1 Bakonzi 15

1 Tango Jeroboami, mwana mobali ya Nebati, akokisaki mibu zomi na mwambe na bokonzi, Abiyami akomaki mokonzi ya Yuda.

After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.

2 Awumelaki mibu misato na bokonzi, na Yelusalemi. Kombo ya mama na ye ezalaki « Maaka. » Maaka azalaki mwana ya Abisalomi.

He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the granddaughter of [David’s son] Absalom.

3 Asalaki masumu nyonso oyo tata na ye asalaki liboso ete Abiyami akoma mokonzi. Apesaki te motema na ye mobimba epai na Yawe, Nzambe na ye, ndenge ezalaki motema ya Davidi, koko na ye.

Abijah committed the same kind of sins that his father had committed. He was not fully dedicated/committed to Yahweh his God, as his grandfather David had been.

4 Nzokande, mpo na Davidi, Yawe Nzambe na ye, apesaki Abiyami mwinda kati na Yelusalemi, wana atiaki mwana na ye ya mobali mpo na kokitana na ye na bokonzi mpe kokomisa Yelusalemi makasi.

But, because of [what Yahweh his God had promised to] David, Yahweh gave Abijah a son [MET] to rule in Jerusalem after him, and in order to protect Jerusalem [from their enemies].

5 Pamba te Davidi asalaki makambo ya malamu na miso ya Yawe mpe abatelaki mibeko ya Yawe mikolo nyonso ya bomoi na ye, longola kaka likambo moko: likambo ya Iri, moto ya Iti.

Yahweh did that because David had always done what pleased Yahweh and because David had always obeyed Yahweh. The only time when he disobeyed Yahweh was when he caused Uriah [to be killed].

6 Mikolo nyonso ya bomoi ya Abiyami, ndako ya Roboami ezalaki kaka na bitumba na ndako ya Jeroboami.

There were wars between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled.

7 Makambo mosusu oyo etali bokonzi ya Abiyami mpe misala na ye, ekomama kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Yuda. Bitumba ezalaki kati na Jeroboami mpe Abiyami.

Everything else that Abijah did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

8 Abiyami akendeki kokutana na bakoko na ye, mpe bakundaki ye kati na engumba ya Davidi. Asa, mwana na ye ya mobali, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.

Abijah died [EUP] and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, and his son Asa became king.

9 Tango Jeroboami, mokonzi ya Isalaele, asalaki mibu tuku mibale na bokonzi, Asa akomaki mokonzi ya Yuda.

After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.

10 Asalaki mibu tuku minei na moko na bokonzi, na Yelusalemi. Kombo ya koko na ye ya mwasi ezalaki « Maaka. » Maaka azalaki mwana mwasi ya Abisalomi.

He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.

11 Asa asalaki makambo ya malamu na miso ya Yawe, ndenge Davidi, koko na ye, asalaki.

Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.

12 Abenganaki wuta na mokili, bato oyo bazalaki komipesa na kindumba ya bule, mpe alongolaki banzambe nyonso ya bikeko oyo tata na ye asalaki.

He got rid of the male prostitutes that were at the places where the people worshiped idols, and he also got rid of all the idols that his ancestors had made.

13 Alongolaki ezala Maaka, koko na ye ya mwasi, na lokumu ya mama ya mokonzi; pamba te Maaka asalelaki nzambe mwasi Ashera ekeko ya soni. Asa abukaki mpe atumbaki ekeko yango ya soni kati na lubwaku ya Sedron.

He also removed his grandmother Maacah so that she no longer had influence in the government [because of] being the mother of a previous king. He did that because she had made a disgusting [wooden] statue of the goddess Asherah. Asa [told his workers to] cut down the statue and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

14 Nzokande, atako abebisaki te bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba, Asa abatelaki motema na ye sembo na miso ya Yawe, na mikolo nyonso ya bomoi na ye.

He was not able to destroy all the places where the people worshiped [idols] on the high hills, but he continued to be dedicated/committed to Yahweh his entIre life.

15 Azongisaki kati na Tempelo ya Yawe biloko oyo tata na ye mpe ye moko babulisaki: palata, wolo mpe biloko mosusu.

He [told his workers to] place in the temple all the items that his father had dedicated to God, and all the gold and silver things that he had dedicated to God.

16 Na mikolo nyonso oyo Asa mpe Baesha, mokonzi ya Isalaele, bazalaki na bokonzi, bazalaki kaka na bitumba.

There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.

17 Baesha, mokonzi ya Isalaele, abundisaki Yuda mpe alendisaki bamir ya engumba Rama mpo na kopekisa bato kokota to kobima na mokili ya Asa, mokonzi ya Yuda.

Baasha’s army invaded Judah. They captured Ramah [town north of Jerusalem]. Then they started to build a wall around it in order to prevent people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa.

18 Asa azwaki palata mpe wolo nyonso oyo etikalaki kati na bibombelo bomengo ya Tempelo ya Yawe mpe ya ndako ya mokonzi; apesaki yango na maboko ya basali na ye mpe atindaki bango epai ya Beni-Adadi, mwana mobali ya Tabirimoni, mwana mobali ya Ezioni, mokonzi ya Siri, oyo azalaki kovanda na Damasi. Atindelaki ye mpe maloba oyo:

So Asa [told] his workers [to] take all the silver and gold that was still in the storerooms in the temple and in the palace. He told them to take it to Damascus and give it to King Ben-Hadad who ruled Syria. Ben-Hadad was the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. He told the workers to say this to Ben-Hadad:

19 « Tika ete tosala boyokani kati na ngai mpe yo ndenge ezalaki kati na tata na ngai mpe tata na yo. Tala, natindeli yo kado ya palata mpe ya wolo. Kende kokata boyokani na yo elongo na Baesha, mokonzi ya Isalaele, mpo ete abundisa ngai lisusu te. »

“I want there to be a peace treaty between you and me, like there was between your father and my father. For that reason, I am giving you this silver and gold. So now please cancel the treaty that you made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”

20 Beni-Adadi andimaki maloba ya mokonzi Asa mpe atindaki bakonzi ya basoda na ye kobundisa bingumba ya Isalaele. Abotolaki Iyoni, Dani, Abele-Beti-Maaka, etuka mobimba ya Kinereti mpe mokili nyonso ya Nefitali.

[So the workers went and gave the message to] Ben-Hadad, [and he] did what Asa suggested. He sent his army commanders [and their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, the area near Galilee Lake, and all the land of [the tribe of] Naphtali.

21 Tango kaka Baesha ayokaki bongo, atikaki kolendisa engumba Rama mpe akendeki kovanda na Tiritsa.

When Baasha heard about that, he [told his soldiers to] stop working at Ramah. He [and his soldiers returned to] Tirzah [and] stayed there.

22 Bongo mokonzi Asa abengisaki bato nyonso ya Yuda, kolongola ata moto moko te; mpe bamemaki longwa na Rama mabanga mpe mabaya oyo Baesha azalaki kosalela kuna. Mokonzi Asa asalelaki yango mpo na kolendisa engumba Geba kati na etuka ya Benjame, mpe engumba Mitsipa.

Then King Asa sent a message to all the [people in the] towns in Judah, stating that they all were required to go to Ramah and carry away the stones and timber that Baasha’s soldiers had been using to build a wall around the city. With those stones and timber they fortified Mizpah [city north of Jerusalem], and Geba, [a town] in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.

23 Makambo mosusu oyo etali bokonzi ya Asa, molende na ye, misala na ye nyonso mpe bingumba na ye nyonso oyo atongaki, ekomama kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Yuda. Tango akomaki mobange, akomaki kobela makolo.

Everything else that Asa did, the armies that his soldiers defeated, and the names of the cities that he caused to be fortified, are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’. But when Asa became old, he got a disease in his feet.

24 Asa akendeki kokutana na bakoko na ye, mpe bakundaki ye esika moko na bakoko na ye kati na engumba ya Davidi, tata na ye. Jozafati, mwana na ye ya mobali, akitanaki na ye na bokonzi.

He died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoshaphat became king.

25 Tango Asa, mokonzi ya Yuda, akokisaki mibu mibale na bokonzi; Nadabi, mwana mobali ya Jeroboami, akomaki mokonzi ya Isalaele mpe akonzaki Isalaele mibu mibale.

After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost two years, King Jeroboam’s son Nadab started to rule Israel. He ruled for two years.

26 Asalaki makambo mabe na miso ya Yawe, atambolaki na banzela mabe ya tata na ye, oyo atindikaki mpe bato ya Isalaele na kosala masumu.

He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His behavior was sinful like his father’s behavior had been, and what he did led the people of Israel to sin.

27 Baesha, mwana mobali ya Ayiya, moto ya libota ya Isakari, asalelaki ye likita mpe abomaki ye na Gibetoni, moko kati na bingumba ya bato ya Filisitia, na tango oyo Nadabi elongo na Isalaele mobimba bazingelaki Gibetoni.

[A man named] Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, planned to harm him. He killed Nadab when Nadab and his army had surrounded Gibbethon [city] in the Philistia area.

28 Baesha abomaki Nababi tango Asa, mokonzi ya Yuda, akokisaki mibu misato na bokonzi, mpe akitanaki na Nadabi na bokonzi.

That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.

29 Tango azwaki bokonzi, abomaki libota nyonso ya Jeroboami mpe atikaki ata moto moko te na bomoi kati na libota ya Jeroboami: abomaki bato nyonso kolanda etinda na Yawe na nzela ya mowumbu na ye, Ayiya, moto ya Silo,

As soon as Baasha became king, [he commanded his soldiers to] kill all of Jeroboam’s family. Doing what Yahweh had told the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh would happen, they killed all of Jeroboam’s family. None of them (was left/remained alive).

30 mpo na masumu oyo Jeroboami asalaki mpe atindikaki bato ya Isalaele na kosala. Na bongo, apelisaki kanda ya Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele.

That happened because Yahweh had become very angry with Jeroboam because of all the sins that Jeroboam had committed, and because of the sins that he had persuaded the people of Israel to commit.

31 Makambo mosusu oyo etali bokonzi ya Nadabi mpe misala na ye nyonso, ekomama kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Isalaele.

Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

32 Na mikolo nyonso oyo Asa mpe Baesha, mokonzi ya Isalaele, bazalaki na bokonzi, bazalaki kaka na bitumba.

There were wars between [the armies of] King Asa and King Baasha all the time that they ruled.

33 Tango Asa, mokonzi ya Yuda, akokisaki mibu misato na bokonzi, Baesha, mwana mobali ya Ayiya, akomaki mokonzi ya Isalaele mobimba, na Tiritsa. Asalaki mibu tuku mibale na minei na bokonzi.

After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost three years, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, started to rule Israel at Tirzah [city]. He ruled for 24 years.

34 Baesha asalaki makambo mabe na miso ya Yawe, na komekola banzela ya Jeroboami oyo atindikaki bato ya Isalaele na kosala masumu na ye.

He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, and his behavior was sinful like his father’s had been, and he led the people of Israel to sin.