2 Cronache 17
1 Giosafat, figliuolo di Asa, regnò in luogo di lui, e si fortificò contro Israele;
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, —and strengthened himself against Israel;
2 collocò dei presidi in tutte le città fortificate di Giuda, e pose delle guarnigioni nel paese di Giuda e nelle città di Efraim, che Asa suo padre avea conquistate.
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.
3 E l’Eterno fu con Giosafat, perch’egli camminò nelle vie che Davide suo padre avea seguite da principio, e cercò, non i Baali,
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;
4 ma l’Iddio di suo padre; e si condusse secondo i suoi comandamenti, senza imitare quel che faceva Israele.
for, unto the God of his father, he sought, and, in his commandments, he walked, —and not according to the doing of Israel.
5 Perciò l’Eterno assicurò il possesso del regno nelle mani di Giosafat; tutto Giuda gli recava dei doni, ed egli ebbe ricchezza e gloria in abbondanza.
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.
6 Il suo coraggio crebbe, seguendo le vie dell’Eterno; e fece anche sparire da Giuda gli alti luoghi e gl’idoli d’Astarte.
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.
7 Il terzo anno del suo regno mandò i suoi capi Ben-Hail, Obadia, Zaccaria, Natanaele e Micaiah, a insegnare nelle città di Giuda;
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;
8 e con essi mandò i Leviti Scemaia, Nethania, Zebadia, Asael, Scemiramoth, Gionathan, Adonia, Tobia e Tob-Adonia, e i sacerdoti Elishama e Jehoram.
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;
9 Ed essi insegnarono in Giuda, avendo seco il libro della legge dell’Eterno; percorsero tutte le città di Giuda, e istruirono il popolo.
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.
10 Il terrore dell’Eterno s’impadronì di tutti i regni dei paesi che circondavano Giuda, sì che non mossero guerra a Giosafat.
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.
11 E una parte de’ Filistei recò a Giosafat dei doni, e un tributo in argento; anche gli Arabi gli menarono del bestiame: settemila settecento montoni e settemila settecento capri.
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.
12 Giosafat raggiunse un alto grado di grandezza, ed edificò in Giuda castelli e città d’approvvigionamento.
And so it came to pass that, Jehoshaphat, went on waxing surpassingly great, —and he built, throughout Judah, fortresses and cities for store;
13 Fece eseguire molti lavori nelle città di Giuda, ed ebbe a Gerusalemme de’ guerrieri, uomini forti e valorosi.
and, much business, had he, throughout the cities of Judah, —but, the men of war, the heroes of valour, were in Jerusalem.
14 Eccone il censimento secondo le loro case patriarcali. Di Giuda: capi di migliaia: Adna, il capo, con trecentomila uomini forti e valorosi;
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;
15 dopo di lui, Johanan, il capo, con duecento ottantamila uomini;
and, under his direction, was Jehohanan the chief, —and, with him, two hundred and eighty thousand;
16 dopo questo, Amasia, figliuolo di Zicri, il quale s’era volontariamente consacrato all’Eterno, con duecentomila uomini forti e valorosi.
and, under his direction, Amasiah son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Yahweh, —and, with him, two hundred thousand heroes of valour.
17 Di Beniamino: Eliada, uomo forte e valoroso, con duecentomila uomini, armati d’arco e di scudo;
And, out of Benjamin, a hero of valour, Eliada, —and, with him, armed with bow and buckler, two hundred thousand;
18 e, dopo di lui, Jozabad con centottantamila uomini pronti per la guerra.
and, under his direction, Jehozabad, —and, with him, a hundred and eighty thousand, equipped for war.
19 Tutti questi erano al servizio del re, senza contare quelli ch’egli avea collocati nelle città fortificate, in tutto il paese di Giuda.
These, were they who were waiting upon the king, —besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities, throughout all Judah.
