2 Kings 9

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 The prophet Elisha called one of the guild prophets and said to him: "Gird your loins, take this flask of oil with you, and go to Ramoth-gilead.	1 ܘܐܠܝܫܥ ܢܒܝܐ ܩܪܐ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܣܘܪ ܚܨ̈ܝܟ ܘܣܒ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܡܫܚܐ ܒܐܝܕܟ ܘܙܠ ܠܪܡܬ ܓܠܥܕ
2 When you get there, look for Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. Enter and take him away from his companions into an inner chamber.	2 ܘܥܘܠ ܠܬܡܢ ܘܚܙܝ ܬܡܢ ܠܝܗܘ ܒܪ ܝܡܫܝ ܥܘܠ ܐܩܝܡܝܗܝ ܡܢ ܒܝ̈ܢܬ ܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܐܥܠܝܗܝ ܬܘܢ ܒܓܘ ܬܘܢ
3 From the flask you have, pour oil on his head, and say, 'Thus says the LORD: I anoint you king over Israel.' Then open the door and flee without delay."	3 ܘܣܒ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܡܫܚܐ ܘܣܘܟ ܒܪܝܫܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܫܚܬܟ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܦܬܚ ܬܪܥܐ ܘܥܪܘܩ ܘܠܐ ܬܟܬܪ
4 The young man (the guild prophet) went to Ramoth-gilead.	4 ܘܐܙܠ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܠܪܡܬ ܓܠܥܕ
5 When he arrived, the commanders of the army were in session. "I have a message for you, commander," he said. "For which one of us?" asked Jehu. "For you, commander," he answered.	5 ܘܥܠ ܘܚܙܐ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܟܕ ܝܬܒܝܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܟ ܪܒܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܗܘ ܠܡܢ ܡܢ ܟܠܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܠܟ ܪܒܐ
6 Jehu got up and went into the house. Then the young man poured the oil on his head and said, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'I anoint you king over the people of the LORD, over Israel.	6 ܘܩܡ ܘܥܠ ܠܬܘܢܐ ܘܢܣܟ ܡܫܚܐ ܒܪܝܫܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܫܚܬܟ ܕܬܡܠܟ ܥܠ ܥܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
7 You shall destroy the house of Ahab your master; thus will I avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the other servants of the LORD shed by Jezebel,	7 ܘܬܡܚܐ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܐܚܒ ܡܪܟ ܘܐܬܢܩܡ ܕܡܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܡܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝܙܒܠ
8 and by all the rest of the family of Ahab. I will cut off every male in Ahab's line, whether slave or freeman in Israel.	8 ܘܐܘܒܕ ܟܠܗ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܐܚܒ ܘܐܘܒܕ ܠܐܚܒ ܕܬܐܢ ܒܐܣܬܐ ܘܕܐܣܪ ܘܫܪܐ ܒܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ
9 I will deal with the house of Ahab as I dealt with the house of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, and with the house of Baasha, son of Ahijah.	9 ܘܐܥܒܕܝܘܗܝ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܐܚܒ ܐܝܟ ܒܝܬ ܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܒܪ ܢܒܛ ܘܐܝܟ ܒܝܬ ܒܥܫܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܐ
10 Dogs shall devour Jezebel at the confines of Jezreel, so that no one can bury her.'" Then he opened the door and fled.	10 ܘܠܐܝܙܒܠ ܢܐܟܠܘܢ ܟ̈ܠܒܐ ܒܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܩܒܪ ܘܦܬܚ ܬܪܥܐ ܘܥܪܩ
11 When Jehu rejoined his master's servants, they asked him, "Is all well? Why did that madman come to you?" You know that kind of man and his talk, he replied.	11 ܘܝܗܘ ܢܦܩ ܠܘܬ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܡܪܗ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܫܠܡ ܡܢܐ ܐܬܐ ܫܛܝܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܘܠܫܛܝܘܬܗ
12 But they said, "Not at all! Come, tell us." So he told them what the young man had said to him, and finally, "Thus says the LORD: 'I anoint you king over Israel.'"	12 ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܡܕܓܠ ܐܢܬ ܚܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܫܚܬܟ ܕܬܡܠܟ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
13 At once each took his garment, spread it under Jehu on the bare steps, blew the trumpet, and cried out, "Jehu is king!"	13 ܘܐܣܬܪܗܒܘ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܓܒܪ ܠܒܫܗ ܘܣܡܘ ܬܚܘܬܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܕܪ̈ܓܐ ܘܩܪܘ ܒܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܐܡܠܟ ܝܗܘ
14 Thus Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, formed a conspiracy against Joram. Joram, with all Israel, had been besieging Ramoth-gilead against Hazael, king of Aram,	14 ܘܡܪܕ ܝܗܘ ܒܪ ܝܡܫܝ ܥܠ ܝܘܪܡ ܘܝܘܪܡ ܢܛܪ ܗܘܐ ܒܪܡܬܓܠܥܕ ܗܘ ܘܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܡܗ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܚܙܐܝܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ
15 but had returned to Jezreel to be healed of the wounds the Arameans had inflicted on him in the battle against Hazael, king of Aram. "If you are truly with me," Jehu said, "see that no one escapes from the city to report in Jezreel."	15 ܘܗܦܟ ܝܘܪܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܡܬܐܣܝܘ ܒܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ ܡܢ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܡܚܐܘܗܝ ܐ̈ܕܘܡܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܚܙܐܝܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܗܘ ܐܢ ܨ̈ܒܝܢ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܦܘܩ ܕܡܬܦܠܛ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܢܐܙܠ ܘܢܚܘܐ ܒܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ
16 Then Jehu mounted his chariot and drove to Jezreel, where Joram lay ill and Ahaziah, king of Judah, had come to visit him.	16 ܘܪܟܒ ܝܗܘ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܬܡܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܘܪܡ ܪܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܬܡܢ ܘܐܚܙܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܢܚܬ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܠܝܘܪܡ ܒܪ ܐܚܒ ܕܟܪܝܗ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ
17 The watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw the troop of Jehu coming and reported, "I see chariots." "Get a driver," Joram said, "and send him to meet them and to ask whether all is well."	17 ܘܕܘܩܐ ܩܐܡ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܕܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ ܘܚܙܐ ܪܟܘܒܐ ܕܝܗܘ ܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܩܐ ܪ̈ܟܒܐ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܪܡ ܕܒܪ ܡܪܟܒܬܐ ܘܫܕܪ ܠܐܘܪܥܗܘܢ ܘܢܐܡܪ ܫܠܡ
18 So a driver went out to meet him and said, "The king asks whether all is well." "What does it matter to you how things are?" Jehu said. "Get behind me." The watchman reported to the king, "The messenger has reached them, but is not returning."	18 ܘܐܙܠ ܪܟܒ ܣܘܣܝܐ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܫܠܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܗܘ ܡܐ ܠܟ ܘܠܫܠܡܐ ܗܦܘܟ ܒܬܪܝ ܘܚܘܝ ܕܘܩܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܛܐ ܐܝܙܓܕܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܗܦܟ
19 Joram sent a second driver, who went to them and said, "The king asks whether all is well." "What does it matter to you how things are?" Jehu replied. "Get behind me."	19 ܘܫܕܪ ܦܪܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܫܠܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܗܘ ܡܐ ܠܟ ܘܠܫܠܡܐ ܗܦܘܟ ܒܬܪܝ
20 The watchman reported, "The messenger has reached them, but is not returning. The driving is like that of Jehu, son of Nimshi, in its fury."	20 ܘܚܘܝ ܕܘܩܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܛܐ ܐܝܙܓܕܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܗܦܟ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܪܐ ܕܝܗܘ ܒܪ ܝܡܫܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܣܪܗܒܐܝܬ ܕܒܪ ܗܘܐ
21 "Prepare my chariot," said Joram. When they had done so, Joram, king of Israel, and Ahaziah, king of Judah, set out, each in his own chariot, to meet Jehu. They reached him near the field of Naboth the Jezreelite.	21 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܪܡ ܦܓܕܘ ܘܦܓܕܘ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܐ ܘܢܦܩ ܝܘܪܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܚܙܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܓܒܪ ܒܡܪܟܒܬܗ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܕܝܗܘ ܘܐܫܟܚܘܗܝ ܒܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܕܢܒܘܬ ܐܝܙܪܥܠܝܐ
22 When Joram recognized Jehu, he asked, "Is all well, Jehu?" "How can all be well," Jehu replied, "as long as the many fornications and witchcrafts of your mother Jezebel continue?"	22 ܘܟܕ ܚܙܝܗܝ ܝܘܪܡ ܠܝܗܘ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܫܠܡ ܝܗܘ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܗܘ ܡܢܘ ܫܠܡܐ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܙܒܠ ܐܡܟ ܐܘ ܕܚܪ̈ܫܝܗ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ
23 Joram reined about and fled, crying to Ahaziah, "Treason, Ahaziah!"	23 ܘܗܦܟ ܝܘܪܡ ܘܥܪܩ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐܚܙܝܐ ܢܟܠܐ ܐܚܙܝܐ
24 But Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders, so that the arrow went through his heart and he collapsed in his chariot.	24 ܘܝܗܘ ܡܠܐ ܐܝܕܗ ܒܩܫܬܐ ܘܡܚܝܗܝ ܠܝܘܪܡ ܒܝܬ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܘܢܦܩ ܓܐܪܐ ܡܢ ܠܒܗ ܘܒܪܟ ܒܡܪܟܒܬܗ
25 Then Jehu said to his adjutant Bidkar, "Take him and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For I remember that when we were driving teams behind his father Ahab, the LORD delivered this oracle against him:	25 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܗܘ ܠܒܪ ܕܩܪ ܓܢܒܪܗ ܫܩܘܠ ܐܪܡܝܗܝ ܒܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܕܢܒܘܬ ܐܝܙܪܥܠܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܟܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܟܕ ܪܟܝܒܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܐܢܐ ܘܐܢܬ ܘܕܒܪܝܢ ܒܬܪ ܐܚܒ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܐܡܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ
26 'As surely as I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,' says the LORD, 'I will repay you for it in that very plot of ground, says the LORD.' So now take him into this plot of ground, in keeping with the word of the LORD."	26 ܐܠܐ ܕܡܗ ܕܢܒܘܬ ܘܕܡܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܚܙܝܬ ܒܪܡܫܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܦܪܥܟ ܒܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܗܫܐ ܣܒ ܫܕܝܘܗܝ ܒܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܘܫܕܐܘܗܝ ܒܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܕܢܒܘܬ ܐܝܙܪܥܠܝܐ
27 Seeing what was happening, Ahaziah, king of Judah, fled toward Beth-haggan. Jehu pursued him, shouting, "Kill him too!" And they pierced him as he rode through the pass of Gur near Ibleam. He continued his flight as far as Megiddo and died there.	27 ܘܐܚܙܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܚܙܐ ܘܥܪܩ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܒܝܬܓ̈ܢܐ ܘܪܕܦ ܒܬܪܗ ܝܗܘ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܦ ܠܗ ܩܘܛܠܘܗܝ ܘܩܛܠܘܗܝ ܒܡܪܟܒܬܗ ܒܡܣܩܢܐ ܕܓܘܕ ܕܥܠ ܓܒ ܢܒܠܥܡ ܘܥܪܩ ܠܡܓܕܘ ܘܡܝܬ ܬܡܢ
28 His servants brought him in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in the tomb of his ancestors in the City of David.	28 ܘܫܩܠܘܗܝ ܥ̈ܒܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܘܒܠܘܗܝ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܩܒܪܘܗܝ ܒܩܒܪܐ ܥܡ ܐ̈ܒܗܘܗܝ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ
29 Ahaziah had become king of Judah in the eleventh year of Joram, son of Ahab.	29 ܘܒܫܢܬ ܚܕܥܣܪܐ ܠܝܘܪܡ ܒܪ ܐܚܒ ܐܡܠܟ ܐܚܙܝܐ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ
30 When Jezebel learned that Jehu had arrived in Jezreel, she shadowed her eyes, adorned her hair, and looked down from her window.	30 ܘܐܬܐ ܝܗܘ ܠܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ ܘܐܝܙܒܠ ܫܡܥܬ ܘܟܚܠܬ ܒܨܕܝܕܐ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܗ ܘܐܣܪܬ ܪܝܫܗ ܘܐܕܝܩܬ ܡܢ ܟܘܬܐ
31 As Jehu came through the gate, she cried out, "Is all well, Zimri, murderer of your master?"	31 ܘܝܗܘ ܥܐܠ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܫܠܡ ܙܡܪܝ ܩܛܠ ܡܪܗ
32 Jehu looked up to the window and shouted, "Who is on my side? Anyone?" At this, two or three eunuchs looked down toward him.	32 ܘܐܪܝܡ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܡ̇ܢ ܥܡܝ ܘܐܬܚܙܝܘ ܠܗ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܝܢ
33 "Throw her down," he ordered. They threw her down, and some of her blood spurted against the wall and against the horses. Jehu rode in over her body	33 ܘܐܡܪ ܦܘܫܚܘܗ. ܘܦܫܚܘܗ ܘܪܣܘ ܡܢ ܕܡܗ ܥܠ ܐܣܬܐ ܘܥܠܘ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܘܕܫܘܗ
34 and, after eating and drinking, he said: "Attend to that accursed woman and bury her; after all, she was a king's daughter."	34 ܘܥܠ ܠܡܠܥܣ ܘܠܡܫܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܦܘܩܕܘܗ ܠܠܝܛܬܐ ܗܝ ܘܩܘܒܪܘܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܪܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܗܝ
35 But when they went to bury her, they found nothing of her but the skull, the feet, and the hands.	35 ܘܐܙܠܘ ܠܡܩܒܪܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܒܗ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܪܝܫܗ ܘܪ̈ܓܠܝܗ ܘܦܣ̈ܐ ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝܗ
36 They returned to Jehu, and when they told him, he said, "This is the sentence which the LORD pronounced through his servant Elijah the Tishbite: 'In the confines of Jezreel dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel.	36 ܘܗܦܟܘ ܘܚܘܝܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܗܘ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܒܕܗ ܐܠܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܬܫܒܝ ܕܒܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ ܢܐܟܠܘܢ ܟܠܒ̈ܐ ܒܣܪܗ ܕܐܝܙܒܠ
37 The corpse of Jezebel shall be like dung in the field in the confines of Jezreel, so that no one can say: This was Jezebel.'"	37 ܘܬܗܘܐ ܫܠܕܗ ܕܐܝܙܒܠ ܐܝܟ ܙܒܠܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܙܪܥܝܠ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܩܒܪ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܐܝܙܒܠ