2 Chronicles 20
1 After this also came the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites against Iehoshaphat to battell.
Le esiawo megbe la, Moabtɔwo kple Amonitɔwo ho aʋa ɖe Yehosafat ŋu. Ke Meunitetɔ aɖewo kpe ɖe wo ŋu.
2 Then there came that tolde Iehoshaphat, saying, There commeth a great multitude against thee from beyonde the Sea, out of Aram: and beholde, they bee in Hazzon Tamar, which is En-gedi.
Yehosafat se be, “Aʋakɔ gã aɖe ho aʋa ɖe ŋuwò tso Dzeƒu la godo le Siria gbɔna eye wova ɖo Hazazon Tamar, si wogayɔna hã be En Gedi la xoxo.”
3 And Iehoshaphat feared, and set him selfe to seeke the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Iudah.
Nya sia na vɔvɔ̃ ɖo Yehosafat ale gbegbe be, wòɖo ta me be yeabia Yehowa ne wòakpe ɖe ye ŋu eya ta wòɖe gbeƒã bena, Yudatɔwo katã natsi nu adɔ ɣeyiɣi aɖe, aɖe asi le woƒe nu vɔ̃wo ŋu eye woado gbe ɖa na Mawu.
4 And Iudah gathered them selues together to aske counsel of the Lord: they came euen out of all the cities of Iudah to inquire of the Lord,
Amewo tso Yuda ƒe akpa ɖe sia ɖe eye wowɔ ɖeka kple Yehosafat heɖe kuku na Yehowa.
5 And Iehoshaphat stoode in the Congregation of Iudah and Ierusalem in the house of the Lord before the new court,
Yehosafat tsi tsitre ɖe ameawo dome le gbedoxɔ la ƒe xɔxɔnu yeye la eye wòdo gbe ɖa bena,
6 And saide, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heauen? and reignest not thou on all the kingdomes of the heathen? and in thine hande is power and might, and none is able to withstand thee.
“Oo Yehowa, mía fofowo ƒe Mawu, Mawu ɖeka si le dziƒowo, wòe nye anyigbadzifiaɖuƒewo katã Dziɖula, wò ŋusẽ tri akɔ, ame kae ate ŋu atsi tsitre ɖe ŋuwò?
7 Diddest not thou our God cast out ye inhabitants of this lande before thy people Israel, and gauest it to the seede of Abraham thy friende for euer?
Oo míaƒe Mawu, ɖe menye wòe nya trɔ̃subɔla siwo nɔ anyigba sia dzi, esi Israel, wò amewo va ɖo la ɖa oa? Ɖe menye wòe tsɔ anyigba sia na xɔ̃wò Abraham ƒe dzidzimeviwo oa?
8 And they dwelt therein, and haue built thee a Sanctuarie therein for thy Name, saying,
Wò amewo tso aƒe ɖe afi sia, wotu gbedoxɔ sia na wò
9 If euill come vpon vs, as the sworde of iudgement, or pestilence, or famine, we will stande before this house and in thy presence (for thy name is in this house) and will crie vnto thee in our tribulation, and thou wilt heare and helpe.
eye woxɔe se be, le ŋɔdziɣi abe esia ene la, ne nukpekeamewo va mía dzi abe aʋawɔwɔ, dɔléle alo dɔwuame ene la, míate ŋu atsi tsitre ɖe afi sia, le gbedoxɔ sia ŋgɔ elabena èle afi sia, le gbedoxɔ sia me, míado ɣli ayɔ wò be nàɖe mí eye míeka ɖe edzi be, àse míaƒe kukuɖeɣliwo eye nàɖe mí.
10 And now beholde, the children of Ammon and Moab, and mount Seir, by whome thou wouldest not let Israel goe, when they came out of the land of Egypt: but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not:
“Azɔ la, kpɔ nu si Amon ƒe viwo, Moabtɔwo kple Seirtɔwo ƒe aʋakɔwo le wɔwɔm ɖa. Mèna mía tɔgbuiwo wɔ aʋa kpli wo esime Israel dzo le Egipte o, ale míeƒo xlã to wo ŋu eye míetsrɔ̃ wo o.
11 Behold, I say, they reward vs, in comming to cast vs out of thine inheritance, which thou hast caused vs to inherit.
Azɔ la, kpɔ ale si wodi be yewoaɖo eteƒe na mí ɖa! Wova be woanya mí le wò anyigba si nèna mí la dzi.
12 O our God, wilt thou not iudge them? for there is no strength in vs to stand before this great multitude that commeth against vs, neither doe wee knowe what to doe: but our eyes are toward thee.
Oo míaƒe Mawu, màxe mɔ na wo oa? Míate ŋu anɔ te ɖe aʋakɔ sesẽ sia nu o. Míenya nu si míawɔ o eya ta míele wò asinu kpɔm.”
13 And all Iudah stoode before the Lord with their yong ones, their wiues, and their children.
Esi ame siwo tso Yuda ƒe akpa ɖe sia ɖe tsi tsitre ɖe Yehowa ŋkume kple wo srɔ̃wo kple wo viwo la,
14 And Iahaziel the sonne of Zechariah the sonne of Benaiah, the sonne of Ieiel, the sonne of Mattaniah, a Leuite of the sonnes of Asaph was there, vpon whome came the Spirite of ye Lord, in the middes of the Congregation.
Yehowa ƒe Gbɔgbɔ va dze ame siwo nɔ tsitre ɖe afi ma la dometɔ ɖeka dzi. Ame siae nye Yahaziel, ame si fofoe nye Zekaria, ame si fofoe nye Benaya, ame si fofoe nye Yeiel, ame si fofoe nye Matania, Levi ƒe vi, ame si nye Asaf ƒe viwo dometɔ ɖeka.
15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Iudah, and ye inhabitantes of Ierusalem, and thou, King Iehoshaphat: thus saith the Lord vnto you, Feare you not, neither be afraide for this great multitude: for the battel is not yours, but Gods.
Yahaziel gblɔ be, “Miɖo tom, mi ame siwo katã tso Yuda kple Yerusalem kple wò, Fia Yehosafat. Yehowa be, ‘Migavɔ̃ o! Migana aʋakɔ gã sia nana dzidzi naƒo mi o elabena aʋa la menye mia tɔe o ke boŋ Mawu tɔe!
16 To morowe goe yee downe against them: beholde, they come vp by the cleft of Ziz, and ye shall finde them at the ende of the brooke before the wildernesse of Ieruel.
Miyi miakpe aʋa kpli wo etsɔ! Miakpɔ wo le Ziz to la kɔgo le balime si yi ɖe Yeruel gbegbe la ƒe nuwuwu!
17 Ye shall not neede to fight in this battell: stand still, moue not, and behold the saluation of the Lord towardes you: O Iudah, and Ierusalem, feare ye not, neither be afraid: to morow goe out against them, and the Lord wilbe with you.
Ke mahiã be miawɔ aʋa kura o! Miyi ɖanɔ miaƒe teƒewo ko ne miakpɔ ale si Mawu aɖe mi nukutɔe la ɖa. Oo Yuda kple Yerusalem ƒe amewo! Migavɔ̃ o eye migabu dzideƒo hã o! Miawo miyi afi ma etsɔ ko elabena Yehowa li kpli mi!’”
18 Then Iehoshaphat bowed downe with his face to the earth, and all Iudah and the inhabitants of Ierusalem fell downe before the Lord, worshipping the Lord.
Eye Fia Yehosafat mlɔ anyigba, tsyɔ mo anyi eye Yuda blibo la kple Yerusalemtɔwo katã hã wɔ nenema henɔ Yehowa subɔm.
19 And the Leuites of the children of the Kohathites and of the childre of the Corhites stood vp to prayse the Lord God of Israel with a loude voyce on hie.
Eye Levitɔwo tso Kohat kple Korah ƒe hlɔ̃wo me tsi tsitre hekafu Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu kple kafukafuha siwo me kɔ eye wodzi ha sesĩe.
20 And when they arose early in the morning, they went forth to the wildernesse of Tekoa: and as they departed, Iehoshaphat stoode and sayde, Heare ye me, O Iudah, and ye inhabitants of Ierusalem: put your trust in the Lord your God, and ye shalbe assured: beleeue his Prophets, and ye shall prosper.
Yuda ƒe aʋakɔ la ho ŋdi kanyaa yi Tekoa gbegbe. Esi wonɔ mɔa dzi yina la, Yehosafat tɔ ameawo eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Miɖo tom, Yuda kple Yerusalemtɔwo. Mixɔ Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la dzi se ekema miaɖu dzi! Mixɔ eƒe nyagblɔɖilawo dzi se ekema nu sia nu adze edzi na mi!”
21 And when he had consulted with the people, and appoynted singers vnto the Lord, and them that should prayse him that is in the beautifull Sanctuarie, in going forth before the men of armes, and saying, Prayse ye the Lord, for his mercy lasteth for euer,
Le aɖaŋuɖoɖo kple dukɔa kplɔlawo vɔ megbe la, eɖo be hadzilawo nado awu siwo ŋu wokɔ, anɔ zɔzɔm le aʋakɔ la ŋgɔ, “Atsɔ kafukafu kple akpedada na Yehowa eye woanɔ ha dzim be, eƒe amenuveve li tegbee.”
22 And when they began to shoute, and to prayse, the Lord layed ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Iudah, and they slewe one another.
Esi wode asi kafukafuha la dzidzime ko la, Yehowa na Amon ƒe viwo kple Moab ƒe viwo kple Seir ƒe to la ƒe aʋakɔwo de asi aʋawɔwɔ me kple wo nɔewo eye wowu wo ŋutɔwo ƒe amewo!
23 For the children of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to slay and to destroy them and when they had made an end of the inhabitantes of Seir, euery one helped to destroy another.
Amon ƒe viwo kple Moab ƒe viwo trɔ ɖe ame siwo wotsɔ be woawɔ aʋa na yewo to Seir to la dzi la ŋu eye wowu wo katã. Le esia megbe la, wotrɔ ɖe wo nɔewo ŋu!
24 And when Iudah came towarde Mizpah in the wildernes, they looked vnto the multitude: and behold, the carkeises were fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
Ale esi Yuda ƒe aʋakɔ la va ɖo xɔ tsrala si dzi dzɔlawo nɔna kpɔa gbegbe la ɖa gbɔ la, wokpɔ ame kukuwo le anyigba le afi sia afi, ame ɖeka pɛ gɔ̃ hã mete ŋu si dzo o.
25 And when Iehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoyle of them, they founde among them in abundance both of substance and also of bodies laden with precious iewels, which they tooke for themselues, till they could cary no more: they were three dayes in gathering of the spoyle: for it was much.
Fia Yehosafat kple eƒe amewo yi ɖaha nuwo le ame kukuawo ŋu. Wokpɔ ga, awuwo kple kpe xɔasi geɖewo ɖe le wo ŋu ale gbegbe be wotsɔ ŋkeke etɔ̃ sɔŋ lɔ afunyinuawo!
26 And in the fourth day they assembled themselues in the valley of Berachah: for there they blessed the Lord: therefore they called the name of that place, The valley of Berachah vnto this day.
Le ŋkeke enelia gbe la, woƒo ƒu ɖe balime si woyɔna va se ɖe egbe be Yayrabalime la eye wokafu Mawu ale si woate ŋui.
27 Then euery man of Iudah and Ierusalem returned with Iehoshaphat their head, to goe againe to Ierusalem with ioy: for the Lord had made them to reioyce ouer their enemies.
Ale Yehosafat nɔ ŋgɔ na ameawo eye wotrɔ gbɔ va Yerusalem kple dzidzɔ be Yehowa ɖe yewo nukutɔe alea tso yewoƒe futɔwo ƒe asi me.
28 And they came to Ierusalem with viols and with harpes, and with trumpets, euen vnto the house of the Lord.
Wozɔ ge ɖe Yerusalem du la me esime wonɔ kasaŋkuwo kple saŋkuwo ƒom nɔ kpẽwo kum eye woyi ɖe gbedoxɔ la me.
29 And the feare of God was vpon all the kingdomes of the earth, whe they had heard that the Lord had fought against ye enemies of Israel.
Abe ale si wòdzɔ kpɔ va yi ene la, esi dukɔ siwo ƒo xlã wo se be, Yehowa ŋutɔe wɔ aʋa kple Israel ƒe futɔwo la, vɔvɔ̃ ɖo wo le Mawu ŋu.
30 So the kingdom of Iehoshaphat was quiet, and his God gaue him rest on euery side.
Ale ŋutifafa nɔ Yehosafat ƒe fiaɖuƒe me elabena eƒe Mawu na dzudzɔe.
31 And Iehoshaphat reigned ouer Iudah, and was fiue and thirtie yeere olde, when he began to reigne: and reigned fiue and twentie yeere in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
Fia Yehosafat ƒe nyawo le ale: Ezu Yuda fia esi wòxɔ ƒe blaetɔ̃ vɔ atɔ̃ eye wòɖu fia le Yerusalem ƒe blaeve vɔ atɔ̃. Dadaa ŋkɔe nye Azuba, Silhi ƒe vinyɔnu.
32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not therefrom, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
Yehosafat nye fia nyui aɖe abe fofoa, Asa ene; edze agbagba ɣe sia ɣi be yeadze Yehowa ŋu,
33 Howbeit the hie places were not taken away: for the people had not yet prepared their hearts vnto the God of their fathers.
ke meɖe nuxeƒewo ɖa le togbɛawo dzi o eye ameawo hã meɖo ta me be yewoasubɔ wo fofowo ƒe Mawu haɖe o,
34 Concerning the rest of the actes of Iehoshaphat first and last, beholde, they are written in the booke of Iehu the sonne of Hanani, which is mentioned in the booke of the kings of Israel.
Woŋlɔ nu sia nu tso Yehosafat ƒe fiaɖuɖu ŋu ɖe ŋutinya si Yehu, Hanani ƒe vi, ŋlɔ wode Israel fiawo Ƒe Ŋutinya me la me.
35 Yet after this did Iehoshaphat King of Iudah ioyne himselfe with Ahaziah King of Israel, who was giuen to do euill.
Ke le eƒe agbe ƒe nuwuwu la, Yuda fia Yehosafat wɔ ɖeka kple Israel fia, Ahazia, ame si nye ame vɔ̃ɖi aɖe.
36 And he ioyned with him, to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the shippes in Ezion Gaber.
Ebla nu kplii be yeatu tɔdziʋuwo le Ezion Geber be woanɔ Tarsis dem.
37 Then Eliezer ye sonne of Dodauah of Mareshah prophecied against Iehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast ioyned thy selfe with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy workes. and the shippes were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
Eliezer si nye Dodavahu ƒe vi, tso Maresa gblɔ nya ɖi ɖe Yehosafat ŋu be, “Esi nèwɔ ɖeka kple Fia Ahazia ta la, Yehowa gblẽ wò dɔwɔwɔwo me.” Ale tɔdziʋuawo gbã le mɔa dzi eye womete ŋu ɖo Tarsis o.
