1 Kings 15
1 After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
In yac aksingoul oalkosr ma Tokosra Jeroboam el leum lun Israel, Abijah el tokosrala lun Judah,
2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the granddaughter of [David’s son] Absalom.
ac el leum yac tolu in Jerusalem. Nina kial pa Maacah, acn natul Absalom.
3 Abijah committed the same kind of sins that his father had committed. He was not fully dedicated/committed to Yahweh his God, as his grandfather David had been.
El oru pacna kain ma koluk ma papa tumal ah tuh oru, ac el tia arulana inse pwaye nu sin LEUM GOD lal in oana David, papa tumun papa tumal ah.
4 But, because of [what Yahweh his God had promised to] David, Yahweh gave Abijah a son [MET] to rule in Jerusalem after him, and in order to protect Jerusalem [from their enemies].
Tusruktu ke sripal David, LEUM GOD lal El tuh sang wen se natul Abijah in tuh leum tokol in Jerusalem, ac in karinganang tuh in oasr misla in acn Jerusalem.
5 Yahweh did that because David had always done what pleased Yahweh and because David had always obeyed Yahweh. The only time when he disobeyed Yahweh was when he caused Uriah [to be killed].
LEUM GOD El oru ma inge mweyen David el tuh oru ma El insewowo kac, ac tiana seakos ke ma El sapkin, sayen ma el oru nu sel Uriah, mwet Hit.
6 There were wars between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled.
Mweun ma tuh mutawauk inmasrlol Rehoboam ac Jeroboam, orek pacna ke lusen moul lal Abijah.
7 Everything else that Abijah did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Ac ma nukewa saya ma Abijah el orala, simla oasr in [Sramsram Matu Ke Tokosra Lun Judah].
8 Abijah died [EUP] and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, and his son Asa became king.
Abijah el misa ac pukpuki in Siti sel David, ac Asa wen natul, el aolul in tokosra.
9 After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.
In yac aklongoul ke pacl in leum lal Tokosra Jeroboam lun Israel, Asa el tokosrala lun Judah,
10 He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.
ac el leum ke yac angngaul sie in Jerusalem. Nina matu kial pa Maacah, acn natul Absalom.
11 Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.
Asa el oru ma akinsewowoye LEUM GOD, oana David, papa matu tumal, el tuh oru.
12 He got rid of the male prostitutes that were at the places where the people worshiped idols, and he also got rid of all the idols that his ancestors had made.
El lusla liki facl sac mukul ac mutan nukewa su orek kosro in nien alu lun mwet pegan, ac el tolla ma sruloala nukewa ma orekla sin tokosra meet lukel.
13 He also removed his grandmother Maacah so that she no longer had influence in the government [because of] being the mother of a previous king. He did that because she had made a disgusting [wooden] statue of the goddess Asherah. Asa [told his workers to] cut down the statue and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
El eisla wal lun kasra lukel Maacah, nina matu kial ah, mweyen Maacah el orala ma sruloala fohkfok se in lumahl Asherah, sie god mutan. Asa el kunausla ma sruloala se inge ac esukak ke Infahlfal Kidron.
14 He was not able to destroy all the places where the people worshiped [idols] on the high hills, but he continued to be dedicated/committed to Yahweh his entIre life.
Asa el finne tia kunausla nufon nien alu lun mwet pegan uh, tuh el srakna inse pwaye nu sin LEUM GOD in moul lal nufon.
15 He [told his workers to] place in the temple all the items that his father had dedicated to God, and all the gold and silver things that he had dedicated to God.
El likiya in Tempul kufwa nukewa ma papa tumal ah tuh kisakunla nu sin God, weang pac ma orekla ke gold ac silver ke ma el sifacna kisakunla.
16 There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.
Tokosra Asa lun Judah, ac tokosra Baasha lun Israel, eltal amweuni ke lusen pacl eltal tokosra.
17 Baasha’s army invaded Judah. They captured Ramah [town north of Jerusalem]. Then they started to build a wall around it in order to prevent people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa.
Baasha el utyak mweuni acn Judah, ac mutawauk in kuhlusya acn Ramah in kosrala inkanek in ilyak ac illa liki acn Judah.
18 So Asa [told] his workers [to] take all the silver and gold that was still in the storerooms in the temple and in the palace. He told them to take it to Damascus and give it to King Ben-Hadad who ruled Syria. Ben-Hadad was the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. He told the workers to say this to Ben-Hadad:
Ouinge Tokosra Asa el eis silver ac gold nukewa ma lula in Tempul ac in lohm sin tokosra, ac supwala kutu sin mwet kol lal in us som nu Damascus nu yorol Tokosra Benhadad lun Syria, wen natul Tabrimmon, wen natul Hezion, wi kas inge:
19 “I want there to be a peace treaty between you and me, like there was between your father and my father. For that reason, I am giving you this silver and gold. So now please cancel the treaty that you made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”
“Lela in oasr kupasr na ku inmasrlok kom, in oana akupasri inmasrlon papa tumuk ac papa tomom. Eis silver ac gold ingan mwe lung luk nu sum. Inge kunausla kupasr lom nu sel Tokosra Baasha lun Israel, tuh elan folokunla mwet mweun lal liki acn sik.”
20 [So the workers went and gave the message to] Ben-Hadad, [and he] did what Asa suggested. He sent his army commanders [and their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, the area near Galilee Lake, and all the land of [the tribe of] Naphtali.
Tokosra Benhadad el insese nu ke enenu lal Asa, ac supwala mwet kol fulat lun mwet mweun, ac un mwet mweun lalos, in som mweuni siti lun Israel. Elos sruokya acn Ijon, acn Dan, acn Abel Beth Maacah, acn apkuran nu ke Meoa Galilee, ac acn Naphtali nufon.
21 When Baasha heard about that, he [told his soldiers to] stop working at Ramah. He [and his soldiers returned to] Tirzah [and] stayed there.
Ke Tokosra Baasha el lohng ke ma sikyak inge, el tila poti acn Ramah, ac el som nu Tirzah.
22 Then King Asa sent a message to all the [people in the] towns in Judah, stating that they all were required to go to Ramah and carry away the stones and timber that Baasha’s soldiers had been using to build a wall around the city. With those stones and timber they fortified Mizpah [city north of Jerusalem], and Geba, [a town] in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.
Na Tokosra Asa el supwalik sap ku nu in acn Judah nufon tuh mwet nukewa in kasru ac tella nufon eot ac sak ma Baasha el orekmakin in sang kuhlasak acn Ramah — wangin mwet ac tia wi. Asa el sang ma inge in kuhlasak acn Mizpah ac acn Geba. Geba pa sie siti in acn lun Benjamin.
23 Everything else that Asa did, the armies that his soldiers defeated, and the names of the cities that he caused to be fortified, are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’. But when Asa became old, he got a disease in his feet.
Ma nukewa saya ma Tokosra Asa el orala, orekma pulaik lal ac siti srisrik ma el kuhlasak, ma inge nukewa simla oasr in [Sramsram Matu Ke Tokosra Lun Judah]. Tusruktu ke el matuoh, el sukapasla ke sie mas su sikyak ke nial.
24 He died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoshaphat became king.
Asa el misa ac pukpuki inkulyuk lun tokosra in Siti sel David, ac Jehoshaphat, wen natul, el aolul in tokosra.
25 After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost two years, King Jeroboam’s son Nadab started to rule Israel. He ruled for two years.
In yac akluo ke pacl in leum lal Tokosra Asa in acn Judah, Nadab, wen natul Tokosra Jeroboam, el tokosrala lun Israel, ac el leum ke yac luo.
26 He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His behavior was sinful like his father’s behavior had been, and what he did led the people of Israel to sin.
Nadab el orekma koluk lain LEUM GOD, ac kolla pac mwet Israel in oru ma koluk, oana papa tumal el oru meet lukel.
27 [A man named] Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, planned to harm him. He killed Nadab when Nadab and his army had surrounded Gibbethon [city] in the Philistia area.
Baasha, wen natul Ahijah in sruf lal Issachar, el pwapa sulal lainul Nadab, ac unilya ke Nadab ac mwet mweun lal elos kuhlusya ac akola in mweuni siti Gibbethon in acn Philistia.
28 That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.
Ma inge sikyak ke yac aktolu in yac in leum lal Tokosra Asa lun Judah. Ouinge Baasha el aolulla Nadab in tokosra lun Israel.
29 As soon as Baasha became king, [he commanded his soldiers to] kill all of Jeroboam’s family. Doing what Yahweh had told the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh would happen, they killed all of Jeroboam’s family. None of them (was left/remained alive).
In pacl se na el tokosrala el mutawauk in onela mwet nukewa in sou lal Jeroboam. In oana ma LEUM GOD El tuh fahk nu sin mwet kulansap lal, Ahijah mwet palu Shiloh, mwet nukewa in sou lal Jeroboam anwuki, ac tiana sie lula.
30 That happened because Yahweh had become very angry with Jeroboam because of all the sins that Jeroboam had committed, and because of the sins that he had persuaded the people of Israel to commit.
Sikyak ouinge mweyen Jeroboam el tuh purakak kasrkusrak lun LEUM GOD lun Israel ke ma koluk el orala, ac ke ma koluk ma el kolla mwet Israel in oru.
31 Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
Ma saya nukewa ma Nadab el orala, simla oasr in [Sramsram Matu Ke Tokosra Lun Israel].
32 There were wars between [the armies of] King Asa and King Baasha all the time that they ruled.
Tokosra Asa lun Judah ac Tokosra Baasha lun Israel eltal amweuni sie sin sie ke lusen na pacl eltal tokosra.
33 After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost three years, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, started to rule Israel at Tirzah [city]. He ruled for 24 years.
In yac aktolu ke pacl in leum lal Tokosra Asa lun Judah, Baasha, wen natul Ahijah, el tokosrala lun Israel nufon, ac el leum in Tirzah ke yac longoul akosr.
34 He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, and his behavior was sinful like his father’s had been, and he led the people of Israel to sin.
El oru ma koluk lain LEUM GOD, ac kolla mwet Israel in oru pac ma koluk, in oana ke Tokosra Jeroboam el oru meet lukel.
