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وَمَلَكَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ وَتَشَدَّدَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ. ١ 1
And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, Josaphat strengthened himself against Israel.
وَجَعَلَ جَيْشًا فِي جَمِيعِ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا ٱلْحَصِينَةِ، وَجَعَلَ وُكَلَاءَ فِي أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا وَفِي مُدُنِ أَفْرَايِمَ ٱلَّتِي أَخَذَهَا آسَا أَبُوهُ. ٢ 2
And he put garrisons in all the strong cities of Juda, and appointed captains in all the cities of Juda, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَ يَهُوشَافَاطَ لِأَنَّهُ سَارَ فِي طُرُقِ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ ٱلْأُولَى، وَلَمْ يَطْلُبِ ٱلْبَعْلِيمَ، ٣ 3
And the Lord was with Josaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;
وَلَكِنَّهُ طَلَبَ إِلَهَ أَبِيهِ وَسَارَ فِي وَصَايَاهُ لَا حَسَبَ أَعْمَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. ٤ 4
but he sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in the commandments of his father, and not according to the works of Israel.
فَثَبَّتَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةَ فِي يَدِهِ، وَقَدَّمَ كُلُّ يَهُوذَا هَدَايَا لِيَهُوشَافَاطَ. وَكَانَ لَهُ غِنًى وَكَرَامَةً بِكَثْرَةٍ. ٥ 5
And the Lord prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Juda gave gifts to Josaphat; and he had great wealth and glory.
وَتَقَوَّى قَلْبُهُ فِي طُرُقِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَنَزَعَ أَيْضًا ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَٱلسَّوَارِيَ مِنْ يَهُوذَا. ٦ 6
And his heart was exalted in the way of the Lord; and he removed the high places and the groves from the land of Juda.
وَفِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّالِثَةِ لِمُلْكِهِ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى رُؤَسَائِهِ، إِلَى بِنْحَائِلَ وَعُوبَدْيَا وَزَكَرِيَّا وَنَثَنْئِيلَ وَمِيخَايَا أَنْ يُعَلِّمُوا فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا، ٧ 7
And in the third year of his reign, he sent his chief men, and his mighty men, Abdias and Zacharias, and Nathanael, and Michaias, to teach in the cities of Juda.
وَمَعَهُمُ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ شَمْعِيَا وَنَثَنْيَا وَزَبَدْيَا وَعَسَائِيلُ وَشَمِيرَامُوثُ وَيَهُونَاثَانُ وَأَدُونِيَّا وَطُوبِيَّا وَطُوبُ أَدُونِيَّا ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ، وَمَعَهُمْ أَلِيشَمَعُ وَيَهُورَامُ ٱلْكَاهِنَانِ. ٨ 8
And with them [were] the Levites, Samaias, and Nathanias, and Zabdias, and Asiel, and Semiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonias, and Tobias, and Tobadonias, Levites, and with them Elisama and Joram, the priests.
فَعَلَّمُوا فِي يَهُوذَا وَمَعَهُمْ سِفْرُ شَرِيعَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَجَالُوا فِي جَمِيعِ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا وَعَلَّمُوا ٱلشَّعْبَ. ٩ 9
And they taught in Juda, and [there was] with them the book of the law of the Lord, and they passed through the cities of Juda, and taught the people.
وَكَانَتْ هَيْبَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى جَمِيعِ مَمَالِكِ ٱلْأَرَاضِي ٱلَّتِي حَوْلَ يَهُوذَا فَلَمْ يُحَارِبُوا يَهُوشَافَاطَ. ١٠ 10
And a terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the land round about Juda, and they made no war against Josaphat.
وَبَعْضُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ أَتَوْا يَهُوشَافَاطَ بِهَدَايَا وَحِمْلِ فِضَّةٍ، وَٱلْعُرْبَانُ أَيْضًا أَتَوْهُ بِغَنَمٍ: مِنَ ٱلْكِبَاشِ سَبْعَةِ آلَافٍ وَسَبْعِ مِئَةٍ، وَمِنَ ٱلتُّيُوسِ سَبْعَةِ آلَافٍ وَسَبْعِ مِئَةٍ. ١١ 11
And [some] of the Philistines brought to Josaphat gifts, and silver, and presents; and the Arabians brought him seven thousand seven hundred rams.
وَكَانَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ يَتَعَظَّمُ جِدًّا، وَبَنَى فِي يَهُوذَا حُصُونًا وَمُدُنَ مَخَازِنَ. ١٢ 12
And Josaphat increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judea places of abode, and strong cities.
وَكَانَ لَهُ شُغْلٌ كَثِيرٌ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا، وَرِجَالُ حَرْبٍ جَبَابِرَةُ بَأْسٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. ١٣ 13
And he had many works in Judea: and the mighty men of war, [the men] of strength, [were] in Jerusalem.
وَهَذَا عَدَدُهُمْ حَسَبَ بُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ مِنْ يَهُوذَا رُؤَسَاءِ أُلُوفٍ: عَدَنَةُ ٱلرَّئِيسُ وَمَعَهُ جَبَابِرَةُ بَأْسٍ ثَلَاثُ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ. ١٤ 14
And this [is] their number according to the houses of their fathers; even the captains of thousands in Juda [were], Ednas the chief, and with him mighty men of strength three hundred thousand.
وَبِجَانِبِهِ يَهُونَاثَانُ ٱلرَّئِيسُ وَمَعَهُ مِئَتَانِ وَثَمَانُونَ أَلْفًا. ١٥ 15
And after him, Joanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand.
وَبِجَانِبِهِ عَمَسْيَا بْنُ زِكْرِي ٱلْمُنْتَدِبُ لِلرَّبِّ وَمَعَهُ مِئَتَا أَلْفِ جَبَّارِ بَأْسٍ. ١٦ 16
And after him Amasias the [son] of Zari, who was zealous for the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of strength.
وَمِنْ بَنْيَامِينَ أَلِيَادَاعُ جَبَّارُ بَأْسٍ وَمَعَهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَسَلِّحِينَ بِٱلْقِسِيِّ وَٱلْأَتْرَاسِ مِئَتَا أَلْفٍ. ١٧ 17
And out of Benjamin [there was] a mighty man of strength, even Eliada, and with him two hundred thousand archers and targeteers.
وَبِجَانِبِهِ يَهُوزَابَادُ وَمَعَهُ مِئَةٌ وَثَمَانُونَ أَلْفًا مُتَجَرِّدُونَ لِلْحَرْبِ. ١٨ 18
And after him Jozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand mighty men of war.
هَؤُلَاءِ خُدَّامُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَضْلًا عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ جَعَلَهُمُ ٱلْمَلِكُ فِي ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلْحَصِينَةِ فِي كُلِّ يَهُوذَا. ١٩ 19
These were the king's servants besides those whom the king put in the strong cities in all Judea.

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