< Chronicles II 17 >

1 And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, Josaphat strengthened himself against Israel.
亞撒的兒子約沙法接續他作王,奮勇自強,防備以色列人,
2 And he put garrisons in all the strong cities of Juda, and appointed captains in all the cities of Juda, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
安置軍兵在猶大一切堅固城裏,又安置防兵在猶大地和他父亞撒所得以法蓮的城邑中。
3 And the Lord was with Josaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;
耶和華與約沙法同在;因為他行他祖大衛初行的道,不尋求巴力,
4 but he sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in the commandments of his father, and not according to the works of Israel.
只尋求他父親的上帝,遵行他的誡命,不效法以色列人的行為。
5 And the Lord prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Juda gave gifts to Josaphat; and he had great wealth and glory.
所以耶和華堅定他的國,猶大眾人給他進貢;約沙法大有尊榮資財。
6 And his heart was exalted in the way of the Lord; and he removed the high places and the groves from the land of Juda.
他高興遵行耶和華的道,並且從猶大除掉一切邱壇和木偶。
7 And in the third year of his reign, he sent his chief men, and his mighty men, Abdias and Zacharias, and Nathanael, and Michaias, to teach in the cities of Juda.
他作王第三年,就差遣臣子便‧亥伊勒、俄巴底、撒迦利雅、拿坦業、米該亞往猶大各城去教訓百姓。
8 And with them [were] the Levites, Samaias, and Nathanias, and Zabdias, and Asiel, and Semiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonias, and Tobias, and Tobadonias, Levites, and with them Elisama and Joram, the priests.
同着他們有利未人示瑪雅、尼探雅、西巴第雅、亞撒黑、示米拉末、約拿單、亞多尼雅、多比雅、駝‧巴多尼雅,又有祭司以利沙瑪、約蘭同着他們。
9 And they taught in Juda, and [there was] with them the book of the law of the Lord, and they passed through the cities of Juda, and taught the people.
他們帶着耶和華的律法書,走遍猶大各城教訓百姓。
10 And a terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the land round about Juda, and they made no war against Josaphat.
耶和華使猶大四圍的列國都甚恐懼,不敢與約沙法爭戰。
11 And [some] of the Philistines brought to Josaphat gifts, and silver, and presents; and the Arabians brought him seven thousand seven hundred rams.
有些非利士人與約沙法送禮物,納貢銀。阿拉伯人也送他公綿羊七千七百隻,公山羊七千七百隻。
12 And Josaphat increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judea places of abode, and strong cities.
約沙法日漸強大,在猶大建造營寨和積貨城。
13 And he had many works in Judea: and the mighty men of war, [the men] of strength, [were] in Jerusalem.
他在猶大城邑中有許多工程,又在耶路撒冷有戰士,就是大能的勇士。
14 And this [is] their number according to the houses of their fathers; even the captains of thousands in Juda [were], Ednas the chief, and with him mighty men of strength three hundred thousand.
他們的數目,按着宗族,記在下面:猶大族的千夫長押拿為首率領大能的勇士-三十萬;
15 And after him, Joanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand.
其次是,千夫長約哈難率領大能的勇士-二十八萬;
16 And after him Amasias the [son] of Zari, who was zealous for the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of strength.
其次是,細基利的兒子亞瑪斯雅(他為耶和華犧牲自己)率領大能的勇士-二十萬。
17 And out of Benjamin [there was] a mighty man of strength, even Eliada, and with him two hundred thousand archers and targeteers.
便雅憫族,是大能的勇士以利雅大率領拿弓箭和盾牌的-二十萬;
18 And after him Jozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand mighty men of war.
其次是,約薩拔率領預備打仗的-十八萬。
19 These were the king's servants besides those whom the king put in the strong cities in all Judea.
這都是伺候王的,還有王在猶大全地堅固城所安置的不在其內。

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