歷代志下 17
1 [約沙法特的虔誠與強盛]阿撒的兒子約沙法特繼位為王，發奮圖強，對抗以色列，
And his son Jehoshaphat reigns in his stead, and he strengthens himself against Israel,
2 在猶大各堅城內派駐了大軍，在猶大地內和他父親阿撒所克服的厄弗辣因各城裏，也派上了守軍。
and puts a force in all the fortified cities of Judah, and puts garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
3 上主與約沙法特同在，因為他遵行了他父親最初所行的道路，沒有尋求過巴耳神，
And YHWH is with Jehoshaphat, for he has walked in the first ways of his father David, and has not sought for the Ba‘alim,
4 只尋求他父親的天主，履行他的誡命，不照以色列的作風行事。
for he has sought for the God of his father, and he has walked in His commands, and not according to the work of Israel.
5 因此，上主鞏固了他統治的王國，全猶大人都給約沙法特獻禮，所以他財產很富，尊榮很大。
And YHWH establishes the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gives a present to Jehoshaphat, and he has riches and honor in abundance,
6 他一心在上主的道路上向上邁進，剷除了猶大境內的高丘和木偶。[教訓人民法律]
and his heart is high in the ways of YHWH, and again he has turned aside the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
7 他為王第三年上，派遣了他的官員本海耳、敖巴狄雅、則加黎雅、乃塔乃耳和米加雅，往猶大各城去教訓百姓。
And in the third year of his reign he has sent for his heads, for Ben-Hail, and for Obadiah, and for Zechariah, and for Nethaneel, and for Michaiah, to teach in cities of Judah;
8 隨從他們的有肋未人舍瑪雅、乃塔尼雅、則巴狄雅、阿撒耳、舍米辣摩、約納堂、阿多尼雅和多彼雅：這些都是肋未人；還有司祭厄里沙瑪和約蘭。
and with them the Levites: Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijath, and Tob-Adonijah—the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
9 他們隨身帶著上主的法律書，在猶大施教，走遍了猶大各城，教訓百姓。[約沙法特的聲望]
And they teach in Judah, and the Scroll of the Law of YHWH [is] with them, and they go around into all cities of Judah, and teach among the people.
10 上主威震猶大四周所有的國家，因此都不敢與約沙法特作戰。
And there is a fear of YHWH on all kingdoms of the lands that [are] around Judah, and they have not fought with Jehoshaphat;
11 有些培肋舍特人向約沙法特進貢獻銀，阿剌伯人給他呈獻家畜，即公綿羊七千七百隻，公山羊七千七百隻。
and [some] from the Philistines are bringing a present to Jehoshaphat, and silver [as] tribute; also, the Arabians are bringing to him a flock of seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.
12 約沙法特勢力日漸強大，達到頂峰：在猶大建造了一些堡壘和儲貨城，
And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he builds palaces and cities of store in Judah,
13 在猶大各城又做了堅固的工事，在耶路撒冷駐有英勇的部隊。
and he has much work in cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, [are] in Jerusalem.
14 他們的人數，按照家族記錄如下：猶大的軍長，首為阿德納軍長，率領三十萬勇士，
And these [are] their numbers, for the house of their fathers—of Judah, heads of thousands: Adnah the head, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor;
15 次為約哈南軍長，率領二十八暗人，
and at his hand [is] Jehohanan the head, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;
16 其次為齊革黎的兒子阿瑪息雅，他甘願獻身於上主，率領二十萬勇士；
and at his hand [is] Amasiah son of Zichri, who is willingly offering himself to YHWH, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.
17 屬本雅明的有勇士厄肋雅達，他率領二十萬挽弓和持盾的人；
And of Benjamin, mighty men of valor: Eliada, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
18 其次為約匝巴得，率領十八萬常備軍人。
and at his hand [is] Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand armed ones of the host.
19 這些都是服侍君王的人，王在全猶大各堅城所駐派的人，尚未計算在內。
These [are] those serving the king, apart from those whom the king put in the fortress cities in all of Judah.
