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

And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, and grew strong 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

And he placed numbers of soldiers in all the fortified cities of Juda. And he put garrisons in the land of Juda, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

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

And the Lord was with Josaphat, because he walked in the first ways of David his father: and trusted not in Baalim,

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 in the God of his father, and walk in his commandments, and not according to the sins 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

And the Lord established the kingdom in his hand, and all Juda brought presents to Josaphat: and he acquired immense riches, and much glory.

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 when his heart had taken courage for the ways of the Lord, he took away also the high places and the groves out of Juda.

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

And in the third year of his reign, he sent of his princes Benhail, and Abdias, and Zacharias, and Nathanael, and Micheas, to teach in the cities of Juda:

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

And with them the Levites, Semeias, and Nathanias, and Zabadias, and Asael, and Semiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonias, and Tobias, and Thobadonias Levites, and with them Elisama, and Joram priests.

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。

And they taught the people in Juda, having with them the book of the law of the Lord: and they went about all the cities of Juda, and instructed 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 fear of the Lord came upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Juda, and they durst not make war against Josaphat.

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

The Philistines also brought presents to Josaphat, and tribute in silver, and the Arabians brought him cattle, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and as many he goats.

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

And Josaphat grew, and became exceeding great: and he built in Juda houses like towers, and walled cities.

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 he prepared many works in the cities of Juda: and he had warriors, and valiant men in Jerusalem.

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

Of whom this is the number of the houses and families of every one: in Juda captains of the army, Ednas the chief, and with him three hundred thousand most valiant men.

15 その次は軍長ヨハナン之に從ふ者は二十八萬人

After him Johanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand.

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 after him was Amasias the son of Zechri, consecrated to the Lord, and with him were two hundred thousand valiant men.

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

After him was Eliada valiant in battle, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield.

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

After him also was Jozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready for war.

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

All these were at the hand of the king, beside others, whom he had put in the walled cities, in all Juda.