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 you help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath on you from before the LORD.

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

Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have taken away the groves out of the land, and have prepared your 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 dwelled at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD 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 fenced 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, Take heed what you do: for you judge not for man, but for the LORD, who 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».

Why now let the fear of the LORD be on you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

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

Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

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

And he charged them, saying, Thus shall you do in the fear of the LORD, 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 what cause soever shall come to you of your brothers that dwell in your cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, you shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come on you, and on your brothers: this do, and you shall not trespass.

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 the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.