2 Mga Cronica 17
1 Si Jehoshafat na kaniyang anak ang pumalit sa kaniya bilang hari at nagpakalakas siya laban sa 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 Naglagay siya ng mga hukbo sa lahat ng pinatibay na lungsod ng Juda at naglagay ng mga kampo sa lupain ng Juda at sa mga lungsod ng Efraim na sinakop ng kaniyang amang si Asa.
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 Kasama ni Jehoshafat si Yahweh dahil lumakad siya sa unang kaparaanan ng kaniyang ama na si David at hindi siya bumaling sa mga Baal.
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 Sa halip, nagtiwala siya sa Diyos ng kaniyang ama, at lumakad siya ayon sa kaniyang mga kautusan, hindi ayon sa gawain ng 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 Kaya itinatag ni Yahweh ang pamamahala sa kaniyang kamay, nagbigay ng parangal kay Jehoshafat ang lahat ng Juda. Nagkaroon siya ng napakaraming yaman at karangalan.
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 Ang kaniyang puso ay nakatuon sa kaparaanan ni Yahweh. Inalis din niya ang mga altar at imahen ni Ashera sa 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 Sa ikatlong taon ng kaniyang paghahari ipinadala niya ang kaniyang mga opisyal na sina Benhayil, Obadias, Zecharias, Netanel at Micaias upang magturo sa mga lungsod ng 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 Kasama nila ang mga Levita: Sina Semaias, Netanias, Zebadias, Asahel, Semiramot, Jehonatan, Adonijas, Tobias at Tobadonijas at kasama nila ang mga paring sina Elisama at Jehoram.
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 Nagturo sila sa Juda, dala-dala Ang Aklat ng Kautusan ni Yahweh. Nagtungo sila sa lahat ng lungsod ng Juda at nagturo sa mga tao.
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 Nagkaroon ng Malaking Takot kay Yahweh ang lahat ng kaharian ng mga lupaing nasa palibot ng Juda kaya hindi sila nakipagdigma laban kay Jehoshafat.
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 Nagdala ang ilang mga Palestina kay Jehoshafat ng mga kaloob at pilak bilang pagkilala. Nagdala din sa kaniya ang mga Arabo ng mga kawan, 7, 700 na lalaking tupa at 7, 700 na kambing.
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 Naging labis na makapangyarihan si Jehoshafat. Nagpatayo siya ng mga matibay na tanggulan at imbakang lungsod sa Juda.
Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
13 Nagkaroon siya ng maraming kagamitan sa mga lungsod ng Juda at mga kawal—malalakas, matatapang na mga lalaki—sa Jerusalem.
Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
14 Ito ang listahan ng lahat sa kanila, ayon sa pangalan ng sambahayan ng kanilang ama: Mula sa Juda, ang mga pinuno ng libo; si Adna ang pinunong kawal at kasama niya ang 300, 000 na lalaking panglaban;
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 sumunod sa kaniya si Jehohanan ang pinunong kawal at kasama niya ang 280, 000 na lalaki;
His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
16 sumunod sa kaniya si Amasias na anak ni Zicri, na nagkusang-loob upang maglingkod kay Yahweh at kasama niya ang 200, 000 na lalaking panglaban.
Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
17 Mula sa Benjamin: si Eliada isang makapangyarihan na lalaking matapang at kasama niya ang 200, 000 na may dalang mga pana at panangga;
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 sumunod sa kaniya si Jehosabad at kasama niya ang 180, 000 na handa sa pakikipagdigma.
Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
19 Ito ang mga naglingkod sa hari, maliban pa sa mga inilagay ng hari sa mga pinatibay na lungsod sa buong 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.
