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、
And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, Josaphat 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。
And he put garrisons in all the strong cities of Juda, and appointed captains in all the cities of Juda, 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、
And the Lord was with Josaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;
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 he sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in the commandments of his father, and not according to the works 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。
And the Lord prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Juda gave gifts to Josaphat; and he had great wealth and glory.
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。
And his heart was exalted in the way of the Lord; and he removed the high places and the groves from the land of Juda.
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、
And in the third year of his reign, he sent his chief men, and his mighty men, Abdias and Zacharias, and Nathanael, and Michaias, to teach in the cities of Juda.
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 [were] the Levites, Samaias, and Nathanias, and Zabdias, and Asiel, and Semiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonias, and Tobias, and Tobadonias, Levites, and with them Elisama and Joram, 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。
And they taught in Juda, and [there was] with them the book of the law of the Lord, and they passed through the cities of Juda, and taught 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。
And a terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the land round about Juda, and they made no war against Josaphat.
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。
And [some] of the Philistines brought to Josaphat gifts, and silver, and presents; and the Arabians brought him seven thousand seven hundred rams.
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、
And Josaphat increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judea places of abode, and strong cities.
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。
And he had many works in Judea: and the mighty men of war, [the men] of strength, [were] 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、
And this [is] their number according to the houses of their fathers; even the captains of thousands in Juda [were], Ednas the chief, and with him mighty men of strength three hundred thousand.
15 その次は軍長ヨハナンと彼に従う者二十八万人、
And after him, Joanan 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 after him Amasias the [son] of Zari, who was zealous for the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of strength.
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、
And out of Benjamin [there was] a mighty man of strength, even Eliada, and with him two hundred thousand archers and targeteers.
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 after him Jozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand mighty men of 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 the king's servants besides those whom the king put in the strong cities in all Judea.
