1 και εν τω οκτωκαιδεκατω ετει βασιλευοντος ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ βασιλευει αβιου υιος ροβοαμ επι ιουδα | 1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah |
2 και εξ ετη εβασιλευσεν και ονομα της μητρος αυτου μααχα θυγατηρ αβεσσαλωμ | 2 and reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah descendant of Absalom. |
3 και επορευθη εν ταις αμαρτιαις του πατρος αυτου αις εποιησεν ενωπιον αυτου και ουκ ην η καρδια αυτου τελεια μετα κυριου θεου αυτου ως η καρδια δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου | 3 In everything he fol owed the sinful example of his father before him; his heart was not wholly withYahweh his God, as the heart of David his ancestor had been. |
4 οτι δια δαυιδ εδωκεν αυτω κυριος καταλειμμα ινα στηση τεκνα αυτου μετ' αυτον και στηση την ιερουσαλημ | 4 However, for David's sake, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, with a son to succeed him,so keeping Jerusalem secure; |
5 ως εποιησεν δαυιδ το ευθες ενωπιον κυριου ουκ εξεκλινεν απο παντων ων ενετειλατο αυτω πασας τας ημερας της ζωης αυτου | 5 for David had done what Yahweh regarded as right and had never in all his life disobeyed whatever hecommanded him (except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite). |
6 - | 6 . |
7 και τα λοιπα των λογων αβιου και παντα α εποιησεν ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα επι βιβλιω λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ιουδα και πολεμος ην ανα μεσον αβιου και ανα μεσον ιεροβοαμ | 7 The rest of the history of Abijam, his entire career, is this not recorded in the Book of the Annals of theKings of Judah? Abijam and Jeroboam made war on each other. |
8 και εκοιμηθη αβιου μετα των πατερων αυτου εν τω εικοστω και τεταρτω ετει του ιεροβοαμ και θαπτεται μετα των πατερων αυτου εν πολει δαυιδ και βασιλευει ασα υιος αυτου αντ' αυτου | 8 When Abijam fel asleep with his ancestors, he was buried in the City of David; his son Asa succeededhim. |
9 εν τω ενιαυτω τω τεταρτω και εικοστω του ιεροβοαμ βασιλεως ισραηλ βασιλευει ασα επι ιουδαν | 9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah |
10 και τεσσαρακοντα και εν ετος εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ και ονομα της μητρος αυτου ανα θυγατηρ αβεσσαλωμ | 10 and reigned for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah descendant ofAbsalom. |
11 και εποιησεν ασα το ευθες ενωπιον κυριου ως δαυιδ ο πατηρ αυτου | 11 Asa did what Yahweh regards as right, as his ancestor David had done. |
12 και αφειλεν τας τελετας απο της γης και εξαπεστειλεν παντα τα επιτηδευματα α εποιησαν οι πατερες αυτου | 12 He drove the male prostitutes out of the country and got rid of all the idols which his ancestors hadmade. |
13 και την ανα την μητερα αυτου μετεστησεν του μη ειναι ηγουμενην καθως εποιησεν συνοδον εν τω αλσει αυτης και εξεκοψεν ασα τας καταδυσεις αυτης και ενεπρησεν πυρι εν τω χειμαρρω κεδρων | 13 He even deprived his grandmother Maacah of the dignity of Great Lady for having made an obscenityfor Asherah; Asa cut down her obscenity and burnt it in the ravine of the Kidron. |
14 τα δε υψηλα ουκ εξηρεν πλην η καρδια ασα ην τελεια μετα κυριου πασας τας ημερας αυτου | 14 Though the high places were not abolished, Asa's heart was loyal to Yahweh throughout his life. |
15 και εισηνεγκεν τους κιονας του πατρος αυτου και τους κιονας αυτου εισηνεγκεν εις τον οικον κυριου αργυρους και χρυσους και σκευη | 15 He deposited his father's and his own dedicated gifts of silver, gold and sacred vessels in the Templeof Yahweh. |
16 και πολεμος ην ανα μεσον ασα και ανα μεσον βαασα βασιλεως ισραηλ πασας τας ημερας | 16 Asa and Baasha king of Israel were at war with each other throughout their reigns. |
17 και ανεβη βαασα βασιλευς ισραηλ επι ιουδαν και ωκοδομησεν την ραμα του μη ειναι εκπορευομενον και εισπορευομενον τω ασα βασιλει ιουδα | 17 Baasha king of Israel marched on Judah and fortified Ramah to blockade Asa king of Judah. |
18 και ελαβεν ασα το αργυριον και το χρυσιον το ευρεθεν εν τοις θησαυροις του οικου του βασιλεως και εδωκεν αυτα εις χειρας παιδων αυτου και εξαπεστειλεν αυτους ο βασιλευς ασα προς υιον αδερ υιον ταβερεμμαν υιου αζιν βασιλεως συριας του κατοικουντος εν δαμασκω λεγων | 18 Asa then took al the remaining silver and gold left in the treasuries of the Temple of Yahweh and theroyal palace. Entrusting this to his servants, King Asa sent them with the fol owing message to Ben-Hadad sonof Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, the king of Aram who lived in Damascus, |
19 διαθου διαθηκην ανα μεσον εμου και ανα μεσον σου και ανα μεσον του πατρος μου και του πατρος σου ιδου εξαπεσταλκα σοι δωρα αργυριον και χρυσιον δευρο διασκεδασον την διαθηκην σου την προς βαασα βασιλεα ισραηλ και αναβησεται απ' εμου | 19 'Let us make an al iance between myself and yourself, between my father and your father! Look, Ihave sent you a gift of silver and gold. Come, break off your al iance with Baasha king of Israel, which wil makehim withdraw from me.' |
20 και ηκουσεν υιος αδερ του βασιλεως ασα και απεστειλεν τους αρχοντας των δυναμεων των αυτου ταις πολεσιν του ισραηλ και επαταξεν την αιν και την δαν και την αβελμαα και πασαν την χεζραθ εως πασης της γης νεφθαλι | 20 Ben-Hadad listened favourably to King Asa, and sent the generals of his armies to attack the towns ofIsrael; he ravaged Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, al Chinneroth, and the whole territory of Naphtali. |
21 και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν βαασα και διελιπεν του οικοδομειν την ραμα και ανεστρεψεν εις θερσα | 21 When Baasha heard this he gave up fortifying Ramah and retired to Tirzah. |
22 και ο βασιλευς ασα παρηγγειλεν παντι ιουδα εις αινακιμ και αιρουσιν τους λιθους της ραμα και τα ξυλα αυτης α ωκοδομησεν βαασα και ωκοδομησεν εν αυτοις ο βασιλευς ασα παν βουνον βενιαμιν και την σκοπιαν | 22 King Asa then summoned al Judah, no one was exempt; they took away the stones and timber withwhich Baasha had been fortifying Ramah, and King Asa used them to fortify Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah. |
23 και τα λοιπα των λογων ασα και πασα η δυναστεια αυτου ην εποιησεν ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα εστιν επι βιβλιω λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ιουδα πλην εν τω καιρω του γηρως αυτου επονεσεν τους ποδας αυτου | 23 The rest of the history of Asa, al his valour, his entire career, is this not recorded in the Book of theAnnals of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he contracted a disease of his feet. |
24 και εκοιμηθη ασα και θαπτεται μετα των πατερων αυτου εν πολει δαυιδ και βασιλευει ιωσαφατ υιος αυτου αντ' αυτου | 24 When Asa fell asleep with his ancestors, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of his ancestorDavid; his son Jehoshaphat succeeded him. |
25 και ναδαβ υιος ιεροβοαμ βασιλευει επι ισραηλ εν ετει δευτερω του ασα βασιλεως ιουδα και εβασιλευσεν επι ισραηλ ετη δυο | 25 Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and hereigned over Israel for two years. |
26 και εποιησεν το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου και επορευθη εν οδω του πατρος αυτου και εν ταις αμαρτιαις αυτου αις εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ | 26 He did what is displeasing to Yahweh; he copied his father's example and the sin into which he hadled Israel. |
27 και περιεκαθισεν αυτον βαασα υιος αχια επι τον οικον βελααν και επαταξεν αυτον εν γαβαθων τη των αλλοφυλων και ναδαβ και πας ισραηλ περιεκαθητο επι γαβαθων | 27 Baasha son of Ahijah, of the House of Issachar, plotted against him and murdered him at Gibbethon,a Philistine town which Nadab and all Israel were besieging. |
28 και εθανατωσεν αυτον βαασα εν ετει τριτω του ασα υιου αβιου βασιλεως ιουδα και εβασιλευσεν | 28 Baasha kil ed Nadab and succeeded him in the third year of Asa king of Judah. |
29 και εγενετο ως εβασιλευσεν και επαταξεν τον οικον ιεροβοαμ και ουχ υπελιπετο πασαν πνοην του ιεροβοαμ εως του εξολεθρευσαι αυτον κατα το ρημα κυριου ο ελαλησεν εν χειρι δουλου αυτου αχια του σηλωνιτου | 29 No sooner was he king than he butchered the entire House of Jeroboam, not sparing a soul, and putan end to it, just as Yahweh had foretold through his servant Ahijah of Shiloh, |
30 περι των αμαρτιων ιεροβοαμ ως εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ και εν τω παροργισμω αυτου ω παρωργισεν τον κυριον θεον του ισραηλ | 30 because of the sins which he had committed and into which he had led Israel, and because he hadprovoked the anger of Yahweh, God of Israel. |
31 και τα λοιπα των λογων ναδαβ και παντα α εποιησεν ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα εστιν εν βιβλιω λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ισραηλ | 31 The rest of the history of Nadab, his entire career, is this not recorded in |
32 - | 32 the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel? |
33 και εν τω ετει τω τριτω του ασα βασιλεως ιουδα βασιλευει βαασα υιος αχια επι ισραηλ εν θερσα εικοσι και τεσσαρα ετη | 33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of Israel at Tirzah fortwenty-four years. |
34 και εποιησεν το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου και επορευθη εν οδω ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ και εν ταις αμαρτιαις αυτου ως εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ | 34 He did what is displeasing to Yahweh; he copied the example of Jeroboam and the sin into which hehad led Israel. |