2 Wa 15

1 Wa Jewoboram te gen vennsetan depi li t'ap gouvènen peyi Izrayèl lè Azarya, pitit Amasya, moute wa nan peyi Jida.

After Jeroboam had been ruling Israel for almost twenty-seven years, Uzziah, the son of King Amaziah of Judah, began to rule.

2 Li te gen sèzan lè sa a. Li gouvènen nan lavil Jerizalèm pandan senkanndezan. Manman l' te rele Jekolya. Se te moun lavil Jerizalèm.

He was 16 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah, from Jerusalem.

3 Li te fè sa ki dwat devan Seyè a, menm jan ak Amasya, papa l'.

He did things that Yahweh was pleased with, like his father Amaziah had done.

4 Tansèlman, li pa t' kraze tanp bondye lòt nasyon yo, kifè moun yo te toujou al touye bèt, boule lansan nan tanp sa yo.

But, the places at the pagan shrines where they worshiped Yahweh were not destroyed, and the people continued to burn incense [to honor Yahweh] at those places [instead of in Jerusalem, the place that Yahweh had appointed].

5 Seyè a peni wa a pou sa. Li voye yon move maladi po sou li ki rete avè l' jouk jou li mouri. Li te rete nan yon kay apa, yo pa t' kite l' gouvènen. Se Jotam, pitit li, ki te chèf nan palè a. Se li menm ki te regle tout zafè nan peyi a.

Yahweh caused Uzziah to become a leper, and he was a leper for the rest of his life. [He was not allowed to live in the palace]. He lived alone in a house, and his son Jotham ruled the country.

6 Tout rès istwa Azarya a ak tou sa li te fè, n'a jwenn sa ekri nan liv Istwa wa peyi Jida yo.

[If you want to know about] everything else that Uzziah did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

7 Lè Azarya mouri, yo antere l' menm kote ak zansèt li yo nan lavil David la. Se Jotam, pitit gason l' lan, ki moute wa nan plas li.

Uzziah died [EUP], and they buried him in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried. Then his son Jotham officially became the king.

8 Wa Azarya te gen tranntwitan depi li t'ap gouvènen peyi Jida lè Zakari, pitit Jewoboram, moute wa nan peyi Izrayèl. Li gouvènen nan lavil Samari pandan sis mwa.

After Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-eight years, Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for [only] six months.

9 Men li fè sa ki mal nan je Seyè a tankou zansèt li yo. Li te lage kò l' nan fè menm peche ak Jewoboram, pitit Nebat la, li te lakòz pèp Izrayèl la peche tou.

He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his ancestors had done. He committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the Israeli people to sin.

10 Chaloum, pitit Jabès, moute yon konplo sou do Zakari. Li atake l' lavil Jibleyam, li ansasinen l'. Apre sa, li moute wa nan plas li.

Then Shallum, the son of Jabesh, made plans to assassinate Zechariah. He killed him at Ibleam [town], and then he became the king.

11 Tout rès istwa Zakari a ekri nan liv Istwa wa peyi Izrayèl yo.

Everything else that Zechariah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

12 Se konsa pawòl Seyè a te di Jeou a rive vre. Li te di l': Pitit ou yo ap chita sou fotèy wa peyi Izrayèl la jouk sou kat jenerasyon apre ou.

When Zechariah died, [that ended the dynasty of King Jehu]. That fulfilled what Yahweh said to King Jehu would happen: “Your son and grandson and great-grandson and great-great-grandson will all be kings of Israel.”

13 Wa Azarya te gen trannevan depi li t'ap gouvènen peyi Jida a lè Chaloum, pitit Jabès, moute wa nan peyi Izrayèl. Li gouvènen nan lavil Samari pandan yon mwa.

Shallum, the son of Jabesh, became the king of Israel after King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years. But Shallum ruled in Samaria for [only] one month.

14 Menayèm, pitit gason Gadi, soti lavil Tiza, li moute lavil Samari, l' al atake Chaloum. Li touye l', lèfini li moute wa nan plas li.

Then Menahem, the son of Gadi, went up from Tirzah [city] to Samaria and assassinated Shallum. Then Menahem became the king of Israel.

15 Tout rès istwa Chaloum lan ak konplo li te moute sou do Zakari a, tou sa ekri nan liv Istwa wa peyi Izrayèl yo.

Everything else that Shallum did, including his killing King Zechariah, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

16 Apre sa, Menayèm soti lavil Tiza, li atake lavil Tifsak, li touye dènye moun ki te rete ladan l' ak nan tout vwazenaj lavil la. Li menm rive louvri vant tout fanm ansent yo. Li te fè sa paske yo pa t' louvri pòtay lavil la ba li.

While Menahem was ruling in Samaria, he completely destroyed Tappuah [village south of Samaria] and killed all the people who lived there and in the surrounding territory. He did that because the people in that city refused to surrender to him. [With his sword] he even ripped open the bellies of pregnant women.

17 Wa Azarya t'ap mache sou tranteyennan depi li t'ap gouvènen peyi Jida lè Menayèm, pitit Gadi, moute wa nan peyi Izrayèl. Li gouvènen nan lavil Samari pandan dizan.

When King Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years, Menahem, the son of Gadi, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for ten years.

18 Men, li fè sa ki mal nan je Seyè a. Jouk jou li mouri a, li lage kò l' nan fè menm peche ak Jewoboram, pitit Nebat la. Li lakòz pèp Izrayèl la peche tou.

He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kinds of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin. He continued to commit those sins for the rest of his life.

19 Poul, wa peyi Lasiri, anvayi peyi a. Menayèm bay Poul twamil (3000) kilo ajan pou Poul te ka ede l' chita pouvwa li nan peyi a.

Then King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria came [with his army] to attack Israel. So Menahem gave him (thirty-eight tons/35,000 kg.) of silver in order that Tiglath-Pileser would help Menahem to continue to be king and rule his country more strongly.

20 Pou Menayèm te ka peye kantite lajan sa a bay wa Lasiri a, li pase lòd nan peyi a pou chak moun rich nan peyi Izrayèl la bay yon demi kilo ajan yo chak. Apre sa, wa peyi Lasiri a tounen lakay li, li pa rete pi lontan nan peyi Izrayèl.

Menahem obtained that money from the rich men in Israel. He compelled each of them to contribute 50 pieces of silver. So Tiglath-Pileser [took that money and] went back home.

21 Tout rès istwa Menayèm lan ak tou sa li te fè, nou jwenn sa ekri nan liv Istwa wa peyi Izrayèl yo.

[If you want to know more about] everything that Menahem did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

22 Lè li mouri, se Pekaya, pitit li, ki moute wa nan plas li.

Menahem died [EUP] and was buried, and his son Pekahiah became the king of Israel.

23 Wa Azarya t'ap mache sou senkantan depi li t'ap gouvènen peyi Jida lè Pekaya, pitit Menayèm, moute wa nan peyi Izrayèl. Li gouvènen nan lavil Samari pandan dezan.

When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 50 years, Menahem’s son Pekahiah became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for [only] two years.

24 Men, li fè sa ki mal nan je Seyè a. Li te lage kò l' nan fè menm peche ak Jewoboram, pitit Nebat la. Li lakòz pèp Izrayèl la peche tou.

He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the people of Israel to sin.

25 Men, yonn nan òdonans li yo, Peka, pitit gason Remalya, moute yon konplo sou do li. Li pran senkant gason nan lavil Galarad, l' al atake gwo fò ki nan palè wa a lavil Samari, li touye l'. Lèfini, li moute wa nan plas li.

Then one of Pekahiah’s army commanders whose name was Pekah, the son of Remaliah, planned with 50 men from [the] Gilead [region] to kill Pekahiah. They assassinated him in a fortified place in the king’s palace in Samaria. Then Pekah became the king.

26 Tout rès istwa Pekaya a ak tou sa li te fè, nou jwenn sa ekri nan liv Istwa wa peyi Izrayèl yo.

Everything else that Pekahiah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

27 Wa Azarya t'ap mache sou senkanndezan depi li t'ap gouvènen peyi Jida lè Peka, pitit Remalya, moute wa nan peyi Izrayèl. Li gouvènen nan lavil Samari pandan ventan.

When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 52 years, Pekah, the son of Remaliah, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for 20 years.

28 Li fè sa ki mal nan je Seyè a. Li te lage kò l' nan fè menm peche ak Jewoboram, pitit Nebat la. Li lakòz pèp Izrayèl la peche tou.

He also did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin.

29 Se sou reny Peka, Tiglat Pilesè, wa peyi Lasiri, anvayi peyi a, li pran lavil Ijon, lavil Abèl bèt Maka, lavil Janoa, lavil Kadès, lavil Azò, tout teritwa Galarad, tout teritwa Galile ak tout zòn Neftali a. Li fè tout moun yo prizonye, li depòte yo nan peyi Lasiri.

While Pekah was the king, Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria, came [with his army] and captured [the cities of] Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, and the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali. His army forced the Israeli people to leave their country and go to live in Assyria.

30 Lè sa a, Oze, pitit gason Ela a, moute yon konplo sou do Peka, pitit Remalya a. Li atake l', li touye l'. Lèfini, li moute wa nan plas li. Lè sa a, Jotam, pitit gason Ozyas la, te gen ventan depi li t'ap gouvènen peyi Jida.

Then Hoshea, the son of Elah, plotted to kill Pekah. He assassinated him when Uzziah’s son Jotham had been ruling Judah for almost 20 years. Then Hoshea became the king of Israel.

31 Tout rès istwa Peka a ak tou sa li te fè, nou jwenn sa ekri nan liv Istwa wa peyi Izrayèl yo.

Everything else that Pekah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

32 Wa Peka, pitit Remalya, t'ap mache sou dezan depi li t'ap gouvènen peyi Izrayèl lè Jotam, pitit Ozyas, moute wa nan peyi Jida.

When Pekah had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Uzziah’s son Jotham began to rule Judah.

33 Li te gen vennsenkan lè li moute wa. Li gouvènen nan lavil Jerizalèm pandan sèzan. Manman l' te rele Jewoucha. Se te pitit fi Zadòk.

He was 25 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

34 Li te mache dwat devan Seyè a, li te fè menm jan ak Ozyas, papa l'.

He did many things that pleased Yahweh, like his father Uzziah had done.

35 Tansèlman, li pa t' kraze tanp bondye lòt nasyon yo, kifè moun yo te toujou al touye bèt, boule lansan nan tanp sa yo. Se Jotam ki te bati gwo pòtay ki nan Tanp Seyè a.

But he did not destroy the places on the tops of hills where the people worshiped [Yahweh], and the people continued to burn incense there [to honor Yahweh]. Jotham’s workers built the Upper Gate of the temple.

36 Tout rès istwa Jotam ak tou sa li te fè, n'a jwenn sa ekri nan liv Istwa wa peyi Jida yo.

[If you want to know more about] everything else that Jotham did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

37 Se sou reny li Seyè a te voye Rezin, wa peyi Siri, ak Peka, pitit Remalya a, vin atake peyi Jida yonn apre lòt.

It was during the time that Jotham was the king that Yahweh sent King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel [with their armies] to attack Judah.

38 Lè Jotam mouri, yo antere l' menm kote ak zansèt li yo nan lavil David, zansèt li a. Se Akaz, pitit gason li, ki moute wa nan plas li.

Jotham died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors had been buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Ahaz became the king of Judah.