< 2 Chronicles 23 >
1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of the hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
Le ƒe adrelia me la, Yehoiada ɖe eƒe ŋusẽ fia. Ebla nu kple ame alafawo ƒe aʋafia siawo: Azaria, Yeroham ƒe vi, Ismael, Yehohanan ƒe vi, Azaria, Obed ƒe vi kple Maaseya, Adaya ƒe vi kple Elisafat, Zikri ƒe vi.
2 And they went about in Judah and gathered together the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief fathers of Israel; and they came to Jerusalem.
Wotsa le Yudanyigba blibo la dzi eye woƒo Levitɔwo kple Israelviwo ƒe ƒometatɔwo nu ƒu tso duawo katã me. Esi wova ɖo Yerusalem la,
3 And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Jehovah has said of the sons of David.
ameha blibo la bla nu kple fia la le Mawu ƒe gbedoxɔ la me. Yehoiada gblɔ na wo be, “Fiaviŋutsu la aɖu fia abe ale si Yehowa do ŋugbe tso David ƒe dzidzimeviwo ŋu ene.
4 This is the thing which ye shall do: a third part of you that come in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be keepers of the doors;
Azɔ la, nu si míawɔ enye si. Mi nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo ƒe mama etɔ̃lia ƒe gbãtɔ me tɔwo, ame siwo awɔ dɔ le Dzudzɔgbe la dzi la, miaƒe ŋkuwo anɔ ʋɔtruawo ŋu,
5 and a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of Jehovah.
mama evelia me tɔwo adzɔ fiasã la ŋu eye mama etɔ̃lia me tɔwo adzɔ Gɔmeɖokpegbo la ŋu. Ame bubuawo katã anɔ Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la ƒe xɔxɔnuwo.
6 But let none come into the house of Jehovah except the priests and those of the Levites that do the service; they shall go in, for they are holy; but all the people shall keep the watch of Jehovah.
Ame aɖeke mage ɖe Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la me o negbe nunɔlawo kple Levitɔ siwo anɔ dɔ wɔm ko. Woawo ya ate ŋu age ɖe eme elabena wokɔ wo ŋu ke ele na ame bubuawo be woadzɔ teƒe siwo Yehowa de asi na wo la ŋu.
7 And the Levites shall encompass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that comes into the house shall be put to death; and ye shall be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.
Mi Levitɔwo ƒe viwo, mitsɔ aʋawɔnuwo ɖe asi, midzɔ fia la ŋu eye miawu ame sia ame si adze mi age ɖe gbedoxɔ la me. Minɔ fia la ŋu kplikplikpli!”
8 And the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go forth on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest did not liberate the divisions.
Levitɔwo ƒe viwo kple Yuda blibo la wɔ nunɔla Yehoiada ƒe ɖoɖoawo dzi. Aʋafiawo kplɔ ame siwo manɔ dɔ me le Dzudzɔgbe la dzi o kple esiwo anɔ dɔ me gbe ma gbe la siaa yi na nunɔla Yehoiada elabena nunɔlagã Yehoiada, meɖe mɔ na wo wodzo yi aƒe me o.
9 And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of the hundreds king David's spears and shields and targets, which were in the house of God.
Yehoiada na akplɔwo kple akpoxɔnuwo asrafomegãwo siwo le ame alafawo nu. Aʋawɔnu siawo nye Fia David tɔwo tsã eye wodzra wo ɖo ɖe gbedoxɔ la me.
10 And he set all the people, every man with his javelin in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, toward the altar and the house, by the king round about.
Asrafomegã siawo tsɔ woƒe aʋawɔnuwo ɖe asi eye wonɔ tsitre ƒo xlã fia la, le vɔsamlekpui la ŋu le gbedoxɔ la me. Woɖe to ɖee tso gbedoxɔ la ƒe dziehe yi anyiehe.
11 And they brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, Long live the king!
Yehoiada kple via ŋutsuviwo kplɔ fiavi ŋutsuvi la do goe, ɖɔ fiakuku nɛ, tsɔ nubabla ƒe seawo de asi nɛ eye wòɖoe fiae. Esi ami nɛ, ame sia ame ƒo asikpe kplokplokplo eye wodo ɣli sesĩe be, “Fia nenɔ agbe tegbee!”
12 And Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, and she came to the people into the house of Jehovah.
Esi Atalia se se howɔwɔ kple ɣli si amewo tsɔ nɔ fia la kafum la, eyi ɖe ame siwo le Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ me la gbɔ.
13 And she looked, and behold, the king stood on his dais at the entrance, and the princes and the trumpets were by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets; and the singers [were there] with the instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. And Athaliah rent her garments, and said, Conspiracy! Conspiracy!
Etsa ŋku eye wòkpɔ fia la wòtsi tsitre ɖe eƒe sɔti gbɔ le xɔa ƒe mɔnu. Dɔdzikpɔlawo kple kpẽkulawo nɔ fia la gbɔ eye anyigba la dzi tɔwo katã nɔ aseye tsom, henɔ woƒe kpẽawo kum eye hadzilawo kple woƒe haƒonuwo nɔ hawo dom ɖa. Tete Atalia dze eƒe awuwo eye wòdo ɣli be, “Nugbeɖoɖoe! Nugbeɖoɖoe!”
14 And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of the hundreds that were set over the host, and said to them, Lead her forth without the ranks; and whosoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword; for the priest said, Ye shall not put her to death in the house of Jehovah.
Nunɔla Yehoiada dɔ ame siwo nɔ asrafo alafa ɖekawo nu, ame siwo nɔ aʋawɔlawo dzi kpɔm la ɖa eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Mikplɔe to ameawo dome vɛ eye miawu ame sia ame si adze eyome.” Elabena nunɔla la gblɔ do ŋgɔ be, “Migawui ɖe Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ me o.”
15 And they made way for her, and she went through the entrance of the horse-gate into the king's house, and they put her to death there.
Ale wolée le Sɔgbo la nu le fiasã la me eye wowui le afi ma.
16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be the people of Jehovah.
Ke Yehoiada na Fia Yoas kple ameawo kpe ɖe eŋu eye wobla nu be yewoanye Yehowa ƒe amewo.
17 And all the people went into the house of Baal, and broke it down; and they broke his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
Wo katã woyi Baal ƒe gbedoxɔ me eye wogbãe. Wogbã vɔsamlekpui la kple legbawo le afi ma eye wowu Matan, Baal ƒe nunɔla le vɔsamlekpui la ŋgɔ.
18 And Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had set by classes over the house of Jehovah to offer up Jehovah's burnt-offerings, as it is written in the law of Moses, — with rejoicing and with singing according to the directions of David.
Azɔ la, Yehoiada na Levitɔwo zu dzɔlawo eye wosa numevɔ na Yehowa le Mose ƒe se la nu. Ede dɔwo asi na Levitɔwo abe ale si Fia David wɔ ene tututu. Wodzia ha kple dzidzɔ ne wole woƒe dɔwo wɔm.
19 And he set the doorkeepers at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that no one unclean in anything should enter in.
Gbedoxɔ la ƒe agbowo nu dzɔlawo meɖea mɔ be, nu siwo ŋu womekɔ o kple ame siwo se meɖe mɔ na o la, nage ɖe gbedoxɔ la me o.
20 And he took the captains of the hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of Jehovah; and they came through the upper gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
Eye wòɖe ame alafawo ƒe amegãwo, blafowo kple fiaŋusrafowo kpakple dukɔ hahoo la katã, eye wokplɔ fia la tso Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la me, heto Dzigbegbo la me yi fiasã la me eye wotsɔ fia la ɖo fiazikpui la dzi.
21 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet; and they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
Amewo katã kpɔ dzidzɔ le dukɔ la me eye ŋutifafa va dua me azɔ elabena wowu Atalia kple yi.