2 Tantara 28
1 Roapolo taoñe t’i Ahkaze te niorotse nifehe; le nifehe folo taoñe eneñ’ amby e Ierosalaime ao; fe tsy nanao ty fahiti’e am-pihaino’ Iehovà manahake ty rae’e Davide;
Achaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord as David his father had done,
2 te mone nitsontik’ an-dala’ o mpanjaka’ Israeleo vaho nandranjy sare trinanake ho amo Baaleo,
But walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; moreover also he cast statues for Baalim.
3 mbore nañembok’ am-bavatanen’ ana’ i Hinome ao naho noroa’e añ’afo ao o ana’eo, ty amy haloloa’ o kilakila’ ondaty rinoa’ Iehovà añatrefa’ o ana’ Israeleoo.
It was he that burnt incense in the valley of Benennom, and consecrated his sons in the fire according to the manner of the nations, which the Lord slew at the coming of the children of Israel.
4 Le nanoe’e soroñe vaho nañenga amo tambohoo naho ankaboañe eo naho ambane’ ze hatae mandrevake iaby.
He sacrificed also, and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 Toly ndra natolo’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’e am-pitàm-panjaka’ i Aramey; le linafa’ iareo, le nasese an-drohy ty ondati’e tsifotofoto, nente’ iereo mb’e Damesèke mb’eo. Natolotse am-pitàm-panjaka’ Israele ka re, ze nandafa aze am-pizamanam-bey.
And the Lord his God delivered him into the hands of the king of Syria, who defeated him, and took a great booty out of his kingdom, and carried it to Damascus: he was also delivered into the hands of the king of Israel, who overthrew him with a great slaughter.
6 I Pekà ana’ i Remalià ty nanjamañe rai-hetse-tsi-ro’ale ami’ty andro raike, songa ondaty mahasibeke; amy t’ie namorintseñe Iehovà Andrianañaharen-droae’ iareo.
For Phacee the son of Romelia slew of Juda a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all valiant men: because they had forsaken the Lord the God of their fathers.
7 Le i Zikrý, fanalolahi’ i Efraimey ty nanjevoñe i Maaseià ana’ i mpanjakay naho i Azrikame, mpifehe’ i anjombay naho i Elkanà mpiamy mpanjakay.
At the same time Zechri a powerful man of Ephraim, slew Maasias the king’s son, and Ezricam the governor of his house, and Elcana who was next to the king.
8 Le nasese’ o ana’ Israeleo mb’eo an-drohy ty roe-hetse amo rahalahi’eo: rakemba naho ana-dahy naho anak’ ampela vaho nitavañe vara tsifotofoto am’ iereo, le nente’ iereo mb’e Somerone añe i kinopakey.
And the children of Israel carried away of their brethren two hundred thousand women, boys, and girls, and an immense booty: and they brought it to Samaria.
9 Fe teo ty mpitoki’ Iehovà, i Ovede ty tahina’e, niavotse naho nifanalaka amy valobohòke nimb’e Somerone mb’eoy, le nanoa’e ty hoe: Inao, niviñera’ Iehovà Andrianañaharen-droae’ areo t’Iehoda, le nitolora’e am-pità’ areo, fe zinama’ areo an-kabosehañe nahatakatse an-dindiñe añe.
At that time there was a prophet of the Lord there, whose name was Oded: and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them: Behold the Lord the God of your fathers being angry with Juda, hath delivered them into your hands, and you have butchered them cruelly, so that your cruelty hath reached up to heaven.
10 Ie amy zao mipay hinday o ana’ Iehodao naho Ierosalaime ambane’ areo ho ondevo lahy naho ondevo ampela; fe tsy ama’ areo ao hao ty aman-kakeo amy Iehovà Andrianañahare’ areo?
Moreover you have a mind to keep under the children of Juda and Jerusalem for your bondmen and bondwomen, which ought not to be done: for you have sinned in this against the Lord your God.
11 Aa le janjiño iraho, ampolio o mpirohy narohi’ areo amo longo’ areoo; fa miforoforo ama’ areo ty haviñera’ Iehovà.
But hear ye my counsel, and release the captives that you have brought of your brethren, because a great indignation of the Lord hangeth over you.
12 Niongake hiatreatre o niavy boak’ amy aliio amy zao ty mpiaolo’ i Efraime ila’e, i Azarià ana’ Iehonàne naho i Berekià ana’ i Mesilemote naho Iekizkià ana’ i Salome naho i Amasa ana’ i Hadlay,
Then some of the chief men of the sons of Ephraim, Azarias the son of Johanan, Barachias the son of Mosollamoth, Ezechias the son of Sellum, and Amasa the son of Adali, stood up against them that came from the war.
13 vaho nanao ty hoe am’ iereo, Ko endese’ areo mb’etoa o narohio; ie mipay hanaña’ Iehovà tahiñe tika, hanovoñe o hakeo naho tahin-tikañeo; fa ra’elahy o hakeon-tikañeo vaho haviñerañe miforoforo ty am’ Israele.
And they said to them: You shall not bring in the captives hither, lest we sin against the Lord. Why will you add to our sins, and heap up upon our former offences? for the sin is great, and the fierce anger of the Lord hangeth over Israel.
14 Aa le napo’ o lahindefoñeo añatrefa’ o roandriañeo naho i fivoribey iabiy o an-drohio naho i kinopakey.
So the soldiers left the spoils, and all that they had taken, before the princes and all the multitude.
15 Le niongake i niantoñoñe an-tahinañe rey nandrambe o an-drohio naho nangalak’ amo kinopakeo hampisikina’ iareo o tsi-antsaroñe am’ iereoo naho nampisaroñe’ iareo naho nañombean-kana naho nanjotsoañe mahakama naho rano naho hinoso’ iareo menake naho najo’ iareo am-borìke o maleme am’ iereoo naho nendese’ iareo mb’e Ieriko, i rovan-tsatrañey, mb’ aman-drolongo’ iareo añe vaho nimpoly mb’e Somerone mb’eo.
And the men, whom we mentioned above, rose up and took the captives, and with the spoils clothed all them that were naked: and when they had clothed and shed them, and refreshed them with meat and drink, and anointed them because of their labour, and had taken care of them, they set such of them as could not walk, and were feeble, upon beasts, and brought them to Jericho the city of palm trees to their brethren, and they returned to Samaria.
16 Nampañitrik’ amo mpanjaka’ i Asoreo amy zao t’i Ahkaze mpanjaka nipay imba,
At that time king Achaz sent to the king of the Assyrians asking help.
17 amy te pok’ eo indraike o nte-Edomeo nandafa Iehoda vaho ninday mpirohy añe.
And the Edomites came and slew many of Juda, and took a great booty.
18 Naname o rova an-tane petrakeo naho o atimo’ Iehodao o nte-Pelistio, le rinambe’ iareo ty Betesamese naho i Aiialone naho i Gederote naho i Soko rekets’ o tanà’eo naho i Timnà rekets’ o tanà’eo naho i Gimzo rekets’ o tanà’eo vaho nimoneñe ao.
The Philistines also spread themselves among the cities of the plains, and to the south of Juda: and they took Bethsames, and Aialon, and Gaderoth, and Socho, and Thamnan, and Gamzo, with their villages, and they dwelt in them.
19 Toe nafotsa’ Iehovà t’Iehoda ty amy Ahkaze mpanjaka’ Israele; ie nampanaña’e tahiñe Iehoda vaho vata’e niola amy Iehovà.
For the Lord had humbled Juda because of Achaz the king of Juda, for he had stripped it of help, and had contemned the Lord.
20 Nimb’ ama’e mb’eo t’i Tilgatepilnesere, mpanjaka’ i Asore, f’ie namorekeke aze fa tsy nampaozatse.
And he brought, against him Thelgathphalnasar king of the Assyrians, who also afflicted him, and plundered him without any resistance.
21 Aa ndra te nangalà’ i Ahkaze añ’ anjomba’ Iehovà ao naho añ’anjomba’ i mpanjakay naho amo roandriañeo vaho natolo’e amy mpanjaka’ i Asorey, tsy nolora’e.
And Achaz stripped the house of the Lord, and the house of the kings, and of the princes, and gave gifts to the king of the Assyrians, and yet it availed him nothing.
22 Mbore nanovoñe hakeo amy Iehovà t’i Ahkaze mpanjaka amy hasotria’ey
Moreover also in the time of his distress he increased contempt against the Lord: king Achaz himself by himself,
23 amy te nanoa’e soroñe amo ‘ndrahare’ i Damesèke nandafa azeo, ami’ty hoe: Kanao mañolotse o mpanjaka’ i Arameo o ndrahare’ iareoo, le hanoako soroñe ka hañolora’ iareo ahy. Fe nampianto aze naho Israele iaby izay.
Sacrificed victims to the gods of Damascus that struck him, and he said: The gods of the kings of Syria help them, and I will appease them with victims, and they will help me; whereas on the contrary they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
24 Le natonto’ i Ahkaze o fanak’ añ’ anjomban’ Añaharo, le tsineratsera’e o fana’ i anjomban’ Añahareio naho narindri’e o lalambein’ anjomba’ Iehovào; vaho nandranjy kitrely ho am-bata’e an-kotso’ Ierosalaime iaby.
Then Achaz having taken away all the vessels of the house of God, and broken them, shut up the doors of the temple of God, and made himself altars in all the corners of Jerusalem.
25 Le nanoa’e toets’ abo ze hene’ rova’ Iehoda, hañenga amo ndrahare ila’eo, hanigike Iehovà Andrianañaharen-droae’e.
And in all the cities of Juda he built altars to burn frankincense, and he provoked the Lord the God of his fathers to wrath.
26 Ty ila’ o fitoloña’eo naho o sata’e iabio, ty valoha’e naho ty fara’e, inao t’ie misokitse amy bokem-panjaka’ Iehoda naho Israeley.
But the rest of his acts, and all his works first and last are written in the book of the kings of Juda and Israel.
27 Le nitrao-piròtse aman-droae’e t’i Ahkaze naho nalenteke an-drova ao, toe e Ierosalaime ao; fa tsy nitakone’ iareo mb’amo kiborim-panjaka’ Israeleo; Iekizkia ana’e ty nandimbe aze nifehe.
And Achaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of Jerusalem: for they received him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel. And Ezechias his son reigned in his stead.
