2 Chronicles 17
1 And Jehoshaphat his son became king in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Josaphat, son fils, régna à sa place.
2 And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and placed garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Assa his father had captured.
Il se fortifia contre Israël: il mit des troupes dans toutes les villes fortes de Juda, et des garnisons dans le pays de Juda et dans les villes d’Éphraïm dont Asa, son père, s’était emparé.
3 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat; because he walked in the first ways of David his father, and sought not after the Be'alim;
L’Éternel fut avec Josaphat, parce qu’il marcha dans les premières voies de David, son père, et qu’il ne rechercha point les Baals;
4 On the contrary, after the God of his father did he seek, and in his commandments did he walk, but not after the doings of Israel.
car il eut recours au Dieu de son père, et il suivit ses commandements, sans imiter ce que faisait Israël.
5 Therefore did the Lord establish the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave presents to Jehoshaphat; and he had riches and honor in abundance.
L’Éternel affermit la royauté entre les mains de Josaphat, à qui tout Juda apportait des présents, et qui eut en abondance des richesses et de la gloire.
6 And his heart raised itself up in the ways of the Lord, and he removed moreover the high-places and groves out of Judah.
Son cœur grandit dans les voies de l’Éternel, et il fit encore disparaître de Juda les hauts lieux et les idoles.
7 And in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben-chayil, and 'Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Michayahu, to teach in the cities of Judah.
La troisième année de son règne, il chargea ses chefs Ben-Haïl, Abdias, Zacharie, Nethaneel et Michée, d’aller enseigner dans les villes de Juda.
8 And with them were the Levites, Shema'yahu, and Nethanyahu, and Zebadyahu, and 'Assahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adoniyahu, and Tobiyahu, and Tobadoniyah, the Levites; and with them Elishama' and Jehoram, the priests.
Il envoya avec eux les Lévites Schemaeja, Nethania, Zebadia, Asaël, Schemiramoth, Jonathan, Adonija, Tobija et Tob-Adonija, Lévites, et les sacrificateurs Élischama et Joram.
9 And they taught in Judah, and with them was the book of the law of the Lord, and they moved about through all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
Ils enseignèrent dans Juda, ayant avec eux le livre de la loi de l’Éternel. Ils parcoururent toutes les villes de Juda, et ils enseignèrent parmi le peuple.
10 And the dread of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war with Jehoshaphat.
La terreur de l’Éternel s’empara de tous les royaumes des pays qui environnaient Juda, et ils ne firent point la guerre à Josaphat.
11 Also from the Philistines did people bring unto Jehoshaphat presents and silver, as tribute: also the Arabians brought him small cattle, rams seven thousand and seven hundred, and he-goats seven thousand and seven hundred.
Des Philistins apportèrent à Josaphat des présents et un tribut en argent; et les Arabes lui amenèrent aussi du bétail, sept mille sept cents béliers et sept mille sept cents boucs.
12 And Jehoshaphat went on becoming exceedingly great, and he built in Judah castles and treasure-cities.
Josaphat s’élevait au plus haut degré de grandeur. Il bâtit en Juda des châteaux et des villes pour servir de magasins.
13 And he had great works in the cities of Judah, and men of war, mighty in valor, in Jerusalem.
Il fit exécuter beaucoup de travaux dans les villes de Juda, et il avait à Jérusalem de vaillants hommes pour soldats.
14 And these are their numbers according to their family divisions: Of Judah, of the captains of the thousands was 'Adnah the chief, and with him were mighty men of valor, three hundred thousand.
Voici leur dénombrement, selon les maisons de leurs pères. De Juda, chefs de milliers: Adna, le chef, avec trois cent mille vaillants hommes;
15 And next to him was Jehochanan the chief, and with him were two hundred and eighty thousand.
et à ses côtés, Jochanan, le chef, avec deux cent quatre-vingt mille hommes;
16 And next to him was 'Amassyah the son of Zichri, who voluntarily offered himself unto the Lord; and with him were two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.
et à ses côtés, Amasia, fils de Zicri, qui s’était volontairement consacré à l’Éternel, avec deux cent mille vaillants hommes.
17 And of Benjamin, the mighty valiant Elyada', and with him were those armed with bow and shield two hundred thousand.
De Benjamin: Éliada, vaillant homme, avec deux cent mille hommes armés de l’arc et du bouclier,
18 And next him was Jehozabad, and with him were one hundred and eighty thousand ready armed for the host.
et à ses côtés, Zozabad, avec cent quatre-vingt mille hommes armés pour la guerre.
19 These were those that ministered to the king, besides those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
Tels sont ceux qui étaient au service du roi, outre ceux que le roi avait placés dans toutes les villes fortes de Juda.
