2 Chronicles 17
1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, —and strengthened himself against Israel;
Josafat, son hans, vart konge i staden hans. Han synte seg sterk imot Israel,
2 and put forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, —and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had captured.
og lagde herfolk i alle dei faste byarne i Juda og sette inn vakter i Judalandet og i dei byarne i Efraim som Asa, far hans, hadde herteke.
3 And it came to pass, that, Yahweh, was with Jehoshaphat, —because he walked in the first ways of David his father, and sought not unto the Baalim;
Og Herren var med Josafat, for han fylgde dei fyrste vegarne åt David, far sin, og heldt seg ikkje til Ba’alarne,
4 for, unto the God of his father, he sought, and, in his commandments, he walked, —and not according to the doing of Israel.
men søkte til far sin’s Gud og fylgde bodi hans og gjorde ikkje soleis som Israel.
5 Therefore did Yahweh establish the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave a present unto Jehoshaphat, —and he came to have riches and honour, in abundance.
Difor grunnfeste Herren kongedømet i hans hand, og heile Juda gav Josafat gåvor, so at han fekk mykje rikdom og æra.
6 And his heart was encouraged, in the ways of Yahweh, —and he, yet further, took away the high places and the Sacred Stems, out of Judah.
Då voks modet hans på Herrens vegar, og han fekk ogso burt offerhaugarne og Astarte-bilæti frå Juda.
7 And, in the third year of his reign, he sent to his rulers, even to Ben-hail and to Obadiah and to Zechariah, and to Nethanel, and to Micaiah, —that they were to teach throughout the cities of Judah;
I det tridje styringsåret sitt sende han hovdingarne sine Benha’il og Obadja og Zakarja og Netanel og Mikaja til å læra i Juda-byarne,
8 and, with them, Levites, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan, and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, Levites, —and, with them, Elishama and Jehoram, priests;
og saman med deim levitarne Semaja og Netanja og Zebadja og Asael og Semiramot og Jonatan og Adonja og Tobia og Tob-Adonia, levitarne, og med deim prestarne Elisama og Joram.
9 and they taught throughout Judah, and, with them, was the book of the law of Yahweh, —so they went round throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
Dei lærde i Juda, for dei hadde Herrens lovbok med seg, og dei drog kringum i alle Juda-byarne og lærde folket.
10 And it came to pass, that, the dread of Yahweh, was upon all the kingdoms of the countries, that were round about Judah, —and they warred not against Jehoshaphat.
Då kom ein støkk frå Herren yver alle riki i dei landi som låg rundt ikring Juda, so dei våga seg ikkje i krig med Josafat.
11 And, from among the Philistines, were they bringing in unto Jehoshaphat a present, and silver as tribute, —even the Arabians, were bringing in unto him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred he-goats.
Nokre av filistarane førde gåvor til Josafat, og sylv til skatt, og arabarane og førde småfe til honom, sju tusund og sju hundrad verar og sju tusund sju hundrad bukkar.
12 And so it came to pass that, Jehoshaphat, went on waxing surpassingly great, —and he built, throughout Judah, fortresses and cities for store;
Soleis gjekk Josafat frametter stødt til han vart overlag megtig, og han bygde borger og upplagsbyar i Juda,
13 and, much business, had he, throughout the cities of Judah, —but, the men of war, the heroes of valour, were in Jerusalem.
og han store forråd i Juda-byarne og stridsdjerve herfolk i Jerusalem.
14 And, these, are the numbers of them, by their ancestral house, —To Judah, pertained rulers of thousands, Adnah the chief, and, with him, mighty men of valour, three hundred thousand;
Dette er lista yver deim etter ættgreinerne deira: Yverhovdingarne i Juda var: Hovdingen Adna med tri hundrad tusund djerve stridsmenner;
15 and, under his direction, was Jehohanan the chief, —and, with him, two hundred and eighty thousand;
jamsides honom hovdingen Johanan med tvo hundrad og åtteti tusund mann;
16 and, under his direction, Amasiah son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Yahweh, —and, with him, two hundred thousand heroes of valour.
jamsides honom Amasja Zikrison, som hadde gjenge i Herrens tenesta friviljugt, og med honom var tvo hundrad tusund djerve stridsmenner;
17 And, out of Benjamin, a hero of valour, Eliada, —and, with him, armed with bow and buckler, two hundred thousand;
framleides var det frå Benjamin den djerve kjempa Eljada med tvo hundrad tusund mann, som bar boge og skjold,
18 and, under his direction, Jehozabad, —and, with him, a hundred and eighty thousand, equipped for war.
jamsides honom Jozabad med hundrad og åtteti tusund djerve stridsmenner.
19 These, were they who were waiting upon the king, —besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities, throughout all Judah.
Dette var dei som stod i tenesta åt kongen, umfram deim som kongen hadde lagt i borgbyarne i heile Juda.
