2 Siangpahrang 15
1 Israel siangpahrang Jeroboam siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning pumphae sarihto naah, Amaziah capa Azariah loe Judah siangpahrang ah oh.
After Jeroboam had been ruling Israel for almost twenty-seven years, Uzziah, the son of King Amaziah of Judah, began to rule.
2 Siangpahrang ah oh naah, anih loe saning hatlaitarukto oh boeh; anih loe Jerusalem ah saning quipanga, hnetto thung siangpahrang ah oh. Anih amno ih ahmin loe Jehoiada; Jerusalem kami ah oh.
He was 16 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah, from Jerusalem.
3 Anih loe ampa Amaziah mah sak ih baktih toengah, Angraeng mikhnukah kahoih hmuen to sak.
He did things that Yahweh was pleased with, like his father Amaziah had done.
4 Toe hmuensangnawk to takhoe ai pongah, kaminawk loe hmuensang ah angbawnhaih to sak o moe, hmuihoih doeh thlaek o toengtoeng vop.
But, the places at the pagan shrines where they worshiped Yahweh were not destroyed, and the people continued to burn incense [to honor Yahweh] at those places [instead of in Jerusalem, the place that Yahweh had appointed].
5 Angraeng mah siangpahrang to ngansae natsak pongah, anih loe dueh ai nathung im kalah ah oh; siangpahrang capa Jotham mah siangpahrang im to khetzawn, prae kaminawk doeh anih mah uk.
Yahweh caused Uzziah to become a leper, and he was a leper for the rest of his life. [He was not allowed to live in the palace]. He lived alone in a house, and his son Jotham ruled the country.
6 Azariah siangpahrang ah oh nathung kaom hmuennawk hoi a sak ih hmuennawk loe, Judah siangpahrangnawk ahmin pakuemhaih cabu thungah tarik o na ai maw?
[If you want to know about] everything else that Uzziah did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
7 Azariah loe ampanawk khaeah anghak moe, nihcae khaeah David vangpui ah aphum o; anih zuengah a capa Jotham to siangpahrang ah oh.
Uzziah died [EUP], and they buried him in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried. Then his son Jotham officially became the king.
8 Judah siangpahrang Azariah siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning quithumto pacoeng, saning tazetto naah, Jeroboam capa Zakariah loe Samaria ah Israel siangpahrang ah oh, khrah tarukto thung prae to uk.
After Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-eight years, Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for [only] six months.
9 Anih loe ampanawk mah sak ih baktih toengah, Angraeng mikhnukah kahoih ai hmuen to sak; Israel kaminawk zaesakkung, Nabat capa Jeroboam zaehaih to caehtaak ai.
He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his ancestors had done. He committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the Israeli people to sin.
10 Jabesh capa Shallum mah Zakariah to hum hanah pacaeng moe, anih to kaminawk hmaa ah hum; anih hum pacoengah, angmah to siangpahrang ah oh.
Then Shallum, the son of Jabesh, made plans to assassinate Zechariah. He killed him at Ibleam [town], and then he became the king.
11 Zakariah siangpahrang ah oh nathung kaom hmuennawk hoi a sak ih hmuennawk loe, Israel siangpahrangnawk ih ahmin pakuemhaih cabu thungah tarik o.
Everything else that Zechariah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
12 Angraeng mah Jehu khaeah, Na caa dung palito karoek to Israel siangpahrang angraeng tangkhang nuiah nang hnu tih, tiah thuih pae ih lok to akoep.
When Zechariah died, [that ended the dynasty of King Jehu]. That fulfilled what Yahweh said to King Jehu would happen: “Your son and grandson and great-grandson and great-great-grandson will all be kings of Israel.”
13 Judah siangpahrang Uzziah siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning quithum, takawtto naah, Jabesh capa Shallum loe siangpahrang ah oh moe, Samaria ah khrahto thung siangpahrang ah oh.
Shallum, the son of Jabesh, became the king of Israel after King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years. But Shallum ruled in Samaria for [only] one month.
14 Gadi capa Menahem loe Tirzah hoiah Samaria ah caeh tahang; anih mah Jabesh capa Shallum to Samaria ah tuk moe, anih to hum pacoengah anih zuengah angmah to siangpahrang ah oh.
Then Menahem, the son of Gadi, went up from Tirzah [city] to Samaria and assassinated Shallum. Then Menahem became the king of Israel.
15 Shallum siangpahrang ah oh nathung kaom hmuennawk hoi pacaenghaihnawk loe, Israel siangpahrangnawk ahmin pakuemhaih cabu thung ah tarik o.
Everything else that Shallum did, including his killing King Zechariah, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
16 Menahem mah Tiphsah vangpui hoi athung ah kaom kaminawk, khongkha paongh pae hanah koeh o ai pongah, Tirzah vangpui hoi a taeng ih avangnawk boih to tuk moe, nongpatanawk ih zok to bawk pae.
While Menahem was ruling in Samaria, he completely destroyed Tappuah [village south of Samaria] and killed all the people who lived there and in the surrounding territory. He did that because the people in that city refused to surrender to him. [With his sword] he even ripped open the bellies of pregnant women.
17 Judah siangpahrang Azariah siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning quithum, takawtto naah, Gadi capa Menahem loe Israel siangpahrang ah oh; anih mah Samaria to saning hato uk.
When King Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years, Menahem, the son of Gadi, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for ten years.
18 Anih loe Angraeng mikhnukah kahoih ai hmuen to sak; anih siangpahrang ah oh nathung, Israelnawk zaehaih sahsakkung, Nebat capa Jeroboam zaehaih to caehtaak ai.
He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kinds of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin. He continued to commit those sins for the rest of his life.
19 Assyria siangpahrang Pul mah prae to tuk; Menahem mah a prae ukhaih to caksak moe, Pul siangpahrang to anih bomkung ah suek hanah, phoisa talent sangto a paek.
Then King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria came [with his army] to attack Israel. So Menahem gave him (thirty-eight tons/35,000 kg.) of silver in order that Tiglath-Pileser would help Menahem to continue to be king and rule his country more strongly.
20 Menahem mah Assyria siangpahrang paek hanah, Israel kaminawk khaeah phoisa to kok, angraengnawk khaeah phoisa talent quipangato kok boih. To pongah Assyria siangpahrang loe prae thungah om ai, amlaem taak ving.
Menahem obtained that money from the rich men in Israel. He compelled each of them to contribute 50 pieces of silver. So Tiglath-Pileser [took that money and] went back home.
21 Menahem siangpahrang ah oh nathung kaom hmuennawk hoi a sak ih hmuenanwk loe, Israel siangpahrangnawk ih ahmin pakuemhaih cabu thung ah tarik o na ai maw?
[If you want to know more about] everything that Menahem did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
22 Menahem loe ampanawk khaeah anghak; anih zuengah a capa Pekahiah to siangpahrang ah oh.
Menahem died [EUP] and was buried, and his son Pekahiah became the king of Israel.
23 Judah siangpahrang Azariah siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning quipangato haih naah, Menahem capa Pekahiah loe Samaria ah Israel siangpahrang ah oh, saning hnetto thung uk.
When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 50 years, Menahem’s son Pekahiah became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for [only] two years.
24 Pekahiah loe Angraeng mikhnukah kahoih ai hmuen to sak; Israel kaminawk zaehaih sahsakkung, Nebat capa Jeroboam zaehaihnawk to caehtaak ai.
He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the people of Israel to sin.
25 Angmah ih misatuh angraeng, Ramaliah capa Pekah loe, Pekahiah to hum han pacaeng, anih mah Argob hoi Arieh ah kaom Gilead ih kami quipangatonawk to caehhaih moe, Samaria ih siangpahrang im longhmaa ah Pekahiah to hum; Pekah mah Pekahiah to hum moe, anih zuengah angmah to siangpahrang ah oh.
Then one of Pekahiah’s army commanders whose name was Pekah, the son of Remaliah, planned with 50 men from [the] Gilead [region] to kill Pekahiah. They assassinated him in a fortified place in the king’s palace in Samaria. Then Pekah became the king.
26 Khenah, Pekahiah siangpahrang ah oh nathung kaom hmuennawk hoi a sak ih hmuennawk loe, Israel siangpahrangnawk ahmin pakuemhaih cabu thungah tarik o.
Everything else that Pekahiah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
27 Judah siangpahrang Azariah siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning quipanga, hnetto naah, Ramaliah capa Pekah loe Samaria ah Israel siangpahrang ah oh, saning pumphaeto thung anih mah uk.
When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 52 years, Pekah, the son of Remaliah, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for 20 years.
28 Anih loe Angraeng mikhnukah kahoih ai hmuen to sak; Israel kaminawk zaehaih sahsakkung, Nebat capa Jeroboam ih zaehaih to caehtaak ai.
He also did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin.
29 Israel siangpahrang Pekah mah prae uk nathuem ah, Assyria siangpahrang Tiglath-Pileser to angzoh moe, Ijon, Abel-Beth, Maakah, Janoah, Kedesh hoi Hazor vangpuinawk to lak; Gilead hoi Galili, Naphtali prae doeh lak boih moe, kaminawk to Assyria ah caeh haih.
While Pekah was the king, Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria, came [with his army] and captured [the cities of] Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, and the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali. His army forced the Israeli people to leave their country and go to live in Assyria.
30 Uzziah capa Jotham mah Judah prae ukhaih saning pumphae to haih naah, Elah capa Hoshea mah Ramaliah capa Israel siangpahrang Pekah to hum hanah pacaeng; anih to hum moe, anih zuengah angmah to siangpahrang ah oh.
Then Hoshea, the son of Elah, plotted to kill Pekah. He assassinated him when Uzziah’s son Jotham had been ruling Judah for almost 20 years. Then Hoshea became the king of Israel.
31 Pekah siangpahrang ah oh nathung kaom hmuennawk hoi a sak ih hmuennawk loe, Israel siangpahrangnawk ahmin pakuemhaih cabu thungah tarik o.
Everything else that Pekah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
32 Israel siangpahrang Ramaliah capa Pekah siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning hnetto haih naah, Judah siangpahrang Uzziah capa Jotham to siangpahrang ah oh.
When Pekah had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Uzziah’s son Jotham began to rule Judah.
33 Siangpahrang ah oh naah anih loe saning pumphae pangato oh boeh; Jerusalem vangpui ah saning hatlaitazetto thung siangpahrang ah oh; amno ih ahmin loe Zadok ih canu, Jerusha.
He was 25 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
34 Anih loe ampa Uzziah mah sak ih baktih toengah, Angraeng mikhnukah kahoih hmuen to sak.
He did many things that pleased Yahweh, like his father Uzziah had done.
35 Toe hmuensangnawk to takhoe ai pongah, kaminawk loe to hmuensang ah angbawnhaih to sak o moe, hmuihoih to thlaek o toengtoeng vop. Jotham mah Angraeng tempul ih khongkha kasang to sak let.
But he did not destroy the places on the tops of hills where the people worshiped [Yahweh], and the people continued to burn incense there [to honor Yahweh]. Jotham’s workers built the Upper Gate of the temple.
36 Jotham siangpahrang ah oh nathung kaom hmuennawk hoi a sak ih hmuennawk loe, Judah siangpahrangnawk ih ahmin pakuemhaih cabu pongah tarik o na ai maw?
[If you want to know more about] everything else that Jotham did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
37 To nathuem ah Angraeng mah, Judah to tuk hanah, Syria siangpahrang Rezin hoi Remaliah capa Pekah to patoeh.
It was during the time that Jotham was the king that Yahweh sent King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel [with their armies] to attack Judah.
38 Jotham loe ampanawk khaeah anghak moe, ampa David vangpui ah aphum o; anih zuengah a capa Ahaz to siangpahrang ah oh.
Jotham died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors had been buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Ahaz became the king of Judah.
