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Nag-inaway ang Israel kag ang Moab

Nangin hari sang Israel si Joram nga anak ni Ahab sang ika-18 nga tuig sang paghari ni Jehoshafat sa Juda. Sa Samaria nag-estar si Joram, kag naghari siya sa sulod sang dose ka tuig. Malain ang iya ginhimo sa panulok sang Ginoo, pero indi pareho kalain sa ginhimo sang iya amay kag iloy. Ginpaguba niya ang handumanan nga bato nga ginpahimo sang iya amay bilang pagpadungog kay Baal. Pero nagsunod siya sa mga sala ni Jeroboam nga anak ni Nebat, nga nangin kabangdanan sang pagpakasala sang mga taga-Israel. Wala gid siya nagbiya sa sini nga mga sala.

Si Haring Mesha sang Moab nagasagod sang mga karnero, kag tungod nga sakop sang Israel ang ila nasyon, nagahatag siya kada tuig sa hari sang Israel sang 100,000 ka bataon nga mga karnero nga lalaki, kag mga bulbol sang 100,000 ka gulang nga mga karnero nga lalaki. Pero pagkapatay ni Ahab, nagrebelde siya sa hari sang Israel. Gani sadto nga tion, gintipon ni Joram ang bug-os nga Israel kag nagguwa sila sa Samaria sa pagsalakay sa Moab. Nagpadala siya sang sini nga mensahi kay Haring Jehoshafat sang Juda: “Nagrebelde sa akon ang hari sang Moab. Maupod ka bala sa akon sa pagpakig-away sa ila?” Nagsabat si Jehoshafat, “Huo, handa ako nga mag-upod sa imo, kag handa ako nga ipagamit sa imo ang akon mga soldado kag mga kabayo.” Nagpamangkot dayon si Jehoshafat, “Diin kita maagi kon magsalakay kita?” Nagsabat si Joram, “Sa kamingawan sang Edom.”

Gani naglakat ang hari sang Israel kag ang hari sang Juda, pati ang hari sang Edom. Pagkatapos sang pito ka adlaw nga paglakat, naubusan sang tubig ang mga soldado kag ang ila mga sapat. 10 Nagsiling ang hari sang Israel, “Kaluluoy gid kita nga tatlo ka hari! Gindala kita sang Ginoo diri agod itugyan lang sa hari sang Moab.” 11 Pero nagpamangkot si Jehoshafat, “Wala bala kita sing upod nga propeta sang Ginoo? Kon may ara, makapamangkot kita sa Ginoo paagi sa iya kon ano ang aton himuon.” Nagsabat ang isa ka opisyal sang hari sang Israel, “Si Elisha nga anak ni Shafat ari diri. Kabulig siya sadto ni Elias.” 12 Nagsiling si Jehoshafat, “Ti, makahambal ang Ginoo paagi sa iya.” Gani nagkadto ang hari sang Israel, Juda, kag Edom kay Elisha.

13 Nagsiling si Elisha sa hari sang Israel, “Ano ang labot ko sa imo? Magkadto ka sa mga propeta sang imo amay kag iloy!” Nagsiling ang hari sang Israel, “Indi! Kay ang Ginoo amo ang nagdala sa amon nga tatlo diri agod itugyan lang sa hari sang Moab.” 14 Nagsiling si Elisha, “Nagasugid ako sing matuod sa presensya sang buhi kag Makagagahom nga Ginoo, nga akon ginaalagad, nga indi kuntani ako magsapak sa imo kon indi tungod sa akon pagtahod kay Haring Jehoshafat sang Juda. 15 Sige, dal-i ako diri sang tawo nga kahibalo magtukar sang arpa.”

Samtang ginatukar ang arpa, gin-gamhan sang Ginoo si Elisha, 16 kag nagsiling siya, “Amo ini ang ginasiling sang Ginoo: ‘Ini nga ililigan mapuno sang tubig. 17 Bisan wala sing ulan ukon hangin, mapuno ini nga ililigan sang tubig, kag makainom kamo kag ang inyo mga kasapatan. 18 Mahapos lang ini nga butang para sa Ginoo. Wala labot sina, ipapierdi pa niya sa inyo ang mga Moabnon. 19 Laglagon ninyo ang ila maayo nga mga banwa nga napalibutan sang mga pader. Panapson ninyo ang ila maayo nga mga kahoy, tabunan ang ila mga tuburan, kag panggub-on ang ila mapatubason nga mga uma paagi sa pagbutang sang mga bato.’ ” 20 Pagkasunod nga aga, sang tion sang paghalad, nag-ilig ang tubig halin sa Edom, kag napuno sang tubig ang amo nga duta.

21 Karon, nabalitaan sang tanan nga Moabnon nga nagsalakay ang tatlo ka hari sa ila. Gani gintipon nila ang tanan nga makasarang sa pagpakig-away, pamatan-on man ukon tigulang, kag ginpaplastar sila sa dulunan sang Moab. 22 Pagbangon nila pagkaaga, nakita nila ang tubig nga daw sa dugo kapula sang masilakan sang adlaw. 23 Nagsiling sila, “Dugo ina! Sigurado nga nag-inaway ang tatlo ka hari kag nagpinatyanay. Gani kuhaon naton ang ila mga pagkabutang!”

24 Pero pag-abot sang mga Moabnon sa kampo sang mga Israelinhon, nagguwa ang mga Israelinhon kag ginsalakay sila hasta nga nagpalalagyo sila. Ginlagas nila sila hasta sa ila lugar kag ginpamatay sila. 25 Ginpangguba nila ang mga banwa, kag ginhabuyan sang mga bato ang mapatubason nga mga uma hasta nga natabunan ini sang mga bato. Ginpangtabunan nila ang mga tuburan, kag ginpangtapas ang maayo nga mga kahoy. Sang ulihi, ang Kir Hareset na lang ang nabilin, pero ginlibutan pa gid nila ini sang ila mga soldado nga may mga labyog kag ginsalakay.

26 Pagkakita sang hari sang Moab nga pierdi sila sa inaway, gindala niya ang 700 ka tawo nga may mga espada sa paglusot sa mga soldado sang hari sang Edom, pero napaslawan sila. 27 Gani ginkuha niya ang kamagulangan niya nga anak nga amo kuntani ang magabulos sa iya bilang hari, kag ginhalad niya ini sa may pader bilang halad nga ginasunog. Tungod sini puwerte gid ang kaakig[a] kontra sa mga Israelinhon, gani ginpabay-an na lang nila ang hari sang Moab kag nagpauli sila sa ila nasyon.

Footnotes

  1. 3:27 puwerte gid ang kaakig: Indi mapat-od sa Hebreo kon kay sin-o kaakig ang ginatumod diri.

Moab Revolts

Joram[a](A) son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years. He did evil(B) in the eyes of the Lord, but not as his father(C) and mother had done. He got rid of the sacred stone(D) of Baal that his father had made. Nevertheless he clung to the sins(E) of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.

Now Mesha king of Moab(F) raised sheep, and he had to pay the king of Israel a tribute of a hundred thousand lambs(G) and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. But after Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled(H) against the king of Israel. So at that time King Joram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. He also sent this message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight(I) against Moab?”

“I will go with you,” he replied. “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”

“By what route shall we attack?” he asked.

“Through the Desert of Edom,” he answered.

So the king of Israel set out with the king of Judah and the king of Edom.(J) After a roundabout march of seven days, the army had no more water for themselves or for the animals with them.

10 “What!” exclaimed the king of Israel. “Has the Lord called us three kings together only to deliver us into the hands of Moab?”

11 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may inquire(K) of the Lord?”

An officer of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha(L) son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.[b](M)

12 Jehoshaphat said, “The word(N) of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Why do you want to involve me? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother.”

“No,” the king of Israel answered, “because it was the Lord who called us three kings together to deliver us into the hands of Moab.”

14 Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you. 15 But now bring me a harpist.”(O)

While the harpist was playing, the hand(P) of the Lord came on Elisha 16 and he said, “This is what the Lord says: I will fill this valley with pools of water. 17 For this is what the Lord says: You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water,(Q) and you, your cattle and your other animals will drink. 18 This is an easy(R) thing in the eyes of the Lord; he will also deliver Moab into your hands. 19 You will overthrow every fortified city and every major town. You will cut down every good tree, stop up all the springs, and ruin every good field with stones.”

20 The next morning, about the time(S) for offering the sacrifice, there it was—water flowing from the direction of Edom! And the land was filled with water.(T)

21 Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come to fight against them; so every man, young and old, who could bear arms was called up and stationed on the border. 22 When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites across the way, the water looked red—like blood. 23 “That’s blood!” they said. “Those kings must have fought and slaughtered each other. Now to the plunder, Moab!”

24 But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and fought them until they fled. And the Israelites invaded the land and slaughtered the Moabites. 25 They destroyed the towns, and each man threw a stone on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up all the springs and cut down every good tree. Only Kir Hareseth(U) was left with its stones in place, but men armed with slings surrounded it and attacked it.

26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle had gone against him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they failed. 27 Then he took his firstborn(V) son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a sacrifice on the city wall. The fury against Israel was great; they withdrew and returned to their own land.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 3:1 Hebrew Jehoram, a variant of Joram; also in verse 6
  2. 2 Kings 3:11 That is, he was Elijah’s personal servant.

Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.

And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.

Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.

But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.

And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.

And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.

So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.

10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!

11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.

14 And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.

15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.

17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.

18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.

19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.

20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.

22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:

23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.

24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.

25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.

26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.

27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.