دوم تواریخ 17
| بعد از آسا، پسر او یهوشافاط به سلطنت رسید و لشکر خود را برای جنگ با اسرائیل بسیج نمود. | 1 |
Then Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his place. And he grew strong against Israel.
| یهوشافاط در تمام شهرهای حصاردار یهودا و شهرهای افرایم که پدرش آسا تصرف کرده بود، قرارگاههای نظامی مستقر نمود. | 2 |
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.
| خداوند با یهوشافاط بود، زیرا در سالهای اول سلطنتش مثل جدش داوود رفتار می‌کرد و از پرستش بتهای بعل اجتناب می‌ورزید. | 3 |
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,
| برخلاف مردمانی که در اسرائیل زندگی می‌کردند، او کاملاً مطیع دستورهای خدای اجدادش بود و از او پیروی می‌نمود. | 4 |
but in the God of his father. And he advanced in his precepts, and not according to the sins of Israel.
| پس خداوند موقعیت سلطنت یهوشافاط را تحکیم نمود. تمام قوم یهودا به او هدایا تقدیم می‌کردند؛ در نتیجه او بسیار ثروتمند و معروف شد. | 5 |
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.
| یهوشافاط با دل و جان خداوند را خدمت می‌کرد. او بتکده‌های روی تپه‌ها را خراب کرد و بتهای شرم‌آور اشیره را از یهودا دور ساخت. | 6 |
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.
| او در سال سوم سلطنت خود این افراد را که از بزرگان قوم بودند برای تعلیم مردم به تمام شهرهای یهودا فرستاد: بنحایل، عوبدیا، زکریا، نتن‌ئیل و میکایا. | 7 |
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.
| در ضمن نُه لاوی و دو کاهن نیز آنها را همراهی می‌کردند. لاویان عبارت بودند از: شمعیا، نتنیا، زبدیا، عسائیل، شمیراموت، یهوناتان، ادونیا، طوبیا و توب ادونیا. کاهنان نیز الیشمع و یهورام بودند. | 8 |
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.
| آنها نسخه‌های کتاب تورات را به تمام شهرهای یهودا بردند و آن را به مردم تعلیم دادند. | 9 |
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.
| ترس خداوند تمام قومهای همسایه را فرا گرفت، به طوری که هیچ‌کدام جرأت نمی‌کردند با یهوشافاط، پادشاه یهودا وارد جنگ شوند، | 10 |
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.
| حتی بعضی از فلسطینی‌ها هدایا و باج و خراج برایش آوردند و عربها ۷٬۷۰۰ قوچ و ۷٬۷۰۰ بز نر به او هدیه کردند. | 11 |
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.
| به این ترتیب، یهوشافاط بسیار قدرتمند شد و در سراسر مملکت یهودا قلعه‌ها و شهرها برای ذخیرهٔ آذوقه و مهمات بنا کرد | 12 |
Therefore, Jehoshaphat increased and was magnified, even on high. And in Judah, he built houses in the likeness of towers, and walled cities.
| و آذوقهٔ بسیار در شهرهای یهودا اندوخت. او در اورشلیم، پایتخت خود، سپاه نیرومندی به وجود آورد. | 13 |
And he prepared many works in the cities of Judah. Also, there were men experienced in warfare in Jerusalem,
| فرماندهان این سپاه بزرگ و تعداد افرادی که آنها تحت فرمان خود داشتند عبارت بودند از: ادنه (فرماندهٔ سپاه یهودا)، با ۳۰۰٬۰۰۰ سرباز؛ پس از او، یهوحانان با ۲۸۰٬۰۰۰ سرباز؛ عمسیا (پسر زکری که خود را برای خدمت خداوند نذر کرده بود)، با ۲۰۰٬۰۰۰ سرباز؛ الیاداع (فرماندهٔ شجاع سپاه بنیامین) با ۲۰۰٬۰۰۰ سرباز مجهز به کمان و سپر و پس از او، یهوزاباد با ۱۸۰٬۰۰۰ سرباز تعلیم دیده. | 14 |
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.
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After him, Jehohanan was the leader; and with him were two hundred eighty thousand.
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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.
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Following him, there was Eliada, who was experienced in battle; and with him were two hundred thousand, holding bow and shield.
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Then too, after him, there was Jehozabad; and with him were one hundred eighty thousand lightly-armed soldiers.
| اینها غیر از سربازانی بودند که پادشاه آنها را در شهرهای حصاردار سراسر مملکت یهودا گذاشته بود. | 19 |
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.
