历代志下 15
1 神的灵感动俄德的儿子亚撒利雅。
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
2 他出来迎接亚撒，对他说：“亚撒和犹大、便雅悯众人哪，要听我说：你们若顺从耶和华，耶和华必与你们同在；你们若寻求他，就必寻见；你们若离弃他，他必离弃你们。
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 以色列人不信真神，没有训诲的祭司，也没有律法，已经好久了；
For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
4 但他们在急难的时候归向耶和华—以色列的 神，寻求他，他就被他们寻见。
But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
5 那时，出入的人不得平安，列国的居民都遭大乱；
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 这国攻击那国，这城攻击那城，互相破坏，因为 神用各样灾难扰乱他们。
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 现在你们要刚强，不要手软，因你们所行的必得赏赐。”
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 亚撒听见这话和俄德儿子先知亚撒利雅的预言，就壮起胆来，在犹大、便雅悯全地，并以法莲山地所夺的各城，将可憎之物尽都除掉，又在耶和华殿的廊前重新修筑耶和华的坛；
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 又招聚犹大、便雅悯的众人，并他们中间寄居的以法莲人、玛拿西人、西缅人。有许多以色列人归降亚撒，因见耶和华—他的 神与他同在。
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 亚撒十五年三月，他们都聚集在耶路撒冷。
After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
11 当日他们从所取的掳物中，将牛七百只、羊七千只献给耶和华。
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 他们就立约，要尽心尽性地寻求耶和华—他们列祖的 神。
They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
13 凡不寻求耶和华—以色列 神的，无论大小、男女，必被治死。
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 他们就大声欢呼，吹号吹角，向耶和华起誓。
They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
15 犹大众人为所起的誓欢喜；因他们是尽心起誓，尽意寻求耶和华，耶和华就被他们寻见，且赐他们四境平安。
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 亚撒王贬了他祖母玛迦太后的位，因她造了可憎的偶像亚舍拉。亚撒砍下她的偶像，捣得粉碎，烧在汲沦溪边。
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 只是邱坛还没有从以色列中废去，然而亚撒的心一生诚实。
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 亚撒将他父所分别为圣、与自己所分别为圣的金银和器皿都奉到 神的殿里。
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 从这时直到亚撒三十五年，都没有争战的事。
There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
