2 Kings 3
1 After Jehoshaphat had been ruling Judah for almost 18 years, Ahab’s son Joram became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for twelve years.
Si Joram nga na anak ni Achab ay nagpasimulang maghari sa Israel sa Samaria nang ikalabing walong taon ni Josaphat na hari sa Juda, at nagharing labing dalawang taon.
2 He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, but he did not do as much evil as his father and mother had done, and he got rid of the pillar [for worshiping] Baal which his father had made.
At siya'y gumawa ng masama sa paningin ng Panginoon; nguni't hindi gaya ng kaniyang ama, at ng kaniyang ina: sapagka't kaniyang inalis ang haligi na pinakaalaala kay Baal na ginawa ng kaniyang ama.
3 But he committed the sins that [King] Jeroboam had committed and which led the Israeli people to sin, and he did not stop committing those sins.
Gayon ma'y lumakip siya sa mga kasalanan ni Jeroboam na anak ni Nabat, na ipinagkasala niya sa Israel; hindi niya hiniwalayan.
4 Mesha, the king of Moab, raised sheep. [Every year] he was forced to give 100,000 lambs and the wool from 100,000 rams to the king of Israel, [because his kingdom was controlled by the king of Israel].
Si Mesa nga na hari sa Moab ay may mga tupa; at siya'y nagbubuwis sa hari sa Israel ng balahibo ng isang daang libong kordero at ng isang daang libong lalaking tupa.
5 But after King Ahab died, Mesha rebelled against the king of Israel.
Nguni't nangyari nang mamatay si Achab, na ang hari sa Moab ay nanghimagsik laban sa hari sa Israel.
6 So King Joram left Samaria and gathered together all his soldiers.
At ang haring Joram ay lumabas sa Samaria nang panahong yaon, at hinusay ang buong Israel.
7 Then he sent this message to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. So will your army join my army and fight against the army of Moab?” Jehoshaphat replied, “Yes, we will help you. We are ready to do whatever you want us to. My soldiers and my horses are ready to help you.”
At siya'y yumaon, at nagsugo kay Josaphat na hari sa Juda, na nagsasabi, Ang hari sa Moab ay nanghimagsik laban sa akin: yayaong ka ba na kasama ko laban sa Moab upang bumaka? At kaniyang sinabi, Ako'y aahon: ako'y gaya mo, ang aking bayan ay gaya ng iyong bayan, ang aking mga kabayo ay gaya ng iyong mga kabayo.
8 He asked, “On which road shall we march to attack them?” Joram replied, “We will go [south to Jerusalem, where your army will join us. Then we will all go south of the Dead Sea, and then turn north] through the Edom Desert.”
At kaniyang sinabi, Sa aling daan magsisiahon tayo? At siya'y sumagot, Sa daan ng ilang ng Edom.
9 So the king of Israel [and his army] went with the kings of Judah and Edom [and their armies]. They marched for seven days. Then there was no water left for their soldiers or for their animals that carried supplies.
Sa gayo'y yumaon ang hari sa Israel, at ang hari sa Juda, at ang hari sa Edom: at sila'y nagsiligid ng pitong araw na paglalakbay; at walang tubig para sa hukbo, o sa mga hayop man na nagsisisunod sa kanila.
10 The king of Israel exclaimed, “This is a terrible situation! [It seems that] Yahweh will allow the three of us to be captured by [the army of] [MTY] Moab!”
At sinabi ng hari sa Israel, Sa aba natin! sapagka't tinawag ng Panginoon ang tatlong haring ito na magkakasama upang ibigay sa kamay ng Moab.
11 Jehoshaphat said, “Is there a prophet here who can ask Yahweh for us [what we should do]?” One of Joram’s army officers said, “Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here. He was Elijah’s assistant.” [IDM]
Nguni't sinabi ni Josaphat, Wala ba ritong isang propeta ng Panginoon, upang tayo'y makapagusisa sa Panginoon sa pamamagitan niya? At isa sa mga lingkod ng hari sa Israel ay sumagot, at nagsabi, Si Eliseo na anak ni Saphat ay nandito na nagbuhos ng tubig sa mga kamay ni Elias.
12 Jehoshaphat said, “[It will be good to ask him, because] he speaks what Yahweh tells him to say.” So those three kings went to Elisha.
At sinabi ni Josaphat, Ang salita ng Panginoon ay sumasa kaniya. Sa gayo'y binaba siya ng hari sa Israel, at ni Josaphat at ng hari sa Edom.
13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Why do you come to me [RHQ]? Go and ask those prophets that your father and mother consulted!” But Joram replied, “No, [we want you to ask Yahweh, because it seems that] Yahweh is going to allow us three kings to be captured by the army of Moab.”
At sinabi ni Eliseo sa hari sa Israel, Anong ipakikialam ko sa iyo? pumaroon ka sa mga propeta ng iyong ama, at sa mga propeta ng iyong ina. At sinabi ng hari sa Israel sa kaniya, Hindi; sapagka't tinawag ng Panginoon ang tatlong haring ito na magkakasama upang ibigay sila sa kamay ng Moab.
14 Elisha replied, “I serve Yahweh, the commander of the armies of angels in heaven. As surely as he lives, if I did not respect Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not even think about doing anything to help you.
At sinabi ni Eliseo, Buhay ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo, na nakatayo ako sa harap niya, tunay na kung wala akong pagtingin sa harap ni Josaphat na hari sa Juda, hindi kita lilingapin, ni titingnan man.
15 But, bring a musician to me.” [So they did that]. And when the musician played [on his harp], the power of Yahweh came on Elisha.
Nguni't ngayo'y dalhan ninyo ako ng isang manunugtog. At nangyari, nang ang manunugtog ay tumugtog, na ang kamay ng Panginoon ay suma kaniya.
16 He said, “Yahweh says that he will cause this dry stream-bed to be full of water.
At kaniyang sinabi, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Punuin ninyo ang libis na ito ng mga hukay.
17 The result will be that your soldiers and your animals that carry supplies and your livestock will have plenty of water to drink.
Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Kayo'y hindi makakakita ng hangin, ni kayo'y makakakita man ng ulan; gayon ma'y ang libis na yaon ay mapupuno ng tubig, at kayo'y iinom, kayo at gayon din ang inyong mga baka, at ang inyong mga hayop.
18 That is not difficult for Yahweh to do. [But he will do more than that]. He will also enable you to defeat [the army of] Moab.
At ito'y isang bagay na magaan sa paningin ng Panginoon: kaniya rin namang ibibigay ang mga Moabita sa inyong kamay.
19 You will conquer all their beautiful cities, cities that have high walls around them. You must cut down all their fruit trees, stop water from flowing from their springs, and ruin their fertile fields by covering them with rocks.”
At inyong sasaktan ang bawa't bayang nakukutaan, at ang bawa't piling bayan, at inyong ibubuwal ang bawa't mabuting punong kahoy, at inyong patitigilin ang lahat na bukal ng tubig, at inyong sisirain ng mga bato ang bawa't mabuting bahagi ng lupain.
20 The next morning, at the time when they offered the sacrifices [of grain], they were surprised to see water flowing from Edom and covering the ground.
At nangyari, sa kinaumagahan, sa may panahon ng paghahandog ng alay, na, narito, humuho ang tubig sa daan ng Edom, at ang lupain ay napuno ng tubig.
21 When the people of Moab heard that the three kings had come [with their armies] to fight against them, all the men who were able to fight in battles, from the youngest men to the oldest ones, were summoned, and they (took their positions/prepared to fight) at the [southern] border of their land.
Nang mabalitaan nga ng lahat na Moabita na ang mga hari ay nagsiahon upang magsilaban sa kanila, ay nagpipisan silang lahat na makapagsasakbat ng sandata at hanggang sa katandatandaan, at nagsitayo sa hangganan.
22 But when they rose early the next morning, they saw that the water across from them appeared to be as red as blood.
At sila'y nagsibangong maaga nang kinaumagahan, at ang araw ay suminag sa tubig, at nakita ng mga Moabita ang tubig sa tapat nila na mapulang gaya ng dugo: at kanilang sinabi,
23 They exclaimed, “It is blood! The three enemy armies must have fought and killed each other! So let’s go and take everything that they have left!”
Ito'y dugo; ang mga hari ay walang pagsalang lipol, at sinaktan ng bawa't isa sa kanila ang kaniyang kasama: ngayon nga, Moab, sa pagsamsam.
24 But when they reached the area where the Israeli soldiers had set up their tents, the Israelis attacked the soldiers from Moab and forced them to retreat. The Israeli soldiers pursued the soldiers from Moab and killed many of them.
At nang sila'y dumating sa kampamento ng Israel, ang mga taga Israel ay nagsitindig, at sinaktan ang mga Moabita, na anopa't sila'y tumakas sa harap nila; at sila'y nagpatuloy sa lupain na sinasaktan ang mga Moabita.
25 The Israelis also destroyed their cities. And whenever they passed fertile fields, they threw rocks on those fields, until the fields were covered with rocks. They stopped water from flowing from the springs and cut down the fruit trees. Finally, only [the capital city, ] Kir-Hareseth, remained. The Israeli soldiers who threw stones with slings surrounded the city and attacked it.
At kanilang giniba ang mga bayan at sa bawa't mabuting bahagi ng lupain ay naghagis ang bawa't tao ng kaniyang bato, at pinuno; at kanilang pinatigil ang lahat ng bukal ng tubig, at ibinuwal ang lahat na mabuting punong kahoy, hanggang sa Cir-hareseth lamang nagiwan ng mga bato niyaon; gayon ma'y kinubkob ng mga manghihilagpos, at sinaktan.
26 When the king of Moab realized that his army was being defeated, he took with him 700 men who fought with swords, and they tried to force a way through the Israeli lines of soldiers to escape to [get help from] the king of Syria, but they were unable to escape.
At nang makita ng hari sa Moab na ang pagbabaka ay totoong malala sa ganang kaniya ay nagsama siya ng pitong daang lalake na nagsisihawak ng tabak, upang dumaluhong sa hari sa Edom: nguni't hindi nila nagawa.
27 Then the king of Moab took his oldest son, who would have become the next king, and killed him and offered him for a sacrifice [to their god Chemosh], burning him on top of the city wall. The Israeli soldiers were horrified, with the result that they left that city and returned to their own country.
Nang magkagayo'y kinuha niya ang kaniyang pinaka matandang anak na maghahari sana na kahalili niya, at inihandog niya na pinakahandog na susunugin sa ibabaw ng kuta. At nagkaroon ng malaking galit laban sa Israel: at kanilang nilisan siya, at bumalik sa kanilang sariling lupain.
