2 Chronicles 17
1 Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became the king [of Judah], and he enabled his army to become very strong, with the result that they could resist attacks from [the army of] Israel.
Yosafat menjadi raja Yehuda menggantikan Asa ayahnya, dan ia memperkuat diri untuk melawan Israel.
2 He put soldiers in all the cities in Judah around which they had built walls, and he put soldiers in other places in Judah and in the towns in the area belonging to the tribe of Ephraim that [soldiers of] his father Asa had captured.
Ia menempatkan tentara di semua kota berbenteng di Yehuda, dan di daerah luar kota di Yehuda, serta di kota-kota yang telah direbut ayahnya di wilayah Efraim.
3 Yahweh helped Jehoshaphat because when he started [to rule Judah], he did the things that pleased Yahweh like his ancestor [King] David had done. He did not worship the idols of Baal.
TUHAN memberkati Yosafat karena ia mengikuti jejak ayahnya; ia tidak menyembah Baal,
4 Instead, he sought advice from the God whom his father [had worshiped], and he obeyed God’s commands, and did not do the [evil things that the kings of] Israel continually did.
melainkan beribadat kepada Allah. Ia taat kepada perintah-perintah Allah, dan hidupnya tidak seperti raja-raja Israel.
5 Yahweh enabled him to completely control his kingdom. All [the people of] Judah brought gifts to him, with the result that he became very rich and was greatly honored.
TUHAN memberi kepada Yosafat kedudukan yang kuat sebagai raja Yehuda. Seluruh rakyat memberikan hadiah-hadiah kepadanya dan ia menjadi kaya serta sangat dihormati.
6 He was completely devoted to doing what pleased Yahweh. His workers got rid of the shrines on the hilltops and the poles for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah throughout Judah.
Dengan kemauan yang keras ia mentaati perintah TUHAN dan menghancurkan semua tempat penyembahan berhala serta patung-patung Dewi Asyera di Yehuda.
7 When he had been ruling [Judah] for almost three years, he sent some of his officials—Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach the people in various towns in Judah.
Pada tahun ketiga pemerintahannya ia mengutus pejabat-pejabat tinggi untuk mengajarkan hukum-hukum TUHAN di kota-kota Yehuda. Mereka adalah: Benhail, Obaja, Zakharia, Netaneel dan Mikha.
8 With them he sent several descendants of Levi—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah—and two priests, Elishama and Jehoram.
Mereka ditemani oleh sembilan orang Lewi dan dua imam. Orang-orang Lewi itu ialah Semaya, Netanya, Zebaja, Asael, Semiramot, Yonatan, Adonia, Tobia, dan Tob-Adonia. Kedua imam itu ialah Elisama dan Yoram.
9 They took with them a scroll on which were written the laws of Yahweh and taught them to the people in all the towns throughout Judah,
Dengan membawa buku Hukum-hukum TUHAN mereka pergi ke mana-mana di semua kota Yehuda dan mengajar rakyat di sana.
10 The people in all the kingdoms surrounding Judah became very afraid of [what Yahweh might do to punish them if they fought against Judah], so they did not start wars with Jehoshaphat’s army.
TUHAN membuat semua kerajaan di sekitar Yehuda takut berperang melawan Raja Yosafat.
11 Some people from Philistia brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, and they also brought to him the silver that he demanded that they pay to him. Some Arabs brought to him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
Dari orang Filistin ia menerima banyak perak dan hadiah-hadiah lain, dan dari orang Arab ia menerima 7.700 domba dan 7.700 kambing.
12 Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
Demikianlah Yosafat makin lama makin berkuasa. Di seluruh Yehuda ia membangun benteng-benteng dan kota-kota perbekalan.
13 Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
Ia menimbun perbekalan yang banyak di kota-kota itu. Di Yerusalem ia menempatkan perwira-perwira yang perkasa,
14 The leaders and numbers from each tribe were as follows: From the tribe of Judah, Adnah was the leader of the soldiers, and he commanded 300,000 soldiers.
masing-masing dengan kesatuannya menurut kaumnya. Adna adalah panglima kesatuan dari kaum-kaum Yehuda. Ia memimpin 300.000 prajurit.
15 His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
Orang kedua adalah Yohanan; ia mengepalai 280.000 prajurit.
16 Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
Orang ketiga ialah Amasia anak Zikhri; ia mengepalai 200.000 prajurit. (Amasia adalah seorang sukarelawan yang mengabdi kepada TUHAN.)
17 From the tribe of Benjamin, Eliada, who was a brave soldier, was the leader of the soldiers; he commanded 200,000 men who had bows [and arrows] and shields.
Panglima kesatuan dari kaum-kaum dalam suku Benyamin adalah Elyada, seorang pejuang yang perkasa. Ia memimpin 200.000 prajurit lengkap dengan panah dan perisai.
18 Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
Orang kedua dalam kesatuan ini ialah Yosabad; ia memimpin 180.000 prajurit lengkap dengan senjata mereka.
19 Those were the soldiers who served the king [in Jerusalem], in addition to the men whom the king had placed in the other cities in Judah that had walls around them.
Merekalah yang bertugas di Yerusalem. Di samping itu, raja menempatkan kesatuan-kesatuan lain di benteng-benteng di wilayah Yehuda.
