歴代誌Ⅱ 17
1 アサの子ヨシャパテがアサに代って王となり、イスラエルに向かって自分を強くし、
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.
2 ユダのすべての堅固な町々に軍隊を置き、またユダの地およびその父アサが取ったエフライムの町々に守備隊を置いた。
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 主はヨシャパテと共におられた。彼がその父ダビデの最初の道に歩んで、バアルに求めず、
The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and did not seek the Baals,
4 その父の神に求めて、その戒めに歩み、イスラエルの行いにならわなかったからである。
but sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not in the ways of Israel.
5 それゆえ、主は国を彼の手に堅く立てられ、またユダの人々は皆ヨシャパテに贈り物を持ってきた。彼は大いなる富と誉とを得た。
Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. All Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance.
6 そこで彼は主の道に心を励まし、さらに高き所とアシラ像とをユダから除いた。
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 彼はまたその治世の三年に、つかさたちベネハイル、オバデヤ、ゼカリヤ、ネタンエルおよびミカヤをつかわしてユダの町々で教えさせ、
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 また彼らと共にレビびとのうちからシマヤ、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、トバドニヤをつかわし、またこれらのレビびとと共に祭司エリシャマとヨラムをもつかわした。
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 彼らは主の律法の書を携えて、ユダで教をなし、またユダの町々をことごとく巡回して、民の間に教をなした。
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 among the people.
10 そこでユダの周囲の国々は皆主を恐れ、ヨシャパテと戦うことをしなかった。
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、ペリシテびとのうちで贈り物や、みつぎの銀をヨシャパテの所に持ってくる者があり、またアラビヤびとは雄羊七千七百頭、雄やぎ七千七百頭を彼に持ってきた。
Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute. The Arabians also brought him flocks: seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.
12 こうしてヨシャパテはますます大いになり、ユダに要害および倉の町を建て、
Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.
13 ユダの町々に多くの軍需品を持ち、またエルサレムに大勇士である軍人たちを持っていた。
He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.
14 彼らをその氏族によって数えれば次のとおりである。すなわちユダから出た千人の長のうちでは、アデナという軍長と彼に従う大勇士三十万人、
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 valor;
15 その次は軍長ヨハナンと彼に従う者二十八万人、
and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand;
16 その次は喜んでその身を主にささげた者ジクリの子アマジヤと彼に従う大勇士二十万人。
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 valor.
17 ベニヤミンから出た者のうちでは、エリアダという大勇士と彼に従う弓および盾を持つ者二十万人、
From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
18 その次はヨザバデと彼に従う戦いの備えある者十八万人である。
and next to him Jehozabad, and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready and prepared for war.
19 これらは皆王に仕える者たちで、このほかにまたユダ全国の堅固な町々に、王が駐在させた者があった。
These were those who waited on the king, in addition to those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
