2 Chronicles 17
1 And Iehosphat his sonne reigned in his steade, and preuailed against Israel.
[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，
2 And he put garisons in all the strong cities of Iudah, and set bandes in the lande of Iudah and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
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。
3 And the Lord was with Iehoshaphat, because he walked in the first wayes of his father Dauid, and sought not Baalim,
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，
4 But sought the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandements, and not after the trade of Israel.
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。
5 Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdome in his hande, and all Iudah brought presents to Iehoshaphat, so that he had of riches and honour in abundance.
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。
6 And he lift vp his heart vnto the wayes of the Lord, and he tooke away moreouer the hie places and the groues out of Iudah.
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]
7 And in the thirde yere of his reigne he sent his princes, Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethaneel, and Michaiah, that they should teach in the cities of Iudah,
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。
8 And with them Leuites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehonathan, and Adoniiah, and Tobiiah, and Tob-adoniiah, Leuites, and with the Elishama and Iehoram Priestes.
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。
9 And they taught in Iudah, and had the booke of the Lawe of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Iudah, and taught the people.
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]
10 And the feare of the Lord fell vpon all the kingdomes of ye lands that were round about Iudah, and they fought not against Iehoshaphat.
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。
11 Also some of the Philistims brought Iehoshaphat giftes and tribute siluer, and the Arabians brought him flockes, seuen thousande and seuen hundreth rammes, and seuen thousande and seuen hundreth hee goates.
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。
12 So Iehoshaphat prospered and grewe vp on hie: and he built in Iudah palaces and cities of store.
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，
13 And he had great workes in the cities of Iudah, and men of warre, and valiant men in Ierusalem.
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。
14 And these are the nombers of them after the house of their fathers, In Iudah were captaines of thousands, Adnah the captaine, and with him of valiant men three hundreth thousande.
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，
15 And at his hande Iehohanan a captaine, and with him two hundreth and fourescore thousande.
次為約哈南軍長，率領二十八暗人，
16 And at his hande Amasiah the sonne of Zichri, which willingly offered him selfe vnto the Lord, and with him two hundreth thousand valiant men.
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；
17 And of Beniamin, Eliada a valiant man, and with him armed men with bowe and shielde two hundreth thousand.
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；
18 And at his hand Iehozabad, and with him an hundreth and fourescore thousand armed to the warre.
其次為約匝巴得，率領十八萬常備軍人。
19 These waited on the King, besides those which the King put in the strong cities thoroughout all Iudah.
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。
