<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWakati wa utawala wake Palestina ilifanikiwa, lakini wafalme waliomrithi walionekana kuwa wasio na uwezo, na kwa karne nne zilizofuata nchi hiyo ilizidi kushuka na kuwa nchi ya nyuma.  <response>: During his reign Palestine flourished, but his successors proved less able, and over the next four centuries the country continuously declined to become a virtual backwater. 