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.

¹Huan, hiai nung in hichi ahi a, Moab suante leh Amon suante bel Me-uninte khenkhat toh Jehosaphat sual dingin ahong kuan ua

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).

²Huchiin kuate hiamin Jehosaphat kiangah, Nang sual dingin mipi thupi mahmah, tuipi gal Suria akipan ahong kuan ek mai ua; ngaiin, Hazazon-tamar ah a omta uh, (huai bel Engedi leng a chi sam sek ua) chiin a gen ua.

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

³Huan, Jehosaphat a laua, TOUPA zong dingin a kipiaa; Juda gam tengteng ah anngawl ding thu a thangsak hi.

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

⁴Huchiin Judate bel TOUPA panpihna zong in a kikaikhawm ua; Juda kho chih akipan TOUPA zong dingin ahong pot khia uh

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

⁵Huan, Jehosaphat TOUPA in ah, intual thak chinah Judate leh Jerusalemte kikaikhawm lakah a ding a;

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.

⁶Aw TOUPA ka pi leh pute uh Pathian, vana Pathian, vana Pathian na hi ka hia? nam chih tunga vaihawmpa na hi ka hia? na khutah thilhihtheih na leh hatna a oma, kuamah zoh vual na hikei a.

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?

⁷Awka Pathian uh, hiai gam a teng te a mi Israelte na delhkhiak sak a, na lawm Abraham suante khantawn adia na piak ahi kei maw?

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

⁸Huan, hiai gamah ahong om ta ua, na min adin mun siangthou a honlam sak ua,

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.’

⁹Ka tunguah thil hoihlou, namsaua vaihawmnate hiam, hi te hiam, kial te hiam a hong tun leh hiai in chin ah leh na maah ka hongding diing ua (hiai in ah lah na min a om ngal a) ka mangbat na uah nang kon sam ding ua, nang nonna ngaihkhiak sak in non hondam ding, chiin

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;

¹⁰Huchiin, ngaiin, Amon suante leh Moabte leh Seir tanga mi, Israelte, Aigupta gam akipan a hongpai khiak lai un, amau a sim uh na phal kei a, amau akipan a kihei mang jaw ua, amau ahih mang kei uh;

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

¹¹Ngaiin, kaluah ding uana honpiak gam akipan hondelh khe dingin ahon kuan uh

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.”

¹²Aw ka Pathian uh, a tung ua vaihawm lou ding na hi maw? Mi hu zahzah honsual ding a hong kuante lah nana sual thei dingdan mahmah kahi ngal kei ua; a lohna dan mahmah leng ka theikei uhi, nanglam ka hongnga zo tamai uhi, a chi a

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

¹³Huan, Judate tengteng, a nau neu chikchik uh, a jite uh a tate utoh TOUPA maah a ding uhi.

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;

¹⁴Huchiin mipi lakah Jahaziel tungah TOUPA kha a hongtung a, huai mi bel Zekaria tapa ahi a, huai mi bel Benai tapa ahi a, huai mi bel Jeiel tapa ahi a, huai mi bel Asap suan Levi mi Matani tapa ahi a:

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.

¹⁵Huan, aman, Nou Juda gam a mi tengteng leh Jerusalem a om tengteng leh nang Jehosaphat, na nangaikhia un: TOUPAN na kiang uah hichiin a chi, Lau kei unla, huai mipi thupi mahmah te jiakin inleng lung lel sam kei un; kidouna noute kidouna ahi keia, Pathian kidouna ahi zo ngal a.

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.

¹⁶Jingchiangin vasual un; ngai dih ua, Ziz zot touhna ah a hong tou ua, Jeruel gamdai chin guam tawp lamah na va mu ding uh.

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.’”

¹⁷Hiai kidouna na sual uh a kiphamoh kei ding: kiphalh unla, adinin ding mai unla, nou lama pang TOUPA hotdamna tak en gige mai un, aw Juda mite leh Jerusalem mite aw: lau kei unla, lunglel sam kei un, jingchian in sual dingin kuan un, TOUPA lah nou lam ah apang ngala, a chi a.

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

¹⁸Huchiin Jehosaphat bel a maia lei siin a kuna; huan, Juda mite tengteng leh Jerusalem mite tengteng TOUPA chibai bukin TOUPA maah a kun uhi.

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.

¹⁹Huan Kohat suan leh Kora suan Levite aw ngaih taka TOUPA Israelte Pathian phat dingin a hong ding ua

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.”

²⁰Huan, jingsangin jingkhangin a thou ua, Tekoa gamdai ah a lut ua; huan, a pai lai un Jehosaphat a dinga, Aw, Juda mite leh Jerusalem mite aw, ka thu ngaikhia un; TOUPA na Pathian uh ging unla, kip takin na ding diing uh; a jawlneite ging unla, lamzang takin na om ding uhi, a chi a.

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.

²¹Huan, mipite a hasot khit in sepaihte maa pai kawma TOUPA pahtawina leh a siangthou kilawm dan phat dinga lasami dingte a sep a: TOUPA kiangah kipahthu gen un, a chitna lah khantawnin a om sin ngala, chi un, a chi a.

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.

²²Huan, la asak ua a phat tak un Amon suante, Moab suante, tanga mite Judate sual dinga hong kuante guktan ding mite TOUPAN a koih a; vuallelta uh.

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.

²³Amon suante leh Moab suanten Seir tanga omte thah chimih vek leh hihman sipsip tumin a sualta mai ua; huan, Seir tang a mite a hih man khit un amau leh amau kihihman tumin a kisual ek mai jen ua.

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.

²⁴Huan, Judaten gamdai etna mun sang a vatun uleh mipi lam a en ua; huan, ngai dih, misi luang lei ah apuk zengzung maia, khat lel leng a suakta a omkei uh.

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.

²⁵Huchiin Jehosaphat leh a heutu gallak sum la dingin a va hoh ua, a lak uah sum leh pai te, puansilhte, suangmantam te a va mu ek mai ua, a puak zoh louh khop un a la ua, a tam petmaha, nithum tak gallak sum a sek uhi.

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.

²⁶Huan, a ni li ni in Beraka guam ah a kikhawm ua, huailaiah TOUPA a pahtawi ua; huaijiakin tutan in huailai mun min dingin Beraka guam a chi ta uh.

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.

²⁷Huchiin Juda mi leh Jerusalem mi tengteng apai nawn ua huan, Jehosaphatin Jerusalema nuam satak a pai dingin a ma uh a kai a; TOUPAN a melmate uh tung thua nuamsa taka a om sak jiakin.

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

²⁸Huchiin pekgingte, kaihgingte, pengkulte toh Jerusalem a TOUPA in a tung tout a uhi.

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

²⁹Huan, TOUPAN Israelte melma a sual chih m chiha miten Pathian a lau ta uh.

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

³⁰Huchiin Jehosaphat gam bel galmuangin a omta a; a pathian a kimvel a mite laka galmuanna a piak jiakin.

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.

³¹Huchiin Jehosaphat bel Judate tungah a lal taa; kum sawmthum leh kum ngaa upa ahih in a lal pana; huan Jerusalem ah kum sawmnih leh kum nga a lal a; a nu min Azuba, Silhi tanu ahi.

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.

³²TOUPA mit muha thilhoih hihin apa Asa lampi pialsan hetlou in a jui a;

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

³³Himahleh mun sangte paihmang ahikei a, mipiten leng api leh pute uh Pathian tungah a lungtang uh a nga tuan sam kei uh.

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.

³⁴Huan, ngai dih ua, Jehosaphat thil hih tengteng a bul akipan a a tawp phain Hanani tapa Jehu tanchin gelhna ah atuang a, huai Israel kumpipate tanchin buah a tuang hi.

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

³⁵Huan, huai nungin Juda kumpipa jehosaphatin Israel kumpipa Ahazia a kithutuahpiha; huai min hoih lou takin thil a hih sek hi:

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

³⁶Huan, Tarsis lama pai ding long a bawl khawm ua, Ezion-geber ah longte a bawl uhi.Huchiin, Maresa mi Dodavahu tapa Eliezerin Jehosaphatin kiangah, Ahazia na thutuahpih jiak in TOUPAN na thilhih tup a honhihsiat sakta ahi, a chi a. Huchiin longte a hihse vek ua, Tarsis ah a hoh theita kei kei uhi.

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.

³⁷Huchiin, Maresa mi Dodavahu tapa Eliezerin Jehosaphatin kiangah, Ahazia na thutuahpih jiak in TOUPAN na thilhih tup a honhihsiat sakta ahi, a chi a. Huchiin longte a hihse vek ua, Tarsis ah a hoh theita kei kei uhi.