Anden Krønikebog 17
1 Hans Søn Josafat blev Konge i hans Sted. Han styrkede sin Stilling over for Israel
And Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place, and made himself strong against Israel.
2 ved at lægge Besætning i alle Judas befæstede Byer og indsætte Fogeder i Judas Land og de efraimitiske Byer, hans Fader Asa havde indtaget.
He put forces in all the walled towns of Judah, and responsible chiefs in the land of Judah and in the towns of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3 Og HERREN var med Josafat, thi han vandrede de Veje, hans Fader David til at begynde med havde vandret, og søgte ikke hen til Ba'alerne,
And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals,
4 men til sin Faders Gud og fulgte hans Bud og gjorde ikke som Israel.
But turning to the God of his father and keeping his laws, and not doing as Israel did.
5 Derfor grundfæstede HERREN Kongedømmet i hans Haand; og hele Juda bragte Josafat Gaver, saa han vandt stor Rigdom og Ære.
So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour.
6 Da voksede hans Mod til at vandre paa HERRENS Veje, saa han ogsaa udryddede Offerhøjene og Asjerastøtterne i Juda.
His heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord; and he went so far as to take away the high places and the wood pillars out of Judah.
7 I sit tredje Regeringsaar sendte han sine Øverster Benhajil, Obadja, Zekarja, Netan'el og Mika ud for at undervise i Judas Byer,
In the third year of his rule he sent Benhail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Micaiah, his captains, as teachers into the towns of Judah;
8 ledsaget af Leviterne Sjemaja, Netanja, Zebadja, Asa'el, Sjemiramot, Jonatan, Adonija, Tobija og Tob-Adonija, Leviterne, og præsterne Elisjama og Joram.
And with them, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and Elishama and Jehoram the priests.
9 De havde HERRENS Lovbog med sig og underviste i Juda, og de drog rundt i alle Judas Byer og underviste Folket.
And they gave teaching in Judah and had the book of the law of the Lord with them; they went through all the towns of Judah teaching the people.
10 En HERRENS Rædsel kom over alle Lande og Riger rundt om Juda, saa de ikke indlod sig i Krig med Josafat.
And the fear of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands round Judah, so that they made no wars against Jehoshaphat.
11 Fra Filisterne kom der Folk, som bragte Josafat Gaver og svarede Sølv i Skat; ogsaa Araberne bragte ham Smaakvæg, 7700 Vædre og 7700 Bukke.
And some of the Philistines took offerings to Jehoshaphat, and made him payments of silver; and the Arabians gave him flocks, seven thousand, seven hundred sheep, and seven thousand, seven hundred he-goats.
12 Saaledes gik det stadig fremad for Josafat, saa han til sidst fik meget stor Magt; og han byggede Borge og Forraadsbyer i Juda,
Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah.
13 og han havde store Forraad i Judas Byer og Krigsfolk, dygtige Krigere i Jerusalem.
He had much property in the towns of Judah; he had forces of armed men, great and strong, in Jerusalem.
14 Her følger en Fortegnelse over dem efter deres Fædrenehuse. Til Juda hørte følgende Tusindførere: Øversten Adna med 300 000 dygtige Krigere;
This is the number of them, listed by their families, the captains of thousands of Judah: Adnah, the captain, and with him three hundred thousand men of war;
15 ved Siden af ham Øversten Johanan med 280 000 Mand;
Second to him Jehohanan, the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;
16 ved Siden af ham Amasja, Zikris Søn, der frivilligt gav sig i HERRENS Tjeneste, med 200 000 dygtige Krigere;
After him Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who freely gave himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand men of war;
17 fra Benjamin var Eljada, en dygtig Kriger, med 200 000 Mand, væbnet med Bue og Skjold;
And the captains of Benjamin: Eliada, a great man of war, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bows and body-covers;
18 ved Siden af ham Jozabad med 80 000 vel rustede Mand.
And after him Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand trained for war.
19 Disse stod i Kongens Tjeneste, og dertil kom de, som Kongen havde lagt i de befæstede Byer hele Juda over.
These were the men who were waiting on the king, in addition to those placed by the king in the walled towns through all Judah.
