2 Tantara 21
1 Le nitrao-piròtse aman-droae’e t’Iehosafate naho nalentek’ aman-droae’e an-drova’ i Davide ao; Iehorame ana’e ty nandimbe aze nifehe.
Then Jehoshaphat died, and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoram became the king [of Judah].
2 Nanan-droahalahy re, songa ana’ Iehosafate: i Azarià naho Iekiele naho i Zekariaho naho i Azariaho naho i Mikaele naho i Sefatià songa ana’ Iehosafate mpanjaka’ Israele.
His [younger] brothers were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah.
3 Nitoloran-drae’e ravoravo maro: volafoty naho volamena naho raha sarotse, reketse rova fatratse e Iehoda ao; fe natolo’e a’ Iehorame ty fifeheañe amy t’ie ty tañoloñoloña’e.
Before Jehoshaphat died, he gave them gifts of silver and gold and other valuable things. He also appointed them to rule various cities in Judah that had walls around them. But he appointed Jehoram to be the king of Judah, because Jehoram was his oldest son.
4 Aa ie fa nitroatse ambone’ ty fifehean-drae’e naho nihafatratse, le fonga zinama’e am-pibara i rahalahi’e rey naho ty ila’o roandria’ Israeleo.
After Jehoram was completely in control of his father’s kingdom, he had all of his [younger] brothers executed, along with some of the leaders of the nation.
5 Nitelo-polo taoñe ro’ amby t’Iehorame te niorotse nifehe naho nifehe valo-taoñe e Ierosalaime ao,
Jehoram was 32 years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.
6 naho nañavelo an-state’ o mpanjaka’ Israeleo manahake ty anjomba’ i Akabe, (amy te tañanjomba’e ty anak’ ampela’ i Akabe) vaho nanao ze raty ampivazohoa’ Iehovà.
But he did many of the [evil] things that the kings of Israel had done. He did many things that Yahweh considers to be evil, things that the family of Ahab had done, because he married one of Ahab’s daughters.
7 Fe tsy nisitra’ Iehovà ty handrotsake i anjomba’ i Davidey, ty amy fañina nanoe’e amy Davidey, ie nampitama’e te hatolots’aze naho amo ana’eo ty failo hirehetse nainai’e donia.
However, because of the agreement that Yahweh had made with King David, Yahweh did not want to get rid of the descendants of David. He had promised that David’s descendants would always be the ones who ruled Judah.
8 Niola ambanem-pità’ Iehoda ty Edome tañ’ andro’e vaho nañoriñe mpanjaka hifehe iareo.
While Jehoram was ruling, the people of [the] Edom [region] rebelled against [the king of] Judah and appointed their own king.
9 Nitsake mb’eo mindre amo mpifehe’eo t’Iehorame naho o sarete’e iabio; le nitroatse haleñe vaho linafa’e o nte Edome niarikatok’ azeo naho o mpifehen-tsareteo.
So Jehoram and his officers and his men in chariots went to Edom. There, the army of Edom surrounded them. Jehoram escaped during the night.
10 Mbe miola ambanem-pità’ Iehoda t’i Edome pak’ androany; le niola henane zay ka t’i Libnà tambanem-pità’e; amy te naforintse’e t’Iehovà, Andrianañaharen-droae’e.
But the king of Judah was never able to regain control of Edom, and Edom is still not controlled by Judah. [The people in] Libnah [city between Judah and Philistia] also rebelled against Judah. Those things happened because Jehoram turned away from [obeying] Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors [belonged to].
11 Mbore namboara’e toets’ abo o haboa’ Iehodao naho nampiveve o mpimone’ Ierosalaimeo hanoa’ iareo hakarapiloañe vaho nazi’e ka t’Iehoda.
On the hilltops in Judah he had also built shrines [to worship idols], and had caused the people of Judah to stray away from Yahweh by worshiping foreign gods.
12 Aa le niheo ama’e ty sokitse boak’ amy Elià mpitoky, nanao ty hoe: Hoe t’Iehovà Andrianañahare’ i Davide rae’o; Kanao tsy nañaveloa’o ty sata’ Iehosafate rae’o naho ty sata’ i Asa mpanjaka’ Iehoda;
One day, Jehoram received a letter from the prophet Elijah. Elijah had written this in the letter: “This is what Yahweh, the God whom your ancestor [King] David [worshiped], says: 'You have not done things that please me like your father Jehoshaphat did or what King Asa did.
13 te mone mañavelo an-dala’ o mpanjaka’ Israeleo naho mampañarapilo Iehodà naho o mpimone’ Ierosalaimeo, manahake ty nampañarapiloa’ ty anjomba’ i Akabe Israele; mbore zinama’o o rahalahi’o añ’ anjomban-droae’o nisoa te ama’oo;
Instead, you have continually done the [evil things] that the kings of Israel have done. You have encouraged the people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah to stop worshiping Yahweh, like the descendants of Ahab did. You have also murdered your own brothers, who were more righteous men than you are.
14 le Inao! ho lafae’ Iehovà angorosy mandrambañe ondati’oo naho o ana’oo naho o vali’oo vaho ze vara’o iaby;
So now Yahweh is about to very severely punish the people in your kingdom and even your own children and your wives and everything that you own.
15 vaho hanjekè’ ty areten-troke loza irehe ampara’ te mipontsoañ’ ama’o o aova’oo ami’ty areteñe lomoñandro lomoñandroy.
And you yourself will have an intestinal disease that will continue to become worse, and you will suffer from it until you die.'”
16 Trinobo’ Iehovà ty tro’ o nte-Pelistio naho o nte-Arabe añ’ila’ o nte-Koseoo ty hiatreatre am’ Iarovame;
Then Yahweh caused some men from the Philistia people-group and some Arabs who lived near the coast [of the Mediterranean Sea], where people from Ethiopia had settled, to become angry with Jehoram.
17 le nionjo haname Iehoda iereo naho niboroboñak’ ama’e naho fonga tinava’ iareo ty vara añ’ anjomba’ i mpanjakay naho o ana-dahi’eo naho o vali’eo; vaho tsy nadoke anadahy re naho tsy Iehoakaze tsitson’ ana’ey.
Their army invaded Judah and took away [from Jerusalem] all the valuable things that they found in the king’s palace, and even his sons and wives. His youngest son, Ahaziah, was the only one of his sons whom they did not take away.
18 Ie añe izay le nampanjekè’ Iehovà am-pisafoa re ami’ty rare tsy lefe jangañeñe,
After that happened, Yahweh caused Jehoram to be afflicted with an intestinal disease that no one could cure.
19 ie añe naho nimodo ty roe taoñe, le nipororoake boak’ ao o aova’eo ty amy arete’ey vaho navetra’ i areten-dratiy. Tsy nanao afo bey ho aze ondatio manahake ty nanoa’ iereo an-droae’e.
About two years later, while he was in great pain, he died because of that disease. The people of Judah had made bonfires to honor his ancestors when they died, but they did not make a bonfire for Jehoram.
20 Ni-telopolo taoñe ro’amby re te niorotse nifehe, le nifeleke e Ierosalaime ao valo taoñe vaho nienga tsy nikokoañe. Nalente’ iareo an-drova’ i Davide ao fa tsy amo kiborim-panjakao.
Jehoram was 32 years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. No one was sorry when he died. His corpse was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, but he was not buried where the other kings [of Judah] had been buried.
