2 Ihe E Mere 28
1 Ehaz gbara iri afọ abụọ mgbe ọ malitere ịbụ eze. Ọ chịkwara afọ iri na isii nʼime Jerusalem, ma o meghị ihe ziri ezi nʼanya Onyenwe anyị, dịka nna ya Devid mere.
Achaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord as David his father had done,
2 Ọ gbasoro ụzọ niile nke ndị eze Izrel, kpụọkwa arụsị dị iche iche maka ofufe arụsị Baal.
But walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; moreover also he cast statues for Baalim.
3 O surere ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ dị iche iche nʼime Ndagwurugwu nke Ben Hinom, surekwaa ụmụ ya nʼọkụ. Ọ gbasoro omenaala niile rụrụ arụ nke ndị mba ọzọ, ndị ahụ Onyenwe anyị chụpụrụ site nʼihu ndị Izrel.
It was he that burnt incense in the valley of Benennom, and consecrated his sons in the fire according to the manner of the nations, which the Lord slew at the coming of the children of Israel.
4 Ọ chụrụ aja surekwaa ihe nsure ọkụ aja na-esi isi ụtọ nʼebe niile dị elu, nʼelu ugwu niile, na nʼokpuru osisi ndụ ọbụla.
He sacrificed also, and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 Nʼihi ya, Onyenwe anyị Chineke ya nyefere ya nʼaka eze ndị Aram. Ndị Aram lụgburu ya, kpọrọ ọtụtụ nʼetiti ndị ya dịka ndị mkpọrọ kpọta ha nʼDamaskọs. E nyefekwara ya nʼaka eze Izrel, onye gburu ọtụtụ ndị agha ya.
And the Lord his God delivered him into the hands of the king of Syria, who defeated him, and took a great booty out of his kingdom, and carried it to Damascus: he was also delivered into the hands of the king of Israel, who overthrew him with a great slaughter.
6 Nʼotu ụbọchị, Peka nwa Remalaya gburu narị puku ndị agha Juda na iri puku abụọ. Ihe ndị a mere nʼihi na ha gbakụtara Onyenwe anyị Chineke nna nna ha azụ.
For Phacee the son of Romelia slew of Juda a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all valiant men: because they had forsaken the Lord the God of their fathers.
7 Zikri onye Ifrem, onye bụ dike nʼagha, gburu Maaseia, nwa eze, na Azrikam onye na-elekọta ụlọeze. O gbukwara Elkena onye na-esota eze.
At the same time Zechri a powerful man of Ephraim, slew Maasias the king’s son, and Ezricam the governor of his house, and Elcana who was next to the king.
8 Ndị Izrel sitere nʼetiti ụmụnne ha ndị Juda dọta ndị inyom, na ụmụ okorobịa, na ụmụ agbọghọbịa ọnụọgụgụ ha dị narị puku abụọ nʼagha. Ha bukọkwaara ọtụtụ ihe ndị ọzọ ha kwatara nʼagha laghachi na Sameria.
And the children of Israel carried away of their brethren two hundred thousand women, boys, and girls, and an immense booty: and they brought it to Samaria.
9 Ma Oded, onye amụma Onyenwe anyị, nọ na Sameria nʼoge a. Ọ pụrụ jekwuru ndị agha ahụ na Sameria sị ha, “Onyenwe anyị Chineke nna nna unu ha mere ka unu merie ndị Juda nʼihi na ha na-efe arụsị. Ma unu ji ọnụma gbuo ha, nke mere na ụzụ tụrụ ruo nʼeluigwe.
At that time there was a prophet of the Lord there, whose name was Oded: and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them: Behold the Lord the God of your fathers being angry with Juda, hath delivered them into your hands, and you have butchered them cruelly, so that your cruelty hath reached up to heaven.
10 Ugbu a, unu na-achọkwa ime ndị ikom na ndị inyom Juda na Jerusalem ndị ohu unu? Ma unu abụghị ndị ikpe mmehie mara nʼebe Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu nọ?
Moreover you have a mind to keep under the children of Juda and Jerusalem for your bondmen and bondwomen, which ought not to be done: for you have sinned in this against the Lord your God.
11 Ugbu a, geenụ ntị nʼihe m na-ekwu. Kpọghachinụ ụmụnna unu ndị a unu dọtara nʼagha nʼụlọ ha, nʼihi na ugbu a Onyenwe anyị na-ewe oke iwe megide unu.”
But hear ye my counsel, and release the captives that you have brought of your brethren, because a great indignation of the Lord hangeth over you.
12 Ụfọdụ ndịisi ndị Ifrem, bụ Azaraya nwa Jehohanan, na Berekaya nwa Meshilemot, na Jehizkaya nwa Shalum, na Amasa nwa Hadlai, biliri guzogide ndị ahụ si agha na-alọta.
Then some of the chief men of the sons of Ephraim, Azarias the son of Johanan, Barachias the son of Mosollamoth, Ezechias the son of Sellum, and Amasa the son of Adali, stood up against them that came from the war.
13 Ha sịrị, “Unu akpọbatakwala ndị a unu dọtara nʼagha nʼebe a, nʼihi na unu mee ya, anyị ga-abụ ndị ikpe maara nʼihu Onyenwe anyị. Unu chọrọ ịtụkwasị ihe na mmehie na ikpe ọmụma anyị? Nʼihi na ikpe ọmụma anyị adịla ukwuu, iwe ya dị ọkụ na-adịkwasịkwa nʼahụ Izrel.”
And they said to them: You shall not bring in the captives hither, lest we sin against the Lord. Why will you add to our sins, and heap up upon our former offences? for the sin is great, and the fierce anger of the Lord hangeth over Israel.
14 Ya mere, ndị agha ahụ hapụrụ ndị mkpọrọ ahụ na ihe niile ha bulatara, nʼihu ndị ozi na igwe mmadụ ahụ niile.
So the soldiers left the spoils, and all that they had taken, before the princes and all the multitude.
15 Mgbe ahụ, ndị ikom ahụ akpọrọ nʼaha nʼaha duuru ndị mkpọrọ ahụ, manye aka nʼihe ahụ niile a dọtara nʼagha wepụta uwe, na nri, na mmanya na akpụkpọụkwụ, na mmanụ, nyeghachi ha ndị ahụ niile a dọtara nʼagha. Ha bulitere ndị ọrịa nọ nʼetiti ndị ahụ a dọtara nʼagha kukwasị ha nʼelu ịnyịnya ibu. Emesịa, ha duuru mmadụ ahụ niile dughachiri ha ndị ha nọ na Jeriko, obodo nkwụ. Emesịakwa, ha laghachikwara azụ na Sameria.
And the men, whom we mentioned above, rose up and took the captives, and with the spoils clothed all them that were naked: and when they had clothed and shed them, and refreshed them with meat and drink, and anointed them because of their labour, and had taken care of them, they set such of them as could not walk, and were feeble, upon beasts, and brought them to Jericho the city of palm trees to their brethren, and they returned to Samaria.
16 Nʼoge ahụ, eze Ehaz zigara ndị eze Asịrịa ozi ka ọ bịa nyere ya aka.
At that time king Achaz sent to the king of the Assyrians asking help.
17 Ndị Edọm bịara ọzọ buso Juda agha, ma dọrọkwa ọtụtụ nʼime ha nʼagha.
And the Edomites came and slew many of Juda, and took a great booty.
18 Ndị Filistia na-ebusokwa ụfọdụ obodo Juda dị na mgbada ugwu, na Negeb agha. Ha meriri ma bichikwaa obodo ndị a; Bet-Shemesh, na Aijalon, na Gederọt, na Soko, na Timna, na Gimzo, na obodo nta niile gbara ha gburugburu.
The Philistines also spread themselves among the cities of the plains, and to the south of Juda: and they took Bethsames, and Aialon, and Gaderoth, and Socho, and Thamnan, and Gamzo, with their villages, and they dwelt in them.
19 Ma Onyenwe anyị wedara Juda nʼala nʼihi Ehaz, eze Izrel onye mere ka ihe ọjọọ baa ụba na Juda, na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi ya nye Onyenwe anyị.
For the Lord had humbled Juda because of Achaz the king of Juda, for he had stripped it of help, and had contemned the Lord.
20 Mgbe Tiglat-Pilesa eze ndị Asịrịa bịara, o wetaara Ehaz nsogbu kama enyemaka.
And he brought, against him Thelgathphalnasar king of the Assyrians, who also afflicted him, and plundered him without any resistance.
21 Ehaz weere ụfọdụ ihe dị nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị, na nke dị nʼụlọeze, sitekwa na nʼụlọ ndịisi obodo, were ha nye eze Asịrịa, ma ihe ndị a enyereghị ya aka.
And Achaz stripped the house of the Lord, and the house of the kings, and of the princes, and gave gifts to the king of the Assyrians, and yet it availed him nothing.
22 Nʼoge nsogbu ya, eze Ehaz gakwara nʼihu bụrụ onye na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi nye Onyenwe anyị.
Moreover also in the time of his distress he increased contempt against the Lord: king Achaz himself by himself,
23 Ọ chụrụ aja nye chi niile nke Damaskọs, bụ ndị meriri ya nʼagha. Ọ sịrị, “Nʼihi na chi nke ndị eze Aram nyeere ha aka, ha ka m ga-achụrụ aja, ka ha nwee ike nyere m aka.” Ma ha bụ ihe wetaara ya ọdịda, bụrụkwa ọdịda nye Izrel niile.
Sacrificed victims to the gods of Damascus that struck him, and he said: The gods of the kings of Syria help them, and I will appease them with victims, and they will help me; whereas on the contrary they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
24 Ehaz chịkọtara ngwongwo niile dị nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke, gbujasịa ha. O mechiri ọnụ ụzọ niile e si abanye nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, ma wuo ọtụtụ ebe ịchụ aja na nkuku ụzọ niile nʼime Jerusalem.
Then Achaz having taken away all the vessels of the house of God, and broken them, shut up the doors of the temple of God, and made himself altars in all the corners of Jerusalem.
25 Nʼobodo niile ọbụla na Juda, o wuru ebe dị elu maka ịchụ aja dị iche iche nye chi ndị ọzọ, si otu a kpasuo Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke nna nna ya ha iwe.
And in all the cities of Juda he built altars to burn frankincense, and he provoked the Lord the God of his fathers to wrath.
26 Ma banyere ihe ndị ọzọ niile mere nʼoge ọchịchị ya, site na mmalite ruo ọgwụgwụ, ọ bụ na e deghị ha nʼakwụkwọ akụkọ ihe mere nʼoge ndị eze Juda na Izrel?
But the rest of his acts, and all his works first and last are written in the book of the kings of Juda and Israel.
27 Ehaz soro nna nna ya ha dina nʼọnwụ, e lie ya nʼobodo Jerusalem, ma ọ bụghị nʼime ili ebe a na-eli ndị eze Izrel. Hezekaya nwa ya, ghọrọ eze nʼọnọdụ ya.
And Achaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of Jerusalem: for they received him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel. And Ezechias his son reigned in his stead.
