2 Chroniques 17

1 Josaphat, fils d’Asa, régna à sa place. Il se fortifia contre Israël:

Then Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his place. And he grew strong against Israel.

2 il mit des troupes dans toutes les villes fortes de Juda, et il mit des garnisons dans le pays de Juda et dans les villes d’Ephraïm dont Asa, son père, s’était emparé.

And he appointed numbers of soldiers in all the cities of Judah that had been fortified with walls. And he placed garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

3 Yahweh fut avec Josaphat, parce qu’il marcha dans les premières voies de David, son père, et qu’il ne rechercha pas les Baals;

And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father, David. And he did not trust in the Baals,

4 mais il rechercha le Dieu de son père et suivit ses commandements, sans imiter les actions d’Israël.

but in the God of his father. And he advanced in his precepts, and not according to the sins of Israel.

5 Yahweh affermit le royaume entre ses mains; tout Juda apportait des présents à Josaphat, et il eut en abondance des richesses et de la gloire.

And the Lord confirmed the kingdom in his hand. And all of Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat. And innumerable riches were brought to him, and much glory.

6 Son courage grandit dans les voies de Yahweh, et il fit encore disparaître de Juda les hauts lieux et les aschéras.

And when his heart had taken courage because of the ways of the Lord, he now also took away the high places and the sacred groves from Judah.

7 La troisième année de son règne, il envoya ses chefs, Ben-Haïl, Obdias, Zacharias, Nathanaël et Michéas, enseigner dans les villes de Juda,

Then, in the third year of his reign, he sent Benhail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, from among his leaders, so that they might teach in the cites of Judah.

8 et avec eux les lévites Séméïas, Nathanias, Zabadias, Asaël, Sémiramoth, Jonathan, Adonias, Thobias, Thobadonias, et, avec ces lévites, les prêtres Elisama et Joram.

And with them were the Levites Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah, and also Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan, and the Levites Adonijah and Tobijah and Tobadonijah. And with them were the priests Elishama and Jehoram.

9 Ils enseignèrent dans Juda, ayant avec eux le livre de la loi de Yahweh; ils parcoururent toutes les villes de Juda, et ils enseignèrent parmi le peuple.

And they were teaching the people in Judah, having with them the book of the law of the Lord. And they were traveling through all the cities of Judah, and were instructing the people.

10 La terreur de Yahweh s’empara de tous les royaumes des pays qui environnaient Juda, et ils ne firent pas la guerre à Josaphat.

And so, the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands which were around Judah. And they did not dare to make war against Jehoshaphat.

11 Des philistins apportèrent à Josaphat des présents et un tribut en argent; les Arabes aussi lui amenèrent du bétail, sept mille sept cents béliers et sept mille sept cents boucs.

Moreover, the Philistines carried gifts to Jehoshaphat, and a tribute in silver. Also, the Arabians brought cattle: seven thousand seven hundred rams, and the same number of he-goats.

12 Josaphat était en voie de s’élever au plus haut degré de grandeur. Il bâtit en Juda des forteresses et des villes pour servir de magasins;

Therefore, Jehoshaphat increased and was magnified, even on high. And in Judah, he built houses in the likeness of towers, and walled cities.

13 et il avait beaucoup de provisions dans les villes de Juda, et des guerriers, hommes vaillants, dans Jérusalem.

And he prepared many works in the cities of Judah. Also, there were men experienced in warfare in Jerusalem,

14 Voici leur dénombrement, selon leurs familles. De Juda, chefs de milliers: Adna, le chef, et avec lui, trois cent mille vaillants hommes;

and this is the number of them, by each of the houses and families. In Judah, the leader of the army was Adnah, the commander; and with him were three hundred thousand very experienced men.

15 à ses côtés, Johanan, le chef, et avec lui, deux cent quatre-vingt mille hommes;

After him, Jehohanan was the leader; and with him were two hundred eighty thousand.

16 et à ses côtés, Amasias, fils de Zéchri, qui s’était volontairement consacré à Yahweh, et avec lui, deux cent mille vaillants hommes. —

Also after him, there was Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who was consecrated to the Lord; and with him were two hundred thousand strong men.

17 De Benjamin: Eliada, homme vaillant, et avec lui, deux cent mille hommes armés de l’arc et du bouclier;

Following him, there was Eliada, who was experienced in battle; and with him were two hundred thousand, holding bow and shield.

18 et à ses côtés, Jozabad, et avec lui, cent quatre-vingt mille hommes armés pour la guerre. —

Then too, after him, there was Jehozabad; and with him were one hundred eighty thousand lightly-armed soldiers.

19 Tels sont ceux qui étaient au service du roi, outre ceux que le roi avait placés dans les villes fortes, dans tout le territoire de Juda.

All these were at the hand of the king, aside from the others, whom he had positioned in the walled cities, in all of Judah.