2 Krönikeboken 19
1 Men Josaphat, Juda Konung, kom hem igen med frid till Jerusalem.
When King Jehoshaphat was returning safely to his palace in Jerusalem,
2 Och gick ut emot honom. Jehu, Hanani son, Siaren, och sade till Konung Josaphat: Skulle du så hjelpa den ogudaktiga, och älska dem som Herran hata? Och fördenskull är öfver dig Herrans vrede.
the prophet Jehu, the son of [the prophet] Hanani, went out of the city to meet the king, and said to him, “It was not right for you to help a wicked man and to love those who hate Yahweh. Because of what you have done, Yahweh is angry with you.
3 Så är dock likväl något godt funnet i dig, att du hafver borthäfvit de lundar utu landena, och hafver skickat ditt hjerta till att söka Gud.
But you have done some good things; you got rid of the poles in this country for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah, and you have strongly determined to do what pleases God.”
4 Alltså blef Josaphat i Jerusalem. Och han drog åter ut ibland folket, allt ifrå BerSeba, och in uppå Ephraims berg, och igenkallade dem till Herran deras fäders Gud.
Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. But [one time], like he had done once previously, he went out among all the people in the country, from Beersheba [city in the far south] to the hilly area of [the tribe of] Ephraim [in the far north], and he convinced them to return to [worshiping] Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
5 Och han beställde domare i landena uti alla Juda fasta städer, ju några uti hvar stad;
He appointed judges throughout Judah, in each of the cities that had walls around them.
6 Och sade till domarena: Ser till hvad I gören; förty I hållen icke menniskodom, utan Herrans, och han är med eder i domen.
He told them, “Make your decisions carefully, because you are judging cases not [in order] to [please] people but to [please] Yahweh. And he will be watching you whenever you make a decision.
7 Derföre, låter Herrans fruktan vara när eder. Tager eder vara, och görer så; ty när Herranom vårom Gud är ingen orätt, eller anseende till personer, ej heller tager han gåfvor.
So now revere Yahweh, and judge cases carefully, [and do not forget that] Yahweh our God never acts unjustly, and he never does what people want because of their offering him money; he never accepts bribes.”
8 Ock satte Josaphat i Jerusalem utaf Leviterna och Presterna, och utaf de öfversta fäderna i Israel, öfver Herrans dom och saker, och lät dem bo i Jerusalem;
In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some priests and other descendants of Levi and some leaders of Israeli families [to be judges]. He told them to do what Yahweh’s laws said was right when they settled disputes. Those men lived in Jerusalem.
9 Och böd dem och sade: Görer alltså uti Herrans fruktan, med tro och rätto hjerta.
He told them this: “You must always do your work faithfully, revering Yahweh.
10 Uti alla de saker, som komma till eder ifrån edra bröder, som bo i sina städer, emellan blod och blod, emellan lag och bud, emellan seder och rätter, skolen I undervisa dem, att de icke förbryta sig emot Herran, och en vrede må komma öfver eder, och edra bröder; görer alltså, så varden I icke brottslige.
In every dispute that your fellow Israelis who live in the cities want you to settle, you must warn them to not sin against Yahweh [by telling lies during the trial]. If you do not warn them, God will punish both you and your fellow Israelis. If you warn them, you will not be sinning. You must warn them whether [someone has accused them] of murdering someone, or of disobeying some other law or command or decree [of Yahweh].
11 Si, Amaria Presten är öfverste öfver eder i alla Herrans saker; så är Sebadia, Ismaels son, Förste i Juda hus, i alla Konungssaker; så hafven I ämbetsmän Leviterna för eder. Varer tröste, och görer så, och Herren varder blifvandes med dem goda.
Amariah the Supreme Priest will supervise you in any matter that Yahweh is concerned about, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the leader of the tribe of Judah, will supervise you in any matter that I am responsible for. And the descendants of Levi will assist you. Act courageously, and I pray that Yahweh will help those who do their work well.”
