2 Chronicles 13
1 In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign, Abijah became king of Judah,
No te tekau ma waru o nga tau o Kingi Ieropoama i kingi ai a Apia ki a Hura.
2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
A e toru nga tau i kingi ai ia ki Hiruharama. Ko te ingoa o tona whaea ko Mikaia, he tamahine na Uriere no Kipea. A he whawhai ta Apia raua ko Ieropoama ki a raua.
3 Abijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.
Na ka whakatikaia e Apia nga ngohi o tana ope, he hunga maia mo te whawhai, e wha rau mano, he hunga whiriwhiri. I whakatikaia ano e Ieropoama ana ngohi hei whawhai ki a ia; e waru rau mano ana, he hunga whiriwhiri, he marohirohi, he toa.
4 Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
Na ka tu a Apia i runga i Maunga Temaraima, i te whenua pukepuke o Eparaima, a ka mea, Whakarongo mai ki ahau, e Ieropoama, koutou ko Iharaira katoa;
5 Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
Kaua ranei koutou e mohio, he mea homai na Ihowa, na te Atua o Iharaira te kingitanga o Iharaira ki a Rawiri, he mea oti tonu ki a ia, ratou ko ana tama, i runga ano i te kawenata tote?
6 Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.
Otira i whakatika ake a Ieropoama tama a Nepata, pononga a Horomona tama a Rawiri, kei te whakakeke ki tona ariki.
7 Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.
Na ko te huihuinga o etahi tangata wairangi, he tama na Periara, ki a ia, kua whakapakari i a ratou ki a Rehopoama tama a Horomona, i te mea he taitamariki a Rehopoama, he ngawari hoki tona ngakau, a kihai i kaha ki a ratou.
8 And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.
Na e mea na koutou ki te whakatenetene ki te kingitanga o Ihowa kei te ringa nei o nga tama a Rawiri; he huihui nui to koutou, a kei a koutou nga kuao kau koura i hanga na e Ieropoama hei atua mo koutou.
9 But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods.
He teka ianei kua peia e koutou nga tohunga a Ihowa, nga tama a Arona, ratou ko nga Riwaiti; a whakatohungatia ana e koutou etahi tohunga, pera ana koutou me nga iwi o era atu whenua? Na, ko te tangata e haere ana ki te whakatohunga i a ia ki te puru, ki te tama a te kau, ki nga hipi toa e whitu, hei tohunga ia mo nga mea ehara nei i te atua.
10 But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.
Tena ko matou, ko Ihowa to matou Atua, kihai hoki matou i whakarere i a ia. Na he tohunga a matou e minita ana ki a Ihowa, ko nga tama a Arona, ko nga Riwaiti kei ta ratou mahi.
11 Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.
A e tahu tinana ana ratou ki a Ihowa, e tahu kakara reka ana i te ata, i te ahiahi: me te taro aroaro e whakatakotoria ana ki te tepu parakore; me te turanga rama koura me ona rama, hei tahu i nga ahiahi. E mau ana hoki i a matou nga mea a Ihowa, a to matou Atua; ko koutou ia kua whakarere i a ia.
12 Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”
Na, tena, kei a matou te Atua hei rangatira, me ana tohunga, me nga tetere tangi nui, hei whakatangi i te whawhai ki a koutou. E nga tama a Iharaira, kaua e whawhai ki a Ihowa, ki te Atua o o koutou matua; e kore hoki e taea e koutou.
13 Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them.
Otira i whakataka e Ieropoama he pehipehi kia haere awhio atu i muri i a ratou: na ko ratou ki te aroaro o Hura, ko te pehipehi ki muri i a ratou.
14 When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,
A, i te tahuritanga o Hura, na e tauria ana a mua, a muri, o ratou. Na karanga ana ratou ki a Ihowa, a whakatangi ana nga tohunga i nga tetere.
15 and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
Katahi ka hamama nga tangata o Hura. A, no te hamamatanga o nga tangata o Hura, na patua iho e te Atua a Ieropoama ratou ko Iharaira katoa i te aroaro o Apia ratou ko Hura.
16 So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.
Na rere ana nga tama a Iharaira i te aroaro o Hura, a homai ana ratou e te Atua ki o ratou ringa.
17 Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
Patua iho ratou e Apia ratou ko tona iwi, he nui te parekura. Na hinga ana o Iharaira, he mea patu, e rima rau mano, he hunga whiriwhiri.
18 Thus the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.
Heoi kua riro ki raro nga tama a Iharaira i taua wa; a ka kaha nga tama a Hura, no ratou i okioki ki a Ihowa, ki te Atua o o ratou matua.
19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.
Na ka whaia a Ieropoama e Apia, a ka riro etahi o ona pa i a ia, a Peteere me ona pa ririki, a Tehana me ona pa ririki, a Eperaina me ona pa ririki.
20 Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.
A kihai a Ieropoama i whai kaha ano i nga ra o Apia, a patua ana ia e Ihowa, mate ake.
21 But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Otiia ka kaha haere a Apia. I tangohia ano e ia etahi wahine mana kotahi tekau ma wha, a whanau ake, e rua tekau ma rua nga tama, kotahi tekau ma ono nga kotiro.
22 Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo.
Na, ko era atu meatanga a Apia, me ona ara, me ana kupu, kei te tuhituhi i roto i nga korero a Iro poropiti.
