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1그 후에 모압 자손과 암몬 자손이 몇 마온 사람과 함께 와서 여호사밧을 치고자 한지라 2혹이 와서 여호사밧에게 고하여 가로되 큰 무리가 바다 저편 아람에서 왕을 치러 오는데 이제 하사손다말 곧 엔게디에 있나이다 3여호사밧이 두려워하여 여호와께로 낯을 향하여 간구하고 온 유다 백성에게 금식하라 공포하매 4유다 사람이 여호와께 도우심을 구하려 하여 유다 모든 성읍에서 모여와서 여호와께 간구하더라 5여호사밧이 여호와의 전 새 뜰 앞에서 유다와 예루살렘의 회중 가운데 서서 6가로되 우리 열조의 하나님 여호와여 주는 하늘에서 하나님이 아니시니이까 이방 사람의 모든 나라를 다스리지 아니하시나이까 주의 손에 권세와 능력이 있사오니 능히 막을 사람이 없나이다 7우리 하나님이시여 전에 이 땅 거민을 주의 백성 이스라엘 앞에서 쫓아내시고 그 땅으로 주의 벗 아브라함의 자손에게 영영히 주지 아니하셨나이까 8저희가 이 땅에 거하여 주의 이름을 위하여 한 성소를 건축하고 이르기를 9만일 재앙이나 난리나 견책이나 온역이나 기근이 우리에게 임하면 주의 이름이 이 전에 있으니 우리가 이 전 앞과 주의 앞에 서서 이 환난 가운데서 주께 부르짖은즉 들으시고 구원하시리라 하였나이다 10옛적에 이스라엘이 애굽 땅에서 나올 때에 암몬 자손과 모압 자손과 세일 산 사람을 침노하기를 주께서 용납하지 아니하시므로 이에 치우쳐 저희를 떠나고 멸하지 아니하였거늘 11이제 저희가 우리에게 갚는 것을 보옵소서 저희가 와서 주께서 우리에게 주신 주의 기업에서 우리를 쫓아내고자 하나이다 12우리 하나님이여 저희를 징벌하지 아니하시나이까 우리를 치러 오는 이 큰 무리를 우리가 대적할 능력이 없고 어떻게 할 줄도 알지 못하옵고 오직 주만 바라보나이다 하고 13유다 모든 사람은 그 아내와 자녀와 어린 자로 더불어 여호와 앞에 섰더라 14여호와의 신이 회중 가운데서 레위 사람 야하시엘에게 임하셨으니 저는 아삽 자손 맛다냐의 현손이요 여이엘의 증손이요 브나야의 손자요 스가랴의 아들이더라 15야하시엘이 가로되 온 유다와 예루살렘 거민과 여호사밧 왕이여 들을지어다 여호와께서 너희에게 말씀하시기를 이 큰 무리로 인하여 두려워하거나 놀라지 말라 이 전쟁이 너희에게 속한 것이 아니요 하나님께 속한 것이니라 16내일 너희는 마주 내려가라 저희가 시스 고개로 말미암아 올라오리니 너희가 골짜기 어귀 여루엘 들 앞에서 만나려니와 17이 전쟁에는 너희가 싸울 것이 없나니 항오를 이루고 서서 너희와 함께한 여호와가 구원하는 것을 보라 유다와 예루살렘아 너희는 두려워하며 놀라지 말고 내일 저희를 마주 나가라 여호와가 너희와 함께 하리라 하셨느니라 하매 18여호사밧이 몸을 굽혀 얼굴을 땅에 대니 온 유다와 예루살렘 거민들도 여호와 앞에 엎드려 경배하고 19그핫 자손과 고라 자손에게 속한 레위 사람들은 서서 심히 큰 소리로 이스라엘 하나님 여호와를 찬송하니라 20이에 백성들이 일찍이 일어나서 드고아 들로 나가니라 나갈 때에 여호사밧이 서서 가로되 유다와 예루살렘 거민들아 내 말을 들을지어다 너희는 너희 하나님 여호와를 신뢰하라 그리하면 견고히 서리라 그 선지자를 신뢰하라 그리하면 형통하리라 하고 21백성으로 더불어 의논하고 노래하는 자를 택하여 거룩한 예복을 입히고 군대 앞에서 행하며 여호와를 찬송하여 이르기를 여호와께 감사하세 그 자비하심이 영원하도다 하게 하였더니 22그 노래와 찬송이 시작될 때에 여호와께서 복병을 두어 유다를 치러 온 암몬 자손과 모압과 세일 산 사람을 치게 하시므로 저희가 패하였으니 23곧 암몬과 모압 자손이 일어나 세일 산 거민을 쳐서 진멸하고 세일 거민을 멸한 후에는 저희가 피차에 살륙하였더라 24유다 사람이 들 망대에 이르러 그 무리를 본즉 땅에 엎드러진 시체뿐이요 하나도 피한 자가 없는지라 25여호사밧과 그 백성이 가서 적군의 물건을 취할새 본즉 그 가운데에 재물과 의복과 보물이 많이 있는고로 각기 취하는데 그 물건이 너무 많아 능히 가져갈 수 없을만큼 많으므로 사흘 동안에 취하고 26제사일에 무리가 브라가 골짜기에 모여서 거기서 여호와를 송축한지라 그러므로 오늘날까지 그곳을 브라가 골짜기라 일컫더라 27유다와 예루살렘 모든 사람이 여호사밧을 선두로 즐거이 예루살렘으로 돌아왔으니 이는 여호와께서 저희로 그 적군을 이김을 인하여 즐거워하게 하셨음이라 28무리가 비파와 수금과 나팔을 합주하고 예루살렘에 이르러 여호와의 전에 나아가니라 29이방 모든 나라가 여호와께서 이스라엘의 적군을 치셨다 함을 듣고 하나님을 두려워한고로 30여호사밧의 나라가 태평하였으니 이는 그 하나님이 사방에서 저희에게 평강을 주셨음이더라 31여호사밧이 유다 왕이 되어 위에 나아갈 때에 나이 삼십오 세라 예루살렘에서 이십오 년을 치리하니라 그 모친의 이름은 아수바라 실히의 딸이더라 32여호사밧이 그 부친 아사의 길로 행하여 돌이켜 떠나지 아니하고 여호와 보시기에 정직히 행하였으나 33산당은 폐하지 아니하였으므로 백성이 오히려 마음을 정하여 그 열조의 하나님께로 돌아오지 아니하였더라 34이 외에 여호사밧의 시종 행적이 하나니의 아들 예후의 글에 다 기록되었고 그 글은 이스라엘 열왕기에 올랐더라 35유다 왕 여호사밧이 나중에 이스라엘 왕 아하시야와 교제하였는데 아하시야는 심히 악을 행하는 자이었더라 36두 왕이 서로 결합하고 배를 지어 다시스로 보내고자 하여 에시온게벨에서 배를 지었더니 37마레사 사람 도다와후의 아들 엘리에셀이 여호사밧을 향하여 예언하여 가로되 왕이 아하시야와 교제하는고로 여호와께서 왕의 지은 것을 파하시리라 하더니 이에 그 배가 파상하여 다시스로 가지 못하였더라

1After this, the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. 2Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea from Syria. Behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi). 3Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek to Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 4Judah gathered themselves together, to seek help from Yahweh. They came out of all the cities of Judah to seek Yahweh. 5Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in Yahweh’s house, before the new court; 6and he said, “Yahweh, the God of our fathers, aren’t you God in heaven? Aren’t you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so that no one is able to withstand you. 7Didn’t you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham your friend forever? 8They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying, 9‘If evil comes on us—the sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine—we will stand before this house, and before you, (for your name is in this house), and cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’ 10Now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and didn’t destroy them; 11behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit. 12Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do, but our eyes are on you.” 13All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 14Then the Spirit of Yahweh came on Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly; 15and he said, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat. Thus says Yahweh to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s. 16Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz. You shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel. 17You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’” 18Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshiping Yahweh. 19The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice. 20They rose early in the morning, and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, so you shall be established! Believe his prophets, so you shall prosper.” 21When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who should sing to Yahweh, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks to Yahweh; for his loving kindness endures forever. 22When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set ambushers against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck. 23For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, utterly to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to destroy another. 24When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were no one who escaped. 25When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their plunder, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the plunder, it was so much. 26On the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Yahweh: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah to this day. 27Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in their forefront, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Yahweh had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 28They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments and harps and trumpets to Yahweh’s house. 29The fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Yahweh fought against the enemies of Israel. 30So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest all around. 31Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 32He walked in the way of Asa his father, and didn’t turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh. 33However the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts to the God of their fathers. 34Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel. 35After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. The same did very wickedly: 36and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion Geber. 37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works.” The ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

1Het geschiedde nu na dezen, dat de kinderen Moabs, en de kinderen Ammons, en het hen anderen benevens de Ammonieten, kwamen tegen Josafat ten strijde. 2Toen kwamen er, die Josafat boodschapten, zeggende: Daar komt een grote menigte tegen u van gene zijde der zee, uit Syrie, en zie, zij zijn te Hazezon-Thamar, hetwelk is Engedi. 3Josafat nu vreesde, en stelde zijn aangezicht, om den HEERE te zoeken; en hij riep een vasten uit in gans Juda. 4En Juda werd vergaderd, om van den HEERE hulp te zoeken; ook kwamen zij uit alle steden van Juda, om den HEERE te zoeken. 5En Josafat stond in de gemeente van Juda en Jeruzalem, in het huis des HEEREN, voor het nieuwe voorhof. 6En hij zeide: O, HEERE, God onzer vaderen, zijt Gij niet de God in den hemel? Ja, Gij zijt de Heerser over alle koninkrijken der heidenen; en in Uw hand is kracht en sterkte, zodat niemand zich tegen U stellen kan. 7Hebt Gij niet, onze God, de inwoners dezes lands van voor het aangezicht van Uw volk Israel verdreven, en dat aan het zaad van Abraham, Uw liefhebber, tot in eeuwigheid gegeven? 8Zij nu hebben daarin gewoond, en zij hebben U daarin een heiligdom gebouwd voor Uw Naam, zeggende: 9Indien over ons enig kwaad komt, het zwaard des oordeels, of pestilentie, of honger, wij zullen voor dit huis, en voor Uw aangezicht staan, dewijl Uw Naam in dit huis is; en wij zullen uit onze benauwdheid tot U roepen, en Gij zult verhoren en verlossen. 10En nu, zie de kinderen Ammons, en Moab, en die van het gebergte Seir, door dewelken Gij Israel niet toeliet te trekken, als zij uit Egypteland togen, maar zij weken van hen, en verdelgden hen niet; 11Zie dan, zij vergelden het ons, komende om ons uit Uw erve, die Gij ons te erven gegeven hebt, te verdrijven. 12O, onze God, zult Gij geen recht tegen hen oefenen? want in ons is geen kracht tegen deze grote menigte, die tegen ons komt, en wij weten niet, wat wij doen zullen; maar onze ogen zijn op U. 13En gans Juda stond voor het aangezicht des HEEREN, ook hun kinderkens, hun vrouwen en hun zonen. 14Toen kwam de Geest des HEEREN in het midden der gemeente, op Jahaziel, den zoon van Zecharja, den zoon van Benaja, den zoon van Jehiel, den zoon van Matthanja, den Leviet, uit de zonen van Asaf; 15En hij zeide: Merkt op, geheel Juda, en gij, inwoners van Jeruzalem, en gij, koning Josafat! Alzo zegt de HEERE tot ulieden: Vreest gijlieden niet, en wordt niet ontzet vanwege deze grote menigte; want de strijd is niet uwe, maar Gods. 16Trekt morgen tot hen af; ziet, zij komen op bij den opgang van Ziz; en gij zult hen vinden in het einde des dals, voor aan de woestijn van Jeruel. 17Gij zult in dezen strijd niet te strijden hebben; stelt uzelven, staat en ziet het heil des HEEREN met u, o Juda en Jeruzalem! Vreest niet, en ontzet u niet, gaat morgen uit, hun tegen, want de HEERE zal met u wezen. 18Toen neigde zich Josafat met het aangezicht ter aarde; en gans Juda en de inwoners van Jeruzalem vielen neder voor het aangezicht des HEEREN, aanbiddende den HEERE. 19En de Levieten uit de kinderen der Kahathieten, en uit de kinderen der Korahieten, stonden op, om den HEERE, den God Israels, met luider stem ten hoogste te prijzen. 20En zij maakten zich des morgens vroeg op, en togen uit naar de woestijn van Thekoa; en als zij uittogen, stond Josafat en zeide: Hoort mij, o Juda, en gij, inwoners van Jeruzalem! Gelooft in den HEERE, uw God, zo zult gij bevestigd worden; gelooft aan Zijn profeten, en gij zult voorspoedig zijn. 21Hij nu beraadslaagde zich met het volk, en hij stelde den HEERE zangers, die de heilige Majesteit prijzen zouden, voor de toegerusten uitgaande en zeggende: Looft den HEERE, want Zijn goedertierenheid is tot in eeuwigheid! 22Ter tijd nu, als aanhieven met een vreugdegeroep en lofzang, stelde de HEERE achterlagen tegen de kinderen Ammons, Moab, en die van het gebergte Seir, die tegen Juda gekomen waren; en zij werden geslagen. 23Want de kinderen Ammons en Moab stonden op tegen de inwoners van het gebergte Seir, om te verbannen en te verdelgen; en als zij met de inwoners van Seir een einde gemaakt hadden, hielpen zij de een den ander ten verderve. 24Als nu Juda tot den wachttoren in de woestijn gekomen was, wendden zij zich naar de menigte; en ziet, het waren dode lichamen, liggende op de aarde, en niemand was ontkomen. 25Josafat nu en zijn volk kwamen, om hun buit te roven, en zij vonden bij hen in menigte, zowel have en dode lichamen, als kostelijk gereedschap, en namen voor zich weg, totdat zij niet meer dragen konden; en zij roofden den buit drie dagen, want dies was veel. 26En op den vierden dag vergaderden zij zich in het dal van Beracha, want daar loofden zij den HEERE; daarom noemden zij den naam dierzelver plaats het dal van Beracha, tot op dezen dag. 27Daarna keerden alle mannen van Juda en Jeruzalem weder, en Josafat in de voorspitse van hen, om wederom met blijdschap tot Jeruzalem te komen; want de HEERE had hen verblijd over hun vijanden. 28En zij kwamen te Jeruzalem, met luiten, en met harpen, en met trompetten, tot het huis des HEEREN. 29En er werd een verschrikking Gods over alle koninkrijken dier landen, als zij hoorden, dat de HEERE tegen de vijanden van Israel gestreden had. 30Alzo was het koninkrijk van Josafat stil; en zijn God gaf hem rust rondom henen. 31Zo regeerde Josafat over Juda; hij was vijf en dertig jaren oud, als hij koning werd, en hij regeerde vijf en twintig jaren te Jeruzalem; en de naam zijner moeder was Azuba, een dochter van Silhi. 32En hij wandelde in den weg van zijn vader Asa, en hij week daarvan niet af, doende dat recht was in de ogen des HEEREN. 33Evenwel werden de hoogten niet weggenomen; want het volk had nog zijn hart niet geschikt tot den God zijner vaderen. 34Het overige nu der geschiedenissen van Josafat, de eerste en de laatste, ziet, die zijn geschreven in de geschiedenissen van Jehu, den zoon van Hanani, die men hem optekenen deed in het boek der koningen van Israel. 35Doch na dezen vergezelschapte zich Josafat, de koning van Juda, met Ahazia, den koning van Israel; die handelde goddelooslijk in zijn doen. 36En hij vergezelschapte zich met hem, om schepen te maken, om naar Tharsis te gaan; en zij maakten de schepen te Ezeon-Geber. 37Maar Eliezer, de zoon van Dodava, van Maresa, profeteerde tegen Josafat, zeggende: Omdat gij u met Ahazia vergezelschapt hebt, heeft de HEERE uw werken verscheurd. Alzo werden de schepen verbroken, dat zij niet konden naar Tharsis gaan.