2 Mootota 1
1 Erga Ahaab duʼee booddee Moʼaab Israaʼelitti fincile.
After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel.
2 Ahaaziyaanis qaawwa darbii mana isaa kan Samaariyaa keessaan kufee miidhamee ture. Kanaafuu inni, “Akka ani miidhaa kana irraa fayyuu fi fayyuu baachuu koo beekuuf dhaqaatii Baʼaal Zebuul waaqicha Eqroon sana naaf gaafadhaa” jedhee ergamoota erge.
Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice-work of his upper room in Samaria and had hurt himself badly. So he sent out messengers, telling them: “Go and ask Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will get better from this injury.”
3 Ergamaan Waaqayyoo garuu Eeliyaas namicha gosa Tishbii sanaan akkana jedhe; “Kaʼiitii gara ergamoota mooticha Samaariyaa sanaatti ol baʼiitii akkana jedhii isaan gaafadhu; ‘Wanni isin Baʼaal Zebuul waaqicha Eqroon sana gorsa gaafachuu dhaqxaniif Israaʼel keessaa Waaqni dhabameetii?’
But the angel of the Lord told Elijah the Tishbite, “Go and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there's no God in Israel that you're going to ask advice from Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’
4 Kanaafuu Waaqayyo, ‘Ati siree amma irra ciiftu kana irraa hin kaatu. Ati dhugumaan ni duuta!’ jedha.” Kana irratti Eeliyaas kaʼee deeme.
So this is the Lord's answer: ‘You will not leave the bed on which you are lying. You're definitely going to die.’” And Elijah left.
5 Mootichis yommuu ergamoonni gara isaatti deebiʼanitti, “Isin maaliif deebitan?” jedhee isaan gaafate.
The messengers returned to the king, and he asked them, “Why have you come back?”
6 Isaanis akkana jedhanii deebisan; “Namicha tokkotu karaatti nutti dhufee, ‘Gara mooticha isin erge sanaatti deebiʼaatii akkana jedhaanii’ nuun jedhe; ‘Waaqayyo akkana jedha: Wanni ati Baʼaal Zebuul waaqicha Eqroon sana gorsa gaafachuuf namoota ergituuf Israaʼel keessaa Waaqni dhabameetii? Kanaafuu ati siree irra ciiftu kana irraa hin kaatu. Ati dhugumaan ni duuta!’”
“A man came and met us,” they replied. “He told us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you, and tell him, This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to ask advice from Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? As a result you will not leave the bed on which you are lying. You're definitely going to die.’”
7 Mootichi, “Namichi karaatti isinitti dhufee waan kana isinitti hime sun nama akkamii ti?” jedhee isaan gaafate.
“What was he like, this man who met you and told you all this?” the king asked.
8 Isaanis, “Inni nama uffata rifeensa irraa hojjetame uffatee sabbata gogaa mudhii isaatti hidhatu tokkoo dha” jedhanii deebisaniif. Mootichis, “Inni Eeliyaas namicha Tishbii sanaa dha” jedhe.
“He was a hairy man wearing a leather belt around his waist,” they replied. “It's Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
9 Kana irratti mootichi ajajaa waraanaa tokko namoota shantama wajjin Eeliyaasitti erge. Ajajaan sunis fiixee gaara inni irra taaʼaa ture tokkootti Eeliyaasitti ol baʼee, “Yaa nama Waaqaa, mootichi ‘Gad kottu!’ siin jedha” jedheen.
Then the king sent an army captain with fifty men to Elijah. The captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and told him, “Man of God, the king orders you, ‘Come down!’”
10 Eeliyaas immoo ajajaa sanaan, “Yoo ani nama Waaqaa taʼe, ibiddi samii irraa gad buʼee siʼii fi namoota kee shantamman haa fixu!” jedhe. Ergasii ibiddi samii irraa gad buʼee ajajaa sanaa fi namoota isaa hunda fixe.
Elijah replied to the captain, “If I am a man of God, then let fire fall from heaven and burn up you and your fifty men.” Fire fell from heaven and burned up the captain and his men.
11 Kana irratti mootichi amma illee ajajaa biraa namoota shantama wajjin Eeliyaasitti erge. Ajajaan sunis, “Yaa nama Waaqaa, mootichi, ‘Dafii gad buʼiitii kottu!’ siin jedha” jedheen.
So the king sent another captain with his fifty men to Elijah. The captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king orders you, Come down immediately!”
12 Eeliyaas garuu, “Yoo ani nama Waaqaa taʼe, ibiddi samii irraa gad buʼee siʼii fi namoota kee shantammanuu haa fixu!” jedhee deebiseef. Ibiddi Waaqaas samii irraa gad buʼee isaa fi namoota isaa shantammanuu ni fixe.
Elijah replied to the captain, “If I am a man of God, then let fire fall from heaven and burn up you and your fifty men.” Fire fell from heaven and burned up the captain and his men.
13 Kanaafuu mootichi ammas ajajaa sadaffaa namoota shantama wajjin ni erge. Ajajaan sadaffaan kun ol baʼee jilba ofii isaatiin Eeliyaas duratti jilbeenfatee akkana jedhee isa ni kadhate; “Yaa nama Waaqaa, maaloo lubbuun koo fi lubbuun garboota kee shantamman kanneenii gatii hin dhabin!
So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. The third captain went up, kneeled before Elijah, and pleaded with him, “Man of God, please value my life and the lives of these fifty men.
14 Kunoo, ibiddi samii irraa gad buʼee ajajjuuwwan duraa lamaanii fi namoota isaanii hunda fixeera. Amma garuu lubbuun koo fuula kee duratti gatii haa qabaattu!”
Yes, fire has fallen from heaven and burned up the first two captains of fifty, along with all their men. But now please value my life!”
15 Ergamaan Waaqayyoos Eeliyaasiin, “Isa wajjin gad buʼi; isa hin sodaatin” jedhe. Kanaafuu Eeliyaas kaʼee isa wajjin gara mootichaatti gad buʼe.
Then the angel of the Lord told Elijah, “Go down with him. You don't have to be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.
16 Innis akkana jedhee mootichatti hime; “Waaqayyo akkana jedha: Wanni ati Baʼaal Zebuul waaqicha Eqroon gorsa gaafachuudhaaf ergamoota ergiteef Israaʼel keessaa Waaqni gorsa gaafatamu dhabameetii? Ati sababii waan kana hojjetteef siree irra ciiftu kana irraa hin kaatu. Ati dhugumaan ni duuta!”
Elijah told the king, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Is it because there's no God in Israel for you to consult that you have sent messengers to ask advice of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? As a result you will not leave the bed on which you are lying. You're definitely going to die.”
17 Kanaafuu inni akkuma dubbii Waaqayyoo kan Eeliyaas dubbate sanaatti duʼe. Sababii Ahaaziyaan ilma hin qabneef obboleessi isaa Yehooraam iddoo isaa buʼee mootii taʼe; kunis bara Yehooraam ilmi Yehooshaafaax mootii Yihuudaa ture keessa waggaa lammaffaatti taʼe.
Ahaziah died just as the Lord had said through Elijah. Because he had no son, Joram succeeded him as king in the second year of the reign of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.
18 Wantoonni bara mootummaa Ahaaziyaa keessa hojjetaman kan biraa hundii fi wanti inni hojjete kitaaba seenaa mootota Israaʼel keessatti barreeffamaniiru mitii?
The rest of what happened in Ahaziah's reign and what he did are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
