2 Whakapapa 19
1 Na hoki marie ana a Iehohapata ki tona whare, ki Hiruharama.
And Josaphat king of Juda returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
2 A ka puta te matakite, a Iehu tama a Hanani, ki te whakatau i a ia, ka mea ki a Kingi Iehohapata, Me awhina ianei e koe te tangata kino, me aroha ki te hunga e kino ana ki a Ihowa? Na he riri tenei mou, he mea no te aroaro o Ihowa.
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer met him, and said to him: Thou helpest the ungodly, and thou art joined in friendship with them that hate the Lord, and therefore thou didst deserve indeed the wrath of the Lord:
3 He ahakoa ra kua kitea etahi mea pai au. I whakakahoretia atu hoki e koe te Aheroto i te whenua; i anga ano tou ngakau ki te rapu i te Atua.
But good works are found in thee, because thou hast taken away the groves out of the land of Juda, and hast prepared thy heart to seek the Lord the God of thy fathers.
4 Na noho ana a Iehohapata ki Hiruharama, a ka haere atu ano ia puta noa i te iwi, i Peerehepa a tae noa ki te whenua pukepuke o Eparima, a whakahokia ana ratou e ia ki a Ihowa, ki te Atua o o ratou matua.
And Josaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again to the people from Bersabee to mount Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord the God of their fathers.
5 I whakaritea ano e ia he kaiwhakawa mo te whenua ki nga pa taiepa katoa o Hura, ki tenei pa, ki tenei pa.
And he set judges of the land in all the fenced cities of Juda, in every place.
6 I mea ano ia ki nga kaiwhakawa, Kia whai mahara ki ta koutou e mea ai; ehara hoki ta koutou whakarite whakawa i te mea ki te tangata, engari ki a Ihowa; kei a koutou ano ia ina whakawa.
And charging the judges, he said: Take heed what you do: for you exercise not the judgment of man, but of the Lord: and whatsoever you judge, it shall redound to you.
7 Na kia tau te wehi o Ihowa ki a koutou, kia mau hoki ki te mahi; kahore hoki o to tatou Atua, o Ihowa, whakahaere he, kahore he whakapai i te tangata, kahore he tango utu.
Let the fear of the Lord be with you, and do all things with diligence: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, a nor respect of persons, nor desire of gifts.
8 I whakaritea ano e Iehohapata ki Hiruharama etahi o nga Riwaiti, o nga tohunga, o nga upoko o nga whare o nga matua o Iharaira, mo ta Ihowa whakawa, mo nga tautohetohe. A hoki ana ratou ki Hiruharama.
In Jerusalem also Josaphat appointed Levites, and priests and chiefs of the families of Israel, to judge the judgment and the cause of the Lord for the inhabitants thereof.
9 I whakahau ano ia i a ratou, i mea, Meatia tenei i runga i te wehi o Ihowa, i te pono, i te ngakau tapatahi.
And he charged them, saying: Thus shall you do in the fear of the Lord faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
10 Ki te tae mai te tautohetohe ki a koutou, he mea na o koutou teina e noho ana i o ratou pa, he toto penei ranei, he toto pera ranei, he ture ranei, he whakaritenga ranei, he whakahau ranei, he tikanga ranei, me whakatupato ratou kia kaua e hara ki a Ihowa, kei takoto he riri mo koutou, mo o koutou tuakana, teina. Meatia tenei, a e kore koutou e whai hara.
Every cause that shall come to you of your brethren, that dwell in their cities, between kindred and kindred, wheresoever there is question concerning the law, the commandment, the ceremonies, the justifications: shew it them, that they may not sin against the Lord, and that wrath may not come upon you and your brethren: and so doing you shall not sin.
11 Nana, ko Amaria tino tohunga hei upoko mo koutou i nga mea katoa a Ihowa; ko Teparia hoki, tama a Ihimaera, rangatira o te whare o Hura, mo nga mea katoa a te kingi: ko nga Riwaiti ano hei rangatira i to koutou aroaro. Kia maia ki te mahi, a ko Ihowa hei hoa mo te pai.
And Amarias the priest your high priest shell be chief in the things which regard God: and Zabadias the son of Ismahel, who is ruler in the house of Juda, shall be over those matters which belong to the king’s office: and you have before you the Levites for masters, take courage and do diligently, and the Lord will be with you in good things.
