٢ أخبار 14

١ 1 ثُمَّ ٱضْطَجَعَ أَبِيَّا مَعَ آبَائِهِ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَمَلَكَ آسَا ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ. فِي أَيَّامِهِ ٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَشَرَ سِنِينَ.

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

٢ 2 وَعَمِلَ آسَا مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ.

And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:

٣ 3 وَنَزَعَ ٱلْمَذَابِحَ ٱلْغَرِيبَةَ وَٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، وَكَسَّرَ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلَ وَقَطَّعَ ٱلسَّوَارِيَ،

For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the groves:

٤ 4 وَقَالَ لِيَهُوذَا أَنْ يَطْلُبُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَنْ يَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ وَٱلْوَصِيَّةِ.

And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

٥ 5 وَنَزَعَ مِنْ كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَتَمَاثِيلَ ٱلشَّمْسِ، وَٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةُ أَمَامَهُ.

Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

٦ 6 وَبَنَى مُدُنًا حَصِينَةً فِي يَهُوذَا لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱسْتَرَاحَتْ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ حَرْبٌ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسِّنِينَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَرَاحَهُ.

And he built fortified cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.

٧ 7 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.

Therefore he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

٨ 8 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.

And Asa had an army of men that bore shields and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

٩ 9 فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ زَارَحُ ٱلْكُوشِيُّ بِجَيْشٍ أَلْفِ أَلْفٍ، وَبِمَرْكَبَاتٍ ثَلَاثِ مِئَةٍ، وَأَتَى إِلَى مَرِيشَةَ.

And there came out against them Zerah the Cushite with an host of a million, and three hundred chariots; and came to Mareshah.

١٠ 10 وَخَرَجَ آسَا لِلِقَائِهِ وَٱصْطَفُّوا لِلْقِتَالِ فِي وَادِي صَفَاتَةَ عِنْدَ مَرِيشَةَ.

Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

١١ 11 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».

And Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

١٢ 12 فَضَرَبَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْكُوشِيِّينَ أَمَامَ آسَا وَأَمَامَ يَهُوذَا، فَهَرَبَ ٱلْكُوشِيُّونَ.

So the LORD smote the Cushites before Asa, and before Judah; and the Cushites fled.

١٣ 13 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.

And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerar: and the Cushites were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

١٤ 14 وَضَرَبُوا جَمِيعَ ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلَّتِي حَوْلَ جَرَارَ، لِأَنَّ رُعْبَ ٱلرَّبِّ كَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَنَهَبُوا كُلَّ ٱلْمُدُنِ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ فِيهَا نَهْبٌ كَثِيرٌ.

And they smote all the cities about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they smote all the cities; for there was very much spoil in them.

١٥ 15 وَضَرَبُوا أَيْضًا خِيَامَ ٱلْمَاشِيَةِ وَسَاقُوا غَنَمًا كَثِيرًا وَجِمَالًا، ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.