Kronika 2 13
1 Abiya zu fia le Yuda le Fia Yeroboam ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe wuienyilia me.
In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah reigns over Judah;
2 Eɖu fia ƒe etɔ̃ le Yerusalem. Dadae nye Mikaya si nye Uriel tso Gibea ƒe vinyɔnu. Azɔ la, aʋa nɔ Abiya kple Yeroboam dome.
he has reigned three years in Jerusalem (and the name of his mother [is] Michaiah daughter of Uriel, from Gibeah), and there has been war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3 Abiya yi aʋa la me kple aʋawɔla sesẽ akpe alafa ene eye Yeroboam hã va kpe aʋa kplii kple asrafoha sesẽ ame akpe alafa enyi.
And Abijah directs the war with a force of mighty men of war, four hundred thousand chosen men, and Jeroboam has set in array [for] battle with him, with eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty men of valor.
4 Esime Israel ƒe aʋakɔ la va ɖo Zemaraim to la gbɔ, le Efraim ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi la, Fia Abiya do ɣli gblɔ na Fia Yeroboam kple Israel ƒe aʋakɔ la bena,
And Abijah rises up on the hill of Zemaraim that [is] in the hill-country of Ephraim, and says, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel!
5 “Miɖo to! Ɖe mienya bena, Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu, ka atam bena David ƒe dzidzimeviwo anye Israel fiawo tegbetegbee oa?
Is it not for you to know that YHWH, God of Israel, has given the kingdom over Israel to David for all time, to him and to his sons—a covenant of salt?
6 Miaƒe fia Yeroboam la, David ƒe vi ƒe subɔla ko wònye eye wònye ame si de eƒe aƒetɔ asi.
And Jeroboam, son of Nebat, servant of Solomon son of David, rises up and rebels against his lord!
7 Yakamewo ƒe ha gã aɖe dze eyome eye wotsi tsitre ɖe Solomo ƒe vi, Rehoboam, ŋu elabena Rehoboam nye ɖekakpui dzaa aɖe ko, vɔvɔ̃ ɖoe eye mete ŋu nɔ te ɖe wo nu o.
And vain men are gathered to him, sons of worthlessness, and they strengthen themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was a youth, and tender of heart, and has not strengthened himself against them.
8 Ɖe miebu be yewoate ŋu aɖu Yehowa ƒe fiaɖuƒe si nu David ƒe dzidzimevi aɖe le la dzia? Miaƒe aʋakɔ lolo zi eve abe tɔnye ene gake sikanyivi siwo Yeroboam wɔ na mi heyɔ wo be miaƒe mawuwo eye wole mia si la zu fiƒode na mi.
And now you are saying to strengthen yourselves before the kingdom of YHWH in the hand of the sons of David, and you [are] a numerous multitude, and calves of gold [are] with you that Jeroboam has made for you for gods.
9 Gawu la, mienya Yehowa ƒe nunɔlawo kple Aron ƒe viwo kpakple Levitɔwo eye mietsɔ ame bubuwo ɖo nunɔlawoe ɖe wo teƒe. Mietsɔa ame sia ame si ko nya tsɔ nyitsu fɛ̃ kple agbo adre vɛ la ɖoa nunɔlae abe ale si dukɔ bubu me tɔwo wɔna ene. Ame sia ame ko ate ŋu anye nunɔla na miaƒe mawu siwo menye mawuwo kura o!
Have you not cast out the priests of YHWH, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make priests for yourselves like the peoples of the lands? Everyone who has come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he has been a priest for [those which are] not gods!
10 Ke míawo ya la, Yehowae nye míaƒe Mawu eye míegblee ɖi o. Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo koe nyea míaƒe nunɔlawo eye Levitɔwo koe kpena ɖe wo ŋu le woƒe subɔsubɔdɔwo wɔwɔ me.
As for us, YHWH [is] our God, and we have not forsaken Him, and priests are ministering to YHWH, sons of Aaron and the Levites, in the work,
11 Wosaa numevɔ, doa dzudzɔ ʋeʋĩ na Yehowa gbe sia gbe, ŋdi kple fiẽ eye wodaa Ŋkumeɖobolo ɖe kplɔ̃ kɔkɔe la dzi. Wosia sikakaɖigbɛ la zã sia zã elabena míekpɔa egbɔ be míazɔ ɖe Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu ƒe ɖoɖowo nu, ke miawo ya la, miegblẽ Yehowa ɖi
and are making incense to YHWH, burnt-offerings morning by morning, and evening by evening, and incense of spices, and the arrangement of bread [is] on the pure table, and the lampstand of gold, and its lamps, to burn evening by evening, for we are keeping the charge of our God YHWH, and you have forsaken Him.
12 eya ta, mikpɔe ɖa, Mawu le mía dzi, eyae nye míaƒe Kplɔla. Eƒe nunɔlawo atsɔ kpẽkuku akplɔ mí míaho aʋa ɖe mia ŋu. Oo Israelviwo, migawɔ aʋa kple Yehowa, mia fofowo ƒe Mawu la o elabena miate ŋu aɖu dzi o!”
And behold, with us—at [our] head—[is] God, and His priests and trumpets of shouting to shout against you; O sons of Israel, do not fight with YHWH, God of your fathers, for you do not prosper.”
13 Azɔ la, Yeroboam ɖo asrafowo ɖe Israel ƒe asrafowo megbe, ale be esime wònɔ Yuda ŋgɔ la, asrafo siwo de xa ɖi la nɔ Yuda megbe.
And Jeroboam has brought around the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush [is] behind them.
14 Yuda trɔ eye wòkpɔ be woho aʋa ɖe ye ŋu tso ŋgɔgbe kple megbe siaa. Tete wodo ɣli na Yehowa. Nunɔlaawo ku woƒe kpẽwo
And Judah turns, and behold, the battle [is] against them, before and behind, and they cry to YHWH, and the priests are blowing with trumpets,
15 eye Yuda ƒe viwo do aʋaɣli. Esi aʋaɣli la ɖi la, Mawu tsrɔ̃ Yeroboam kple Israel blibo la le Abiya kple Yuda ŋkume.
and the men of Judah shout; and it comes to pass, at the shouting of the men of Judah, that God has struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
16 Israelviwo si le Yuda ŋgɔ eye Mawu tsɔ wo de asi na Yuda ƒe viwo
And the sons of Israel flee from the face of Judah, and God gives them into their hand,
17 eye Abiya kple eƒe dukɔ la wu Israel ƒe aʋawɔla xɔŋkɔ akpe alafa atɔ̃ gbe ma gbe.
and Abijah and his people strike among them a great striking, and five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fall wounded.
18 Woɖu Israelviwo dzi gbe ma gbe. Yuda ƒe viwo ɖu dzi elabena woɖo ŋu ɖe Yehowa, wo fofowo ƒe Mawu la ŋu.
And the sons of Israel are humbled at that time, and the sons of Judah are strong, for they have leaned on YHWH, God of their fathers.
19 Abiya nya Yeroboam ɖe du nu eye wòxɔ du siawo: Betel, Yesana kple Efrɔn kple kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã wo la le esi.
And Abijah pursues after Jeroboam and captures cities from him: Beth-El and its small towns, and Jeshanah and its small towns, and Ephraim and its small towns.
20 Israel fia, Yeroboam megakpɔ ŋusẽ kpɔ le Abiya ƒe agbenɔɣi o eye mlɔeba la, Yehowa ƒoe ƒu anyi, wòku.
And Jeroboam has not retained power anymore in the days of Abijah, and YHWH strikes him, and he dies.
21 Yuda fia, Abiya, va kpɔ ŋusẽ gã ŋutɔ. Eɖe srɔ̃ wuiene eye viŋutsu blaeve-vɔ-eve kple vinyɔnu wuiade nɔ esi.
And Abijah strengthens himself, and takes fourteen wives for himself, and begets twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters;
22 Woŋlɔ eƒe ŋutinya katã la ɖe Nyagblɔɖila Ido ƒe agbalẽ, Yuda ƒe Ŋutinya me.
and the rest of the matters of Abijah, and his ways, and his words, are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.
