2 Istwa 26
1 Tout pèp Juda a te pran Ozias, ki te genyen laj a sèzan e te fè li wa nan plas a papa li, Amatsia.
After King Amaziah died, all the people of Judah appointed his son Uzziah, who then was 16 years old, as their king. [One of the things that happened] while he was the king [was that] his men captured Elath [town on the Gulf of Aqaba] and rebuilt it.
2 Li te bati Élath e te restore li pou Juda apre wa a te dòmi avèk zansèt li yo.
3 Ozias te gen sèzan lè l te devni wa a, e li te renye pandan senkann-dezan Jérusalem. Non manman li te Jecolia, de Jérusalem.
Uzziah ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
4 Li te fè sa ki bon nan zye a SENYÈ a selon tout sa ke papa li, Amatsia te konn fè.
Uzziah did things that Yahweh considered to be good, like his father Amaziah had done.
5 Li te kontinye chache Bondye nan tout jou a Zacharie yo, ki te gen konprann selon vizyon Bondye. Pandan tout tan li t ap chache SENYÈ a, Bondye te fè l reyisi.
He tried to please God while [the priest] Zechariah was living, because Zechariah taught him to revere God. As long as Uzziah tried to please God, God enabled him to be successful.
6 Alò, li te sòti pou fè lagè kont Filisten yo. Li te kraze miray a Gath la, miray a Jabné a, miray a Asdod la, e li te bati vil nan anviwon Asdod pami Filisten yo.
Uzziah and his army started to fight against the army of Philistia. They tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod [cities]. Then they rebuilt the towns near Ashdod and in other places in Philistia.
7 Bondye te ede li kont Filisten yo, e kont Arab ki te rete Gur-Baal yo, avèk Maonit yo.
God helped them to fight the army of Philistia and the Arabs who lived in [the town of] Gur-Baal and the descendants of Meun who had come to that area from Edom.
8 Anplis, Amonit yo te peye taks obligatwa a Ozias, e rekonesans li te rive jis nan lizyè Égypte. Li te vin pwisan anpil.
Even the Ammon [people-group] paid taxes to Uzziah each year. So Uzziah became famous as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.
9 Anplis, Ozias te bati fò Jérusalem yo nan Pòtay Kwen an, nan Pòtay Vale a ak nan kwen pilye a pou ranfòse yo toujou.
Uzziah’s [workers] built watchtowers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the place where the wall turns, and they placed weapons in them.
10 Li te bati fò nan dezè yo, e li te fouye anpil sitèn, paske li te gen anpil bèt, ni nan ba plèn nan, ni nan gran plèn nan. Anplis, li te genyen labourè chan yo avèk moun pou pran swen chan rezen nan peyi ti kolin yo ak nan chan bon tè yo, paske li te renmen latè anpil.
They also built watchtowers in the desert and dug many wells. They did that [to provide water] for a lot of the king’s cattle that were in the foothills and in the plains. Uzziah liked farming, so he also stationed workers [to take care of] his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile areas.
11 Anplis, Ozias te gen yon lame parèt pou batay, ki te antre nan konba a pa divizyon yo selon nimewo pa yo, prepare pa Jeïel, sekretè a, avèk Maaséja, ofisye a, anba direksyon a Hanania, youn nan ofisye wa yo.
Uzziah’s army was trained for fighting battles. They were in groups that were always ready to go into battle. Jeiel, the king’s secretary, and Maaseiah, one of the army officers, counted the men and placed them in groups. Hananiah, one of the king’s officials, was their commander.
12 Nonb total a chèf lakay yo, a gèrye plen kouraj yo te de-mil-sis-san.
There were 2,600 leaders of those groups of soldiers.
13 Anba direksyon pa yo, te gen yon lame elit de twa-san-sèt-mil-senk-san ki te kapab fè lagè avèk gwo pouvwa, pou bay wa a soutyen kont lènmi an.
In the groups that those leaders commanded there were a total of 307,500 well-trained soldiers. It was a very powerful army which was ready to help the king fight against his enemies.
14 Anplis, Ozias te prepare pou tout lame a boukliye defans yo, lans yo, kas yo, abiman defans kò yo, banza yo ak wòch fistibal yo.
Uzziah gave to each soldier a shield, a spear, a helmet, a vest made of iron plates, a bow [and arrows], and a slingshot.
15 Nan Jérusalem, li te fè gwo machin lagè envante pa moun gwo kapasite pou plase sou fò yo pou tire flèch avèk gwo wòch. Pou tout sa, rekonesans li te gaye byen lwen, paske li te resevwa gwo èd jiskaske li te vin byen pwisan.
In Jerusalem his skilled workers made machines to put on the watchtowers and on the corners [of the walls], to shoot arrows and to hurl large stones. He became very famous even in distant places, because God helped him very much and enabled him to become very powerful.
16 Men lè l te vin fò, kè li te vin plen ògèy. Li te aji konwonpi. Li pa t fidèl a SENYÈ a, Bondye li a, paske li te antre nan tanp SENYÈ a pou brile lansan sou lotèl lansan an.
But because Uzziah was very powerful, he became very proud, and that led to his being punished. He disobeyed what Yahweh his God had commanded. He went into the temple to burn incense on the altar [where God had said that only the priests should burn] incense.
17 Konsa, Azaria, prèt la, te antre dèyè li avèk katreven prèt SENYÈ a, mesye ki te plen kouraj.
Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and 80 other brave priests followed him into the temple.
18 Yo te konfwonte Ozias, wa a. Yo te di li: “Se pa ou menm, Ozias, ki pou brile lansan a SENYÈ a, men se prèt yo, fis a Aaron ki konsakre pou brile lansan. Sòti nan sanktyè a, paske ou gen tò, e ou p ap twouve lonè devan SENYÈ a, Bondye a.”
They rebuked him and said to him, “Uzziah, it is not right for you to burn incense to [honor] Yahweh. That duty is only for the priests, those who are descendants of Aaron [our first Supreme Priest]! You must leave [immediately], because you have disobeyed Yahweh our God, and he will not honor you [for what you have done]!”
19 Men Ozias, avèk veso lansanswa nan men l pou brile lansan an, te anraje. Konsa, pandan li te anraje avèk prèt yo, lalèp te pete sou fon li devan prèt yo lakay SENYÈ a, akote lotèl lansan an.
Uzziah had in his hand a pan for burning incense. He became very angry with the priests, but suddenly there was leprosy on his forehead.
20 Azaria, chèf prèt la avèk tout lòt prèt yo te gade li, e vwala, li te gen lalèp sou fon li. Konsa, yo te fè l sòti la byen vit, e li menm tou te fè vit pou sòti akoz SENYÈ a te frape li.
When Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and all the other priests [who were there] looked at him, they saw the leprosy on his forehead, so they quickly took him outside. And truly the king was eager to leave the temple, because he knew that it was Yahweh who had caused him to have that leprosy, [and he did not want it to become worse.]
21 Wa Ozias te rete yon moun lalèp jis rive nan jou li te mouri an. Li te rete nan yon kay apa, akoz lalèp la, paske li te entèdi antre lakay SENYÈ a. Jotham, fis li a, te lakay wa a pou te jije pèp peyi a.
King Uzziah had leprosy until he died. And because he had leprosy, he lived in a house that was not near other houses, and he was not allowed to enter [the courtyard of] the temple. His son Jotham supervised the palace and ruled the people of Judah.
22 Alò, tout rès a zèv Ozias yo, soti nan premye a jis rive nan dènye a, pwofèt Ésaïe, fis a Amots la, te ekri yo.
A record of all the other things that Uzziah did while he was the king [of Judah] was written by the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.
23 Konsa, Ozias te dòmi avèk zansèt li yo, e yo te antere li avèk papa zansèt li yo nan chan akote tonm ki te pou wa yo, paske yo te di: “Li gen lalèp”. Epi Jotham, fis li a, te devni wa nan plas li.
Because Uzziah was a leper, [when he died, ] they would not bury him in the tombs where the other kings were buried. Instead, he was buried in a nearby cemetery that the kings owned. Then his son Jotham became the king [of Judah].
