2 Chronicles 18
1 Jehoshaphat became very wealthy and was greatly honored. But then he arranged for one of his family to marry someone from the family of King Ahab [of Israel].
Ngayon, nagkaroon ng maraming kayamanan at karangalan si Jehoshafat. Umanib siya kay Ahab sa pamamagitan ng pagpapakasal ng isa sa kaniyang pamilya sa anak na babae ni Ahab.
2 Several years later, he went down [from Jerusalem] to Samaria to visit Ahab. Ahab welcomed him and the people who had come with him by slaughtering many sheep and cattle [for a feast].
Pagkatapos ng ilang taon, bumaba siya sa Samaria kung nasaan si Ahab. Nagkatay si Ahab ng maraming tupa at mga baka para sa kaniya at para sa mga taong kasama niya. Hinikayat din siya ni Ahab na lusubin ang Ramot-gilead kasama niya.
3 Then he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you [and your army] go with my army to attack Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region]?” Jehoshaphat replied, “My soldiers and I will go to the battle when you tell us to go.”
Sinabi ni Ahab, na hari ng Israel, kay Jehoshafat, na hari ng Juda, “Sasama ka ba sa akin sa Ramot-gilead?” Sumagot si Jehoshafat sa kaniya, “Ako ay gaya mo at ang aking mga tao ay gaya ng iyong mga tao, sasamahan namin kayo sa digmaan.”
4 Then he added, “But we should ask Yahweh first, to find out what he wants us to do.”
Sinabi ni Jehoshafat sa hari ng Israel, “Pakiusap alamin mo muna ang salita ni Yahweh para sa kasagutan.”
5 So the king of Israel gathered all his 400 prophets and asked them, “Should we go to attack the people of Ramoth [city], or should we not do that?” They replied, “Yes, go [and attack them] because God will enable your army to defeat them.”
Pagkatapos, tinipon ng hari ng Israel ang mga propeta, apat na raang lalaki, at sinabi sa kanila, “Dapat ba tayong pumunta sa Ramot-gilead upang makipagdigma o hindi dapat?” Sinabi nila, “Sumalakay kayo, sapagkat ibibigay ng Diyos sa hari ang tagumpay.”
6 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here whom we can ask?”
Ngunit sinabi ni Jehoshafat, “Wala na bang ibang propeta ni Yahweh dito na maaari nating hingian ng payo?
7 The king of Israel replied, “There is still one man here, whom we can ask to find out what Yahweh wants, his name is Micaiah, the son of Imlah. But I hate him because he never says anything good about me. He always predicts [that] bad [things will happen to me].” Jehoshaphat replied, “King Ahab, you should not say that!”
Sinabi ng hari ng Israel kay Jehoshafat, “Mayroon pang isang tao na maaari nating hingian ng payo ni Yahweh, si Micaias na anak ni Imla ngunit kinamumuhian ko siya dahil kahit kailan ay hindi siya nagpahayag ng magandang propesiya tungkol sa akin kundi mga paghihirap lamang.” Ngunit sinabi ni Jehoshafat, “Huwag naman sanang sabihin ng hari iyan.”
8 So the king of Israel told one of his officials to summon Micaiah immediately.
Pagkatapos, tinawag ng hari ng Israel ang isang opisyal at iniutos, “Dalhin mo dito si Micaias na anak ni Imla, ngayon din.”
9 The king of Israel and the king of Judah were sitting there on their thrones, wearing their royal robes. They were at the place where people threshed grain, near the gate of Samaria [city]. All of [Ahab’s] prophets were standing in front of them, predicting what was going to happen.
Ngayon ang hari ng Israel at si Jehoshafat na hari ng Juda ay nakaupo sa kani-kanilang trono, suot ang kanilang damit na panghari, sa lantad na lugar sa pasukan ng tarangkahan ng Samaria, at lahat ng propeta ay nagpapahayag ng propesiya sa harap nila.
10 [One of them whose name was] Zedekiah, the son of Kenaanah, had made from iron something that resembled the horns of a bull. He proclaimed to Ahab, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘With horns [like these], your [army] will keep attacking the army of Syria [like a bull attacks another animal], until you completely destroy them.’”
Si Zedekias na anak ni Quenaana ay gumawa ng mga sungay na bakal at sinabi, “Sinabi ni Yahweh ito: 'Sa pamamagitan nito itutulak mo ang mga taga-Aram hanggang sa sila ay maubos.'”
11 All the other prophets [of Ahab] agreed. They said, “Yes! If you attack Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], you will be successful, because Yahweh will enable you to defeat them.”
At pareho ang ipinahayag ng lahat ng propeta, sinasabi, “Salakayin ninyo ang Ramot-gilead at magtagumpay, sapagkat ibinigay ito ni Yahweh sa kamay ng hari.”
12 The messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Listen to me! All the other prophets are unitedly predicting that the king will be successful [in the battle]. So be sure to agree with them and say that the king’s army will be successful!”
Ang mensahero na pumunta upang tawagin si Micaias ay nagsalita sa kaniya, sinasabi, “Ngayon tingnan mo, ang mga salita ng mga propeta ay naghahayag ng mabubuting bagay sa hari na iisa ang sinasabi. Pakiusap hayaan mong ang iyong salita ay maging tulad ng salita ng isa sa kanila at sabihin mo ang mabubuting bagay.”
13 But Micaiah said, “As surely as Yahweh lives, I will tell the king only what Yahweh tells me to say.”
Sumagot si Micaias, “Sa ngalan ni Yahweh na buhay magpakailanman, ang sinasabi ng Diyos ang aking sasabihin.”
14 When Micaiah arrived, the king [of Israel] asked him, “Should we go to attack Ramoth, or not?” Micaiah replied, “Sure, go! Yahweh will enable your army to defeat them!”
Nang dumating siya sa hari, sinabi ng hari sa kaniya, “Micaias, dapat ba kaming pumunta sa Ramot-gilead upang makipagdigma o hindi?” Sumagot si Micaias sa kaniya, “Sumalakay kayo at maging matagumpay! Sapagkat ito ay magiging malaking tagumpay.”
15 But King Ahab [realized that Micaiah was lying, so he] said to Micaiah, “I have told you many times that you must always tell only the truth when you say what Yahweh [has revealed to you]!”
Pagkatapos, sinabi ng hari sa kaniya, “Ilang beses ba kitang dapat utusan na mangakong wala kang ibang sasabihin sa akin kundi ang katotohanan sa ngalan ni Yahweh?”
16 Then Micaiah replied, “[The truth is that in a vision] I saw all the troops of Israel scattered on the mountains. They seemed to be like sheep that did not have a shepherd. And Yahweh said, ‘Their master has been killed. So tell them all to go home peacefully.’”
Kaya sinabi ni Micaias, “Nakita ko ang lahat ng Israel na nagkalat sa mga bundok gaya ng tupa na walang pastol, at sinabi ni Yahweh, 'Ang mga ito ay walang pastol. Hayaang umuwi ang bawat tao sa kaniyang bahay ng payapa.'”
17 Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I told you that he never predicts that anything good will happen to me! He [always] predicts that bad things will happen to me.”
Kaya sinabi ng hari ng Israel kay Jehoshafat, “Hindi ba sinabi ko sa iyo na hindi siya maghahayag ng magandang propesiya tungkol sa akin, kundi kapahamakan lamang?”
18 But Micaiah continued, saying, “Listen to what Yahweh showed to me! [In a vision] I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, with all the armies of heaven [standing around him], on his right side and on his left side.
Pagkatapos ay sinabi ni Micaias, “Kaya dapat pakinggan ninyong lahat ang salita ni Yahweh: Nakita ko si Yahweh na nakaupo sa kaniyang trono, at lahat ng hukbo ng langit ay nakatayo sa kaniyang kanang kamay at sa kaniyang kaliwa.
19 And Yahweh said, ‘Who can persuade Ahab, the king of Israel, to go to fight against the people of Ramoth, in order that he may be killed there?’ “Some suggested one thing, and others suggested something else.
Sinabi ni Yahweh, “Sino ang mag-uudyok kay Ahab na hari ng Israel upang siya ay pumunta at bumagsak sa Ramot-gilead?' At sumagot ang isa sa ganitong paraan, at ang isa pa ay sumagot sa ganoong paraan.
20 “Finally one spirit, [having received a message from Satan], came to Yahweh and said, ‘I can do it!’ “Yahweh asked him, ‘How will you do it?’
Pagkatapos ay pumunta sa harap ang espiritu, tumayo sa harap ni Yahweh at sinabi, 'Ako ang mag-uudyok sa kaniya.' Sinabi ni Yahweh sa kaniya, 'Paano?'
21 “The spirit replied, ‘I will go and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to tell lies.’ Yahweh said, ‘You will be successful; go and do it!’
Sumagot ang espiritu, 'Lalabas ako at magiging isang sinungaling na espiritu sa bibig ng lahat ng kaniyang mga propeta.' Sumagot si Yahweh, 'Ikaw ang mag-uudyok sa kaniya at magtatagumpay ka. Pumunta ka na ngayon at gawin mo.'
22 “So now [I tell you that] Yahweh has caused your prophets to lie to you. Yahweh has decided that something terrible will happen to you.”
Ngayon tingnan mo, naglagay si Yahweh ng sinungaling na espiritu sa bibig ng mga propeta mo, at iniutos ni Yahweh ang kapahamakan para sa iyo.”
23 Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked over to Micaiah and slapped him on his face. He said, “Do you think that Yahweh’s Spirit left me in order to speak to you?”
Pagkatapos, lumapit si Zedekias na anak ni Quenaana at sinampal sa pisngi si Micaias, at sinabi, “Saan dumaan ang Espiritu ni Yahweh na umalis mula sa akin upang magsalita sa iyo?”
24 Micaiah replied, “You will find out for yourself [to which of us Yahweh’s Spirit has truly spoken] on the day when you go into a room of some house to hide [from the Syrian soldiers]!”
Sinabi ni Micaias, “Tingnan mo, malalaman mo iyan sa araw na ikaw ay tatakbo sa pinakaloob na silid upang magtago.”
25 King Ahab commanded [his soldiers], “Seize Micaiah and take him to Amon, the governor of this city, and to my son Joash.
Sinabi ng hari ng Israel sa ilang utusan, “Kayong mga tao, hulihin ninyo si Micaias at dalhin kay Ammon, na gobernador ng lungsod, at kay Joas na aking anak.
26 Tell them that I have commanded that they should put this man in prison and give him only bread and water. Do not give him anything else to eat until I return safely [from the battle]!”
Sasabihin ninyo sa kaniya, 'Sinabi ng hari, Ikulong mo ang lalaking ito at pakainin siya ng kaunting tinapay at kaunting tubig lamang, hanggang sa makabalik ako nang ligtas.'”
27 Micaiah replied, “If you return safely, [it will be clear that] it was not Yahweh who told me what to say to you!” Then he said [to all those who were standing there], “Do not forget what I have said [to King Ahab]!”
Pagkatapos ay sinabi ni Micaias, “Kung babalik ka nang ligtas, kung gayon ay hindi nagsalita si Yahweh sa pamamagitan ko.” At idinagdag niya, “Makinig kayo rito, lahat kayong mga tao.”
28 So the king of Israel and the king of Judah [led their armies] to Ramoth, in [the] Gilead [region].
Kaya si Ahab, ang hari ng Israel, at si Jehoshafat, ang hari ng Juda, ay nakipaglaban sa Ramot-gilead.
29 King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I will put on different clothes, [in order that no one will recognize that I am the king.] But you should wear your royal robe.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they both went into the battle.
Sinabi ng hari ng Israel kay Jehoshafat, “Magbabalatkayo ako at pupunta sa labanan, ngunit isuot mo ang iyong damit na panghari.” Kaya nagbalatkayo ang hari ng Israel, at pumunta sa labanan.
30 The King of Syria told his soldiers who were driving the chariots, “Attack only the king of Israel!”
Nagutos ang hari ng Aram sa mga kapitan ng kaniyang karwahe, sinasabi, “Huwag ninyong salakayin ang mga hindi mahalaga o mahalagang kawal. Sa halip, salakayin lamang ninyo ang hari ng Israel.”
31 So when the soldiers who were driving the Syrian chariots saw Jehoshaphat [wearing the royal robes], they thought “He must be the king of Israel!”
At nangyari, nang nakita ng mga kapitan ng karwahe si Jehoshafat, sinabi nila, “Iyon ang hari ng Israel.” Umikot sila upang salakayin siya, ngunit sumigaw si Jehoshafat, at tinulungan siya ni Yahweh. Pinaalis sila ni Yahweh palayo sa kaniya.
32 So they turned to attack him. But when Jehoshaphat cried out, Yahweh helped him, and they realized that he was not the king of Israel. And God caused them to stop pursuing him.
At nangyari, nang nakita ng mga kapitan ng karwahe na hindi iyon ang hari ng Israel, tumigil sila sa paghahabol sa kaniya.
33 But one [Syrian] soldier shot an arrow at Ahab, without knowing that it was Ahab. The arrow struck Ahab between the places where the parts of his armor joined together. Ahab told the driver of his chariot, “Turn the chariot around and take me out of here! I have been [severely] wounded!”
Ngunit may isang taong humatak sa kaniyang pana nang sapalaran at tinamaan ang hari ng Israel, sa pagitan ng pinagdugtungan ng kaniyang baluti. Pagkatapos ay sinabi ni Ahab sa nagpapatakbo ng kaniyang karwahe, “Lumiko ka at dalhin mo ako palayo sa labanan, sapagkat malubha akong nasugatan.”
34 The battle continued all that day. Ahab was sitting propped up in his chariot, facing the Syrian soldiers. And late in the afternoon, when the sun was setting, he died.
Lumala ang labanan sa araw na iyon, at ang hari ng Israel ay nanatili sa kaniyang karwahe na nakaharap sa mga taga-Aram hanggang gabi. Nang lumulubog na ang araw, namatay siya.
