2 Chronicles 20

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Peshitta
1 After this the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites, were gathered together to fight against Josaphat.	1 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܘܐܒ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܥܡܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܩܪ̈ܒܬܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܡ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ
2 And there came messengers, and told Josaphat, saying: There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea, and out of Syria, and behold they are in Asasonthamar, which is Engaddi.	2 ܘܐܬܘ ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܘܐ̇ܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܐܬܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܡܢ ܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܘܗܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܫܪܝܢ ܒܐܝܪܝܚܘ ܗܝ ܗܝ ܥܝܢ ܓܕ
3 And Josaphat being seized with fear betook himself wholly to pray to the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Juda.	3 ܘܕܚܠ ܘܐܪܝܡ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܠܡܨܠܝܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܓܙܪ ܨܘܡܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܬܥܫܢܘ ܘܬܘ ܢܒܥܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ
4 And Juda gathered themselves together to pray to the Lord: and all came out of their cities to make supplication to him.	4 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܘܐܬܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܦ ܡܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܩܬܐ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܡܒܥܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ
5 And Josaphat stood in the midst of the assembly of Juda, 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 said: O Lord God of our fathers, thou art God in heaven, and rulest over all the kingdoms and nations, in thy hand is strength and power, and no one can resist thee.	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 Didst not thou our God kill all the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?	7 ܘܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܢ ܐܘܒܕܬ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܥܡܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܝܗܒܬܗ̇ ܠܙܪܥܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܪܚ̇ܡܟ ܠܥܠܡ
8 And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying:	8 ܘܝܬܒܘ ܒܗ̇ ܘܒܢܘ ܒܗ̇ ܡܩܕܫܐ ܠܫܡܟ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ
9 If evils fall upon us, the sword of judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand in thy presence before this house, in which thy name is called upon: and we will cry to thee in our afflictions, and thou wilt hear, and save us.	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 Now therefore behold the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands thou didst not allow Israel to pass, when they came out of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and slew them not,	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 Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us.	11 ܘܗܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܦ̇ܪܥܝܢ ܠܢ ܚܘܒܠܢ ܘܐ̇ܬܝܢ ܕܢܦܩܘܢܢ ܡܢ ܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܬܬܢ
12 O our God, wilt thou not then judge them? as for us we have not strength enough, to be able to resist this multitude, which cometh violently upon us. But as we know not what to do, we can only turn our eyes to thee.	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 And all Juda stood before the Lord with their little ones, and their wives, and their children.	13 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܩܝ̇ܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܛܠܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܫܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܗܘܢ
14 And Jahaziel the son of Zacharias, the son of Banaias, the son of Jehiel, the son of Mathanias, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, was there, upon whom the spirit of the Lord came in the midst of the multitude,	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: Attend ye, all Juda, and you that dwell in Jerusalem, and thou king Josaphat: Thus saith the Lord to you: Fear ye not, and be not dismayed at this 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 To morrow you shall go down against them: for they will come up by the ascent named Sis, and you shall find them at the head of the torrent, which is over against the wilderness of Jeruel.	16 ܐܣܬܪܗܒܘ ܘܚܘܬܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܗܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܣ̇ܠܩܝܢ ܒܡܣܩܢܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܘܬܫܟܚܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܫܩܝܦܐ ܕܢܚܠܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܕܒܪܐ
17 It shall not be you that shall fight, but only stand with confidence, and you shall see the help of the Lord over you, O Juda, and Jerusalem: fear ye not, nor be you dismayed: to morrow you shall go out against 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 Josaphat, and Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell hat on the ground before the Lord, and adored him.	18 ܘܢܦܠ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܥܠ ܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܣܓܕ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܢܦܠܘ ܘܣܓܕܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ
19 And the Levites of the sons of Caath, and of the sons of Core praised the Lord the God of Israel with a loud voice, on high.	19 ܘܩܡܘ ܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܩܗܬ ܘܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܩܘܪܚ ܠܡܫܒܚܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ
20 And they rose early in the morning, and went out through the desert of Thecua: and as they were marching, Josaphat standing in the midst of them, said: Hear me, ye men of Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be secure: believe his prophets, and all things shall succeed well.	20 ܘܩܕܡܘ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܠܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܬܩܘܥ ܘܟܕ ܢܦܩܘ ܩܡ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܘܐܡܪ ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܫܠܡ ܘܗܝܡܢܘ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܘܬܬܗܝܡܢܘܢ ܘܗܝܡܢܘ ܒܢܒܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܬܬܦܪܩܘܢ
21 And he gave counsel to the people, and appointed the singing men of the Lord, to praise him by their companies, and to go before the army, and with one voice to say: Give glory to the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever.	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 And when they began to sing praises, the Lord turned their ambushments upon themselves, that is to say, of the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and of mount Seir, who were come out to fight against Juda, and they were slain.
23 For the children of Ammon, and of Moab, rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of them, they turned also against one another, and destroyed one another.
24 And when Juda came to the watch tower, that looketh toward the desert, they saw afar off all the country, for a great space, full of dead bodies, and that no one was left that could escape death.	24 ܘܝܗܘܕܐ ܐܬܐ ܠܗ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܕܘ̈ܩܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܚܙܘ ܘܗܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܓܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܘܪܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܦܠܛ ܡܢܗܘܢ
25 Then Josaphat came, and all the people with him to take away the spoils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of various kinds, and garments, and most precious vessels: and they took them for themselves, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in three days take away the spoils, the booty was so great.	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 And on the fourth day they were assembled in the valley of Blessing: for there they blessed the Lord, and therefore they called that place the valley of Blessing until this day.	26 ܘܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܠܦܩܥܬܐ ܕܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܡܢ ܒܪܟܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ ܘܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܫܡܗ̇ ܕܕܘܟܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ
27 And every man of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem returned, and Josaphat at their head, into Jerusalem with great joy, because the Lord had made them rejoice 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 And they came into Jerusalem with psalteries, and harps, and trumpets into the house of the Lord.	28 ܘܐܬܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܘܒܟܢܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܟܦܝ̈ܦܬܐ ܘܦܫܝ̈ܛܬܐ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
29 And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that 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 And the kingdom of Josaphat was quiet, and God gave him peace round about.	30 ܘܐܬܬܢܝܚܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܡܢ ܩܐܪܣܐ ܘܐܢܝܚܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܥ̈ܠܝ ܬܚܘܡܗ
31 And Josaphat reigned over Juda, and he was five and thirty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned five and twenty years in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Azuba the daughter of Selahi.	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 And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and departed not from it, doing the things that were pleasing before the Lord.	32 ܘܗܠܟ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܐܣܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܗܦܟ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ
33 But yet he took not away the high places, and the people had not yet turned their heart to the Lord the God of their fathers.	33 ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܥܒܪ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܩܢܘ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܗܘܢ
34 But the rest of the acts of Josaphat, first and last, are written in the words of Jehu the son of Hanani, which he digested into the books of the kings of Israel.	34 ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܦܬܓ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܕܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܒܦܬܓ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܕܝܗܘ ܒܪ ܚܢܢ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܒܣܦܪ ܡܠܟ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
35 After these things Josaphat king of Juda made friendship with Ochozias king of Israel, whose works were very wicked.	35 ܘܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܩܪܒ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܙܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܕܐܣܓܝ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܒܝ̣̈ܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
36 And he was partner with him in making ships, to go to Tharsis: and they made the ships in Asiongaber.	36 ܘܐܬܩܪܒ ܠܘܬܗ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܣܦܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܙ̈ܠܢ ܠܬܪܫܝܫ ܘܥܒܕ ܣܦܝ̈ܢܐ ܒܥܨܝܢܘܓܒܪ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
37 And Eliezer the son of Dodau of Maresa prophesied to Josaphat, saying: Because thou hast made a league with Ochozias, the Lord hath destroyed thy works, and the ships are broken, and they could not go to Tharsis.	37 ܘܐܬܢܒܝ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܒܪ ܕܕܗ ܒܡܐܪܫܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܥܠ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܒܫܘܬܦܘܬܟ ܕܥܡ ܐܚܙܝܐ ܩܠܩܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̇ܕ̈ܝܟ ܘܐܬܬܒܪ ܣܦܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܬܪܫܝܫ