歴代誌Ⅱ 17
1 アサの子ヨシャパテがアサに代って王となり、イスラエルに向かって自分を強くし、
And Iehosphat his sonne reigned in his steade, and preuailed against Israel.
2 ユダのすべての堅固な町々に軍隊を置き、またユダの地およびその父アサが取ったエフライムの町々に守備隊を置いた。
And he put garisons in all the strong cities of Iudah, and set bandes in the lande of Iudah and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3 主はヨシャパテと共におられた。彼がその父ダビデの最初の道に歩んで、バアルに求めず、
And the Lord was with Iehoshaphat, because he walked in the first wayes of his father Dauid, and sought not Baalim,
4 その父の神に求めて、その戒めに歩み、イスラエルの行いにならわなかったからである。
But sought the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandements, and not after the trade of Israel.
5 それゆえ、主は国を彼の手に堅く立てられ、またユダの人々は皆ヨシャパテに贈り物を持ってきた。彼は大いなる富と誉とを得た。
Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdome in his hande, and all Iudah brought presents to Iehoshaphat, so that he had of riches and honour in abundance.
6 そこで彼は主の道に心を励まし、さらに高き所とアシラ像とをユダから除いた。
And he lift vp his heart vnto the wayes of the Lord, and he tooke away moreouer the hie places and the groues out of Iudah.
7 彼はまたその治世の三年に、つかさたちベネハイル、オバデヤ、ゼカリヤ、ネタンエルおよびミカヤをつかわしてユダの町々で教えさせ、
And in the thirde yere of his reigne he sent his princes, Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethaneel, and Michaiah, that they should teach in the cities of Iudah,
8 また彼らと共にレビびとのうちからシマヤ、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、トバドニヤをつかわし、またこれらのレビびとと共に祭司エリシャマとヨラムをもつかわした。
And with them Leuites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehonathan, and Adoniiah, and Tobiiah, and Tob-adoniiah, Leuites, and with the Elishama and Iehoram Priestes.
9 彼らは主の律法の書を携えて、ユダで教をなし、またユダの町々をことごとく巡回して、民の間に教をなした。
And they taught in Iudah, and had the booke of the Lawe of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Iudah, and taught the people.
10 そこでユダの周囲の国々は皆主を恐れ、ヨシャパテと戦うことをしなかった。
And the feare of the Lord fell vpon all the kingdomes of ye lands that were round about Iudah, and they fought not against Iehoshaphat.
11 また、ペリシテびとのうちで贈り物や、みつぎの銀をヨシャパテの所に持ってくる者があり、またアラビヤびとは雄羊七千七百頭、雄やぎ七千七百頭を彼に持ってきた。
Also some of the Philistims brought Iehoshaphat giftes and tribute siluer, and the Arabians brought him flockes, seuen thousande and seuen hundreth rammes, and seuen thousande and seuen hundreth hee goates.
12 こうしてヨシャパテはますます大いになり、ユダに要害および倉の町を建て、
So Iehoshaphat prospered and grewe vp on hie: and he built in Iudah palaces and cities of store.
13 ユダの町々に多くの軍需品を持ち、またエルサレムに大勇士である軍人たちを持っていた。
And he had great workes in the cities of Iudah, and men of warre, and valiant men in Ierusalem.
14 彼らをその氏族によって数えれば次のとおりである。すなわちユダから出た千人の長のうちでは、アデナという軍長と彼に従う大勇士三十万人、
And these are the nombers of them after the house of their fathers, In Iudah were captaines of thousands, Adnah the captaine, and with him of valiant men three hundreth thousande.
15 その次は軍長ヨハナンと彼に従う者二十八万人、
And at his hande Iehohanan a captaine, and with him two hundreth and fourescore thousande.
16 その次は喜んでその身を主にささげた者ジクリの子アマジヤと彼に従う大勇士二十万人。
And at his hande Amasiah the sonne of Zichri, which willingly offered him selfe vnto the Lord, and with him two hundreth thousand valiant men.
17 ベニヤミンから出た者のうちでは、エリアダという大勇士と彼に従う弓および盾を持つ者二十万人、
And of Beniamin, Eliada a valiant man, and with him armed men with bowe and shielde two hundreth thousand.
18 その次はヨザバデと彼に従う戦いの備えある者十八万人である。
And at his hand Iehozabad, and with him an hundreth and fourescore thousand armed to the warre.
19 これらは皆王に仕える者たちで、このほかにまたユダ全国の堅固な町々に、王が駐在させた者があった。
These waited on the King, besides those which the King put in the strong cities thoroughout all Iudah.
