Liber II Paralipomenon, 19
1. reversus est autem Josaphat rex Juda domum suam pacifice in Hierusalem
1. And Josaphat king of Juda returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
2. cui occurrit Hieu filius Anani videns et ait ad eum impio præbes auxilium et his qui oderunt Dominum amicitia jungeris et idcirco iram quidem Domini merebaris
2. And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer met him, and said to him: Thou helpest the ungodly, and thou art joined in friendship with them that hate the Lord, and therefore thou didst deserve indeed the wrath of the Lord:
3. sed bona opera inventa sunt in te eo quod abstuleris lucos de terra Juda et præparaveris cor tuum ut requireres Dominum
3. But good works are found in thee, because thou hast taken away the groves out of the land of Juda, and hast prepared thy heart to seek the Lord the God of thy fathers.
4. habitavit ergo Josaphat in Hierusalem rursumque egressus est ad populum de Bersabee usque ad montem Ephraim et revocavit eos ad Dominum Deum patrum suorum
4. And Josaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again to the people from Bersabee to mount Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord the God of their fathers.
5. constituitque judices terræ in cunctis civitatibus Juda munitis per singula loca
5. And he set judges of the land in all the fenced cities of Juda, in every place.
6. et præcipiens judicibus videte ait quid faciatis non enim hominis exercetis judicium sed Domini et quodcumque judicaveritis in vos redundabit
6. And charging the judges, he said: Take heed what you do: for you exercise not the judgment of man, but of the Lord: and whatsoever you judge, it shall redound to you.
7. sit timor Domini vobiscum et cum diligentia cuncta facite non est enim apud Dominum Deum nostrum iniquitas nec personarum acceptio nec cupido munerum
7. Let the fear of the Lord be with you, and do all things with diligence: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, a nor respect of persons, nor desire of gifts.
8. in Hierusalem quoque constituit Josaphat Levitas et sacerdotes et principes familiarum ex Israël ut judicium et causam Domini judicarent habitatoribus ejus
8. In Jerusalem also Josaphat appointed Levites, and priests and chiefs of the families of Israel, to judge the judgment and the cause of the Lord for the inhabitants thereof.
9. præcepitque eis dicens sic agetis in timore Dei fideliter et corde perfecto
9. And he charged them, saying: Thus shall you do in the fear of the Lord faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
10. omnem causam quæ venerit ad vos fratrum vestrorum qui habitant in urbibus suis inter cognationem et cognationem ubicumque quæstio est de lege de mandato de cærimoniis de justificationibus ostendite eis ut non peccent in Dominum et ne veniat ira super vos et super fratres vestros sic ergo agetis et non peccabitis
10. Every cause that shall come to you of your brethren, that dwell in their cities, between kindred and kindred, wheresoever there is question concerning the law, the commandment, the ceremonies, the justifications: shew it them, that they may not sin against the Lord, and that wrath may not come upon you and your brethren: and so doing you shall not sin.
11. Amarias autem sacerdos et pontifex vester in his quæ ad Dominum pertinent præsidebit porro Zabadias filius Ismaël qui est dux in domo Juda super ea opera erit quæ ad regis officium pertinent habetisque magistros Levitas coram vobis confortamini et agite diligenter et erit Dominus cum bonis
11. And Amarias the priest your high priest shell be chief in the things which regard God: and Zabadias the son of Ismahel, who is ruler in the house of Juda, shall be over those matters which belong to the king's office : and you have before you the Levites for masters, take courage and do diligently, and the Lord will be with you in good things.
