2 Chronicles 20
1 And it came to pass, after this, that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, and, with them, some of the Meunim, came against Jehoshaphat, to battle.
Kèk tan apre sa, moun peyi Moab yo ak moun peyi Amon yo mete ansanm ak moun Mawon yo, yo vin atake Jozafa.
2 And there came [some] and told Jehoshaphat, saying, There is coming against thee, a great multitude from beyond the sea, from Syria, —and lo! they are in Hazazon-tamar, the same, is Engedi.
Yo vin bay Jozafa nouvèl la, yo di l' konsa: -Men yon gwo lame soti nan peyi Edon lòt bò Lanmè Mouri a vin atake ou. Yo gen tan pran lavil Azason Tama. Azason Tama, se yon lòt non yo te bay lavil Angedi.
3 And Jehoshaphat was afraid, and set his face to seek unto Yahweh, —and proclaimed a fast for all Judah.
Yon sèl laperèz pran Jozafa. Li pran desizyon mande Seyè a sa pou l' fè. Li bay lòd pou tout moun nan peyi a fè jèn.
4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to enquire of Yahweh, —even, out of all the cities of Judah, came they in, to seek Yahweh.
Moun soti toupatou nan lavil peyi Jida yo vin lapriyè nan pye Seyè a.
5 And Jehoshaphat stood, in the convocation of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of Yahweh, —before the new court;
Jozafa rete kanpe nan mitan tout pèp peyi Jida a, ansanm ak pèp lavil Jerizalèm lan, devan lakou nèf Tanp Seyè a.
6 and said, O Yahweh, God of our fathers, art not, thou, God in the heavens? and art, thou, not ruling throughout all the kingdoms of the nations? and, in thy hand, [are there not] strength and might? and is there any who, against thee, can stand?
Li lapriyè byen fò, li di: -Seyè, Bondye zansèt nou yo, se ou menm ki Bondye nan syèl la. Se ou menm k'ap gouvènen tout nasyon sou latè a. Se nan men ou tout fòs ak tout pouvwa ye. Pesonn pa ka kenbe tèt avè ou.
7 Art not, thou, our God, who didst dispossess the inhabitants of this land, from before thy people Israel, —and didst give it unto the seed of Abraham who loved thee, unto times age-abiding?
Ou se Bondye nou. Se ou menm ki te mete tout moun ki te rete nan peyi sa a deyò fè plas pou pèp Izrayèl la. Lèfini, ou bay tout pitit Abraram, zanmi ou lan, peyi a pou l' rele yo pa yo pou tout tan.
8 and they have dwelt therein, —and have built for thee therein, a sanctuary for thy Name, saying:
Se isit la yo rete, yo bati yon tanp pou ou. Yo te di
9 If there come upon us calamity, the sword of judgment or pestilence or famine, we will stand before this house and before thee, for, thy Name, is in this house, —that we may make outcry unto thee out of our distress, that thou mayest hear and save.
nenpòt malè ki ta ka tonbe sou yo pou pini yo: te mèt lagè, te mèt chatiman, te mèt move maladi osinon grangou, y'ap vin kanpe devan ou, devan Tanp sa a, paske se nan Tanp sa a ou ye. Nan tout mizè yo, y'a lapriyè nan pye ou. W'a tande yo, w'a delivre yo.
10 Now, therefore, lo! the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom thou didst not suffer Israel to invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, —but they turned away from them and destroyed them not,
Koulye a, men moun peyi Amon yo, moun peyi Moab yo ak moun peyi Edon yo vin atake nou. Lè zansèt nou yo t'ap soti kite peyi Lejip, ou pa t' kite yo antre nan peyi moun sa yo. Se konsa yo te chankre pou yo pa t' pase lakay yo, yo pa detwi yo.
11 yea lo! they, are requiting us, —by coming to drive us out, from thy possession, which thou didst cause us to possess.
Gade ki jan y'ap fè nou peye sa jòdi a! Men y'ap vin mete nou deyò nan peyi ou te ban nou an!
12 O our God, wilt thou not bring judgment upon them, seeing that there is, in us, no strength, before this great multitude, that is coming against us, —we, therefore, know not what we shall do, but, unto thee, are our eyes.
Ou se Bondye nou. Se ou menm ki pou pini yo paske nou pa gen fòs pou n' kanpe devan tout gwo lame sa a k'ap vin atake nou an. Nou pa konn sa pou nou fè! N'ap tann sa ou pral fè pou nou.
13 And, all Judah, were standing before Yahweh, —also their little ones, their wives and their children.
Tout mesye peyi Jida yo te kanpe la devan kay Seyè a, ansanm ak madanm yo, pitit yo ak pitit pitit yo.
14 Now, as for Jahaziel son of Zechariah son of Benaiah son of Jeiel son of Mattaniah a Levite, of the sons of Asaph, there came upon him the spirit of Yahweh, in the midst of the convocation:
Lespri Seyè a desann sou yon moun Levi ki te la nan mitan yo. Li te rele Jaziyèl. Se te yon moun nan branch fanmi Zakari. Zakari sa a te pitit Benaja ki te pitit Jeyèl. Jeyèl te pitit Matanya ki te pitit Asaf.
15 and he said, Give ye heed, all Judah and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! Thus, saith Yahweh unto you. As for you, do not fear nor be dismayed, by reason of this great multitude, for, not yours, is the battle, but, God’s.
Jaziyèl di konsa: -Louvri zòrèy nou, nou tout moun peyi Jida, moun lavil Jerizalèm ansanm ak ou menm, wa Jozafa. Seyè a voye di nou: Pa dekouraje. Nou pa bezwen pè devan gwo lame sa a. Batay sa a se pa batay pa nou, se batay Bondye menm.
16 To-morrow, go ye down against them, for lo! there they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz, —and ye shall find them at the end of the ravine, facing the wilderness of Jeruel.
Denmen, nou mèt desann al atake yo. Yo pral pase moute sou ti bit flè yo. N'a kontre ak yo nan pwent ravin ki mennen nan dezè bò Jewouyèl la.
17 It is not, for you, to fight in this matter, —take your station, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem, do not fear, nor be dismayed, to-morrow, go ye out to meet them, and, Yahweh, will be with you.
Nou p'ap bezwen nan goumen menm. N'ap annik pran pozisyon nou. Apre sa, tann. N'ap wè Seyè a ap ban nou gany. Wi, nou menm moun peyi Jida ak moun lavil Jerizalèm, nou pa bezwen pè, nou pa bezwen gen kè kase. Denmen, mache pran yo, paske Seyè a ap kanpe la avèk nou.
18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head, with his face to the ground, —and, all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fell down before Yahweh, prostrating themselves unto Yahweh.
Lè sa a, wa Jozafa mete ajenou, li bese tèt li byen ba devan Seyè a jouk fwon li rive atè. Tout moun peyi Jida yo ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo bese tèt yo byen ba devan Seyè a tou pou adore l'.
19 And Levites—of the sons of the Kohathites and of the sons of the Korahites, stood up to offer praise unto Yahweh, God of Israel, with an exceedingly loud voice.
Moun Levi branch fanmi Keyat yo ansanm ak moun Levi branch fanmi Kore yo leve kanpe, yo pran fè lwanj Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, byen fò.
20 So they rose early in the morning, and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa, —and, as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Trust ye in Yahweh your God, and ye shall be trusted, Trust ye in his prophets, and ye shall prosper.
Nan denmen maten, byen bonè, pèp la leve, li pati pou dezè Tekoa a. Le yo tapral leve lamach, Jozafa pale ak yo, li di konsa: -Nou menm moun peyi Jida ak moun lavil Jerizalèm, koute sa m'ap di nou! Mete konfyans nou nan Seyè a, Bondye nou an! Nou p'ap vole gadjè. Se pou nou kwè sa pwofèt li yo di nou an. N'ap genyen batay la.
21 And, when he had given counsel unto the people, he appointed such as should sing unto Yahweh, and offer praise with holy adorning, —as they should be going forth before the armed men, that they should be saying, O give thanks unto Yahweh, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Apre sa, li fè yon pale ak pèp la. Li fè kèk mizisyen pran mache devan sòlda yo ak rad yo konn mete lè gen gwo fèt seremoni. Yo t'ap mache devan sòlda yo, yo t'ap chante: -Lwanj pou Seyè a! Li p'ap janm sispann renmen nou!
22 And, when they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh had set liers-in-wait against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who were coming against Judah, and they were smitten.
Lè yo tanmen chante ak kè kontan pou fè lwanj Seyè a, Seyè a lage yon sèl bouyay nan mitan moun Amon yo, moun Moab yo ak moun mòn Seyi yo ki te vin atake peyi Jida a, yo pèdi batay la.
23 Then rose up the sons of Ammon and Moab against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, to devote and to destroy, —and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to cut off, every man his neighbour.
Moun peyi Amon yo ak moun peyi Moab yo atake lame moun mòn Seyi yo, yo detwi yo nèt. Lèfini, yo vire yonn sou lòt nan yon chen manje chen, yonn touye lòt.
24 So when, Judah, came near the watch-tower of the wilderness, —they turned towards the multitude, and lo! there they were, dead bodies fallen to the earth, with none to escape.
Lè moun peyi Jida yo rive sou tèt yon ti bit kote yo ka wè tout dezè a, yo voye je yo gade kote lènmi yo ye a, yo wè yo tout te kouche mouri atè a. Pat gen yon moun ki te chape.
25 And, when Jehoshaphat and his people came near to plunder the spoil of them, they found among them, in abundance, both riches and dead bodies and precious jewels, and they stripped off for themselves, beyond what they could carry away, —and they were three days plundering the spoil, for great it was.
Jozafa ansanm ak lame li a desann al piye tou sa lènmi yo te kite. yo jwenn kantite bèt, pwovizyon, rad ak anpil lòt bagay ki te gen valè. Yo pase twa jou ap ranmase. Men te gen sitelman, yo pa t' ka pran tout pote ale.
26 And, on the fourth day, they assembled themselves in the vale of Beracah, for there they blessed Yahweh, —on this account, was the name of that place called The Vale of Beracah—unto this day.
Sou katriyèm jou a, yo sanble nan fon benediksyon an pou fè lwanj Seyè a pou tou sa li te fè pou yo. Se poutèt sa yo rele fon an Beraka, non ki rete pou li jouk jounen jòdi a.
27 Then turned every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with, Jehoshaphat, at their head, to go again to Jerusalem with joy, —for Yahweh had caused them to rejoice over their enemies.
Lèfini, tout moun peyi Jida yo ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo ak wa Jozafa alatèt yo tounen lavil Jerizalèm ak gwo kè kontan, paske se Seyè a menm ki te ba yo okazyon fè fèt sou do lènmi yo.
28 So they came to Jerusalem, with harps and with lyres, and with trumpets, —unto the house of Yahweh.
Lè yo rive lavil Jerizalèm, yo ale nan Tanp Seyè a, pandan yo t'ap jwe gita, bandjo ak twonpèt.
29 And it came to pass that, the dread of God, was upon all the kingdoms of the countries, -when they heard, that Yahweh had fought against the enemies of Israel.
Lè moun lòt nasyon yo vin konnen jan Seyè a te kraze lènmi peyi Jida yo, yo tout te soti pè anpil.
30 So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, —for his God, gave him rest, round about.
Se konsa rèy Jozafa a pase dous, san bri san kont. Bondye te fè tout peyi ki te nan vwazinaj yo viv byen avè l'.
31 Thus Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah, —thirty-five years old, was he when he began to reign, and, twenty-five years, reigned he in Jerusalem, and the, name of his mother, was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi.
Lè Jozafa moute sou fotèy wa peyi Jida a, li te gen trannsenkan sou tèt li. Li pase vennsenkan ap gouvènen lavil Jerizalèm. Manman l' te rele Azouba. Se te pitit fi Chilki.
32 And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and turned not from it, —doing that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh.
Jozafa te swiv Asa, papa l', pye pou pye nan tou sa li te fè. Li te fè sa ki dwat devan Seyè a.
33 Howbeit, the high places, were not taken away, —for as yet, the people, had not fixed their heart unto the God of their fathers.
Tansèlman, tanp zidòl yo te la toujou nan peyi a, kifè pèp la pa t'ap sèvi Bondye zansèt yo a ak tout kè yo.
34 But, the rest of the story of Jehoshaphat, first and last, lo! there it is written in the story of Jehu son of Hanani, which hath been added to the book of the Kings of Israel.
Tou sa Jozafa te fè depi premye jou li te moute wa a rive jouk dènye jou a, n'a jwenn sa ekri nan liv Istwa Jeou, pitit Anani an, ki yon pòsyon nan liv Istwa Wa peyi Izrayèl yo.
35 Yet, after this, did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, —he, was lawless in his doings;
Yon lè, Jozafa, wa peyi Jida a, te pase kontra ak Okozyas, wa peyi Izrayèl la, ki te fè anpil bagay ki te mal devan Seyè a.
36 and he joined with him, to make ships to go unto Tarshish, —and they made ships in Ezion-geber,
Yo mete ansanm, yo fè fè anpil gwo batiman nan pò lavil Ezyongebè pou al fè trafik sou lanmè jouk nan peyi Tasis.
37 Then prophesied, Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, against Jehoshaphat, saying, —Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Yahweh hath broken in pieces thy works. So the ships were wrecked, and were not able to go unto Tarshish.
Men Elyezè, pitit gason Dodava a, moun lavil Marecha, te avèti Jozafa. Li te di l': -Paske ou te mete tèt ou ak Okozyas, Seyè a pral kraze sa ou te bati a. Batiman yo kraze, yo pa janm rive vwayaje pou peyi Tasis.
