< 2 Chronicles 20 >
1 After this, the children of Moab, the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
Alò, li te vin rive apre sa ke fis Moab yo avèk fis Ammon yo, ansanm avèk kèk nan Maonit yo te vini pou fè lagè kont Josaphat.
2 Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea from Syria. Behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).
Kèk moun te vin bay rapò a Josaphat e te di: “Yon gran foul ap pwoche kont ou soti lòtbò lanmè Syrie. Gade byen, yo rive Hatsatson-Thamar” (ki En-Guédi a).
3 Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
Josaphat te byen pè. Li te vire atansyon li pou chache SENYÈ a, e te pwoklame yon jèn toupatou nan Juda.
4 Judah gathered themselves together to seek help from the LORD. They came out of all the cities of Judah to seek the LORD.
Konsa, Juda te rasanble ansanm pou chache èd SENYÈ a. Yo te sòti menm nan tout vil a Juda yo pou chache SENYÈ a.
5 Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the LORD’s house, before the new court;
Konsa, Josaphat te kanpe nan asanble Juda a avèk Jérusalem, lakay SENYÈ a devan tribinal nèf la.
6 and he said, “LORD, the God of our fathers, are not you God in heaven? Are not you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so that no one is able to withstand you.
Li te di: “O SENYÈ, Bondye a zansèt pa nou yo, èske se pa Ou menm ki Bondye nan Syèl yo? Èske se pa Ou menm ki renye sou tout wayòm a nasyon yo? Pwisans avèk majeste, se nan men Ou, jiskaske nanpwen moun ki kab kanpe kont Ou.
7 Did not you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it to the offspring of Abraham your friend forever?
Èske se pa Ou menm, O Bondye nou an, ki te chase tout sila ki te rete nan peyi sa a devan pèp Ou a, Israël pou bay li a desandan Abraham yo, zanmi Ou an, jis pou tout tan?
8 They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying,
Yo te abite ladann, yo te bati sanktyè Ou a la pou non Ou, e yo te di:
9 ‘If evil comes on us—the sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine—we will stand before this house, and before you (for your name is in this house), and cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’
‘Si mechanste ta vini sou nou, nepe, oswa jijman, oswa epidemi, oswa gwo grangou, nou va kanpe devan kay sila a e devan Ou menm, (paske non pa Ou sou kay sa a) pou kriye a Ou menm nan twoub nou yo, ke Ou va tande pou delivre nou.’
10 Now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned away from them, and did not destroy them;
Alò, gade, fis a Ammon yo avèk Moab avèk Mòn Séir, kilès ou te anpeche Israël pran lè yo te sòti nan peyi Égypte la. Konsa, yo te vire akote e yo pa t detwi yo.
11 behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.
Gade, koulye a, jan y ap rekonpanse nou lè yo vin parèt pou chase nou mete deyò soti nan posesyon ke Ou te bannou kòm eritaj la.
12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
O Bondye nou, èske Ou p ap jije yo? Paske nou san pouvwa devan gran foul sila a k ap vini kont nou an. Ni nou pa konnen kisa pou nou fè, men zye nou ap gade sou Ou.”
13 All Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
Tout Juda te kanpe devan SENYÈ a avèk ti bebe yo, madanm yo ak zanfan yo.
14 Then the LORD’s Spirit came on Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, in the middle of the assembly;
Alò, nan mitan asanble a, Lespri SENYÈ a te vini sou Jachaziel, fis a Zacharie a, fis a Benaja a, fis a Jeïel la, fis a Matthania a, Levit la ak fis a Asaph yo.
15 and he said, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat. The LORD says to you, ‘Do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed because of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
Epi li te di: “Koute, tout Juda avèk pèp Jérusalem nan ak Wa Josaphat: konsa pale SENYÈ a a nou menm: ‘Pa pè, ni pa pèdi kouraj akoz gran foul sila a, paske batay la pa pou nou, men se pou Bondye li ye.
16 Tomorrow, go down against them. Behold, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
Demen, desann kont yo. Tande byen, yo va vin monte kote pant ti mòn Tsits lan, e nou va jwenn yo nan dènye pwent vale a devan dezè Jeruel la.
17 You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
Nou pa bezwen goumen nan batay sila a. Pran pozisyon nou e kanpe gade delivrans SENYÈ a anfavè nou, O Juda, avèk Jérusalem. Pa pè, ni pa pèdi kouraj. Demen sòti pou parèt devan yo, paske SENYÈ a avèk nou.’”
18 Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.
Josaphat te bese tèt li jis atè, e tout Juda avèk moun Jérusalem yo te tonbe atè devan SENYÈ a, pou adore Li.
19 The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with an exceedingly loud voice.
Levit ki te nan fis a Keatit yo, e nan fis a Koreyit yo, te kanpe pou louwe SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, nan yon trè gwo vwa.
20 They rose early in the morning 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! Believe in the LORD your God, so you will be established! Believe his prophets, so you will prosper.”
Yo te leve granmmaten, e yo te sòti deyò nan dezè Tekoa a. Pandan yo tap sòti, Josaphat te kanpe. Li te di: “Koute mwen, O Juda avèk moun Jérusalem yo, mete konfyans nou nan SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, e nou va etabli. Mete konfyans nou nan pwofèt Li yo, e nou va vin reyisi.”
21 When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the LORD and give praise in holy array as they go out before the army, and say, “Give thanks to the LORD, for his loving kindness endures forever.”
Lè li te fin konsilte pèp la, li te chwazi sila ki te chante a SENYÈ yo avèk sila ki te fè louwanj nan vètman sen yo, pandan yo t ap sòti devan lame a. Yo t ap di: “Bay remèsiman a SENYÈ a, paske lanmou dous Li a dire jis pou tout tan.”
22 When they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushers against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck.
Depi lè a, yo te kòmanse chante ak bay louwanj, SENYÈ a te mete anbiskad kont fis a Ammon yo, Moab avèk Mòn Séir, ki te vini kont Juda yo epi yo te vin boulvèse.
23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. When they had finished the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to destroy each other.
Paske fis Ammon yo avèk Moab yo te leve kont fis Mòn Séir yo pou te detwi yo nèt. Lè yo te fini avèk moun Mòn Séir yo, yo te asiste pou detwi youn lòt.
24 When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped.
Lè Juda te rive nan wotè sou dezè a, yo te gade vè gwo foul la, epi vwala, te gen kadav ki te kouche atè a. Okenn pa t chape.
25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their plunder, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies with precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away. They took plunder for three days, it was so much.
Lè Josaphat avèk pèp li a te vini pran piyaj la, yo te twouve anpil bagay pami yo; byen, vètman ak bagay valab ke yo te pran pou yo menm, plis pase yo ta kab pote. Yo te pran twa jou pou ranmase piyaj la, paske li te tèlman anpil.
26 On the fourth day, they assembled themselves in Beracah Valley, for there they blessed the LORD. Therefore the name of that place was called “Beracah Valley” to this day.
Nan katriyèm jou a, yo te fè asanble nan vale Beraca a. La, yo te beni SENYÈ a. Akoz sa, yo te rele plas sa a: “Vale Beraca a” jis rive jodi a.
27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
Tout mesye Juda avèk Jérusalem yo te retounen avèk Josaphat sou tèt la. Yo te retounen Jérusalem avèk kè kontan, paske SENYÈ a te fè yo rejwi sou lènmi yo.
28 They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets to the LORD’s house.
Yo te vini Jérusalem avèk ap, gita yo ak twonpèt pou rive vè kay SENYÈ a.
29 The fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.
Lakrent Bondye te sou tout wayòm a lòt peyi yo lè yo te tande ke SENYÈ a te goumen kont lènmi Israël yo.
30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.
Konsa, wayòm Josaphat a te gen lapè, paske Bondye li a te ba li repo tout kote.
31 So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign. He reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
Alò, Josaphat te renye sou Juda. Li te gen laj a trann-senk ane lè l te devni wa a e li te renye Jérusalem pandan venn-senkan. Non manman l se te Azuba, fi a Schilchi a.
32 He walked in the way of Asa his father, and did not turn away from it, doing that which was right in the LORD’s eyes.
Li te mache nan chemen papa li, Asa, e li pa t kite li. Li te toujou fè sa ki dwat nan zye SENYÈ a.
33 However the high places were not taken away, and the people had still not set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
Sepandan, wo plas yo pa t retire. Pèp la potko dirije kè yo vè Bondye a zansèt yo a.
34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is included in the book of the kings of Israel.
Alò, tout lòt zèv a Josaphat yo, soti nan premye jis rive nan dènye a, gade byen, yo ekri nan rejis a Jéhu, fis a Hanani, ki enskri nan Liv Wa Israël Yo.
35 After this, Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. The same did very wickedly.
Apre sa, Josaphat, wa Juda a te fè alyans avèk Achazia, wa Israël la. Li te aji mal nan fè bagay sa a.
36 He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.
Konsa, li te alinye li avèk li pou fè bato yo rive Tarsis e yo te fè bato yo rive nan Etsjon-Guéber.
37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” The ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
Epi Éliézer, fis a Dodava a nan Maréscha, te pwofetize kont Josaphat. Li te di: “Akoz ou te fè alyans avèk Achazia, SENYÈ a te detwi zèv ou yo.” Pou sa, bato yo te kraze, e yo pa t kab ale Tarsis.