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.
At si Josaphat na kaniyang anak ay naghari, na kahalili niya, at nagpakalakas laban sa Israel.
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.
At siya'y naglagay ng mga kawal sa lahat ng bayang nakukutaan ng Juda, at naglagay ng mga pulutong sa lupain ng Juda, at sa mga bayan ng Ephraim, na sinakop ni Asa sa kaniyang ama.
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.
At ang Panginoon ay sumasa kay Josaphat, sapagka't siya'y lumakad ng mga unang lakad ng kaniyang magulang na si David, at hindi hinanap ang mga Baal;
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.
Kundi hinanap ang Dios ng kaniyang ama, at lumakad sa kaniyang mga utos, at hindi ayon sa mga gawa ng Israel.
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.
Kaya't itinatag ng Panginoon ang kaharian sa kaniyang kamay; at ang buong Juda ay nagdala kay Josaphat ng mga kaloob; at siya'y nagkaroon ng mga kayamanan at dangal na sagana.
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.
At ang kaniyang puso ay nataas sa mga daan ng Panginoon: at bukod dito'y inalis niya ang mga mataas na dako at ang mga Asera sa Juda.
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.
Nang ikatlong taon naman ng kaniyang paghahari ay kaniyang sinugo ang kaniyang mga prinsipe, sa makatuwid bagay si Ben-hail, at si Obdias, at si Zacharias, at si Nathaniel, at si Micheas, upang mangagturo sa mga bayan ng 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.
At kasama nila ang mga Levita, na si Semeias, at si Nethanias, at si Zebadias, at si Asael, at si Semiramoth, at si Jonathan, at si Adonias, at si Tobias, at si Tob-adonias, na mga Levita; at kasama nila si Elisama, at si Joram na mga saserdote.
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,
At sila'y nangagturo sa Juda, na may aklat ng kautusan ng Panginoon; at sila'y nagsiyaon sa palibot ng lahat na bayan ng Juda, at nangagturo sa gitna ng bayan.
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.
At ang takot sa Panginoon ay nahulog sa lahat ng kaharian ng mga lupain na nangasa palibot ng Juda, na anopa't sila'y hindi nangakipagdigma laban kay 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.
At ang ilan sa mga Filisteo ay nangagdala ng mga kaloob kay Josaphat, at pilak na pinakabuwis; ang mga taga Arabia man ay nangagdala rin sa kaniya ng mga kawan, na pitong libo at pitong daang lalaking tupa, at pitong libo at pitong daang kambing na lalake.
12 Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
At si Josaphat ay dumakilang mainam; at siya'y nagtayo sa Juda ng mga kastilyo at mga bayang kamaligan.
13 Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
At siya'y nagkaroon ng maraming mga gawain sa mga bayan ng Juda; at ng mga lalaking mangdidigma, na mga makapangyarihang lalaking matatapang, sa Jerusalem.
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.
At ito ang bilang nila ayon sa mga sangbahayan ng kanilang mga magulang: sa Juda, ang mga pinunong kawal ng lilibuhin; si Adna na pinunong kawal, at ang kasama niya na mga makapangyarihang lalaking matatapang ay tatlong daang libo:
15 His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
At sumusunod sa kaniya ay si Johanan na pinunong kawal, at kasama niya'y dalawang daan at walong pung libo;
16 Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
At sumusunod sa kaniya ay si Amasias na anak ni Zichri, na humandog na kusa sa Panginoon; at kasama niya ay dalawang daang libo na mga makapangyarihang lalaking matatapang:
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.
At sa Benjamin; si Eliada na makapangyarihang lalaking matapang, at kasama niya ay dalawang daang libong may sakbat na busog at kalasag:
18 Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
At sumusunod sa kaniya ay si Jozabad, at kasama niya ay isang daan at walong pung libo na handa sa pakikipagdigma.
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.
Ang mga ito ang nangaglingkod sa hari bukod doon sa inilagay ng hari sa mga bayang nakukutaan sa buong Juda.
