II Chronicles 20

vayehi akhare-khen ba'u vene-mo'av uvene ammon ve'immahem meha'ammonim al-yehoshafat lammilkhamah

After that, Moabites, Ammonites, together with some Ammonim, came against Jehoshaphat to wage war.

vayyavo'u vayyaggidu lihoshafat lemor ba alekha hamon rav me'ever layyam me'aram vehinnam bekhatstson tamar hi en gedi

The report was brought to Jehoshaphat: “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Aram, and is now in Hazazon-tamar”—that is, En-gedi.

vayyira vayyitten yehoshafat et-panayw lidrosh la-Adonai vayyiqra-tsom al-kol-yehudah

Jehoshaphat was afraid; he decided to resort to GOD and proclaimed a fast for all Judah.

vayyiqqavetsu yehudah levaqqesh me-Adonai gam mikkol-are yehudah ba'u levaqqesh et-Adonai

Judah assembled to plead before GOD. They also came from all the towns of Judah to seek GOD.

vayya'amod yehoshafat biqhal yehudah virushalai͏m bevet Adonai lifne hekhatser hakhadashah

Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem in the House of GOD at the front of the new court.

vayyomar Adonai elohe avotenu halo attah-hu elohim bashamayim ve'attah moshel bekhol mamlekhot haggoyim uveyadekha koakh ugevurah ve'en immekha lehityatsev

He said, “ETERNAL God of our ancestors, truly You are the God in heaven and You rule over the kingdoms of the nations; power and strength are Yours; none can oppose You.

halo attah elohenu horashta et-yosheve ha'arets hazzot millifne ammekha yisra'el vattittenah lezera avraham ohavkha le'olam

O our God, you dispossessed the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel, and You gave it to the descendants of Your friend Abraham forever.

vayyeshevu-vah vayyivnu lekha bah miqdash leshimkha lemor

They settled in it and in it built for You a House for Your name. They said,

im-tavo alenu ra'ah kherev shefot vedever vera'av na'amdah lifne habbayit hazzeh ulefanekha ki shimkha babbayit hazzeh venizaq elekha mitsaratenu vetishma vetoshia

‘Should misfortune befall us—the punishing sword, pestilence, or famine, we shall stand before this House and before You—for Your name is in this House—and we shall cry out to You in our distress, and You will listen and deliver us.’

ve'attah hinneh vene-ammon umo'av vehar-se'ir asher lo-natattah leyisra'el lavo vahem bevo'am me'erets mitsrayim ki saru me'alehem velo hishmidum

Now the people of Ammon, Moab, and the hill country of Seir, into whose [land] You did not let Israel come when they came from Egypt, but they turned aside from them and did not wipe them out,

vehinneh-hem gomelim alenu lavo legareshenu miyyerushatekha asher horashtanu

these now repay us by coming to expel us from Your possession that You gave us as ours.

elohenu halo tishpot-bam ki en banu koakh lifne hehamon harav hazzeh habba alenu va'anakhnu lo neda mah-nna'aseh ki alekha enenu

O our God, surely You will punish them, for we are powerless before this great multitude that has come against us, and do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”

vekhol-yehudah omedim lifne Adonai gam-tappam neshehem uvenehem

All Judah stood before GOD with their dependents—their womenfolk and their children.

veyakhazi'el ben-zekharyahu ben-benayah ben-ye'i'el ben-mattanyah hallevi min-bene asaf hayetah alayw ruakh Adonai betokh haqqahal

Then in the midst of the congregation the spirit of GOD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah son of Benaiah son of Jeiel son of Mattaniah the Levite, of the sons of Asaph,

vayyomer haqshivu khol-yehudah veyosheve yerushalai͏m vehammelekh yehoshafat koh-amar Adonai lakhem attem al-tire'u ve'al-tekhattu mippene hehamon harav hazzeh ki lo lakhem hammilkhamah ki lelohim

and he said, “Give heed, all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat; thus said GOD to you, ‘Do not fear or be dismayed by this great multitude, for the battle is God’s, not yours.

makhar redu alehem hinnam olim bema'aleh hatsits umetsatem otam besof hannakhal pene midbar yeru'el

March down against them tomorrow as they come up by the Ascent of Ziz; you will find them at the end of the wadi in the direction of the wilderness of Jeruel.

lo lakhem lehillakhem bazot hityatsevu imdu ure'u et-yeshu'at Adonai immakhem yehudah virushalai͏m al-tire'u ve'al-tekhattu makhar tse'u lifnehem va-Adonai immakhem

It is not for you to fight this battle; stand by, wait, and witness your deliverance by GOD, O Judah and Jerusalem; do not fear or be dismayed; go forth to meet them tomorrow and GOD will be with you.’”

vayyiqqod yehoshafat appayim aretsah vekhol-yehudah veyosheve yerushalai͏m nafelu lifne Adonai lehishtakhavot la-Adonai

Jehoshaphat bowed low with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem threw themselves down before GOD to worship GOD.

vayyaqumu haleviyyim min-bene haqqehatim umin-bene haqqorkhim lehallel la-Adonai elohe yisra'el beqol gadol lema'elah

Levites of the sons of Kohath and of the sons of Korah got up to extol the ETERNAL God of Israel at the top of their voices.

vayyashkimu vabboqer vayyetse'u lemidbar teqoa uvetsetam amad yehoshafat vayyomer shema'uni yehudah veyosheve yerushalai͏m ha'aminu ba-Adonai elohekhem vete'amenu ha'aminu vinvi'ayw vehatslikhu

Early the next morning they arose and went forth to the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Trust firmly in the ETERNAL your God and you will stand firm; trust firmly in God’s prophets and you will succeed.”

vayyivva'ats el-ha'am vayya'amed meshorerim la-Adonai umehalelim lehadrat-qodesh betset lifne hekhaluts ve'omerim hodu la-Adonai ki le'olam khasdo

After taking counsel with the people, he stationed singers to GOD extolling the One majestic in holiness as they went forth ahead of the vanguard, saying, “Praise GOD, whose steadfast love is eternal.”

uve'et hekhellu verinnah utehillah natan Adonai me'arevim al-bene ammon mo'av vehar-se'ir habba'im lihudah vayyinnagefu

As they began their joyous shouts and hymns, GOD set ambushes for the Ammonites, Moabites, and [the inhabitants of] the hill country of Seir, who were marching against Judah, and they were routed.

vayya'amdu bene ammon umo'av al-yosheve har-se'ir lehakharim ulehashmid ukhekhallotam beyosheve se'ir azeru ish-bere'ehu lemashkhit

The Ammonites and Moabites turned against the inhabitants of the hill country of Seir to exterminate and annihilate them. When they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, each helped to destroy his fellow.

vihudah ba al-hammitspeh lammidbar vayyifnu el-hehamon vehinnam pegarim nofelim artsah ve'en peletah

When Judah reached the lookout in the wilderness and looked for the multitude, they saw them lying on the ground as corpses; not one had survived.

vayyavo yehoshafat ve'ammo lavoz et-shelalam vayyimtse'u vahem larov urekhush ufegarim ukhele khamudot vayenatselu lahem le'en massa vayyihyu yamim sheloshah bozezim et-hashalal ki rav-hu

Jehoshaphat and his army came to take the booty, and found an abundance of goods, corpses, and precious objects, which they pillaged, more than they could carry off. For three days they were taking booty, there was so much of it.

uvayyom harevi'i niqhalu le'emeq berakhah ki-sham berekhu et-Adonai al-ken qare'u et-shem hammaqom hahu emeq berakhah ad-hayyom

On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Blessing—for there they blessed GOD; that is why that place is called the Valley of Blessing to this day.

vayyashuvu kol-ish yehudah virushalai͏m vihoshafat berosham lashuv el-yerushalai͏m besimkhah ki-simmekham Adonai me'oyevehem

Judah’s and Jerusalem’s contingents, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for GOD had given them cause for rejoicing over their enemies.

vayyavo'u yerushalai͏m binvalim uvekhinnorot uvakhatsotserot el-bet Adonai

They came to Jerusalem to the House of GOD, to the accompaniment of harps, lyres, and trumpets.

vayehi pakhad elohim al kol-mamlekhot ha'aratsot beshomam ki nilkham Adonai im oyeve yisra'el

The terror of God seized all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that GOD had fought the enemies of Israel.

vattishqot malkhut yehoshafat vayyanakh lo elohayw missaviv

The kingdom of Jehoshaphat was untroubled, and his God granted him respite on all sides.

vayyimlokh yehoshafat al-yehudah ben-sheloshim vekhamesh shanah bemolkho ve'esrim vekhamesh shanah malakh birushalai͏m veshem immo azuvah bat-shilkhi

Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

vayyelekh bederekh aviv asa velo-sar mimmennah la'asot hayyashar be'ene Adonai

He followed the course of his father Asa and did not deviate from it, doing what was pleasing to GOD.

akh habbamot lo-saru ve'od ha'am lo-hekhinu levavam lelohe avotehem

However, the shrines did not cease; the people still did not direct their heart toward the God of their ancestors.

veyeter divre yehoshafat harishonim veha'akharonim hinnam ketuvim bedivre yehu ven-khanani asher ho'alah al-sefer malkhe yisra'el

As for the other events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, early and late, they are recorded in the annals of Jehu son of Hanani, which were included in the book of the kings of Israel.

ve'akhare-khen etkhabbar yehoshafat melekh-yehudah im akhazyah melekh-yisra'el hu hirshia la'asot

Afterward, King Jehoshaphat of Judah entered into a partnership with King Ahaziah of Israel, thereby acting wickedly.

vayekhabberehu immo la'asot oniyyot lalekhet tarshish vayya'asu oniyyot be'etsyon gaver

He joined with him in constructing ships to go to Tarshish; the ships were constructed in Ezion-geber.

vayyitnabbe eli'ezer ben-dodavahu mimmareshah al-yehoshafat lemor kehitkhabberkha im-akhazyahu parats Adonai et-ma'asekha vayyishaveru oniyyot velo atseru lalekhet el-tarshish

Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, “As you have made a partnership with Ahaziah, GOD will break up your work.” The ships were wrecked and were unable to go to Tarshish.