Chapter 17

¹Jehoshaphat his son then became king in his place, and made his position over Israel firm.

¹亞撒的兒子約沙法接續他作王，奮勇自強，防備以色列人，

²He 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 captured.

²安置軍兵在猶大一切堅固城裡，又安置防兵在猶大地和他父亞撒所得以法蓮的城邑中。

³The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father David's earlier days and did not seek the Baals,

³耶和華與約沙法同在；因為他行他祖大衛初行的道，不尋求巴力，

⁴but sought the God of his father, followed His commandments, and did not act as Israel did.

⁴只尋求他父親的神，遵行他的誡命，不效法以色列人的行為。

⁵So the LORD established the kingdom in his control, and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor.

⁵所以耶和華堅定他的國，猶大眾人給他進貢；約沙法大有尊榮資財。

⁶He took great pride in the ways of the LORD and again removed the high places and the Asherim from Judah.

⁶他高興遵行耶和華的道，並且從猶大除掉一切邱壇和木偶。

⁷Then in the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;

⁷他作王第三年，就差遣臣子便亥伊勒、俄巴底、撒迦利雅、拿坦業、米該亞往猶大各城去教訓百姓。

⁸and with them the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

⁸同著他們有利未人示瑪雅、尼探雅、西巴第雅、亞撒黑、示米拉末、約拿單、亞多尼雅、多比雅、駝巴多尼雅，又有祭司以利沙瑪、約蘭同著他們。

⁹They taught in Judah, [having] the book of the law of the LORD with them; and they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.

⁹他們帶著耶和華的律法書，走遍猶大各城教訓百姓。

¹⁰Now the dread of the LORD was on all the kingdoms of the lands which [were] around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.

¹⁰耶和華使猶大四圍的列國都甚恐懼，不敢與約沙法爭戰。

¹¹Some of the Philistines brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat; the Arabians also brought him flocks, 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.

¹¹有些非利士人與約沙法送禮物，納貢銀。亞拉伯人也送他公綿羊七千七百隻，公山羊七千七百隻。

¹²So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.

¹²約沙法日漸強大，在猶大建造營寨和積貨城。

¹³He had large supplies in the cities of Judah, and warriors, valiant men, in Jerusalem.

¹³他在猶大城邑中有許多工程，又在耶路撒冷有戰士，就是大能的勇士。

¹⁴This was their muster according to their fathers' households: of Judah, commanders of thousands, Adnah [was] the commander, and with him 300,000 valiant warriors;

¹⁴他們的數目，按著宗族，記在下面：猶大族的，千夫長押拿為首率領大能的勇士─三十萬；

¹⁵and next to him [was] Johanan the commander, and with him 280,000;

¹⁵其次是，千夫長約哈難率領大能的勇士─二十八萬；

¹⁶and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who volunteered for the LORD, and with him 200,000 valiant warriors;

¹⁶其次是，細基利的兒子亞瑪斯雅〈他為耶和華犧牲自己〉率領大能的勇士─二十萬。

¹⁷and of Benjamin, Eliada a valiant warrior, and with him 200,000 armed with bow and shield;

¹⁷便雅憫族，是大能的勇士以利雅大率領，拿弓箭和盾牌的─二十萬；

¹⁸and next to him Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 equipped for war.

¹⁸其次是，約薩拔率領預備打仗的─十八萬。

¹⁹These are they who served the king, apart from those whom the king put in the fortified cities through all Judah.

¹⁹這都是伺候王的，還有王在猶大全地堅固城所安置的不在其內。