2 Cronache 22

1Gli abitanti di Gerusalemme, in luogo di Jehoram, proclamarono re Achazia, il più giovine de’ suoi figliuoli; poiché la truppa ch’era entrata con gli Arabi nel campo, aveva ucciso tutti i più grandi d’età. Così regnò Achazia, figliuolo di Jehoram, re di Giuda. 2Achazia avea quarantadue anni quando cominciò a regnare, e regnò un anno in Gerusalemme. Sua madre si chiamava Athalia, figliuola di Omri. 3Anch’egli camminò per le vie della casa di Achab, perché sua madre, ch’era sua consigliera, lo spingeva ad agire empiamente. 4Egli fece ciò ch’è male agli occhi dell’Eterno, come quei della casa di Achab, perché, dopo la morte di suo padre, questi furono suoi consiglieri, per sua rovina. 5E fu pure dietro loro consiglio ch’egli andò con Jehoram, figliuolo di Achab re d’Israele, a combattere contro Hazael, re di Siria, a Ramoth di Galaad, e i Siri ferirono Joram; 6e questi tornò a Jzreel per farsi curare delle ferite che avea ricevute dai Siri a Ramah, quando combatteva contro Hazael, re di Siria. Ed Achazia, figliuolo di Jehoram re di Giuda, scese ad Jzreel a vedere Jehoram, figliuolo di Achab, perché questi era ammalato. 7Or fu volontà di Dio che Achazia, per sua rovina, si recasse da Joram; perché quando fu giunto, uscì con Jehoram contro Jehu, figliuolo di Nimsci, che l’Eterno aveva unto per sterminare la casa di Achab; 8e come Jehu facea giustizia della casa di Achab, trovò i capi di Giuda e i figliuoli de’ fratelli di Achazia ch’erano al servizio di Achazia, e li uccise. 9E fe’ cercare Achazia, che s’era nascosto in Samaria; e Achazia fu preso, menato a Jehu, messo a morte, e poi seppellito; perché si diceva: "E’ il figliuolo di Giosafat, che cercava l’Eterno con tutto il cuor suo". E nella casa di Achazia non rimase più alcuno che fosse capace di regnare. 10Or quando Athalia, madre di Achazia, vide che il suo figliuolo era morto, si levò e distrusse tutta la stirpe reale della casa di Giuda. 11Ma Jehoshabet, figliuola del re, prese Joas, figliuolo di Achazia, lo trafugò di mezzo ai figliuoli del re ch’eran messi a morte e lo pose con la sua balia nella camera dei letti. Così Jehoshabet, figliuola del re Jehoram, moglie del sacerdote Jehoiada (era sorella d’Achazia), lo nascose alle ricerche d’Athalia, che non lo mise a morte. 12Ed egli rimase nascosto presso di loro nella casa di Dio per sei anni; intanto, Athalia regnava sul paese.

1The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place; for the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. 2Forty-two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. 3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly. 4He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction. 5He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram. 6He returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. 7Now the destruction of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went to Joram: for when he had come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. 8When Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah, serving Ahaziah, and killed them. 9He sought Ahaziah, and they caught him (now he was hiding in Samaria), and they brought him to Jehu, and killed him; and they buried him, for they said, “He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Yahweh with all his heart.” The house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom. 10Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal seed of the house of Judah. 11But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah, so that she didn’t kill him. 12He was with them hidden in God’s house six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

1En de inwoners van Jeruzalem maakten Ahazia, zijn kleinsten zoon, koning in zijn plaats; want een bende, die met de Arabieren in het leger gekomen was, had al de eersten gedood. Ahazia dan, de zoon van Joram, de koning van Juda, regeerde. 2Twee en veertig jaar was Ahazia oud, toen hij koning werd, en hij regeerde een jaar te Jeruzalem; en de naam zijner moeder was Athalia, een dochter van Omri. 3Hij wandelde ook in de wegen van het huis van Achab; want zijn moeder was zijn raadgeefster, om goddelooslijk te handelen. 4En hij deed dat kwaad was in de ogen des HEEREN, gelijk het huis van Achab; want zij waren zijn raadgevers, na den dood zijns vaders, hem ten verderve. 5Hij wandelde ook in hun raad, en toog henen met Joram, den zoon van Achab, den koning van Israel, tot den strijd tegen Hazael, den koning van Syrie, bij Ramoth in Gilead; en de Syriers sloegen Joram. 6En hij keerde weder om zich te laten genezen te Jizreel; want hij had wonden, die men hem bij Rama geslagen had, als hij streed tegen Hazael, den koning van Syrie; en Azarja, de zoon van Joram, den koning van Juda, kwam af, om Joram, den zoon van Achab, te Jizreel te bezien, want hij was krank. 7De vertreding nu van Ahazia was van God, dat hij tot Joram kwam; want als hij gekomen was, toog hij met Joram uit tot Jehu, den zoon van Nimsi, denwelken de HEERE gezalfd had, om het huis van Achab uit te roeien. 8Zo geschiedde het, als Jehu het oordeel uitvoerde tegen het huis van Achab, dat hij de vorsten van Juda en de zonen der broederen van Ahazia, die Ahazia dienden, vond, en die doodde. 9Daarna zocht hij Ahazia, en zij kregen hem (want hij was verstoken in Samaria), en zij brachten hem tot Jehu, en zij doodden hem, en begroeven hem; want zij zeiden: Hij is de zoon van Josafat, die den HEERE met zijn ganse hart gezocht heeft. Zo had het huis van Ahazia niemand, die kracht behield tot het koninkrijk. 10Toen Athalia, de moeder van Ahazia, zag, dat haar zoon dood was, zo maakte zij zich op, en bracht al het koninklijke zaad van het huis van Juda om. 11Maar Jozabath, de dochter des konings, nam Joas, den zoon van Ahazia, en stal hem uit het midden van des konings zonen, die gedood werden, en zette hem en zijn voedster in een slaapkamer; zo verborg hem Jozabath, de dochter van den koning Joram, de huisvrouw van den priester Jojada (want zij was de zuster van Ahazia), voor Athalia, dat zij hem niet doodde. 12En hij was bij hen verstoken in het huis Gods zes jaren; en Athalia regeerde over het land.