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]

¹It happened after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

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).

²Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea from Syria. Behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).

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

³Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek to Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

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

⁴Judah gathered themselves together, to seek help from Yahweh. They came out of all the cities of Judah to seek Yahweh.

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

⁵Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Yahweh, before the new court;

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.

⁶and he said, “Yahweh, the God of our fathers, aren’t you God in heaven? Aren’t you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so that no one is able to withstand you.

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?

⁷Didn’t you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham your friend forever?

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

⁸They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying,

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.

⁹‘If evil comes on us—the sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine—we will stand before this house, and before you, (for your name is in this house), and cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’

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;

¹⁰Now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and didn’t destroy them;

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

¹¹behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.

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.

¹²Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

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

¹³All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

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

¹⁴Then the Spirit of Yahweh came on Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly;

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.

¹⁵and he said, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat. Thus says Yahweh to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

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.

¹⁶Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz. You shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

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.

¹⁷You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’”

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

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

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

¹⁹The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice.

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.

²⁰They rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, so you shall be established! Believe his prophets, so you shall prosper.”

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.

²¹When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who should sing to Yahweh, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks to Yahweh; for his loving kindness endures forever.

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.

²²When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set ambushers against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck.

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.

²³For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, utterly to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to destroy another.

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.

²⁴When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped.

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]

²⁵When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.

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]

²⁶On the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Yahweh: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah to this day.

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.

²⁷Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in their forefront, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Yahweh had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

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

²⁸They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments and harps and trumpets to the house of Yahweh.

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

²⁹The fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Yahweh fought against the enemies of Israel.

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

³⁰So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest all around.

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.

³¹Jehoshaphat 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 the daughter of Shilhi.

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

³²He walked in the way of Asa his father, and didn’t turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh.

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

³³However the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts to the God of their fathers.

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.

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

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

³⁵After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. The same did very wickedly:

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.

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

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.

³⁷Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works.” The ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.