Divrei Hayamim (דברי הימים) - 2 Cronache 17

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהֹושָׁפָט בְּנֹו תַּחְתָּיו וַיִּתְחַזֵּק עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל	1 When his son Jehoshaphat succeeded him, he made himself stronger against Israel
2 וַיִּתֶּן־חַיִל בְּכָל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה הַבְּצֻרֹות וַיִּתֵּן נְצִיבִים בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וּבְעָרֵי אֶפְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר לָכַד אָסָא אָבִיו	2 by stationing troops in al the fortified towns in Judah and by garrisoning Judah and the towns ofEphraim which his father Asa had captured.
3 וַיְהִי יְהוָה עִם־יְהֹושָׁפָט כִּי הָלַךְ בְּדַרְכֵי דָּוִיד אָבִיו הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְלֹא דָרַשׁ לַבְּעָלִים	3 Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat because he fol owed the example of his father's earlier days and didnot have recourse to Baal,
4 כִּי לֵאלֹהֵי אָבִיו דָּרָשׁ וּבְמִצְוֹתָיו הָלָךְ וְלֹא כְּמַעֲשֵׂה יִשְׂרָאֵל	4 but sought Yahweh, the God of his father, fol owing his commandments and not behaving as Israeldid.
5 וַיָּכֶן יְהוָה אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה בְּיָדֹו וַיִּתְּנוּ כָל־יְהוּדָה מִנְחָה לִיהֹושָׁפָט וַיְהִי־לֹו עֹשֶׁר־וְכָבֹוד לָרֹב	5 Because of this, Yahweh put him in secure control of the kingdom, while al Judah gave Jehoshaphatpresents until ample riches and honour were his.
6 וַיִּגְבַּהּ לִבֹּו בְּדַרְכֵי יְהוָה וְעֹוד הֵסִיר אֶת־הַבָּמֹות וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִים מִיהוּדָה׃ פ	6 He was so enthusiastic about obeying Yahweh that once again he abolished the high places andsacred poles in Judah.
7 וּבִשְׁנַת שָׁלֹושׁ לְמָלְכֹו שָׁלַח לְשָׂרָיו לְבֶן־חַיִל וּלְעֹבַדְיָה וְלִזְכַרְיָה וְלִנְתַנְאֵל וּלְמִיכָיָהוּ לְלַמֵּד בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה	7 In the third year of his reign he sent his leading men-Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel andMicaiah, to give instruction in the towns of Judah.
8 וְעִמָּהֶם הַלְוִיִּם שְׁמַעְיָהוּ וּנְתַנְיָהוּ וּזְבַדְיָהוּ וַעֲשָׂהאֵל [וּשְׁמִרִימֹות כ] (וּשְׁמִירָמֹות ק) וִיהֹונָתָן וַאֲדֹנִיָּהוּ וְטֹובִיָּהוּ וְטֹוב אֲדֹונִיָּה הַלְוִיִּם וְעִמָּהֶם אֱלִישָׁמָע וִיהֹורָם הַכֹּהֲנִים	8 With them went the Levites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan,Adonijah and Tobijah, the Levites; Elishama and Jehoram the priests went with them.
9 וַיְלַמְּדוּ בִּיהוּדָה וְעִמָּהֶם סֵפֶר תֹּורַת יְהוָה וַיָּסֹבּוּ בְּכָל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וַיְלַמְּדוּ בָּעָם	9 They gave instruction in Judah, having with them the book of the Law of Yahweh, and went round althe towns of Judah instructing the people.
10 וַיְהִי ׀ פַּחַד יְהוָה עַל כָּל־מַמְלְכֹות הָאֲרָצֹות אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹות יְהוּדָה וְלֹא נִלְחֲמוּ עִם־יְהֹושָׁפָט	10 A panic from Yahweh seized all the kings of the countries surrounding Judah, as a result of whichthey did not make war on Jehoshaphat.
11 וּמִן־פְּלִשְׁתִּים מְבִיאִים לִיהֹושָׁפָט מִנְחָה וְכֶסֶף מַשָּׂא גַּם הָעַרְבִיאִים מְבִיאִים לֹו צֹאן אֵילִים שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וּשְׁבַע מֵאֹות וּתְיָשִׁים שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וּשְׁבַע מֵאֹות׃ פ	11 Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and a load of silver and the Arabs brought himseven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred he-goats.
12 וַיְהִי יְהֹושָׁפָט הֹלֵךְ וְגָדֵל עַד־לְמָעְלָה וַיִּבֶן בִּיהוּדָה בִּירָנִיֹּות וְעָרֵי מִסְכְּנֹות	12 Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built fortresses and storage towns in Judah.
13 וּמְלָאכָה רַבָּה הָיָה לֹו בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְאַנְשֵׁי מִלְחָמָה גִּבֹּורֵי חַיִל בִּירוּשָׁלִָם	13 He accumulated ample supplies in the towns of Judah. He also had warriors, outstanding men, inJerusalem.
14 וְאֵלֶּה פְקֻדָּתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹותֵיהֶם לִיהוּדָה שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים עַדְנָה הַשָּׂר וְעִמֹּו גִּבֹּורֵי חַיִל שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֹות אָלֶף׃ ס	14 According to family, this is how they were classified: Over the commanders of the thousands ofJudah was General Adnah, who had three hundred thousand outstanding men;
15 וְעַל־יָדֹו יְהֹוחָנָן הַשָּׂר וְעִמֹּו מָאתַיִם וּשְׁמֹונִים אָלֶף׃ ס	15 Under him was General Jehohanan, who had two hundred and eighty thousand;
16 וְעַל־יָדֹו עֲמַסְיָה בֶן־זִכְרִי הַמִּתְנַדֵּב לַיהוָה וְעִמֹּו מָאתַיִם אֶלֶף גִּבֹּור חָיִל׃ ס	16 Under him was Amasiah son of Zichri, who had volunteered for Yahweh and who had two hundredthousand outstanding men;
17 וּמִן־בִּנְיָמִן גִּבֹּור חַיִל אֶלְיָדָע וְעִמֹּו נֹשְׁקֵי־קֶשֶׁת וּמָגֵן מָאתַיִם אָלֶף׃ ס	17 That outstanding soldier, Eliada, represented Benjamin, and he had two hundred thousand menarmed with bow and shield;
18 וְעַל־יָדֹו יְהֹוזָבָד וְעִמֹּו מֵאָה־וּשְׁמֹונִים אֶלֶף חֲלוּצֵי צָבָא׃ ס	18 And under him Jehozabad, who had one hundred and eighty thousand equipped for war.
19 אֵלֶּה הַמְשָׁרְתִים אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ מִלְּבַד אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּעָרֵי הַמִּבְצָר בְּכָל־יְהוּדָה׃ פ	19 These were in attendance on the king, apart from those whom the king had stationed in the fortifiedtowns al over Judah.