2 Kings 3

3 ¹Joram, Ahab im pikin, become king over Israel for Samaria for di eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat wey be king of Judah, and e rule for twelve years. ²E do wetin bad for our Papa im eye, though e no bad reach im papa and im mama, because e comot di sacred pillar of Baal wey im papa make. ³But e still hold tight to di sins of Jeroboam, Nebat im pikin, wey lead Israel go do sin; e no turn comot from dem.

⁴Mesha, king of Moab, dey rear sheep, and e dey pay di king of Israel 100,000 lamb and di wool of 100,000 ram. ⁵But wen Ahab die, di king of Moab rebel against di king of Israel. ⁶So King Joram comot from Samaria for dat time and gather all Israel. ⁷E go and send word give Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “Di king of Moab don rebel against me. You go go wit me to fight Moab?” E answer, “I go go up. I be as you be, my people na like your own, my horses na like your own.”

⁸E ask, “Which way we go take go up?” E answer, “Di way wey pass di Edom desert.”

⁹Di king of Israel comot wit di king of Judah and di king of Edom. Dem waka roundabout road for seven days, and water no dey for di army or for di animals wey dey follow dem. ¹⁰Di king of Israel talk, “Chai! Because our Papa call dis three kings come only to hand dem give Moab.” ^a a v10 Even dis king wey no get faith, wey quick to blame, still belong to di Covenant family — e dey call di same Papa wey e no trust.

¹¹But Jehoshaphat talk, “No prophet of our Papa dey here, make we ask our Papa through am?” One of di servant of Israel im king answer, “Elisha, Shaphat im pikin, dey here, di one wey pour water for Elijah im hand.”

¹²Jehoshaphat talk, “Di word of our Papa dey wit am,” so di king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and di king of Edom go down go meet am.

¹³Elisha ask di king of Israel, “Wetin dey between me and you? Go meet di prophets of your papa and your mama.” Di king talk, “No—our Papa call dis three kings come to hand dem give Moab.”

¹⁴Elisha talk, “As di Papa of heaven im armies dey alive, di one wey I dey serve, if I no respect Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I for no even look you or notice you. ¹⁵Now bring musician come give me.” Wen di musician play, di hand of our Papa come on am.

¹⁶E talk, “Na dis one our Papa dey talk: Make dis valley full of ditch. ¹⁷Because na dis one our Papa dey talk: You no go see wind or rain, but dis valley go full of water, and una go drink—una, una livestock, and una animals. ¹⁸Dis one na small thing for my eye; e go also hand Moab give una. ¹⁹Una go strike every city wey get wall and every choice city, cut down every good tree, block every spring of water, and spoil every good field wit stone.”

²⁰For morning, for di time of di grain offering, water just come from di direction of Edom, and di land full of water.

²¹All Moab hear say di kings don come up to fight dem, so every man wey old enough to carry weapon and up, dem gather am; dem stand for di border. ²²Dem wake up early; di sun shine on di water, and Moab see di water for di other side red like blood. ²³Dem talk, “Blood! Di kings don fight and kill each other. Now, Moab, make we go carry di plunder!”

²⁴But wen dem reach di camp of Israel, di Israelites rise up and strike di Moabites, wey run comot for dem front. Israel enter di land, dey strike down di Moabites as dem dey go. ²⁵Dem pull down di cities. For every good field, every man throw stone until e cover am. Dem block every spring of water and cut down every good tree, leave only di stones of Kir-hareseth, wey di slingers surround and attack. ²⁶Wen di king of Moab see say di battle too strong for am, e carry 700 men wey get sword to break through go meet di king of Edom, but e no fit. ²⁷So e carry im firstborn, im heir, and offer am as burnt offering for di wall. Great anger come against Israel, so dem comot from am and return go dem own land.