1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab. 2 After some years, he went down to Ahab to Samaria. Ahab killed sheep and cattle for him in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and moved him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead. 3 Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, "Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?"

He answered him, "I am as you are, and my people as your people. We will be with you in the war." 4 Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire first for Yahweh’s word."

5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?"

They said, "Go up, for God will deliver it into the hand of the king."

6 But Jehoshaphat said, "Isn’t there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?"

7 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla."

Jehoshaphat said, "Don’t let the king say so."

8 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, "Get Micaiah the son of Imla quickly."

9 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah each sat on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them. 10 Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made himself horns of iron and said, "Yahweh says, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.’"

11 All the prophets prophesied so, saying, "Go up to Ramoth Gilead, and prosper; for Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king."

12 The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, "Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good."

13 Micaiah said, "As Yahweh lives, I will say what my God says."

14 When he had come to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?"

He said, "Go up, and prosper. They shall be delivered into your hand."

15 The king said to him, "How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?"

16 He said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.’"

17 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Didn’t I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?"

18 Micaiah said, "Therefore hear Yahweh’s word: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. 19 Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One spoke saying in this way, and another saying in that way. 20 A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’

"Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’

21 "He said, ‘I will go, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’

"He said, ‘You will entice him, and will prevail also. Go and do so.’

22 "Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you."

23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, "Which way did Yahweh’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?"

24 Micaiah said, "Behold, you shall see on that day, when you go into an inner room to hide yourself."

25 The king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son; 26 and say, ‘The king says, "Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace."’"

27 Micaiah said, "If you return at all in peace, Yahweh has not spoken by me." He said, "Listen, you people, all of you!"

28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. 29 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but you put on your robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, "Don’t fight with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel."

31 When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, "It is the king of Israel!" Therefore they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. 32 When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. 33 A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, "Turn your around and carry me out of the battle, for I am severely wounded." 34 The battle increased that day. However, the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening; and at about sunset, he died.

1 Heoi nui atu nga taonga me te kororia o Iehohapata; a i piri ano raua ko Ahapa i te ara pakuwha.

2 Na i te mutunga o etahi tau ka haere atu ia ki a Ahapa, ki Hamaria. A he tini nga hipi me nga kau i patua e Ahapa ma ratou ko ona hoa. Na kei te kukume ia i a ia kia haere tahi raua ki Ramoto Kireara.

3 A ka mea a Ahapa kingi o Iharaira ki a Iehohapata kingi o Hura, Kia haere taua ki Ramoto Kireara? Ano ra ko tera ki a ia, Ko ahau, ko koe, rite tonu taua; ko toku iwi, ko tou iwi, rite tonu; hei hoa ano matou mou ki te pakanga.

4 A ka mea a Iehohapata ki te kingi o Iharaira, Tena, rapua aianei tetahi kupu i a Ihowa.

5 Na ka huihuia nga poropiti e te kingi o Iharaira, e wha rau tangata. Na ka mea ia ki a ratou, Me haere ranei matou ki Ramoto Kireara ki te whawhai, kauaka ranei ahau e haere? Ano ra ko ratou; Haere; ma te Atua hoki e homai ki te ringa o te kingi.

6 Na ka mea a Iehohapata, Kahore ranei i konei tetahi atu, he poropiti na Ihowa, hei rapunga atu ma tatou?

7 Ano ra ko te kingi o Iharaira ki a Iehohapata, Tenei ano tetahi tangata, hei rapunga atu ma tatou i ta Ihowa; otiia e kino ana ahau ki a ia; no te mea kahore ana poropiti pai moku; he kino kau tana i nga ra katoa; ko Mikaia tera, ko te tama a Imi ra. Na ka mea a Iehohapata, Kaua e pena mai te kupu a te kingi.

8 Katahi te kingi o Iharaira ka karanga ki tetahi o nga rangatira, ka mea, Kia hohoro mai a Mikaia tama a Imira.

9 Na i runga te kingi o Iharaira raua ko Iehohapata kingi o Hura i tona torona, i tona torona e noho ana, oti rawa o raua kakahu te kakahu, a noho ana raua i te wahi tuwhera, i te kuwaha o te keti o Hamaria, me te poropiti ano nga poropiti katoa i to raua aroaro.

10 Na kua oti i a Terekia tama a Kenaana etahi haona rino te hanga mana. Ko tana kupu ano tenei, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, Ka tukia nga Hiriani e koe ki enei a poto noa.

11 Me nga poropiti katoa, pera tonu ta ratou poropiti: i mea ratou, Haere ki Ramoto Kireara, kia taea hoki tau; kua homai hoki e Ihowa ki te ringa o te kingi.

12 A i korero te karere i haere nei ki te tiki i a Mikaia; i mea ki a ia, Nana, ko nga kupu a nga poropiti ki te kingi, kotahi tonu te mangai mo te pai; na kia rite tau kupu ki ta tetahi o ratou, kia pai au korero.

13 Na ka mea a Mikaia, E ora ana a Ihowa, ina, ko ta toku Atua e korero mai ai ki ahau, ko taku tena e korero ai.

14 A, no tona taenga ki te kingi, ka mea te kingi ki a ia, E Mikaia, me haere ranei matou ki Ramoto Kireara ki te whawhai, kaua ranei? Ano ra ko tera ki a ia, Haere, kia taea hoki ta koutou; ka homai hoki ratou ki to koutou ringa.

15 Na ka mea te kingi ki a ia, Kia hia ianei aku whakaoati i a koe kia kati au e korero mai ai ki ahau i runga i te ingoa o Ihowa, ko te mea pono anake.

16 Katahi tera ka ki, I kite ahau i a Iharaira katoa e marara noa ana i runga i nga maunga, koia ano kei nga hipi kahore nei o ratou kaitiaki: a i mea a Ihowa, Kahore o enei ariki: kia hoki marie ratou ki tona whare, ki tona whare.

17 Na ka mea te kingi o Iharaira ki a Iehohapata, Kahore ianei ahau i ki atu ki a koe, E kore e pai tana poropiti moku; engari he kino?

18 Na ka mea tera, Mo reira whakarongo ki te kupu a Ihowa, I kite ahau i a Ihowa e noho ana i runga i tona torona, i te mano katoa ano o te rangi e tu ana i tona matau, i tona maui.

19 Na ka mea a Ihowa, Ko wai hei whakapati i a Ahapa kingi o Iharaira kia haere ai, kia hinga ai ki Ramoto Kireara? Na puta ke ta tenei kupu, puta ke ta tenei kupu.

20 Na ko te putanga o tetahi wairua, tu ana i te aroaro o Ihowa, ka mea, Maku ia e whakapati. A ka mea a Ihowa ki a ia, Me pehea?

21 Ano ra ko tera, Me haere atu ahau, a hei wairua teka ahau i roto i nga mangai o ana poropiti katoa. Na ka mea ia, Mau ia e whakapati, ka taea ano e koe. Haere, meatia tau na.

22 Na, tena, kua hoatu inaianei e Ihowa he wairua teka ki te mangai o enei poropiti au, kua kino ano ta Ihowa korero mou.

23 Katahi ka whakatata a Terekia tama a Kenaana, ka patu i te paparinga o Mikaia, ka mea, I na hea te haerenga atu o te wairua o Ihowa i ahau ki a koe, korero ai?

24 Ano ra ko Mikaia, Tera koe e kite i te ra e haere ai koe ki tetahi ruma i roto rawa piri ai.

25 Katahi te kingi o Iharaira ka mea, Kawea atu a Mikaia, whakahokia ki a Amono rangatira o te pa, ki a Ioaha hoki tama a te kingi:

26 Ki atu hoki, Ko te kupu tenei a te kingi, Hoatu tenei ki te whare herehere, whangaia hoki ki te taro o te tangihanga, ki te wai o te tangihanga, kia hoki mai ra ano ahau i runga i te rangimarie.

27 Ano ra ko Mikaia, Ki te tupono koe te hoki mai i runga i te rangimarie, heoi he teka naku i whakapuaki ta Ihowa korero. I mea ano ia, Whakarongo mai, e nga iwi katoa.

28 Heoi haere ana te kingi o Iharaira raua ko Iehohapata, kingi o Hura ki runga, ki Ramoto Kireara.

29 Na ka mea te kingi o Iharaira ki a Iehohapata, Me whakaputa ke toku ahau, ka haere ki te whawhai; ko koe ia kakahuria ou kakahu. Heoi whakaputa ke ana te kingi o Iharaira i tona ahua, a haere ana raua ki te whawhai.

30 Kua oti ano ana rangatira hariata te whakahau e te kingi o Hiria; i mea ia, Kaua e whawhai ki te iti, ki te rahi; engari ki te kingi anake o Iharaira.

31 Na, i te kitenga o nga rangatira o nga hariata i a Iehohapata, ka mea ratou, Ko te kingi o Iharaira tenei. Na kua mui ki a ia ki te whawhai. Otiia ko te karangatanga o Iehohapata, a ka awhinatia ia e Ihowa; a na te Atua ratou i mea kia whakarere i a ia.

32 Na, i te kitenga o nga rangatira o nga hariata ehara i te kingi o Iharaira, hoki ana ratou i te whai i a ia.

33 Na ka kumea te kopere e tetahi tangata, he mea noa iho, tu tonu te kingi o Iharaira i waenga pu o te hononga iho o te pukupuku: na reira tera i mea ai ki te kaiarataki o tana hariata, Tahuri tou ringa; kawea atu ahau i roto i te ope; kua tu hoki ahau.

34 Na ka rahi haere te whawhai i taua ra; a i whakamanawanui te kingi o Iharaira, i tu atu ki nga Hiriani i runga i tona hariata, a ahiahi noa; a i te rerenga o te ra ka mate.