< 2 Chronicles 19 >

1 Forsothe Josaphat, kyng of Juda, turnede ayen pesibli in to his hows in to Jerusalem.
猶大王約沙法平平安安地回耶路撒冷,到宮裏去了。
2 Whom the profete Hieu, the sone of Ananye, mette, and seide to hym, Thou yyuest help to a wickid man, and thou art ioyned bi frendschip to hem that haten the Lord; and therfor sotheli thou deseruedist the wraththe of the Lord;
先見哈拿尼的兒子耶戶出來迎接約沙法王,對他說:「你豈當幫助惡人,愛那恨惡耶和華的人呢?因此耶和華的忿怒臨到你。
3 but good werkis ben foundyn in thee, for thou didist awey wodis fro the lond of Juda, and thou hast maad redi thin herte, for to seke the Lord God of thi fadris.
然而你還有善行,因你從國中除掉木偶,立定心意尋求上帝。」
4 Therfor Josaphat dwellide in Jerusalem; and eft he yede out to the puple fro Bersabee til to the hil of Effraym, and he clepide hem ayen to the Lord God of her fadris.
約沙法住在耶路撒冷,以後又出巡民間,從別是巴直到以法蓮山地,引導民歸向耶和華-他們列祖的上帝;
5 And he ordeynede iugis of the lond in alle the strengthid citees of Juda, bi ech place.
又在猶大國中遍地的堅固城裏設立審判官,
6 And he comaundide to the iugis, and seide, Se ye, what ye doen; for ye vsen not the doom of man, but of the Lord; and what euere thing ye demen, schal turne `in to you;
對他們說:「你們辦事應當謹慎;因為你們判斷不是為人,乃是為耶和華。判斷的時候,他必與你們同在。
7 the drede of the Lord be with you, and do ye alle thingis with diligence; for anentis `youre Lord God is no wickidnesse, nether takynge of persoones, nether coueitise of yiftis.
現在你們應當敬畏耶和華,謹慎辦事;因為耶和華-我們的上帝沒有不義,不偏待人,也不受賄賂。」
8 Also in Jerusalem Josaphat ordeynede dekenes, and preestis, and the princes of meynees of Israel, that thei schulden deme the doom and cause of the Lord to the dwellers of it.
約沙法從利未人和祭司,並以色列族長中派定人,在耶路撒冷為耶和華判斷,聽民間的爭訟,就回耶路撒冷去了。
9 And he comaundide to hem, and seide, Thus ye schulen do in the drede of the Lord, feithfuli and in perfite herte.
約沙法囑咐他們說:「你們當敬畏耶和華,忠心誠實辦事。
10 Ech cause that cometh to you of youre britheren, that dwellen in her citees, bitwixe kynrede and kynrede, where euere is questioun of the lawe, of `the comaundement, of cerymonyes, `ether sacrifices, of iustifyingis, schewe ye to hem, that thei do not synne ayens the Lord, and that wraththe com not on you and on youre britheren. Therfor ye doynge thus schulen not do synne.
住在各城裏你們的弟兄,若有爭訟的事來到你們這裏,或為流血,或犯律法、誡命、律例、典章,你們要警戒他們,免得他們得罪耶和華,以致他的忿怒臨到你們和你們的弟兄;這樣行,你們就沒有罪了。
11 Forsothe Amarie, youre preest and bischop, schal be souereyn in these thingis, that perteynen to God. Sotheli Zabadie, the sone of Ismael, which is duyk in the hows of Juda, schal be on tho werkis that perteynen to the office of the kyng, and ye han maistris dekenes bifor you; be ye coumfortid, and do ye diligentli, and the Lord schal be with you in goodis.
凡屬耶和華的事,有大祭司亞瑪利雅管理你們;凡屬王的事,有猶大支派的族長以實瑪利的兒子西巴第雅管理你們;在你們面前有利未人作官長。你們應當壯膽辦事,願耶和華與善人同在。」

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