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OET-LV And_he/it_said pay_attention Oh_all_of Yəhūdāh and_inhabitants_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_the_king Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) thus YHWH he_says to/for_you_all you_all do_not be_afraid and_not be_dismayed from_face/in_front_of the_multitude the_great the_this if/because not to/for_you_all the_battle if/because to_god’s.
UHB 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׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer haqshiyⱱū kāl-yəhūdāh vəyoshⱱēy yərūshālaim vəhammelek yəhōshāfāţ koh-ʼāmar yhwh lākem ʼattem ʼal-tirʼū vəʼal-tēḩattū mipənēy hehāmōn hārāⱱ hazzeh kiy loʼ lākem hammilḩāmāh kiy lēʼlohim.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν, ἀκούσατε πᾶς Ἰούδα καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἰωσαφάτ· τάδε λέγει Κύριος ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς, μὴ φοβεῖσθε, μηδὲ πτοηθῆτε ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ ὄχλου τοῦ πολλοῦ τούτου, ὅτι οὐχ ὑμῖν ἐστιν ἡ παράταξις, ἀλλʼ ἢ τῷ Θεῷ.
(Kai eipen, akousate pas Youda kai hoi katoikountes en Hierousalaʸm kai ho basileus Yōsafat; tade legei Kurios humin autois, maʸ fobeisthe, maʸde ptoaʸthaʸte apo prosōpou tou oⱪlou tou pollou toutou, hoti ouⱪ humin estin haʸ parataxis, allʼ aʸ tōi Theōi. )
BrTr and he said, Hear ye, all Juda, and the dwellers in Jerusalem, and king Josaphat: Thus saith the Lord to you, even you, Fear not, neither be alarmed, before all this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
ULT And he said, “Give attention, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat. Thus says Yahweh to you all, ‘You yourselves, do not fear; and do not be dismayed from before this great multitude, for not to you all is the battle but to God.
UST and said, “King Jehoshaphat and all you who live in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah, listen! This is what Yahweh says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this huge army that is coming to attack you, because it is not you who will win this battle. It is God who will win it.
BSB And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB No OEB 2 CHR book available
WEBBE and he said, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat. The LORD says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed because of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
WMBB (Same as above)
MSG (14-17)Then Jahaziel was moved by the Spirit of God to speak from the midst of the congregation. (Jahaziel was the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah the Levite of the Asaph clan.) He said, “Attention everyone—all of you from out of town, all you from Jerusalem, and you King Jehoshaphat—God’s word: Don’t be afraid; don’t pay any mind to this vandal horde. This is God’s war, not yours. Tomorrow you’ll go after them; see, they’re already on their way up the slopes of Ziz; you’ll meet them at the end of the ravine near the wilderness of Jeruel. You won’t have to lift a hand in this battle; just stand firm, Judah and Jerusalem, and watch God’s saving work for you take shape. Don’t be afraid, don’t waver. March out boldly tomorrow—God is with you.”
NET He said: “Pay attention, all you people of Judah, residents of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Don’t be afraid and don’t panic because of this huge army! For the battle is not yours, but God’s.
LSV and he says, “Attend, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and O King Jehoshaphat, Thus said YHWH to you: You do not fear, nor be afraid of the face of this great multitude, for the battle [is] not for you, but for God.
FBV He said, “Listen, everyone from Judah, people of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat. This is what the Lord has to say to you: Don't be afraid or discouraged because of this large army. This isn't your battle—it's God's!
T4T and said, “King Jehoshaphat and all you who live in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah, listen! This is what Yahweh says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this huge army that is coming to attack you, because it is not you who will win this battle. It is God who will win it.
LEB No LEB 2 CHR book available
BBE And he said, Give ear, O Judah, and you people of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat: the Lord says to you, Have no fear and do not be troubled on account of this great army; for the fight is not yours but God's.
Moff No Moff 2 CHR book available
JPS and he said: 'Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: thus saith the LORD unto you: Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
ASV and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus saith Jehovah unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
DRA And he said: Attend ye, all Juda, and you that dwell in Jerusalem, and thou king Josaphat: Thus saith the Lord to you: Fear ye not, and be not dismayed at this multitude: for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
YLT and he saith, 'Attend, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and O king Jehoshaphat, Thus said Jehovah to you, Ye fear not, nor are afraid of the face of this great multitude, for not for you [is] the battle, but for God.
Drby and he said, Be attentive, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat! Thus saith Jehovah unto you: Fear not, nor be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but [fn]God's.
20.15 Elohim
RV and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: thus saith the LORD unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
(and he said, Hearken ye/you_all, all Yudah, and ye/you_all inhabitants of Yerusalem, and thou/you king Jehoshaphat: thus saith/says the LORD unto you, Fear not ye/you_all, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s. )
SLT And he will say, Attend all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou, king Jehoshaphat. Thus said Jehovah to you, Ye shall not fear, and ye shall not be terrified from the face of this great multitude; for not to you the battle but to God.
Wbstr And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD to you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
KJB-1769 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
(And he said, Hearken ye/you_all, all Yudah, and ye/you_all inhabitants of Yerusalem, and thou/you king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith/says the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s. )
KJB-1611 And he said, Hearken yee, all Iudah, and ye inhabitants of Ierusalem, and thou king Iehoshaphat, Thus sayth the LORD vnto you; Be not afraid, nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battell is not yours, but Gods.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps No Bshps 2 CHR book available
Gnva And he said, Hearken ye, all Iudah, and ye inhabitantes of Ierusalem, and thou, King Iehoshaphat: thus saith the Lord vnto you, Feare you not, neither be afraide for this great multitude: for the battel is not yours, but Gods.
(And he said, Hearken ye/you_all, all Yudah, and ye/you_all inhabitants of Yerusalem, and thou/you, King Yehoshaphat: thus saith/says the Lord unto you, Fear you not, neither be afraid for this great multitude: for the battle is not yours, but Gods. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 2 CHR book available
Wycl No Wycl 2 CHR book available
Luth No Luth 2 CHR book available
ClVg et ait: Attendite, omnis Juda, et qui habitatis Jerusalem, et tu, rex Josaphat: hæc dicit Dominus vobis: Nolite timere, nec paveatis hanc multitudinem: non est enim vestra pugna, sed Dei.
(and he_said: Pay_attention, everyone Yuda, and who he_livesis Yerusalem, and you(sg), king Yosaphat: these_things he_says Master to_you: Don't timere, but_not paveatis this multitude: not/no it_is because your fight, but of_God. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 CHR book available
20:14-17 Following Jehoshaphat’s lament, Jahaziel’s proclamation of rescue fulfilled the requirements for the speech that a priest was to give before battle (Deut 20:2-4).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) all Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said listen all Yehuda and,inhabitants_of Yerushalayim and,the,king Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) thus he/it_had_said YHWH to/for=you_all you_all not afraid and,not dismayed from=face/in_front_of the,multitude the,great the=this that/for/because/then/when not to/for=you_all the,battle that/for/because/then/when to,God's )
Here “Judah” refers to the people who live there. Alternate translation: “all you who live in Judah and Jerusalem”
(Occurrence 0) for the battle does not belong to you, but to God
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said listen all Yehuda and,inhabitants_of Yerushalayim and,the,king Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) thus he/it_had_said YHWH to/for=you_all you_all not afraid and,not dismayed from=face/in_front_of the,multitude the,great the=this that/for/because/then/when not to/for=you_all the,battle that/for/because/then/when to,God's )
This means that God is in control of the battle and of what happens.