أخبار الأيام الثاني 19 – NAV & NIRV

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أخبار الأيام الثاني 19:1-11

1وَرَجَعَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ بِسَلامٍ إِلَى قَصْرِهِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، 2فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ يَاهُو بْنُ حَنَانِي لِلِقَائِهِ وَقَالَ لِلْمَلِكِ يَهُوشَافَاطَ: «أَتُعِينُ الشِّرِّيرَ وَتُحِبُّ مُبْغِضِي الرَّبِّ؟ لِذَلِكَ يَحُلُّ عَلَيْكَ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ. 3وَلِكَنَّ فِيكَ أُمُوراً صَالِحَةً، فَقَدِ اسْتَأْصَلْتَ تَمَاثِيلَ عَشْتَارُوثَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ، وَأَعْدَدْتَ قَلْبَكَ لِطَلَبِ اللهِ».

يهوشافاط يعين قضاة

4وَمَكَثَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، ثُمَّ شَرَعَ يَتَجَوَّلُ بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ مِنْ بِئْرِ سَبْعَ إِلَى جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ، وَرَدَّهُمْ إِلَى عِبَادَةِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ. 5وَعَيَّنَ قُضَاةً فِي كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا الْمُحَصَّنَةِ. 6وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «تَوَخَّوْا الْحِيطَةَ فِي كُلِّ حُكْمٍ تُصْدِرُونَهُ، لأَنَّكُمْ لَا تَقْضُونَ لِلإِنْسَانِ بَلْ لِلرَّبِّ الْحَاضِرِ مَعَكُمْ دَائِماً عِنْدَ إِصْدَارِ أَحْكَامِكُمْ. 7وَلْتَكُنْ هَيْبَةُ الرَّبِّ عَلَيْكُمْ. فَاحْرِصُوا عَلَى إِقَامَةِ الْعَدْلِ لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا ظُلْمٌ وَلا مُحَابَاةٌ وَلا رِشْوَةٌ». 8كَذَلِكَ عَيَّنَ يَهُوشَافَاطُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ قُضَاةً لِلرَّبِّ مِنَ اللّاوِيِّينَ وَالْكَهَنَةِ وَرُؤَسَاءِ بُيُوتَاتِ الشَّعْبِ لِفَضِّ النِّزَاعَاتِ. وَكَانَ مَقَرُّ إِقَامَتِهِمْ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، 9وَأَوْصَاهُمْ قَائِلاً: «اقْضُوا بِتَقْوَى الرَّبِّ بِأَمَانَةٍ وَقَلْبٍ خَالِصِ النِّيَّةِ. 10وَعَلَيْكُمْ فِي كُلِّ دَعْوَى يَرْفَعُهَا إِلَيْكُمْ إِخْوَتُكُمُ الْمُقِيمُونَ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ، تَتَعَلَّقُ بِقَضِيَّةِ قَتْلٍ، أَوْ بَيْنَ شَرِيعَةٍ وَوَصِيَّةٍ لَهَا مَسَاسٌ بِالْفَرَائِضِ وَالأَحْكَامِ، أَنْ تُحَذِّرُوهُمْ لِئَلّا يَأْثَمُوا إِلَى الرَّبِّ فَيَحُلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَلَى إِخْوَتِكُمْ غَضَبُهُ. افْعَلُوا هَذَا وَتَفَادَوْا الإِثْمَ. 11وَقَدْ خَوَّلْتُ أَمَرْيَا رَئِيسَ الكَهَنَةِ سُلْطَةَ الْفَصْلِ فِي كُلِّ الأُمُورِ الْمُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِالشُّؤُونِ الدِّينِيَّةِ، كَمَا فَوَّضْتُ إِلَى زَبَدْيَا بْنِ يَشْمَعِيئِيلَ رَئِيسِ يَهُوذَا أَمْرَ الشُّؤُونِ الْمَدَنِيَّةِ (شُّؤُونِ الْمَلِكِ). أَمَّا اللّاوِيُّونَ فَيَتَوَلَّوْنَ الإِشْرَافَ عَلَى تَنْفِيذِ الأَحْكَامِ، فَتَصَرَّفُوا بِحَزْمٍ وَقُوَّةٍ وَلْيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ مَعَ الصَّالِحِ».

New International Reader’s Version

2 Chronicles 19:1-11

1Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, returned safely to his palace in Jerusalem. 2Jehu the prophet went out to meet him. He was the son of Hanani. Jehu said to the king, “You shouldn’t help evil people. You shouldn’t love those who hate the Lord. The Lord is angry with you. 3But there’s some good in you. You have removed all the poles in the land used to worship the female god named Asherah. And you have worshiped God with all your heart.”

Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges

4Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. He went out again among the people. He went from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim. He turned the people back to the Lord, the God of Israel. 5Jehoshaphat appointed judges in the land. He put them in all the cities of Judah that had high walls around them. 6He told the judges, “Think carefully about what you do. After all, you aren’t judging for human beings. You are judging for the Lord. He’s with you every time you make a decision. 7Have respect for the Lord. Judge carefully. He is always right. He treats everyone the same. Our God doesn’t want his judges to take money from people who want special favors.”

8In Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat chose some Levites and priests. He also chose some leaders of Israelite families. He appointed all of them to apply the law of the Lord fairly. He wanted them to decide cases. He wanted them to settle matters between people. All those judges lived in Jerusalem. 9Here are the orders Jehoshaphat gave them. He said, “Have respect for the Lord. Serve him faithfully. Do it with all your heart. 10Cases will come to you from your people who live in the other cities. The cases might be about murder or other matters dealt with by the law, commands, directions and rules. Warn the people not to sin against the Lord. If you don’t warn them, he will be angry with you and your people. Do what I say. Then you won’t sin.

11“Amariah the chief priest will be over you in any matter that concerns the Lord. Zebadiah is the leader of the tribe of Judah. He is the son of Ishmael. Zebadiah will be over you in any matter that concerns the king. The Levites will serve as your officials. Be brave. And may the Lord be with those of you who do well.”