II - Chapter 17

1His son Yehoshafat succeeded him as king, and took firm hold of Yisrael.

אוַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָט בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו וַיִּתְחַזֵּק עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

2He stationed troops in all the fortified towns of Yehuda, and stationed garrisons throughout the land of Yehuda and the cities of Efraim which his father Asa had captured.

בוַיִּתֶּן־חַיִל בְּכָל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה הַבְּצֻרוֹת וַיִּתֵּן נְצִיבִים בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וּבְעָרֵי אֶפְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר לָכַד אָסָא אָבִיו׃

3Hashem was with Yehoshafat because he followed the earlier ways of his father David, and did not worship the Baalim,

גוַיְהִי יְהֹוָה עִם־יְהוֹשָׁפָט כִּי הָלַךְ בְּדַרְכֵי דָּוִיד אָבִיו הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְלֹא דָרַשׁ לַבְּעָלִים׃

4but worshiped the God of his father and followed His commandments—unlike the behavior of Yisrael.

דכִּי לֵאלֹהֵי אָבִיו דָּרָשׁ וּבְמִצְוׂתָיו הָלָךְ וְלֹא כְּמַעֲשֵׂה יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

5So Hashem established the kingdom in his hands, and all Yehuda gave presents to Yehoshafat. He had wealth and glory in abundance.

הוַיָּכֶן יְהֹוָה אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּתְּנוּ כָל־יְהוּדָה מִנְחָה לִיהוֹשָׁפָט וַיְהִי־לוֹ עֹשֶׁר־וְכָבוֹד לָרֹב׃

6His mind was elevated in the ways of Hashem. Moreover, he abolished the shrines and the sacred posts from Yehuda.

ווַיִּגְבַּהּ לִבּוֹ בְּדַרְכֵי יְהֹוָה וְעוֹד הֵסִיר אֶת־הַבָּמוֹת וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִים מִיהוּדָה׃

7In the third year of his reign he sent his officers Ben-hail, Ovadya, Zecharya, Nethanel, and Michaihu throughout the cities of Yehuda to offer instruction.

זוּבִשְׁנַת שָׁלוֹשׁ לְמָלְכוֹ שָׁלַח לְשָׂרָיו לְבֶן־חַיִל וּלְעֹבַדְיָה וְלִזְכַרְיָה וְלִנְתַנְאֵל וּלְמִיכָיָהוּ לְלַמֵּד בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה׃

8With them were the Leviim, Shemaya, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asael, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adoniyahu, Tobijah and Tob-Adoniyahu the Leviim; with them were Elishama and Yehoram the Kohanim.

חוְעִמָּהֶם הַלְוִיִּם שְׁמַעְיָהוּ וּנְתַנְיָהוּ וּזְבַדְיָהוּ וַעֲשָׂהאֵל ושמרימות [וּשְׁמִירָמוֹת] וִיהוֹנָתָן וַאֲדֹנִיָּהוּ וְטוֹבִיָּהוּ וְטוֹב אֲדוֹנִיָּה הַלְוִיִּם וְעִמָּהֶם אֱלִישָׁמָע וִיהוֹרָם הַכֹּהֲנִים׃

9They offered instruction throughout Yehuda, having with them the Book of the Teaching of Hashem. They made the rounds of all the cities of Yehuda and instructed the people.

טוַיְלַמְּדוּ בִּיהוּדָה וְעִמָּהֶם סֵפֶר תּוֹרַת יְהֹוָה וַיָּסֹבּוּ בְּכָל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וַיְלַמְּדוּ בָּעָם׃

10A terror of Hashem seized all the kingdoms of the lands around Yehuda, and they did not go to war with Yehoshafat.

vai-HEE PA-khad a-do-NAI AL kol mam-l'-KHOT ha-a-ra-TZOT a-SHER s'-vee-VOT y'-hu-DAH v'-LO nil-kha-MU im y'-ho-sha-FAT

יוַיְהִי פַּחַד יְהֹוָה עַל כָּל־מַמְלְכוֹת הָאֲרָצוֹת אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹת יְהוּדָה וְלֹא נִלְחֲמוּ עִם־יְהוֹשָׁפָט׃

11From Philistia a load of silver was brought to Yehoshafat as tribute. The Arabs, too, brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 he-goats.

יאוּמִן־פְּלִשְׁתִּים מְבִיאִים לִיהוֹשָׁפָט מִנְחָה וְכֶסֶף מַשָּׂא גַּם הָעַרְבִיאִים מְבִיאִים לוֹ צֹאן אֵילִים שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וּתְיָשִׁים שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת׃

12Yehoshafat grew greater and greater, and he built up fortresses and garrison towns in Yehuda.

יבוַיְהִי יְהוֹשָׁפָט הֹלֵךְ וְגָדֵל עַד־לְמָעְלָה וַיִּבֶן בִּיהוּדָה בִּירָנִיּוֹת וְעָרֵי מִסְכְּנוֹת׃

13He carried out extensive works in the towns of Yehuda, and had soldiers, valiant men, in Yerushalayim.

יגוּמְלָאכָה רַבָּה הָיָה לוֹ בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְאַנְשֵׁי מִלְחָמָה גִּבּוֹרֵי חַיִל בִּירוּשָׁלָ ִם׃

14They were enrolled according to their clans. Yehuda: chiefs of thousands, Adnah the chief, who had 300,000 valiant men;

ידוְאֵלֶּה פְקֻדָּתָם לְבֵית אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם לִיהוּדָה שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים עַדְנָה הַשָּׂר וְעִמּוֹ גִּבּוֹרֵי חַיִל שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אָלֶף׃

15next to him was Yehochanan the captain, who had 280,000;

טווְעַל־יָדוֹ יְהוֹחָנָן הַשָּׂר וְעִמּוֹ מָאתַיִם וּשְׁמוֹנִים אָלֶף׃

16next to him was Amasiah son of Zichri, who made a freewill offering to Hashem. He had 200,000 valiant men.

טזוְעַל־יָדוֹ עֲמַסְיָה בֶן־זִכְרִי הַמִּתְנַדֵּב לַיהֹוָה וְעִמּוֹ מָאתַיִם אֶלֶף גִּבּוֹר חָיִל׃

17Binyamin: Eliada, a valiant man, who had 200,000 men armed with bow and buckler;

יזוּמִן־בִּנְיָמִן גִּבּוֹר חַיִל אֶלְיָדָע וְעִמּוֹ נֹשְׁקֵי־קֶשֶׁת וּמָגֵן מָאתַיִם אָלֶף׃

18next to him was Jehozabad, who had 180,000 armed men.

יחוְעַל־יָדוֹ יְהוֹזָבָד וְעִמּוֹ מֵאָה־וּשְׁמוֹנִים אֶלֶף חֲלוּצֵי צָבָא׃

19These served the king, besides those whom the king assigned to the fortified towns throughout Yehuda.

יטאֵלֶּה הַמְשָׁרְתִים אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ מִלְּבַד אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּעָרֵי הַמִּבְצָר בְּכָל־יְהוּדָה׃