Otra Laiku 19
1 Un Jehošafats, Jūda ķēniņš, griezās vesels atpakaļ uz savu namu Jeruzālemē.
When King Jehoshaphat was returning safely to his palace in Jerusalem,
2 Un Jeūs, Hananus dēls, tas redzētājs, tam izgāja pretī un sacīja uz ķēniņu Jehošafatu: vai tev tā tam bezdievīgam bija jāpalīdz un tie jāmīļo, kas To Kungu ienīst? Tādēļ Tā Kunga dusmība nāk pār tevi.
the prophet Jehu, the son of [the prophet] Hanani, went out of the city to meet the king, and said to him, “It was not right for you to help a wicked man and to love those who hate Yahweh. Because of what you have done, Yahweh is angry with you.
3 Taču vēl kāds labums pie tevis ir atrasts, ka tu tās Ašeras no zemes esi izpostījis un savā sirdī apņēmies, Dievu meklēt.
But you have done some good things; you got rid of the poles in this country for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah, and you have strongly determined to do what pleases God.”
4 Tā Jehošafats dzīvoja Jeruzālemē, un izgāja atkal pa ļaudīm no Bēršebas līdz Efraīma kalniem, un atgrieza tos atkal pie Tā Kunga, viņu tēvu Dieva.
Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. But [one time], like he had done once previously, he went out among all the people in the country, from Beersheba [city in the far south] to the hilly area of [the tribe of] Ephraim [in the far north], and he convinced them to return to [worshiping] Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
5 Viņš arī iecēla soģus zemē, visās stiprās Jūda pilsētās priekš ikkatras pilsētas.
He appointed judges throughout Judah, in each of the cities that had walls around them.
6 Un viņš sacīja uz tiem soģiem: pieraugāt, ko jūs darāt, jo jūs tiesu nenesat cilvēkiem, bet Tam Kungam, un viņš ir ar jums pie tiesas nešanas.
He told them, “Make your decisions carefully, because you are judging cases not [in order] to [please] people but to [please] Yahweh. And he will be watching you whenever you make a decision.
7 Tad nu lai Tā Kunga bijāšana ir pie jums, sargāties un dariet to. Jo pie Tā Kunga, mūsu Dieva, nav netaisnības nedz cilvēka vaiga uzlūkošanas nedz dāvanu ņemšanas.
So now revere Yahweh, and judge cases carefully, [and do not forget that] Yahweh our God never acts unjustly, and he never does what people want because of their offering him money; he never accepts bribes.”
8 Arī Jeruzālemē Jehošafats iecēla kādus no Levitiem un priesteriem un no Israēla tēvu namu virsniekiem, Tā Kunga tiesu nest un tiesas lietas izšķirt. Un tie griezās atpakaļ uz Jeruzālemi,
In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some priests and other descendants of Levi and some leaders of Israeli families [to be judges]. He told them to do what Yahweh’s laws said was right when they settled disputes. Those men lived in Jerusalem.
9 Un viņš tiem pavēlēja un sacīja: dariet tā iekš Tā Kunga bijāšanas ar uzticību un ar skaidru sirdi.
He told them this: “You must always do your work faithfully, revering Yahweh.
10 Un visās tiesas lietās, kas pie jums nāk no jūsu brāļiem, kas savās pilsētās dzīvo, starp asinīm un asinīm, starp bauslību un bausli un likumiem un tiesām, tad pamāciet tos, lai tie pie Tā Kunga nenoziedzās, un lai nenāk dusmība pār jums un pār jūsu brāļiem; dariet tā, tad jūs nenoziegsities.
In every dispute that your fellow Israelis who live in the cities want you to settle, you must warn them to not sin against Yahweh [by telling lies during the trial]. If you do not warn them, God will punish both you and your fellow Israelis. If you warn them, you will not be sinning. You must warn them whether [someone has accused them] of murdering someone, or of disobeying some other law or command or decree [of Yahweh].
11 Un redzi, priesteris Amarija ir tas augstākais pār jums visās Tā Kunga lietās, un Zabadija, Ismaēla dēls, tas lielskungs no Jūda nama, visās ķēniņa lietās; bet par uzraugiem ir Leviti jūsu priekšā. Ņematies drošu prātu un dariet to, un Tas Kungs būs ar to, kas ir labs.
Amariah the Supreme Priest will supervise you in any matter that Yahweh is concerned about, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the leader of the tribe of Judah, will supervise you in any matter that I am responsible for. And the descendants of Levi will assist you. Act courageously, and I pray that Yahweh will help those who do their work well.”
