< Luo Chronicle 17 >

1 Jehoshaphat el aolulla Asa, papa tumal, in tokosra, ac el akkeyala tokosrai lun Judah in lain Israel.
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, 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.
And 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.
And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not to Baalim;
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 [LORD] 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 presents; 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.
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves 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 to his princes, [even] to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, 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 [he sent] Levites, [even] Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, 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.
And they taught in Judah, and [had] the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
10 LEUM GOD El oru tuh tokosrai nukewa ma raunela acn Judah in sangeng in som mweunel Tokosra Jehoshaphat.
And the fear of the LORD fell upon 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.
Also [some] of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he-goats.
12 Ouinge yokelik na ku lal Jehoshaphat. El kuhlasak siti puspis in acn Judah nufon, oayapa musaiak siti
And Jehoshaphat became exceedingly great; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
13 in nwauk mwe mongo puspis we. El filiya mwet pisrla ke mweun in acn Jerusalem,
And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valor, [were] 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.
And these [are] the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, 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 [was] Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and 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 [was] Amasiah the son of Zichri, 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.
And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.
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 [was] Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready prepared for the 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 waited on the king, besides [those] whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

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