2 Chronicles 20

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1 After this the Moabites, the Ammonites, and with them some Meunites came to fight against Jehoshaphat.	1 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܘܐܒ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܥܡܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܩܪ̈ܒܬܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܡ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ
2 The message was brought to Jehoshaphat: "A great multitude is coming against you from across the sea, from Edom; they are already in Hazazon-tamar" (which is En-gedi).	2 ܘܐܬܘ ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܘܐ̇ܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܐܬܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܡܢ ܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܘܗܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܫܪܝܢ ܒܐܝܪܝܚܘ ܗܝ ܗܝ ܥܝܢ ܓܕ
3 Jehoshaphat was frightened, and he hastened to consult the LORD. He proclaimed a fast for all Judah.	3 ܘܕܚܠ ܘܐܪܝܡ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܠܡܨܠܝܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܓܙܪ ܨܘܡܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܬܥܫܢܘ ܘܬܘ ܢܒܥܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ
4 Then Judah gathered to seek help from the LORD; from every one of the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.	4 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܘܐܬܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܦ ܡܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܩܬܐ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܡܒܥܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ
5 Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD before the new court,	5 ܘܩܡ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܒܓܘ ܥܡܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܓܘ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܩܕܡ ܬܪܥܐ ܚܕܬܐ
6 and he said: "LORD, God of our fathers, are you not the God in heaven, and do you not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? In your hand is power and might, and no one can withstand you.	6 ܘܨܠܝ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܢ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܢܬ ܫܠܝܛ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܠܟܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܘܕܝܠܟ ܗܘ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܐܢܐ ܩܐ̇ܡ ܐܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܘܡܨܠܢܐ
7 Was it not you, our God, who drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it forever to the descendants of Abraham, your friend?	7 ܘܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܢ ܐܘܒܕܬ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܥܡܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܝܗܒܬܗ̇ ܠܙܪܥܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܪܚ̇ܡܟ ܠܥܠܡ
8 They have dwelt in it and they built in it a sanctuary to your honor, saying,	8 ܘܝܬܒܘ ܒܗ̇ ܘܒܢܘ ܒܗ̇ ܡܩܕܫܐ ܠܫܡܟ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ
9 'When evil comes upon us, the sword of judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house and before you, for your name is in this house, and we will cry out to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save!'	9 ܕܡܟܝܠ ܕܡܩܕܫܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܝܢܬܢ ܠܐ ܐ̇ܬܝܐ ܥܠܝܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܠܐ ܚܪܒܐ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܟܦܢܐ ܘܢܐܬܐ ܘܢܩܘܡ ܩܕܡ ܒܝܬܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܩܕܡܝܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܫܡܟ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܢܨܠܐ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܬܫܡܥ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܢ ܘܬܦܪܩܢ
10 And now, see the Ammonites, Moabites, and those of Mount Seir whom you did not allow Israel to invade when they came from the land of Egypt, but instead they passed them by and did not destroy them.	10 ܘܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܗܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܛܘܪܐ ܕܓܒܠ ܘܡܘܐܒ ܕܠܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܬܚܠܛܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܐܦܩܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܦܪܩܬ ܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ
11 See how they are now repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you have given us.	11 ܘܗܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܦ̇ܪܥܝܢ ܠܢ ܚܘܒܠܢ ܘܐ̇ܬܝܢ ܕܢܦܩܘܢܢ ܡܢ ܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܬܬܢ
12 O our God, will you not pass judgment on them? We are powerless before this vast multitude that comes against us. We are at a loss what to do, hence our eyes are turned toward you."	12 ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܐܬܓܠܝ ܘܕܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܠܡܩܡ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܬܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܚܪܒܐ ܕܕܝ̣ܢܟ ܘܚܢܢ ܠܐ ܝܕ̇ܥܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܡܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܥܠܝܟ ܫܩܝ̈ܠܢ
13 All Judah was standing before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their young sons.	13 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܩܝ̇ܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܛܠܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܫܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܗܘܢ
14 And the spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the clan of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly,	14 ܘܚܙܐܝܠ ܒܪ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܒܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܝܕܥ ܒܪ ܡܬܢܝܐ ܠܘܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܐܣܦ ܫܪܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܗܘ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܗܘܐ ܩܕܡ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
15 and he said: "Listen, all of Judah, inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! The LORD says to you: 'Do not fear or lose heart at the sight of this vast multitude, for the battle is not yours but God's.	15 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܥܘ ܟܠܗ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܡܠܟܐ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܙܘܥܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܩܪܒܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܩܪܒܐ
16 Go down against them tomorrow. You will see them coming up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will come upon them at the end of the wadi which opens on the wilderness of Jeruel.	16 ܐܣܬܪܗܒܘ ܘܚܘܬܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܗܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܣ̇ܠܩܝܢ ܒܡܣܩܢܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܘܬܫܟܚܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܫܩܝܦܐ ܕܢܚܠܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܕܒܪܐ
17 You will not have to fight in this encounter. Take your places, stand firm, and see how the LORD will be with you to deliver you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear or lose heart. Tomorrow go out to meet them, and the LORD will be with you.'"	17 ܗܢܘܢ ܣ̇ܠܩܝܢ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܘܒܗ̇ܝ ܫܥܬܐ ܩܘܡܘ ܘܚܙܘ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܥ̇ܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ ܐܦܠܐ ܬܙܘܥܘܢ ܡܚܪ ܦܘܩܘ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܕܘܢܝ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܟܘܢ
18 Then Jehoshaphat knelt down with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the LORD in worship.	18 ܘܢܦܠ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܥܠ ܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܣܓܕ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܢܦܠܘ ܘܣܓܕܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ
19 Levites from among the Kohathites and Korahites rose to sing the praises of the LORD, the God of Israel, in a resounding chorus.	19 ܘܩܡܘ ܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܩܗܬ ܘܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܩܘܪܚ ܠܡܫܒܚܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ
20 In the early morning they hastened out to the wilderness of Tekoa. As they were going out, Jehoshaphat halted and said: "Listen to me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Trust in the LORD, your God, and you will be found firm. Trust in his prophets and you will succeed."	20 ܘܩܕܡܘ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܠܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܬܩܘܥ ܘܟܕ ܢܦܩܘ ܩܡ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܘܐܡܪ ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܫܠܡ ܘܗܝܡܢܘ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܘܬܬܗܝܡܢܘܢ ܘܗܝܡܢܘ ܒܢܒܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܬܬܦܪܩܘܢ
21 After consulting with the people, he appointed some to sing to the LORD and some to praise the holy Appearance as it went forth at the head of the army. They sang: "Give thanks to the LORD, for his mercy endures forever."	21 ܘܩܡ ܒܡܨܥܬ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܬܘ ܢܘܕܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܫܒܚ ܠܗܕܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܘܬܗ ܟܕ ܢܦܩ ܩܕܡ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܢ ܘܥܒܕ ܠܢ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܡ ܒܥܠܕ̈ܒܒܝܢ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܐܘܕܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܛܒ ܗܘ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܪ̈ܡܬܐ ܫܪܝ ܡܫ̈ܒܚܢ ܘܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܫܪܝܘ ܕܝ̇ܨܝܢ
22 At the moment they began their jubilant hymn, the LORD laid an ambush against the Ammonites, Moabites, and those of Mount Seir who were coming against Judah, so that they were vanquished.
23 For the Ammonites and Moabites set upon the inhabitants of Mount Seir and completely exterminated them. And when they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they began to destroy each other.
24 When Judah came to the watchtower of the desert and looked toward the throng, they saw only corpses fallen on the ground, with no survivors.	24 ܘܝܗܘܕܐ ܐܬܐ ܠܗ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܕܘ̈ܩܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܚܙܘ ܘܗܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܓܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܘܪܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܦܠܛ ܡܢܗܘܢ
25 Jehoshaphat and his people came to take plunder, and they found an abundance of cattle and personal property, garments and precious vessels. They took so much that they were unable to carry it all; they were three days taking the spoil, so great was it.	25 ܘܐܬܐ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܘܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܒܙ ܒܙܬܗܘܢ ܘܐܫܟܚܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܒܙܬܐ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܛܒ ܘܩܢܝܢܐ ܘܦܓܘ̈ܕܐ ܕܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܪܓܬܐ ܘܫܩܠܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܨܒܘ ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܬܠܬܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܟܕ ܒܙܘ ܒܙܬܐ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܣܓܝܐܐ ܗܘܬ ܛܒ
26 On the fourth day they held an assembly in the Valley of Beracah--for there they blessed the LORD; therefore that place has ever since been called the Valley of Beracah.	26 ܘܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܠܦܩܥܬܐ ܕܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܡܢ ܒܪܟܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ ܘܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܫܡܗ̇ ܕܕܘܟܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ
27 Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, turned back toward Jerusalem celebrating the joyful victory the LORD had given them over their enemies.	27 ܘܗܦܟܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܒܪܫܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬ̇ܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܓܝܪ ܠܐܪܫܠܡ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܕܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܥܠܕܒܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ
28 They came to Jerusalem, to the house of the LORD, with harps, lyres and trumpets.	28 ܘܐܬܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܘܒܟܢܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܟܦܝ̈ܦܬܐ ܘܦܫܝ̈ܛܬܐ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
29 And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the surrounding lands when they heard how the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.	29 ܘܢܦܠܬ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܠܟܘ̈ܬܗܝܢ ܟܕ ܫܡܥܘ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
30 Thereafter Jehoshaphat's kingdom enjoyed peace, for his God gave him rest on every side.	30 ܘܐܬܬܢܝܚܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܡܢ ܩܐܪܣܐ ܘܐܢܝܚܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܥ̈ܠܝ ܬܚܘܡܗ
31 Thus Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Azubah, daughter of Shilhi.	31 ܘܩܡ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܪ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܚܡܫ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܟܕ ܩܡ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܐܡܠܟ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܫܡܐ ܕܐܡܗ ܥܪܘܒܐ ܒܪܬ ܫܠܚܝ
32 He followed the path of his father Asa unswervingly, doing what was right in the LORD'S sight.	32 ܘܗܠܟ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܐܣܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܗܦܟ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ
33 But the high places were not removed, nor as yet had the people fixed their hearts on the God of their fathers.	33 ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܥܒܪ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܩܢܘ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܗܘܢ
34 The rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, can be found written in the chronicle of Jehu, son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.	34 ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܦܬܓ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܕܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܒܦܬܓ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܕܝܗܘ ܒܪ ܚܢܢ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܒܣܦܪ ܡܠܟ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
35 After this, King Jehoshaphat of Judah allied himself with King Ahaziah of Israel, who did evil.	35 ܘܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܩܪܒ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܙܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܕܐܣܓܝ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܒܝ̣̈ܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
36 He joined with him in building ships to sail to Tarshish; the fleet was built at Ezion-geber.	36 ܘܐܬܩܪܒ ܠܘܬܗ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܣܦܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܙ̈ܠܢ ܠܬܪܫܝܫ ܘܥܒܕ ܣܦܝ̈ܢܐ ܒܥܨܝܢܘܓܒܪ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
37 But Eliezer, son of Dodavahu from Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the LORD will shatter your work." And the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.	37 ܘܐܬܢܒܝ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܒܪ ܕܕܗ ܒܡܐܪܫܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܒܫܘܬܦܘܬܟ ܕܥܡ ܐܚܙܝܐ ܩܠܩܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̇ܕ̈ܝܟ ܘܐܬܬܒܪ ܣܦܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܬܪܫܝܫ