2 Tarihi 20
1 Bayan wannan, Mowabawa da Ammonawa tare da waɗansu Meyunawa suka zo su yaƙi Yehoshafat.
And after this came the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them [some] of the Minaeans, against Josaphat to battle.
2 Sai waɗansu mutane suka zo suka faɗa wa Yehoshafat, “Ga babban runduna tana zuwa a kanka daga Edom, daga ƙetaren Teku, daga Aram. Ta ma kai Hazazon Tamar” (wato, En Gedi).
And they came and told Josaphat, saying, There is come against you a great multitude from Syria, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Asasan Thamar, this is Engadi.
3 A firgice, Yehoshafat ya yanke shawara yă nemi nufin Ubangiji, ya kuma yi shelar azumi a dukan Yahuda.
And Josaphat was alarmed, and set his face to seek the Lord earnestly, and he proclaimed a fast in all Juda.
4 Mutanen Yahuda suka taru gaba ɗaya don su nemi taimako daga wurin Ubangiji, tabbatacce suka fito daga kowane garin Yahuda don su neme shi.
And Juda gathered themselves together to seek after the Lord: even from all the cities of Juda they came to seek the Lord.
5 Sa’an nan Yehoshafat ya miƙe tsaye a taron Yahuda da Urushalima a haikalin Ubangiji a sabon filin
And Josaphat stood up in the assembly of Juda in Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, in front of the new court.
6 ya ce, “Ya Ubangiji Allah na kakanninmu, ba kai ne Allah wanda yake sama ba? Kana mulki a bisa dukan mulkokin ƙasashe. Iko da girma suna a hannunka, kuma ba wanda zai iya tsayayya da kai.
And he said, O Lord God of my fathers, are not you God in heaven above, and are not you Lord of all the kingdoms of the nations? and [is there] not in your hand the might of dominion, and there is no one who can resist you?
7 Ya Allahnmu, ba kai ba ne ka kore mazaunan wannan ƙasa a gaban mutanenka Isra’ila ka kuma ba da ita har abada ga zuriyar Ibrahim abokinka?
Are not you the Lord that did destroy the inhabitants of this land before the face of your people Israel, and did give it to your beloved seed of Abraham for ever?
8 Sun yi zama a cikinta suka kuma yi gina wuri mai tsarki a cikinta domin Sunanka cewa,
And they lived in it, and built in it a sanctuary to your name, saying,
9 ‘In masifa ta zo mana, ko takobin hukunci, ko annoba ko yunwa, za mu tsaya a gabanka a gaban wannan haikalin da yake ɗauke da Sunanka, mu kuma yi kuka gare ka cikin azaba, za ka kuwa ji mu, ka cece mu.’
If there should come upon us evils, sword, judgment, pestilence, famine, we will stand before this house, and before you, (for your name [is] upon this house, ) and we will cry to you because of the affliction, and you shall hear, and deliver.
10 “Yanzu kuma ga mutanen Ammon, da na Mowab, da na Dutsen Seyir, waɗanda ka hana Isra’ilawa su kai musu yaƙi sa’ad da suka fito daga ƙasar Masar, su ne mutanen da Isra’ila suka ƙyale, ba su hallaka su ba.
And now, behold, the children of Ammon, and Moab, and mount Seir, with regard to whom you did not permit Israel to pass through their border, when they had come out of the land of Egypt, (for they turned away from them, and did not destroy them; )—
11 Yau ga yadda suke so su biya mu. Su suke so su kore mu daga ƙasar da ka ba mu gādo.
yet now, behold, they make attempts against us, to come forth to cast us out from our inheritance which you gave us.
12 Ya Allahnmu, ba za ka hukunta su ba? Gama ba mu da ƙarfin fuskantar wannan babbar rundunar da take so ta yaƙe mu. Ba mu san abin da za mu yi ba, mu dai mun zuba maka ido.”
O Lord our God, will you not judge them? for we have no strength to resist this great multitude that is come against us; and we know not what we shall do to them: but our eyes are toward you.
13 Dukan mazan Yahuda, tare da matansu da yaransu da ƙananansu, suka tsaya a gaban Ubangiji.
And all Juda was standing before the Lord, and their children, and their wives.
14 Sa’an nan Ruhun Ubangiji ya sauko a kan Yahaziyel ɗan Zakariya, ɗan Benahiya, ɗan Yehiyel, ɗan Mattaniya, wani Balawe kuma zuriyar Asaf, yayinda yake tsaye a cikin taron.
And Oziel the [son] of Zacharias, of the children of Banaias, of the sons of Eleiel, the sons of Matthanias the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, —upon him came the Spirit of the Lord in the assembly:
15 Ya ce, “Saurara, Sarki Yehoshafat da dukan waɗanda suke zama a Yahuda da Urushalima! Ga abin da Ubangiji ya ce muku, ‘Kada ku ji tsoro ko ku fid da zuciya saboda wannan babbar runduna. Gama yaƙin ba naku ba ne, amma na Allah.
and he said, Hear you, all Juda, and the dwellers in Jerusalem, and king Josaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, even you, Fear not, neither be alarmed, before all this great multitude; for the battle is not years, but God's.
16 Gobe ku fito ku gangara ku yaƙe su. Za su yi ta haurawa ta Mashigin Ziz, ku kuwa za ku same su a ƙarshen kwari a Hamadan Yeruwel.
To-morrow go you down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Assis, and you shall find them at the extremity of the river of the wilderness of Jeriel.
17 Ba lalle ba ne ku yi wannan yaƙi. Ku dai, ku ja dāgā, ku tsaya kurum ku ga nasarar da Ubangiji zai ba ku, ya Yahuda da Urushalima. Kada ku ji tsoro; kada ku karai. Ku fito don ku fuskance su gobe, Ubangiji kuwa zai kasance tare ku.’”
It is not for you to fight: understand these things, and see the deliverance of the Lord with you, Juda and Jerusalem: fear not, neither be afraid to go forth to-morrow to meet them; and the Lord shall be with you.
18 Yehoshafat ya rusuna da fuskarsa har ƙasa, dukan mutanen Yahuda da Urushalima suka fāɗi rubda ciki suka yi sujada a gaban Ubangiji.
And Josaphat bowed with his face [to the ground] with all Juda and the dwellers in Jerusalem, [and] they fell before the Lord to worship the Lord.
19 Sa’an nan waɗansu Lawiyawa daga Kohatawa da Korayawa suka tashi tsaye suka yabe Ubangiji, Allah na Isra’ila, da babbar murya sosai.
And the Levites of the children of Caath, and [they] of the sons of Core, rose up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
20 Da sassafe suka tashi suka nufi Hamadan Tekowa. Yayinda suka kama hanya, Yehoshafat ya tsaya ya ce, “Ku saurare ni, Yahuda da mutanen Urushalima! Ku amince da Ubangiji Allahnku za a kuwa kafa ku; ku amince da annabawansa za ku kuwa yi nasara.”
And they rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Thecoe: and as they went out, Josaphat stood and cried, and said, Hear me, Juda, and the dwellers in Jerusalem; put your trust in the Lord God, and your trust shall be honored; trust in his prophet, and you shall prosper.
21 Bayan suka yi shawara tare da shugabanni, sai ya zaɓi mutanen da za su ja gaban sojoji suna waƙa ga Ubangiji suna yabonsa saboda tsarkinsa suna cewa, “Ku yi godiya ga Ubangiji, gama ƙaunarsa dawwammamiya ce har abada.”
And he took counsel with the people, and set appointed men to sing psalms and praises, to give thanks, and sing the holy songs of praise in going forth before the host: and they said, Give thanks to the Lord, for his mercy [endures] for ever.
22 Da suka fara waƙa, suna kuma yabo, sai Ubangiji ya kai hari a kan mutanen Ammon da Mowab da Dutsen Seyir, waɗanda suka kawo hari a Yahuda, aka kuwa ci su da yaƙi.
And when they began the praise and thanksgiving, the Lord caused the children of Ammon to fight against Moab, and [the inhabitants of] mount Seir that came out against Juda; and they were routed.
23 Mutanen Ammon da Mowab suka tasar wa mazaunan Dutsen Seyir, suka hallaka su ƙaƙaf. Sa’ad da suka karkashe mazaunan Seyir sai suka fāɗa wa juna, suka yi ta hallaka juna.
Then the children of Ammon and Moab rose up against the dwellers in mount Seir, to destroy and consume them; and when they had made an end of [destroying] the inhabitants of Seir, they rose up against one another so that they were utterly destroyed.
24 Sa’ad da mutanen Yahuda suka zo wurin da yake fuskantar hamada, suka duba ta wajen babban rundunar, sai suka ga gawawwaki birjik a ƙasa; babu wani wanda ya kuɓuta.
And Juda came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, and looked, and saw the multitude, and, behold, [they were] all fallen dead upon the earth, not one escaped.
25 Sa’ad da Yehoshafat da jama’arsa suka je kwasar ganima, sai suka sami shanu masu yawan gaske, da kayayyaki, da tufafi, da abubuwa masu daraja, waɗanda suka yi ta kwasa har suka gaji. Kwana uku suka yi suna kwasar ganimar saboda yawanta.
And Josaphat and his people went out to spoil them, and they found much cattle, and furniture, and spoils, and precious things: and they spoiled them, and they were three days gathering the spoil, for it was abundant.
26 A rana ta huɗu sai suka taru a Kwarin Beraka, inda suka yabi Ubangiji. Wannan ne ya sa ake kiransa Kwarin Beraka har wa yau.
And it came to pass on the fourth day they were gathered to the Valley of Blessing; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore they called the name of the place the Valley of Blessing, until this day.
27 Sa’an nan Yehoshafat ya jagoranci dukan mutanen Yahuda da Urushalima suka dawo da farin ciki zuwa Urushalima, gama Ubangiji ya ba su dalilin farin ciki a kan abokan gābansu.
And all the men of Juda returned to Jerusalem, and Josaphat led them with great joy; for the Lord gave them joy over their enemies.
28 Suka shiga Urushalima suka shiga haikalin Ubangiji da kiɗin molaye da sarewa da kuma garayu.
And they entered into Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, [going] into the house of the lord.
29 Tsoron Allah ya kama dukan mulkokin ƙasashe sa’ad da suka ji yadda Ubangiji ya yi yaƙi a kan abokan gāban Isra’ila.
And there was a terror of the Lord upon all the kingdoms of the land, when they heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 Mulkin Yehoshafat kuwa ya zauna lafiya, gama Allahnsa ya ba shi hutu a kowane gefe.
And the kingdom of Josaphat was at peace; and his God gave him rest round about.
31 Ta haka Yehoshafat ya yi mulki a bisa Yahuda. Yana da shekara talatin da biyar sa’ad da ya zama sarkin Yahuda, ya kuma yi mulki a Urushalima shekara ashirin da biyar. Sunan mahaifiyarsa Azuba ce,’yar Shilhi.
And Josaphat reigned over Juda, being thirty-five years [old] when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Azuba, daughter of Sali.
32 Ya yi tafiya a hanyoyin mahaifinsa Asa bai kuwa kauce daga gare su ba; ya yi abin da yake daidai a gaban Ubangiji.
And he walked in the ways of his father Asa, and turned not aside from doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
33 Duk da haka ba a kawar da masujadai kan tudu ba, domin har yanzu mutanen ba su tsayar da zukatansu ga Allahn kakanninsu ba.
nevertheless the high places yet remained; and as yet the people did not direct their heart to the Lord God of their fathers.
34 Sauran ayyukan mulkin Yehoshafat, daga farko zuwa ƙarshe, an rubuta su a tarihin Yehu ɗan Hanani, waɗanda aka rubuta a littafin sarakunan Isra’ila.
And the rest of the acts of Josaphat, the first and the last, behold, they are written in the history of Jeu [the son] of Anani, who wrote the book of the kings of Israel.
35 Daga baya, Yehoshafat sarkin Yahuda ya haɗa kai da Ahaziya sarkin Isra’ila, wanda yake da laifin mugunta.
And afterwards Josaphat king of Juda entered into an alliance with Ochozias king of Israel, (now this was an unrighteous man, )
36 Ya yarda da shi su gina jiragen ruwan kasuwanci. Bayan aka gina waɗannan a Eziyon Geber,
by acting [with] and going to him, to build ships to go to Tharsis: and he built ships in Gasion Gaber.
37 Eliyezer ɗan Dodabahu na Maresha ya yi annabci a kan Yehoshafat cewa, “Domin ka haɗa kai da Ahaziya, Ubangiji zai hallaka abin da ka yi.” Jiragen ruwan kuwa suka farfashe, ba a kuwa iya sa su je kasuwanci ba.
And Eliezer you [son] of Dodia of Marisa prophesied against Josaphat, saying, Forasmuch as you have allied yourself with Ochozias, the Lord has broken your work, and your vessels have been wrecked. And they could not go to Tharsis.
