2 Setouknae 17
1 Asa capa Jehoshaphat ni a na pa yueng siangpahrang a tawk teh, Isarel tuk hanelah tha a sai sak.
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.
2 Judah ram dawk rapan ka tawn e kho pueng koe ransanaw a hruek. Judah ram hoi a na pa Asa ni a la e Ephraim ram dawk e khonaw dawk ramvengnaw a hruek.
He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3 Jehoshaphat koe BAWIPA ao, bangkongtetpawiteh, a na pa Devit ni a dawn e lamthung a dawn teh Baal cathut tawng hoeh.
The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek the Baals,
4 A na pa e Cathut dueng a tawng teh, Isarel lamthung a roun teh kâpoelawk a tarawi.
but sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not in the ways of Israel.
5 Hatdawkvah, BAWIPA ni ahnie kut dawk uknaeram a caksak teh, Judah ram e tami pueng ni, Jehoshaphat koe tamuk a poe, dawkvah, a tangreng teh a bawilen poung.
Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. All Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honour in abundance.
6 BAWIPA e lamthung dawk a lunghawi teh, Judah ram dawk e karasang e hmuennaw hoi meikaphawk thingnaw pueng koung a raphoe.
His heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD. Furthermore, he took away the high places and the Asherah poles out of Judah.
7 A bawinae kum thum navah, kahrawikung Benhail, Obadiah, Zekhariah, Nethanel hoi Mikhaiah tinaw hah taminaw cangkhai hanelah Judah ram khopuinaw koe a patoun.
Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;
8 Levih tami Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Adonijah, Tobiah hoi Tobadinijah taminaw hai a bawk van. Hahoi vaihma Elishama hoi Jehoram hai a bawk roi van.
and with them Levites, even Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
9 BAWIPA e kâlawk cauk a sin awh teh, Judah ram dawk a cangkhai awh.
They taught in Judah, having the book of the LORD’s law with them. They went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught amongst the people.
10 Judah tengpam e uknaeram pueng ni hai BAWIPA a taki awh teh, apinihai Jehoshaphat tuk ngam hoeh.
The fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
11 Filistin e tami tangawn ni hai Jehoshaphat poehno a poe awh. Tamuk hanelah ngun tangka a poe awh. Arabianaw ni hai tu 7700, hmae 7700 touh a poe awh.
Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute. The Arabians also brought him flocks: seven thousand and seven hundred rams and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.
12 Jehoshaphat teh a tha hoehoe a sai teh Judah ram dawk ramveng im hoi hnopai hruek nahane a sak.
Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.
13 Judah khopuinaw dawk thaw moi a tawn teh, Jerusalem vah tarankahawi ni teh athakaawme taminaw moikapap a tawn.
He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valour, in Jerusalem.
14 Hetnaw teh a napanaw imthung lahoi touk e doeh. Judah thung hoi ransabawi 1,000 touh, Adnah hoi a kut rahim kaawm e tarankahawi ni teh athakaawme tami 300,000,
This was the numbering of them according to their fathers’ houses: From Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valour;
15 Apâhni lah Jehoshaphat ni 280,000 a uk.
and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;
16 A pâthum lah Zekhariah capa Amasiah teh a ma lungtho lahoi BAWIPA koe a kâpasoung teh, tarankahawi ni teh athakaawme 200,000 touh a uk.
and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.
17 Benjamin imthung dawk e a thakasai, tarankahawi e, sene hoi bahling ka patuem e tami 200000 touh Eliada ni a uk.
From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valour, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
18 A hnukkhu Jehozabad ni tarankahawi ni teh athakaawme 180000 touh a uk.
and next to him Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand ready and prepared for war.
19 Hetnaw pueng teh siangpahrang e thaw katawkkungnaw doeh. Hetnaw hloilah Judah ram rapan ka tawn e kho tangkuem koe siangpahrang ni a hruek e ao rah.
These were those who waited on the king, in addition to those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
