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，
Forsothe Josaphat, his sone, regnyde for hym; and he hadde the maistrye ayens 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 he settide noumbris of knyytis in alle the citees of Juda, that weren cumpassid with wallis, and he disposide strong holdis in the lond of Juda, and in the citees of Effraym, whiche Asa, his fadir, hadde take.
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 the Lord was with Josaphat, whiche yede in the firste weies of Dauid, his fadir; he hopide not in Baalym,
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。
but in the Lord God of Dauid, his fadir, and he yede in the comaundementis of God, and not bi the synnes 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 the Lord confermyde the rewme in his hond; and al Juda yaf yiftis to Josaphat, and ritchessis with outen noumbre, and myche glorie weren maad to hym.
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 whanne his herte hadde take hardynesse for the weies of the Lord, he took awei also hiy placis and wodis fro Juda.
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。
Forsothe in the thridde yeer of his rewme he sente of hise princes Benail, and Abdie, and Zacarie, and Nathanael, and Mychee, that thei schulden teche in the citees of Juda;
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 hem he sente dekenes Semeye, and Nathanye, and Zabadie, and Azahel, and Semyramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonye, and Thobie, and Abadonye, dekenes; and with hem `he sente Elisama and Joram, preestis;
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 thei tauyten the puple in Juda, and hadden the book of the lawe of the Lord; and thei cumpassiden alle the citees of Juda, and tauyten al the puple.
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。
Therfor the drede of the Lord was maad on al the rewmes of londis, that weren `bi cumpas of Juda; and tho dursten not fiyte ayens Josaphat.
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。
But also Filisteis brouyten yiftis to Josaphat, and tol of siluer; and men of Arabie brouyten scheep seuene thousynde, and seuene hundrid of wetheris, and so many buckis of geet.
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，
Therfor Josaphat encreesside, and was magnified `til in to an hiy; and he bildide in Juda housis at the licnesse of touris, and stronge citees;
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 made redi many werkis in the citees of Juda. Also men werriouris and stronge men weren 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，
of whiche this is the noumbre, `bi the housis and meynees of alle in Juda. Duyk Eduas was prince of the oost, and with hym weren thre hundrid thousynde ful stronge men.
15 次為約哈南軍長，率領二十八暗人，
Aftir hym was Johannan prince, and with hym weren two hundrid thousynde and foure scoore thousynde.
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；
After this also Amasye, the sone of Zechri, was halewid to the Lord, and with hym weren two hundrid thousynde of stronge men.
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；
Eliada myyti to batels suede this Amasie, and with hym weren two hundrid thousynde of men holdynge bouwe and scheeld.
18 其次為約匝巴得，率領十八萬常備軍人。
Aftir this was also Josaphat, and with hym weren an hundrid thousynde and foure scoore thousynde of redi knyytis.
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。
Alle these weren at the hond of the kyng, outakun othere, whiche he hadde put in wallid cytees and in al Juda.
