٢ أخبار 17

١ 1 وَمَلَكَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ وَتَشَدَّدَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And he became king Jehoshaphat son his in place of him and he strengthened himself on Israel.

٢ 2 وَجَعَلَ جَيْشًا فِي جَمِيعِ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا ٱلْحَصِينَةِ، وَجَعَلَ وُكَلَاءَ فِي أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا وَفِي مُدُنِ أَفْرَايِمَ ٱلَّتِي أَخَذَهَا آسَا أَبُوهُ.

And he put an army in all [the] cities of Judah fortified and he put garrisons in [the] land of Judah and in [the] cities of Ephraim which he had captured Asa father his.

٣ 3 وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَ يَهُوشَافَاطَ لِأَنَّهُ سَارَ فِي طُرُقِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ ٱلْأُولَى، وَلَمْ يَطْلُبِ ٱلْبَعْلِيمَ،

And he was Yahweh with Jehoshaphat for he walked in [the] ways of David ancestor his former and not he sought the Baals.

٤ 4 وَلَكِنَّهُ طَلَبَ إِلَهَ أَبِيهِ وَسَارَ فِي وَصَايَاهُ لَا حَسَبَ أَعْمَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

For [the] God of father his he sought and in commandments his he walked and not according to [the] deed[s] of Israel.

٥ 5 فَثَبَّتَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةَ فِي يَدِهِ، وَقَدَّمَ كُلُّ يَهُوذَا هَدَايَا لِيَهُوشَافَاطَ. وَكَانَ لَهُ غِنًى وَكَرَامَةً بِكَثْرَةٍ.

And he established Yahweh the kingdom in hand his and they gave all Judah tribute to Jehoshaphat and it belonged to him wealth and honor to abundance.

٦ 6 وَتَقَوَّى قَلْبُهُ فِي طُرُقِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَنَزَعَ أَيْضًا ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَٱلسَّوَارِيَ مِنْ يَهُوذَا.

And it was high heart his in [the] ways of Yahweh and again he removed the high places and the Asherah poles from Judah.

٧ 7 وَفِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّالِثَةِ لِمُلْكِهِ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى رُؤَسَائِهِ، إِلَى بِنْحَائِلَ وَعُوبَدْيَا وَزَكَرِيَّا وَنَثَنْئِيلَ وَمِيخَايَا أَنْ يُعَلِّمُوا فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا،

And in year three of reigning his he sent officials his Ben-Hail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Micaiah to teach in [the] cities of Judah.

٨ 8 وَمَعَهُمُ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ شَمْعِيَا وَنَثَنْيَا وَزَبَدْيَا وَعَسَائِيلُ وَشَمِيرَامُوثُ وَيَهُونَاثَانُ وَأَدُونِيَّا وَطُوبِيَّا وَطُوبُ أَدُونِيَّا ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ، وَمَعَهُمْ أَلِيشَمَعُ وَيَهُورَامُ ٱلْكَاهِنَانِ.

And [were] with them the Levites Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel (and Shemiramoth *Q(K)*) and Jonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-Adonijah the Levites and [were] with them Elishama and Jehoram the priests.

٩ 9 فَعَلَّمُوا فِي يَهُوذَا وَمَعَهُمْ سِفْرُ شَرِيعَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَجَالُوا فِي جَمِيعِ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا وَعَلَّمُوا ٱلشَّعْبَ.

And they taught in Judah and [was] with them [the] book of [the] law of Yahweh and they went round in all [the] cities of Judah and they taught among the people.

١٠ 10 وَكَانَتْ هَيْبَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى جَمِيعِ مَمَالِكِ ٱلْأَرَاضِي ٱلَّتِي حَوْلَ يَهُوذَا فَلَمْ يُحَارِبُوا يَهُوشَافَاطَ.

And it was - [the] dread of Yahweh on all [the] kingdoms of the lands which [were] around Judah and not they waged war with Jehoshaphat.

١١ 11 وَبَعْضُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ أَتَوْا يَهُوشَافَاطَ بِهَدَايَا وَحِمْلِ فِضَّةٍ، وَٱلْعُرْبَانُ أَيْضًا أَتَوْهُ بِغَنَمٍ: مِنَ ٱلْكِبَاشِ سَبْعَةِ آلَافٍ وَسَبْعِ مِئَةٍ، وَمِنَ ٱلتُّيُوسِ سَبْعَةِ آلَافٍ وَسَبْعِ مِئَةٍ.

And some of [the] Philistines [were] bringing to Jehoshaphat tribute and silver a load also the Arabs [were] bringing to him flock[s] rams seven thousand and seven hundred and male goats seven thousand and seven hundred.

١٢ 12 وَكَانَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ يَتَعَظَّمُ جِدًّا، وَبَنَى فِي يَهُوذَا حُصُونًا وَمُدُنَ مَخَازِنَ.

And it was Jehoshaphat [was] going and [was] becoming great to upwards and he built in Judah fortresses and cities of storage.

١٣ 13 وَكَانَ لَهُ شُغْلٌ كَثِيرٌ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا، وَرِجَالُ حَرْبٍ جَبَابِرَةُ بَأْسٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And property much it belonged to him in [the] cities of Judah and men of war mighty [men] of strength [were] in Jerusalem.

١٤ 14 وَهَذَا عَدَدُهُمْ حَسَبَ بُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ مِنْ يَهُوذَا رُؤَسَاءِ أُلُوفٍ: عَدَنَةُ ٱلرَّئِيسُ وَمَعَهُ جَبَابِرَةُ بَأْسٍ ثَلَاثُ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ.

And these [were] group[s] their to [the] house of ancestors their of Judah commanders of thousands Adnah [was] the commander and [were] with him mighty [men] of strength three hundred thousand.

١٥ 15 وَبِجَانِبِهِ يَهُونَاثَانُ ٱلرَّئِيسُ وَمَعَهُ مِئَتَانِ وَثَمَانُونَ أَلْفًا.

And on hand his Jehohanan the commander and with him two hundred and eighty thousand.

١٦ 16 وَبِجَانِبِهِ عَمَسْيَا بْنُ زِكْرِي ٱلْمُنْتَدِبُ لِلرَّبِّ وَمَعَهُ مِئَتَا أَلْفِ جَبَّارِ بَأْسٍ.

And on hand his Amasiah [the] son of Zikri who volunteered to Yahweh and with him two hundred thousand mighty [man] of strength.

١٧ 17 وَمِنْ بَنْيَامِينَ أَلِيَادَاعُ جَبَّارُ بَأْسٍ وَمَعَهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَسَلِّحِينَ بِٱلْقِسِيِّ وَٱلْأَتْرَاسِ مِئَتَا أَلْفٍ.

And from Benjamin a mighty [man] of strength Eliada and with him [men] equipped of bow and shield two hundred thousand.

١٨ 18 وَبِجَانِبِهِ يَهُوزَابَادُ وَمَعَهُ مِئَةٌ وَثَمَانُونَ أَلْفًا مُتَجَرِّدُونَ لِلْحَرْبِ.

And on hand his Jehozabad and with him one hundred and eighty thousand [men] equipped of war.

١٩ 19 هَؤُلَاءِ خُدَّامُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَضْلًا عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ جَعَلَهُمُ ٱلْمَلِكُ فِي ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلْحَصِينَةِ فِي كُلِّ يَهُوذَا.

These [were] the [ones who] served the king besides [those] whom he put the king in [the] cities of fortification in all Judah.