2 Crónicas 17
1 Su hijo Josafat reinó en su lugar y se fortaleció 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 Destacó tropas en todas las ciudades fortificadas de Judá y colocó guarniciones en la tierra de Judá y en las ciudades de Efraín que su padre Asa capturó.
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 Yavé estuvo con Josafat, porque anduvo en los procedimientos de su antepasado David. No acudió a los baales,
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 sino acudió al ʼElohim de su padre. Anduvo en sus Mandamientos y no según las obras de 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 Yavé confirmó el reino en su mano. Todo Judá dio presentes a Josafat, y tuvo riqueza y honores en 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 Su corazón se animó en los caminos de Yavé, y quitó de Judá los lugares altos y las Aseras.
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 En el tercer año de su reinado, [el rey Josafat] envió a sus magistrados Ben-hail, Abdías, Zacarías, Natanael y Micaías, a enseñar en las ciudades de Judá.
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 Envió con ellos a los levitas Semaías, Netanías, Zebadías, Asael, Semiramot, Jonatán, Adonías, Tobías, Tobadonías y a los sacerdotes Elisama y Joram.
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 Ellos enseñaron en Judá y llevaban consigo el Rollo de la Ley de Yavé. Recorrieron todas las ciudades de Judá y enseñaban al pueblo.
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 El pavor de Yavé cayó sobre todos los reinos de las tierras que estaban alrededor de Judá, y no hicieron guerra contra Josafat.
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 Algunos de los filisteos llevaban a Josafat presentes y plata como tributo. También los árabes le llevaron rebaños: 7.700 carneros y 7.700 machos cabríos.
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 Josafat llegó a ser muy grande. Edificó en Judá fortalezas y ciudades de almacenamiento.
Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
13 Además tuvo muchas provisiones en las ciudades de Judá, y hombres de guerra muy valientes en Jerusalén.
Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
14 Éste era el número de ellos, según sus casas paternas: de los comandantes de millares de Judá, el jefe era Adnas, con 300.000 guerreros valientes;
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 le seguía el jefe Johanán, con 280.000;
His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
16 luego Amasías, hijo de Zicri, quien se ofreció voluntariamente a Yavé, con 200.000 hombres valientes;
Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
17 de Benjamín, Eliada, hombre muy valiente, y con él 200.000 que llevaban arco y 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 y a continuación, Jozabad, con 180.000 hombres equipados para la guerra.
Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
19 Éstos eran los que servían al rey, aparte de los que el rey destacó en las ciudades fortificadas por todo Judá.
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.
