2 Chronicles 17
1 Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became the king [of Judah], and he enabled his army to become very strong, with the result that they could resist attacks from [the army of] Israel.
Or Josaphat son fils régna en sa place, et se fortifia contre Israël.
2 He put soldiers in all the cities in Judah around which they had built walls, and he put soldiers in other places in Judah and in the towns in the area belonging to the tribe of Ephraim that [soldiers of] his father Asa had captured.
Car il mit des troupes dans toutes les villes fortes de Juda, et des garnisons dans le pays de Juda, et dans les villes d'Ephraïm qu'Asa son père avait prises.
3 Yahweh helped Jehoshaphat because when he started [to rule Judah], he did the things that pleased Yahweh like his ancestor [King] David had done. He did not worship the idols of Baal.
Et l'Eternel fut avec Josaphat, parce qu'il suivit la première voie de David son père, et qu'il ne rechercha point les Bahalins.
4 Instead, he sought advice from the God whom his father [had worshiped], and he obeyed God’s commands, and did not do the [evil things that the kings of] Israel continually did.
Mais il rechercha le Dieu de son père, et marcha dans ses commandements, et non pas selon ce que faisait Israël.
5 Yahweh enabled him to completely control his kingdom. All [the people of] Judah brought gifts to him, with the result that he became very rich and was greatly honored.
L'Eternel donc affermit le Royaume entre ses mains; et tous ceux de Juda apportaient des présents à Josaphat, de sorte qu'il eut de grandes richesses et une grande gloire.
6 He was completely devoted to doing what pleased Yahweh. His workers got rid of the shrines on the hilltops and the poles for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah throughout Judah.
Et appliquant de plus en plus son cœur aux voies de l'Eternel, il ôta encore de Juda les hauts lieux et les bocages.
7 When he had been ruling [Judah] for almost three years, he sent some of his officials—Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach the people in various towns in Judah.
Et la troisième année de son règne, il envoya de ses principaux gouverneurs, [savoir], Benhajil, Hobadia, Zacharie, Nathanaël, et Micaia, pour instruire [le peuple] dans les villes de Juda;
8 With them he sent several descendants of Levi—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah—and two priests, Elishama and Jehoram.
Et avec eux des Lévites, [savoir] Sémahia, Néthania, Zébadia, Hazaël, Semiramoth, Jéhonatham, Adonija, Tobija, et Tob-adonija, Lévites; et avec eux Elisamah et Jéhoram, Sacrificateurs;
9 They took with them a scroll on which were written the laws of Yahweh and taught them to the people in all the towns throughout Judah,
Qui enseignèrent en Juda, ayant avec eux le Livre de la Loi de l'Eternel; et ils firent le tour de toutes les villes de Juda, enseignant le peuple.
10 The people in all the kingdoms surrounding Judah became very afraid of [what Yahweh might do to punish them if they fought against Judah], so they did not start wars with Jehoshaphat’s army.
Et la frayeur de l'Eternel fut sur tous les Royaumes des pays, qui étaient tout autour de Juda, de sorte qu'ils ne firent point la guerre à Josaphat.
11 Some people from Philistia brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, and they also brought to him the silver that he demanded that they pay to him. Some Arabs brought to him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
On apportait aussi à Josaphat des présents de la part des Philistins, et de l'argent des impôts; et les Arabes lui amenaient des troupeaux, [savoir], sept mille sept cents moutons, et sept mille sept cents boucs.
12 Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
Ainsi Josaphat s'élevait jusques au plus haut degré de gloire; et il bâtit en Juda des châteaux, et des villes fortes.
13 Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
Il eut de grands biens dans les villes de Juda, et dans Jérusalem des gens de guerre forts et vaillants.
14 The leaders and numbers from each tribe were as follows: From the tribe of Judah, Adnah was the leader of the soldiers, and he commanded 300,000 soldiers.
Et c'est ici leur dénombrement selon la maison de leurs pères. Les Chefs des milliers de Juda furent, Hadna capitaine, et avec lui trois cent mille hommes forts et vaillants;
15 His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
Et après lui Johanan capitaine, et avec lui deux cent quatre-vingt mille;
16 Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
Et après lui Hamasia fils de Zicri, qui s'était volontairement offert à l'Eternel, et avec lui deux cent mille hommes forts et vaillants;
17 From the tribe of Benjamin, Eliada, who was a brave soldier, was the leader of the soldiers; he commanded 200,000 men who had bows [and arrows] and shields.
Et de Benjamin, Eliadah, homme fort et vaillant, et avec lui deux cent mille hommes armés d'arcs et de boucliers;
18 Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
Et après lui Jéhozabad, et avec lui cent quatre-vingt mille hommes équipés pour le combat.
19 Those were the soldiers who served the king [in Jerusalem], in addition to the men whom the king had placed in the other cities in Judah that had walls around them.
Ce sont là ceux qui servaient le Roi, outre ceux que le Roi avait mis dans les villes fortes dans tout le pays de Juda.
