¹And it came to pass after this [that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them certain of the Maonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

¹[Ny nandehanan'ny Moabita sy ny namany hiady tamin'ny Joda, ary ny vavaka nataon'i Josafata, sy ny namonjen'Andriamanitra azy] Ary nony afaka izany, dia avy hiady tamin'i Josafata ny taranak'i Moaba sy ny taranak'i Amona mbamin'ny any ankoatry ny Amonita.[Na: mbamin'ny Meonita; izahao xxxvi. 7]

²And they came and told Jehoshaphat saying, A great multitude is come against thee from beyond the sea, from Syria; and behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar, which is Engedi.

²Ary nisy tonga ka nanambara tamin'i Josafata hoe: Indreo, misy olona betsaka avy any an-dafin'ny ranomasina, dia avy any Syria, ho avy hiady aminao; ary indreo izy ao Hazezon-tamara (Enjedy izany).

³And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek Jehovah, and proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.

³Dia natahotra Josafata ka nanatrika tsara hitady an'i Jehovah sady niantso andro fifadian-kanina ho an'ny tanin'ny Joda rehetra.

⁴And Judah gathered themselves together to ask [help] of Jehovah: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Jehovah.

⁴Dia niangona ny Joda hangataka famonjena amin'i Jehovah; eny, avy tamin'ny tanànan'ny Joda rehetra hitady an'i Jehovah izy.

⁵And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;

⁵Ary Josafata nitsangana teo amin'ny fiangonan'ny Joda sy Jerosalema, Tao amin'ny tranon'i Jehovah, teo anoloan'ny kianja vaovao,

⁶and he said, Jehovah, God of our fathers, art not thou God in the heavens, and rulest thou not over all the kingdoms of the nations? And in thy hand there is power and might, and none can withstand thee.

⁶ka nanao hoe: Ry Jehovah ô, Andriamanitry ny razanay, tsy Hianao va no Andriamanitra any an-danitra? Eny, Hianao no manapaka amin'ny fanjakan'ny jentilisa rehetra, ary eo an-tananao ny hery sy ny fahefana, ka tsy misy mahasakana Anao.

⁷Hast not thou, our God, dispossessed the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and given it for ever to the seed of Abraham, thy friend?

⁷Ry Andriamanitray ô, tsy Hianao va no nandroaka ny mponina tamin'ity tany ity hiala teo anoloan'ny Isiraely olonao ka nanome azy mandrakizay ho an'ny taranak'i Abrahama sakaizanao?

⁸And they have dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

⁸Ary nonina tatỳ izy ka nanao fitoerana masina teto ho an'ny anaranao sady nanao hoe:

⁹If evil come upon us, sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, and we stand before this house and before thee -- for thy name is in this house -- and cry unto thee in our distress, then thou wilt hear and save.

⁹Raha manjo anay ny loza, na sabatra, na famaliana, na areti-mandringana, na mosary, ary hitsangana manatrika ity trano ity sy eto anatrehanao izahay (fa ny anaranao no amin'ity trano ity) ka hitaraina aminao amin'ny fahorianay, dia hihaino Hianao ka hamonjy.

¹⁰And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab, and those of mount Seir, amongst whom thou wouldest not let Israel go when they came out of the land of Egypt, (for they turned from them, and destroyed them not,)

¹⁰Koa indreo ny taranak'i Amona sy Moaba ary ny avy any an-tendrombohitra, Seira, dia ilay tsy navelanao hotafihin'ny Isiraely, fony izy nivoaka avy tany amin'ny tany Egypta, ka nivily fa tsy nandringana azy;

¹¹behold, they reward us, in coming to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to possess.

¹¹nefa indreo izy mamaly ratsy anay ka avy handroaka anay amin'ny lova nomenao anay.

¹²Our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might in presence of this great company which cometh against us, neither know we what to do; but our eyes are upon thee.

¹²Ry Andriamanitray ô, tsy hitsara azy va Hianao? Fa izahay dia tsy manan-kery hanohitra ireo olona betsaka ireo, izay avy hamely anay, koa tsy hitanay izay hataonay; fa Hianao no andrandrain'ny masonay.

¹³And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their sons.

¹³Ary ny Joda rehetra mbamin'ny vadiny aman-janany koa dia samy nitsangana teo anatrehan'i Jehovah.

¹⁴And upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, upon him came the Spirit of Jehovah, in the midst of the congregation;

¹⁴Ary Jahaziela, zanak'i Zakaria, zanak'i Benaia, zanak'i Jeiela, zanak'i Matania, Levita amin'ny taranak'i Asafa, dia voatsindrin'ny Fanahin'i Jehovah teo amin'ny fiangonana

¹⁵and he said, Be attentive, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat! Thus saith Jehovah unto you: Fear not, nor be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

¹⁵ka nanao hoe: Mihainoa ianareo, ry Joda rehetra sy ry mponina any Jerosalema, ary ianao, ry Josafata mpanjaka: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah aminareo: Aza matahotra na mivadi-po ny amin'ireo olona betsaka ireo, fa tsy anareo ny ady, fa an'Andriamanitra.

¹⁶To-morrow go down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

¹⁶Rahampitso dia midìna hiady aminy ianareo; fa, indreo, hiakatra amin'ny fiakarana Ziza izy; ary ianareo hahita azy eo amin'ny faran'ny lohasahan-driaka tandrifin'ny efitr'i Jeroela.

¹⁷Ye shall not have to fight on this occasion: set yourselves, stand and see the salvation of Jehovah [who is] with you! Judah and Jerusalem, fear not nor be dismayed; to-morrow go out against them, and Jehovah will be with you.

¹⁷Tsy ianareo anefa no hiady amin'ity; mijanòna tsara, fa ho hitanareo ny hamonjen'i Jehovah anareo, ry Joda sy Jerosalema. Aza matahotra na mivadi-po, fa rahampitso dia mivoaha hiady aminy; fa Jehovah no momba anareo.

¹⁸And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah.

¹⁸Dia niankohoka tamin'ny tany Josafata; ary ny Joda sy ny mponina rehetra tany Jerosalema niankohoka teo anatrehan'i Jehovah koa ka nivavaka.

¹⁹And the Levites, of the sons of the Kohathites, and of the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise Jehovah the God of Israel with an exceeding loud voice.

¹⁹Dia nitsangana ny Levita, taranaky ny Kehatita sy taranaky ny Koraita, mba hidera an'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, tamin'ny feo mahery indrindra.

²⁰And they rose early in the morning, and went forth towards the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Jehovah your God, and ye shall be established; believe his prophets, and ye shall prosper!

²⁰Ary nifoha maraina koa izy, dia niainga nankany an-efitr'i Tekoa; ary nony nivoaka izy, dia nitsangana teo Josafata ka nanao hoe: Mihainoa ahy, ry Joda, sy ianareo, ry mponina eto Jerosalema: Minoa an'i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo, dia ho tafatoetra ianareo; minoa ny mpaminaniny, dia hambinina ianareo.

²¹And he consulted with the people, and appointed singers to Jehovah, and those that should praise in holy splendour, as they went forth before the armed men, and say, Give thanks to Jehovah; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever!

²¹Ary rehefa niara-nihevitra tamin'ny olona izy, dia nanendry mpihira ho an'i Jehovah hidera amin'ny fihaingoana masina, raha mivoaka eo anoloan'ny olona efa voaomana hiady, ka hanao hoe: Miderà an'i Jehovah, fa mandrakizay ny famindram-pony.

²²And when they began the song of triumph and praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, who had come against Judah, and they were smitten.

²²Ary raha vao nanomboka nihoby sy nidera ireo, dia nasian'i Jehovah otrika hamely ny taranak'i Amona sy Moaba sy ny avy any an-tendrombohitra Seira, izay avy hamely ny Joda, ka dia resy ireo.

²³And the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to exterminate and destroy [them]; and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

²³Dia nitsangana ny taranak'i Amona sy Moaba namely ny avy any an-tendrombohitra Seira ka namono sy nandringana azy; ary nony voaringany ny mponina tany Seira, dia nifandringana kosa izy samy izy ihany.

²⁴And Judah came on to the mountain-watch in the wilderness, and they looked toward the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none had escaped.

²⁴Ary nony tonga teo amin'ilay fitazanana any an-efitra ny Joda, dia nijery ireo olona betsaka ireo izy, koa, indreo, nisy faty niampatrampatra tamin'ny tany, fa tsy nisy afa-nandositra.

²⁵And Jehoshaphat and his people came to plunder the spoil of them, and they found among them in abundance, both riches with the dead bodies, and precious things, and they stripped off for themselves more than they could carry away; and they were three days in plundering the spoil, it was so much.

²⁵Ary avy hamabo azy Josafata sy ny vahoakany, dia nahita harena betsaka sy faty ary fanaka sarobidy teo izy, ka dia namabo mihoatra noho izay zakany ho entina; ary hateloana no nanangonany ny babo, fa be dia be ireny. [Na: fitafiana]

²⁶And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah, for there they blessed Jehovah; therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Berachah, to this day.

²⁶Ary tamin'ny andro fahefatra dia nivory tao amin'ny lohasaha Beraka izy, fa tany no nisaorany an'i Jehovah; koa izany no nanaovany izany tany izany hoe Lohasaha Beraka mandraka androany.[Beraka = Fisaorana]

²⁷And they returned, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

²⁷Koa dia niverina ny lehilahy rehetra amin'ny Joda sy Jerosalema, ary Josafata nitarika azy hankany Jerosalema indray tamin'ny fifaliana, fa Jehovah nampifaly azy ny amin'ny fahavalony.

²⁸And they came to Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, to the house of Jehovah.

²⁸Ary tonga tany Jerosalema izy nitondra valiha sy lokanga ary trompetra ka nankao an-tranon'i Jehovah.

²⁹And the terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.

²⁹Ary ny fahatahorana an'Andriamanitra nahazo ny fanjakana rehetra manodidina, nony efa reny fa Jehovah no niady tamin'ny fahavalon'ny Isiraely.

³⁰And the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; and his God gave him rest round about.

³⁰Ary nandry fahizay ny fanjakan'i Josafata; fa nomen'Andriamaniny fiadanana tamin'ny manodidina izy.

³¹And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi.

³¹[Filazana fohifohy ny amin'ny nanjakan'i Josafata] Ary Josafata nanjaka tamin'ny Joda; dimy amby telo-polo taona izy, fony vao nanjaka, ary dimy amby roa-polo taona no nanjakany tany Jerosalema, Ary ny anaran-dreniny dia Azoba, zanakavavin'i Sily.

³²And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of Jehovah.

³²Ary nandeha tamin'ny lalana nalehan'i Asa rainy izy ka tsy niala tamin'izany, fa nanao izay mahitsy eo imason'i Jehovah.

³³Only, the high places were not removed; and as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.

³³Kanefa ny fitoerana avo tsy mba noravana; fa ny olona tsy mbola nampiomana ny fony hitady an'Andriamanitry ny razany.

³⁴And the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the words of Jehu the son of Hanani, which are inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.

³⁴Ary ny tantaran'i Josafata sisa, na ny voalohany na ny farany, indro, efa voasoratra ao amin'ny tenin'i Jeho, zanak'i Hanany, izay nakambana ao amin'ny bokin'ny mpanjakan'ny Isiraely, izany.

³⁵And after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly.

³⁵Nefa nony afaka izany, Josafata, mpanjakan'ny Joda, nikambana tamin'i Ahazia, mpanjakan'ny Isiraely, izay nanao ratsy;

³⁶And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

³⁶ary nikambana taminy hanao sambo hankany Tarsisy izy, ka tao Ezion-gebera no nanaovany azy.Ary Eliezera, zanak'i Dodavaho, avy any Maresa, naminany ny amin'i Josafata hoe: Noho ny nikambananao tamin'i Ahazia dia horavan'i Jehovah ny asanao. Ary nahavakiana ny sambo ka tsy nahazo nankany Tarsisy.

³⁷And Eliezer the son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah has broken thy works. And the ships were broken, and could not go to Tarshish.

³⁷Ary Eliezera, zanak'i Dodavaho, avy any Maresa, naminany ny amin'i Josafata hoe: Noho ny nikambananao tamin'i Ahazia dia horavan'i Jehovah ny asanao. Ary nahavakiana ny sambo ka tsy nahazo nankany Tarsisy.