2 Cronicas 15
1 Ug ang Espiritu sa Dios miabut kang Asarias ang anak nga lalake ni Obed:
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
2 Ug siya migula sa pagsugat kang Asa, ug miingon kaniya: Pamatia ninyo ako, Asa ug tibook nga Juda ug Benjamin: si Jehova nagauban kanimo, samtang nga kamo uban pa kaniya; ug kong inyong pangitaon siya, inyo siya nga hingkaplagan; apan kong inyo siya nga isalikway, iya usab kamong isalikway.
Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
3 Karon sa usa ka hataas nga panahon ang Israel walay matuod nga Dios, ug walay usa ka matinudloong sacerdote, ug walay Kasugoan.
For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
4 Apan sa ilang kalisdanan sila mingbalik kang Jehova, ang Dios sa Israel, ug gipangita, siya ilang hingkaplagan siya.
But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
5 Ug niadtong mga panahona, walay kalinaw kaniya nga migula, ni kaniya nga misulod; apan ang dagkung mga kagubot diha sa tanang mga pumoluyo sa kayutaan.
At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
6 Ug sila nangadugmok, nasud batok sa nasud, ug ciudad batok sa ciudad; kay ang Dios nagsakit kanila sa tanang kagul-anan.
The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
7 Apan magmakusganon kamo, ug ayaw pagpaluyaha inyong mga kamot; kay ang inyong buhat pagabalusan.
But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
8 Ug sa pagkadungog ni Asa niining mga pulonga, ug ang pagpanagna ni Obed nga manalagna, siya nagmaisugon, ug gikuha ang mga dulumtanan gikan sa tibook yuta sa Juda, ug Benjamin ug gikan sa mga ciudad nga iyang nakuha gikan sa kabungtoran sa Ephraim; ug iyang gibag-o ang halaran ni Jehova, nga diha sa atubangan sa alagianan ni Jehova.
When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
9 Ug iyang gitigum ang tibook Juda ug Benjamin, ug kanila nga nanagpuyo uban kanila gikan sa Ephraim ug sa Manases, ug gikan sa Simeon: kay sila ming-anha kaniya gikan sa Israel, sa daghan kaayo, sa diha nga nakita nila nga si Jehova nga iyang Dios nagauban kaniya.
Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
10 Busa sila nanaghiusa pagtingub sa ilang kaugalingon didto sa Jerusalem sa ikatolo ka bulan, sa ikanapulo ug lima ka tuig sa paghari ni Asa.
After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
11 Ug sila nanaghalad kang Jehova niadtong adlawa, sa inagaw nga ilang nadala, pito ka gatus nga vaca ug pito ka libong carnero.
At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
12 Ug sila ming-uyon sa usa ka pakigsaad sa pagpangita kang Jehova, ang Dios sa ilang mga amahan, uban sa bug-os nilang kasingkasing ug sa bug-os nilang kalag;
They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
13 Ug nga bisan kinsa nga dili buot mangita kang Jehova, ang Dios sa Israel, pagapatyon, bisan diyutay kun daku, bisan lalake kun babaye.
They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
14 Ug sila nanumpa kang Jehova sa usa ka makusog nga tingog, ug sa pagsinggit, ug uban sa mga trompeta, ug mga corneta.
They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
15 Ug ang tibook Juda nagkalipay tungod sa pagpanumpa; kay gipanumpa nila sa bug-os nilang kasingkasing, ug gipangita siya sa bug-os nilang tinguha; ug siya hingkaplagan nila: ug si Jehova mihatag kanila sa pagpahulay gikan sa mga dapit nga naglibut.
All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
16 Ug si Maacha usab, ang inahan ni Asa nga hari, iyang gipapahawa gikan sa pagka-reina tungod kay siya naghimo ug usa ka dulumtanan nga larawan tungod sa usa ka Ashera ug giputol ni Asa ang iyang larawan, ug gihimong abug kini, ug gisunod kini didto sa sapa sa Cedron.
King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
17 Apan ang mga hatag-as nga dapit wala panguhaa gikan sa Israel: apan bisan pa niana ang kasingkasing ni Asa hingpit sa tanan niyang mga adlaw.
Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
18 Ug iyang gidala ngadto sa balay sa Dios ang mga butang nga hinalad sa iyang amahan, ug nga siya sa iyang kaugalingon naghalad sa salapi, ug bulawan ug mga sudlanan.
He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
19 Ug wala may gubat hangtud sa ikakatloan ug lima ka tuig sa paghari ni Asa.
There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
