< Luo Chronicle 17 >

1 Jehoshaphat el aolulla Asa, papa tumal, in tokosra, ac el akkeyala tokosrai lun Judah in lain Israel.
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.
2 El oakiya mwet mweun in siti kuhlusyukyak in acn Judah, oayapa musaela acn in muta lalos uten acn Judah ac in siti ma Asa el sruokya in acn Ephraim.
He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3 LEUM GOD El akinsewowoyal Jehoshaphat mweyen el fahsr in falken papa tumal ke tafun moul lal meet, ac tia alu nu sin Baal.
The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek the Baals,
4 El kulansupu God lun papa tumal, ac fahsr tukun ma sap lun God, ac tia oru oana ma tokosra lun mwet Israel oru.
but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
5 LEUM GOD El oakiya ku lulap nu facl Jehoshaphat in leumi tokosrai lun Judah, ac mwet nukewa use mwe lung nu sel. Ouinge el kasrupi, ac arulana akfulatyeyuk el.
Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.
6 El insewowo in kulansupu LEUM GOD ac el kunausla nien alu nukewa lun mwet pegan in acn Judah, oayapa ma sruloala ke god mutan Asherah we.
His heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
7 In yac se aktolu ma el tokosra, el supwalik mwet fulat inge tuh elos in luti in siti lun Judah: Benhail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, ac Micaiah.
Also in the third year of his reign he sent his officials, even Ben Hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;
8 Mwet Levi eu ac mwet tol luo welulos. Pa inge inen mwet Levi: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, ac Tobadonijah. Inen mwet tol luo pa: Elishama ac Jehoram.
and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
9 Elos us book in Ma Sap lun LEUM GOD ac fahsr nu inkul nukewa in acn Judah ac luti mwet uh ke ma sap.
They taught in Judah, having the scroll of the law of the LORD with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.
10 LEUM GOD El oru tuh tokosrai nukewa ma raunela acn Judah in sangeng in som mweunel Tokosra Jehoshaphat.
The fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
11 Kutu sin mwet Philistia elos use mwe lung na yohk ke silver ac mwe lung pac saya nu sel Jehoshaphat. Ac kutu mwet Arabia elos use sheep itkosr tausin itfoko ac nani itkosr tausin itfoko.
Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.
12 Ouinge yokelik na ku lal Jehoshaphat. El kuhlasak siti puspis in acn Judah nufon, oayapa musaiak siti
Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah fortresses and cities of store.
13 in nwauk mwe mongo puspis we. El filiya mwet pisrla ke mweun in acn Jerusalem,
He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.
14 fal nu ke ota lalos. Adnah pa captain lun un mwet mweun ke ota nukewa in Judah, ac oasr mwet mweun tolfoko tausin ye kolyuk lal.
This was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand;
15 Akluo in wal yal Adnah pa Jehohanan, ac oasr mwet mweun luofoko oalngoul tausin ye kolyuk lal.
and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand;
16 Aktolu in wal pa Amasiah wen natul Zichri, ac oasr mwet mweun luofoko tausin ye kolyuk lal. (Amaziah el tuh sifacna eisalang in kulansupu LEUM GOD.)
and next to him Amasiah the son of Zikri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.
17 Captain lun un mwet mweun ke ota nukewa in Benjamin pa Eliada, sie mwet mweun pwengpeng. El leum fin mwet mweun luofoko tausin su us mwe loang ac mwe pisr.
Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
18 Mwet kol se akluo yal pa Jehozabad, ac oasr mwet mweun siofok oalngoul tausin lal, su akoeyukla fal nu ke mweun.
and next to him Jehozabad and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready prepared for war.
19 Mwet inge kulansap nu sin tokosra in acn Jerusalem, ac el oayapa filiya kutu pac mwet in siti kuhlusyukyak pac saya in acn Judah.
These were those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

< Luo Chronicle 17 >