2 Chronicles 17
1 And Jehoshaphat his son became king in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
アサの子ヨシャパテがアサに代って王となり、イスラエルに向かって自分を強くし、
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.
ユダのすべての堅固な町々に軍隊を置き、またユダの地およびその父アサが取ったエフライムの町々に守備隊を置いた。
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;
主はヨシャパテと共におられた。彼がその父ダビデの最初の道に歩んで、バアルに求めず、
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.
その父の神に求めて、その戒めに歩み、イスラエルの行いにならわなかったからである。
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.
それゆえ、主は国を彼の手に堅く立てられ、またユダの人々は皆ヨシャパテに贈り物を持ってきた。彼は大いなる富と誉とを得た。
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.
そこで彼は主の道に心を励まし、さらに高き所とアシラ像とをユダから除いた。
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.
彼はまたその治世の三年に、つかさたちベネハイル、オバデヤ、ゼカリヤ、ネタンエルおよびミカヤをつかわしてユダの町々で教えさせ、
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.
また彼らと共にレビびとのうちからシマヤ、ネタニヤ、ゼバデヤ、アサヘル、セミラモテ、ヨナタン、アドニヤ、トビヤ、トバドニヤをつかわし、またこれらのレビびとと共に祭司エリシャマとヨラムをもつかわした。
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.
彼らは主の律法の書を携えて、ユダで教をなし、またユダの町々をことごとく巡回して、民の間に教をなした。
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.
そこでユダの周囲の国々は皆主を恐れ、ヨシャパテと戦うことをしなかった。
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.
また、ペリシテびとのうちで贈り物や、みつぎの銀をヨシャパテの所に持ってくる者があり、またアラビヤびとは雄羊七千七百頭、雄やぎ七千七百頭を彼に持ってきた。
12 And Jehoshaphat went on becoming exceedingly great, and he built in Judah castles and treasure-cities.
こうしてヨシャパテはますます大いになり、ユダに要害および倉の町を建て、
13 And he had great works in the cities of Judah, and men of war, mighty in valor, in Jerusalem.
ユダの町々に多くの軍需品を持ち、またエルサレムに大勇士である軍人たちを持っていた。
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.
彼らをその氏族によって数えれば次のとおりである。すなわちユダから出た千人の長のうちでは、アデナという軍長と彼に従う大勇士三十万人、
15 And next to him was Jehochanan the chief, and with him were two hundred and eighty thousand.
その次は軍長ヨハナンと彼に従う者二十八万人、
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.
その次は喜んでその身を主にささげた者ジクリの子アマジヤと彼に従う大勇士二十万人。
17 And of Benjamin, the mighty valiant Elyada', and with him were those armed with bow and shield two hundred thousand.
ベニヤミンから出た者のうちでは、エリアダという大勇士と彼に従う弓および盾を持つ者二十万人、
18 And next him was Jehozabad, and with him were one hundred and eighty thousand ready armed for the host.
その次はヨザバデと彼に従う戦いの備えある者十八万人である。
19 These were those that ministered to the king, besides those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
これらは皆王に仕える者たちで、このほかにまたユダ全国の堅固な町々に、王が駐在させた者があった。
