歴代誌Ⅱ 17
1 アサの子ヨシヤパテ、アサに代りて王となりイスラエルにむかひて力を強くし
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
2 ユダの一切の堅固なる邑々に兵を置きユダの地およびその父アサが取たるエフライムの邑々に鎮臺を置く
And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had taken.
3 ヱホバ、ヨシヤパテとともに在せり其は彼その父ダビデの最初の道に歩みてバアル等を求めず
And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baals;
4 その父の神を求めてその誡命に歩みイスラエルの行爲に傚はざればなり
but he sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
5 このゆゑにヱホバ國を彼の手に堅く立たまへりまたユダの人衆みなヨシヤパテに禮物を餽れり彼は富と貴とを極めたり
And Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat; and he had riches and honour in abundance.
6 是において彼ヱホバの道にその心を勵まし遂に崇邱とアシラ像とをユダより除けり
And he took courage in the ways of Jehovah; moreover, he removed the high places and Asherahs out of Judah.
7 彼またその治世の三年にその牧伯ベネハイル、オバデヤ、ゼカリヤ、ネタンエルおよびミカヤを遣はしてユダの邑々にて敎誨をなさしめ
And in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethaneel, and Micah, to teach in the cities of Judah;
8 またレビ人の中よりシマヤ、ネタニヤ、ゼバデヤ、アサヘル、セミラモテ、ヨナタン、アドニヤ、トビヤ、トバドニヤなどいふレビ人を遣して之と偕ならしめ且祭司エリシヤマとヨラムをも之と偕に遣はしけるが
and with them the Levites: Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
9 彼らはヱホバの律法の書を携ヘユダにおいて敎誨をなしユダの邑々を盡く行めぐりて民を敎へたり。
And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of Jehovah with them; and they went about through all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.
10 是においてユダの周圍の地の國々みなヱホバを懼れてヨシヤパテを攻ることをせざりき
And the terror of Jehovah was upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
11 またペリシテ人の中に禮物および貢の銀をヨシヤパテに餽れる者あり且又アラビヤ人は家畜をこれに餽れり即ち牡羊七千七百牡山羊七千七百
And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and tribute-silver. The Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred he-goats.
12 ヨシヤパテは益々大になりゆきてユダに城および府庫邑を多く建て
And Jehoshaphat waxed exceeding great; and he built in Judah castles and store-cities.
13 ユダの邑々に多くの工事を爲し大勇士たる軍人をヱルサレムに置り
And he had much business in the cities of Judah; and men of war, strong and valiant, in Jerusalem.
14 彼等を數ふるにその宗家に循へば左のごとしユダより出たる千人の長の中にはアデナといふ軍長あり大勇士三十萬これに從がふ
And these are the numbers of them according to their fathers' houses. Of Judah the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valour;
15 その次は軍長ヨハナン之に從ふ者は二十八萬人
and next to him was Johanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;
16 その次はジクリの子アマシヤ彼は悦びてその身をヱホバに献げたり大勇士二十萬これに從がふ
and next to him, Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to Jehovah; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.
17 ベニヤミンより出たる者の中にはエリアダといふ大勇士あり弓および楯を持もの二十萬これに從がふ
And of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valour, and with him two hundred thousand, armed with bow and shield;
18 その次はヨザバデ戰門の準備をなせる者十八萬これに從がふ
and next to him was Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready prepared for war.
19 是等は皆王に事ふる者等なり此外にまたユダ全國の堅固なる邑々に王の置る者あり
These were they that waited on the king, besides those that the king had put in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
