٢ أخبار 19

١ 1 وَرَجَعَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا إِلَى بَيْتِهِ بِسَلَامٍ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

٢ 2 وَخَرَجَ لِلِقَائِهِ يَاهُو بْنُ حَنَانِي ٱلرَّائِي وَقَالَ لِلْمَلِكِ يَهُوشَافَاطَ: «أَتُسَاعِدُ ٱلشِّرِّيرَ وَتُحِبُّ مُبْغِضِي ٱلرَّبِّ؟ فَلِذَلِكَ ٱلْغَضَبُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Should thou help the wicked, and love those who hate Jehovah? For this thing wrath is upon thee from before Jehovah.

٣ 3 غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ وُجِدَ فِيكَ أُمُورٌ صَالِحَةٌ لِأَنَّكَ نَزَعْتَ ٱلسَّوَارِيَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَهَيَّأْتَ قَلْبَكَ لِطَلَبِ ٱللهِ».

Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set thy heart to seek God.

٤ 4 وَأَقَامَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ وَخَرَجَ أَيْضًا بَيْنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِنْ بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ إِلَى جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَرَدَّهُمْ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ.

And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem. And he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, and brought them back to Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

٥ 5 وَأَقَامَ قُضَاةً فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ فِي كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا ٱلْمُحَصَّنَةِ فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ فَمَدِينَةٍ.

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

٦ 6 وَقَالَ لِلْقُضَاةِ: «ٱنْظُرُوا مَا أَنْتُمْ فَاعِلُونَ، لِأَنَّكُمْ لَا تَقْضُونَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ بَلْ لِلرَّبِّ، وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ فِي أَمْرِ ٱلْقَضَاءِ.

and said to the judges, Consider what ye do. For ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah, and he is with you in the judgment.

٧ 7 وَٱلْآنَ لِتَكُنْ هَيْبَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَيْكُمُ. ٱحْذَرُوا وَٱفْعَلُوا. لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عِنْدَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا ظُلْمٌ وَلَا مُحَابَاةٌ وَلَا ٱرْتِشَاءٌ».

Now therefore let the fear of Jehovah be upon you. Take heed and do it. For there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.

٨ 8 وَكَذَا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ أَقَامَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ مِنَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ وَٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَمِنْ رُؤُوسِ آبَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِقَضَاءِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَٱلدَّعَاوِي. وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Moreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat set from the Levites and the priests, and from the heads of the fathers of Israel for the judgment of Jehovah, and for controversies. And they returned to Jerusalem.

٩ 9 وَأَمَرَهُمْ قَائِلًا: «هَكَذَا تَفْعَلُونَ بِتَقْوَى ٱلرَّبِّ بِأَمَانَةٍ وَقَلْبٍ كَامِلٍ.

And he charged them, saying, Thus ye shall do in the fear of Jehovah, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

١٠ 10 وَفِي كُلِّ دَعْوَى تَأْتِي إِلَيْكُمْ مِنْ إِخْوَتِكُمُ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ، بَيْنَ دَمٍ وَدَمٍ، بَيْنَ شَرِيعَةٍ وَوَصِيَّةٍ مِنْ جِهَةِ فَرَائِضَ أَوْ أَحْكَامٍ، حَذِّرُوهُمْ فَلَا يَأْثَمُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فَيَكُونَ غَضَبٌ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَلَى إِخْوَتِكُمْ. هَكَذَا ٱفْعَلُوا فَلَا تَأْثَمُوا.

And whenever any controversy shall come to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, ye shall warn them, that they not be guilty towards Jehovah, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brothers. Do this, and ye shall not be guilty.

١١ 11 وَهُوَذَا أَمَرْيَا ٱلْكَاهِنُ ٱلرَّأْسُ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي كُلِّ أُمُورِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَزَبَدْيَا بْنُ يَشْمَعِئِيلَ ٱلرَّئِيسُ عَلَى بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا فِي كُلِّ أُمُورِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَٱلْعُرَفَاءُ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ أَمَامَكُمْ. تَشَدَّدُوا وَٱفْعَلُوا، وَلْيَكُنِ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَ ٱلصَّالِحِ».

And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of Jehovah, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters. The Levites shall also be officers before you. Deal courageously, and Jehovah be with the good.