2 Thusimbu 17
1 Chuin Asa chapa Jehosophat chu abanin lengin ahugpang in, ama chun Israel ten ahin nokhum tengule dinjou nadingin Judah techu ahatsah ben ahi.
Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
2 Judah gamsunga kulpi kigen khopi jousea a sepai ho chu atousah in, chule Judah gam'a apa Asa in ana lah Ephraim gam'a khopiho ngah ding mi anganse be in ahi.
He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
3 Pakaiyin Jehosophat chu aumpie. Ajeh chu apan alengchan tillai kum hoa vetjui thei ho ajuijeh chun Pakaiyin Jehoshaphat chu aumpin ahi, chule aman Baal lim semthu ahou pon ahi.
Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,
4 Israel lenggamma thilse abolluva achonset nau juilou vin apa Pathen ahollin athupeh ho ajuiyin ahi.
but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.
5 Hiti chun Pakaiyin Judah lenggam chunga vaihom dingin Jehosophat chu atungdoh tan, Judah mite jousen Jehosophat chu kipa thilpeh ahin pohpeh un; hitichun ama chu haosa tah le sangtah’a ginle ja in aumtan ahi.
So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
6 Ama chu giltah’in Pakai lampi hoa akipelut jengin ahi. Aman Judah gamsunga milim doi houna jamona lim ma kisem Asherah khom ho aladoh soh keitai.
And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
7 Jehosophat Leng chan kal kum thum lhin kum chun, Judah khopi jousea amilen amilal ho chu mihil dingin asollin ahi. Hiche Milen milal ho chu Benhiel, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nathaniel chule Micaiah ahiuve. Elishana le Jeroboam thempu teni jong asoldoh in ahi.
In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,
8 Amaho chengtoh asoltha Levi techu ahile Shemiah, Nethaniah, Zebediah, Asahel, Shemaramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tabijah chule To-adonijah ahiuve.
accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
9 Amahon Pakai danbu chu akipoh un, chuin Judah gam sunga khopi ho jousea chon leuvin miho chu thu ahillun ahi.
They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
10 Chuti chun akim vella lenggam jouse chunga chun, Pakai ginna chu achutan, hijeh chun Jehosophat douna khat beh in jong gal abolnom tapouve.
And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
11 Palestine gam'a mi phabep khat kipa thilpeh le dangka ama jabolna chun ahinpouvin, chule Arab mite chun kelngoi chal ja sagi le kelchal sang sagi le jasagi ahin poh peh uvin ahi.
Some Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.
12 Hitichun Jehosophat chu athahat cheh cheh jengin, chule kulpi le thilkholna khopi ho chu Judah gamsung pumpia chun asabe jing in ahi.
Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
13 Judah khopi ho achun nehle chah atama tam akoiyin, thepna sangtah nei sepai hon ho chu Jerusalem a chun atousah in ahi. A sepai ho chu apu apa lhah’a phungkhai dungjuiyin aminnu akhumpeh in ahi.
and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor.
14 Judah phunga konin sepai sang jathum, honkhatna sangkhat cheh chu Adnah lamkaina noija aum uvin ahi.
These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor;
15 Ama noichetna lamkai chu Jehohanan ahin, aman sepai sang jani le sang somget alamkai in ahi.
next to him, Jehohanan the commander, and with him 280,000;
16 Abana Zecri chapa Amaniah chu ama chammin Pakai natong dingin ahung kipeldoh in, ama lamkai na noiya chun sang jani aumin ahi.
and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD, and with him 200,000 mighty men of valor.
17 Benjamin phunga konin thalpi le pho mangcha sepai sang jani aumme, amaho chu sepai tamtah Eleada lamkai na noiya um ahiuve.
From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;
18 Abanna chun Jehojabad chu ahin, aman gal manchah choi mi sang jakhat le sang somget alamkai jin ahi.
and next to him, Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 armed for battle.
19 Sepai hijat hi Jerusalem a lengpan amanchah ahin, hiche chungchonna hin Jehosophat chun Judah gam pumpia kulpi kigen khopihoa jong atousah in ahi.
These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
