歴代誌Ⅱ 17
1 アサの子ヨシヤパテ、アサに代りて王となりイスラエルにむかひて力を強くし
Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
2 ユダの一切の堅固なる邑々に兵を置きユダの地およびその父アサが取たるエフライムの邑々に鎮臺を置く
He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
3 ヱホバ、ヨシヤパテとともに在せり其は彼その父ダビデの最初の道に歩みてバアル等を求めず
Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,
4 その父の神を求めてその誡命に歩みイスラエルの行爲に傚はざればなり
but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.
5 このゆゑにヱホバ國を彼の手に堅く立たまへりまたユダの人衆みなヨシヤパテに禮物を餽れり彼は富と貴とを極めたり
So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
6 是において彼ヱホバの道にその心を勵まし遂に崇邱とアシラ像とをユダより除けり
And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
7 彼またその治世の三年にその牧伯ベネハイル、オバデヤ、ゼカリヤ、ネタンエルおよびミカヤを遣はしてユダの邑々にて敎誨をなさしめ
In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,
8 またレビ人の中よりシマヤ、ネタニヤ、ゼバデヤ、アサヘル、セミラモテ、ヨナタン、アドニヤ、トビヤ、トバドニヤなどいふレビ人を遣して之と偕ならしめ且祭司エリシヤマとヨラムをも之と偕に遣はしけるが
accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
9 彼らはヱホバの律法の書を携ヘユダにおいて敎誨をなしユダの邑々を盡く行めぐりて民を敎へたり。
They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
10 是においてユダの周圍の地の國々みなヱホバを懼れてヨシヤパテを攻ることをせざりき
And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
11 またペリシテ人の中に禮物および貢の銀をヨシヤパテに餽れる者あり且又アラビヤ人は家畜をこれに餽れり即ち牡羊七千七百牡山羊七千七百
Some Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.
12 ヨシヤパテは益々大になりゆきてユダに城および府庫邑を多く建て
Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
13 ユダの邑々に多くの工事を爲し大勇士たる軍人をヱルサレムに置り
and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor.
14 彼等を數ふるにその宗家に循へば左のごとしユダより出たる千人の長の中にはアデナといふ軍長あり大勇士三十萬これに從がふ
These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor;
15 その次は軍長ヨハナン之に從ふ者は二十八萬人
next to him, Jehohanan the commander, and with him 280,000;
16 その次はジクリの子アマシヤ彼は悦びてその身をヱホバに献げたり大勇士二十萬これに從がふ
and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD, and with him 200,000 mighty men of valor.
17 ベニヤミンより出たる者の中にはエリアダといふ大勇士あり弓および楯を持もの二十萬これに從がふ
From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;
18 その次はヨザバデ戰門の準備をなせる者十八萬これに從がふ
and next to him, Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 armed for battle.
19 是等は皆王に事ふる者等なり此外にまたユダ全國の堅固なる邑々に王の置る者あり
These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
