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1 आसाका छोरा यहोशापात तिनको ठाउँमा राजा भए । यहोशापातले इस्राएलको विरूद्ध आफैलाई मजबुत बनाए ।
And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, Josaphat strengthened himself against Israel.
2 तिनले यहूदाका किल्‍ला भएका सबै सहरमा फौज राखे, र यहूदाभरि र तिनका पिता आसाले कब्‍जा गरेका एफ्राइमका सहरहरूमा रक्षाको निम्‍ति छाउनीहरू राखे ।
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 परमप्रभु यहोशापातसँग हुनुहुन्थ्यो किनकि तिनी आफ्‍ना पिता दाऊदले देखाएका उदाहरणअनुसार सुरु-सुरुमा हिंडे, र बालको खोजी गरेनन् ।
And the Lord was with Josaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;
4 बरू, तिनले आफ्‍ना पिताका परमेश्‍वरमा भरोसा गरे, र तिनका आज्ञाहरूमा चले, इस्राएलका व्‍यवहारअनुसार होइन ।
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 यसरी परमप्रभुले तिनको हातमा शासन स्थापित गर्नुभयो । सारा यहूदाले यहोशापातलाई कर तिरे । तिनीसित धन-सम्‍पत्ति र ख्‍याति प्रशस्‍त थियो ।
And the Lord prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Juda gave gifts to Josaphat; and he had great wealth and glory.
6 तिनको हृदय परमप्रभुका मार्गमा समर्पित थिए । तिनले यहूदाबाट डाँडाका थानहरू र अशेरा देवीका मूर्तिहरू हटाउने काम पनि गरे ।
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 आफ्‍नो राजकालको तेस्रो वर्षमा तिनले आफ्‍ना अधिकारीहरू बेन-हेल, ओबदिया, जकरिया, नतनेल र मीकायालाई यहूदाका सहरहरूमा शिक्षा दिनलाई पठाए ।
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 तिनीहरूसँग लेवीहरू शमायाह, नतन्‍याह, जबदियाह, असाहेल, शमीरामोत, यहोनातान, अदोनियाह, तोबियाह र तोब-अदोनियाह, र तिनीहरूसँग पुजारी एलीशामा र यहोराम थिए ।
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 तिनीहरूले आफूसित परमप्रभुका व्‍यवस्‍थाको पुस्‍तक लिएर यहूदामा सिकाए । तिनीहरू यहूदाका सबै सहरमा गए र मानिसहरूका माझमा सिकाए ।
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 यहूदाको वरिपरि भएका सबै राज्‍यहरूमा परमप्रभुको भय पर्‍यो, जसले गर्दा उनीहरूले यहोशापातको विरुद्धमा युद्ध गरेनन्‌ ।
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 पलिश्‍तीमध्‍ये कसैले यहोशापातकहाँ करको रूपमा उपहारहरू र चाँदीको ल्‍याए । अरबीहरूले तिनका निम्‍ति पनि सात हजार सात सय भेडा र सात हजार सात सय बोकाहरू ल्‍याए ।
And [some] of the Philistines brought to Josaphat gifts, and silver, and presents; and the Arabians brought him seven thousand and seven hundred rams.
12 यहोशापात धेरै शक्तिशाली भए । तिनले यहूदामा किल्‍लाहरू र भण्‍डार राख्‍ने सहरहरू बनाए ।
And Josaphat increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judea places of abode, and strong cities.
13 यहूदाका सहरहरूमा तिनीसँग प्रशस्‍त खानेकुरा बलिया, र यरूशलेममा बलिया र शक्तिशाली मानिस सिपाहीहरू थिए ।
And he had many works in Judea: and the mighty men of war, [the men] of strength, [were] in Jerusalem.
14 तिनीहरू आआफ्‍नो पिताका घरानाअनुसार सूचिकृत गरिएका दलहरू यी नै थिएः यहूदाबाट हजारका फौज पतिहरू, फौज पति अदनाह र तिनका साथमा तीन लाख योद्धाहरू ।
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 तिनीपछि फौज पति येहोहानान र तिनका साथमा दुई लाख असी हजार मानिसहरू।
And after him, Joanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand.
16 तिनीपछि जिक्रीका छोरा अमसिया, जसले स्वेच्छाले परमप्रभुका सेवाको निम्ति आफूलाई समर्पित गरे । अनि तिनीसँग दुई लाखको योद्धाहरू ।
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 बेन्‍यामीनबाटः एक जना शक्तिशाली व्यक्ति एल्‍यादा, र तिनका साथमा धनु र ढालले सुसज्‍जित भएका दुई लाखको फौज ।
And out of Benjamin [there was] a mighty man of strength, even Eliada, and with him two hundred thousand archers and targeteers.
18 तिनीपछि यहोजाबाद, र तिनका साथमा युद्धको निम्ति तयार भएका एक लाख असी हजारको फौज ।
And after him Jozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand mighty men of war.
19 यिनीहरू यहूदाका किल्‍ला भएका सहरहरूमा राजाले राखेकाबाहेकका थिए ।
These were the king's servants besides those whom the king put in the strong cities in all Judea.

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