2 أخبار 14

١ 1 ثُمَّ مَاتَ أَبِيَّا وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ آسَا عَلَى الْعَرْشِ. وَفِي أَيَّامِهِ عَمَّ الأَمْنُ الْبِلادَ فَتْرَةَ عَشْرِ سَنَوَاتٍ.

And he lay down Abijah with ancestors his and people buried him in [the] city of David and he became king Asa son his in place of him in days his it was at peace the land ten years.

٢ 2 وَصَنَعَ آسَا كُلَّ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَقَوِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ.

And he did Asa the good and the right in [the] eyes of Yahweh God his.

٣ 3 وَأَزَالَ الْمَذَابِحَ الْغَرِيبَةَ وَالْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَحَطَّمَ الأَوْثَانَ، وَقَطَّعَ سَوَارِي عَشْتَارُوثَ.

And he removed [the] altars of foreignness and the high places and he broke down the sacred pillars and he cut down the Asherah poles.

٤ 4 وَأَوْصَى شَعْبَ يَهُوذَا أَنْ يَطْلُبُوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَنْ يُطَبِّقُوا الشَّرِيعَةَ وَالْوَصِيَّةَ.

And he said to Judah to seek Yahweh [the] God of ancestors their and to observe the law and the commandment.

٥ 5 وَاسْتَأْصَلَ مِنْ كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَتَمَاثِيلَ عِبَادَةِ الشَّمْسِ، فَاسْتَرَاحَتِ الْمَمْلَكَةُ فِي عَهْدِهِ.

And he removed from all [the] cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars and it was at peace the kingdom before him.

٦ 6 وَبَنَى مُدُناً حَصِينَةً فِي يَهُوذَا، لأَنَّ الأَمْنَ كَانَ يَسُودُ الْبِلادَ إِذْ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ أَرَاحَهُ مِنَ الْحُرُوبِ.

And he built cities of fortification in Judah for it was at peace the land and there not with him [was] war in the years these for he had given rest Yahweh to him.

٧ 7 وَقَالَ لِيَهُوذَا: «لِنَبْنِ هَذِهِ الْمُدُنَ وَنُقِمْ حَوْلَهَا أَسْوَاراً وَأَبْرَاجاً وَأَبْوَاباً وَأَرْتَاجاً مَادُمْنَا مُسَيْطِرِينَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، لأَنَّنَا طَلَبْنَا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا، فَأَرَاحَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ». فَبَنَوْا وَأَفْلَحُوا.

And he said to Judah let us build - the cities these and let us surround [them] wall and towers gates and bars still it the land [is] before us for we have sought Yahweh God our we sought [him] and he has given rest to us from round about and they built and they prospered.

٨ 8 وَكَانَ لِآسَا جَيْشٌ مُؤَلَّفٌ مِنْ ثَلاثِ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ مِنْ سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا مِنْ حَمَلَةِ الأَتْرَاسِ وَالرِّمَاحِ، وَمِئَتَيْنِ وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفاً مِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ الأَتْرَاسِ وَرُمَاةِ السِّهَامِ، وَجَمِيعُهُمْ مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ الأَشِدَّاءِ.

And it belonged to Asa an army bearing body shield[s] and spear[s] from Judah three hundred thousand. And of Benjamin [those who] carry a shield and [those who] bend a bow two hundred and eighty thousand all these [were] mighty [men] of strength.

٩ 9 وَزَحَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ زَارَحُ الْكُوشِيُّ بِجَيْشٍ مُؤَلَّفٍ مِنْ مِلْيُونَ مُحَارِبٍ وَثَلاثِ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ وَعَسْكَرَ فِي مَرِيشَةَ.

And he came out against them Zerah the Cushite with an army a thousand thousand and chariots three hundred and he came to Mareshah.

١٠ 10 فَهَبَّ آسَا لِلِقَائِهِ. وَاصْطَفَّ الْجَيْشَانِ لِلْقِتَالِ فِي وَادِي صَفَاتَةَ عِنْدَ مَرِيشَةَ.

And he went out Asa before him and they drew up in formation battle in [the] valley of Zephathah to Mareshah.

١١ 11 وَتَضَرَّعَ آسَا إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ قَائِلاً: «أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ، لَا فَرْقَ عِنْدَكَ أَنْ تُسَاعِدَ جَيْشاً قَوِيًّا أَوْ جَيْشاً ضَعِيفاً، فَأَعِنَّا أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا لأَنَّنَا عَلَيْكَ اتَّكَلْنَا، وَبِاسْمِكَ جِئْنَا لِنُحَارِبَ هَذَا الْجَيْشَ. أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ أَنْتَ إِلَهُنَا، وَلا يَقْوَى عَلَيْكَ إِنْسَانٌ».

And he called out Asa to Yahweh God his and he said O Yahweh there not [is] with you to help between great and not strength help us O Yahweh God our for on you we depend and in name your we have come on the multitude this O Yahweh [are] God our you may not he retain with you a man.

١٢ 12 فَقَضَى الرَّبُّ عَلَى الْكُوشِيِّينَ أَمَامَ آسَا وَجَيْشِ يَهُوذَا، فَفَرَّ الْكُوشِيُّونَ.

And he defeated Yahweh the Cushites before Asa and before Judah and they fled the Cushites.

١٣ 13 وَتَعَقَّبَهُمْ آسَا وَالْجَيْشُ إِلَى جَرَارَ، فَقَتَلَ الْكُوشِيِّينَ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ لأَنَّهُمُ انْهَزَمُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، وَأَمَامَ جَيْشِهِ، فَغَنِمَ يَهُوذَا مِنْ أَسْلابِهِمْ غَنِيمَةً عَظِيمَةً.

And he pursued them Asa and the people which [was] with him to to Gerar and it fell of [the] Cushites to not [belonged] to them preservation for they had been broken before Yahweh and before army his and they carried off booty much very.

١٤ 14 ثُمَّ هَاجَمُوا جَمِيعَ الْمُدُنِ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ لِجَرَارَ لأَنَّ رُعْبَ الرَّبِّ طَغَى عَلَيْهِمْ، وَنَهَبُوا كُلَّ الْمُدُنِ لِوَفْرَةِ مَا فِيهَا مِنْ غَنَائِمَ.

And they struck down all the cities around Gerar for it was [the] dread of Yahweh on them and they plundered all the cities for plunder much it was in them.

١٥ 15 وَهَاجَمُوا أَيْضاً مَضَارِبَ رُعَاةِ الْمَاشِيَةِ فَسَاقُوا غَنَماً وَجِمَالاً بِأَعْدَادٍ كَبِيرَةٍ. ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And also [the] tents of livestock they struck down and they took captive sheep to abundance and camels and they returned Jerusalem.