2 Crônicas 17
1 E Josaphat seu filho reinou em seu logar: e fortificou-se contra Israel.
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.
2 E poz gente de guerra em todas as cidades fortes de Judah e poz guarnições na terra de Judah, como tambem nas cidades d'Ephraim, que Asa seu pae tinha tomado.
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.
3 E o Senhor foi com Josaphat; porque andou nos primeiros caminhos de David seu pae, e não buscou a Baalim.
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.
4 Antes buscou ao Deus de seu pae, e andou nos seus mandamentos, e não segundo as obras d'Israel.
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.
5 E o Senhor confirmou o reino na sua mão, e todo o Judah deu presentes a Josaphat: e teve riquezas e gloria em abundancia.
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.
6 E exaltou-se o seu coração nos caminhos do Senhor e ainda de mais tirou os altos e os bosques de Judah.
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.
7 E no terceiro anno do seu reinado enviou elle os seus principes, a Benchail, e a Obadias, e a Zacharias, e a Nathanael, e a Michaia, para ensinarem nas cidades de Judah.
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.
8 E com elles os levitas, Semaias e Nethanias, e Zebadias, e Asael, e Semiramoth, e Jonathan, e Adonias, e Tobias, e Tobadonias, levitas: e com elles os sacerdotes, Elisama e Jorão.
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.
9 E ensinaram em Judah e tinham comsigo o livro da lei do Senhor: e rodearam todas as cidades de Judah, e ensinaram entre o povo.
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,
10 E veiu o temor do Senhor sobre todos os reinos das terras, que estavam em roda de Judah e não guerrearam contra Josaphat.
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.
11 E alguns d'entre os philisteos traziam presentes a Josaphat, com o dinheiro do tributo: tambem os arabios lhe trouxeram gado miudo; sete mil e setecentos carneiros, e sete mil e setecentos bodes.
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.
12 Cresceu pois Josaphat e se engrandeceu extremamente: e edificou fortalezas e cidades de munições em Judah.
Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
13 E teve muitas obras nas cidades de Judah e gente de guerra, varões valentes em Jerusalem.
Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
14 E este é o numero d'elles segundo as casas de seu paes: em Judah eram chefes dos milhares: o chefe Adna, e com elle trezentos mil varões valentes;
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.
15 E após elle o chefe Johanan, e com elle duzentos e oitenta mil;
His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
16 E após elle Amasias, filho de Zichri, que voluntariamente se entregou ao Senhor, e com elle duzentos mil varões valentes:
Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
17 E de Benjamin Eliada, varão valente, e com elle duzentos mil, armados d'arco e d'escudo:
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.
18 E após elle Jozabad: e com elle cento e oitenta mil armados para a guerra.
Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
19 Estes estavam no serviço do rei; afóra os que o rei tinha posto nas cidades fortes por todo o Judah.
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.
