¹[Ny niandohan'ny nanjakan'i Josafata, sy ny fahazotoany hampandroso ny fivavahana tamin'i Jehovah, ary ny nanambinana azy] Ary Josafata, zanak'i Asa, no nanjaka nandimby azy, ary nitombo hery hiaro tena tamin'ny Isiraely izy.

¹And Jehoshaphat his son reigneth in his stead, and he strengtheneth himself against Israel,

²Ary namponina miaramila tamin'ny tanàna mimanda rehetra eran'i Joda izy sady nametraka miaramila tany amin'ny tany Joda sy tany amin'izay tanànan'ny Efraima efa azon'i Asa rainy.

²and putteth a force in all the fenced cities of Judah, and putteth garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured.

³Ary Jehovah nomba an'i Josafata, satria nandeha tamin'ny nalehan'i Davida rainy izy, dia ilay tamin'ny voalohany, fa tsy mba nitady ireo Bala;

³And Jehovah is with Jehoshaphat, for he hath walked in the first ways of David his father, and hath not sought to Baalim,

⁴fa Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny rainy, kosa no notadiaviny, ary araka ny didiny no nalehany, fa tsy mba araka ny fanaon'ny Isiraely.

⁴for to the God of his father he hath sought, and in His commands he hath walked, and not according to the work of Israel.

⁵Koa dia nampitoerin'i Jehovah teo an-tànany ny fanjakana; ary ny Joda rehetra nitondra fanomezana ho an'i Josafata, ka dia nanana harena sy voninahitra be izy.

⁵And Jehovah doth establish the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah give a present to Jehoshaphat, and he hath riches and honour in abundance,

⁶Ary ny fony nihanatoky tamin'ny lalan'i Jehovah. dia noravany tsy ho eo amin'ny Joda ny fitoerana avo sy ny Aseraha.

⁶and his heart is high in the ways of Jehovah, and again he hath turned aside the high places and the shrines out of Judah.

⁷Ary tamin'ny taona fahatelo nanjakany dia naniraka ny mpanapaka izy, dia Benaila sy Obadia sy Zakaria sy Netanela ary Mikaia, hampianatra tany amin'ny tanànan'ny Joda,

⁷And in the third year of his reign he hath sent for his heads, for Ben-Hail, and for Obadiah, and for Zechariah, and for Nethaneel, and for Michaiah, to teach in cities of Judah,

⁸Ary nisy Levita koa niaraka tamin'ireo, dia Semaia sy Netania sy Zebadia sy Asahela sy Semiramota sy Jonatana sy Adonia sy Tobia ary Tob-adonia, Levita, mbamin'i Elisama sy Jorama, mpisorona.

⁸and with them the Levites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijath, and Tob-Adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

⁹Ary nampianatra tany Joda izy ireo, ka nentiny ny bokin'ny lalàn'i Jehovah, dia nitety ny tanànan'ny Joda rehetra izy ka nampianatra teny amin'ny olona.

⁹And they teach in Judah, and with them [is] the Book of the Law of Jehovah, and they go round about into all cities of Judah, and teach among the people.

¹⁰Ary ny tahotra an'i Jehovah nahazo ny fanjakana rehetra tamin'ny tany manodidina an'i Joda, ka dia tsy nisy niady tamin'i Josafata ireo.

¹⁰And here is a fear of Jehovah on all kingdoms of the lands that [are] round about Judah, and they have not fought with Jehoshaphat;

¹¹Ary ny Filistina sasany nitondra fanomezana sy vola hetra ho an'i Josafata; ary ny Arabo koa nitondra ondry aman'osy, dia ondrilahy fiton-jato amby fito arivo sy osilahy fiton-jato amby fito arivo.

¹¹and of the Philistines they are bringing in to Jehoshaphat a present, and tribute silver; also, the Arabians are bringing to him a flock, rams seven thousand an seven hundred, and he-goats seven thousand and seven hundred.

¹²Ary Josafata nihanahery indrindra ka nanao trano fiarovana sy tanàna fitehirizana tany Joda.

¹²And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he buildeth in Judah palaces and cities of store,

¹³Ary nanana fananana betsaka tao amin'ny tanànan'ny Joda koa sy miaramila, lehilahy mahery, tany Jerosalema izy.

¹³and he hath much work in cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty of valour, [are] in Jerusalem.

¹⁴Ary izao no nandaminana azy araka ny fianakaviany avy: Ny mpifehy arivo tamin'ny Joda dia Adna komandy, ary ny fehiny dia lehilahy mahery telo hetsy;

¹⁴And these [are] their numbers, for the house of their fathers: Of Judah, heads of thousands, Adnah the head, and with him mighty ones of valour, three hundred chiefs.

¹⁵ary nanarakaraka azy dia Johanana komandy, ary ny fehiny dia valo alina amby roa hetsy;

¹⁵And at his hand [is] Jehohanan the head, and with him two hundred and eighty chiefs.

¹⁶ary nanarakaraka azy indray dia Amasia, zanak'i Zikry, ilay nanolotena ho an'i Jehovah, ary ny fehiny dia lehilahy mahery roa hetsy.

¹⁶And at his hand [is] Amasiah son of Zichri, who is willingly offering himself to Jehovah, and with him two hundred chiefs, mighty of valour.

¹⁷Ary tamin'ny Benjamina dia Eliada, lehilahy mahery, ary ny fehiny dia lehilahy roa hetsy mitondra tsipìka sy ampinga;

¹⁷And of Benjamin: mighty of valour, Eliada, and with him, armed with bow and shield, two hundred chiefs.

¹⁸ary nanarakaraka azy dia Jozabada, ary ny fehiny dia valo alina amby iray hetsy efa voaomana hiady.Ireo no mpitoetra tamin'ny mpanjaka, afa-tsy izay nampitoerin'ny mpanjaka tany amin'ny tanàna mimanda eran'i Joda rehetra.

¹⁸And at his hand [is] Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty chiefs, armed ones of the host.

¹⁹Ireo no mpitoetra tamin'ny mpanjaka, afa-tsy izay nampitoerin'ny mpanjaka tany amin'ny tanàna mimanda eran'i Joda rehetra.

¹⁹These [are] those serving the king, apart from those whom the king put in the cities of fortress, in all Judah.