دوم تواریخ 17

۱ 1 و پسرش یهوشافاط در جای او پادشاه شد و خود را به ضد اسرائیل تقویت داد.

Then Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his place. And he grew strong against Israel.

۲ 2 و سپاهیان در تمامی شهرهای حصارداریهودا گذاشت و قراولان در زمین یهودا و درشهرهای افرایم که پدرش آسا گرفته بود قرار داد.

And he appointed numbers of soldiers in all the cities of Judah that had been fortified with walls. And he placed garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

۳ 3 و خداوند با یهوشافاط می‌بود زیرا که درطریقهای اول پدر خود داود سلوک می‌کرد و ازبعلیم طلب نمی نمود.

And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father, David. And he did not trust in the Baals,

۴ 4 بلکه خدای پدر خویش را طلبیده، در اوامر وی سلوک می‌نمود و نه موافق اعمال اسرائیل.

but in the God of his father. And he advanced in his precepts, and not according to the sins of Israel.

۵ 5 پس خداوند سلطنت را دردستش استوار ساخت و تمامی یهودا هدایا برای یهوشافاط آوردند و دولت و حشمت عظیمی پیدا کرد.

And the Lord confirmed the kingdom in his hand. And all of Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat. And innumerable riches were brought to him, and much glory.

۶ 6 و دلش به طریقهای خداوند رفیع شد، و نیز مکانهای بلند و اشیره‌ها را از یهودا دور کرد.

And when his heart had taken courage because of the ways of the Lord, he now also took away the high places and the sacred groves from Judah.

۷ 7 و در سال سوم از سلطنت خود، سروران خویش را یعنی بنحایل و عوبدیا و زکریا و نتنئیل و میکایا را فرستاد تا در شهرهای یهودا تعلیم دهند.

Then, in the third year of his reign, he sent Benhail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, from among his leaders, so that they might teach in the cites of Judah.

۸ 8 و با ایشان بعضی از لاویان یعنی شمعیا ونتنیا و زبدیا و عسائیل و شمیراموت و یهوناتان وادنیا و طوبیا و توب ادنیا را که لاویان بودند، فرستاد و با ایشان الیشمع و یهورام کهنه را.

And with them were the Levites Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah, and also Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan, and the Levites Adonijah and Tobijah and Tobadonijah. And with them were the priests Elishama and Jehoram.

۹ 9 پس ایشان در یهودا تعلیم دادند و سفر تورات خداوند را با خود داشتند، و در همه شهرهای یهودا گردش کرده، قوم را تعلیم می‌دادند.

And they were teaching the people in Judah, having with them the book of the law of the Lord. And they were traveling through all the cities of Judah, and were instructing the people.

۱۰ 10 و ترس خداوند بر همه ممالک کشورها که در اطراف یهودا بودند مستولی گردید تا بایهوشافاط جنگ نکردند.

And so, the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands which were around Judah. And they did not dare to make war against Jehoshaphat.

۱۱ 11 و بعضی ازفلسطینیان، هدایا و نقره جزیه را برای یهوشافاطآوردند و عربها نیز از مواشی هفت هزار و هفتصدقوچ و هفت هزار و هفتصد بز نر برای او آوردند.

Moreover, the Philistines carried gifts to Jehoshaphat, and a tribute in silver. Also, the Arabians brought cattle: seven thousand seven hundred rams, and the same number of he-goats.

۱۲ 12 پس یهوشافاط ترقی نموده، بسیار بزرگ شد و قلعه‌ها و شهرهای خزانه در یهودا بنا نمود.

Therefore, Jehoshaphat increased and was magnified, even on high. And in Judah, he built houses in the likeness of towers, and walled cities.

۱۳ 13 ودر شهرهای یهودا کارهای بسیار کرد و مردان جنگ آزموده و شجاعان قوی در اورشلیم داشت.

And he prepared many works in the cities of Judah. Also, there were men experienced in warfare in Jerusalem,

۱۴ 14 و شماره ایشان برحسب خاندان آبای ایشان این است: یعنی از یهودا سرداران هزاره که رئیس ایشان ادنه بود و با او سیصد هزار شجاع قوی بودند.

and this is the number of them, by each of the houses and families. In Judah, the leader of the army was Adnah, the commander; and with him were three hundred thousand very experienced men.

۱۵ 15 و بعد از، او یهوحانان رئیس بود وبا او دویست و هشتاد هزار نفر بودند.

After him, Jehohanan was the leader; and with him were two hundred eighty thousand.

۱۶ 16 و بعد ازاو، عمسیا ابن زکری بود که خویشن را برای خداوند نذر کرده بود و با او دویست هزار شجاع قوی بودند.

Also after him, there was Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who was consecrated to the Lord; and with him were two hundred thousand strong men.

۱۷ 17 و از بنیامین، الیاداع که شجاع قوی بود و با او دویست هزار نفر مسلح به کمان و سپربودند.

Following him, there was Eliada, who was experienced in battle; and with him were two hundred thousand, holding bow and shield.

۱۸ 18 و بعد از او یهوزاباد بود و با او صد وهشتاد هزار مرد مهیای جنگ بودند.

Then too, after him, there was Jehozabad; and with him were one hundred eighty thousand lightly-armed soldiers.

۱۹ 19 اینان خدام پادشاه بودند، سوای آنانی که پادشاه درتمامی یهودا در شهرهای حصاردار قرار داده بود.

All these were at the hand of the king, aside from the others, whom he had positioned in the walled cities, in all of Judah.