1 Тогава целият юдейски народ избра Озия, който беше на шестнадесет години, и го направи цар вместо баща му Амасия.2 Той съгради Елат и го върна на Юдея, след като царят, неговият баща, почина при предците си.3 Озия беше на шестнадесет години, когато се възцари, и царуваше в Йерусалим петдесет и две години. Майка му се казваше Йехолия от Йерусалим.4 Той вършеше това, което беше праведно пред Господа, така, както постъпваше и баща му Амасия.5 И търсеше Бога, докато беше жив Захария, който го съветваше за Божиите дела. В дните, когато царят търсеше Господа, Бог му помагаше.6 Озия излезе на война против филистимците и разруши стените на Гет, Явния и Азот. След това съгради градове в околността на Азот и в други филистимски области.7 Бог му помагаше против филистимците, арабите, които живееха в Гур-Ваал, и против меунците.8 Амонците плащаха данък на Озия, който се прочу до пределите на Египет, защото беше станал твърде силен.9 Озия съгради кули в Йерусалим над ъгловите порти, над портите към долината и над ъгъла, където се събираха стените, и ги укрепи.10 Съгради кули и в пустинята и изкопа там много кладенци; той имаше много добитък по долините и равнините, орачи и лозари по планините и в плодородните земи, понеже обичаше земеделието.11 Озия имаше и боеспособна войска, която встъпваше в бой на отряди според списъка, съставен от писаря Йеиел и надзирателя Маасия, под ръководството на Ханания, един от царските военачалници.12 Всички предводители на родове, силни и храбри мъже, бяха две хиляди и шестстотин.13 Под тяхно ръководство имаше военна сила от триста и седем хиляди и петстотин души, които храбро влизаха в битка, за да защитят царя от неприятели.14 Озия въоръжи цялата тази войска с щитове и копия, шлемове и брони, лъкове и камъни за прашки,15 а в Йерусалим постави на кулите и на ъглите на крепостните стени добре направени машини за хвърляне на стрели и големи камъни. И неговото име се прочу навред, защото Бог му помагаше по чуден начин, докато царят се утвърди.16 Но когато се утвърди, сърцето му се възгордя и го поведе към гибел. Той извърши беззаконие пред Господа, своя Бог, защото влезе в Господния храм, за да запали тамян върху кадилния жертвеник.17 Но свещеник Азария влезе след него с осемдесет храбри свещеници на Господа18 и се възпротивиха на цар Озия, и му казаха: „Не се полага на Тебе, Озия, да кадиш на Господа, а на свещениците, Аароновите синове. Те са посветени да принасят кадилна жертва. Излез от светилището, защото извърши беззаконие и жертвата ти няма да бъде благословена от Господа Бога.“19 Тогава Озия, който държеше в ръката си кадилница за благоуханна жертва, се разгневи. И докато се гневеше на свещениците, проказа се появи на челото му. Това стана пред свещениците в храма на Господа, пред кадилния жертвеник.20 Първосвещеникът Азария и всички свещеници погледнаха към него и видяха проказата на челото му и го принудиха да излезе оттам, защото Господ го беше поразил.21 И цар Озия остана прокажен до деня на смъртта си. Живееше като прокажен в отделна къща и беше отлъчен от храма на Господа. Неговият син Йоатам застана начело на царския дом и управляваше народа на страната.22 Останалите дела на Озия отначало докрай описа пророк Исаия, Амоцовият син.23 Когато Озия почина, погребаха го при предците му в полето до царските гробници, защото казаха: „Той е прокажен.“ И вместо него се възцари синът му Йоатам.
2 Kings 15
1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign.2 He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.3 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.4 Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.5 And the LORD touched the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and he lived in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son was over the household, governing the people of the land.6 Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?7 And Azariah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Jotham his son reigned in his place.8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months.9 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin.10 Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him and struck him down at Ibleam and put him to death and reigned in his place.11 Now the rest of the deeds of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.12 (This was the promise of the LORD that he gave to Jehu, “Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” And so it came to pass.)13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned one month in Samaria.14 Then Menahem the son of Gadi came up from Tirzah and came to Samaria, and he struck down Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and put him to death and reigned in his place.15 Now the rest of the deeds of Shallum, and the conspiracy that he made, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.16 At that time Menahem sacked Tiphsah and all who were in it and its territory from Tirzah on, because they did not open it to him. Therefore he sacked it, and he ripped open all the women in it who were pregnant.17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel, and he reigned ten years in Samaria.18 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not depart all his days from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin.19 Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that he might help him to confirm his hold on the royal power.20 Menahem exacted the money from Israel, that is, from all the wealthy men, fifty shekels of silver from every man, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back and did not stay there in the land.21 Now the rest of the deeds of Menahem and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?22 And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years.24 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin.25 And Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him with fifty men of the people of Gilead, and struck him down in Samaria, in the citadel of the king's house with Argob and Arieh; he put him to death and reigned in his place.26 Now the rest of the deeds of Pekahiah and all that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twenty years.28 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin.29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and he carried the people captive to Assyria.30 Then Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah and struck him down and put him to death and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.31 Now the rest of the acts of Pekah and all that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, began to reign.33 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.34 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah had done.35 Nevertheless, the high places were not removed. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD.36 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?37 In those days the LORD began to send Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah.38 Jotham slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
