2 Chronicles 25

1 Amaziah was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah], and he ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Jehoaddin; she was from Jerusalem.

Dalawamput-limang taong gulang si Amazias nang magsimula siyang maghari. Naghari siya ng dalawamput-siyam na taon sa Jerusalem. Joadan ang pangalan ng kaniyang ina na taga-Jerusalem.

2 Amaziah did many things that pleased Yahweh, but he did not do them enthusiastically.

Ginawa niya kung ano ang matuwid sa mata ni Yahweh, ngunit hindi niya ginawa ito nang may ganap na pusong tapat.

3 As soon as he was in complete control of his kingdom, he caused to be executed the officials who had murdered his father.

At nangyari, nang ganap na matatag ang kaniyang pamumuno, pinatay niya ang mga lingkod na pumatay sa kaniyang ama na hari.

4 But he did not command their sons to be executed; he obeyed what was in the laws that Moses had written. In those laws Yahweh had commanded, “People must not be executed because of [what] their children [have done], and children must not be executed for [what] their parents [have done]. People must be executed only for the sins that they themselves have committed.”

Ngunit hindi niya pinatay ang mga anak ng mga pumatay sa kaniyang ama, sa halip ginawa niya kung ano ang nakasulat sa kautusan, sa aklat ni Moises, gaya ng iniutos ni Yahweh, “Ang mga ama ay hindi dapat mamatay para sa kanilang mga anak, at hindi rin dapat mamatay ang mga anak para sa mga ama. Sa halip, ang bawat tao ay dapat mamatay para sa kaniyang sariling kasalanan.”

5 Amaziah summoned the men of [the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin to come to Jerusalem, and there he put them in groups, each clan in a group by themselves. Then he appointed officers to command each group. Some officers commanded 100 men and some commanded 1,000 men. They counted the men who were at least 20 years old; altogether there were 300,000 men. They were all men who were prepared to be in the army, and able to [fight well, ] using spears and shields.

Bukod dito, tinipon ni Amazias ang mga taga-Juda at itinala sila ayon sa mga bahay ng kanilang mga ninuno, sa ilalim ng mga pinuno ng hukbong libu-libo at mga pinuno ng hukbong daan-daan, ang lahat ng taga-Juda at taga-Benjamin. Sila ay binilang niya mula dalawampung taong gulang at pataas at may 300, 000 na piling lalaki na may kakayahang sumabak sa digmaan, at may kakayahang humawak ng sibat at panangga.

6 Amaziah also hired 100,000 capable soldiers from Israel and paid almost four tons of silver for them.

Umupa din siya ng 100, 000 na mga lalaking mandirigmang mula sa Israel ng nagkakahalaga ng sandaang talento ng pilak.

7 But a prophet came to him and said, “Your majesty, you must not allow those soldiers from Israel to march with your soldiers, because Yahweh does not help the people of the tribe of Ephraim or from [anywhere else in] Israel.

Ngunit pumunta sa kaniya ang isang lingkod ng Diyos at sinabi, “Hari, huwag mong pasamahin sa iyo ang hukbo ng Israel, sapagkat hindi kasama ng Israel si Yahweh, wala sa mga tao ng Efraim.

8 Even if your soldiers go and fight courageously in battles, God will cause your enemies to defeat you; do not forget that God has the power to help armies or to cause them to be defeated.”

Ngunit kahit na pumunta ka nang may katapangan at kalakasan sa labanan, pababagsakin ka ng Diyos sa harap ng kaaway sapagkat may kapangyarihan ang Diyos na tumulong at may kapangyarihang magpabagsak.”

9 Amaziah asked that prophet, “If I do that, what about the huge amount of silver that I paid to hire those soldiers from Israel?” The prophet replied, “Yahweh is able to pay you back more money than you paid [to hire those soldiers].”

Sinabi ni Amazias sa lingkod ng Diyos, “Ngunit ano ang aming gagawin sa isandaang talento na aking ibinigay sa hukbo ng Israel?” Sumagot ang lingkod ng Diyos, “Kaya ni Yahweh na bigyan ka ng higit pa roon.”

10 So Amaziah told those soldiers from Israel to return home. They left to go home, but they were very angry with the king of Judah [for not allowing them to stay and fight].

Kaya inihiwalay ni Amazias ang hukbong sasama sa kaniya mula sa Efraim, sila ay muli niyang pinauwi. Kaya lubhang sumiklab ang kanilang galit laban sa Juda at sila ay umuwi nang may matinding galit.

11 Then Amaziah became brave, and he led his army to the Salt Valley. There they killed 10,000 men from the Edom people-group.

Tumapang si Amazias at pinangunahan ang kaniyang mga tao na pumunta sa lambak ng Asin. Doon niya tinalo ang sampung-libong mga lalaki ng Seir.

12 The army of Judah also captured 10,000 others, and took them to the top of a cliff and threw them all down over the cliff, with the result that their corpses were all smashed to pieces.

Dinala ng hukbo ng Juda ang sampung-libong buhay na lalaki. Sila ay dinala nila sa tuktok ng bangin at inihulog sila mula doon, at silang lahat ay nagkabali-bali.

13 While that was happening, the soldiers from Israel whom Amaziah had sent home after not allowing them to fight along with his soldiers, raided cities and towns in Judea, from Samaria [city] to Beth-Horon [town]. They killed 3,000 people and took away a great amount of valuable things.

Ngunit ang mga lalaki ng hukbong pinauwi ni Amazias upang hindi sila sumamama sa kaniya sa labanan, ay nilusob ang mga lungsod ng Juda mula sa Samaria hanggang sa Bet-horon. Pinatay nila ang tatlong-libong tao at maraming ninakaw.

14 When Amaziah returned [to Jerusalem] after his army had slaughtered the soldiers from Edom, he brought the idols that were worshiped by the people of Edom. He set them up to be his own gods. Then he bowed down to [worship] them and offered sacrifices to them.

Ngayon nangyari na pagkatapos bumalik si Amazias mula sa pagpatay sa mga Edomita, dinala niya ang mga diyos ng mga tao ng Sier at itinayo niya ang mga ito upang maging kaniyang mga diyos. Yumuko siya sa harap ng mga ito at nagsunog ng insenso para sa mga ito.

15 Because of that, Yahweh was very angry with Amaziah. He sent a prophet to him, who said, “Why do you worship these foreign gods that were not even able to save their own people when your army attacked them?”

Kaya sumiklab ang galit ni Yahweh laban kay Amazias. Nagpadala siya ng isang propeta sa kaniya, na nagsabi, “Bakit mo sinamba ang mga diyos ng mga tao na hindi man lamang nakapagligtas ng sarili nitong mga tao laban sa iyong mga kamay?”

16 While he was still speaking, the king said to him, “We certainly did not appoint you to be one of my advisors. So stop [talking]! If you say anything more, [I will tell my soldiers to] kill you!” So the prophet said, “I know that God has determined to get rid of you, because you have [begun to] worship idols, and have not heeded my advice.” Then the prophet said nothing more.

At nangyari na habang kinakausap siya ng propeta, sinabi sa kaniya ng hari, “Ginawa ka ba naming tagapayo ng hari? Tumigil ka. Bakit ka kailangan patayin?” At tumigil ang propeta at sinabi, “Alam kong nagpasya ang Diyos na wasakin ka dahil ginawa mo ito at hindi ka nakinig sa aking payo.”

17 Some time later Amaziah, the king of Judah, consulted his advisors. Then he sent a message to Jehoash, the king of Israel. He wrote, “Come here and let’s talk together.”

Pagkatapos, sumangguni si Amazias na hari ng Juda sa mga tagapayo at nagpadala ng mga mensahero kay Joas na hari ng Israel na anak ni Joahaz na anak ni Jehu, nagsasabi, “Halika, magharapan tayo sa isang labanan.”

18 But Jehoash replied to King Amaziah, “One time a thistle growing [in the mountains] in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar tree saying, ‘Let your daughter marry my son.’ But a wild animal in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle under its feet.

Ngunit nagpadala din ng mga mensahero si Joas na hari ng Israel kay Amazias na hari ng Juda, nagsasabi, “Nagpadala ang isang dawag na nasa Lebanon ng isang mensahe sa isang sedar na nasa Lebanon, nagsasabi, 'Ibigay mo ang iyong anak na babae upang maging asawa ng aking anak,' ngunit dumaan ang isang mabangis na hayop sa Lebanon at tinapakan ang dawag.

19 [The meaning of what I am saying is that] you are saying to yourself that your army has defeated the army of Edom, so you have become very proud. But you should stay at your home. It would not be good for you to cause trouble, which would result in you and your kingdom of Judah being destroyed.”

Sinabi mo, 'Tingnan mo, napabagsak ko ang Edom' at itinaas ka ng iyong puso. Magmalaki ka sa iyong tagumpay ngunit manatili ka sa tahanan, sapagkat bakit mo ipapahamak at ibabagsak ang iyong sarili, ikaw at ang Juda na kasama mo?”

20 But Amaziah refused to heed Jehoash’s message. That happened because God wanted Jehoash’s army to defeat them, because they were worshiping the gods of Edom.

Ngunit hindi nakinig si Amazias dahil ang kaganapang ito ay mula sa Diyos, upang maipasakamay niya ang mga tao ng Juda sa kanilang mga kaaway dahil humingi sila ng payo sa mga diyos ng Edom.

21 So Jehoash’s army attacked. Their two armies faced each other at Beth-Shemesh [city] in Judah.

Kaya lumusob si Joas na hari ng Israel, siya at si Amazias na hari ng Juda ay nagsagupaan sa Beth-semes na sakop ng Juda.

22 The army of Judah was badly defeated by the army of Israel, and all the soldiers of Judah fled to their homes.

Bumagsak ang Juda sa harap ng Israel at tumakas papunta sa mga tahanan ang bawat lalaki.

23 King Jehoash’s army also captured King Amaziah there. Then he brought Amaziah to Jerusalem, and his soldiers tore down the wall [that was around the city], from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. That was a section that was about 600 feet long.

Binihag ni Joas na hari ng Israel si Amazias na hari ng Juda na anak ni Joas, na anak ni Ahazias, sa Beth-Semes. Siya ay dinala niya sa Jerusalem at giniba ang pader ng Jerusalem mula sa Tarangkahan ng Efraim hanggang sa Tarangkahan sa Sulok, apatnaraang kubit ang layo.

24 His soldiers also carried away the gold and silver and other valuable furnishings from the temple which the descendants of Obed-Edom had previously been guarding. They also took away the valuable things in the palace, and they took to Samaria some prisoners whom they had captured.

Kinuha niya lahat ng ginto at pilak, lahat ng kagamitan na matatagpuan sa tahanan ng Diyos na kay Obed-Edom, at ang mahahalagang mga kagamitan sa tahanan ng hari, kasama ang mga bihag at bumalik sa Samaria.

25 King Jehoash of Israel died, and King Amaziah of Judah lived for 15 years after that.

Nabuhay si Amazias na hari Juda na anak ni Joas, ng labing-limang taon pagkatapos ng kamatayan ni Joas na hari ng Israel na anak ni Joahas.

26 An account of all the other things that Amaziah did while he was the king [of Judah] is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel’.

Ang ibang mga bagay tungkol kay Amazias sa simula hanggang sa kahuli-hulihan, hindi ba nakasulat ang mga ito sa Ang Aklat ng mga Hari ng Juda at Israel?

27 From the time that Amaziah started to disobey Yahweh, some men in Jerusalem planned to kill him. He was able to escape to Lachish [city], but those who wanted to kill him sent another group of people to Lachish and killed him there.

Ngayon, mula sa panahon na tumalikod si Amazias sa pagsunod kay Yahweh, sinimulan nilang gumawa ng sabuwatan laban sa kaniya sa Jerusalem. Tumakas siya patungong Laquis, ngunit nagpadala sila ng mga tao na susunod sa kaniya sa Laquis at pinatay siya doon.

28 They put his corpse on a horse and brought it back to Jerusalem and buried it where his ancestors [had been buried] in the part of Jerusalem called ‘The City of David’.

Siya ay ibinalik nilang nakasakay sa mga kabayo at inilibing siya kasama ng kaniyang mga ninuno sa Lungsod ng Juda.