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1 А вместо Аса се възцари син му Иосафат, който се засили против Израиля;
Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became the king [of Judah], and he enabled his army to become very strong, with the result that they could resist attacks from [the army of] Israel.
2 защото тури военни сили във всичките укрепени градове на Юда, и постави гарнизони в Юдовата земя и в Ефремовите градове, които баща му Аса бе превзел.
He put soldiers in all the cities in Judah around which they had built walls, and he put soldiers in other places in Judah and in the towns in the area belonging to the tribe of Ephraim that [soldiers of] his father Asa had captured.
3 И Господ бе с Иосафата, понеже той ходи в първите пътища на баща си Давида и не потърси ваалимите,
Yahweh helped Jehoshaphat because when he started [to rule Judah], he did the things that pleased Yahweh like his ancestor [King] David had done. He did not worship the idols of Baal.
4 но потърси Бога на бащите си, и в Неговите заповеди ходи, а не по делата на Израиля.
Instead, he sought advice from the God whom his father [had worshiped], and he obeyed God’s commands, and did not do the [evil things that the kings of] Israel continually did.
5 Затова Господ, утвърди царството в ръката му; и целият Юда даде подаръци на Иосафата; и той придоби богатство и голяма слава.
Yahweh enabled him to completely control his kingdom. All [the people of] Judah brought gifts to him, with the result that he became very rich and was greatly honored.
6 При това, като се поощри сърцето му в Господните пътища, той отмахна от Юда високите места и ашерите.
He was completely devoted to doing what pleased Yahweh. His workers got rid of the shrines on the hilltops and the poles for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah throughout Judah.
7 Тоже в третата година от царуването си прати първенците си Венхаила, Авдия, Захария, Натанаила и Михаия да поучават в Юдовите градове,
When he had been ruling [Judah] for almost three years, he sent some of his officials—Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach the people in various towns in Judah.
8 и с тях левитите Семаия, Натания, Зевадия, Асаила, Семирамота, Ионатана, Адония, Товия и Товадония, левитите, и заедно с тях свещениците Елисама и Иорама.
With them he sent several descendants of Levi—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah—and two priests, Elishama and Jehoram.
9 И те поучаваха в Юда, като имаха със себе си книгата на Господния закон; и обхождаха всичките Юдови градове та поучаваха людете.
They took with them a scroll on which were written the laws of Yahweh and taught them to the people in all the towns throughout Judah,
10 И страх от Господа обзе всичките царства в земите, които бяха около Юда, та не воюваха против Иосафата.
The people in all the kingdoms surrounding Judah became very afraid of [what Yahweh might do to punish them if they fought against Judah], so they did not start wars with Jehoshaphat’s army.
11 Някои и от филистимците донесоха подаръци на Иосафата, и сребро като данък; арабите още му докараха стада: седем хиляди и седемстотин овена, и седем хиляди и седемстотин козли.
Some people from Philistia brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, and they also brought to him the silver that he demanded that they pay to him. Some Arabs brought to him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
12 И Иосафат продължаваше да се възвеличава твърде много; и съгради в Юда крепости и житници-градове.
Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
13 И имаше много работи в Юдовите градове, и военни мъже, силни и храбри, в Ерусалим.
Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
14 А ето броят им, според бащините им домове: от Юда хилядници: Адна, началникът, и с него триста хиляди души силни и храбри;
The leaders and numbers from each tribe were as follows: From the tribe of Judah, Adnah was the leader of the soldiers, and he commanded 300,000 soldiers.
15 след него, Иоанан, началникът, и с него двеста и осемдесет хиляди души;
His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
16 след него, Амасия Захриевият син, който драговолно принесе себе си Господу, и с него двеста хиляди силни и храбри мъже;
Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
17 а от Вениамина: Елиада, силен и храбър, и с него двеста хиляди души въоръжени с лъкове и щитчета;
From the tribe of Benjamin, Eliada, who was a brave soldier, was the leader of the soldiers; he commanded 200,000 men who had bows [and arrows] and shields.
18 а след него, Иозавад, и с него сто и осемдесет хиляди души въоръжени за война.
Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
19 Тия бяха мъжете, които слугуваха на царя, освен ония, които царят постави в укрепените градове в целия Юда.
Those were the soldiers who served the king [in Jerusalem], in addition to the men whom the king had placed in the other cities in Judah that had walls around them.
