2 Istwa 19
1 Jozafa li menm, wa peyi Jida a, tounen lakay li lavil Jerizalèm san anyen pa rive l'.
And Iehoshaphat the King of Iudah returned safe to his house in Ierusalem.
2 Yon pwofèt yo te rele Jeou, pitit gason Anani an, vin kontre wa a, li di l' konsa: -Ki jan ou fè al ede moun k'ap fè mal? Ki jan ou rive fè zanmi ak moun ki pa vle wè Seyè a? Se poutèt sa, Seyè a fache sou ou anpil.
And Iehu the sonne of Hanani the Seer went out to meete him, and said to King Iehoshaphat, Wouldest thou helpe the wicked, and loue them that hate the Lord? therefore for this thing the wrath of the Lord is vpon thee.
3 Men malgre sa, ou fè kèk bagay ki bon. Ou te kraze tout pòtre Achera, bondye fanm, ki te nan peyi a. Lèfini ou te chache fè volonte Bondye.
Neuertheles good things are found in thee, because thou hast taken away ye groues out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seeke God.
4 Jozafa te rete lavil Jerizalèm. Men, li pran vizite pèp la nan tout peyi a ankò, depi lavil Bècheba nan sid, rive jouk nan mòn Efrayim yo nan nò, pou l' te fè pèp la tounen vin jwenn Seyè a, Bondye zansèt yo a.
So Iehoshaphat dwelt at Ierusalem, and returned and went through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them againe vnto the Lord God of their fathers.
5 Li mete jij nan chak lavil ak ranpa peyi Jida a, yonn apre lòt.
And hee set iudges in the lande throughout all the strong cities of Iudah, citie by citie,
6 Li di jij yo: -Kalkile byen travay nou pral fè a, paske nou pa pral jije nan non yon moun, men nan non Seyè a. L'ap kanpe la bò kote nou lè n'ap rann jijman.
And said to the iudges, Take heede what ye doe: for yee execute not the iudgements of man, but of the Lord, and he will be with you in the cause and iudgement.
7 Se pou nou gen krentif pou Seyè a. Veye zo nou nan tou sa n'ap fè, paske Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pa tolere lenjistis ak patipri. Li pa nan pran kado nan men moun pou fè pa yo.
Wherefore nowe let the feare of the Lord be vpon you: take heede, and do it: for there is no iniquitie with the Lord our God, neither respect of persons, nor receiuing of reward.
8 Nan lavil Jerizalèm menm, Jozafa chwazi kèk moun Levi, prèt ak chèf fanmi, li mete pou jije tout ka ki an rapò ak lalwa Bondye a, tout pwose moun lavil Jerizalèm yo ka gen yonn ak lòt.
Moreouer in Ierusalem did Iehoshaphat set of the Leuites, and of the Priests and of the chiefe of the families of Israel, for the iudgement and cause of the Lord: and they returned to Ierusale.
9 Li ba yo lòd, li di yo: -Se pou nou fè travay nou ak krentif pou Bondye. Se pou nou swiv lòd li nan tou sa n'ap fè.
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall yee doe in the feare of the Lord faithfully and with a perfite heart.
10 Chak fwa frè nou yo ki rete nan lòt lavil yo vin pote yon ka devan nou, kit se pou yon moun yo touye, kit se pou yon lwa, yon lòd, yon regleman osinon yon prensip yo dezobeyi, se pou nou pale ak yo pou yo pa fè anyen ki mal devan Seyè a. Si nou pa fè sa, Seyè a ap move ni sou nou ni sou moun nou yo. Si nou fè sa nou dwe fè, nou p'ap koupab nou menm.
And in euery cause that shall come to you of your brethren that dwel in their cities, betweene blood and blood, betweene law and precept, statutes and iudgements, ye shall iudge them, and admonish them that they trespasse not against the Lord, that wrath come not vpon you and vpon your brethren. This shall ye do and trespasse not.
11 Amarya, granprèt la, va pi gwo jij pou tout ka ki an rapò ak lalwa Bondye a. Zebadya, pitit Izmayèl la, chèf branch fanmi Jida a, va pi gwo jij pou tou sa ki an rapò ak lalwa peyi a. Se va reskonsablite moun Levi yo pou yo fè respekte tout desizyon n'a pran. Mete gason sou nou. Fe travay nou. Se pou Seyè a toujou kanpe la ak moun ki mache dwat yo.
And behold, Amariah the Priest shalbe the chiefe ouer you in all matters of the Lord, and Zebadiah ye sonne of Ishmael, a ruler of the house of Iudah, shalbe for al the Kings affaires, and the Leuites shalbe officers before you. Bee of courage, and doe it, and the Lord shalbe with the good.
