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 began Abijah to reign 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.

²He reigned three years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war 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.

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

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:

⁴Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “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.

⁵Ought you not to know that Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

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

⁶Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled 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.

⁷There were gathered to him worthless men, base fellows, who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand 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“Now you think to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made 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.

⁹Haven’t you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves after the ways of the peoples of other lands? so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, the same may be a priest of those who are 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“But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and we have priests ministering to Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their 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 they burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also set the show bread in order on the pure table; and the lampstand of gold with its lamps, to burn every evening: for we keep the instruction of Yahweh our God; but you 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.

¹²Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, don’t fight against Yahweh, the God of your fathers; for you shall 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.

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

¹⁴When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests sounded with the 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.

¹⁵Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it happened, that God struck 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,

¹⁶The children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered 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.

¹⁷Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain 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.

¹⁸Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on Yahweh, the 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]

¹⁹Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with its towns, and Jeshanah with its towns, and Ephron with its towns.

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

²⁰Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. Yahweh struck him, and he died.

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.

²¹But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-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.

²²The rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the commentary 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.