¹In 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; and his mother's name 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 began the war with an army of men of war, four hundred thousand chosen men; and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty men of valour.

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 on the top of mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, 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 Jehovah the God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, 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.

⁶But Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord.

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

⁷And vain men, sons of Belial, gathered to him and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was young and faint-hearted, and did not shew himself strong against 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 shew yourselves strong against the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and ye have with you the golden calves that 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 Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests as the peoples of the lands? whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, he becomes a priest of what is not God.

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, Jehovah is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests that serve Jehovah are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites are at their work:

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 to Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense; the loaves also are set in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with its lamps to burn every evening: for *we* keep the charge of Jehovah 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, we have God with us at our head, and his priests, and the loud-sounding trumpets to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, do not fight with Jehovah the 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 ambush to come about behind them; and they were before Judah, and the ambush 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 Judah looked back, and behold, they had the battle in front and behind; and they cried to Jehovah, 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.

¹⁵And 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; and 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.

¹⁸And the children of Israel were humbled at that time, and the children of Judah were strengthened, because they relied upon Jehovah the 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 its dependent villages, and Jeshanah with its dependent villages, and Ephron with its dependent villages.

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]

²⁰And Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and Jehovah smote him, and he died.

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

²¹But Abijah strengthened himself, and took fourteen wives, and begot twenty-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 treatise 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.