¹Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

¹[Ny nanjakan'i Abia] Ary tamin'ny taona fahavalo ambin'ny folo nanjakan'i Jeroboama mpanjaka no vao nanjakan'i Abia tamin'ny Joda.

²He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

²Telo taona no nanjakany tany Jerosalema. Ary ny anaran-dreniny dia Mikaia, zanakavavin'i Oriela, avy any Gibea. Ary niady Abia sy Jeroboama.

³And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valor.

³Ary Abia niantomboka niady ka nitondra miaramila mahery, dia lehilahy efatra hetsy voafantina; ary Jeroboama kosa nandahatra ny azy hiady aminy, dia lehilahy valo hetsy voafantina, samy mahery avokoa.

⁴And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;

⁴Ary Abia nijoro teo an-tendrombohitra Zemaraima, izay any amin'ny tany havoan'i Efraima, ka nanao hoe: Mihainoa ahy, ry Jeroboama sy ry Isiraely rehetra:

⁵Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

⁵Moa tsy tokony ho fantatrareo va fa nomen'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, ho an'i Davida mandrakizay ny fanjakan'ny Isiraely? dia ho azy sy ny taranany amin'ny fanekena nasiantsira.

⁶Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.

⁶Nefa kosa Jeroboama, zanak'i Nebata, mpanompon'i Solomona, zanak'i Davida, nitsangana ka niodina tamin'ny tompony.

⁷And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

⁷Ary koa, nisy olom-poana, tena ratsy fanahy, niangona tao aminy ka nampahery ny tenany hanohitra an-dRehoboama, zanak'Solomona, raha mbola zaza sy tanora fanahy izy ka tsy nahatohitra azy.

⁸And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with your golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.

⁸Ary ankehitriny ianareo mikasa hanohitra ny fanjakan'i Jehovah, izay eo an-tànan'ny taranak'i Davida; ary ianareo dia maro be, sady misy ombilahy kely volamena ao aminareo, izay nataon'i Jeroboama ho andriamanitrareo.

⁹Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

⁹Tsy efa noroahinareo va ny mpisoron'i Jehovah, dia ny taranak'i Arona, sy ny levita, ka nanendry mpisorona ho anareo tahaka ny fanaon'ny firenena amin'ny tany hafa ianareo? ka na zovy na zovy mitondra vantotr'ombilahy sy ondrilahy fito hanokanana ny tenany, dia izy no tonga mpisorona amin'ireo tsi-Andriamanitra.

¹⁰But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:

¹⁰Fa ny aminay kosa, dia Jehovah no Andriamanitray ka tsy mba nahafoy Azy izahay; ary ny mpisorona izay manao fanompoam-pivavahana ho an'i Jehovah, dia ny taranak'i Arona; ary ny Levita koa manao ny raharahany;

¹¹And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

¹¹ary mandoro fanatitra dorana sy ditin-kazo manitra ho an'i Jehovah isa-maraina sy isan-kariva izy, ary ny mofo aseho koa alahany eo amin'ny latabatra tsara, ary ny jiro koa ampirehetiny Isan-kariva ao amin'ny fanaovan-jiro volamena sy ny lela fanaovan-jirony; fa izahay mitandrina izay nasain'i Jehovah Andriamanitray hotandremana; fa ianareo kosa nahafoy Azy.

¹²And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

¹²Ary, indro, ato aminay Andriamanitra ho mpitarika anay, ary ny mpisorony sy ny trompetra avo faneno hotsofina mafy hamelezana anareo Ry Zanak'isiraely ô, aza miady amin'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny razanareo; fa tsy hambinina ianareo.

¹³But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.

¹³Fa nasain'i Jeroboama nanompirana no fandehan'ny otrika mba ho tonga ao aoriany, ka dia izy teo anoloan'ny Joda, ary ny otrika teo ivohony.

¹⁴And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

¹⁴Ary nony nitodika ny Joda, ka, indreo, teo alohany sy teo aoriany ny fahavalo, dia nitaraina tamin'i Jehovah izy, ary ny mpisorona nitsoka ny trompetra.

¹⁵Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

¹⁵Dia nihoby ny lehilahy amin'ny Joda; ary raha nihoby izy, Andriamanitra dia namely an'i Jeroboama sy ny Isiraely rehetra teo anoloan'i Abia sy ny Joda.

¹⁶And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.

¹⁶Ary ny Zanak'isiraely nandositra niala teo anoloan'ny Joda; ary Andriamanitra nanolotra azy ho eo an-tànany,

¹⁷And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

¹⁷ka nahafatesan'i Abia sy ny vahoakany be dia be izy; ary niampatrampatra ny fatin'ny Isiraely, dia lehilahy dimy hetsy voafantina.

¹⁸Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.

¹⁸Toy izany no nampietrena ny Zanak'isiraely fahizay; ary ny taranak'i Joda no nahery, satria niankina tamin'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny razany, izy.

¹⁹And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephraim with the towns thereof.

¹⁹Ary Abia nanenjika an'i Jeroboama ka nahazo ny tanànany, dia Betela mbamin'ny zana-bohiny sy Jesana mbamin'ny zana-bohiny ary Efrona mbamin'ny zana-bohiny. [Na: Efraima]

²⁰Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.

²⁰Ary Jeroboama tsy naharina intsony tamin'ny andron'i Abia; ary Jehovah namely azy, ka dia maty izy.

²¹But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

²¹Ary Abia nitombo hery, ary nanam-bady efatra ambin'ny folo izy ka niteraka lahy roa amby roa-polo sy vavy enina ambin'ny folo.

²²And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

²²Ary ny tantaran'i Abia sisa mbamin'ny nataony sy ny teniny dia efa voasoratra ao amin'ny bokin'Ido mpaminany.[Ny niandohan'ny nanjakan'i Asa, sy ny nandravany ny fombam-pivavahana tsy marina, ary ny nandreseny ny Etiopiana] Ary Abia lasa nodi-mandry any amin'ny razany, dia nalevina tao an-tanànan'i Davida izy; ary Asa zanany no nanjaka nandimby azy. Ary tamin'ny andron'i Asa dia nandry folo taona ny tany.

²³[Ny niandohan'ny nanjakan'i Asa, sy ny nandravany ny fombam-pivavahana tsy marina, ary ny nandreseny ny Etiopiana] Ary Abia lasa nodi-mandry any amin'ny razany, dia nalevina tao an-tanànan'i Davida izy; ary Asa zanany no nanjaka nandimby azy. Ary tamin'ny andron'i Asa dia nandry folo taona ny tany.