1 犹大王约沙法平平安安回到耶路撒冷自己的王宫里去。 2 先见哈拿尼的儿子耶户出来迎见约沙法王， 对他说： "你怎能帮助恶人， 喜爱那恨恶耶和华的人呢？因此耶和华的忿怒必临到你身上。 3 可是你还有善行， 因为你从国中除掉亚舍拉， 并且决心寻求 神。" 4 约沙法住在耶路撒冷， 后来又出巡民间， 从别是巴到以法莲山地， 领人民归向耶和华他们列祖的 神。 5 他又在犹大境内的一切设防城中， 都设立审判官； 6 他对他们说： "你们行事， 必须谨慎； 因为你们审判， 不是为人， 而是为耶和华； 你们审判的时候， 耶和华必和你们同在。 7 现在你们要敬畏耶和华； 你们要谨慎行事， 因为耶和华我们的 神没有不义， 不偏待人， 也不受贿赂。" 8 约沙法又在耶路撒冷， 从利未人、祭司和以色列各家族的首领中设立了一些人， 替耶和华施行审判， 为耶路撒冷的居民处理诉讼。 9 约沙法吩咐他们说： "你们要以敬畏耶和华的心， 忠心和尽心办事。 10 你们住在各城里的同胞带到你们面前的一切诉讼， 无论是流血的事件， 或是有关律法、诫命、律例和典章的诉讼， 你们总要警告他们， 免得他们得罪耶和华， 以致耶和华的烈怒临到你们和你们的同胞身上； 你们必须这样行， 就没有罪了。 11 所有属于耶和华的事， 有大祭司亚玛利雅管理你们； 所有属于王的事， 有犹大家的领袖以实玛利的儿子西巴第雅管理你们； 在你们面前也有利未人作官长。你们要勇敢行事； 愿耶和华和良善的人同在。"

1 And Jehoshaphat king of Judah turneth back unto his house in peace to Jerusalem,2 and go out unto his presence doth Jehu son of Hanani, the seer, and saith unto king Jehoshaphat, `To give help to the wicked, and to those hating Jehovah, dost thou love? and for this against thee [is] wrath from before Jehovah,3 but good things have been found with thee, for thou hast put away the shrines out of the land, and hast prepared thy heart to seek God.`4 And Jehoshaphat dwelleth in Jerusalem, and he turneth back and goeth out among the people from Beer-Sheba unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and bringeth them back unto Jehovah, God of their fathers.5 And he establisheth judges in the land, in all the fenced cities of Judah, for every city,6 and saith unto the judges, `See what ye are doing -- for not for man do ye judge, but for Jehovah, who [is] with you in the matter of judgment;7 and now, let fear of Jehovah be upon you, observe and do, for there is not with Jehovah our God perverseness, and acceptance of faces, and taking of a bribe.`8 And also in Jerusalem hath Jehoshaphat appointed of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the heads of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah, and for strife; and they turn back to Jerusalem,9 and he layeth a charge upon them, saying, `Thus do ye do in the fear of Jehovah, in faithfulness, and with a perfect heart,10 and any strife that cometh in unto you of your brethren who are dwelling in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and command, statutes, and judgments, then ye have warned them and they become not guilty before Jehovah, and wrath hath not been on you and on your brethren; thus do ye do, and ye are not guilty.11 `And, lo, Amariah the head priest [is] over you for every matter of Jehovah, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the house of Judah, [is] for every matter of the king, and officers the Levites [are] before you; be strong and do, and Jehovah is with the good.`