2 Krønikebok 17
1 Hans sønn Josafat blev konge i hans sted. Han søkte å styrke sig mot Israel
Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became the king [of Judah], and he enabled his army to become very strong, with the result that they could resist attacks from [the army of] Israel.
2 og la krigsfolk i alle Judas faste byer og la også mannskap i Juda land og i de byer i Efra'im som hans far Asa hadde inntatt.
He put soldiers in all the cities in Judah around which they had built walls, and he put soldiers in other places in Judah and in the towns in the area belonging to the tribe of Ephraim that [soldiers of] his father Asa had captured.
3 Og Herren var med Josafat, fordi han vandret på de veier hans far David i sin første tid hadde fulgt, og ikke søkte til Ba'alene,
Yahweh helped Jehoshaphat because when he started [to rule Judah], he did the things that pleased Yahweh like his ancestor [King] David had done. He did not worship the idols of Baal.
4 men til sin fars Gud og vandret i hans bud og ikke gjorde som Israel.
Instead, he sought advice from the God whom his father [had worshiped], and he obeyed God’s commands, and did not do the [evil things that the kings of] Israel continually did.
5 Og Herren trygget kongedømmet i hans hånd, og hele Juda gav Josafat gaver, så han fikk stor rikdom og ære.
Yahweh enabled him to completely control his kingdom. All [the people of] Judah brought gifts to him, with the result that he became very rich and was greatly honored.
6 Og hans mot vokste mens han skred frem på Herrens veier, og han fikk også bort offerhaugene og Astarte-billedene i Juda.
He was completely devoted to doing what pleased Yahweh. His workers got rid of the shrines on the hilltops and the poles for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah throughout Judah.
7 I sin regjerings tredje år sendte han sine høvdinger Benha'il og Obadja og Sakarja og Netanel og Mikaja ut for å lære i Judas byer
When he had been ruling [Judah] for almost three years, he sent some of his officials—Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach the people in various towns in Judah.
8 og sammen med dem levittene Semaja og Netanja og Sebadja og Asael og Semiramot og Jonatan og Adonja og Tobia og Tob-Adonja og med disse levitter prestene Elisama og Joram.
With them he sent several descendants of Levi—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah—and two priests, Elishama and Jehoram.
9 De lærte i Juda og hadde Herrens lovbok med sig. de drog omkring i alle Judas byer og lærte folket.
They took with them a scroll on which were written the laws of Yahweh and taught them to the people in all the towns throughout Judah,
10 Og frykt for Herren kom over alle rikene i de land som lå rundt omkring Juda, så de ikke torde føre krig med Josafat.
The people in all the kingdoms surrounding Judah became very afraid of [what Yahweh might do to punish them if they fought against Judah], so they did not start wars with Jehoshaphat’s army.
11 En del av filistrene kom med gaver til Josafat og med sølv som de gav i skatt; også araberne førte småfe til ham, syv tusen og syv hundre værer og syv tusen og syv hundre bukker.
Some people from Philistia brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, and they also brought to him the silver that he demanded that they pay to him. Some Arabs brought to him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
12 Således blev Josafat mektigere og mektigere, til hans makt var meget stor, og han bygget borger og oplagsbyer i Juda.
Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
13 Han hadde store forråd i Judas byer og stridsdjerve krigsmenn i Jerusalem.
Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
14 Dette er listen over dem efter deres familier: Høvedsmennene over tusen i Juda var: høvedsmannen Adna med tre hundre tusen djerve stridsmenn
The leaders and numbers from each tribe were as follows: From the tribe of Judah, Adnah was the leader of the soldiers, and he commanded 300,000 soldiers.
15 og ved siden av ham høvedsmannen Johanan med to hundre og åtti tusen
His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
16 og ved siden av ham Amasja, Sikris sønn, som frivillig tjente Herren, med to hundre tusen djerve stridsmenn.
Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
17 Av Benjamin var det Eljada, en djerv stridsmann, med to hundre tusen mann som var væbnet med bue og skjold,
From the tribe of Benjamin, Eliada, who was a brave soldier, was the leader of the soldiers; he commanded 200,000 men who had bows [and arrows] and shields.
18 og ved siden av ham Josabad med hundre og åtti tusen mann, væbnet til strid.
Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
19 Dette var de som tjente kongen, foruten de krigsfolk som kongen hadde lagt i de faste byer i hele Juda.
Those were the soldiers who served the king [in Jerusalem], in addition to the men whom the king had placed in the other cities in Judah that had walls around them.
