The Second Book of Chronicles, Chapter 20דברי הימים ב 20

וַיְהִ֣י אַֽחֲרֵי כֵ֡ן בָּ֣אוּ בְנֵי מוֹאָב֩ וּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן וְעִמָּהֶ֧ם מֵֽהָעַמּוֹנִ֛ים עַל יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט לַמִּלְחָמָֽה

It came to pass after this also, the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֣א עָלֶ֜יךָ הָמ֥וֹן רָ֛ב מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיָּ֖ם מֵאֲרָ֑ם וְהִנָּם֙ בְּחַֽצְצ֣וֹן תָּמָ֔ר הִ֖יא עֵ֥ין גֶּֽדִי

Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against you from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they in Hazazontamar, which Engedi.

וַיִּרָ֕א וַיִּתֵּ֧ן יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט אֶת פָּנָ֖יו לִדְר֣וֹשׁ לַיהוָ֑ה וַיִּקְרָא צ֖וֹם עַל כָּל יְהוּדָֽה

And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek YHWH, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ יְהוּדָ֔ה לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ מֵֽיְהוָ֑ה גַּ֚ם מִכָּל עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה בָּ֖אוּ לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת יְהוָֽה

And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask of YHWH: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek YHWH.

וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט בִּקְהַ֧ל יְהוּדָ֛ה וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה לִפְנֵ֖י הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַחֲדָשָֽׁה

And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of YHWH, before the new court,

וַיֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹתֵ֨ינוּ֙ הֲלֹ֨א אַתָּֽה ה֤וּא אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְאַתָּ֣ה מוֹשֵׁ֔ל בְּכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וּבְיָדְךָ֙ כֹּ֣חַ וּגְבוּרָ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין עִמְּךָ֖ לְהִתְיַצֵּֽב

And said, O YHWH God of our fathers, not you God in heaven? and rulest you over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in your hand power and might, so that none is able to withstand you?

הֲלֹ֣א אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ הוֹרַ֨שְׁתָּ֙ אֶת יֹשְׁבֵי֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את מִלִּפְנֵ֖י עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽתִּתְּנָ֗הּ לְזֶ֛רַע אַבְרָהָ֥ם אֹֽהַבְךָ֖ לְעוֹלָֽם

not you our God, didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham your friend for ever?

וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ בָ֑הּ וַיִּבְנ֨וּ לְךָ֧ בָּ֛הּ מִקְדָּ֖שׁ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ לֵאמֹֽר

And they dwelt therein, and have built you a sanctuary therein for your name, saying,

אִם תָּב֨וֹא עָלֵ֜ינוּ רָעָ֗ה חֶרֶב֮ שְׁפוֹט֮ וְדֶ֣בֶר וְרָעָב֒ נַֽעַמְדָ֞ה לִפְנֵ֨י הַבַּ֤יִת הַזֶּה֙ וּלְפָנֶ֔יךָ כִּ֥י שִׁמְךָ֖ בַּבַּ֣יִת הַזֶּ֑ה וְנִזְעַ֥ק אֵלֶ֛יךָ מִצָּרָתֵ֖נוּ וְתִשְׁמַ֥ע וְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ

If, evil cometh upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in your presence, (for your name in this house,) and cry to you in our affliction, then you will hear and help.

וְעַתָּ֡ה הִנֵּה֩ בְנֵֽי עַמּ֨וֹן וּמוֹאָ֜ב וְהַר שֵׂעִ֗יר אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא נָתַ֤תָּה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לָב֣וֹא בָהֶ֔ם בְּבֹאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּ֛י סָ֥רוּ מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א הִשְׁמִידֽוּם

And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom you wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;

וְהִ֨נֵּה הֵ֔ם גֹּמְלִ֖ים עָלֵ֑ינוּ לָבוֹא֙ לְגָ֣רְשֵׁ֔נוּ מִיְּרֻשָּׁתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֽוֹרַשְׁתָּֽנוּ

Behold, they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.

אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ֙ הֲלֹ֣א תִשְׁפָּט בָּ֔ם כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין בָּ֨נוּ֙ כֹּ֔חַ לִ֠פְנֵי הֶהָמ֥וֹן הָרָ֛ב הַזֶּ֖ה הַבָּ֣א עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ לֹ֤א נֵדַע֙ מַֽה נַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה כִּ֥י עָלֶ֖יךָ עֵינֵֽינוּ

O our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes upon you.

וְכָ֨ל יְהוּדָ֔ה עֹמְדִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה גַּם טַפָּ֖ם נְשֵׁיהֶ֥ם וּבְנֵיהֶֽם

And all Judah stood before YHWH, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

וְיַחֲזִיאֵ֡ל בֶּן זְכַרְיָ֡הוּ בֶּן בְּ֠נָיָה בֶּן יְעִיאֵ֧ל בֶּן מַתַּנְיָ֛ה הַלֵּוִ֖י מִן בְּנֵ֣י אָסָ֑ף הָיְתָ֤ה עָלָיו֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה בְּת֖וֹךְ הַקָּהָֽל

Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of YHWH in the midst of the congregation;

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ כָל יְהוּדָה֙ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט כֹּֽה אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה לָכֶ֗ם אַ֠תֶּם אַל תִּֽירְא֤וּ וְאַל תֵּחַ֨תּוּ֙ מִפְּנֵ֨י הֶהָמ֤וֹן הָרָב֙ הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֣י לֹ֥א לָכֶ֛ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה כִּ֥י לֵאלֹהִֽים

And he said, Hearken you, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat, Thus says YHWH to you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle not yours, but God's.

מָחָר֙ רְד֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם הִנָּ֥ם עֹלִ֖ים בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה הַצִּ֑יץ וּמְצָאתֶ֤ם אֹתָם֙ בְּס֣וֹף הַנַּ֔חַל פְּנֵ֖י מִדְבַּ֥ר יְרוּאֵֽל

To morrow go you down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and you shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

לֹ֥א לָכֶ֖ם לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם בָּזֹ֑את הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ עִמְד֡וּ וּרְא֣וּ אֶת יְשׁוּעַת֩ יְהוָ֨ה עִמָּכֶ֜ם יְהוּדָ֣ה וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אַל תִּֽירְאוּ֙ וְאַל תֵּחַ֔תּוּ מָחָר֙ צְא֣וּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיהוָ֖ה עִמָּכֶֽם

You shall not to fight in this : set yourselves, stand you , and see the salvation of YHWH with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for YHWH with you.

וַיִּקֹּ֧ד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט אַפַּ֖יִם אָ֑רְצָה וְכָל יְהוּדָ֞ה וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם נָֽפְלוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת לַיהוָֽה

And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before YHWH, worshipping YHWH.

וַיָּקֻ֧מוּ הַלְוִיִּ֛ם מִן בְּנֵ֥י הַקְּהָתִ֖ים וּמִן בְּנֵ֣י הַקָּרְחִ֑ים לְהַלֵּ֗ל לַיהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּק֥וֹל גָּד֖וֹל לְמָֽעְלָה

And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise YHWH God of Israel with a loud voice on high.

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיֵּצְא֖וּ לְמִדְבַּ֣ר תְּק֑וֹעַ וּבְצֵאתָ֞ם עָמַ֣ד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ שְׁמָע֗וּנִי יְהוּדָה֙ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם הַאֲמִ֜ינוּ בַּיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙ וְתֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּ הַאֲמִ֥ינוּ בִנְבִיאָ֖יו וְהַצְלִֽיחוּ

And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in YHWH your God, so shall you be established; believe his prophets, so shall you prosper.

וַיִּוָּעַץ֙ אֶל הָעָ֔ם וַיַּעֲמֵ֤ד מְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖ים לְהַדְרַת קֹ֑דֶשׁ בְּצֵאת֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הֶֽחָל֔וּץ וְאֹֽמְרִים֙ הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י לְעוֹלָ֖ם חַסְדּֽוֹ

And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers to YHWH, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise YHWH; for his mercy for ever.

וּבְעֵת֩ הֵחֵ֨לּוּ בְרִנָּ֜ה וּתְהִלָּ֗ה נָתַ֣ן יְהוָ֣ה מְ֠אָֽרְבִים עַל בְּנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן מוֹאָ֧ב וְהַר שֵׂעִ֛יר הַבָּאִ֥ים לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ

And when they began to sing and to praise, YHWH set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.

וַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּ בְּנֵ֨י עַמּ֧וֹן וּמוֹאָ֛ב עַל יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הַר שֵׂעִ֖יר לְהַחֲרִ֣ים וּלְהַשְׁמִ֑יד וּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙ בְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣י שֵׂעִ֔יר עָזְר֥וּ אִישׁ בְּרֵעֵ֖הוּ לְמַשְׁחִֽית

For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy : and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.

וִֽיהוּדָ֛ה בָּ֥א עַל הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה לַמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַיִּפְנוּ֙ אֶל הֶ֣הָמ֔וֹן וְהִנָּ֧ם פְּגָרִ֛ים נֹפְלִ֥ים אַ֖רְצָה וְאֵ֥ין פְּלֵיטָֽה

And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked to the multitude, and, behold, they dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.

וַיָּבֹ֨א יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט וְעַמּוֹ֮ לָבֹ֣ז אֶת שְׁלָלָם֒ וַיִּמְצְאוּ֩ בָהֶ֨ם לָרֹ֜ב וּרְכ֤וּשׁ וּפְגָרִים֙ וּכְלֵ֣י חֲמֻד֔וֹת וַיְנַצְּל֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לְאֵ֣ין מַשָּׂ֑א וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ יָמִ֧ים שְׁלוֹשָׁ֛ה בֹּזְזִ֥ים אֶת הַשָּׁלָ֖ל כִּ֥י רַב הֽוּא

And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.

וּבַיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִעִ֗י נִקְהֲלוּ֙ לְעֵ֣מֶק בְּרָכָ֔ה כִּי שָׁ֖ם בֵּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת יְהוָ֑ה עַל כֵּ֡ן קָֽרְא֞וּ אֶת שֵׁ֨ם הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֛וּא עֵ֥מֶק בְּרָכָ֖ה עַד הַיּֽוֹם

And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed YHWH: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, to this day.

וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּ כָּל אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֤ה וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם לָשׁ֥וּב אֶל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה כִּֽי שִׂמְּחָ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה מֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם

Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for YHWH had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בִּנְבָלִ֥ים וּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹת וּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת אֶל בֵּ֖ית יְהוָֽה

And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets to the house of YHWH.

וַיְהִי֙ פַּ֣חַד אֱלֹהִ֔ים עַ֖ל כָּל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת בְּשָׁמְעָ֕ם כִּ֚י נִלְחַ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עִ֖ם אוֹיְבֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of countries, when they had heard that YHWH fought against the enemies of Israel.

וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט מַלְכ֣וּת יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט וַיָּ֧נַֽח ל֦וֹ אֱלֹהָ֖יו מִסָּבִֽיב

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט עַל יְהוּדָ֑ה בֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים֩ וְחָמֵ֨שׁ שָׁנָ֜ה בְּמָלְכ֗וֹ וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ מָלַ֣ךְ בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ עֲזוּבָ֖ה בַּת שִׁלְחִֽי

And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֛רֶךְ אָבִ֥יו אָסָ֖א וְלֹא סָ֣ר מִמֶּ֑נָּה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing right in the sight of YHWH.

אַ֥ךְ הַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא סָ֑רוּ וְע֤וֹד הָעָם֙ לֹא הֵכִ֣ינוּ לְבָבָ֔ם לֵאלֹהֵ֖י אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם

Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts to the God of their fathers.

וְיֶ֨תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוֹשָׁפָ֔ט הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים בְּדִבְרֵי֙ יֵה֣וּא בֶן חֲנָ֔נִי אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֹֽעֲלָ֔ה עַל סֵ֖פֶר מַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.

וְאַחֲרֵי כֵ֗ן אֶתְחַבַּר֙ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה עִ֖ם אֲחַזְיָ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ה֖וּא הִרְשִׁ֥יעַ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת

And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:

וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ עִמּ֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת אֳנִיּ֖וֹת לָלֶ֣כֶת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֳנִיּ֖וֹת בְּעֶצְי֥וֹן גָּֽבֶר

And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber.

וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר בֶּן דֹּדָוָ֨הוּ֙ מִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔ה עַל יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ עִם אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ פָּרַ֤ץ יְהוָה֙ אֶֽת מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ אֳנִיּ֔וֹת וְלֹ֥א עָצְר֖וּ לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have joined thyself with Ahaziah, YHWH has broken your works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.