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1 Josafat, son hans, vart konge i staden hans. Han synte seg sterk imot Israel,
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, —and strengthened himself 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 put 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 captured.
3 Og Herren var med Josafat, for han fylgde dei fyrste vegarne åt David, far sin, og heldt seg ikkje til Ba’alarne,
And it came to pass, that, Yahweh, was with Jehoshaphat, —because he walked in the first ways of David his father, and sought not unto the Baalim;
4 men søkte til far sin’s Gud og fylgde bodi hans og gjorde ikkje soleis som Israel.
for, unto the God of his father, he sought, and, in his commandments, he walked, —and not according to the doing of Israel.
5 Difor grunnfeste Herren kongedømet i hans hand, og heile Juda gav Josafat gåvor, so at han fekk mykje rikdom og æra.
Therefore did Yahweh establish the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave a present unto Jehoshaphat, —and he came to have riches and honour, in abundance.
6 Då voks modet hans på Herrens vegar, og han fekk ogso burt offerhaugarne og Astarte-bilæti frå Juda.
And his heart was encouraged, in the ways of Yahweh, —and he, yet further, took away the high places and the Sacred Stems, out of Judah.
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 to his rulers, even to Ben-hail and to Obadiah and to Zechariah, and to Nethanel, and to Micaiah, —that they were to teach throughout the cities of Judah;
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, Levites, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan, and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, Levites, —and, with them, Elishama and Jehoram, 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 throughout Judah, and, with them, was the book of the law of Yahweh, —so they went round throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught 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 it came to pass, that, the dread of Yahweh, was upon all the kingdoms of the countries, that were round about Judah, —and they warred not against Jehoshaphat.
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.
And, from among the Philistines, were they bringing in unto Jehoshaphat a present, and silver as tribute, —even the Arabians, were bringing in unto him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred he-goats.
12 Soleis gjekk Josafat frametter stødt til han vart overlag megtig, og han bygde borger og upplagsbyar i Juda,
And so it came to pass that, Jehoshaphat, went on waxing surpassingly great, —and he built, throughout Judah, fortresses and cities for store;
13 og han store forråd i Juda-byarne og stridsdjerve herfolk i Jerusalem.
and, much business, had he, throughout the cities of Judah, —but, the men of war, the heroes of valour, were in Jerusalem.
14 Dette er lista yver deim etter ættgreinerne deira: Yverhovdingarne i Juda var: Hovdingen Adna med tri hundrad tusund djerve stridsmenner;
And, these, are the numbers of them, by their ancestral house, —To Judah, pertained rulers of thousands, Adnah the chief, and, with him, mighty men of valour, three hundred thousand;
15 jamsides honom hovdingen Johanan med tvo hundrad og åtteti tusund mann;
and, under his direction, was Jehohanan the chief, —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, under his direction, Amasiah son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Yahweh, —and, with him, two hundred thousand heroes of valour.
17 framleides var det frå Benjamin den djerve kjempa Eljada med tvo hundrad tusund mann, som bar boge og skjold,
And, out of Benjamin, a hero of valour, Eliada, —and, with him, armed with bow and buckler, two hundred thousand;
18 jamsides honom Jozabad med hundrad og åtteti tusund djerve stridsmenner.
and, under his direction, Jehozabad, —and, with him, a hundred and eighty thousand, equipped for war.
19 Dette var dei som stod i tenesta åt kongen, umfram deim som kongen hadde lagt i borgbyarne i heile Juda.
These, were they who were waiting upon the king, —besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities, throughout all Judah.
