2 أخبار 19

١ 1 وَرَجَعَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ بِسَلامٍ إِلَى قَصْرِهِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ،

Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

٢ 2 فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ يَاهُو بْنُ حَنَانِي لِلِقَائِهِ وَقَالَ لِلْمَلِكِ يَهُوشَافَاطَ: «أَتُعِينُ الشِّرِّيرَ وَتُحِبُّ مُبْغِضِي الرَّبِّ؟ لِذَلِكَ يَحُلُّ عَلَيْكَ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ.

Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, wrath is on you from before the LORD.

٣ 3 وَلِكَنَّ فِيكَ أُمُوراً صَالِحَةً، فَقَدِ اسْتَأْصَلْتَ تَمَاثِيلَ عَشْتَارُوثَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ، وَأَعْدَدْتَ قَلْبَكَ لِطَلَبِ اللهِ».

Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God."

٤ 4 وَمَكَثَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، ثُمَّ شَرَعَ يَتَجَوَّلُ بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ مِنْ بِئْرِ سَبْعَ إِلَى جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ، وَرَدَّهُمْ إِلَى عِبَادَةِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ.

Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

٥ 5 وَعَيَّنَ قُضَاةً فِي كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا الْمُحَصَّنَةِ.

He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

٦ 6 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «تَوَخَّوْا الْحِيطَةَ فِي كُلِّ حُكْمٍ تُصْدِرُونَهُ، لأَنَّكُمْ لَا تَقْضُونَ لِلإِنْسَانِ بَلْ لِلرَّبِّ الْحَاضِرِ مَعَكُمْ دَائِماً عِنْدَ إِصْدَارِ أَحْكَامِكُمْ.

and said to the judges, "Consider what you do: for you do not judge for man, but for the LORD; and he is with you in the judgment.

٧ 7 وَلْتَكُنْ هَيْبَةُ الرَّبِّ عَلَيْكُمْ. فَاحْرِصُوا عَلَى إِقَامَةِ الْعَدْلِ لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا ظُلْمٌ وَلا مُحَابَاةٌ وَلا رِشْوَةٌ».

Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be on you. Take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes."

٨ 8 كَذَلِكَ عَيَّنَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ قُضَاةً لِلرَّبِّ مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ وَالْكَهَنَةِ وَرُؤَسَاءِ بُيُوتَاتِ الشَّعْبِ لِفَضِّ النِّزَاعَاتِ. وَكَانَ مَقَرُّ إِقَامَتِهِمْ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ،

Moreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites and cohanim, and of the heads of the fathers' households of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem.

٩ 9 وَأَوْصَاهُمْ قَائِلاً: «اقْضُوا بِتَقْوَى الرَّبِّ بِأَمَانَةٍ وَقَلْبٍ خَالِصِ النِّيَّةِ.

He commanded them, saying, "Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

١٠ 10 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.

Whenever any controversy shall come to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them, that they not be guilty towards the LORD, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers. Do this, and you shall not be guilty.

١١ 11 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».

Look, Amariah the chief cohen 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 Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and may the LORD be with the good."