2 Chronicles 14
1 Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.
亞比雅與他列祖同睡，葬在大衛城裏。他兒子亞撒接續他作王。亞撒年間，國中太平十年。
2 And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
亞撒行耶和華－他上帝眼中看為善為正的事，
3 He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.
除掉外邦神的壇和邱壇，打碎柱像，砍下木偶，
4 He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
吩咐猶大人尋求耶和華－他們列祖的上帝，遵行他的律法、誡命；
5 He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.
又在猶大各城邑除掉邱壇和日像，那時國享太平；
6 Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.
又在猶大建造了幾座堅固城。國中太平數年，沒有戰爭，因為耶和華賜他平安。
7 So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
他對猶大人說：「我們要建造這些城邑，四圍築牆，蓋樓，安門，做閂；地還屬我們，是因尋求耶和華－我們的上帝；我們既尋求他，他就賜我們四境平安。」於是建造城邑，諸事亨通。
8 Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.
亞撒的軍兵，出自猶大拿盾牌拿槍的三十萬人；出自便雅憫拿盾牌拉弓的二十八萬人。這都是大能的勇士。
9 Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.
有古實王謝拉率領軍兵一百萬，戰車三百輛，出來攻擊猶大人，到了瑪利沙。
10 So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
於是亞撒出去與他迎敵，就在瑪利沙的洗法谷彼此擺陣。
11 Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
亞撒呼求耶和華－他的上帝說：「耶和華啊，惟有你能幫助軟弱的，勝過強盛的。耶和華－我們的上帝啊，求你幫助我們；因為我們仰賴你，奉你的名來攻擊這大軍。耶和華啊，你是我們的上帝，不要容人勝過你。」
12 So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.
於是耶和華使古實人敗在亞撒和猶大人面前，古實人就逃跑了；
13 Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder
亞撒和跟隨他的軍兵追趕他們，直到基拉耳。古實人被殺的甚多，不能再強盛，因為敗在耶和華與他軍兵面前。猶大人就奪了許多財物，
14 and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.
又打破基拉耳四圍的城邑；耶和華使其中的人都甚恐懼。猶大人又將所有的城擄掠一空，因其中的財物甚多，
15 They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
又毀壞了群畜的圈，奪取許多的羊和駱駝，就回耶路撒冷去了。
