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1 After this, the children of Moab, the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunites*20:1 The LXX reads Meunites. Heb. reads Ammonites. , came against Jehoshaphat to battle. 2 Then 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). 3 Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 4 Judah gathered themselves together to seek help from Yahweh. They came out of all the cities of Judah to seek Yahweh.

5 Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in Yahweh’s house, before the new court; 6 and 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. 7 Didn’t you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it to the offspring*20:7 or, seed of Abraham your friend forever? 8 They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying, 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.’ 10 Now, 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 away from them, and didn’t destroy them; 11 behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit. 12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you."

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

14 Then Yahweh’s Spirit 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 middle of the assembly; 15 and he said, "Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat. Yahweh says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed because of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s. 16 Tomorrow, go down against them. Behold, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 You 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.’"

18 Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshiping Yahweh. 19 The 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 exceedingly loud voice.

20 They rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, so you will be established! Believe his prophets, so you will prosper."

21 When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to Yahweh and give praise in holy array as they go out before the army, and say, "Give thanks to Yahweh, for his loving kindness endures forever." 22 When 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. 23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. When they had finished the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to destroy each other.

24 When 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. 25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their plunder, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies with precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away. They took plunder for three days, it was so much. 26 On the fourth day, they assembled themselves in Beracah*20:26 "Beracah" means "blessing". Valley, for there they blessed Yahweh. Therefore the name of that place was called "Beracah Valley" to this day. 27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Yahweh had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 28 They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets to Yahweh’s house. 29 The fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that Yahweh fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

31 So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign. He reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 32 He walked in the way of Asa his father, and didn’t turn away from it, doing that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes. 33 However the high places were not taken away, and the people had still not set their hearts on the God of their fathers.

34 Now 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 included in the book of the kings of Israel.

35 After this, Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. The same did very wickedly. 36 He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber. 37 Then 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 wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

He Pakanga ki a Eroma

1 Nā, i muri i tēnei ka haere mai ngā tama a Moapa, rātou ko ngā tama a Āmona, ā, hei hoa mō rātou ko ētahi o ngā Āmoni, ki te whawhai ki a Iehohāpata.

2 Kātahi ka haere mai ētahi, ka kōrero ki a Iehohāpata, ka mea, "He ope nui tēnei te haere mai nei ki a koe i tērā taha o te moana, i Hīria. Nanā, kei Hatetono Tāmara rātou" (arā kei Enekeri). 3 Nā, ka wehi a Iehohāpata, ā, ka tahuri tōna aroaro ki te rapu i a Ihowā; i karangatia anō e ia he nohopuku puta noa i a Hūrā. 4 Nā, ka huihuia a Hūrā ki te rapu i tā Ihowā. I puta rātou i ngā pā katoa o Hūrā ki te rapu i tā Ihowā.

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5 Nā, ka tū a Iehohāpata i roto i te huihui o Hūrā, o Hiruhārama, i te whare o Ihowā, i mua i te marae hou, 6 ā, ka mea:

"E Ihowā, e te Atua o ō mātou mātua, he teka ianei ko koe te Atua i te rangi, ko koe hoki te kaiwhakahaere tikanga mō ngā kīngitanga katoa mō ngā tauiwi? Kei tōu ringa te kaha me te mārohirohi; kāhore hoki tētahi hei tū atu ki a koe. 7 He teka ianei ko koe tō mātou Atua i peia ai ngā tāngata o tēnei whenua i te aroaro o tāu iwi, o Īharaira, ā, hōmai ana e koe ki ngā uri o Āperahama, o tōu hoa aroha ā ake ake? 8 Nā, noho ana rātou ki konei; hangā ana e rātou ki konei he wāhi tapu mō tōu ingoa; i mea hoki rātou, 9 ‘Ki te puta he aituā ki a mātou, he hoari, he whakawākanga, he mate urutā, he matekai rānei, ā, ka tū mātou ki te aronga o tēnei whare, ki tōu aroaro, kei tēnei whare hoki tōu ingoa, ā, ka karanga ki a koe, i a mātou ka mate nei, nā, māu e whakarongo mai, e whakaora.’

10 "Nā tēnei ngā tama a Āmona, a Moapa, a Maunga Heira, kīhai nei i hōmai e koe ki a Īharaira kia whakaekea e rātou i tō rātou haerenga mai i te whenua o Īhipa; i peka kē hoki rātou i a rātou, kīhai hoki i huna i a rātou. 11 Nanā, ko tā rātou utu tēnei ki a mātou, e haere mai ana ki te pei i a mātou i tōu kāinga tupu i hōmai nei e koe hei kāinga tupu mō mātou. 12 E tō mātou Atua, e kore ianei koe e whakawā ki a rātou? Kāhore hoki ō mātou kaha i te aroaro o tēnei ope nui e haere mai nei ki a mātou; kāhore hoki mātou e mōhio me aha mātou. Otiia e anga ana ō mātou kanohi ki a koe."

13 Nā, tū tonu a Hūrā katoa ki te aroaro o Ihowā, ā rātou kōhungahunga, ā rātou wāhine, me ā rātou tamariki.

14 I reira ka tau ki a Tahatiere tama a Hakaraia, tama a Penaia, tama a Teiere, tama a Matania, he Rīwaiti, nō ngā tama a Āhapa, te Wairua o Ihowā i waenganui o te whakaminenga. 15 Nā, ka mea ia, "Whakarongo, e Hūrā katoa, koutou ko ngā tāngata o Hiruhārama, me koe anō hoki, e Kīngi Iehohāpata; ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā ki a koutou, ‘Kaua e wehi, kaua e pāwera ki tēnei ope nui; nō te mea ehara i a koutou te whawhai, engari nā te Atua. 16 Āpōpō ka haere ki raro ki te tū i a rātou; nanā, kei te piki mai rātou i te pikitanga i Titi; ā, ka kite koutou i a rātou i te pito o te awaawa, i te ritenga o te koraha o Ieruere. 17 Kāhore he rawa i whawhai ai koutou i tēnei pakanga. Whakatikatika i a koutou, ka āta tū, ka mātakitaki i tā Ihowā whakaoranga mō koutou, e Hūrā, e Hiruhārama. Kaua e wehi, kaua e pāwera; āpōpō ka haere ki tō rātou aroaro; ā, ko Ihowā hei hoa mō koutou.’ "

18 Nā, piko tonu te kanohi o Iehohāpata ki te whenua; ā, takoto ana a Hūrā katoa, rātou ko ngā tāngata o Hiruhārama, ki te aroaro o Ihowā, koropiko ana ki a Ihowā. 19 Nā, kua tū ngā Rīwaiti, ngā tama a ngā Kohati, ngā tama a ngā Korahi; kei te whakamoemiti ki a Ihowā, ki te Atua o Īharaira, nui atu te reo.

20 Nā, ka maranga wawe rātou i te ata, ā, ka haere ki te koraha o Tekoa; ā, i a rātou e haere ana, ka tū a Iehohāpata, ka mea, "Whakarongo, e Hūrā, koutou ko ngā tāngata o Hiruhārama, whakapono ki tā Ihowā, ki tā tō koutou Atua, ā, ka ū koutou; whakapono ki tā āna poropiti, ā, ka kake koutou." 21 Nā, ka whakatakoto whakaaro ia ki te iwi, ā, whakaritea ana e ia ētahi hei waiata ki a Ihowā, hei whakamoemiti ki te ātaahua o te tapu, i a rātou e haere ana i mua i te ope, hei mea:

"Whakamoemiti ki a Ihowā,

he mau tonu hoki tāna mahi tohu."

22 Nā, ka tīmata nei rātou te waiata, te whakamoemiti, ka whakatakotoria e Ihowā he pehipehi mō ngā tama a Āmona, a Moapa, mō o Maunga Heira i haere mai nei ki te whawhai ki a Hūrā; ā, ka patua rātou. 23 I whakatika hoki ngā tama a Āmona rāua ko Moapa ki ngā tāngata o Maunga Heira, ki te huna, ki te whakangaro i a rātou; ā, ka poto i a rātou ngā tāngata o Heira, nā, kua piri tēnei ki tēnei, hei whakangaro rātou i a rātou anō.

24 Ā, nō te taenga o Hūrā ki te pourewa i te koraha, te tirohanga ki te ope, nanā, ō rātou tinana e takoto ana i te whenua, kīhai tētahi i ora. 25 Nā, i te haerenga o Iehohāpata rātou ko tōna iwi ki te tango i ō rātou taonga, he tini ngā taonga i kitea ki a rātou, me ngā tūpāpaku, me ngā mea e matenuitia ana; huia ana mō rātou; kīhai i taea te pīkau. Nā, e toru ō rātou rā e tango ana i ngā taonga, i te tini hoki. 26 Ā, i te whā o ngā rā ka huihui rātou ki te raorao o Peraka; i whakapai hoki rātou ki a Ihowā ki reira; koia i tapā ai te ingoa o taua wāhi, ko te raorao o Peraka, ā tae noa ki tēnei rā.

27 Kātahi ka hoki ngā tāngata katoa o Hūrā, o Hiruhārama, me Iehohāpata anō i mua i a rātou; hoki koa ana ki Hiruhārama; nā Ihowā hoki rātou i mea kia koa ki ō rātou hoariri. 28 Nā, ka tae rātou ki Hiruhārama me ngā hātere, me ngā hāpa, me ngā tētere ki te whare o Ihowā.

29 Nā, tau ana te wehi o te Atua ki ngā kīngitanga katoa o ngā whenua i tō rātou rongonga kua whawhai a Ihowā ki ngā hoariri o Īharaira. 30 Heoi, āta takoto ana te kīngitanga o Iehohāpata; kua meinga hoki ia e tōna Atua kia whai tānga manawa ā tawhio noa.

Te Mutunga o te Kīngitanga o Iehohāpata

31 Nā, kīngi ana a Iehohāpata ki a Hūrā. E toru tekau mā rima ōna tau i tōna kīngitanga; ā, e rua tekau mā rima ōna tau i kīngi ai ia ki Hiruhārama. Nā, ko te ingoa hoki o tōna whaea ko Atupa, he tamāhine nā Hirihi. 32 I haere anō hoki ia i te ara o tōna pāpā, o Aha, kīhai hoki i peka kē i tērā; i mahia e ia te mea e tika ana ki te titiro a Ihowā. 33 Otiia, kīhai ngā wāhi tiketike i whakakāhoretia; kīanō hoki te iwi i whakaanga i ō rātou ngākau ki te Atua o ō rātou mātua.

34 Nā, ko ērā atu meatanga a Iehohāpata, ō mua, me ō muri, nanā, kei te tuhituhi i roto i te pukapuka a Iehu tama a Hanani, e kōrerotia nā i roto i te pukapuka o ngā kīngi o Īharaira.

35 I muri i tēnei ka huihuia ngā whakaaro o Iehohāpata kīngi o Hūrā rāua ko Ahatia kīngi o Īharaira; he kino rawa anō ngā mahi a tēnei. 36 I huihuia hoki ō rāua whakaaro kia hangā he kaipuke hei rere ki Tarahihi. Nā, hangā ana e rāua ngā kaipuke ki Ehiono Kēpere. 37 Kātahi a Eriētere tama a Rōrawa o Mareha ka poropiti i te hē mō Iehohāpata, ka mea, "Kua huihuia nā ō kōrua whakaaro ko Ahatia, mō reira kua pakaru āu mahi i a Ihowā." Nā, kua pakaru ngā kaipuke, ā, kīhai i āhei te rere ki Tarahihi.