2 Ndị Eze 3
1 Jehoram nwa Ehab, malitere ịbụ eze ndị Izrel na Sameria nʼafọ nke iri na asatọ nke ọchịchị Jehoshafat na Juda. Afọ iri na abụọ ka ọ chịrị dịka eze.
And Jehoram, the son of Ahab, became king over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of the rule of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah; and he was king for twelve years.
2 O mere ihe ọjọọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị, ma ọ bụghị dịka nna ya na nne ya mere. O wezugara nkume ahụ e doro nsọ nye Baal nke nna ya kpụrụ.
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord; but not like his father and his mother, for he put away the stone pillar of Baal which his father had made.
3 Otu ọ dị, ọ nọgidere na mmehie Jeroboam nwa Nebat, onye mere ka Izrel baa nʼime mmehie ife arụsị. Joram esiteghị na ha wezuga onwe ya.
But still he did the same sins which Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, did and made Israel do; he went on in them.
4 Eze ndị Moab, bụ Misha, na ndị ya, bụ ndị na-azụ atụrụ. Nʼafọ niile, ọ na-atụrụ eze Izrel otu narị puku ajị ebule, na otu narị puku atụrụ.
Now Mesha, king of Moab, was a sheep-farmer; and he gave regularly to the king of Israel the wool from a hundred thousand lambs and a hundred thousand sheep.
5 Ma mgbe Ehab eze Izrel nwụrụ, eze Moab nupuru isi megide eze Izrel, jụkwa ịnọ nʼokpuru ya ọzọ.
But when Ahab was dead, the king of Moab got free from the authority of the king of Israel.
6 Ya mere, eze Joram sitere na Sameria pụọ ga kpọkọta ndị Izrel niile.
At that time, King Jehoram went out from Samaria and got all Israel together in fighting order.
7 O zigara Jehoshafat eze Juda ozi sị ya, “Eze Moab enupula isi megide m. Ị ga-abịa soro m ịga buso ndị Moab agha?” Ọ zaghachiri, “Aga m eso gị gaa. Mụ na gị bụ otu, ndị m bụ ndị gị, ịnyịnya m bụkwa ịnyịnya gị.”
And he sent to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has got free from my authority: will you go with me to make war on Moab? And he said, I will go with you: I am as you are, my people as your people, and my horses as your horses.
8 “Ma olee ụzọ anyị ga-esi gaa ibu agha ahụ?” Joram zara, “Anyị ga-esi ụzọ ọzara Edọm.”
And he said, Which way are we to go? And he said in answer, By the waste land of Edom.
9 Ya mere, eze Izrel na eze Juda, na eze Edọm, na ndị agha ha niile, zukọtara site ụzọ ọzara Edọm ịga ibuso Moab agha. Ha gara ije abalị asaa nʼọzara. Ma mmiri ọṅụṅụ ha nwere gwụsịrị. Ọ dịkwaghị mmiri dịrị anụ ụlọ ha, na ndị agha ha.
So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom by a roundabout way for seven days: and there was no water for the army or for the beasts they had with them.
10 Mgbe ahụ, eze Izrel tiri mkpu sị, “Gịnị ka anyị ga-eme? Ọ ga-abụ na Onyenwe anyị kpọpụtara anyị bụ eze atọ ndị a, nʼebe a, inyefe anyị nʼaka ndị Moab, ka ha merie anyị?”
And the king of Israel said, Here is trouble: for the Lord has got these three kings together to give them into the hands of Moab.
11 Ma Jehoshafat, eze Juda, jụrụ ajụjụ sị, “Ọ bụ na o nweghị onye amụma Onyenwe anyị nọ nʼebe a, onye anyị ga-esi nʼaka ya jụta Onyenwe anyị ase, site na ya?” Otu onyeisi agha ndị Izrel sị ha, “Ịlaisha, nwa Shafat, onye jeere Ịlaịja ozi, nọ nʼebe a.”
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may get directions from the Lord? And one of the king of Israel's men said in answer, Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who was servant to Elijah.
12 Jehoshafat zara sị, “Okwu Onyenwe anyị dị nʼọnụ ya.” Ya mere, eze Izrel na Jehoshafat, na eze Edọm, gakwuru ya.
And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 Ịlaisha zara eze Izrel sị, “Gịnị ka mụ na gị nwekọrọ? Jekwuru ndị amụma nne gị na nna gị, jụta ha ase.” Eze Izrel zara sị ya, “Mba, nʼihi na ọ bụ Onyenwe anyị kpọpụtara anyị bụ eze atọ nʼebe a, ka o were anyị nyefee nʼaka ndị Moab.”
But Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with you? go to the prophets of your father and your mother. And the king of Israel said, No; for the Lord has got these three kings together to give them up into the hands of Moab.
14 Ịlaisha sịrị, “Ebe Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-adị ndụ, bụ onye m na-efe, a si na ọ bụghị nsọpụrụ m nwere nʼebe Jehoshafat eze Juda nọ, agaraghị m atụpụrụ gị ọnụ maọbụ lee gị anya nʼihu.
Then Elisha said, By the life of the Lord of armies whose servant I am, if it was not for the respect I have for Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, I would not give a look at you, or see you.
15 Ma ugbu a, kpọtaranụ m onye na-akpọ ụbọ.” Mgbe ọkpọ ụbọ ahụ malitere ịkpọ ụbọ ya, aka Onyenwe anyị bịakwasịrị Ịlaisha.
But now, get me a player of music, and it will come about that while the man is playing, the hand of the Lord will come on me and I will give you the word of the Lord: and they got a player of music, and while the man was playing, the hand of the Lord was on him.
16 Ọ sịrị, “Ihe a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, aga m eme ka ndagwurugwu a jupụta nʼolulu mmiri.
And he said, The Lord says, I will make this valley full of water-holes.
17 Nʼihi na otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, Unu agaghị ahụ ifufe maọbụ mmiri ozuzo, ma ndagwurugwu a ga-ejupụta na mmiri, unu onwe unu ga-aṅụ, na ehi unu, na anụmanụ ndị ọzọ unu ga-aṅụkwa mmiri.
For the Lord says, Though you see no wind or rain, the valley will be full of water, and you and your armies and your beasts will have drink.
18 Ma nke a bụ ihe dị nta nʼebe Onyenwe anyị nọ, nʼihi na ọ ga-enyefekwa ndị Moab nʼaka unu.
And this will be only a small thing to the Lord: in addition he will give the Moabites into your hands.
19 Unu ga-etigbu obodo ọbụla e wusiri ike, na obodo ukwu niile. Unu ga-egbudakwa ezi osisi ha na-amị mkpụrụ, kpọchie isi mmiri ha niile, werekwa nkume mebikwaa ezi ala ubi ha niile.”
And you are to put every walled town to destruction, cutting down every good tree, and stopping up every water-spring, and making all the good land rough with stones.
20 O ruo, nʼụtụtụ, nʼoge e ji achụ aja nsure ọkụ ụtụtụ, lee na mmiri sitere ụzọ Edọm sọọrọ bịa nʼebe ahụ ha gwuru olulu na ndagwurugwu ala ahụ sọjuo ala ahụ niile.
Now in the morning, about the time when the offering was made, they saw water flowing from the direction of Edom till the country was full of water.
21 Mgbe ndị Moab nụrụ na ndị eze ahụ na-abịa imegide ha, ha kpọkọtara ndị ikom ọbụla nwere ike ịlụ agha, ma okenye ma okorobịa, pụta bịa guzo nʼoke ala ha.
Now all Moab, hearing that the kings had come to make war against them, got together all who were able to take up arms and went forward to the edge of the country.
22 Mgbe chi bọrọ nʼisi ụtụtụ, anyanwụ wara mụkwasị mmiri ahụ. Site nʼebe ha nọ, ndị Moab lepụrụ anya hụ mmiri ahụ ka ọ na-acha ọbara ọbara.
And early in the morning they got up, when the sun was shining on the water, and they saw the water facing them as red as blood.
23 Mgbe ahụ, ha sịrịtara onwe ha, “Leenụ ọbara! Ọ ga-abụ na ndị agha eze atọ ndị a etigbuola onwe ha. Pụtanụ, unu ndị Moab, ka anyị gaa kwakọrọ ihe nkwata na-agha!”
Then they said, This is blood: it is clear that destruction has come on the kings; they have been fighting one another: now come, Moab, let us take their goods.
24 Mgbe ha gbaara ọsọ bịaruo nʼụlọ agha ndị Izrel, ndị agha Izrel biliri malite itigbu ha. Ya mere, ndị agha Moab sitere nʼihu ha gbalaga. Ma ndị agha Izrel banyere nʼime obodo ndị Moab, gbuo ihe niile ha hụrụ nʼụzọ.
But when they came to the tents of Israel, the Israelites came out and made a violent attack on the Moabites, so that they went in flight before them; and they went forward still attacking them;
25 Ha tidara obodo ndị Moab niile, tinye nkume nʼala ubi ọma ndị Moab niile. Ha kpọchiri isi mmiri niile, gbudasịakwa ezi osisi niile na-amị mkpụrụ nʼala ahụ. Nʼikpeazụ, ọ bụ naanị otu obodo ndị Moab fọdụrụ, isi obodo a na-akpọ Kia Hareset. Ndị ji ụdọ na-ama nkume gbara obodo a gburugburu, bido ibuso ya agha.
Pulling down the towns, covering every good field with stones, stopping up all the water-springs, and cutting down all the good trees; they went on driving Moab before them till only in Kir-hareseth were there any Moabites; and the fighting-men went round the town raining stones on it.
26 Mgbe eze Moab hụrụ na agha ahụ anaghị agaziri ya nke ọma, ọ chịịrị narị ndị agha asaa, ndị ji mma agha ebu agha, gbalịa isi nʼetiti ndị agha Izrel tikapụta, na ncherita ihu ebe eze Edọm nọ, ma ha enweghị ike.
And when the king of Moab saw that the fight was going against him, he took with him seven hundred men armed with swords, with the idea of forcing a way through to the king of Aram, but they were not able to do so.
27 Ya mere, o weere ọkpara ya, onye gaara abụ eze nʼọnọdụ ya, gbuo ya, dịka aja nʼelu mgbidi gbara obodo ahụ gburugburu nye chi Moab. Iwe dị ukwuu dị nʼụbọchị ahụ megide Izrel. Ha kwụsịrị ibu agha, laghachi nʼobodo nke aka ha.
Then he took his oldest son, who would have been king after him, offering him as a burned offering on the wall. So there was great wrath against Israel; and they went away from him, back to their country.
