1 T hen Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

وَخَلَفَ يَهُوشافاطُ أباهُ آسا فِي الحُكمِ. وَقَوَّى يَهُوشافاطُ يَهُوذا ضِدَّ إسْرائِيلَ.

2 A nd he placed troops 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 taken.

فَوَضَعَ فِرَقاً مِنَ الجُنُودِ فِي كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذا المُحَصَّنَةِ. وَبَنَى يَهُوشافاطُ حُصُوناً فِي يَهُوذا وَفي مُدُن أفْرايِمَ الَّتِي استَولَى عَلَيها أبُوهُ.

3 N ow the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of his father David; he did not seek the Baals,

وَكانَ اللهُ مَعَ يَهُوشافاطَ لِأنَّهُ عَملَ الأُمُورَ الصّالحَةَ الَّتي عَمِلَها جَدُّهُ داوُدُ. وَلَمْ يَتبَعْ أوثانَ البَعلِ،

4 b ut sought the God of his father, and walked in His commandments and not according to the acts of Israel.

بَلْ طَلَبَ إلَهَ آبائِهُ، وَعَملَ بِوَصاياهِ. وَلَمْ يَعِشْ كَما عاشَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ.

5 T herefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave presents to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance.

فَقَوَّى اللهُ حُكمَهُ وَثَبَّتَهُ عَلَى يَهُوذا. وَأحَبَّهُ شَعبُ يَهُوذا وَقَدَّمُوا لَهُ هَدايا. فَكانَ لَدَى يَهُوشافاطَ ثَروَةٌ وَكَرامَةٌ كَبيرَتانِ.

6 A nd his heart took delight in the ways of the Lord; moreover he removed the high places and wooden images from Judah.

وَتَلَذَّذَ قَلبُ يَهُوشافاطَ بِسُلُوكِهِ وَفْقَ طُرُقِ اللهِ ، وَأزالَ المُرتَفَعات وَأعمِدَةَ عَشْتَرُوتَ منْ أرْضِ يَهُوذا.

7 A lso in the third year of his reign he sent his leaders, Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.

وَأرسَلَ يَهُوشافاطُ فِي السَّنَة الثّالِثَةِ مِنْ حُكمِهِ قادَتَهُ ليُعَلِّمُوا فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذا. وَهَؤُلاءِ القادَةُ هُمْ بنْحائِلُ وَعُوبَدْيا وَزَكَرِيّا وَنَثَنْئِيلَ وَمِيْخايا.

8 A nd with them he sent Levites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah—the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

وَأرسَلَ أيضاً لاوِيِّينَ مَعَ هَؤُلاءِ القادَةِ. وَهَؤُلاءِ الَّلاوِيُّونَ هُمْ شَمَعْيا وَنَثَنْيا وَزَبَدْيا وَعَسائِيلُ وَشَمِيرامُوثُ وَيَهُوناثانُ وَأدُونِيّا وَطُوبِيّا. وَأرسَلَ مَعَهُمْ أيضاً الكاهنَينِ ألِيشَمَعَ وَيَهُورامَ.

9 S o they taught in Judah, and had the Book of the Law of the Lord with them; they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people.

فَعَلَّمَ هَؤُلاءِ القادَةُ وَالَّلاويُّونَ وَالكاهِنانِ الشَّعبَ في يَهُوذا. وَكانَ مَعَهُمْ كِتابُ شَرِيعَةِ اللهِ. فَجالُوا فِي كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذا وَعَلَّمُوا الشَّعبَ.

10 A nd the fear of the Lord fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.

وَكانَتِ الشُّعُوبُ المُحِيطَةُ بِيَهُوذا تَهابُ اللهَ. وَلهَذا لَمْ تُحارِبْ يَهُوشافاطَ.

11 A lso some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver as tribute; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.

وَأحضَرَ بَعضُ الفِلَسطِيِّينَ هَدايا وَفِضَّةً لِلمَلِكِ يَهُوشافاطَ لِأنَّهُمْ عَرَفُوا أنَّهُ مَلِكٌ قَوِيٌّ. وَأتَى بَعضُ العَرَبِ بِمَواشِيَ لِيَهُوشافاطَ. فَجَلَبُوا إلَيه سَبعَةَ آلافٍ وَسَبعَ مِئَةِ كَبْشٍ وَسَبعَةَ آلافٍ وَسَبعَ مئَةِ تَيسٍ.

12 S o Jehoshaphat became increasingly powerful, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.

وَازْدادَ يَهُوشافاطُ قُوَّةً وَعَظَمَةً، فَبَنَى حُصُوناً وَمُدُنَ مَخازِنَ في يَهُوذا.

13 H e had much property in the cities of Judah; and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem.

وَخَزَنَ فِيها مُؤَناً كَثِيرَةً. وَكانَ يَهُوشافاطُ يَحتَفِظُ بِجُنُودٍ مُقاتِلِينَ فِي القُدسِ.

14 T hese are their numbers, according to their fathers’ houses. Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor;

وَهَذِهِ قائِمَةٌ بِالجُنُودِ حَسَبَ عَشائِرِهِمْ: قادَةُ الأُلُوفِ منْ قَبِيلَةِ يَهُوذا: عَدْنَةُ عَلَى ثَلاثِ مئَةِ ألفِ جُنديٍّ مُقاتِلٍ،

15 a nd next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;

يَهُوناثانُ عَلَى مِئَتَينِ وَثَمانينَ ألفِ جُندِيٍّ مُقاتِلٍ،

16 a nd next to him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

عَمَسْيا بْنِ زِكْرِي عَلَى مِئَتَي ألفِ جُندِيٍّ مُقاتِلٍ. وَكانَ عَمَسْيا قَدْ تَطَوَّعَ لخِدمَةِ اللهِ.

17 O f Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand men armed with bow and shield;

قادَةُ الأُلُوفِ منْ قَبِيلَةِ بَنْيامِينَ: ألياداعُ عَلَى مِئَتَي ألفِ جُندِيٍّ مُقاتِلٍ، كُلُّهُمْ مُسَلَّحُونَ بِأقواسٍ وَسهامٍ وَتُرُوسٍ،

18 a nd next to him was Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand prepared for war.

يَهُوزابادُ عَلَى مئَةٍ وَثَمانِينَ ألفَ رَجُلٍ مُسَلَّحٍ للحَربِ.

19 T hese served the king, besides those the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

خَدَمَ هَؤُلاءِ الجُنُودُ المَلِكَ يَهُوشافاطَ. وَكانَ لَدَى المَلِكِ أيضاً رِجالٌ آخَرُونَ فِي الحُصُونِ فِي كُلِّ أرْضِ يَهُوذا.