1Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
1Josafat pa, kralj Judov, se je vrnil v miru domov v Jeruzalem.
2Jehu 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.
2In Jehu, sin Hananov, videc, mu pride naproti in reče kralju Josafatu: Imaš li ti pomagati brezbožniku in ljubiti tiste, ki sovražijo GOSPODA? Zato gre zoper tebe srd izpred GOSPODA.
3Nevertheless 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.”
3Vendar pa se je našlo nekaj dobrega pri tebi v tem, da si odpravil Ašere iz dežele in pripravil srce svoje, da iščeš GOSPODA.
4Jehoshaphat 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.
4In Josafat je ostal v Jeruzalemu. Potem je zopet šel med ljudstvo, od Bersebe do Efraimskega gorovja, ter jih je izpreobrnil h GOSPODU, njih očetov Bogu.
5He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
5In postavil je sodnike v deželi po vseh utrjenih mestih Judovih, v vsakem mestu nekaj,
6and 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.
6in je velel sodnikom: Glejte, kaj delate! zakaj ne vršite pravde za človeka, temuč za GOSPODA, in on je pri vas v sodbi.
7Now 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.”
7Zato bodi strah GOSPODOV na vas; pazite, kako delate! kajti pri GOSPODU, našem Bogu, ni nobene krivice: on ne gleda na zunanjost oseb in ne jemlje darov.
8Moreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites and priests, and of the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel, for the judgment of Yahweh, and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem.
8Tudi v Jeruzalemu je Josafat postavil nekaj levitov in duhovnikov in poglavarjev očetovin Izraelovih, da vrše sodbo GOSPODOVO in druge pravde. In povrnili so se v Jeruzalem.
9He commanded them, saying, “Thus you shall do in the fear of Yahweh, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
9In zapove jim, rekoč: Tako ravnajte v strahu GOSPODOVEM, v zvestobi in z nerazdeljenim srcem.
10Whenever any controversy shall come to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them, that they not be guilty towards Yahweh, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers. Do this, and you shall not be guilty.
10In kadarkoli pride pred vas kaka pravda bratov vaših, ki stanujejo v mestih svojih, med krvjo in krvjo, med zakonom in zapovedjo, med postavami in pravicami, poučujte jih, da se ne okrivičijo proti GOSPODU in ne pride srd nad vas in nad brate vaše; to delajte, in ne bodete krivi.In glejte, Amarija, višji duhovnik, je nad vami v vseh zadevah GOSPODOVIH, in Zebadija, sin Izmaelov, poglavar hiše Judove, v vseh kraljevih zadevah, tudi leviti so kot načelniki pred vami. Srčno pojdite na delo, in GOSPOD bodi z dobrim!
11Behold, 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.”
11In glejte, Amarija, višji duhovnik, je nad vami v vseh zadevah GOSPODOVIH, in Zebadija, sin Izmaelov, poglavar hiše Judove, v vseh kraljevih zadevah, tudi leviti so kot načelniki pred vami. Srčno pojdite na delo, in GOSPOD bodi z dobrim!