2 Chronicles 14
1 Abijah died and was buried in the City of David. His son Asa took over as king. For ten years of his reign the country was at peace.
阿彼雅與列祖同眠，葬仔達味城；他的兒子阿撒繼位為王。他在位時，國內平安了十年。
2 Asa did what was good and right in the Lord's sight.
[阿撒的熱誠和努力]阿撒行了上主他的天主視為善，視為正直得事，
3 He took down the foreign altars and high places, smashed their sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.
除掉了外邦的祭壇和高丘，毀壞了柱像，拆除了木偶，
4 He ordered Judah to worship the Lord, the God of their forefathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
並命令猶大應尋求上主他們祖先的天主，遵行他的法律和誡命，
5 He also took down the high places and the incense altars from all the towns of Judah. Under his rule the kingdom was at peace.
也鏟除了猶大各城內的高丘和太陽柱。那時，國家在他統治下安享太平。
6 Because the country was at peace he was able to rebuild the fortified towns of Judah. There were no wars during these years because the Lord had granted him peace.
他又在猶大修築了幾座堅城，因為境內平靖，數年沒有戰爭，上主賜予他平安。
7 Asa told the people of Judah, “Let us build up these towns and surround them with walls and towers and barred gates. The land is still ours, because we continue to worship the Lord our God. We worship him, and he has given us peace from all our enemies.” So they began the building projects, and completed them successfully.
阿撒對猶大人說：「我們必須建築這些城邑，四周建築城垣堡壘，安置大門和門閂；地域仍屬我們，是因為我們尋求了上主，我們的天主。我們既尋求了他，他便使我們四境平靖。」於是他們興工建築，事事順利。
8 Asa had an army made up of three hundred thousand men from Judah who carried large shields and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand men from Benjamin who carried regular shields and bows. All of them were brave warriors.
阿撒的軍隊，持盾持戈的猶大人三十萬，持牌挽弓的本雅明人二十八萬：這些人都是勇士。[則辣黑進攻失敗]
9 Zerah the Ethiopian attacked them with an army of a thousand times a thousand men and three hundred chariots, advancing as far as Mareshah.
那時，雇士人則辣黑率領百萬大軍，戰車三百輛，前來進攻，到了瑪勒沙。
10 Asa went out to confront him, lining up for battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
阿撒出來迎戰，陳兵在離瑪勒沙不遠的責法達山谷。
11 Asa called out for help to the Lord his God: “Lord, there is no one apart from you who can help the powerless against the powerful. Please help us, Lord our God, for we trust in you. We have come against this horde because we stand for you, Lord. You are our God. Do not let a mere human being beat you.”
阿撒呼籲上主他的天主說：「上主! 在強弱懸殊之下，無人能似你能協助。上主，我們的天主! 求你協助我們，因為我們只有依賴你，奉你的名來迎擊這支大軍。上主，你是我們的天主，不要讓人勝過你! 」
12 The Lord struck the Ethiopians in front of Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians ran away.
於是上主在阿撒和猶大人前打擊了雇士人，雇士人遂逃走。
13 Asa and his army chased them as far as Gerar. The Ethiopians were killed—there were none who survived, for they were caught between the Lord and his army. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.
阿撒帶著跟隨他的軍民，追擊他們直到革辣爾。雇士人甚至沒有一個活的，都喪亡了，因為他們為上主和他的軍隊擊潰。猶大人奪取了很多財物。
14 They also attacked all the towns around Gerar, because the inhabitants were terrified of the Lord. The men of Judah took a large amount of plunder from all the towns.
他們又攻破了革辣爾四周所有的城池，因為上主的恐怖籠罩了這些城池；猶大人又將所有的城擄掠一空，因為城中有許多財物。
15 Then they attacked the camps of the herdsmen and took many sheep and camels. Then they went back to Jerusalem.
隨後又毀壞了群畜的圍欄，掠取了許多羊群和駱駝，便回耶路撒冷去了。
