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.
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 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.”
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 Jehoshafat tụrụ egwu nke ukwuu, kpebiekwa ịchọ inyeaka Onyenwe anyị. Nʼihi nke a, ọ kpọsara obubu ọnụ nye ndị Juda niile.
And Josaphat was alarmed, and set his face to seek the Lord earnestly, and he proclaimed a fast in all Juda.
4 Ndị Juda zukọtara ịchọ inyeaka Onyenwe anyị; nʼezie, ha sitere nʼobodo niile nke Juda bịa ịchọ ihu Onyenwe anyị.
And Juda gathered themselves together to seek after the Lord: even from all the cities of Juda they came to seek the Lord.
5 Mgbe ahụ, Jehoshafat guzoro nʼetiti nzukọ ndị Juda na Jerusalem nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị nʼihu ogige ọhụrụ ahụ,
And Josaphat stood up in the assembly of Juda in Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, in front of 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 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 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?
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 Ha ebiela nʼime ya wukwaa ebe nsọ nʼime nye nʼAha gị na-asị,
And they lived in it, and built in it a sanctuary to your 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 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 “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, 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 Lee ihe ha ji akwụ anyị ụgwọ bụ ịchọ ka ha chụpụ anyị nʼala a i nyere anyị ka ọ bụrụ ihe nketa anyị.
yet now, behold, they make attempts against us, to come forth to cast us out from our inheritance which you gave us.
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 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 Ndị ikom Juda niile, ha na ndị nwunye ha, na ụmụ ha, na ụmụntakịrị ha guzoro nʼihu Onyenwe anyị.
And all Juda was standing before the Lord, and their children, and their wives.
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 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 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, 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 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-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 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.’”
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 Mgbe ahụ, Jehoshafat, na ndị Juda na ndị Jerusalem niile dara nʼala kelee Onyenwe anyị, kpọọ isiala nye ya.
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 Mgbe ahụ kwa, ndị Livayị si nʼagbụrụ Kohat na Kora jiri ike ha niile too Onyenwe anyị Chineke Izrel nʼabụ.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 Ha ji une, na ụbọ akwara, na opi ike bata Jerusalem, gaa nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị.
And they entered into Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, [going] into 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 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 Ya mere, udo dịrị nʼalaeze Jehoshafat, nʼihi na Chineke nyere ya udo.
And the kingdom of Josaphat was at peace; and his God gave him rest round about.
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 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 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 ways of his father Asa, and turned not aside from 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.
nevertheless the high places yet remained; and as yet the people did not direct their heart to the Lord 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.
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 Mgbe ihe ndị a gasịrị, Jehoshafat, bụ eze Juda jikọrọ onwe ha na Ahazaya, eze Izrel, onye ahụ omume ya jọrọ njọ.
And afterwards Josaphat king of Juda entered into an alliance with Ochozias king of Israel, (now this was an unrighteous man, )
36 Ha kwekọrịtara ka ha na ya wuo ọtụtụ ụgbọ mmiri e ji azụ ahịa. Emesịa, ha wuru ụgbọ ndị a nʼEziọn Geba.
by acting [with] and going to him, to build ships to go to Tharsis: and he built ships in Gasion 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.
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.
