2 Thusimbu 20
1 Phat chomkhat jouhin Moab mite leh Ammon mite chuleh apanpi Meun mite chu Jehoshaphat doudingin ahung kon taovin ahi
It came about after this, that the people of Moab and Ammon, and with them some Meunites came against Jehoshaphat to do battle.
2 Thupole hon jong Jehoshaphat lengpa komma chun “Twikhanglen gal lang Edom ma kon in galmi alei limmin nang ma douding ngin ahung kitol uve” tin ahung seipeh taovin ahi, amahon Hazazon Tamar jong atou pha taovin ahi (Hichehi Engedy tina ahi).
Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A large multitude is coming against you from beyond the Dead Sea, from Edom. See, they are in Hazezon Tamar,” that is, Engedi.
3 Jehoshaphat chu akicha lheh jengtan Pakai kommah ataovin ikati ding hitam tin adong tan ahi. hijou chun aman gamsung pumpin an ngoldingin thu ape tan ahi
Jehoshaphat became afraid and set himself to seek Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
4 Judah khopiho jousea kon in mijouse chu Jerusalem mah Pakai komma taodingin ahung taovin ahi.
Judah gathered together to seek Yahweh; they came to seek Yahweh from all the cities of Judah.
5 Hitichun Jerusalem ma Judah mipite jousechu Pakai houinsung indan thah kisem maija chun akikhom mun, Jehoshaphat lengpa jong achen amasang uvah adingin ahi
Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, at the house of Yahweh, in front of the new courtyard.
6 Amaho okithong leovin ataovun, “Vo Kapu Kapa teo Pathen vanna konin vannoi leiset chitin namtin chungah vai nahommin ahi, nangma hi thanei tahleh thahattah nahin koiman na ki dou pi joupon ahi.
He said, “Yahweh, the God of our ancestors, are you not God in heaven? Are you not the ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so no one is able to resist you.
7 Nangma hi ka Pathennu nahin, namite Israel te hiche gamsunga ahunglut phatnun nangin hiche gamma anacheng hochu nanodoh in nagolpa Abraham chilhah te atonsot na achen nadiuvin nanapen ahi
Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham?
8 Amaho anachenglut nun nangma janan houin khat anatung doh un chuleh hitin ana seijun,
They lived in it and built you a holy place in it for your name, saying,
9 “ijemtia amaho chungahi engbol na a hise – nat ahilouleh kel lhahna ahung chuh a ahileh keihon nangma angsunga hi Houin maija kadindiu (Ajeh chu namin jaum hi hiche houin nahi umma ahi) chuleh hamset na kato teng ujongleh kahung pendiu nangin neihin ngaipehdiu neihin huhdoh diu ahi.
'If disaster comes on us—the sword, judgment, or disease, or famine—we will stand before this house, and before you (for your name is in this house), and we will cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear us and save us.'
10 Chuleh tuhin Ammon mite, Moab mite, chuleh molchunga um Seir mite aummun ahi, amahohi Egyptma konna Israel tea hung dohuva chu amato kisatding neina phalpeh lou ahi hijeha chu amahochu sumang louva ana otdohu ahi.
See now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir whom you would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; instead, Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
11 “Tuhin amahohin nangin katoupha diuva neinapehu gamma konna paidoh ding eigotnu ahitai.”
See how they are rewarding us; they are coming to drive us out of your land that you have given us to inherit.
12 “Vo ka Pathennu nangman amaho chunga hi thu natan louding hitam? Ajeh chu eidoudiuva hunghohi atambehseh jengun keihon amaho douna dingin tha kanei jou pouve, tuhin etiding hitam kahatapouve hitia chu nangma jengbou kavetnu ahitaan ahi.”
Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power against this great army that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
13 Tuhin Judah te jouse chu chapang senholeh aji achateo toh Pakai angsungah ading taovin ahi.
All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, wives, and children.
14 Hichun Pakai lhagao chu khoppilah achun Asaph chatelaha konna Levi mipa Mattaniah chapa, Jeiel chapa Benaiah chapa Zechariah chapa Jahaziel chunga Pakai lhagao ahung chun,
Then in the middle of the assembly, the Spirit of Yahweh came on Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite, one of the sons of Asaph.
15 Hiti hin ahinseije “Judah mipite holeh Jerusalemma cheng jousen chuleh Jehoshaphat lengpa nangman jong ngaijin! Pakaiyin nangho komah hitin aseije: Hiche mihonpi jehkhun kicha hih un tijatna jong neihihun ajeh chu hiche galhi nanghoa ahipoi Pathenna joh ahibouve.
Jahaziel said, “Listen, all Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat. This is what Yahweh says to you, 'Do not fear; do not be discouraged because of this great army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
16 Jing nikho tengleh amahotoh kidou dingin konsuh jengun, amahohi Ziz lhangpanga hung kitol suhdiu ahi, chuteng leh nanghon amahochu Jeruel kom gammang gal paicham monga naki maito pidiu ahi.
You must go down against them tomorrow. See, they are coming up by way of the pass of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 Nanghon hiche kisatna – a hi napan khel khel loudiu ahi, napan muncheh un kigol toh unlang dingdetnun chutileh nalahuva umjing Pakai mihuhdohna chu namu diu ahi, Vo Judah leh Jerusalem mite ho! Kicha hihbeh un lungkham najong neihih beh un, jingleh ama hotoh kidou dingin kondoh jengun ajeh chu Pakaiyin naum piovin ahi.
You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand in your positions, stand still, and see the rescue of Yahweh with you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear nor be discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.'”
18 Hichun Jehoshaphat tollah abohkhupmin, chuleh Judah hole Jerusalem ma cheng jouse aboh khupmun Pakai achibai taovin ahi
Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground. All Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshiping him.
19 HichunKohat chateleh Korahit chate adding dohun a o neicha sunsunnun Pakai avahchoi taovin ahi.
The Levites, those of the descendants of the Kohathites and Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.
20 Hitichun Jingpi tahin athouvun Tekoa gammangah alut taove, hitachu ahung potdoh phatnun, Jehoshaphat adingin aseitai, Vo Judahteleh Jerusalemma chengten ngaijuvin, Pakai napathen chunguvah natahsannao ngamlhaovin chutileh nakiphudetdiu ahi. Athemgaoten nasei peh uchu tahsannun chutileh nalolhindiu ahi.”
Early in the morning they arose and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Trust in Yahweh your God, and you will be supported. Trust in his prophets, and you will succeed.”
21 Aman mipihotoh akihoutoh jouvin, Lengpan lasa themhochu kinthenga akimanchah tenguleh avonngai houchu akivonsahin chuleh amahochu sepai ho masanga chun akijot sahin “Pakai chu vahchoi un, ajeh chu amingailutnahi tonsot ading ahi! atiove.
After he consulted with the people, he appointed those who sang to Yahweh and who praised him for his majestic splendor as they went out before the army, saying, “Give thanks to Yahweh, for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.”
22 Amahon hiche lachu asahphatnun Pakaiyin galmi hochu athehchehtaan ahi
When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set men in ambush against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who were coming against Judah. They were defeated.
23 Ammon galmite le Moab galmiten Edom galmihochu akisatpiovin asumang hel taovin ahi, hijoucun amaholeh amaho akisattouvin akithat gamtaovin ahi.
For the people of Ammon and Moab rose to fight the inhabitants of Mount Seir, in order to completely kill them and destroy them. When they had finished with the inhabitants of Mount Seir, they all helped to destroy each other.
24 Judah galmitechu neldigamma insang kisa – a – chu akaldoh uva avetnuva ahileh galmi hochu tolla achap jengun koimacha ahoidoha aumpouvin ahi.
When Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked out on the army. Behold, they were dead, fallen to the ground; none had escaped.
25 Jehoshaphat leh amite chu galmite thilkeo hochu chomma ahunguleh mithi hochunga chun thil mantamtah tah leh thil manlutah tah songmantam jeng jong amu vin amahon apohlel setnin achomdoh un nithum jen achom chomjengun ahi.
When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take plunder from them, they found among them abundant goods, clothing, and valuable articles, which they took for themselves, more than they could carry away. It took them three days to carry off the plunder, there was so much of it.
26 Nilichan nan Berachah phaichammah akikhommuvin Pathen athangvahun ahi; hijehachu hiche phaicham lahchu tunigeijin Berachah akisahtaan ahi.
On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berakah. There they praised Yahweh, so the name of that place is the “Valley of Berakah” to this day.
27 Jehoshaphat nin a sepai techu Jerusalem langah kipah tah in alepui tan ahi
Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in their lead, to go again to Jerusalem with joy, for Yahweh had made them rejoice over their enemies.
28 Amahohi Jerusalem khopi lamah ahungun selangdah leh semjang ahin saijuvin sumkon amutnun Pakai houin lang ajontaove.
They came to Jerusalem and to the house of Yahweh with lyres, harps, and trumpets.
29 Hichegamsungleh nammite hohin Pakaiyin Israel te galmiho jouse ajopeh taove ti ajahdoh phatnun kichatnan adimtaovin ahi
The terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the nations when they heard that Yahweh had fought against Israel's enemies.
30 Hitichun Jehoshaphat nin lungmong tahin vai ahommin Pathennin akimvel mitea kon in lung olna apetai.
So Jehoshaphat's kingdom was quiet, for his God gave him peace all around him.
31 Jehoshaphat hi Judah te lenga ahung panchun akum 35 alhingtaan ahi, Amahi Jerusalem man apansan kum 25 sungin vai anahommin ahi, anuhi Shilhi chanu Azubah ahi.
Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
32 Amahin apa Asa chenadung juiyin achen apampet pon ahi, chuleh Pakai mitmun dihtahin anachonnin ahi
He walked in the ways of Asa, his father; he did not turn away from them; he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh.
33 Ahinlah doihouna mun hochu asumang dehpon ahi, chuleh mipi honjong apu apateo Pathen houna – a alungthimmu aheilut hih laijuve.
However, the high places were not taken away. The people still had not directed their hearts to the God of their ancestors.
34 Jehoshaphat thilbol dangho jouse chu, akipatnapat achaina gei Hanani chapa Jehu thusim bu jihna – a chun akijihlut nin, hichehi Israel lengte thusim bu kijih lutna ahi
As for the other matters concerning Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu son of Hanani, which is recorded in the book of the kings of Israel.
35 Hichejouhin Judah lengpa Jehoshaphat hin Israel lengpa thildihlou boljing Ahaziah toh anakivop min ahi
After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, allied himself with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who committed much wickedness.
36 Amahitoh ana kivop lhonnin Tarshish cheding kong ana semlhonnin Ezion Geber munnah ana koi lhonin ahi
He allied himself with him to build ships to go to Tarshish. They built the ships at Ezion Geber.
37 Ahinlah Mareshah a um Dodavah chapa Eliezer in Jehoshaphat chung changah gaothu anaseijin nangman Ahaziah toh nakivop jeh'in nanatoh chu asubei sohtai ati. Hijouchun kongho jousejong Tarshish lammah achethei tapon ahi
Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat; he said, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your projects.” The ships were wrecked so that they were not able to sail.
