2 Hou Olelesu 20
1 Fa: no, Moua: be amola A: mone fi dunu ilia dadi gagui wa: i da ilia na: iyado fidisu fi Miunimi amo gilisili, Yuda fi doaga: la: le, ilia soge golili sa: i.
Later [armies from] Moab and Ammon and some soldiers from [the] Meun [area in Edom] came [to fight] against Jehoshaphat’s [army].
2 Sia: adola ahoasu dunu mogili, ilia da hina bagade Yihosiafa: dema misini, amane sia: i, “Idome dadi gagui wa: i bagade da Bogoi Hano Wayabo na: iyado amoga dima doagala: musa: maha. Ilia da Ha: sasoneda: ima (eno dio da Enegidai) amo hasalasili, susugui dagoi.
Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A huge army is coming to attack your army. They are coming from [the] Edom [region], from the eastern side of the [Dead] Sea. They have already come to Hazazon-Tamar!” Another name for that place is En-Gedi.
3 Yihosiafa: de da beda: ga, Hina Godema ea hamomu logo olelema: ne sia: ne gadoi. Amalalu, e da Yuda dunu huluane ha: i mae nawene esaloma: ne sia: i.
Jehoshaphat became very afraid, so he decided to ask Yahweh [what he should do]. He also proclaimed that all [the people of] Judah should fast.
4 Yuda soge moilai bai bagade fi dunu mogili bagohame da Hina Gode Ea fidisu adole ba: ma: ne, Yelusalemega misi.
The people of Judah gathered together to request Yahweh to help them. They came [to Jerusalem] from every town in Judah to seek help from Yahweh.
5 Ili amola Yelusaleme fi dunu da Debolo Diasu ea gaheabolo gagoi amo ganodini gilisi. Hina bagade Yihosiafa: de da ili midadi lelu,
Then Jehoshaphat stood up in front of the people of Judah in front of the new courtyard of the temple,
6 ilia huluane nabima: ne, amane sia: ne gadoi,” Ninia aowalalia Hina Gode! Di da Hebene ganodini esala, osobo bagadega fifi asi gala huluanedafa ouligisa! Di da baligili gasadafa amola dunu afae dima gegemu da hamedei.
and he prayed this: “Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors belonged to, you are surely the God who [rules from] heaven. You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. You have great power, and no one can successfully oppose you.
7 Di da ninia Gode! Dia fi dunu Isala: ili da amo soge ganodini golili daloba, Di da guiguda: esalebe fi dunu amo sefasili, amo soge dia na: iyado A: ibalaha: me egaga fi dunu, ilia eso huluane amoga esaloma: ne, ilima i.
Our God, you expelled the people who lived in this land while your Israeli people advanced, and you certainly gave it to us who are descendants of your friend Abraham, to belong to us forever.
8 Ilia da amogawi esalu, Dima nodomusa: , Debolo Diasu gagui.
We have lived here and have built a temple where we, your people, worship you. We said,
9 Ilia da dawa: i dagoi - gugunufinisisu da ilima se imunusa: doaga: sea - gegesu, olo bagade, ha: bagade, - ilia da amo Dima nodone sia: ne gadomusa: gagui Debolo Diasu midadi leluwane, Dima ili fidima: ne sia: ne gadoloba, Dia da ili sia: ne gadosu naba: loba amola ili gaga: la: loba.
'If we experience disasters, either from our enemies attacking us or from you punishing us, or if we experience a plague or a famine, we will stand in your presence in front of this temple that is built to honor you, and we will cry out to you when we are distressed/suffering, and you will hear us and will rescue us.'
10 Be wali A: mone amola Moua: be amola Idome fi dunu da nini doagala: i dagoi. Ninia aowalali da Idibidi fisili, ga ahoanoba, Di da ilia soge ganodini mae masa: ne sia: i. Amaiba: le, ninia aowalali da ilia soge sisale, ili hame gugunufinisi.
You would not allow our Israeli ancestors to enter the countries of Ammon and Moab and Edom when they were traveling from Egypt [to Canaan]. So our ancestors turned away from those areas and did not attack the people there and did not destroy them. But now they are coming here [to attack us].
11 Be wali ili da ninima agoane dabesa. Ilia da soge amo Dia ninima i, amoga nini sefasimusa: misi.
[We did not destroy them. But now] look at how they are repaying us by trying to expel us from the land that you gave to our ancestors to belong to them [and their descendants forever]
12 Dia da ninia Gode! Se iasu bagade ilima ima! Bai ninia da amo dadi gagui wa: i bagade ilima gegemu hamedei ba: sa. Ninia adi hamoma: beyale hamedafa dawa: Be ninia Dia fidisu hogosa.”
So, our God, please punish them, because we do not have enough power to resist/defeat this huge army that is coming to attack us. We do not know what to do. But we are pleading for you to help us.”
13 Yuda dunu, ilia uda amola mano, ilia huluane da Debolo Diasu ganodini lefulubi ba: i.
All the men of Judah and their wives and children and babies were standing there in the presence of Yahweh [while Jehoshaphat prayed].
14 Hina Gode Ea A: silibu Hadigidafa da Lifai dunu afae gilisisu ganodini esalu. ema aligila sa: i. Ea dio da Yaha: isiele, Segalaia egefe. E da A: isa: fe egaga fi dunu amola ea fifi mabe da A: isa: fe, Ma: danaia, Yiaiele amola Bina: ia.
Then the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jahaziel, who was the son of Zechariah, who was the son of Benaiah, who was the son of Jeiel, who was the son of Mattaniah. He was a descendant of Levi and a descendant of Asaph. He stood up in front of the whole group that was gathered there,
15 Yaha: isiele da amane sia: i, “Hina bagade! Amola Yuda amola Yelusaleme fi dunu huluane! Hina Gode da amane sia: sa, ‘Dilia mae beda: ma amola mae da: i dioma! Amo dadi gagui wa: i bagade ilima gegemu mae beda: ma!’ Hina Gode Hi fawane da gegesu ouligimu. Dilia hame!
and said, “King Jehoshaphat and all you who live in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah, listen! This is what Yahweh says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this huge army [that is coming to attack you], because it is not you who [will win] this battle. It is God [who will win it].
16 Aya, ilia da Sisi adobo gigadofa ahoasu amoga heda: sea, ili doagala: ma. Dilia da fago dibi amo da wadela: i hafoga: i soge Yiliuele moilai gadenene dialu, amogawi ilima wa: i disimu.
Tomorrow march down toward them. They will be climbing up through Ziz Pass [north of En-Gedi]. You will meet them at the end of the gorge near the Jeruel Desert.
17 Dilia da amo gegesu hame hamomu. Udigili dadalele ouesalumu. Amasea, dilia da Hina Gode dilima hasalasu iabe ba: mu. Yuda amola Yelusaleme fi dunu! Mae gigiluma amola mae beda: ma! Gegemusa: masa! Amola Hina Gode dili esaloma!”
But you will not need to fight this battle. You soldiers from Jerusalem and other places in Judah, just take your positions, and then stand still and watch [what will happen]. You will see Yahweh rescue you. Do not be afraid or discouraged. March toward them tomorrow, and Yahweh will be with you.’”
18 Amalalu, hina bagade Yihosiafa: de da osoboga beguduli mi bugila sa: i. Amola dunu huluane da e gilisili beguduli, Hina Godema nodoi.
Jehoshaphat prostrated himself with his face touching the ground, and all the people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah [who were there] knelt down to worship Yahweh.
19 Lifai fi sosogo amo Gouha: de amola Goula, amo dunu da wa: legadole, ha: giwane Isala: ili Hina Godema nodone wele sia: i.
Then some descendants of Levi who were descendants of both Kohath and Korah stood up and loudly praised Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [belonged to].
20 Hahabedafa, dunu huluane da wadela: i soge Degoua moilai gadenene dialu, amoga asi. Ilia da muni ahoanoba, Yihosiafa: de da ilima amane sia: i, “Yuda amola Yelusaleme fi dunu! Dilia da dilia Hina Gode Ea hou dafawaneyale dawa: sea, gasawane lelumu. Dilia Ea balofede dunu ilia sia: ne iasu dafawaneyale dawa: sea, didili hamomu.
Early the next morning the army left to go to the desert near Tekoa [town]. While they were leaving, Jehoshaphat stood up and said to the people, “You people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah, listen to me! Trust in Yahweh our God; if you do that, you will be strong. Trust in [what] his prophets [have said]; if you do that, you will be successful.”
21 Yihosiafa: de da dunu huluane ilia fada: i sia: nababeba: le, e da gesami hea: lala dusu dunuma, ilia abula amo da hadigi esoga ga: sa, amo ga: sili, dadi gagui wa: i bisili mogodigili, agoane gesami hea: ma: ne sia: i, ‘Hina Godema nodoma! Bai Ea asigidafa hou da mae fisili, eso huluane dialumu.
Then, after consulting with some of the people, he appointed some men to go in front of the army, singing to Yahweh and praising him because of his being holy and wonderful. They were singing, “Thank Yahweh, because he faithfully loves us forever.”
22 Ilia da muni gesami hea: lalu, Hina Gode Ea hamobeba: le, ilima doagala: mu dunu da beda: gia: i.
When they began to sing and praise Yahweh, Yahweh caused the soldiers from Ammon and Moab and Edom who were invading Judah to panic, with the result that they were defeated.
23 A: mone amola Moua: be fi dunu da Idome dadi gagui wa: i ilima doagala: le, dafawane gugunufinisi dagoi. Amalalu, A:mone amola Moua: be fi ilia sinidigili, ili gobele nimiwane gegei.
The soldiers from Ammon and Moab started to fight against the soldiers from Edom, and they completely annihilated the soldiers from Edom. After they finished slaughtering the men from Edom, they started to attack each other.
24 Yuda dadi gagui wa: i dunu da diasu gado gagagula heda: i, hafoga: i soge ganodini dialu, amoga doaga: loba, ilia ha lai ilima ba: loba, dunu huluane osoboga bogoi dialebe ba: i. Dunu afae hame bogoi esalebe hamedafa ba: i.
When the soldiers from Judah came to the place where they could look down over the desert, they looked toward that huge army [of their enemies], and they saw only corpses lying on the ground. No one had survived.
25 Yihosiafa: de da liligi sugumusa: doaga: loba, ilia da bulamagau bagohame, gegesu liligi, abula amola eno noga: idafa liligi dialebe ba: i. Ilia da eso udianaga, amo liligi sugumusa: esalu. Be liligi bagohameba: le, huluane lidimu hamedei ba: i.
So Jehoshaphat and his soldiers went to take the possessions of their enemies, and they saw that there was a lot of equipment and clothing and other valuable things; there was more than they could carry away. There were very many things, with the result that it took three days for them to collect it all.
26 Eso biyaduga, ilia da Belaga Fago amoga Hina Gode Ea hamobeba: le, Ema nodomusa: gilisi. Amaiba: le, ilia amo fagoga” Belaga “(nodosu) dio asuli.
The following day they gathered in Beracah Valley and praised Yahweh there. That is why that valley is still called Beracah, [which means praise.]
27 Yihosiafa: de da ea dadi gagui wa: i hahawane Yelusalemega oule asi. Bai Hina Gode da ilima ha lai dunu hasasali dagoi.
Then while Jehoshaphat led them, all the soldiers who were from Jerusalem and other places in Judah returned to Jerusalem. They were happy because Yahweh had enabled them to defeat their enemies.
28 Ilia da Yelusaleme moilai bai bagadega doaga: loba, ilia da Debolo Diasuga mogodigili ahoanoba, gesami hea: lala dusu dunu da sani baidama dunanu amola dalabede fulabolalu.
When they arrived at Jerusalem, they went to the temple, [playing] harps and lutes and trumpets.
29 Fifi asi gala huluane amo da Hina Gode da Isala: ili ha lai dunu hasasali dagoi, amo nabaloba, ilia bagadewane bedagia: i.
People in the kingdoms of the nearby countries became very afraid when they heard how Yahweh had fought against the enemies of the Israelis.
30 Amaiba: le, Yihosiafa: de da olofoiwane Isala: ili soge ouligi. Amola Gode da ea soge la: idi la: idi gaga: i dagoi.
Then there was peace in the kingdom that was ruled by Jehoshaphat, because God had caused the surrounding nations not to attack it.
31 Yihosiafa: de da lalelegele, ode 35 esalu, e da muni Yuda hina bagade hamoi, amola e da ode 25 agoanega Yelusaleme moilai bai bagadega esalu, Yuda soge fi ouligilalu. Ea: me da Asiuba (Siailihai idiwi)
Jehoshaphat continued to rule Judah. He was 35 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother’s name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
32 Ea eda A: isa da ea bisili hamoi defele, e da Hina Gode hahawane ba: ma: ne, moloidafa hou hamoi.
He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh, like his father Asa had done, and he did not stop doing those things.
33 Be ogogosu ‘gode’ ilima nodone sia: ne gadosu sogebi da hame gugunufinisi ba: i, amola Yuda dunu ilia asigi dawa: su amola gasa huluane amoga, ilia aowalalia Hina Godema hame bu sinidigi.
But he did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops, and many of the people still did not faithfully do what the God whom their ancestors belonged to wanted.
34 Yihosiafa: de ea hou eno huluane, ea muni ouligisu hou amola dagosu ouligisu hou, amo huluane da “Yihiu, Hana: inai egefe ea Hamonana Meloa”, buga eno amo “Yuda hina bagade ilia Hamonanu Meloa”, ea la: idiga dedei, amo ganodini dedene legei.
A record of the other things that Jehoshaphat did while he ruled, from when he began to rule until he died, is in the scrolls written by [the prophet] Jehu, the son of Hanani. They are also in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel.
35 Eso afaega, Yuda hina bagade Yihosiafa: de da wadela: i hamosu Isala: ili hina bagade A: ihasaiama madelai.
During his reign, Jehoshaphat made a treaty with Ahaziah, the king of Israel, who was a very wicked king.
36 Ela da gilisili, hano wayabo bagade bega: moilai Isionegiba, amoga hano wayabo bagade da: iya foga mini masa: ne dusagai gilisi hamoi.
They agreed that their workers would build a fleet of ships to use to buy and sell [things with other countries]. After those ships were built at Ezion-Geber [on the Gulf of Aqaba],
37 Be Elaisa (Doudafa egefe. E da Malisia moilai bai bagadega misi) da Yihosiafa: dema amane sisane sia: i, “Di da A: ihasaiama madelaiba: le, Hina Gode da dia hamoi liligi gugunufinisimu.” Amalalu, amo dusagai huluane da mugului dagoiba: le, foga hamedafa mini asi.
Eliezer the son of Dodavahu from Mareshah [city] warned Jehoshaphat. He said, “You have made an alliance with Ahaziah, [who is a wicked king]. Therefore, Yahweh will destroy the ships that your workers have made.” And the ships were wrecked, and were not able to sail to other countries.
