2 Chronicles 21
1 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers, in the city of David, —and Jehoram his son reigned in his steed.
Esi Yehosafat ku la, woɖii ɖe tɔgbuiawo dome le David ƒe Du la me, eye via Yehoram ɖu fia ɖe eteƒe.
2 Now, he, had brethren, sons of Jehoshaphat—Azariah and Jehiel and Zechariah and Azariah, and Michael and Shephatiah, —all these, were sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel,
Fofoa ƒe viŋutsu bubuwoe nye Azaria, Yehiel, Zekaria, Azaria, Mikael kple Sefatia.
3 and their father gave them large presents—of silver and of gold and of precious things, with cities of defence, in Judah, —but, the kingdom, gave he unto Jehoram, for, he, was the firstborn.
Wo fofo na klosalo, sika kple nu xɔasi geɖewo wo kpe ɖe Yuda du siwo woglã la ŋu, ke etsɔ fiaɖuƒe la na Yehoram elabena eyae nye via ŋusu ŋgɔgbetɔ.
4 But, when Jehoram had arisen over the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren, with the sword, —moreover also some of the rulers of Israel.
Esi Yehoram li ke eɖokui nyuie ɖe fofoa ƒe fiaɖuƒea dzi la, ewu nɔviŋutsuwo katã kple Israel ƒe fiaviŋutsu aɖewo hã.
5 Thirty-two years old, was Jehoram when he began to reign, —and, eight years, reigned he in Jerusalem.
Yehoram xɔ ƒe blaetɔ̃-vɔ-eve esi wòzu fia. Eɖu fia le Yerusalem ƒe enyi.
6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab, for, the daughter of Ahab, had he, to wife, —so he wrought wickedness, in the eyes of Yahweh.
Enye fia vɔ̃ɖi aɖe abe Ahab kple Israel fia bubuawo ene. Eɖe Ahab ƒe vinyɔnu eye wòwɔ nu si nye vɔ̃ le Yehowa ŋkume.
7 Howbeit Yahweh was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant which he had solemnised, unto David, —and as he had promised to give unto him a lamp, and unto his sons, all the days.
Ke Yehowa medi be yeatsi David ƒe viwo ƒe fiaɖuɖu nu o elabena ebla nu kple David be, yeana eƒe dzidzimeviwo dometɔ ɖeka nanɔ fiazikpui la dzi ɣe sia ɣi kokoko.
8 In his days, revolted the Edomites, from under the hand of Judah, —and set over themselves a king.
Le Yehoram ƒe fiaɖuɣi la, Edomtɔwo dze aglã, ɖe wo ɖokui ɖa tso Yuda te eye woɖo fia na wo ɖokui.
9 So Jehoram passed over, with his captains, and all his chariot, with him, -and it came to pass that he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that were round about unto him, and the chariot-captains.
Ke Yehoram yi afi ma kple eƒe amegãwo kpakple tasiaɖamwo katã. Le zã me la, Edomʋakɔ va ɖe to ɖe kpe ɖe eƒe tasiaɖam megãwo ŋu. Ke Yehoram kple eƒe tasiaɖam megãwo kpe aʋa kple Edomtɔwo hekpe wo dzi hesi to wo dome dzo.
10 So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah—unto this day. Then, must Libnah needs revolt at the same time, from under his hand, —because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.
Gake Edomtɔwo do le Yuda ƒe kɔkuti te va se ɖe egbe. Libna hã dze aglã elabena Yehoram trɔ le Yehowa, fofoawo ƒe Mawu yome.
11 He too, made high places among the mountains of Judah, —and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to be unchaste, and seduced Judah.
Gawu la, Yehoram wɔ nuxeƒewo ɖe Yuda ƒe towo dzi eye wòzi eƒe amewo dzi be woasubɔ legbawo.
12 Then came there unto him, a writing, from Elijah the prophet, saying, —Thus, saith Yahweh, God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa, king of Judah;
Nu sia na Nyagblɔɖila Eliya ŋlɔ agbalẽ sia nɛ be, “Yehowa, tɔgbuiwò David ƒe Mawu la be, esi mèto fofowò Yehosafat alo Fia Asa ƒe afɔtoƒe o,
13 but hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to be unchaste, after the unchastities of the house of Ahab, —moreover also, thine own brethren of the house of thy father who were better than thou, hast thou slain,
ke èvɔ̃ɖi abe fia siwo le Israel ene eye nèna Yerusalemtɔwo kple Yudatɔwo subɔ legbawo abe ale si wowɔ le Fia Ahab ŋɔli ene eye esi nèwu nɔviwòwo, ame siwo nyo wu wò ta la,
14 lo! Yahweh, is about to plague, with a great plague, thy people, -and thy children and thy wives, and all thy possessions;
Yehowa atsrɔ̃ wò dukɔ kple dɔvɔ̃ dziŋɔ aɖe azɔ. Woatsrɔ̃ wò ŋutɔ, viwòwo, srɔ̃wòwo kple nu siwo katã le asiwò.
15 also, thyself, with sore diseases, with disease of thy bowels, -until thy bowels shall fall out, by reason of the disease, in a year added to a year.
Dɔléle, aɖe fu na wò dɔkaviwo eye wò dɔmenuwo aƒaƒã.”
16 And Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and the Arabians, who were under the direction of the Ethiopians;
Ale Yehowa na Filistitɔwo kple Arabiatɔwo, ame siwo do liƒo kple Kustɔwo la ho aʋa ɖe Yehoram ŋu.
17 and they came up against Judah, and forced their way into it, and carried off all the possessions that were found belonging to the house of the king, moreover also his sons and his wives, —so that there was left him never a son, save only Jehoahaz the youngest of his sons.
Wozɔ ɖe Yuda dzi, ge ɖe woƒe anyigba dzi; wotsɔ nu xɔasi ɖe sia ɖe si nɔ fiasã la me eye wolé fia la ƒe viwo kple srɔ̃awo dzoe. Fia ƒe vi suetɔ, Yehoahaz, koe te ŋu si.
18 And, after all this, Yahweh plagued him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
Le esiawo megbe la, Yehowa na dɔléle dze Fia Yehoram ƒe dɔmenuwo dzi.
19 And it came to pass, in a year beyond a year, even when the end of the days of two years had passed, that his bowels fell out by reason of his disease, so that he died, of, malignant disease, —and his people made him no burning, like the burning of his fathers.
Le ƒe eve megbe la, eƒe dɔkaviwo do go eye wòku le vevesese geɖe me. Womewɔ kɔnu siwo wowɔna na fiawo ne wòku la nɛ o.
20 Thirty-two years old, was he when he began to reign, and, eight years, reigned he in Jerusalem, —and went his way—unregretted, and, though they buried him in the city of David, yet, not in the sepulchres of the kings.
Exɔ ƒe blaetɔ̃-vɔ-eve esi wòdze fiaɖuɖu gɔme eye wòɖu fia ƒe enyi le Yerusalem. Esi wòku la, womefae o, woɖii ɖe Yerusalem gake menye ɖe fiawo ƒe ameɖibɔ me o.
