2 Chronicles 19

NEW JERUSALEM	Biblija Hrvatski
1 Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned home safely, however, to Jerusalem.	1 Kad se judejski kralj Jošafat sretno vrati kući u Jeruzalem,
2 Jehu son of Hanani the seer went to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, 'Should a man give helpto the wicked? Should you love those who hate Yahweh and so bring his retribution on yourself?	2 iziđe preda nj Hananijev sin vidjelac Jehu i reče kralju Jošafatu: »Zar da pomažeš bezbožniku i da ljubiš Jahvine mrzitelje? Zato i udara na te srdžba Jahvina.
3 Al the same, there are good things to your credit, since you have removed the sacred poles from thecountry and have set your heart on seeking God.'	3 Ipak se našlo nešto dobro u tebe: uklonio si ašere iz zemlje i pregnuo svim srcem da tražiš Jahvu!«
4 Jehoshaphat resided in Jerusalem but regularly went on progress among the people, from Beershebato the highlands of Ephraim, to convert them to Yahweh, God of their ancestors.	4 Od tada je Jošafat živio u Jeruzalemu, opet zalazio među narod od Beer Šebe do Efrajimske gore i obraćao ga Jahvi, Bogu njegovih otaca.
5 He also appointed judges in the country in every one of the fortified towns of Judah,	5 Postavi suce u zemlji u svim tvrdim judejskim gradovima, u svakome gradu.
6 saying to the judges, 'Be careful what you do, since you are judging not by any human power but inthe name of Yahweh, who will be with you when you pronounce sentence.	6 I reče im: »Gledajte što radite, jer ne sudite u ime čovjeka, nego u ime Jahve. On je s vama dok sudite.
7 This being so, let fear of Yahweh govern you; be careful what you do, for Yahweh our God wil nottolerate malpractice, partiality or the taking of bribes.'	7 Sada, dakle, neka bude Jahvin strah nad vama; pazite i savjesno radite, jer u Jahve, Boga našega, nema nepravde ni osobne pristranosti, niti on prima mita.«
8 Jehoshaphat also appointed some of the Levites, priests and heads of Israelite families in Jerusalemto settle disputes. They lived in Jerusalem	8 Jošafat postavi levite, svećenike i poglavare izraelskih obitelji u Jeruzalemu da izriču Jahvine sudove i da presuđuju u sporovima. Oni su živjeli u Jeruzalemu
9 and Jehoshaphat gave them the fol owing charge: 'In fear of Yahweh and with conscientious integrity,this is how you are to act:	9 i on im dade naputke: »Radite u Jahvinu strahu vjerno i iskrena srca.
10 whatever case your brothers living in other towns refer to you, whether involving blood feuds or lawand commandment, statutes and judgements, you are to instruct them in such manner that they do not incur guiltbefore Yahweh and that you and your brothers do not incur his anger. If you act thus, you will not incur guilt.	10 Kakav god spor iziđe pred vas od vaše braće što žive u gradovima: bilo da su posrijedi krvna osveta, Zakon, zapovijedi, uredbe ili običaji, valja sve da im rastumačite, kako ne bi sagriješili Jahvi i kako se njegova srdžba ne bi oborila na vas i na vašu braću. Tako radite pa nećete sagriješiti.
11 Amariah the chief priest himself wil be your president in al religious cases, and Zebadiah son ofIshmael, leader of the House of Judah, in al civil ones, while the Levites will act as officers of the court. Be firm,put this into practice and may Yahweh protect the right!'	11 I evo, svećenički će poglavar Amarja biti nad vama u svim Jahvinim poslovima, a Jišmaelov sin Zebadja, nadstojnik Judina doma, u svim kraljevskim poslovima. Leviti će vam služiti kao pisari. Budite jaki, i na posao! Jahve će biti s onim tko je dobar.«