2 Mga Cronica 17
1 At si Josaphat na kaniyang anak ay naghari, na kahalili niya, at nagpakalakas laban sa Israel.
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, —and strengthened himself against Israel;
2 At siya'y naglagay ng mga kawal sa lahat ng bayang nakukutaan ng Juda, at naglagay ng mga pulutong sa lupain ng Juda, at sa mga bayan ng Ephraim, na sinakop ni Asa sa kaniyang ama.
and put forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, —and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had captured.
3 At ang Panginoon ay sumasa kay Josaphat, sapagka't siya'y lumakad ng mga unang lakad ng kaniyang magulang na si David, at hindi hinanap ang mga Baal;
And it came to pass, that, Yahweh, was with Jehoshaphat, —because he walked in the first ways of David his father, and sought not unto the Baalim;
4 Kundi hinanap ang Dios ng kaniyang ama, at lumakad sa kaniyang mga utos, at hindi ayon sa mga gawa ng Israel.
for, unto the God of his father, he sought, and, in his commandments, he walked, —and not according to the doing of Israel.
5 Kaya't itinatag ng Panginoon ang kaharian sa kaniyang kamay; at ang buong Juda ay nagdala kay Josaphat ng mga kaloob; at siya'y nagkaroon ng mga kayamanan at dangal na sagana.
Therefore did Yahweh establish the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave a present unto Jehoshaphat, —and he came to have riches and honour, in abundance.
6 At ang kaniyang puso ay nataas sa mga daan ng Panginoon: at bukod dito'y inalis niya ang mga mataas na dako at ang mga Asera sa Juda.
And his heart was encouraged, in the ways of Yahweh, —and he, yet further, took away the high places and the Sacred Stems, out of Judah.
7 Nang ikatlong taon naman ng kaniyang paghahari ay kaniyang sinugo ang kaniyang mga prinsipe, sa makatuwid bagay si Ben-hail, at si Obdias, at si Zacharias, at si Nathaniel, at si Micheas, upang mangagturo sa mga bayan ng Juda.
And, in the third year of his reign, he sent to his rulers, even to Ben-hail and to Obadiah and to Zechariah, and to Nethanel, and to Micaiah, —that they were to teach throughout the cities of Judah;
8 At kasama nila ang mga Levita, na si Semeias, at si Nethanias, at si Zebadias, at si Asael, at si Semiramoth, at si Jonathan, at si Adonias, at si Tobias, at si Tob-adonias, na mga Levita; at kasama nila si Elisama, at si Joram na mga saserdote.
and, with them, Levites, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan, and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, Levites, —and, with them, Elishama and Jehoram, priests;
9 At sila'y nangagturo sa Juda, na may aklat ng kautusan ng Panginoon; at sila'y nagsiyaon sa palibot ng lahat na bayan ng Juda, at nangagturo sa gitna ng bayan.
and they taught throughout Judah, and, with them, was the book of the law of Yahweh, —so they went round throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
10 At ang takot sa Panginoon ay nahulog sa lahat ng kaharian ng mga lupain na nangasa palibot ng Juda, na anopa't sila'y hindi nangakipagdigma laban kay Josaphat.
And it came to pass, that, the dread of Yahweh, was upon all the kingdoms of the countries, that were round about Judah, —and they warred not against Jehoshaphat.
11 At ang ilan sa mga Filisteo ay nangagdala ng mga kaloob kay Josaphat, at pilak na pinakabuwis; ang mga taga Arabia man ay nangagdala rin sa kaniya ng mga kawan, na pitong libo at pitong daang lalaking tupa, at pitong libo at pitong daang kambing na lalake.
And, from among the Philistines, were they bringing in unto Jehoshaphat a present, and silver as tribute, —even the Arabians, were bringing in unto him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred he-goats.
12 At si Josaphat ay dumakilang mainam; at siya'y nagtayo sa Juda ng mga kastilyo at mga bayang kamaligan.
And so it came to pass that, Jehoshaphat, went on waxing surpassingly great, —and he built, throughout Judah, fortresses and cities for store;
13 At siya'y nagkaroon ng maraming mga gawain sa mga bayan ng Juda; at ng mga lalaking mangdidigma, na mga makapangyarihang lalaking matatapang, sa Jerusalem.
and, much business, had he, throughout the cities of Judah, —but, the men of war, the heroes of valour, were in Jerusalem.
14 At ito ang bilang nila ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang: sa Juda, ang mga pinunong kawal ng lilibuhin; si Adna na pinunong kawal, at ang kasama niya na mga makapangyarihang lalaking matatapang ay tatlong daang libo:
And, these, are the numbers of them, by their ancestral house, —To Judah, pertained rulers of thousands, Adnah the chief, and, with him, mighty men of valour, three hundred thousand;
15 At sumusunod sa kaniya ay si Johanan na pinunong kawal, at kasama niya'y dalawang daan at walong pung libo;
and, under his direction, was Jehohanan the chief, —and, with him, two hundred and eighty thousand;
16 At sumusunod sa kaniya ay si Amasias na anak ni Zichri, na humandog na kusa sa Panginoon; at kasama niya ay dalawang daang libo na mga makapangyarihang lalaking matatapang:
and, under his direction, Amasiah son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Yahweh, —and, with him, two hundred thousand heroes of valour.
17 At sa Benjamin; si Eliada na makapangyarihang lalaking matapang, at kasama niya ay dalawang daang libong may sakbat na busog at kalasag:
And, out of Benjamin, a hero of valour, Eliada, —and, with him, armed with bow and buckler, two hundred thousand;
18 At sumusunod sa kaniya ay si Jozabad, at kasama niya ay isang daan at walong pung libo na handa sa pakikipagdigma.
and, under his direction, Jehozabad, —and, with him, a hundred and eighty thousand, equipped for war.
19 Ang mga ito ang nangaglingkod sa hari bukod doon sa inilagay ng hari sa mga bayang nakukutaan sa buong Juda.
These, were they who were waiting upon the king, —besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities, throughout all Judah.
