1 J ehoshaphat his son became king in his place, and made himself strong against Israel.

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

2 H e placed soldiers in all the strong cities of Judah, and in places built for them in the land of Judah. And he put soldiers in the cities of Ephraim which his father Asa had taken in battle.

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

3 T he Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the early ways of his father. He did not follow the false gods of Baal.

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

4 H e looked to the God of his father, followed His Laws, and did not act as Israel did.

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

5 S o the Lord made the nation strong under his rule. And all Judah paid taxes to Jehoshaphat. He had great riches and honor.

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

6 H e was strong in his heart in the ways of the Lord. And he took the high places and the false goddess Asherah out of Judah again.

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

7 I n the third year of his rule, Jehoshaphat sent his leaders to teach in the cities of Judah. He sent Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah.

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

8 W ith them he sent the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah. And with them he sent the religious leaders, Elishama and Jehoram.

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

9 T hey taught in Judah, having the book of the Law of the Lord with them. They went through all the cities of Judah and taught among the people. Jehoshaphat’s Strength

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

10 T he fear of the Lord was on all the nations of the lands around Judah. So they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.

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

11 S ome of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts, and silver for taxes. The Arabians brought him flocks, 7, 700 rams and 7, 700 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 greater and greater. And he built strong places and store-cities in Judah.

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

13 H e had many things in the cities of Judah. And he had powerful soldiers in Jerusalem.

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

14 T his was the number of them by their fathers’ houses: Adnah was the captain of thousands from Judah. He had 300, 000 powerful soldiers with him.

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

15 N ext to him was Johanan, the captain of 280, 000.

يَهُوناثانُ عَلَى مِئَتَينِ وَثَمانينَ ألفِ جُندِيٍّ مُقاتِلٍ،

16 N ext to him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who gave himself to work for the Lord. He had 200, 000 powerful soldiers with him.

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

17 E liada was a powerful soldier of the family of Benjamin. He had with him 200, 000 men with bows and battle-coverings.

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

18 N ext to him was Jehozabad, the captain of 180, 000 ready for war.

يَهُوزابادُ عَلَى مئَةٍ وَثَمانِينَ ألفَ رَجُلٍ مُسَلَّحٍ للحَربِ.

19 T hese are the men who served the king, as well as those whom the king put in the strong cities through all Judah.

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