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 stead, —in his days, the land rested ten years.

١ ثُمَّ مَاتَ أَبِيَّا وَدُفِنَ مَعَ آبَائِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ آسَا عَلَى الْعَرْشِ. وَفِي أَيَّامِهِ عَمَّ الأَمْنُ الْبِلادَ فَتْرَةَ عَشْرِ سَنَوَاتٍ.

2 And Asa did that which was good and that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh his God;

٢ وَصَنَعَ آسَا كُلَّ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَقَوِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ.

3 and took away the foreign altars, and the high places, —and brake in pieces the pillars, and cut in twain the Sacred Stems;

٣ وَأَزَالَ الْمَذَابِحَ الْغَرِيبَةَ وَالْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَحَطَّمَ الأَوْثَانَ، وَقَطَّعَ سَوَارِي عَشْتَارُوثَ.

4 and bade Judah seek Yahweh, God of their fathers, -and execute the law, and the commandment;

٤ وَأَوْصَى شَعْبَ يَهُوذَا أَنْ يَطْلُبُوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَنْ يُطَبِّقُوا الشَّرِيعَةَ وَالْوَصِيَّةَ.

5 and removed from all the cities of Judah, the high places, and the sun-images, —and the kingdom became quiet before him.

٥ وَاسْتَأْصَلَ مِنْ كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَتَمَاثِيلَ عِبَادَةِ الشَّمْسِ، فَاسْتَرَاحَتِ الْمَمْلَكَةُ فِي عَهْدِهِ.

6 And he built cities of defence, in Judah, —for the land had quiet, nor was there near him any war, in these years, because Yahweh had given him rest.

٦ وَبَنَى مُدُناً حَصِينَةً فِي يَهُوذَا، لأَنَّ الأَمْنَ كَانَ يَسُودُ الْبِلادَ إِذْ إِنَّ الرَّبَّ أَرَاحَهُ مِنَ الْحُرُوبِ.

7 Therefore said he to Judah, Let us build these cities, and let us surround them with walls and towers, doors and bars, while the land is yet before us, for we have sought Yahweh our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built, and prospered.

٧ وَقَالَ لِيَهُوذَا: «لِنَبْنِ هَذِهِ الْمُدُنَ وَنُقِمْ حَوْلَهَا أَسْوَاراً وَأَبْرَاجاً وَأَبْوَاباً وَأَرْتَاجاً مَادُمْنَا مُسَيْطِرِينَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، لأَنَّنَا طَلَبْنَا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا، فَأَرَاحَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ». فَبَنَوْا وَأَفْلَحُوا.

8 And it came to pass that, Asa, had a force bearing shield and spear, out of Judah, three hundred thousand, and, out of Benjamin, such as bare a buckler and trode a bow, two hundred and eighty thousand, —all these, were heroes of valour.

٨ وَكَانَ لِآسَا جَيْشٌ مُؤَلَّفٌ مِنْ ثَلاثِ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ مِنْ سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا مِنْ حَمَلَةِ الأَتْرَاسِ وَالرِّمَاحِ، وَمِئَتَيْنِ وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفاً مِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ الأَتْرَاسِ وَرُمَاةِ السِّهَامِ، وَجَمِيعُهُمْ مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ الأَشِدَّاءِ.

9 Then came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, with a force of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, —and he came as far as Mareshah.

٩ وَزَحَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ زَارَحُ الْكُوشِيُّ بِجَيْشٍ مُؤَلَّفٍ مِنْ مِلْيُونَ مُحَارِبٍ وَثَلاثِ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ وَعَسْكَرَ فِي مَرِيشَةَ.

10 And Asa went out to meet him, —and they set in array for battle, in the valley of Zaphonah, at Mareshah.

١٠ فَهَبَّ آسَا لِلِقَائِهِ. وَاصْطَفَّ الْجَيْشَانِ لِلْقِتَالِ فِي وَادِي صَفَاتَةَ عِنْدَ مَرِيشَةَ.

11 Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude, —O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power against thee.

١١ وَتَضَرَّعَ آسَا إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ قَائِلاً: «أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ، لَا فَرْقَ عِنْدَكَ أَنْ تُسَاعِدَ جَيْشاً قَوِيًّا أَوْ جَيْشاً ضَعِيفاً، فَأَعِنَّا أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا لأَنَّنَا عَلَيْكَ اتَّكَلْنَا، وَبِاسْمِكَ جِئْنَا لِنُحَارِبَ هَذَا الْجَيْشَ. أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ أَنْتَ إِلَهُنَا، وَلا يَقْوَى عَلَيْكَ إِنْسَانٌ».

12 So Yahweh smote the Ethiopians, before Asa, and before Judah, —and the Ethiopians fled.

١٢ فَقَضَى الرَّبُّ عَلَى الْكُوشِيِّينَ أَمَامَ آسَا وَجَيْشِ يَهُوذَا، فَفَرَّ الْكُوشِيُّونَ.

13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued as far as to Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell, so that there was no way for them to recover, for they were routed before Yahweh, and before him host, —and they carried away exceeding much spoil.

١٣ وَتَعَقَّبَهُمْ آسَا وَالْجَيْشُ إِلَى جَرَارَ، فَقَتَلَ الْكُوشِيِّينَ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ لأَنَّهُمُ انْهَزَمُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، وَأَمَامَ جَيْشِهِ، فَغَنِمَ يَهُوذَا مِنْ أَسْلابِهِمْ غَنِيمَةً عَظِيمَةً.

14 And they smote all the cities round shout Gerar, for the dread of Yahweh was upon them, —and they plundered all the cities, for, great plunder, was there in them.

١٤ ثُمَّ هَاجَمُوا جَمِيعَ الْمُدُنِ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ لِجَرَارَ لأَنَّ رُعْبَ الرَّبِّ طَغَى عَلَيْهِمْ، وَنَهَبُوا كُلَّ الْمُدُنِ لِوَفْرَةِ مَا فِيهَا مِنْ غَنَائِمَ.

15 Moreover also, the tents of the cattle, they smote, —and carried off sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

١٥ وَهَاجَمُوا أَيْضاً مَضَارِبَ رُعَاةِ الْمَاشِيَةِ فَسَاقُوا غَنَماً وَجِمَالاً بِأَعْدَادٍ كَبِيرَةٍ. ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.