2 Krønikebok 17
1 Josafat, son hans, vart konge i staden hans. Han synte seg sterk imot Israel,
And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, and grew strong against Israel.
2 og lagde herfolk i alle dei faste byarne i Juda og sette inn vakter i Judalandet og i dei byarne i Efraim som Asa, far hans, hadde herteke.
And he placed numbers of soldiers in all the fortified cities of Juda. And he put garrisons in the land of Juda, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3 Og Herren var med Josafat, for han fylgde dei fyrste vegarne åt David, far sin, og heldt seg ikkje til Ba’alarne,
And the Lord was with Josaphat, because he walked in the first ways of David his father: and trusted not in Baalim,
4 men søkte til far sin’s Gud og fylgde bodi hans og gjorde ikkje soleis som Israel.
But in the God of his father, and walk in his commandments, and not according to the sins of Israel.
5 Difor grunnfeste Herren kongedømet i hans hand, og heile Juda gav Josafat gåvor, so at han fekk mykje rikdom og æra.
And the Lord established the kingdom in his hand, and all Juda brought presents to Josaphat: and he acquired immense riches, and much glory.
6 Då voks modet hans på Herrens vegar, og han fekk ogso burt offerhaugarne og Astarte-bilæti frå Juda.
And when his heart had taken courage for the ways of the Lord, he took away also the high places and the groves out of Juda.
7 I det tridje styringsåret sitt sende han hovdingarne sine Benha’il og Obadja og Zakarja og Netanel og Mikaja til å læra i Juda-byarne,
And in the third year of his reign, he sent of his princes Benhail, and Abdias, and Zacharias, and Nathanael, and Micheas, to teach in the cities of Juda:
8 og saman med deim levitarne Semaja og Netanja og Zebadja og Asael og Semiramot og Jonatan og Adonja og Tobia og Tob-Adonia, levitarne, og med deim prestarne Elisama og Joram.
And with them the Levites, Semeias, and Nathanias, and Zabadias, and Asael, and Semiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonias, and Tobias, and Thobadonias Levites, and with them Elisama, and Joram priests.
9 Dei lærde i Juda, for dei hadde Herrens lovbok med seg, og dei drog kringum i alle Juda-byarne og lærde folket.
And they taught the people in Juda, having with them the book of the law of the Lord: and they went about all the cities of Juda, and instructed the people.
10 Då kom ein støkk frå Herren yver alle riki i dei landi som låg rundt ikring Juda, so dei våga seg ikkje i krig med Josafat.
And the fear of the Lord came upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Juda, and they durst not make war against Josaphat.
11 Nokre av filistarane førde gåvor til Josafat, og sylv til skatt, og arabarane og førde småfe til honom, sju tusund og sju hundrad verar og sju tusund sju hundrad bukkar.
The Philistines also brought presents to Josaphat, and tribute in silver, and the Arabians brought him cattle, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and as many he goats.
12 Soleis gjekk Josafat frametter stødt til han vart overlag megtig, og han bygde borger og upplagsbyar i Juda,
And Josaphat grew, and became exceeding great: and he built in Juda houses like towers, and walled cities.
13 og han store forråd i Juda-byarne og stridsdjerve herfolk i Jerusalem.
And he prepared many works in the cities of Juda: and he had warriors, and valiant men in Jerusalem.
14 Dette er lista yver deim etter ættgreinerne deira: Yverhovdingarne i Juda var: Hovdingen Adna med tri hundrad tusund djerve stridsmenner;
Of whom this is the number of the houses and families of every one: in Juda captains of the army, Ednas the chief, and with him three hundred thousand most valiant men.
15 jamsides honom hovdingen Johanan med tvo hundrad og åtteti tusund mann;
After him Johanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand.
16 jamsides honom Amasja Zikrison, som hadde gjenge i Herrens tenesta friviljugt, og med honom var tvo hundrad tusund djerve stridsmenner;
And after him was Amasias the son of Zechri, consecrated to the Lord, and with him were two hundred thousand valiant men.
17 framleides var det frå Benjamin den djerve kjempa Eljada med tvo hundrad tusund mann, som bar boge og skjold,
After him was Eliada valiant in battle, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield.
18 jamsides honom Jozabad med hundrad og åtteti tusund djerve stridsmenner.
After him also was Jozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready for war.
19 Dette var dei som stod i tenesta åt kongen, umfram deim som kongen hadde lagt i borgbyarne i heile Juda.
All these were at the hand of the king, beside others, whom he had put in the walled cities, in all Juda.
