2 Meʻa Hokohoko 17
1 Pea naʻe pule ʻa Sihosafate ko hono foha ko hono fetongi, pea naʻa ne fakamālohi ʻe ia ia ki ʻIsileli.
Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became the king [of Judah], and he enabled his army to become very strong, with the result that they could resist attacks from [the army of] Israel.
2 Pea naʻa ne vahe ʻae kautau [ke nofo ]ki he ngaahi kolotau kotoa pē ʻo Siuta, ʻo ne vahe ʻae ngaahi kongakau leʻo ʻi he fonua ʻo Siuta, pea ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻo ʻIfalemi, ʻaia naʻe lavaʻi ʻe ʻAsa ko ʻene tamai.
He put soldiers in all the cities in Judah around which they had built walls, and he put soldiers in other places in Judah and in the towns in the area belonging to the tribe of Ephraim that [soldiers of] his father Asa had captured.
3 Pea naʻe ʻia Sihosafate ʻa Sihova, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene ʻalu ʻi he ngaahi ʻuluaki anga ʻo ʻene tamai ko Tevita, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne kumi kia Peali;
Yahweh helped Jehoshaphat because when he started [to rule Judah], he did the things that pleased Yahweh like his ancestor [King] David had done. He did not worship the idols of Baal.
4 Ka naʻe kumi ʻe ia kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻene tamai, pea ne ʻalu ʻi heʻene ngaahi fekau, pea naʻe ʻikai fakatatau ki he ngaahi ngāue ʻa ʻIsileli.
Instead, he sought advice from the God whom his father [had worshiped], and he obeyed God’s commands, and did not do the [evil things that the kings of] Israel continually did.
5 Ko ia naʻe fakatuʻumaʻu ʻe Sihova ʻae puleʻanga ʻi hono nima: pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe Siuta kotoa pē ʻae ngaahi meʻaʻofa kia Sihosafate: pea maʻu ʻe ia ʻae koloa mo e nāunau ke lahi ʻaupito.
Yahweh enabled him to completely control his kingdom. All [the people of] Judah brought gifts to him, with the result that he became very rich and was greatly honored.
6 Pea naʻe hiki hake hono loto ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻo Sihova: pea naʻa ne liʻaki ʻae ngaahi potu māʻolunga mo e ngaahi vao tapu mei Siuta.
He was completely devoted to doing what pleased Yahweh. His workers got rid of the shrines on the hilltops and the poles for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah throughout Judah.
7 Pea ʻi hono tolu taʻu ʻo ʻene pule foki, naʻa ne fekau ki hono houʻeiki, ʻio, kia Peniheili, pea kia ʻOpataia, pea kia Sakalia, pea kia Netanili, pea mo Mikaia, ke ako ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta.
When he had been ruling [Judah] for almost three years, he sent some of his officials—Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach the people in various towns in Judah.
8 Pea naʻa ne fekau mo kinautolu ʻae kau Livai, ʻio, ʻa Simaia, mo Netania, mo Sepatia, mo ʻAsaeli, mo Similamoti, mo Sihonatani, mo ʻAtonisa, mo Topisa, mo Tope ʻAtonisa, ko e kau Livai: pea ʻalu mo kinautolu ʻa ʻIlisama mo Siholami, ko e ongo taulaʻeiki.
With them he sent several descendants of Levi—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah—and two priests, Elishama and Jehoram.
9 Pea naʻa nau fai ʻae ako ʻi Siuta, ʻonau maʻu ʻiate kinautolu ʻae tohi ʻoe fono ʻa Sihova: pea naʻa nau ʻalu fano ʻi he ngaahi kolo kotoa pē ʻo Siuta, ʻonau ako ki he kakai.
They took with them a scroll on which were written the laws of Yahweh and taught them to the people in all the towns throughout Judah,
10 Pea naʻe tō ʻae manavahē kia Sihova ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻoe ngaahi fonua naʻe tuʻu takatakai ʻi Siuta: ko ia naʻe ʻikai langaʻi ai ha tau kia Sihosafate.
The people in all the kingdoms surrounding Judah became very afraid of [what Yahweh might do to punish them if they fought against Judah], so they did not start wars with Jehoshaphat’s army.
11 Pea ko e kau Filisitia niʻihi naʻa nau ʻomi ʻae ngaahi meʻaʻofa kia Sihosafate, mo e siliva tukuhau: pea naʻe ʻomi kiate ia ʻe he kakai ʻAlepea ʻae fanga manu, ko e sipitangata ʻe fitu afe, mo e fitungeau, mo e kosi tangata ʻe fitu afe mo e fitungeau.
Some people from Philistia brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, and they also brought to him the silver that he demanded that they pay to him. Some Arabs brought to him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
12 Pea naʻe fakaʻaʻau ki muʻa ʻo lahi ʻaupito ʻa Sihosafate: pea naʻe langa ʻe ia ʻi Siuta ʻae ngaahi fale māʻolunga, mo e ngaahi kolo tukunga meʻa.
Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
13 Pea naʻe lahi ʻene ngāue ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta: pea naʻe [nofo ]ʻi Selūsalema ʻae kau tangata tau, ʻae kau toʻa mālohi.
Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
14 Pea ko hono lau eni ʻokinautolu ʻo fakatatau ki he fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai: Ko e kau ʻeiki pule ʻoe ngaahi toko afe ʻo Siuta: ko ʻAtina, ko e tuʻukimuʻa, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata toʻa mālohi ko e toko tolu kilu.
The leaders and numbers from each tribe were as follows: From the tribe of Judah, Adnah was the leader of the soldiers, and he commanded 300,000 soldiers.
15 Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa Sihohanani ko e ʻeikitau, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae toko ua kilu, mo e toko valu mano.
His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
16 Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa ʻAmasia ko e foha ʻo Sikili, ʻaia naʻa ne tuku fiemālie pe ia maʻa Sihova: pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata toʻa mālohi ko e toko ua kilu.
Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
17 Pea ʻia Penisimani: ko Iliata ko e tangata toʻa mālohi, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata naʻe mahafutau ʻaki ʻae kau fana mo e pā, ko e toko ua kilu.
From the tribe of Benjamin, Eliada, who was a brave soldier, was the leader of the soldiers; he commanded 200,000 men who had bows [and arrows] and shields.
18 Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa Sihosapati, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae tokotaha kilu mo e toko valu mano naʻe tali teu pe ki he tau.
Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
19 naʻe tali fekau ʻakinautolu ni ki he tuʻi, kaeʻumaʻā ʻakinautolu naʻe tuku ʻe he tuʻi ki he ngaahi kolo tau ʻi he potu kotoa pē ʻo Siuta.
Those were the soldiers who served the king [in Jerusalem], in addition to the men whom the king had placed in the other cities in Judah that had walls around them.
