¹Ahaz je bil dvajset let star, ko je začel vladati, in vladal je šestnajst let v Jeruzalemu; in ni delal, kar bi bilo prav v očeh GOSPODOVIH, kakor David, oče njegov,

¹A son of twenty years [is] Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he hath not done that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, as David his father,

²temuč hodil je po poti kraljev Izraelovih, in je tudi napravil ulite podobe za Baale.

²and walketh in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also, molten images hath made for Baalim,

³Vrhutega je žgal kadilo v dolini sina Hinomovega in otroke svoje je peljal kot daritev skozi ogenj, po gnusobah poganov, ki jih je pregnal GOSPOD izpred sinov Izraelovih.

³and himself hath made perfume in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burneth his sons with fire according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,

⁴In daroval je in žgal kadilo na višavah in po hribih in pod vsakim zelenim drevesom.

⁴and sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.

⁵Zato ga je GOSPOD, njegov Bog, dal v roko kralju Sircev; in porazili so ga ter veliko množico njegovih odpeljali kot ujetnike in jih privedli v Damask. Bil je tudi izdan v roko kralja Izraelovega, ki mu je pripravil velik poraz.

⁵And Jehovah his God giveth him into the hand of the king of Aram, and they smite him, and take captive from him a great captivity, and bring [them] in to Damascus, and also into the hand of the king of Israel he hath been given, and he smiteth him -- a great smiting.

⁶Zakaj Pekah, sin Remalijev, je pobil iz Judovih sto in dvajset tisoč v enem dne, zgolj junaških mož, ker so bili zapustili GOSPODA, Boga očetov svojih.

⁶And Pekah son of Remaliah slayeth in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day (the whole [are] sons of valour), because of their forsaking Jehovah, God of their fathers.

⁷In Zihri, mogočen mož v Efraimu, je ubil Maaseja, sina kraljevega, in Azrikama, načelnika palače, in Elkana, drugega za kraljem.

⁷And Zichri, a mighty one of Ephraim, slayeth Maaseiah son of the king, and Azrikam leader of the house, and Elkanah second to the king.

⁸In sinovi Izraelovi so odpeljali ujetih iz bratov svojih dvesto tisoč žen, sinov in hčera, ter so pobrali od njih veliko plena in prinesli plen v Samarijo.

⁸And the sons of Israel take captive of their brethren, two hundred thousand, wives, sons and daughters, and also much spoil they have seized from them, and they bring in the spoil to Samaria.

⁹Bil je pa tam prorok GOSPODOV, po imenu Oded; ta pride naproti vojski, ki je prihajala v Samarijo, in jim reče: Glejte, ker se je GOSPOD, očetov vaših Bog, razsrdil nad Judovimi, jih vam je dal v roko, in vi ste jih tako grozovito pomorili, da sega do neba.

⁹And there hath been there a prophet of Jehovah (Oded [is] his name), and he goeth out before the host that hath come in to Samaria, and saith to them, `Lo, in the fury of Jehovah God of your fathers against Judah, He hath given them into your hand, and ye slay among them in rage -- unto the heavens it hath come;

¹⁰In sedaj še mislite teptati otroke Judove in jeruzalemske, da vam bodo sužnji in sužnice! Niste li pa tudi sami dosti krivi proti GOSPODU, Bogu svojemu?

¹⁰and now, sons of Judah and Jerusalem ye are saying to subdue for men-servants and for maid-servants to you; but are there not with you causes of guilt before Jehovah your God?

¹¹Zato me sedaj poslušajte in pošljite nazaj ujetnike, ki ste jih ujeli iz bratov svojih; zakaj srd GOSPODOV je vzplamtel zoper vas.

¹¹and now, hear me, and send back the captives whom ye have taken captive of your brethren, for the heat of the anger of Jehovah [is] upon you.'

¹²Tedaj vstanejo nekateri poglavarji Efraimovih sinov, Azarija, sin Johananov, Berekija, sin Mesimelotov, in Jehizkija, sin Salumov, in Amasa, sin Hadlajev, zoper tiste, ki so prišli iz vojske,

¹²And certain of the heads of the sons of Ephraim (Azariah son of Johanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai), rise up against those coming in from the host,

¹³in jim vele: Ne smete dovesti sem tistih ujetnikov; zakaj da bi spravili nad nas krivdo proti GOSPODU, nameravate to, da se pomnože grehi in krivde naše! in naša krivda je že dosti velika, in srd Božji plamti zoper Izraela.

¹³and say to them, `Ye do not bring in the captives hither, for, to guilt against Jehovah on us, ye are saying to add unto our sin and unto our guilt? for abundant [is] the guilt we have, and the fierceness of anger on Israel.'

¹⁴Nato so oboroženci ostavili ujetnike in plen pred knezi in pred vsem zborom.

¹⁴And the armed men leave the captives and the prey before the heads and all the assembly;

¹⁵In oni možje, ki so bili po imenu imenovani, se vzdignejo in vzamejo ujetnike v svojo skrb ter ogrnejo gole med njimi z oblačili iz plena, in ko so jih oblekli in obuli ter jim dali jesti in piti in jih pomazilili ter posadili slabe izmed njih na osle, so jih peljali v Jeriho, palmovo mesto, k njih bratom; potem se vrnejo v Samarijo.

¹⁵and the men who have been expressed by name rise and take hold on the captives, and all their naked ones they have clothed from the spoil, yea, they clothe them, and shoe them, and cause them to eat and drink, and anoint them, and lead them on asses, even every feeble one, and bring them in to Jericho, the city of palms, near their brethren, and turn back to Samaria.

¹⁶Tisti čas pošlje kralj Ahaz h kraljem v Asiriji, da bi mu pomagali.

¹⁶At that time hath king Ahaz sent unto the king of Asshur to give help to him;

¹⁷Zakaj Edomci so zopet bili prišli in porazili Judo in odpeljali ujetnikov.

¹⁷and again the Edomites have come, and smite in Judah, and take captive a captivity.

¹⁸Filistejci so tudi naskočili mesta v ravnini in na južni strani Judovi ter dobili Betsemes, Ajalon, Gederot, Soko in njemu podložne vasi in Timno s podložnimi vasmi in Gimzo ž njenimi vasmi ter so se v njih nastanili.

¹⁸And the Philistines have rushed against the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and capture Beth-Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho and its villages, and Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages, and dwell there,

¹⁹Zakaj GOSPOD je poniževal Judo zavoljo, Ahaza, kralja Izraelovega, ker je razuzdano ravnal v Judi in se je povsem izneveril GOSPODU.

¹⁹for Jehovah hath humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made free with Judah, even to commit a trespass against Jehovah.

²⁰In Tilgat-pilneser, kralj asirski, je prišel k njemu in ga je stiskal, a utrdil ga ni.

²⁰And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur cometh in unto him, and doth distress him, and hath not strengthened him,

²¹Kajti Ahaz je oropal GOSPODOVO hišo in kraljevo in hiše poglavarjev ter dal rop kralju asirskemu, a nič mu ni koristilo.

²¹though Ahaz hath taken a portion [out] of the house of Jehovah, and [out] of the house of the king, and of the princes, and giveth to the king of Asshur, yet it is no help to him.

²²In ob času stiske svoje se je še bolj izneveril GOSPODU, on, tisti kralj Ahaz.

²²And in the time of his distress -- he addeth to trespass against Jehovah, (this king Ahaz),

²³Zakaj daroval je bogovom Damaščanov, ki so ga porazili, in je dejal: Ker jim bogovi kraljev asirskih pomagajo, jim hočem darovati, da mi tudi pomagajo. A bili so v pogubo njemu in vsemu Izraelu.

²³and he sacrificeth to the gods of Damascus -- those smiting him, and saith, `Because the gods of the kings of Aram are helping them, to them I sacrifice, and they help me,' and they have been to him to cause him to stumble, and to all Israel.

²⁴In Ahaz je zbral posode hiše Božje in je razbil posode hiše Božje; in zaprl je duri v hiši GOSPODOVI ter si je napravil oltarje po vseh kotih v Jeruzalemu.

²⁴And Ahaz gathereth the vessels of the house of God, and cutteth in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shutteth the doors of the house of Jehovah, and maketh to himself altars in every corner in Jerusalem.

²⁵In v vsakem posameznem mestu Judovem je naredil višave, da bi se kadilo drugim bogovom, in dražil v jezo GOSPODA, Boga očetov svojih.

²⁵And in every city and city of Judah he hath made high places to make perfume to other gods, and provoketh Jehovah, God of his fathers.

²⁶Druge zgodbe njegove pa in vse poti njegove, prve in poslednje, glej, zapisane so v knjigi kraljev Judovih in Izraelovih.In legel je Ahaz k očetom svojim, in pokopali so ga v mestu, v Jeruzalemu, kajti niso ga prinesli v grobe kraljev Izraelovih. In Ezekija, sin njegov, je zakraljeval na mestu njegovem.

²⁶And the rest of his matters, and all his ways, the first and the last, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

²⁷In legel je Ahaz k očetom svojim, in pokopali so ga v mestu, v Jeruzalemu, kajti niso ga prinesli v grobe kraljev Izraelovih. In Ezekija, sin njegov, je zakraljeval na mestu njegovem.

²⁷And Ahaz lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city, in Jerusalem, but have not brought him in to the graves of the kings of Israel, and reign doth Hezekiah his son in his stead.