2 Istwa 20
1 Alò, li te vin rive apre sa ke fis Moab yo avèk fis Ammon yo, ansanm avèk kèk nan Maonit yo te vini pou fè lagè kont Josaphat.
After this the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites, were gathered together to fight against Josaphat.
2 Kèk moun te vin bay rapò a Josaphat e te di: “Yon gran foul ap pwoche kont ou soti lòtbò lanmè Syrie. Gade byen, yo rive Hatsatson-Thamar” (ki En-Guédi a).
And there came messengers, and told Josaphat, saying: There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea, and out of Syria, and behold they are in Asasonthamar, which is Engaddi.
3 Josaphat te byen pè. Li te vire atansyon li pou chache SENYÈ a, e te pwoklame yon jèn toupatou nan Juda.
And Josaphat being seized with fear betook himself wholly to pray to the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Juda.
4 Konsa, Juda te rasanble ansanm pou chache èd SENYÈ a. Yo te sòti menm nan tout vil a Juda yo pou chache SENYÈ a.
And Juda gathered themselves together to pray to the Lord: and all came out of their cities to make supplication to him.
5 Konsa, Josaphat te kanpe nan asanble Juda a avèk Jérusalem, lakay SENYÈ a devan tribinal nèf la.
And Josaphat stood in the midst of the assembly of Juda, and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord before the new court,
6 Li te di: “O SENYÈ, Bondye a zansèt pa nou yo, èske se pa Ou menm ki Bondye nan Syèl yo? Èske se pa Ou menm ki renye sou tout wayòm a nasyon yo? Pwisans avèk majeste, se nan men Ou, jiskaske nanpwen moun ki kab kanpe kont Ou.
And said: O Lord God of our fathers, thou art God in heaven, and rulest over all the kingdoms and nations, in thy hand is strength and power, and no one can resist thee.
7 Èske se pa Ou menm, O Bondye nou an, ki te chase tout sila ki te rete nan peyi sa a devan pèp Ou a, Israël pou bay li a desandan Abraham yo, zanmi Ou an, jis pou tout tan?
Didst not thou our God kill all the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
8 Yo te abite ladann, yo te bati sanktyè Ou a la pou non Ou, e yo te di:
And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying:
9 ‘Si mechanste ta vini sou nou, nepe, oswa jijman, oswa epidemi, oswa gwo grangou, nou va kanpe devan kay sila a e devan Ou menm, (paske non pa Ou sou kay sa a) pou kriye a Ou menm nan twoub nou yo, ke Ou va tande pou delivre nou.’
If evils fall upon us, the sword of judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand in thy presence before this house, in which thy name is called upon: and we will cry to thee in our afflictions, and thou wilt hear, and save us.
10 Alò, gade, fis a Ammon yo avèk Moab avèk Mòn Séir, kilès ou te anpeche Israël pran lè yo te sòti nan peyi Égypte la. Konsa, yo te vire akote e yo pa t detwi yo.
Now therefore behold the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands thou didst not allow Israel to pass, when they came out of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and slew them not,
11 Gade, koulye a, jan y ap rekonpanse nou lè yo vin parèt pou chase nou mete deyò soti nan posesyon ke Ou te bannou kòm eritaj la.
Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us.
12 O Bondye nou, èske Ou p ap jije yo? Paske nou san pouvwa devan gran foul sila a k ap vini kont nou an. Ni nou pa konnen kisa pou nou fè, men zye nou ap gade sou Ou.”
O our God, wilt thou not then judge them? as for us we have not strength enough, to be able to resist this multitude, which cometh violently upon us. But as we know not what to do, we can only turn our eyes to thee.
13 Tout Juda te kanpe devan SENYÈ a avèk ti bebe yo, madanm yo ak zanfan yo.
And all Juda stood before the Lord with their little ones, and their wives, and their children.
14 Alò, nan mitan asanble a, Lespri SENYÈ a te vini sou Jachaziel, fis a Zacharie a, fis a Benaja a, fis a Jeïel la, fis a Matthania a, Levit la ak fis a Asaph yo.
And Jahaziel the son of Zacharias, the son of Banaias, the son of Jehiel, the son of Mathanias, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, was there, upon whom the spirit of the Lord came in the midst of the multitude,
15 Epi li te di: “Koute, tout Juda avèk pèp Jérusalem nan ak Wa Josaphat: konsa pale SENYÈ a a nou menm: ‘Pa pè, ni pa pèdi kouraj akoz gran foul sila a, paske batay la pa pou nou, men se pou Bondye li ye.
And he said: Attend ye, all Juda, and you that dwell in Jerusalem, and thou king Josaphat: Thus saith the Lord to you: Fear ye not, and be not dismayed at this multitude: for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
16 Demen, desann kont yo. Tande byen, yo va vin monte kote pant ti mòn Tsits lan, e nou va jwenn yo nan dènye pwent vale a devan dezè Jeruel la.
Tomorrow you shall go down against them: for they will come up by the ascent named Sis, and you shall find them at the head of the torrent, which is over against the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 Nou pa bezwen goumen nan batay sila a. Pran pozisyon nou e kanpe gade delivrans SENYÈ a anfavè nou, O Juda, avèk Jérusalem. Pa pè, ni pa pèdi kouraj. Demen sòti pou parèt devan yo, paske SENYÈ a avèk nou.’”
It shall not be you that shall fight, but only stand with confidence, and you shall see the help of the Lord over you, O Juda, and Jerusalem: fear ye not, nor be you dismayed: tomorrow you shall go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.
18 Josaphat te bese tèt li jis atè, e tout Juda avèk moun Jérusalem yo te tonbe atè devan SENYÈ a, pou adore Li.
Then Josaphat, and Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell hat on the ground before the Lord, and adored him.
19 Levit ki te nan fis a Keatit yo, e nan fis a Koreyit yo, te kanpe pou louwe SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, nan yon trè gwo vwa.
And the Levites of the sons of Caath, and of the sons of Core praised the Lord the God of Israel with a loud voice, on high.
20 Yo te leve granmmaten, e yo te sòti deyò nan dezè Tekoa a. Pandan yo tap sòti, Josaphat te kanpe. Li te di: “Koute mwen, O Juda avèk moun Jérusalem yo, mete konfyans nou nan SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, e nou va etabli. Mete konfyans nou nan pwofèt Li yo, e nou va vin reyisi.”
And they rose early in the morning, and went out through the desert of Thecua: and as they were marching, Josaphat standing in the midst of them, said: Hear me, ye men of Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be secure: believe his prophets, and all things shall succeed well.
21 Lè li te fin konsilte pèp la, li te chwazi sila ki te chante a SENYÈ yo avèk sila ki te fè louwanj nan vètman sen yo, pandan yo t ap sòti devan lame a. Yo t ap di: “Bay remèsiman a SENYÈ a, paske lanmou dous Li a dire jis pou tout tan.”
And he gave counsel to the people, and appointed the singing men of the Lord, to praise him by their companies, and to go before the army, and with one voice to say: Give glory to the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever.
22 Depi lè a, yo te kòmanse chante ak bay louwanj, SENYÈ a te mete anbiskad kont fis a Ammon yo, Moab avèk Mòn Séir, ki te vini kont Juda yo epi yo te vin boulvèse.
And when they began to sing praises, the Lord turned their ambushments upon themselves, that is to say, of the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and of mount Seir, who were come out to fight against Juda, and they were slain.
23 Paske fis Ammon yo avèk Moab yo te leve kont fis Mòn Séir yo pou te detwi yo nèt. Lè yo te fini avèk moun Mòn Séir yo, yo te asiste pou detwi youn lòt.
For the children of Ammon, and of Moab, rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of them, they turned also against one another, and destroyed one another.
24 Lè Juda te rive nan wotè sou dezè a, yo te gade vè gwo foul la, epi vwala, te gen kadav ki te kouche atè a. Okenn pa t chape.
And when Juda came to the watch tower, that looketh toward the desert, they saw afar off all the country, for a great space, full of dead bodies, and that no one was left that could escape death.
25 Lè Josaphat avèk pèp li a te vini pran piyaj la, yo te twouve anpil bagay pami yo; byen, vètman ak bagay valab ke yo te pran pou yo menm, plis pase yo ta kab pote. Yo te pran twa jou pou ranmase piyaj la, paske li te tèlman anpil.
Then Josaphat came, and all the people with him to take away the spoils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of various kinds, and garments, and most precious vessels: and they took them for themselves, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in three days take away the spoils, the booty was so great.
26 Nan katriyèm jou a, yo te fè asanble nan vale Beraca a. La, yo te beni SENYÈ a. Akoz sa, yo te rele plas sa a: “Vale Beraca a” jis rive jodi a.
And on the fourth day they were assembled in the valley of Blessing: for there they blessed the Lord, and therefore they called that place the valley of Blessing until this day.
27 Tout mesye Juda avèk Jérusalem yo te retounen avèk Josaphat sou tèt la. Yo te retounen Jérusalem avèk kè kontan, paske SENYÈ a te fè yo rejwi sou lènmi yo.
And every man of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem returned, and Josaphat at their head, into Jerusalem with great joy, because the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies.
28 Yo te vini Jérusalem avèk ap, gita yo ak twonpèt pou rive vè kay SENYÈ a.
And they came into Jerusalem with psalteries, and harps, and trumpets into the house of the Lord.
29 Lakrent Bondye te sou tout wayòm a lòt peyi yo lè yo te tande ke SENYÈ a te goumen kont lènmi Israël yo.
And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 Konsa, wayòm Josaphat a te gen lapè, paske Bondye li a te ba li repo tout kote.
And the kingdom of Josaphat was quiet, and God gave him peace round about.
31 Alò, Josaphat te renye sou Juda. Li te gen laj a trann-senk ane lè l te devni wa a e li te renye Jérusalem pandan venn-senkan. Non manman l se te Azuba, fi a Schilchi a.
And Josaphat reigned over Juda, and he was five and thirty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned five and twenty years in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Azuba the daughter of Selahi.
32 Li te mache nan chemen papa li, Asa, e li pa t kite li. Li te toujou fè sa ki dwat nan zye SENYÈ a.
And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and departed not from it, doing the things that were pleasing before the Lord.
33 Sepandan, wo plas yo pa t retire. Pèp la potko dirije kè yo vè Bondye a zansèt yo a.
But yet he took not away the high places, and the people had not yet turned their heart to the Lord the God of their fathers.
34 Alò, tout lòt zèv a Josaphat yo, soti nan premye jis rive nan dènye a, gade byen, yo ekri nan rejis a Jéhu, fis a Hanani, ki enskri nan Liv Wa Israël Yo.
But the rest of the acts of Josaphat, first and last, are written in the words of Jehu the son of Hanani, which he digested into the books of the kings of Israel.
35 Apre sa, Josaphat, wa Juda a te fè alyans avèk Achazia, wa Israël la. Li te aji mal nan fè bagay sa a.
After these things Josaphat king of Juda made friendship with Ochozias king of Israel, whose works were very wicked.
36 Konsa, li te alinye li avèk li pou fè bato yo rive Tarsis e yo te fè bato yo rive nan Etsjon-Guéber.
And he was partner with him in making ships, to go to Tharsis: and they made the ships in Asiongaber.
37 Epi Éliézer, fis a Dodava a nan Maréscha, te pwofetize kont Josaphat. Li te di: “Akoz ou te fè alyans avèk Achazia, SENYÈ a te detwi zèv ou yo.” Pou sa, bato yo te kraze, e yo pa t kab ale Tarsis.
And Eliezer the son of Dodau of Maresa prophesied to Josaphat, saying: Because thou hast made a league with Ochozias, the Lord hath destroyed thy works, and the ships are broken, and they could not go to Tharsis.
