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.

¹In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam -- Abijah reigneth over Judah;

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

²three years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, (and the name of his mother [is] Michaiah daughter of Uriel, from Gibeah,) and war hath been between Abijah and Jeroboam.

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.

³And Abijah directeth the war with a force of mighty men of war, four hundred thousand chosen men, and Jeroboam hath set in array with him battle, with eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty of valour.

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:

⁴And Abijah riseth up on the hill of Zemaraim that [is] in the hill-country of Ephraim, and saith, `Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel!

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.

⁵Is it not for you to know that Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given the kingdom to David over Israel to the age, to him and to his sons -- a covenant of salt?

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

⁶and rise up doth Jeroboam, son of Nebat, servant of Solomon son of David, and rebelleth against his lord!

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.

⁷`And there are gathered unto him vain men, sons of worthlessness, and they strengthen themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was a youth, and tender of heart, and hath not strengthened himself against them.

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.

⁸`And now, ye are saying to strengthen yourselves before the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David, and ye [are] a numerous multitude, and with you calves of gold that Jeroboam hath made to you for 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.

⁹`Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make to you priests like the peoples of the lands? every one who hath come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he hath been a priest to No-gods!

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;

¹⁰`As for us, Jehovah [is] our God, and we have not forsaken Him, and priests are ministering to Jehovah, sons of Aaron and the Levites, in the work,

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.

¹¹and are making perfume to Jehovah, burnt-offerings morning by morning, and evening by evening, and perfume of spices, and the arrangement of bread [is] on the pure table, and the candlestick of gold, and its lamps, to burn evening by evening, for we are keeping the charge of Jehovah our God, and ye -- ye have forsaken Him.

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.

¹²`And lo, with us -- at [our] head -- [is] God, and His priests and trumpets of shouting to shout against you; O sons of Israel, do not fight with Jehovah, God of your fathers, for ye do not prosper.'

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.

¹³And Jeroboam hath brought round the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush [is] behind them.

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.

¹⁴And Judah turneth, and lo, against them [is] the battle, before and behind, and they cry to Jehovah, and the priests are blowing with trumpets,

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.

¹⁵and the men of Judah shout -- and it cometh to pass, at the shouting of the men of Judah, that God hath smitten Jeroboam, and all Israel, before Abijah and Judah.

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

¹⁶And the sons of Israel flee from the face of Judah, and God giveth them into their hand,

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

¹⁷and Abijah and his people smite among them a great smiting, and there fall wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

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

¹⁸And the sons of Israel are humbled at that time, and the sons of Judah are strong, for they have leant on Jehovah, God of their fathers.

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]

¹⁹And Abijah pursueth after Jeroboam, and captureth from him cities, Beth-El and its small towns, and Jeshanah and its small towns, and Ephraim and its small towns.

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

²⁰And Jeroboam hath not retained power any more in the days of Abijah, and Jehovah smiteth him, and he dieth.

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.

²¹And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,

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.

²²and the rest of the matters of Abijah, and his ways, and his words, are written in the `Inquiry' of the prophet Iddo.

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.