2 أخبار 19
| وَرَجَعَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ بِسَلامٍ إِلَى قَصْرِهِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، | ١ 1 |
And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
| فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ يَاهُو بْنُ حَنَانِي لِلِقَائِهِ وَقَالَ لِلْمَلِكِ يَهُوشَافَاطَ: «أَتُعِينُ الشِّرِّيرَ وَتُحِبُّ مُبْغِضِي الرَّبِّ؟ لِذَلِكَ يَحُلُّ عَلَيْكَ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ. | ٢ 2 |
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat: 'Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate the LORD? for this thing wrath is upon thee from before the LORD.
| وَلِكَنَّ فِيكَ أُمُوراً صَالِحَةً، فَقَدِ اسْتَأْصَلْتَ تَمَاثِيلَ عَشْتَارُوثَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ، وَأَعْدَدْتَ قَلْبَكَ لِطَلَبِ اللهِ». | ٣ 3 |
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thy heart to seek God.'
| وَمَكَثَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، ثُمَّ شَرَعَ يَتَجَوَّلُ بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ مِنْ بِئْرِ سَبْعَ إِلَى جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ، وَرَدَّهُمْ إِلَى عِبَادَةِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ. | ٤ 4 |
And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD, the God of their fathers.
| وَعَيَّنَ قُضَاةً فِي كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا الْمُحَصَّنَةِ. | ٥ 5 |
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
| وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «تَوَخَّوْا الْحِيطَةَ فِي كُلِّ حُكْمٍ تُصْدِرُونَهُ، لأَنَّكُمْ لَا تَقْضُونَ لِلإِنْسَانِ بَلْ لِلرَّبِّ الْحَاضِرِ مَعَكُمْ دَائِماً عِنْدَ إِصْدَارِ أَحْكَامِكُمْ. | ٦ 6 |
and said to the judges: 'Consider what ye do; for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD; and He is with you in giving judgment.
| وَلْتَكُنْ هَيْبَةُ الرَّبِّ عَلَيْكُمْ. فَاحْرِصُوا عَلَى إِقَامَةِ الْعَدْلِ لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا ظُلْمٌ وَلا مُحَابَاةٌ وَلا رِشْوَةٌ». | ٧ 7 |
Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.'
| كَذَلِكَ عَيَّنَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ قُضَاةً لِلرَّبِّ مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ وَالْكَهَنَةِ وَرُؤَسَاءِ بُيُوتَاتِ الشَّعْبِ لِفَضِّ النِّزَاعَاتِ. وَكَانَ مَقَرُّ إِقَامَتِهِمْ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، | ٨ 8 |
Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies. And they returned to Jerusalem.
| وَأَوْصَاهُمْ قَائِلاً: «اقْضُوا بِتَقْوَى الرَّبِّ بِأَمَانَةٍ وَقَلْبٍ خَالِصِ النِّيَّةِ. | ٩ 9 |
And he charged them, saying: 'Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a whole heart.
| وَعَلَيْكُمْ فِي كُلِّ دَعْوَى يَرْفَعُهَا إِلَيْكُمْ إِخْوَتُكُمُ الْمُقِيمُونَ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ، تَتَعَلَّقُ بِقَضِيَّةِ قَتْلٍ، أَوْ بَيْنَ شَرِيعَةٍ وَوَصِيَّةٍ لَهَا مَسَاسٌ بِالْفَرَائِضِ وَالأَحْكَامِ، أَنْ تُحَذِّرُوهُمْ لِئَلّا يَأْثَمُوا إِلَى الرَّبِّ فَيَحُلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَلَى إِخْوَتِكُمْ غَضَبُهُ. افْعَلُوا هَذَا وَتَفَادَوْا الإِثْمَ. | ١٠ 10 |
And whensoever any controversy shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, ye shall warn them, that they be not guilty towards the LORD, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren; thus shall ye do, and ye shall not be guilty.
| وَقَدْ خَوَّلْتُ أَمَرْيَا رَئِيسَ الكَهَنَةِ سُلْطَةَ الْفَصْلِ فِي كُلِّ الأُمُورِ الْمُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِالشُّؤُونِ الدِّينِيَّةِ، كَمَا فَوَّضْتُ إِلَى زَبَدْيَا بْنِ يَشْمَعِيئِيلَ رَئِيسِ يَهُوذَا أَمْرَ الشُّؤُونِ الْمَدَنِيَّةِ (شُّؤُونِ الْمَلِكِ). أَمَّا اللّاوِيُّونَ فَيَتَوَلَّوْنَ الإِشْرَافَ عَلَى تَنْفِيذِ الأَحْكَامِ، فَتَصَرَّفُوا بِحَزْمٍ وَقُوَّةٍ وَلْيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ مَعَ الصَّالِحِ». | ١١ 11 |
And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters; also the officers of the Levites before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD be with the good.'
