2 Kronická 15
1 Tehdy na Azariáše syna Odedova sstoupil duch Boží.
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
2 Pročež vyšed vstříc Azovi, řekl jemu: Slyšte mne, Azo i všecko pokolení Judovo a Beniaminovo. Hospodin byl s vámi, dokudž jste byli s ním, a budete-li ho hledati, najdete ho; pakli ho opustíte, opustíť vás.
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 Po mnohé zajisté dny Izrael jest bez pravého Boha a bez kněží, učitelů i bez zákona,
For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
4 Ješto, kdyby se v úzkosti své k Hospodinu Bohu Izraelskému byli obrátili a hledali ho, byliť by ho nalezli.
But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
5 Ale časů těchto není bezpečno vycházeti ani vcházeti; nebo nepokoj veliký jest mezi všemi obyvateli země,
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 Tak že šlapá národ po národu, a město po městu, proto že Bůh kormoutí je všelijakými úzkostmi.
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 Protož vy posilňte se, a neopouštějte rukou svých; nebo má mzdu práce vaše.
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 A když slyšel Aza slova ta a proroctví Odeda proroka, posilil se, a vyplénil ohavnosti ze vší země Judské a Beniaminské, i z měst, kteráž byl vzal na hoře Efraim, a obnovil oltář Hospodinův, kterýž byl před síní Hospodinovou.
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 Potom shromáždil všecko pokolení Judovo i Beniaminovo, a příchozí s nimi z Efraima, Manassesa a Simeona; nebo jich bylo uteklo k němu z lidu Izraelského velmi mnoho, vidouce, že Hospodin Bůh jeho jest s ním.
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 I sebrali se do Jeruzaléma třetího měsíce, patnáctého léta kralování Azova,
After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
11 A obětovali Hospodinu v ten den z kořistí přihnaných, volů sedm set a ovcí sedm tisíc.
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 A vešli v smlouvu, aby hledali Hospodina Boha otců svých, z celého srdce svého a ze vší duše své,
They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
13 A kdož by koli nehledal Hospodina Boha Izraelského, aby byl usmrcen, buď malý neb veliký, buď muž neb žena.
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 I přisáhli Hospodinu hlasem velikým, s zvukem na trouby i na pozouny.
They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
15 Všecken zajisté lid Judský radoval se z přísahy té; nebo celým srdcem svým přisáhli, a se vší ochotností hledali ho, a nalezli jej. I dal jim odpočinutí Hospodin se všech stran.
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 Nadto i Maachu matku ssadil Aza král, aby nebyla královnou, proto že byla vzdělala v háji hroznou modlu. I podťal Aza modlu tu hroznou, a zdrobil i spálil ji při potoku 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 Ačkoli výsosti nebyly zkaženy v lidu Izraelském, srdce však Azovo bylo celé po všecky dny jeho.
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 Vnesl také ty věci, kteréž posvěceny byly od otce jeho, i to, čehož sám posvětil, do domu Božího, stříbro, zlato i nádoby.
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 A nebylo války až do léta třidcátého pátého kralování Azova.
There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
