2 Whakapapa 20
1 Na i muri i tenei ka haere mai nga tama a Moapa, ratou ko nga tama a Amona, a hei hoa mo ratou ko etahi o nga Amoni, ki te whawhai ki a Iehohapata.
After this the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites, were gathered together to fight against Josaphat.
2 Katahi ka haere mai etahi, ka korero ki a Iehohapata, ka mea, He ope nui tenei te haere mai nei ki a koe i tera taha o te moana, i Hiria. Nana, kei Hatetono Tamara ratou, ara kei Enekeri.
And there came messengers, and told Josaphat, saying: There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea, and out of Syria, and behold they are in Asasonthamar, which is Engaddi.
3 Na ka wehi a Iehohapata, a ka tahuri tona aroaro ki te rapu i a Ihowa: i karangatia ano e ia he nohopuku puta noa i a Hura.
And Josaphat being seized with fear betook himself wholly to pray to the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Juda.
4 Na ka huihuia a Hura ki te rapu i ta Ihowa. I puta ratou i nga pa katoa o Hura ki te rapu i ta Ihowa.
And Juda gathered themselves together to pray to the Lord: and all came out of their cities to make supplication to him.
5 Na ka tu a Iehohapata i roto i te huihui o Hura, o Hiruharama, i te whare o Ihowa, i mua i te marae hou,
And Josaphat stood in the midst of the assembly of Juda, and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord before the new court,
6 A ka mea, E Ihowa, e te Atua o o matou matua, he teka ianei ko koe te Atua i te rangi, ko koe hoki te kaiwhakahaere tikanga mo nga kingitanga katoa mo nga tauiwi? kei tou ringa te kaha me te marohirohi; kahore hoki tetahi hei tu atu ki a koe.
And said: O Lord God of our fathers, thou art God in heaven, and rulest over all the kingdoms and nations, in thy hand is strength and power, and no one can resist thee.
7 He teka ianei ko koe to matou Atua i peia ai nga tangata o tenei whenua i te aroaro o tau iwi, o Iharaira, a homai ana e koe ki nga uri o Aperahama, o tou hoa aroha a ake ake?
Didst not thou our God kill all the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
8 Na noho ana ratou ki konei; hanga ana e ratou ki konei he wahi tapu mo tou ingoa; i mea hoki ratou,
And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying:
9 Ki te puta he aitua ki a matou, he hoari, he whakawakanga, he mate uruta, he matekai ranei, a ka tu matou ki te aronga o tenei whare, ki tou aroaro, kei tenei whare hoki tou ingoa, a ka karanga ki a koe, i a matou ka mate nei, na, mau e whakarong o mai, e whakaora.
If evils fall upon us, the sword of judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand in thy presence before this house, in which thy name is called upon: and we will cry to thee in our afflictions, and thou wilt hear, and save us.
10 Na tenei nga tama a Amona, a Moapa, a Maunga Heira, kihai nei i homai e koe ki a Iharaira kia whakaekea e ratou i to ratou haerenga mai i te whenua o Ihipa; i peka ke hoki ratou i a ratou, kihai hoki i huna i a ratou;
Now therefore behold the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands thou didst not allow Israel to pass, when they came out of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and slew them not,
11 Nana, ko ta ratou utu tenei ki a matou, e haere mai ana ki te pei i a matou i tou kainga tupu i homai nei e koe hei kainga tupu mo matou.
Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us.
12 E to matou Atua, e kore ianei koe e whakawa ki a ratou? kahore hoki o matou kaha i te aroaro o tenei ope nui e haere mai nei ki a matou; kahore hoki matou e mohio me aha matou: otiia e anga ana o matou kanohi ki a koe.
O our God, wilt thou not then judge them? as for us we have not strength enough, to be able to resist this multitude, which cometh violently upon us. But as we know not what to do, we can only turn our eyes to thee.
13 Na tu tonu a Hura katoa ki te aroaro o Ihowa, a ratou kohungahunga, a ratou wahine, me a ratou tamariki.
And all Juda stood before the Lord with their little ones, and their wives, and their children.
14 I reira ka tau ki a Tahatiere tama a Hakaraia, tama a Penaia, tama a Teiere, tama a Matania, he Riwaiti, no nga tama a Ahapa, te wairua o Ihowa i waenganui o te whakaminenga.
And Jahaziel the son of Zacharias, the son of Banaias, the son of Jehiel, the son of Mathanias, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, was there, upon whom the spirit of the Lord came in the midst of the multitude,
15 Na ka mea ia, Whakarongo, e Hura katoa, koutou ko nga tangata o Hiruharama, me koe ano hoki, e Kingi Iehohapata; ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa ki a Koutou, Kaua e wehi, kaua e pawera ki tenei ope nui; no te mea ehara i a koutou te whawhai, engari na te Atua.
And he said: Attend ye, all Juda, and you that dwell in Jerusalem, and thou king Josaphat: Thus saith the Lord to you: Fear ye not, and be not dismayed at this multitude: for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
16 Apopo ka haere ki raro ki te tu i a ratou: nana, kei te piki mai ratou i te pikitanga i Titi; a ka kite koutou i a ratou i te pito o te awaawa, i te ritenga o te koraha o Ieruere.
Tomorrow you shall go down against them: for they will come up by the ascent named Sis, and you shall find them at the head of the torrent, which is over against the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 Kahore he rawa i whawhai ai koutou i tenei pakanga. Whakatikatika i a koutou, ka ata tu, ka matakitaki i ta Ihowa whakaoranga mo koutou, e Hura, e Hiruharama. Kaua e wehi, kaua e pawera. Apopo ka haere ki to ratou aroaro; a ko Ihowa hei hoa mo k outou.
It shall not be you that shall fight, but only stand with confidence, and you shall see the help of the Lord over you, O Juda, and Jerusalem: fear ye not, nor be you dismayed: tomorrow you shall go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.
18 Na piko tonu te kanohi o Iehohapata ki te whenua: a takoto ana a Hura katoa, ratou ko nga tangata o Hiruharama, ki te aroaro o Ihowa, koropiko ana ki a Ihowa.
Then Josaphat, and Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell hat on the ground before the Lord, and adored him.
19 Na kua tu nga Riwaiti, nga tama a nga Kohati, nga tama a nga Korahi; kei te whakamoemiti ki a Ihowa, ki te Atua o Iharaira; nui atu te reo.
And the Levites of the sons of Caath, and of the sons of Core praised the Lord the God of Israel with a loud voice, on high.
20 Na ka maranga wawe ratou i te ata, a ka haere ki te koraha o Tekoa; a, i a ratou e haere ana, ka tu a Iehohapata, ka mea, Whakarongo, e Hura, koutou ko nga tangata o Hiruharama, whakapono ki ta Ihowa, ki ta to koutou Atua, a ka u koutou; whakapo no ki ta ana poropiti, a ka kake koutou.
And they rose early in the morning, and went out through the desert of Thecua: and as they were marching, Josaphat standing in the midst of them, said: Hear me, ye men of Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be secure: believe his prophets, and all things shall succeed well.
21 Na ka whakatakoto whakaaro ia ki te iwi, a whakaritea ana e ia etahi hei waiata ki a Ihowa, hei whakamoemiti ki te ataahua o te tapu, i a ratou e haere ana i mua i te ope, hei mea, Whakamoemiti ki a Ihowa, he mau tonu hoki tana mahi tohu.
And he gave counsel to the people, and appointed the singing men of the Lord, to praise him by their companies, and to go before the army, and with one voice to say: Give glory to the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever.
22 Na ka timata nei ratou te waiata, te whakamoemiti, ka whakatakotoria e Ihowa he pehipehi mo nga tama a Amona, a Moapa, mo o Maunga Heira i haere mai nei ki te whawhai ki a Hura; a ka patua ratou.
And when they began to sing praises, the Lord turned their ambushments upon themselves, that is to say, of the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and of mount Seir, who were come out to fight against Juda, and they were slain.
23 I whakatika hoki nga tama a Amona raua ko Moapa ki nga tangata o Maunga Heira, ki te huna, ki te whakangaro i a ratou; a ka poto i a ratou nga tangata o Heira, na kua piri tenei ki tenei, hei whakangaro ratou i a ratou ano.
For the children of Ammon, and of Moab, rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of them, they turned also against one another, and destroyed one another.
24 A, no te taenga o Hura ki te pourewa i te koraha, te tirohanga ki te ope, nana, o ratou tinana e takoto ana i te whenua, kihai tetahi i ora.
And when Juda came to the watch tower, that looketh toward the desert, they saw afar off all the country, for a great space, full of dead bodies, and that no one was left that could escape death.
25 Na, i te haerenga o Iehohapata ratou ko tona iwi ki te tango i o ratou taonga, he tini nga taonga i kitea ki a ratou, me nga tupapaku, me nga mea e matenuitia ana; huia ana mo ratou; kihai i taea te pikau; na e toru o ratou ra e tango ana i nga taonga, i te tini hoki.
Then Josaphat came, and all the people with him to take away the spoils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of various kinds, and garments, and most precious vessels: and they took them for themselves, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in three days take away the spoils, the booty was so great.
26 A i te wha o nga ra ka huihui ratou ki te raorao o Peraka: i whakapai hoki ratou ki a Ihowa ki reira; koia i tapa ai te ingoa o taua wahi, ko te raorao o Peraka, a tae noa ki tenei ra.
And on the fourth day they were assembled in the valley of Blessing: for there they blessed the Lord, and therefore they called that place the valley of Blessing until this day.
27 Katahi ka hoki nga tangata katoa o Hura, o Hiruharama, me Iehohapata ano i mua i a ratou; hoki koe ana ki Hiruharama; na Ihowa hoki ratou i mea kia koa ki a ratou hoariri.
And every man of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem returned, and Josaphat at their head, into Jerusalem with great joy, because the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies.
28 Na ka tae ratou ki Hiruharama me nga hatere, me nga hapa, me nga tetere ki te whare o Ihowa.
And they came into Jerusalem with psalteries, and harps, and trumpets into the house of the Lord.
29 Na tau ana te wehi o te Atua ki nga kingitanga katoa o nga whenua i to ratou rongonga kua whawhai a Ihowa ki nga hoariri o Iharaira.
And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 Heoi ata takoto ana te kingitanga o Iehohapata; kua meinga hoki ia e tona Atua kia whai tanga manawa a tawhio noa.
And the kingdom of Josaphat was quiet, and God gave him peace round about.
31 Na kingi ana a Iehohapata ki a Hura. E toru tekau ma rima ona tau i tona kingitanga; a e rua tekau ma rima ona tau i kingi ai ia ki Hiruharama. Na ko te ingoa hoki o tona whaea ko Atupa, he tamahine na Hirihi.
And Josaphat reigned over Juda, and he was five and thirty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned five and twenty years in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Azuba the daughter of Selahi.
32 I haere ano hoki ia i te ara o tona papa, o Aha, kihai hoki i peka ke i tera; i mahia e ia te mea e tika ana ki te titiro a Ihowa.
And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and departed not from it, doing the things that were pleasing before the Lord.
33 Otiia kihai nga wahi tiketike i whakakahoretia; kiano hoki te iwi i i whakaanga i o ratou ngakau ki te Atua o o ratou matua.
But yet he took not away the high places, and the people had not yet turned their heart to the Lord the God of their fathers.
34 Na, ko era atu meatanga a Iehohapata, o mua, me o muri, nana, kei te tuhituhi i roto i te pukapuka a Iehu tama a Hanani, e korerotia na i roto i te pukapuka o nga kingi o Iharaira.
But the rest of the acts of Josaphat, first and last, are written in the words of Jehu the son of Hanani, which he digested into the books of the kings of Israel.
35 I muri i tenei ka huihuia nga whakaaro o Iehohapata kingi o Hura raua ko Ahatia kingi o Iharaira; he kino rawa ano nga mahi a tenei.
After these things Josaphat king of Juda made friendship with Ochozias king of Israel, whose works were very wicked.
36 I huihuia hoki o raua whakaaro kia hanga he kaipuke hei rere ki Tarahihi. Na hanga ana e raua nga kaipuke ki Ehiono Kepere.
And he was partner with him in making ships, to go to Tharsis: and they made the ships in Asiongaber.
37 Katahi a Erietere tama a Rorawa o Mareha ka poropiti i te he mo Iehohapata, ka mea, Kua huihuia na o korua whakaaro ko Ahatia, mo reira kua pakaru au mahi i a Ihowa. Na kua pakura nga kaipuke, a kihai i ahei te rere ki Tarahihi.
And Eliezer the son of Dodau of Maresa prophesied to Josaphat, saying: Because thou hast made a league with Ochozias, the Lord hath destroyed thy works, and the ships are broken, and they could not go to Tharsis.
