2 Krønikebok 17
1 Josafat, son hans, vart konge i staden hans. Han synte seg sterk imot Israel,
And he became king Jehoshaphat son his in place of him and he strengthened himself on 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 put an army in all [the] cities of Judah fortified and he put garrisons in [the] land of Judah and in [the] cities of Ephraim which he had captured Asa father his.
3 Og Herren var med Josafat, for han fylgde dei fyrste vegarne åt David, far sin, og heldt seg ikkje til Ba’alarne,
And he was Yahweh with Jehoshaphat for he walked in [the] ways of David ancestor his former and not he sought the Baals.
4 men søkte til far sin’s Gud og fylgde bodi hans og gjorde ikkje soleis som Israel.
For [the] God of father his he sought and in commandments his he walked and not according to [the] deed[s] 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 he established Yahweh the kingdom in hand his and they gave all Judah tribute to Jehoshaphat and it belonged to him wealth and honor to abundance.
6 Då voks modet hans på Herrens vegar, og han fekk ogso burt offerhaugarne og Astarte-bilæti frå Juda.
And it was high heart his in [the] ways of Yahweh and again he removed the high places and the Asherah poles from 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 year three of reigning his he sent officials his Ben-Hail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Micaiah to teach in [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 [were] with them the Levites Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel (and Shemiramoth *Q(K)*) and Jonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-Adonijah the Levites and [were] with them Elishama and Jehoram the 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 in Judah and [was] with them [the] book of [the] law of Yahweh and they went round in all [the] cities of Judah and they taught among 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 was - [the] dread of Yahweh on all [the] kingdoms of the lands which [were] around Judah and not they waged war with 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 some of [the] Philistines [were] bringing to Jehoshaphat tribute and silver a load also the Arabs [were] bringing to him flock[s] rams seven thousand and seven hundred and male goats seven thousand and seven hundred.
12 Soleis gjekk Josafat frametter stødt til han vart overlag megtig, og han bygde borger og upplagsbyar i Juda,
And it was Jehoshaphat [was] going and [was] becoming great to upwards and he built in Judah fortresses and cities of storage.
13 og han store forråd i Juda-byarne og stridsdjerve herfolk i Jerusalem.
And property much it belonged to him in [the] cities of Judah and men of war mighty [men] of strength [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 [were] group[s] their to [the] house of ancestors their of Judah commanders of thousands Adnah [was] the commander and [were] with him mighty [men] of strength three hundred thousand.
15 jamsides honom hovdingen Johanan med tvo hundrad og åtteti tusund mann;
And on hand his Jehohanan the commander 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 on hand his Amasiah [the] son of Zikri who volunteered to Yahweh and with him two hundred thousand mighty [man] of strength.
17 framleides var det frå Benjamin den djerve kjempa Eljada med tvo hundrad tusund mann, som bar boge og skjold,
And from Benjamin a mighty [man] of strength Eliada and with him [men] equipped of bow and shield two hundred thousand.
18 jamsides honom Jozabad med hundrad og åtteti tusund djerve stridsmenner.
And on hand his Jehozabad and with him one hundred and eighty thousand [men] equipped of war.
19 Dette var dei som stod i tenesta åt kongen, umfram deim som kongen hadde lagt i borgbyarne i heile Juda.
These [were] the [ones who] served the king besides [those] whom he put the king in [the] cities of fortification in all Judah.
