2 Chronicles 14
1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
| וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֲבִיָּה עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹתוֹ בְּעִיר דָּוִיד וַיִּמְלֹךְ אָסָא בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו בְּיָמָיו שָׁקְטָה הָאָרֶץ עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִֽים׃ |
2 Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
| וַיַּעַשׂ אָסָא הַטּוֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ |
3 for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherim,
| וַיָּסַר אֶת־מִזְבְּחוֹת הַנֵּכָר וְהַבָּמוֹת וַיְשַׁבֵּר אֶת־הַמַּצֵּבוֹת וַיְגַדַּע אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃ |
4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
| וַיֹּאמֶר לִֽיהוּדָה לִדְרוֹשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם וְלַעֲשׂוֹת הַתּוֹרָה וְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃ |
5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
| וַיָּסַר מִכָּל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה אֶת־הַבָּמוֹת וְאֶת־הַֽחַמָּנִים וַתִּשְׁקֹט הַמַּמְלָכָה לְפָנָֽיו׃ |
6 He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because the LORD had given him rest.
| וַיִּבֶן עָרֵי מְצוּרָה בִּיהוּדָה כִּֽי־שָׁקְטָה הָאָרֶץ וְאֵין־עִמּוֹ מִלְחָמָה בַּשָּׁנִים הָאֵלֶּה כִּֽי־הֵנִיחַ יְהוָה לֽוֹ׃ |
7 For he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is still ours. Since we have sought the LORD our God, he has sought us and he has given us rest on every side." So they built and prospered.
| וַיֹּאמֶר לִֽיהוּדָה נִבְנֶה ׀ אֶת־הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְנָסֵב חוֹמָה וּמִגְדָּלִים דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִיחִים עוֹדֶנּוּ הָאָרֶץ לְפָנֵינוּ כִּי דָרַשְׁנוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ דָּרַשְׁנוּ וַיָּנַֽח לָנוּ מִסָּבִיב וַיִּבְנוּ וַיַּצְלִֽיחוּ׃ |
8 Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.
| וַיְהִי לְאָסָא חַיִל נֹשֵׂא צִנָּה וָרֹמַח מִֽיהוּדָה שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּמִבִּנְיָמִן נֹשְׂאֵי מָגֵן וְדֹרְכֵי קֶשֶׁת מָאתַיִם וּשְׁמוֹנִים אָלֶף כָּל־אֵלֶּה גִּבּוֹרֵי חָֽיִל׃ |
9 There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.
| וַיֵּצֵא אֲלֵיהֶם זֶרַח הַכּוּשִׁי בְּחַיִל אֶלֶף אֲלָפִים וּמַרְכָּבוֹת שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וַיָּבֹא עַד־מָרֵשָֽׁה׃ |
10 Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
| וַיֵּצֵא אָסָא לְפָנָיו וַיַּֽעַרְכוּ מִלְחָמָה בְּגֵיא צְפַתָה לְמָרֵשָֽׁה׃ |
11 Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, "LORD, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and those who have no strength. Help us, LORD our God; for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. LORD, you are our God. Do not let man prevail against you."
| וַיִּקְרָא אָסָא אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה אֵֽין־עִמְּךָ לַעְזוֹר בֵּין רַב לְאֵין כֹּחַ עָזְרֵנוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּֽי־עָלֶיךָ נִשְׁעַנּוּ וּבְשִׁמְךָ בָאנוּ עַל־הֶהָמוֹן הַזֶּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אַתָּה אַל־יַעְצֹר עִמְּךָ אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃ |
12 So the LORD struck the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
| וַיִּגֹּף יְהוָה אֶת־הַכּוּשִׁים לִפְנֵי אָסָא וְלִפְנֵי יְהוּדָה וַיָּנֻסוּ הַכּוּשִֽׁים׃ |
13 Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his army; and they carried away very much booty.
| וַיִּרְדְּפֵם אָסָא וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר־עִמּוֹ עַד־לִגְרָר וַיִּפֹּל מִכּוּשִׁים לְאֵין לָהֶם מִֽחְיָה כִּֽי־נִשְׁבְּרוּ לִפְנֵֽי־יְהוָה וְלִפְנֵי מַחֲנֵהוּ וַיִּשְׂאוּ שָׁלָל הַרְבֵּה מְאֹֽד׃ |
14 They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came on them: and they plundered all the cities; for there was a great amount of plunder in them.
| וַיַּכּוּ אֵת כָּל־הֶֽעָרִים סְבִיבוֹת גְּרָר כִּי־הָיָה פַֽחַד־יְהוָה עֲלֵיהֶם וַיָּבֹזּוּ אֶת־כָּל־הֶעָרִים כִּֽי־בִזָּה רַבָּה הָיְתָה בָהֶֽם׃ |
15 They struck also the tents of livestock, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
| וְגַם־אָהֳלֵי מִקְנֶה הִכּוּ וַיִּשְׁבּוּ צֹאן לָרֹב וּגְמַלִּים וַיָּשֻׁבוּ יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ |
