwasהָיָהa sheep breeder,נֹקֵדand he deliveredוְהֵשִׁיבto the kingלְמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלa hundredמֵאָהthousandאֶלֶףlambsכָּרִיםand a hundredוּמֵאָהthousandאֶלֶףramsאֵילִיםwith their wool.צָמֶר
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen Ahabכְּ אַחְאָבdied,מוֹתthat the kingוַ מֶלֶךְof Moabמוֹאָבrebelledיִּפְשַׁעagainst the kingבְּמֶלֶךְof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
KingהַמֶּלֶךְJoramיְהוֹרָםwent outוַיֵּצֵאon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאfrom Samariaמִשֹּׁמְרוֹןand musteredוַיִּפְקֹדallכָּלIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
He wentוַיֵּלֶךְand sentוַיִּשְׁלַחtoאֶלJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“The kingמֶלֶךְof Moabמוֹאָבhas rebelledפָּשַׁעagainst me.בִּיWill you goהֲתֵלֵךְwith meאִתִּיtoאֶלMoabמוֹאָבfor battle?”לַמִּלְחָמָהHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I will go up;אֶעֱלֶהI amכָּמוֹנִיas you are,כָמוֹךָmy peopleכְּעַמִּיas your people,כְעַמֶּךָmy horsesכְּסוּסַיas your horses.”כְּסוּסֶיךָ
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whichאֵי זֶהwayהַדֶּרֶךְshall we go up?”נַעֲלֶהHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“The wayדֶּרֶךְof the wildernessמִדְבַּרof Edom.”אֱדוֹם
So the kingוַ מֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwent,יֵּלֶךְand the kingוּמֶלֶךof Judahיְהוּדָהand the kingוּמֶלֶךְof Edom,אֱדוֹםand they went aroundוַיָּסֹבּוּa journeyדֶּרֶךְof sevenשִׁבְעַתdays,יָמִיםand there was noוְלֹא הָיָהwaterמַיִםfor the campלַמַּחֲנֶהor for the animalsוְלַבְּהֵמָהthatאֲשֶׁרfollowed them.בְּרַגְלֵיהֶם
The kingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Alas!אֲהָהּForכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas calledקָרָאtheseהָאֵלֶּהthreeלִשְׁלֹשֶׁתkingsהַמְּלָכִיםto giveלָתֵתthemאוֹתָםinto the handבְּיַדof Moab.”מוֹאָב
Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Is there notהַאֵיןhereפֹּהa prophetנָבִיאof YHWH,לַיהוָהthat we may consultוְנִדְרְשָׁהYHWHאֶת יְהוָהthrough him?”מֵאוֹתוֹOneאֶחָדof the servantsמֵעַבְדֵיof the kingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלansweredוַיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Elishaאֱלִישָׁעsonבֶּןof Shaphatשָׁפָטis here,פֹּהwhoאֲשֶׁרpouredיָצַקwaterמַיִםonעַלthe handsיְדֵיof Elijah.”אֵלִיָּהוּ
Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“The wordדְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהisיֵשׁwith him.”אוֹתוֹSo the kingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָטand the kingוּמֶלֶךְof Edomאֱדוֹםwent downוַיֵּרְדוּto him.אֵלָיו
Elishaאֱלִישָׁעsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe kingמֶלֶךְof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל“What haveמַהIלִּיand youוָלָךְto do with each other?Goלֵךְtoאֶלthe prophetsנְבִיאֵיof your fatherאָבִיךָand toוְאֶלthe prophetsנְבִיאֵיof your mother.”אִמֶּךָThe kingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“No,אַלforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas calledקָרָאtheseהָאֵלֶּהthreeלִשְׁלֹשֶׁתkingsהַמְּלָכִיםto giveלָתֵתthemאוֹתָםinto the handבְּיַדof Moab.”מוֹאָב
Elishaאֱלִישָׁעsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“As YHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתlives,חַיbefore whomאֲשֶׁר לְפָנָיוI stand,עָמַדְתִּיif it were not forכִּי לוּלֵיmy regardפְּנֵי אֲנִי נֹשֵׂאfor Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהI would not lookאִם אַבִּיטat youאֵלֶיךָor see you.וְאִם אֶרְאֶךָּ
But nowוְעַתָּהbringקְחוּmeלִיa musician.”מְנַגֵּןAnd it happened,וְהָיָהas the musicianכְּ הַמְנַגֵּןplayed,נַגֵּןthat the handוַתְּהִי יַדof YHWHיְהוָהcame on him.עָלָיו
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָה‘Makeעָשֹׂהthisהַזֶּהwadiהַנַּחַלfull of pitsגֵּבִיםupon pits.’גֵּבִים
ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָה‘You will notלֹאseeתִרְאוּwind,רוּחַand you will notוְלֹאseeתִרְאוּrain,גֶשֶׁםyet thatוְהַ הַהוּאwadiנַּחַלwill be filledיִמָּלֵאwith water,מָיִםand you will drink,וּשְׁתִיתֶםyouאַתֶּםand your livestockוּמִקְנֵיכֶםand your animals.’וּבְהֶמְתְּכֶם
Thisזֹאתis a light thingוְנָקַלin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH;יְהוָהhe will also giveוְנָתַןMoabמוֹאָבinto your hand.בְּיֶדְכֶם
You will strikeוְהִכִּיתֶםeveryכָּלfortifiedמִבְצָרcityעִירand everyוְכָלchoiceמִבְחוֹרcity,עִירand everyוְכָלgoodטוֹבtreeעֵץyou will fell,תַּפִּילוּand allוְכָלthe springsמַעְיְנֵיof waterמַיִםyou will stop up,תִּסְתֹּמוּand everyוְכֹלgoodהַטּוֹבָהplot of landהַחֶלְקָהyou will ruinתַּכְאִבוּwith stones.”בָּאֲבָנִים
And it happenedוַיְהִיin the morning,בַבֹּקֶרas the grain offeringכַּ הַמִּנְחָהwas offered,עֲלוֹתthat, look,וְהִנֵּהwaterמַיִםwas comingבָּאִיםfrom the directionמִדֶּרֶךְof Edom,אֱדוֹםand the landוַ הָאָרֶץwas filledתִּמָּלֵאwith water.אֶת הַמָּיִם
AllוְכָלMoabמוֹאָבheardשָׁמְעוּthatכִּיthe kingsהַמְּלָכִיםhad come upעָלוּto fightלְהִלָּחֶםagainst them,בָּםand they were called out,וַיִּצָּעֲקוּallכֹּלfromמִthose who could gird onחֹגֵרa beltחֲגֹרָהand upward,וָמַעְלָהand they stoodוַיַּעַמְדוּatעַלthe border.הַגְּבוּל
They rose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּימוּin the morning,בַבֹּקֶרand the sunוְהַשֶּׁמֶשׁshoneזָרְחָהonעַלthe water,הַמָּיִםand Moabוַ מוֹאָבsawיִּרְאוּthe waterאֶת הַמַּיִםacross from themמִנֶּגֶדredאֲדֻמִּיםas blood.כַּדָּם
They said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Thisזֶהis blood!דָּםThe kingsהַמְּלָכִיםhave surely fought among themselvesהָחֳרֵב נֶחֶרְבוּand struckוַיַּכּוּoneאִישׁanother.אֶת רֵעֵהוּNowוְעַתָּהto the plunder,לַשָּׁלָלMoab!”מוֹאָב
They cameוַיָּבֹאוּtoאֶלthe campמַחֲנֵהof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand Israelוַ יִשְׂרָאֵלrose upיָּקֻמוּand struckוַיַּכּוּMoab,אֶת מוֹאָבand they fledוַיָּנֻסוּbefore them;מִפְּנֵיהֶםand they struckוַיַּכּוּin it,בָהּstrikingוְהַכּוֹתMoab.אֶת מוֹאָב
They tore downיַהֲרֹסוּthe cities,וְהֶעָרִיםand on everyוְכָלgoodטוֹבָהplot of landחֶלְקָהeach oneאִישׁthrewיַשְׁלִיכוּhis stoneאַבְנוֹand they filled it;וּמִלְאוּהָthey stopped upיִסְתֹּמוּeveryוְכָלspringמַעְיַןof waterמַיִםand felledוְ יַפִּילוּeveryכָלgoodטוֹבtree,עֵץuntilעַדonly in Kir-haresethבַּקִּיר חֲרָשֶׂתits stonesאֲבָנֶיהָwere left;הִשְׁאִירand the slingersוַ הַקַּלָּעִיםsurrounded itיָּסֹבּוּand struck it.וַיַּכּוּהָ
The kingמֶלֶךְof Moabמוֹאָבsawוַיַּרְאthatכִּיthe battleהַמִּלְחָמָהwas too strongחָזַקfor him,מִמֶּנּוּand he tookוַיִּקַּחwith himאוֹתוֹsevenשְׁבַעhundredמֵאוֹתmenאִישׁwho drewשֹׁלֵףthe swordחֶרֶבto break throughלְהַבְקִיעַtoאֶלthe kingמֶלֶךְof Edom,אֱדוֹםbut they could not.וְלֹא יָכֹלוּ
He tookוַיִּקַּחhis firstbornהַבְּכוֹרson,בְּנוֹwhoאֲשֶׁרwas to reignיִמְלֹךְin his place,תַּחְתָּיוand offered him upוַיַּעֲלֵהוּas a burnt offeringעֹלָהonעַלthe wall.הַחֹמָהAnd there wasוַיְהִיgreatגָּדוֹלwrathקֶצֶףagainstעַלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand they set outוַיִּסְעוּfromמֵhimעָלָיוand returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּto the land.לָאָרֶץ