2 Ihe E Mere 20
1 Mgbe oge nta gasịrị, eze ndị Moab na nke ndị Amọn, na ndị ọzọkwa, bịara ibuso Jehoshafat na ndị Juda agha.
After this also came the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites against Iehoshaphat to battell.
2 Ụfọdụ ndị mmadụ bịara gwa Jehoshafat sị, “Lee, igwe usuu ndị agha na-abịa imegide gị site nʼEdọm, nakwa nʼofe osimiri Nnu (osimiri nwụrụ anwụ). Ha erutela Hazezọn Tama, ebe a na-akpọkwa En-Gedi.”
Then there came that tolde Iehoshaphat, saying, There commeth a great multitude against thee from beyonde the Sea, out of Aram: and beholde, they bee in Hazzon Tamar, which is En-gedi.
3 Jehoshafat tụrụ egwu nke ukwuu, kpebiekwa ịchọ inyeaka Onyenwe anyị. Nʼihi nke a, ọ kpọsara obubu ọnụ nye ndị Juda niile.
And Iehoshaphat feared, and set him selfe to seeke the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Iudah.
4 Ndị Juda zukọtara ịchọ inyeaka Onyenwe anyị; nʼezie, ha sitere nʼobodo niile nke Juda bịa ịchọ ihu Onyenwe anyị.
And Iudah gathered them selues together to aske counsel of the Lord: they came euen out of all the cities of Iudah to inquire of the Lord,
5 Mgbe ahụ, Jehoshafat guzoro nʼetiti nzukọ ndị Juda na Jerusalem nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị nʼihu ogige ọhụrụ ahụ,
And Iehoshaphat stoode in the Congregation of Iudah and Ierusalem in the house of the Lord before the new court,
6 sị; “O Onyenwe anyị, Chineke nna nna anyị ha, ọ bụghị gị bụ Chineke onye bi nʼeluigwe? Ọ bụkwa gị na-achị alaeze niile nke mba dị iche iche. Ike na ume dị nʼaka gị, ọ dịkwaghị onye pụrụ iguzogide gị.
And saide, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heauen? and reignest not thou on all the kingdomes of the heathen? and in thine hande is power and might, and none is able to withstand thee.
7 O Chineke anyị, ọ bụghị gị onwe gị chụpụrụ ndị bi nʼala, site nʼihu ndị gị Izrel, were ya nye ụmụ ụmụ Ebraham, bụ enyi gị nwoke?
Diddest not thou our God cast out ye inhabitants of this lande before thy people Israel, and gauest it to the seede of Abraham thy friende for euer?
8 Ha ebiela nʼime ya wukwaa ebe nsọ nʼime nye nʼAha gị na-asị,
And they dwelt therein, and haue built thee a Sanctuarie therein for thy Name, saying,
9 ‘Ọ bụrụ na ihe ọjọọ adakwasị anyị, maọbụ mma agha, ma nke ikpe ọmụma, maọbụ ajọọ ọrịa na-efe efe, maọbụ oke ụnwụ, anyị ga-eguzo nʼihu gị nʼụlọnsọ a nke a kpọkwasịrị Aha gị, kpọkuo gị nʼime nsogbu anyị, gị onwe gị ga-aza anyị, zọpụtakwa anyị.’
If euill come vpon vs, as the sworde of iudgement, or pestilence, or famine, we will stande before this house and in thy presence (for thy name is in this house) and will crie vnto thee in our tribulation, and thou wilt heare and helpe.
10 “Ugbu a lee, ndị ikom si Amọn, na Moab, na nʼugwu Sia, ndị ị na-ekweghị ka ndị Izrel banye nʼoke ala ha mgbe ha si nʼIjipt pụta, kama ha sitere nʼakụkụ ọzọ gabiga si otu a chebe ndị a ndụ.
And now beholde, the children of Ammon and Moab, and mount Seir, by whome thou wouldest not let Israel goe, when they came out of the land of Egypt: but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not:
11 Lee ihe ha ji akwụ anyị ụgwọ bụ ịchọ ka ha chụpụ anyị nʼala a i nyere anyị ka ọ bụrụ ihe nketa anyị.
Behold, I say, they reward vs, in comming to cast vs out of thine inheritance, which thou hast caused vs to inherit.
12 O Chineke anyị, ọ bụ na ị gaghị ekpe ha ikpe? Nʼihi na ike adịghị nʼime anyị iguzogide igwe mmadụ ndị a bara ụba na-abịa ịlụso anyị ọgụ. Anyị amakwaghị ihe anyị ga-eme, kama ọ bụ na gị ka anya anyị na-adịkwasị.”
O our God, wilt thou not iudge them? for there is no strength in vs to stand before this great multitude that commeth against vs, neither doe wee knowe what to doe: but our eyes are toward thee.
13 Ndị ikom Juda niile, ha na ndị nwunye ha, na ụmụ ha, na ụmụntakịrị ha guzoro nʼihu Onyenwe anyị.
And all Iudah stoode before the Lord with their yong ones, their wiues, and their children.
14 Mgbe ahụ, mmụọ Nsọ Onyenwe anyị dakwasịrị Jahaziel nwa Zekaraya, nwa Benaya, nwa Jeiel, nwa Matanaya, bụ onye Livayị, onye si nʼikwu Asaf, dịka o guzo nʼetiti mkpọkọta ahụ.
And Iahaziel the sonne of Zechariah the sonne of Benaiah, the sonne of Ieiel, the sonne of Mattaniah, a Leuite of the sonnes of Asaph was there, vpon whome came the Spirite of ye Lord, in the middes of the Congregation.
15 Ọ sịrị, “Geenụ m ntị, unu ndị Juda niile na ndị bi na Jerusalem, na gị eze Jehoshafat. Nke a bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị na-asị unu. ‘Unu atụla ụjọ, maọbụ daa mba, nʼihi usuu ndị agha a niile dị unu nʼihu. Ọ bụghị unu ka agha a dịịrị, kama ọ bụ Chineke nwe ya.
And he said, Hearken ye, all Iudah, and ye inhabitantes of Ierusalem, and thou, King Iehoshaphat: thus saith the Lord vnto you, Feare you not, neither be afraide for this great multitude: for the battel is not yours, but Gods.
16 Echi pụọnụ izute ha. Ha ga arịgota site nʼụzọ warawara nrigo Ziz, unu ga-ahụ ha na nsọtụ ndagwurugwu dị tupu e ruo nʼọzara Jeruel.
To morowe goe yee downe against them: beholde, they come vp by the cleft of Ziz, and ye shall finde them at the ende of the brooke before the wildernesse of Ieruel.
17 Ọ bụghị unu ka ọ dịrị ịlụ agha a, kama werenụ ọnọdụ unu, guzosienụ ike ka unu jiri anya unu hụ nzọpụta Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke unu ga-enye unu, unu ndị Juda na Jerusalem. Unu atụla egwu, unu adakwala mba. Pụkwuru ha nʼihu agha mgbe chi echi bọrọ, Onyenwe anyị ga-anọnyekwara unu.’”
Ye shall not neede to fight in this battell: stand still, moue not, and behold the saluation of the Lord towardes you: O Iudah, and Ierusalem, feare ye not, neither be afraid: to morow goe out against them, and the Lord wilbe with you.
18 Mgbe ahụ, Jehoshafat, na ndị Juda na ndị Jerusalem niile dara nʼala kelee Onyenwe anyị, kpọọ isiala nye ya.
Then Iehoshaphat bowed downe with his face to the earth, and all Iudah and the inhabitants of Ierusalem fell downe before the Lord, worshipping the Lord.
19 Mgbe ahụ kwa, ndị Livayị si nʼagbụrụ Kohat na Kora jiri ike ha niile too Onyenwe anyị Chineke Izrel nʼabụ.
And the Leuites of the children of the Kohathites and of the childre of the Corhites stood vp to prayse the Lord God of Israel with a loude voyce on hie.
20 Nʼisi ụtụtụ, ha pụrụ gawa nʼọzara Tekoa. Ma mgbe ha na-apụ, Jehoshafat guzoro ọtọ sị, “Geenụ m ntị, unu ndị Juda na ndị bi na Jerusalem. Nweenụ okwukwe nʼime Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke unu, nwekwanụ ntụkwasị obi na ige ndị amụma ya ntị, ka ihe gaara unu nke ọma.”
And when they arose early in the morning, they went forth to the wildernesse of Tekoa: and as they departed, Iehoshaphat stoode and sayde, Heare ye me, O Iudah, and ye inhabitants of Ierusalem: put your trust in the Lord your God, and ye shalbe assured: beleeue his Prophets, and ye shall prosper.
21 Mgbe ya na ndị ya gbasịrị izu, Jehoshafat họpụtara ndị ikom ndị ga-eji abụ too Onyenwe anyị nʼihi ebube ya na ịdị nsọ ya. Mgbe ha na-aga nʼihu ndị agha, ha na-abụ abụ na-asị: “Nyenụ Onyenwe anyị ekele, nʼihi na ịhụnanya ya na-adịgide ruo ebighị ebi.”
And when he had consulted with the people, and appoynted singers vnto the Lord, and them that should prayse him that is in the beautifull Sanctuarie, in going forth before the men of armes, and saying, Prayse ye the Lord, for his mercy lasteth for euer,
22 Mgbe ndị Juda malitere ịbụ abụ na ito otuto, Onyenwe anyị cheere ndị agha Amọn na nke ndị Moab, na ndị nke si nʼugwu Sia nʼụzọ, merie ha.
And when they began to shoute, and to prayse, the Lord layed ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Iudah, and they slewe one another.
23 Ma ndị agha Amọn na Moab buru ụzọ lụso ndị agha si nʼugwu Sia ọgụ. Mgbe ha lakwara onwe ha nʼiyi, ọgụ dakwara nʼetiti ndị Moab na Amọn.
For the children of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to slay and to destroy them and when they had made an end of the inhabitantes of Seir, euery one helped to destroy another.
24 Mgbe ndị agha Juda rutere ebe ha ga-esi lepụ anya hụ ihe na-eme nʼọzara ahụ, ha lepụrụ anya ịhụ usuu ndị agha ahụ, ma ihe ha hụrụ bụ ozu ndị agha tọgbọcha nʼala. Ọ dịkwaghị otu nʼime ndị agha ahụ gbapụrụ na ndụ.
And when Iudah came towarde Mizpah in the wildernes, they looked vnto the multitude: and behold, the carkeises were fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
25 Ya mere Jehoshafat na ndị agha ya banyere nʼọgbọ agha ahụ kwakọrọ ihe nkwata nʼagha. Ha butere ọtụtụ ngwa agha, na uwe na ihe ndị ọzọ dị oke ọnụahịa ma ha enweghị ike ibutecha ihe niile. Ihe nkwata nʼagha hiri nne ruo na o were ha ụbọchị atọ ibutecha ha.
And when Iehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoyle of them, they founde among them in abundance both of substance and also of bodies laden with precious iewels, which they tooke for themselues, till they could cary no more: they were three dayes in gathering of the spoyle: for it was much.
26 Nʼụbọchị nke anọ ha zukọtara na Ndagwurugwu Beraka ebe ha nọ too Onyenwe anyị otuto. Ọ bụ nke a mere e ji akpọ ebe ahụ Ndagwurugwu Beraka ruo taa.
And in the fourth day they assembled themselues in the valley of Berachah: for there they blessed the Lord: therefore they called the name of that place, The valley of Berachah vnto this day.
27 Emesịa, Jehoshafat duuru ndị Juda na Jerusalem niile laghachi na Jerusalem nʼọṅụ, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị emeelara ha ihe ha kwesiri iji ṅụrịa ọṅụ nʼebe ndị iro ha nọ.
Then euery man of Iudah and Ierusalem returned with Iehoshaphat their head, to goe againe to Ierusalem with ioy: for the Lord had made them to reioyce ouer their enemies.
28 Ha ji une, na ụbọ akwara, na opi ike bata Jerusalem, gaa nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị.
And they came to Ierusalem with viols and with harpes, and with trumpets, euen vnto the house of the Lord.
29 Egwu Chineke dakwasịrị alaeze niile bi gburugburu, mgbe ha nụrụ otu Onyenwe anyị si lụọ ọgụ megide ndị iro Izrel niile.
And the feare of God was vpon all the kingdomes of the earth, whe they had heard that the Lord had fought against ye enemies of Israel.
30 Ya mere, udo dịrị nʼalaeze Jehoshafat, nʼihi na Chineke nyere ya udo.
So the kingdom of Iehoshaphat was quiet, and his God gaue him rest on euery side.
31 Jehoshafat ghọrọ eze juda. Ọ gbara iri afọ atọ na ise mgbe ọ malitere ịbụ eze Juda. Ọ chịrị iri afọ abụọ na ise na Jerusalem. Aha nne ya bụ Azuba, nwa Shilhi.
And Iehoshaphat reigned ouer Iudah, and was fiue and thirtie yeere olde, when he began to reigne: and reigned fiue and twentie yeere in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
32 O jere ije nʼụzọ niile nke Asa bụ nna ya, o sitekwaghị nʼime ha wezuga onwe ya, o mekwara ihe ziri ezi nʼanya Onyenwe anyị.
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not therefrom, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
33 Naanị na o wezugaghị ebe dị elu niile, nke mere na ndị mmadụ ka nọ na-ejighị obi ha niile tụkwasị na Chineke nke nna nna ha.
Howbeit the hie places were not taken away: for the people had not yet prepared their hearts vnto the God of their fathers.
34 Ihe banyere ihe ndị ọzọ niile mere nʼọchịchị Jehoshafat, site na mbido ruo na ngwụcha, ka e dere nʼakwụkwọ ihe mere nke Jehu nwa Hanani, nke e debanyere nʼime akwụkwọ akụkọ ndị eze Izrel.
Concerning the rest of the actes of Iehoshaphat first and last, beholde, they are written in the booke of Iehu the sonne of Hanani, which is mentioned in the booke of the kings of Israel.
35 Mgbe ihe ndị a gasịrị, Jehoshafat, bụ eze Juda jikọrọ onwe ha na Ahazaya, eze Izrel, onye ahụ omume ya jọrọ njọ.
Yet after this did Iehoshaphat King of Iudah ioyne himselfe with Ahaziah King of Israel, who was giuen to do euill.
36 Ha kwekọrịtara ka ha na ya wuo ọtụtụ ụgbọ mmiri e ji azụ ahịa. Emesịa, ha wuru ụgbọ ndị a nʼEziọn Geba.
And he ioyned with him, to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the shippes in Ezion Gaber.
37 Elieza nwa Dodavahu, onye Maresha buru amụma megide Jehoshafat, na-asị, “Nʼihi na i kwenyere ka gị na Ahazaya na-azụkọ ahịa, Onyenwe anyị ga-emebi ihe ndị a ị rụrụ.” Ụgbọ mmiri ahụ niile kpuru, ha enwekwaghị ike ijeru Tashish zụọ ahịa.
Then Eliezer ye sonne of Dodauah of Mareshah prophecied against Iehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast ioyned thy selfe with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy workes. and the shippes were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
