2 Chronicles 19

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19:1

ወተመይጠ፡ ኢዮሳፍጥ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ይሁዳ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤቱ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ በሰላም።

Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

猶大王約沙法平平安安地回耶路撒冷，到宮裏去了。

19:2

ወወፅአ፡ ይትቀበሎ፡ ኢዩ፡ ወልደ፡ አናኒ፡ ነቢይ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ለንጉሥ፡ ኢዮሳፍጥ፡ እመሰ፡ አንተ፡ ትትራድኦ፡ ለኃጥእ፡ ወለእመ፡ ታፈቅር፡ አንተ፡ ዘይጸልኦ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በእንተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽአ፡ መቅሠፍተ፡ እግዚአብሔር።

Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate Yahweh? Because of this, wrath is on you from before Yahweh.

先見哈拿尼的兒子耶戶出來迎接約沙法王，對他說：「你豈當幫助惡人，愛那恨惡耶和華的人呢？因此耶和華的忿怒臨到你。

19:3

ወባሕቱ፡ ቃላት፡ ሠናያት፡ ተረክቡ፡ በላዕሌከ፡ እስመ፡ አግኃሥከ፡ አማልክተ፡ እምድረ፡ ይሁዳ፡ ወአርታዕከ፡ ልበከ፡ ከመ፡ ትኅሥሦ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር።

Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”

然而你還有善行，因你從國中除掉木偶，立定心意尋求上帝。」

19:4

ወኃደረ፡ ኢዮሳፍጥ፡ ውስተ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ወወፅአ፡ ካዕበ፡ ምስለ፡ ሕዝብ፡ እምቤርሳሌህ፡ እስከ፡ ደብረ፡ ኤፍሬም፡ ወሜጦሙ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላከ፡ አበዊሆሙ።

Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

約沙法住在耶路撒冷，以後又出巡民間，從別是巴直到以法蓮山地，引導民歸向耶和華－他們列祖的上帝；

19:5

ወሤመ፡ መኳንንተ፡ ውስተ፡ ኵሉ፡ አህጉረ፡ ይሁዳ፡ ወውስተ፡ አጽዋን፡ በበሀገር።

He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

又在猶大國中遍地的堅固城裏設立審判官，

19:6

ወይቤሎሙ፡ ለመኳንንት፡ አእምሩ፡ ዘትገብሩ፡ አንትሙ፡ እስመ፡ አኮ፡ ለሰብእ፡ ኵነኔ፡ አላ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወምስሌክሙ፡ ቃለ፡ ፍትሕ፡ ሀሎ።

and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, for you don’t judge for man, but for Yahweh; and he is with you in the judgment.

對他們說：「你們辦事應當謹慎；因為你們判斷不是為人，乃是為耶和華。判斷的時候，他必與你們同在。

19:7

ወይእዜኒ፡ ይኩን፡ ፍርሃተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ላዕሌክሙ፡ ወዕቀቡ፡ ወግበሩ፡ እስመ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክነ፡ ዓመፃ፡ ወኢ፡ ኃፊረ፡ ገጽ፡ ወኢ፡ ነሢአ፡ ሕልያን።

Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.”

現在你們應當敬畏耶和華，謹慎辦事；因為耶和華－我們的上帝沒有不義，不偏待人，也不受賄賂。」

19:8

ወዓዲ፡ በኢየሩሳሌም፡ ሤመ፡ ኢዮሳፍጥ፡ ካህናተ፡ ወሌዋውያን፡ ወሊቃናተ፡ አበወ፡ እስራኤል፡ ይፍትሑ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወይኰንኑ፡ ኵሎ፡ ዘየኀድር፡ ውስተ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም።

Moreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed certain Levites, priests, and heads of the fathers’ households of Israel to give judgment for Yahweh and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem.

約沙法從利未人和祭司，並以色列族長中派定人，在耶路撒冷為耶和華判斷，聽民間的爭訟，就回耶路撒冷去了。

19:9

ወከመዝ፡ ሠርዖሙ፡ ኢዮሳፍጥ፡ ወይቤ፡ ዘንተ፡ ግበሩ፡ በፍርሃተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበርትዕ፡ ወበልብ፡ ንጹሕ።

He commanded them, saying, “You shall do this in the fear of Yahweh, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

約沙法囑咐他們說：「你們當敬畏耶和華，忠心誠實辦事。

19:10

ኵሉ፡ ብእሲ፡ ኢይገምፅ፡ ፍትሐ፡ ለዘመጽአ፡ ኀቤሁ፡ ለፍትሕ፡ እምአኃዊክሙ፡ እለ፡ የኀድሩ፡ ውስተ፡ በሐውርቲሆሙ፡ ማእከለ፡ ደም፡ ወደም፡ ወማእከለ፡ ሥርዓት፡ ወነገር፡ ወጽድቅ፡ ወፍትሕ፡ ወአስተጋብእዎሙ፡ ወኢተአብሱ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ከመ፡ ኢይኩን፡ መዓት፡ ላዕሌክሙ፡ ወከመዝ፡ ግበሩ፡ ወኢተአብሱ።

Whenever any controversy comes to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you must warn them, that they not be guilty toward Yahweh, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers. Do this, and you will not be guilty.

住在各城裏你們的弟兄，若有爭訟的事來到你們這裏，或為流血，或犯律法、誡命、律例、典章，你們要警戒他們，免得他們得罪耶和華，以致他的忿怒臨到你們和你們的弟兄；這樣行，你們就沒有罪了。

19:11

ወናሁ፡ አማርያ፡ ካህን፡ ይሰፍነክሙ፡ በኵሉ፡ ቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወዝብድያስ፡ ወልደ፡ ኢስማኤል፡ መስፍን፡ ለቤተ፡ ይሁዳ፡ ላዕለ፡ ኵሉ፡ ቃለ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ወጸሐፍት፡ ወሌዋውያን፡ ቅድመ፡ ገጽክሙ፡ ትጽንዑ፡ ወትግበሩ፡ ወይኩን፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ምስለ፡ ኄር።

Behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of Yahweh; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king’s matters. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and may Yahweh be with the good.”

凡屬耶和華的事，有大祭司亞瑪利雅管理你們；凡屬王的事，有猶大支派的族長以實瑪利的兒子西巴第雅管理你們；在你們面前有利未人作官長。你們應當壯膽辦事，願耶和華與善人同在。」

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