< ٢ أخبار 14 >

ثُمَّ ٱضْطَجَعَ أَبِيَّا مَعَ آبَائِهِ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَمَلَكَ آسَا ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ. فِي أَيَّامِهِ ٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَشَرَ سِنِينَ. ١ 1
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days, the land was quiet ten years.
وَعَمِلَ آسَا مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ. ٢ 2
Asa did that which was good and right in the LORD his God’s eyes,
وَنَزَعَ ٱلْمَذَابِحَ ٱلْغَرِيبَةَ وَٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، وَكَسَّرَ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلَ وَقَطَّعَ ٱلسَّوَارِيَ، ٣ 3
for he took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles,
وَقَالَ لِيَهُوذَا أَنْ يَطْلُبُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَنْ يَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ وَٱلْوَصِيَّةِ. ٤ 4
and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to obey his law and command.
وَنَزَعَ مِنْ كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَتَمَاثِيلَ ٱلشَّمْسِ، وَٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةُ أَمَامَهُ. ٥ 5
Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.
وَبَنَى مُدُنًا حَصِينَةً فِي يَهُوذَا لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱسْتَرَاحَتْ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ حَرْبٌ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسِّنِينَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَرَاحَهُ. ٦ 6
He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because the LORD had given him rest.
وَقَالَ لِيَهُوذَا: «لِنَبْنِ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ وَنُحَوِّطْهَا بِأَسْوَارٍ وَأَبْرَاجٍ وَأَبْوَابٍ وَعَوَارِضَ مَا دَامَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَمَامَنَا، لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ طَلَبْنَا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا. طَلَبْنَاهُ فَأَرَاحَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ». فَبَنَوْا وَنَجَحُوا. ٧ 7
For he said to Judah, “Let’s build these cities and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
وَكَانَ لِآسَا جَيْشٌ يَحْمِلُونَ أَتْرَاسًا وَرِمَاحًا مِنْ يَهُوذَا، ثَلَاثُ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ، وَمِنْ بَنْيَامِينَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ ٱلْأَتْرَاسَ وَيَشُدُّونَ ٱلْقِسِيَّ مِئَتَانِ وَثَمَانُونَ أَلْفًا. كُلُّ هَؤُلَاءِ جَبَابِرَةُ بَأْسٍ. ٨ 8
Asa had an army of three hundred thousand out of Judah who bore bucklers and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.
فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ زَارَحُ ٱلْكُوشِيُّ بِجَيْشٍ أَلْفِ أَلْفٍ، وَبِمَرْكَبَاتٍ ثَلَاثِ مِئَةٍ، وَأَتَى إِلَى مَرِيشَةَ. ٩ 9
Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million troops and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
وَخَرَجَ آسَا لِلِقَائِهِ وَٱصْطَفُّوا لِلْقِتَالِ فِي وَادِي صَفَاتَةَ عِنْدَ مَرِيشَةَ. ١٠ 10
Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
وَدَعَا آسَا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُ وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ، لَيْسَ فَرْقًا عِنْدَكَ أَنْ تُسَاعِدَ ٱلْكَثِيرِينَ وَمَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ قُوَّةٌ. فَسَاعِدْنَا أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا لِأَنَّنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱتَّكَلْنَا وَبِٱسْمِكَ قَدُمْنَا عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْجَيْشِ. أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْتَ إِلَهُنَا. لَا يَقْوَ عَلَيْكَ إِنْسَانٌ». ١١ 11
Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, “LORD, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, LORD our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. LORD, you are our God. Do not let man prevail against you.”
فَضَرَبَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْكُوشِيِّينَ أَمَامَ آسَا وَأَمَامَ يَهُوذَا، فَهَرَبَ ٱلْكُوشِيُّونَ. ١٢ 12
So the LORD struck the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
وَطَرَدَهُمْ آسَا وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ إِلَى جَرَارَ، وَسَقَطَ مِنَ ٱلْكُوشِيِّينَ حَتَّى لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ حَيٌّ لِأَنَّهُمُ ٱنْكَسَرُوا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَمَامَ جَيْشِهِ. فَحَمَلُوا غَنِيمَةً كَثِيرَةً جِدًّا. ١٣ 13
Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves, for they were destroyed before the LORD and before his army. Judah’s army carried away very much booty.
وَضَرَبُوا جَمِيعَ ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلَّتِي حَوْلَ جَرَارَ، لِأَنَّ رُعْبَ ٱلرَّبِّ كَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَنَهَبُوا كُلَّ ٱلْمُدُنِ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ فِيهَا نَهْبٌ كَثِيرٌ. ١٤ 14
They struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD came on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
وَضَرَبُوا أَيْضًا خِيَامَ ٱلْمَاشِيَةِ وَسَاقُوا غَنَمًا كَثِيرًا وَجِمَالًا، ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. ١٥ 15
They also struck the tents of those who had livestock, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, then returned to Jerusalem.

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