Anden Krønikebog 17
1 Hans Søn Josafat blev Konge i hans Sted. Han styrkede sin Stilling over for Israel
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 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 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 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,
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 men til sin Faders Gud og fulgte hans Bud og gjorde ikke som Israel.
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 Derfor grundfæstede HERREN Kongedømmet i hans Haand; og hele Juda bragte Josafat Gaver, saa han vandt stor Rigdom og Ære.
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 Da voksede hans Mod til at vandre paa HERRENS Veje, saa han ogsaa udryddede Offerhøjene og Asjerastøtterne i Juda.
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 I sit tredje Regeringsaar sendte han sine Øverster Benhajil, Obadja, Zekarja, Netan'el og Mika ud for at undervise i Judas Byer,
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 ledsaget af Leviterne Sjemaja, Netanja, Zebadja, Asa'el, Sjemiramot, Jonatan, Adonija, Tobija og Tob-Adonija, Leviterne, og præsterne Elisjama og Joram.
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 De havde HERRENS Lovbog med sig og underviste i Juda, og de drog rundt i alle Judas Byer og underviste Folket.
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 En HERRENS Rædsel kom over alle Lande og Riger rundt om Juda, saa de ikke indlod sig i Krig med Josafat.
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 Fra Filisterne kom der Folk, som bragte Josafat Gaver og svarede Sølv i Skat; ogsaa Araberne bragte ham Smaakvæg, 7700 Vædre og 7700 Bukke.
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 Saaledes gik det stadig fremad for Josafat, saa han til sidst fik meget stor Magt; og han byggede Borge og Forraadsbyer i Juda,
Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
13 og han havde store Forraad i Judas Byer og Krigsfolk, dygtige Krigere i Jerusalem.
Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
14 Her følger en Fortegnelse over dem efter deres Fædrenehuse. Til Juda hørte følgende Tusindførere: Øversten Adna med 300 000 dygtige Krigere;
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 ved Siden af ham Øversten Johanan med 280 000 Mand;
His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
16 ved Siden af ham Amasja, Zikris Søn, der frivilligt gav sig i HERRENS Tjeneste, med 200 000 dygtige Krigere;
Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
17 fra Benjamin var Eljada, en dygtig Kriger, med 200 000 Mand, væbnet med Bue og Skjold;
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 ved Siden af ham Jozabad med 80 000 vel rustede Mand.
Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
19 Disse stod i Kongens Tjeneste, og dertil kom de, som Kongen havde lagt i de befæstede Byer hele Juda over.
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.
