2 Crônicas 13

1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3 Abijah 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. 4 Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel: 5 Ought 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? 6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord. 7 Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them.

8 "Now you intend to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David. You are a great multitude, and the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods are with you. 9 Haven’t you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves according to the ways of the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of those who are no gods.

10 "But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests serving Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work. 11 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 care for the gold lamp stand with its lamps, to burn every evening; for we keep the instruction of Yahweh our God, but you have forsaken him. 12 Behold, 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 will not prosper."

13 But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them. 14 When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. 15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout. As the men of Judah shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. 16 The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand. 17 Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down slain. 18 Thus 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. 19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam, and took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron with its villages.

20 Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. Yahweh struck him, and he died. 21 But Abijah grew mighty and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 22 The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.

Te Pakanga a Apia ki a Ieropoama

1 Nō te tekau mā waru o ngā tau o Kīngi Ieropoama i kīngi ai a Apia ki a Hūrā. 2 Ā, e toru ngā tau i kīngi ai ia ki Hiruhārama. Ko te ingoa o tōna whaea ko Mikaia, he tamāhine nā Uriere nō Kipea.

Ā, he whawhai tā Apia rāua ko Ieropoama ki a rāua. 3 Nā, ka whakatikaia e Apia ngā ngohi o tāna ope, he hunga māia mō te whawhai, e whā rau mano, he hunga whiriwhiri. I whakatikaia anō e Ieropoama āna ngohi hei whawhai ki a ia; e waru rau mano āna, he hunga whiriwhiri, he mārohirohi, he toa.

4 Nā, ka tū a Apia i runga i Maunga Temaraima, i te whenua pukepuke o Ēparaima, ā, ka mea, "Whakarongo mai ki ahau, e Ieropoama, koutou ko Īharaira katoa! 5 Kaua rānei koutou e mōhio, he mea hōmai nā Ihowā, nā te Atua o Īharaira te kīngitanga o Īharaira ki a Rāwiri, he mea oti tonu ki a ia, rātou ko āna tama, i runga anō i te kawenata tote? 6 Otirā, i whakatika ake a Ieropoama tama a Nēpata, pononga a Horomona tama a Rāwiri, kei te whakakeke ki tōna ariki. 7 Nā, ko te huihuinga o ētahi tāngata wairangi, he tama nā Periara, ki a ia, kua whakapakari i a rātou ki a Rehopoama tama a Horomona, i te mea he taitamariki a Rehopoama, he ngāwari hoki tōna ngākau, ā, kīhai i kaha ki a rātou.

8 "Nā, e mea nā koutou ki te whakatenetene ki te kīngitanga o Ihowā kei te ringa nei o ngā tama a Rāwiri; he huihui nui tō koutou, ā, kei a koutou ngā kūao kau kōura i hangā nā e Ieropoama hei atua mō koutou. 9 He teka ianei kua peia e koutou ngā tohunga a Ihowā, ngā tama a Ārona, rātou ko ngā Rīwaiti; ā, whakatohungatia ana e koutou ētahi tohunga, pērā ana koutou me ngā iwi o ērā atu whenua? Nā, ko te tangata e haere ana ki te whakatohunga i a ia ki te pūru, ki te tama a te kau, ki ngā hipi toa e whitu, hei tohunga ia mō ngā mea ehara nei i te atua.

10 "Tēnā ko mātou, ko Ihowā tō mātou Atua, kīhai hoki mātou i whakarere i a ia. Nā, he tohunga a mātou e minita ana ki a Ihowā, ko ngā tama a Ārona, ko ngā Rīwaiti kei tā rātou mahi. 11 Ā, e tahu tinana ana rātou ki a Ihowā, e tahu kakara reka ana i te ata, i te ahiahi; me te taro aroaro e whakatakotoria ana ki te tēpu parakore; me te tūranga rama kōura me ōna rama, hei tahu i ngā ahiahi. E mau ana hoki i a mātou ngā mea a Ihowā, a tō mātou Atua; ko koutou ia kua whakarere i a ia. 12 Nā, tēnā, kei a mātou te Atua hei rangatira, me āna tohunga, me ngā tētere tangi nui, hei whakatangi i te whawhai ki a koutou. E ngā tama a Īharaira, kaua e whawhai ki a Ihowā, ki te Atua o ō koutou mātua; e kore hoki e taea e koutou."

13 Otirā, i whakatakā e Ieropoama he pehipehi kia haere āwhio atu i muri i a rātou; nā, ko rātou ki te aroaro o Hūrā, ko te pehipehi ki muri i a rātou. 14 Ā, i te tahuritanga o Hūrā, nā, e tauria ana a mua, a muri, o rātou. Nā, karanga ana rātou ki a Ihowā, ā, whakatangi ana ngā tohunga i ngā tētere. 15 Kātahi ka hāmama ngā tāngata o Hūrā. Ā, nō te hāmamatanga o ngā tāngata o Hūrā, nā, patua iho e te Atua a Ieropoama rātou ko Īharaira katoa i te aroaro o Apia rātou ko Hūrā. 16 Nā, rere ana ngā tama a Īharaira i te aroaro o Hūrā, ā, hōmai ana rātou e te Atua ki ō rātou ringa. 17 Patua iho rātou e Apia rātou ko tōna iwi, he nui te parekura. Nā, hinga ana o Īharaira, he mea patu, e rima rau mano, he hunga whiriwhiri. 18 Heoi, kua riro ki raro ngā tama a Īharaira i taua wā; ā, ka kaha ngā tama a Hūrā, nō rātou i okioki ki a Ihowā, ki te Atua o ō rātou mātua.

19 Nā, ka whāia a Ieropoama e Apia, ā, ka riro ētahi o ōna pā i a ia, a Pētēre me ōna pā ririki, a Tehana me ōna pā ririki, a Ēperaina me ōna pā ririki. 20 Ā, kīhai a Ieropoama i whai kaha anō i ngā rā o Apia, ā, patua ana ia e Ihowā, mate ake.

21 Otiia ka kaha haere a Apia. I tangohia anō e ia ētahi wāhine māna kotahi tekau mā whā, ā, whānau ake, e rua tekau mā rua ngā tama, kotahi tekau mā ono ngā kōtiro.

22 Nā, ko ērā atu meatanga a Apia, me ōna ara, me āna kupu, kei te tuhituhi i roto i ngā kōrero a Iro poropiti.