2 Istwa 13

1 Nan di-zuityèm ane Wa Jéroboam nan, Abijah te devni wa sou Juda.

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, Abia reigned over Juda.

2 Li te renye pandan twazan Jérusalem. Non manman l te Micaja, fi a Uriel la nan Guibea. Alò, te gen lagè antre Abija avèk Jéroboam.

Three years he reigned in Jerusalem, and his mother’s name was Michaia, the daughter of Uriel of Gabaa: and there was war between Abia and Jeroboam.

3 Abija te ouvri batay la avèk yon lame gèrye vanyan, kat-san-mil mesye byen chwazi, pandan Jéroboam t ap fè fòmasyon batay la kont li avèk ui-san-mil mesye byen chwazi, gèrye vanyan.

And when Abia had begun battle, and had with him four hundred thousand most valiant and chosen men, Jeroboam put his army in array against him, eight hundred thousand men, who were also chosen and most valiant for war.

4 Abija te kanpe sou Mòn Tsemaraïm ki nan peyi ti mòn Éphraïm yo, e li te di: “Koute mwen, O Jéroboam avèk tout Israël:

And Abia stood upon mount Semeron, which was in Ephraim, and said: Hear me, O Jeroboam, and all Israel:

5 Èske ou pa konnen ke SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, te bay pouvwa sou Israël jis pou tout tan a David avèk fis li yo pa yon sèl akò?

Do you not know that the Lord God of Israel gave to David the kingdom over Israel for ever, to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

6 Men Jéroboam, fis a Nebath la, sèvitè a Salomon an, fis a David la, te leve e te fè rebèl kont mèt li a.

And Jeroboam the son of Nabat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up: and rebelled against his lord.

7 Yon bann sanzave te rasanble vè li menm, vagabon yo, yon eprèv ki te twò fò pou Roboam, fis a Salomon an, lè li te trè jèn, timid e li pa t ka kenbe plas pa l kont yo.

And there were gathered to him vain men, and children of Belial: and they prevailed against Roboam the son of Solomon: for Roboam was unexperienced, and of a fearful heart, and could not resist them.

8 “Epi koulye a, ou gen entansyon fè rezistans kont wayòm SENYÈ a pa fis a David yo. Se yon gran foul nou ye, e nou gen avèk nou jenn bèf an lò ke Jéroboam te fè kòm dye pou nou.

And now you say that you are able to withstand the kingdom of the Lord, which he possesseth by the sons of David, and you have a great multitude of people, and golden calves, which Jeroboam hath made you for gods.

9 Èske nou pa t chase mete deyò prèt SENYÈ yo, fis a Aaron yo avèk Levit yo, e te fè pou kont nou prèt tankou pèp lòt peyi yo? Nenpòt moun ki vini konsakre li menm avèk yon jenn towo ak sèt belye, menm li menm kapab devni yon prèt a sila ki pa dye yo.

And you have cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites: and you have made you priests, like all the nations of the earth: whosoever cometh and consecrateth his hand with a bullock of the herd, and with seven rams, is made a priest of those who are no gods.

10 “Men pou nou, SENYÈ a se Bondye pa nou an e nou pa t abandone Li. Fis Aaron yo ap fè sèvis a SENYÈ a kòm prèt e se Levit yo ki fè travay a yo menm.

But the Lord is our God, whom we forsake not, and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites are in their order.

11 Chak maten e chak swa, yo brile bay SENYÈ a ofrann brile avèk lansan santi bon, pen konsakre ki sou tab pwòp, e chandelye a avèk lanp li yo pou limen chak swa; paske nou kenbe chaj a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, men ou te abandone Li.

And they offer holocausts to the Lord, every day, morning and evening, and incense made according to the ordinance of the law, and the leaves are set forth on a most clean table, and there is with us the golden candlestick, and the lamps thereof, to be lighted always in the evening: for we keep the precepts of the Lord our God, whom you have forsaken.

12 Koulye a, veye byen, Bondye avèk nou sou tèt nou, e prèt Li yo avèk twonpèt siyal pou sonnen alam kont nou. O fis Israël yo, pa goumen kont SENYÈ a zansèt nou yo, paske nou p ap reyisi.”

Therefore God is the leader in our army, and his priests who sound with trumpets, and resound against you: O children of Israel, fight not against the Lord the God of your fathers, for it is not good for you.

13 Men Jéroboam te fè yon anbiskad pou vini pa dèyè, pou Israël ta devan Juda e anbiskad la pa dèyè yo.

While he spoke these things, Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind him. And while he stood facing the enemies, he encompassed Juda. who perceived it not, with his army.

14 Lè Juda te vire, alò yo te atake ni devan ni dèyè; pou sa, yo te kriye a SENYÈ a e prèt yo te soufle twonpèt yo.

And when Juda looked back, they saw the battle coming upon them both before and behind, and they cried to the Lord: and the priests began to sound with the trumpets.

15 Konsa mesye Juda te fè leve kri lagè a, e nan moman sa a, Bondye te boulvèse Jéroboam avèk tout Israël devan Abija avèk Juda.

And all the men of Juda shouted: and behold when they shouted, God terrified Jeroboam, and all Israel that stood against Abia and Juda.

16 Lè fis Israël yo te fin sove ale devan Juda, Bondye te livre yo nan men yo.

And the children of Israel fled before Juda, and the Lord delivered them into their hand.

17 Abija avèk pèp li a te detwi yo avèk yon gwo masak, jiskaske senk-san-mil mesye Israël te tonbe mouri.

And Abia and his people slew them with a great slaughter, and there fell wounded of Israel five hundred thousand valiant men.

18 Konsa, fis Israël yo te soumèt nan tan sa a, e fis Juda yo te pran viktwa a akoz yo te depan de SENYÈ a, Bondye a zansèt pa yo a.

And the children of Israel were brought down, at that time, and the children of Juda were exceedingly strengthened, because they had trusted in the Lord the God of their fathers.

19 Abija te kouri dèyè Jéroboam e te kaptire plizyè vil nan men li: Béthel avèk bouk pa li yo, Jeschana avèk bouk pa li yo, e Éphron avèk bouk pa li yo.

And Abia pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel and her daughters, and Jesana with her daughters, Ephron also and her daughters.

20 Jéroboam pa t ankò reprann fòs li nan jou a Abija yo. SENYÈ a te frape li e li te vin mouri.

And Jeroboam was not able to resist any more, in the days of Abia: and the Lord struck him, and he died.

21 Men Abija te vin fò. Li te pran katòz madanm pou kont li, e li te devni papa a venn-de fis ak sèz fi.

But Abia, being strengthened in his kingdom, took fourteen wives: and begot two and twenty sons, and sixteen daughters.

22 Alò, tout lòt zèv Abija yo, avèk chemen pa li yo ekri nan memwa a pwofèt la, Iddo.

And the rest of the acts of Abia, and of his ways and works, are written diligently in the book of Addo the prophet.