DB1 | War against Edom. 2Chr.20.1-30 | KNSB Contents | notes| 20 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Biblia Hebraica |
| 20 1 | After this the Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of the Me-unites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle. | War against Edom. 2Chr.20.1-30 | וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵיכֵן בָּאוּ בְנֵי־מֹואָב וּבְנֵי עַמֹּון וְעִמָּהֶם מֵהָעַמֹּונִים עַל־יְהֹושָׁפָט לַמִּלְחָמָה׃ |
| 2 | Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, "A great multitude is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar"(that is, En-gedi). | וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיַּגִּידוּ לִיהֹושָׁפָט לֵאמֹר בָּא עָלֶיךָ הָמֹון רָב מֵעֵבֶר לַיָּם מֵאֲרָם וְהִנָּם בְּחַצְצֹון תָּמָר הִיא עֵין גֶּדִי׃ | |
| 3 | Then Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek Yahweh, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. | וַיִּרָא וַיִתֵּן יְהֹושָׁפָט אֶת־פָּנָיו לִדְרֹושׁ לַיהוָה וַיִּקְרָא־צֹום עַל־כָּל־יְהוּדָה׃ | |
| 4 | And Judah assembled to seek help from Yahweh; from all the cities of Judah they came to seek Yahweh. | וַיִּקָּבְצוּ יְהוּדָה לְבַקֵּשׁ מֵיְהוָה גַּם מִכָּל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה בָּאוּ לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה׃ | |
| 5 | And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Yahweh, before the new court, | וַיַּעֲמֹד יְהֹושָׁפָט בִּקְהַל יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִַם בְּבֵית יְהוָה לִפְנֵי הֶחָצֵר הַחֲדָשָׁה׃ | |
| 6 | and said, " O Yahweh, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? Do you not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you. | וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵינוּ הֲלֹא אַתָּה־הוּא אֱלֹהִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם וְאַתָּה מֹושֵׁל בְּכֹל מַמְלְכֹות הַגֹּויִם וּבְיָדְךָ כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה וְאֵין עִמְּךָ לְהִתְיַצֵּב׃ | |
| 7 | Did you not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it for ever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? | הֲלֹא אַתָּה אֱלֹהֵינוּ הֹורַשְׁתָּ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת מִלִּפְנֵי עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַתִּתְּנָהּ לְזֶרַע אַבְרָהָם אֹהַבְךָ לְעֹולָם׃ | |
| 8 | And they have dwelt in it, and have built you in it a sanctuary for your name, saying, | וַיֵּשְׁבוּ־בָהּ וַיִּבְנוּ לְךָ בָּהּ מִקְדָּשׁ לְשִׁמְךָ לֵאמֹר׃ | |
| 9 | 'If evil comes upon us, the sword, judgment, or 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.' | אִם־תָּבֹוא עָלֵינוּ רָעָה חֶרֶב שְׁפֹוט וְדֶבֶר וְרָעָב נַעַמְדָה לִפְנֵי הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה וּלְפָנֶיךָ כִּי שִׁמְךָ בַּבַּיִת הַזֶּה וְנִזְעַק אֵלֶיךָ מִצָּרָתֵנוּ וְתִשְׁמַע וְתֹושִׁיעַ׃ | |
| 10 | And now behold, the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade when they came from the land of Egypt, and whom they avoided and did not destroy - | וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה בְנֵי־עַמֹּון וּמֹואָב וְהַר־שֵׂעִיר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָתַתָּה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לָבֹוא בָהֶם בְּבֹאָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם כִּי סָרוּ מֵעֲלֵיהֶם וְלֹא הִשְׁמִידוּם׃ | |
| 11 | behold, they reward us by coming to drive us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit. | וְהִנֵּה־הֵם גֹּמְלִים עָלֵינוּ לָבֹוא לְגָרְשֵׁנוּ מִיְּרֻשָּׁתְךָ אֲשֶׁר הֹורַשְׁתָּנוּ׃ | |
| 12 | O our God, will you not execute judgment upon them? For we are powerless against this great multitude that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you." | אֱלֹהֵינוּ הֲלֹא תִשְׁפָּט־בָּם כִּי אֵין בָּנוּ כֹּחַ לִפְנֵי הֶהָמֹון הָרָב הַזֶּה הַבָּא עָלֵינוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ לֹא נֵדַע מַה־נַּעֲשֶׂה כִּי עָלֶיךָ עֵינֵינוּ׃ | |
| 13 | Meanwhile all the men of Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. | וְכֹל־יְהוּדָה עֹמְדִים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה גַּם־טַפָּם נְשֵׁיהֶם וּבְנֵיהֶם׃ ף | |
| 14 | And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. | וְיַחֲזִיאֵל בֶּן־זְכַרְיָהוּ בֶּן־בְּנָיָה בֶּן־יְעִיאֵל בֶּן־מַתַּנְיָה הַלֵּוִי מִן־בְּנֵי אָסָף הָיְתָה עָלָיו רוּחַ יְהוָה בְּתֹוךְ הַקָּהָל׃ | |
| 15 | And he said, "Hearken, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says Yahweh to you, 'Fear not, and be not dismayed at this great multitude; for the battle is not yours but God's. | וַיֹּאמֶר הַקְשִׁיבוּ כָל־יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְהַמֶּלֶךְ יְהֹושָׁפָט כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה לָכֶם אַתֶּם אַל־תִּירְאוּ וְאַל־תֵּחַתּוּ מִפְּנֵי הֶהָמֹון הָרָב הַזֶּה כִּי לֹא לָכֶם הַמִּלְחָמָה כִּי לֵאלֹהִים׃ | |
| 16 | Tomorrow go down against them; behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz; you will find them at the end of the valley, east of the wilderness of Jeruel. | מָחָר רְדוּ עֲלֵיהֶם הִנָּם עֹלִים בְּמַעֲלֵה הַצִּיץ וּמְצָאתֶם אֹתָם בְּסֹוף הַנַּחַל פְּנֵי מִדְבַּר יְרוּאֵל׃ | |
| 17 | You will not need to fight in this battle; take your position, stand still, and see the victory of Yahweh on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.' Fear not, and be not dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, and Yahweh will be with you." | לֹא לָכֶם לְהִלָּחֵם בָּזֹאת הִתְיַצְּבוּ עִמְדוּ וּרְאוּ אֶת־יְשׁוּעַת יְהוָה עִםָּכֶם יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִַם אַל־תִּירְאוּ וְאַל־תֵּחַתּוּ מָחָר צְאוּ לִפְנֵיהֶם וַיהוָה עִםָּכֶם׃ | |
| 18 | Then Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshipping Yahweh. | וַיִּקֹּד יְהֹושָׁפָט אַפַּיִם אָרְצָה וְכָל־יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם נָפְלוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹת לַיהוָה׃ | |
| 19 | And the Levites, of the Kohathites and the Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. | וַיָּקֻמוּ הַלְוִיִּם מִן־בְּנֵי הַקְּהָתִים וּמִן־בְּנֵי הַקָּרְחִים לְהַלֵּל לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּקֹול גָּדֹול לְמָעְלָה׃ | |
| 20 | And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed." | וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיֵּצְאוּ לְמִדְבַּר תְּקֹועַ וּבְצֵאתָם עָמַד יְהֹושָׁפָט וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמָעוּנִי יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם הַאֲמִינוּ בַּיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְתֵאָמֵנוּ הַאֲמִינוּ בִנְבִיאָיו וְהַצְלִיחוּ׃ | |
| 21 | And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to Yahweh and praise him in holy array, as they went before the army, and say, "Give thanks to Yahweh, | וַיִּוָּעַץ אֶל־הָעָם וַיַּעֲמֵד מְשֹׁרֲרִים לַיהוָה וּמְהַלְלִים לְהַדְרַת־קֹדֶשׁ בְּצֵאת לִפְנֵי הֶחָלוּץ וְאֹמְרִים הֹודוּ לַיהוָה כִּי לְעֹולָם חַסְדֹּו׃ | |
| 22 | And when they began to sing and praise, Yahweh set an ambush against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah, so that they were routed. | וּבְעֵת הֵחֵלּוּ בְרִנָּה וּתְהִלָּה נָתַן יְהוָה מְאָרְבִים עַל־בְּנֵי עַמֹּון מֹואָב וְהַר־שֵׂעִיר הַבָּאִים לִיהוּדָה וַיִּנָּגֵפוּ׃ | |
| 23 | For the men of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, destroying them utterly, and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they all helped to destroy one another. | וַיַּעַמְדוּ בְּנֵי עַמֹּון וּמֹואָב עַל־יֹשְׁבֵי הַר־שֵׂעִיר לְהַחֲרִים וּלְהַשְׁמִיד וּכְכַלֹּותָם בְּיֹושְׁבֵי שֵׂעִיר עָזְרוּ אִישׁ־בְּרֵעֵהוּ לְמַשְׁחִית׃ | |
| 24 | When Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies lying on the ground; none had escaped. | וִיהוּדָה בָּא עַל־הַמִּצְפֶּה לַמִּדְבָּר וַיִּפְנוּ אֶל־הֶהָמֹון וְהִנָּם פְּגָרִים נֹפְלִים אַרְצָה וְאֵין פְּלֵיטָה׃ | |
| 25 | When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil from them, they found cattle in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much. | וַיָּבֹא יְהֹושָׁפָט וְעַמֹּו לָבֹז אֶת־שְׁלָלָם וַיִּמְצְאוּ בָהֶם לָרֹב וּרְכוּשׁ וּפְגָרִים וּכְלֵי חֲמֻדֹות וַיְנַצְּלוּ לָהֶם לְאֵין מַשָּׂא וַיִּהְיוּ יָמִים שְׁלֹושָׁה בֹּזְזִים אֶת־הַשָּׁלָל כִּי רַב־הוּא׃ | |
| 26 | On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, for there they blessed Yahweh; therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Beracah to this day. | וּבַיֹּום הָרְבִעִי נִקְהֲלוּ לְעֵמֶק בְּרָכָה כִּי־שָׁם בֵּרֲכוּ אֶת־יְהוָה עַל־כֵּן קָרְאוּ אֶת־שֵׁם הַמָּקֹום הַהוּא עֵמֶק בְּרָכָה עַד־הַיֹּום׃ | |
| 27 | Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, returning to Jerusalem with joy, for Yahweh had made them rejoice over their enemies. | וַיָּשֻׁבוּ כָּל־אִישׁ יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִַם וִיהֹושָׁפָט בְּרֹאשָׁם לָשׁוּב אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם בְּשִׂמְחָה כִּי־שִׂמְּחָם יְהוָה מֵאֹויְבֵיהֶם׃ | |
| 28 | They came to Jerusalem, with harps and lyres and trumpets, to the house of Yahweh. | וַיָּבֹאוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַם בִּנְבָלִים וּבְכִנֹּרֹות וּבַחֲצֹצְרֹות אֶל־בֵּית יְהוָה׃ | |
| 29 | And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that Yahweh had fought against the enemies of Israel. | וַיְהִי פַּחַד אֱלֹהִים עַל כָּל־מַמְלְכֹות הָאֲרָצֹות בְּשָׁמְעָם כִּי נִלְחַם יְהוָה עִם אֹויְבֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ | |
| 30 | So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest round about. | וַתִּשְׁקֹט מַלְכוּת יְהֹושָׁפָט וַיָּנַח לֹו אֱלֹהָיו מִסָּבִיב׃ ף | |