2 Chronicles 13
1 In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, Abijah reigned over Judah.
Nan di-zuityèm ane Wa Jéroboam nan, Abijah te devni wa sou Juda.
2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Micaiah, the daughter of Uriel, from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
Li te renye pandan twazan Jérusalem. Non manman l te Micaja, fi a Uriel la nan Guibea. Alò, te gen lagè antre Abija avèk Jéroboam.
3 And when Abijah had undertaken the conflict, and he had with him four hundred thousand elect men, very fit for war, Jeroboam set up a battle line opposite him of eight hundred thousand men, who were also elect and very strong in warfare.
Abija te ouvri batay la avèk yon lame gèrye vanyan, kat-san-mil mesye byen chwazi, pandan Jéroboam t ap fè fòmasyon batay la kont li avèk ui-san-mil mesye byen chwazi, gèrye vanyan.
4 Then Abijah stood upon mount Zemaraim, which was in Ephraim, and he said: “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all of Israel.
Abija te kanpe sou Mòn Tsemaraïm ki nan peyi ti mòn Éphraïm yo, e li te di: “Koute mwen, O Jéroboam avèk tout Israël:
5 Are you ignorant that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave David the kingship over Israel for all time, to him and to his sons, by a covenant of salt?
Èske ou pa konnen ke SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, te bay pouvwa sou Israël jis pou tout tan a David avèk fis li yo pa yon sèl akò?
6 But Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, the servant of Solomon, son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord.
Men Jéroboam, fis a Nebath la, sèvitè a Salomon an, fis a David la, te leve e te fè rebèl kont mèt li a.
7 And there were gathered to him very vain men, and sons of Belial. And they prevailed against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. For Rehoboam was inexperienced, and he had a fearful heart, and so he was unable to resist them.
Yon bann sanzave te rasanble vè li menm, vagabon yo, yon eprèv ki te twò fò pou Roboam, fis a Salomon an, lè li te trè jèn, timid e li pa t ka kenbe plas pa l kont yo.
8 Now therefore, you say that you are able to resist the kingdom of the Lord, which he possesses through the sons of David, and you have a great multitude of people, and gold calves, which Jeroboam made for you as gods.
“Epi koulye a, ou gen entansyon fè rezistans kont wayòm SENYÈ a pa fis a David yo. Se yon gran foul nou ye, e nou gen avèk nou jenn bèf an lò ke Jéroboam te fè kòm dye pou nou.
9 And you have cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, as well as the Levites. And like all the peoples of the lands, you have made priests for yourselves. Anyone who is willing to come and perform the ritual by his hand, with a bull from the herd and with seven rams, is made a priest of those who are not gods.
Èske nou pa t chase mete deyò prèt SENYÈ yo, fis a Aaron yo avèk Levit yo, e te fè pou kont nou prèt tankou pèp lòt peyi yo? Nenpòt moun ki vini konsakre li menm avèk yon jenn towo ak sèt belye, menm li menm kapab devni yon prèt a sila ki pa dye yo.
10 But the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him. And the priests who minister to the Lord are from the sons of Aaron. And the Levites are in their proper order.
“Men pou nou, SENYÈ a se Bondye pa nou an e nou pa t abandone Li. Fis Aaron yo ap fè sèvis a SENYÈ a kòm prèt e se Levit yo ki fè travay a yo menm.
11 Also, they offer holocausts to the Lord, each and every day, morning and evening, and incense composed according to the precept of the law, and the bread of the presence on a very pure table. And there is with us the gold lampstand with its lamps, so that they may burn continually in the evening. For certainly, we keep the precepts of the Lord our God, whom you have forsaken.
Chak maten e chak swa, yo brile bay SENYÈ a ofrann brile avèk lansan santi bon, pen konsakre ki sou tab pwòp, e chandelye a avèk lanp li yo pou limen chak swa; paske nou kenbe chaj a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, men ou te abandone Li.
12 Therefore, God is the commander of our army, with his priests, who sound the trumpets that ring out against you. O sons of Israel, do not choose to fight against the Lord, the God of your fathers. For it is not expedient for you.”
Koulye a, veye byen, Bondye avèk nou sou tèt nou, e prèt Li yo avèk twonpèt siyal pou sonnen alam kont nou. O fis Israël yo, pa goumen kont SENYÈ a zansèt nou yo, paske nou p ap reyisi.”
13 While he was speaking these things, Jeroboam set in motion an ambush behind them. And while they stood facing the enemy, without Judah realizing it, his army circled around.
Men Jéroboam te fè yon anbiskad pou vini pa dèyè, pou Israël ta devan Juda e anbiskad la pa dèyè yo.
14 And looking back, Judah saw the war threatening in front and behind, and they cried out to the Lord. And the priests began to sound the trumpets.
Lè Juda te vire, alò yo te atake ni devan ni dèyè; pou sa, yo te kriye a SENYÈ a e prèt yo te soufle twonpèt yo.
15 And all the men of Judah shouted out. And behold, when they cried out, God terrified Jeroboam, and all of Israel who were standing in opposition to Abijah and Judah.
Konsa mesye Juda te fè leve kri lagè a, e nan moman sa a, Bondye te boulvèse Jéroboam avèk tout Israël devan Abija avèk Juda.
16 And the sons of Israel fled from Judah, and the Lord delivered them into their hand.
Lè fis Israël yo te fin sove ale devan Juda, Bondye te livre yo nan men yo.
17 Therefore, Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter. And five hundred thousand strong men of Israel fell wounded.
Abija avèk pèp li a te detwi yo avèk yon gwo masak, jiskaske senk-san-mil mesye Israël te tonbe mouri.
18 And the sons of Israel were humiliated at that time. And the sons of Judah were very greatly strengthened, because they had trusted in the Lord, the God of their fathers.
Konsa, fis Israël yo te soumèt nan tan sa a, e fis Juda yo te pran viktwa a akoz yo te depan de SENYÈ a, Bondye a zansèt pa yo a.
19 Then Abijah pursued the fleeing Jeroboam. And he seized cities from him: Bethel and her daughters, and Jeshanah with her daughters, and also Ephron and her daughters.
Abija te kouri dèyè Jéroboam e te kaptire plizyè vil nan men li: Béthel avèk bouk pa li yo, Jeschana avèk bouk pa li yo, e Éphron avèk bouk pa li yo.
20 And Jeroboam no longer had the strength to resist, in the days of Abijah. And the Lord struck him, and he died.
Jéroboam pa t ankò reprann fòs li nan jou a Abija yo. SENYÈ a te frape li e li te vin mouri.
21 And so Abijah, having been strengthened in his authority, took fourteen wives. And he procreated twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Men Abija te vin fò. Li te pran katòz madanm pou kont li, e li te devni papa a venn-de fis ak sèz fi.
22 Now the rest of the words of Abijah, and his ways and works, have been written very diligently in the book of Iddo, the prophet.
Alò, tout lòt zèv Abija yo, avèk chemen pa li yo ekri nan memwa a pwofèt la, Iddo.
