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
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, 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
He placed 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 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
The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek 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 sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not in the ways 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
Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. All Judah brought tribute 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
His heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD. Furthermore, he took away the high places and the Asherah poles 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
Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, 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 Levites, even Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the 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。
They taught in Judah, having the book of the LORD’s law with them. They went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught amongst 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
The fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that 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
Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute. The Arabians also brought him flocks: seven thousand and seven hundred rams and seven thousand and seven hundred male 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
Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.
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
He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valour, 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
This was the numbering of them according to their fathers’ houses: From 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 Jehohanan 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 the LORD, 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
From 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 Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand ready and 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 those who waited on the king, in addition to those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
