2 Masolo ya Kala 20
1 Sima na yango, bato ya Moabi mpe ya Amoni elongo na ndambo ya bato ya Maoni bayaki kobundisa Jozafati.
After these things, the sons of Moab, and the sons of Ammon, and with them some from the Ammonites, gathered together so that they might fight against him.
2 Bongo sango ekomaki na matoyi ya Jozafati na maloba oyo: « Mampinga minene ezali koya kobundisa yo longwa na Siri mpe na ngambo mosusu ya ebale monene; esili kokoma na Atsatsoni-Tamari oyo babengaka Eyini-Gedi. »
And messengers arrived and reported to Jehoshaphat, saying: “A great multitude has arrived against you, from those places that are across the sea, and from Syria. And behold, they are standing together at Hazazon-tamar, which is Engedi.”
3 Jozafati abangaki makasi; azwaki mokano ya kotuna toli ya Yawe mpe akataki ete mokili mobimba ya Yuda ekila bilei.
Then Jehoshaphat, being terrified with fear, gave himself entirely to petitioning the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all of Judah.
4 Bato ya Yuda oyo bawutaki na bingumba nyonso ya Yuda basanganaki mpo na koluka Yawe.
And Judah gathered together to pray to the Lord. Moreover, everyone from their cities came to beseech him.
5 Jozafati atelemaki kati na lisanga ya Yuda mpe ya Yelusalemi, kati na Tempelo ya Yawe, liboso ya lopango ya sika.
And when Jehoshaphat had stood up in the midst of the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new atrium,
6 Asambelaki: « Oh Yawe, Nzambe ya bakoko na biso! Ezali Yo te Nzambe oyo azali kati na likolo? Ezali Yo te oyo okonzaka bikolo nyonso ya mokili? Nguya mpe makasi ezali kati na loboko na Yo, mpe moko te akoki kotelemela Yo!
he said: “O Lord, God of our fathers, you are God in heaven, and you rule over all the kingdoms of the Gentiles. In your hand is strength and power, and no one is able to withstand you.
7 Oh Nzambe na biso, ezali Yo te oyo obenganaki bavandi ya mokili oyo liboso ya Isalaele, bato na Yo, mpo na kopesa yango mpo na libela epai ya bakitani ya Abrayami, molingami na Yo?
Did not you, our God, put to death all the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel? And you gave it to the offspring of your friend Abraham, for all time.
8 Bavandaki mpe na mokili yango, batongaki awa Esika ya bule mpo na Yo, mpo na Kombo na Yo, na koloba:
And they lived in it. And they built a Sanctuary to your name in it, saying:
9 ‹ Soki mabe moko ekomeli biso: bitumba, etumbu, bokono to nzala makasi, tokoya kotelema liboso ya Tempelo oyo mpe liboso na Yo, pamba te Kombo na Yo ezali kati na Tempelo oyo; mpe kati na pasi na biso, tokoganga epai na Yo; bongo Yo, okoyoka, okoyanola mpe okobikisa biso! ›
‘If evils will have fallen upon us, the sword of judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand in your sight before this house, in which your name is invoked, and we will cry out to you in our tribulations. And you will heed us and accomplish our salvation.’
10 Sik’oyo, tala bato ya Amoni, ya Moabi mpe bavandi ya etuka ya bangomba Seiri, ba-oyo na tina na bango, tango bana ya Isalaele babimaki na Ejipito, opekisaki bana ya Isalaele kobotola mokili na bango; mpe mpo na yango, balekaki pembeni-pembeni ya mokili na bango mpe babomaki bango te!
Now therefore, behold the sons of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands you did not permit Israel to cross when they were departing from Egypt. Instead, they turned aside from them, and they did not put them to death.
11 Tala lolenge nini bazali kofuta biso: bayei kobundisa mpe kobengana biso na mabele oyo opesaki biso lokola libula!
They are doing the contrary, and they are striving to cast us from the possession which you delivered to us.
12 Oh Nzambe na biso, okosambisa bango te? Pamba te tozali na makasi te ya kotelemela mampinga minene oyo ezali koya kobundisa biso, mpe toyebi te tosala nini! Miso na biso ezali kotalela kaka Yo. »
Therefore, will you, our God, not judge them? Certainly, in us there is not enough strength so that we would be able to withstand this multitude, which rushes against us. But although we do not know what we ought to do, we have this alone remaining, that we direct our eyes to you.”
13 Bato nyonso ya Yuda elongo na mabota nyonso, basi mpe bana na bango, batelemaki liboso ya Yawe.
Truly, all of Judah was standing before the Lord with their little ones and wives and children.
14 Bongo Molimo na Yawe akitelaki, kati na lisanga, Yaazieli, mwana mobali ya Zakari, mwana ya mobali ya Benaya, mwana mobali ya Yeyeli mpe mwana mobali ya Matania, Molevi mpe moko kati na bakitani ya Azafi.
But there was Jahaziel, the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from the sons of Asaph, upon whom the Spirit of the Lord went, in the midst of the crowd.
15 Yaazieli alobaki: « Bino bavandi nyonso ya Yuda mpe ya Yelusalemi, mpe yo mokonzi Jozafati, boyoka! Tala makambo oyo Yawe azali koloba na bino: ‹ Bobanga te mpe bolenga te liboso ya mampinga minene oyo, pamba te bitumba ezali ya bino te kasi ezali ya Nzambe.
And he said: “Pay attention, all of Judah, and you who live in Jerusalem, and you, king Jehoshaphat. Thus says the Lord to you: Do not be afraid. Neither should you be dismayed by this multitude. For the fight is not yours, but God’s.
16 Lobi, bokende kobundisa bango. Bakomata ngomba Atsize, mpe bino bokokutana na bango na suka ya lubwaku, liboso ya esobe ya Yerueli.
Tomorrow, you shall descend against them. For they will ascend along the incline named Ziz, and will find them at the summit of the torrent, which is opposite the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 Bokobunda bitumba ata moke te: bomibongisa kaka na bisika na bino, botelema mpe botala elonga oyo Yawe akopesa bino. Bino bato ya Yuda mpe ya Yelusalemi, bobanga te mpe bolenga te! Lobi, bokende kokutana na bango; mpe Yawe akozala elongo na bino! › »
It will not be you who will fight. Instead, only stand with confidence, and you will see the help of the Lord over you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid. Neither should you be dismayed. Tomorrow you shall go forth against them, and the Lord will be with you.”
18 Jozafati agumbamaki elongi kino na mabele, mpe bato nyonso ya Yuda mpe ya Yelusalemi bafukamaki mpo na kogumbamela Yawe.
Then Jehoshaphat, and Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell prone on the ground before the Lord, and they adored him.
19 Balevi kati na bato ya Keati mpe ya Kore batelemaki mpo na kokumisa Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, na mongongo makasi.
And the Levites from the sons of Kohath, and from the sons of Korah, were praising the Lord, the God of Israel, with a great voice, on high.
20 Na tongo-tongo ya mokolo oyo elandaki, bakendeki na esobe ya Tekoa. Na tango ya kokende, Jozafati atelemaki mpe alobaki: « Bino, bato ya Yuda mpe bavandi ya Yelusalemi, boyoka ngai! Botia elikya na Yawe, Nzambe na bino, mpe bokolendisama! Bondimela basakoli na Ye, mpe bokolonga! »
And when they had risen up in the morning, they went out through the desert of Tekoa. And as they were setting out, Jehoshaphat, standing in their midst, said: “Listen to me, men of Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem. Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be secure. Believe in his prophets, and everything will come to prosperity.”
21 Sima na ye kosolola na bato, Jozafati aponaki bayembi, atiaki bango liboso ya mampinga ya basoda, mpo na kokumisa Yawe mpe kotombola nkembo ya bosantu na Ye. Mpe batambolaki liboso ya mampinga ya basoda na koyemba: « Bosanzola Yawe, pamba te bolingo na Ye ewumelaka seko na seko! »
And he gave counsel to the people. And he appointed the singing men of the Lord, so that they would praise him by their companies, and so that they would go before the army, and with one voice say: “Confess to the Lord. For his mercy is eternal.”
22 Tango kaka babandaki koyemba mpe kokumisa, Yawe atiaki mobulu kati na bato ya Amoni, ya Moabi mpe ya bangomba Seiri oyo bakotaki na Yuda, mpe babomanaki bango na bango.
And when they had begun to sing praises, the Lord turned their ambushes upon themselves, that is, those of the sons of Ammon, and of Moab, and of mount Seir, who had gone forth so that they might fight against Judah. And they were struck down.
23 Bato ya Amoni mpe ya Moabi batelemaki mpo na kobundisa, koboma mpe kobebisa bavandi ya bangomba Seiri. Tango basilisaki koboma bavandi ya Seiri, bakomaki kobomana bango na bango.
For the sons of Ammon and of Moab rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, so that they might slay and destroy them. And when they had perpetrated this work, now also turning upon themselves, they cut one another with wounds.
24 Tango bato ya Yuda bayaki na esika ya kotalela esobe na mosika, batalaki na ngambo ya mampinga minene ya banguna mpe bamonaki kaka bibembe elali na mabele: moko te abikaki.
Then, when Judah had gone to the high point that looks out toward the desert, they saw, from far away, the entire wide region filled with dead bodies. Neither was there anyone who was left alive and had been able to escape death.
25 Jozafati elongo na bato na ye bakendeki kozwa bomengo ya bitumba; mpe bamonaki bibembe ebele, biloko ebele, bilamba ebele mpe biloko ebele ya talo. Balokotaki biloko ebele oyo bakokaki ata komema te. Basalaki mikolo misato mpo na kozwa yango, pamba te bomengo ya bitumba ezalaki ebele penza.
Therefore, Jehoshaphat went, and all the people with him, in order to take away the spoils of the dead. And they found, among the dead bodies, diverse equipment, and also garments, and very precious vessels. And they despoiled these, to such an extent that they were unable to carry everything. Neither could they, over three days, take away the spoils because of the magnitude of the plunder.
26 Na mokolo ya minei, basanganaki na lubwaku ya Beraka epai wapi bapambolaki Yawe. Yango wana, kino na mokolo ya lelo, babengaka esika yango lubwaku ya Beraka.
Then, on the fourth day, they were gathered together in the Valley of Blessing. For they had blessed the Lord there, and therefore they called that place the Valley of Blessing, even to the present day.
27 Na bokambami ya Jozafati, bato nyonso ya Yuda mpe ya Yelusalemi bazongaki na esengo na Yelusalemi, pamba te Yawe atondisaki bango na esengo wana akangolaki bango na maboko ya banguna na bango.
And every man of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, returned, with Jehoshaphat before them, to Jerusalem, with great rejoicing. For the Lord had granted to them gladness concerning their enemies.
28 Bakotaki na Yelusalemi na lokito ya makembe, ya mandanda mpe ya bakelelo, mpe bakendeki na Tempelo ya Yawe.
And they entered into Jerusalem with psalteries, and harps, and trumpets, into the house of the Lord.
29 Somo ya Nzambe ekangaki bikolo nyonso ya mokili tango bayokaki sango ete Yawe abundisi banguna ya Isalaele.
Then the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 Bokonzi ya Jozafati ezwaki kimia, pamba te Nzambe na ye apesaki ye bopemi na bangambo nyonso.
And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet. And God granted to him peace on all sides.
31 Jozafati, mwana mobali ya Asa, akonzaki Yuda; azalaki na mibu tuku misato na mitano ya mbotama tango akomaki mokonzi ya Yuda, mpe akonzaki mibu tuku mibale na mitano na Yelusalemi. Kombo ya mama na ye ezalaki « Azuba. » Azuba azalaki mwana mwasi ya Shili.
And so Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. And he was thirty-five years old when he had begun to reign. Then he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
32 Jozafati alandaki nzela oyo Asa, tata na ye, atambolaki na yango; apengwaki na yango ata moke te mpe asalaki makambo ya sembo na miso ya Yawe.
And he walked in the way of his father, Asa, and he did not decline from it, doing the things that were pleasing before the Lord.
33 Nzokande, balongolaki te bisambelo ya likolo ya bangomba; mpe bato babongisaki nanu te mitema na bango mpo na kokangama na Nzambe ya bakoko na bango.
Yet truly, he did not take away the high places, and the people still had not directed their heart to the Lord, the God of their fathers.
34 Makambo mosusu oyo etali bokonzi ya Jozafati, kobanda na ebandeli kino na suka, ekomama kati na buku ya masolo ya Jewu, mwana mobali ya Anani; mpe masolo yango ezali kati na buku ya masolo ya bakonzi ya Isalaele.
But the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, the first and the last, have been written in the words of Jehu, the son of Hanani, which he digested into the books of the kings of Israel.
35 Sima na yango, Jozafati, mokonzi ya Yuda, asalaki boyokani elongo na Akazia, mokonzi ya Isalaele, oyo etamboli na ye ezalaki mabe na miso ya Nzambe.
After these things, Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, formed a friendship with Ahaziah, the king of Israel, whose works were very impious.
36 Basanganaki bango mibale mpo na kotonga bamasuwa oyo esengelaki kokende na Tarsisi. Sima na kotonga bamasuwa na Etsioni-Geberi,
And he was a partner in the making of ships, which would go to Tarshish. And they made the fleet at Eziongeber.
37 Eliezeri, mwana mobali ya Dodavawu, moto ya Maresha, asakolaki mpo na kotelemela Jozafati; alobaki: « Lokola osali boyokani elongo na Akazia, Yawe akobebisa misala na yo. » Mpe bamasuwa ebebaki mpe ekokaki lisusu te kokende na Tarsisi.
Then Eliezer, the son of Dodavahu, from Mareshah, prophesied to Jehoshaphat, saying: “Because you have made a pact with Ahaziah, the Lord has struck your works, and the ships have been broken, and they have not been able to go to Tarshish.”
