دوم تواریخ 17

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.

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

Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.

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.

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.

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

His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.

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.

Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.

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

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.

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

Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.

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

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.