2 Chroniques 17
1 Et Josaphat, son fils, devint roi en sa place,
Then Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his place. And he grew strong against Israel.
2 et il se fortifia contre Israël. Et il mit des troupes dans toutes les villes de Juda, qui étaient places fortes, et mit des garnisons dans le pays de Juda et dans les villes d'Ephraïm conquises par Asa, son père.
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 Et l'Éternel fut avec Josaphat, car il marcha sur les premiers errements de David, son père, et ne chercha 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 ce fut le Dieu de son père qu'il chercha et dont il suivit les commandements et non point l'exemple d'Israël.
but in the God of his father. And he advanced in his precepts, and not according to the sins of Israel.
5 Et l'Éternel affermit la royauté dans sa main, et tout Juda faisait des présents à Josaphat, et il eut richesse et gloire en abondance.
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 Et son courage s'éleva comme il suivait les voies de l'Éternel, et de plus il fit disparaître de Juda les tertres et les Aschères.
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 Et la troisième année de son règne il délégua ses Chefs Ben-Haïl et Obadia et Zacharie et Nethaneël et Michée pour 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 Semaïa et Nethania et Zebadia et Asahel et Semiramoth et Jonathan et Adonia et Tobie et Tob-Adonia, Lévites, et avec eux Elisama et Joram, Prêtres.
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 Et ils enseignèrent en Juda, munis du Livre de la Loi de l'Éternel, et ils firent le tour de toutes les villes de Juda et 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 Et la terreur de l'Éternel pesa sur tous les royaumes des pays environnant Juda, de telle sorte qu'ils ne s'attaquèrent point 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 Et il y eut des Philistins qui apportaient à Josaphat des présents et de l'argent en masse; les Arabes aussi lui amenèrent du menu 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 Et Josaphat allait grandissant jusqu'au plus haut point, et il construisit en Juda des châteaux et des villes avec 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 faisait faire des travaux considérables dans les villes de Juda, et il avait des gens de guerre, vaillants soldats, à Jérusalem.
And he prepared many works in the cities of Judah. Also, there were men experienced in warfare in Jerusalem,
14 Et voici leur rôle selon leurs maisons patriarcales. En Juda étaient chefs de milliers Adna, le chef, ayant avec lui trois cent mille vaillants soldats,
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 et à côté de lui Jochanan, le chef avec ses deux cent quatre-vingt mille hommes,
After him, Jehohanan was the leader; and with him were two hundred eighty thousand.
16 et à côté de lui Amasia, fils de Zichri, volontaire de l'Éternel, avec ses deux cent mille vaillants soldats.
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 Et de Benjamin: le vaillant Eliada 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 côté de lui Jozabad, et avec lui cent quatre-vingt mille hommes équipés pour le combat.
Then too, after him, there was Jehozabad; and with him were one hundred eighty thousand lightly-armed soldiers.
19 Tels étaient ceux qui étaient au service du roi, non compris ceux que le roi avait placés dans les villes fortes dans tout 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.
