2 Krönikeboken 17
1 Och hans son Josaphat vardt Konung i hans stad, och vardt mägtig emot 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 Och lade krigsfolk uti alla Juda fasta städer, och satte befallningsmän i Juda land, och i Ephraims städer, som hans fader Asa vunnit hade.
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 Och Herren var med Josaphat; ty han vandrade i de förra Davids sins faders vägar, och sökte icke 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 Utan sins faders Gud, och vandrade i hans bud, och icke efter Israels gerningar.
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 Derföre stadfäste Herren honom riket; och hele Juda gaf Josaphat skänker; och han hade rikedomar och härlighet ganska mycket.
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 Och då hans hjerta dristigt vardt i Herrans vägar, hof han också bort höjderna och lundarna utu Juda.
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 Uti tredje årena sins rikes sände han sina Förstar, Benhail, Obadia, Zacharia, Nethaneel och Michaja, att de skulle lära i Juda städer;
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 Och med dem de Leviter, Semaja, Nethania, Sebadja, Asahel, Semiramoth, Jonathan, Adonia, Tobia och TobAdonia; och med dem Presterna, Elisama och 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 Och de lärde i Juda, och hade Herrans lagbok med sig, och foro omkring i alla Juda städer, och lärde folket.
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 Och Herrans fruktan kom öfver all rike i de land, som lågo omkring Juda, så att de intet stridde emot 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 Och de Philisteer förde Josaphat skänker, en hop silfver; och de Araber förde honom sjutusend och sjuhundrad vädrar, och sjutusend och sjuhundrad bockar.
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 Alltså växte Josaphat till, och vardt ju större och större; och han byggde i Juda slott och kornstäder.
Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
13 Och hade mycket till skaffa i Juda städer; och voro stridsamme och väldige män i Jerusalem.
Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
14 Och detta var ordningen ibland deras fäders hus, som i Juda Öfverstar voro öfver tusende: Adna den öfversten, och med honom voro trehundradetusend väldige män.
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 Näst honom var Johanan den öfversten, och med honom voro tuhundrade och åttatio tusend.
His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
16 Dernäst Amasia, Sichri son, den Herrans friviljoge, och med honom voro tuhundradetusend väldige män.
Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
17 Af BenJamins barn var Eljada en väldig man, och med honom voro tuhundradetusend, som med bågar och sköld färdige voro.
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 Efter honom var Josabad, och med honom voro hundrade och åttatio tusend färdige män till strid.
Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
19 Desse vaktade alle på Konungen, förutan de som Konungen lagt hade uti de fasta städer i hela Juda.
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.
