2 Tantara 19
1 Ary Josafata, mpanjakan’ ny Joda, niverina soa aman-tsara ho any an-tranony tany Jerosalema.
And Jehoshaphat king of Judah turns back to his house in peace, to Jerusalem,
2 Ary nivoaka hitsena azy Jeho, zanak’ i Hanany mpahita, ka nanao tamin’ i Josafata mpanjaka hoe: Moa ny ratsy fanahy va no tokony hampiana, ary izay mankahala an’ i Jehovah va no tokony ho tianao? Koa noho izany dia tezitra aminao Jehovah.
and Jehu son of Hanani the seer goes out to his presence and says to King Jehoshaphat, “Do you love to give help to the wicked and to those hating YHWH? And for this, wrath [is] against you from before YHWH,
3 Nefa mba misy fahatsaram-panahy hita ihany aminao, fa noravanao tsy ho eo amin’ ny tany ny Aseraha, sady nampiomana ny fonao hitady an’ Andriamanitra ianao.
but good things have been found with you, for you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have prepared your heart to seek God.”
4 Ary Josafata nitoetra tany Jerosalema; ary nandeha hitety ny olona indray izy hatrany Beri-sheba ka hatrany amin’ ny tany havoan’ i Efraima ary nampiverina ny olona ho amin’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny razany.
And Jehoshaphat dwells in Jerusalem, and he turns back and goes out among the people from Beer-Sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, and brings them back to YHWH, God of their fathers.
5 Ary nanendry mpitsara tamin’ ny tany izy, dia tamin’ ny isan-tanàna mimanda eran’ i Joda,
And he establishes judges in the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, for every city,
6 ka nanao taminy hoe: Tandremo izay hataonareo; fa tsy ho an’ olona no hitsaranareo, fa ho an’ i Jehovah, sady momba anareo ao amin’ ny fitsarana Izy.
and says to the ones judging, “See what you are doing—for you do not judge for man, but for YHWH, who [is] with you in the matter of judgment;
7 Koa aoka ho ao aminareo ny tahotra an’ i Jehovah; tandremo ka ataovy izany, fa tsy mba misy heloka amin’ i Jehovah Andriamanitsika, na fizahan-tavan’ olona, na fandraisana kolikoly.
and now, let fear of YHWH be on you, observe and do, for there is not perverseness with our God YHWH, and favoring by appearance, and taking of a bribe.”
8 Ary tany Jerosalema koa no nanendren’ i Josafata ny sasany tamin’ ny Levita sy ny mpisorona ary ny lohan’ ny fianakaviana tamin’ ny Isiraely ho amin’ ny fitsaran’ i Jehovah sy ny adin’ olona (fa efa tafaverina tany Jerosalema izy tamin’ izay)
And also in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat has appointed of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the heads of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of YHWH, and for strife; and they return to Jerusalem,
9 ka dia nandidy azy hoe: Izao no hataonareo amin’ ny fahatahorana an’ i Jehovah sy amin’ ny fahamarinana ary amin’ ny fo mahitsy:
and he lays a charge on them, saying, “Thus do you do in the fear of YHWH, in faithfulness, and with a perfect heart,
10 Na inona na inona no ady avy amin’ ny rahalahinareo izay monina amin’ ny tanànany, na ny amin’ ny mahafaty aina, na ny amin’ ny hevitry ny lalàna sy ny didy ary ny fitsipika samy hafa, dia anaro izy mba tsy ho meloka amin’ i Jehovah, fandrao iharan’ ny fahatezerana ianareo sy ny rahalahinareo; izany no ataovy, dia tsy ho meloka ianareo.
and any strife that comes to you of your brothers who are dwelling in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and command, statutes, and judgments, then you have warned them and they do not become guilty before YHWH, and wrath has not been on you and on your brothers; thus do you do, and you are not guilty.
11 Ary, indro, Amaria mpisoronabe no ho lehibenareo amin’ ny raharahan’ i Jehovah rehetra; ary Zebadia, zanak’ Isimaela, mpanapaka ny taranak’ i Joda, ho lehibenareo amin’ ny raharahan’ ny mpanjaka rehetra kosa; ary ny Levita ho mpifehy hanampy anareo. Mahereza, ka mahefà; ary Jehovah anie homba izay tsara.
And behold, Amariah the head priest [is] over you for every matter of YHWH, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the house of Judah, [is] for every matter of the king, and the Levites [are] officers before you; be strong and do, and YHWH is with the good.”
