2 Chronicles 15
1 Now, as for Azariah son of Oded, there came upon him, the spirit of God.
Bumaba ang Espiritu ng Diyos kay Azarias na anak na lalaki ni Oded.
2 So he went forth to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear me, O Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin, —Yahweh, is with you, so long as ye are with him, and, if ye seek him, he will be found of you, but, if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
Umalis siya upang makipagkita kay Asa at sinabi sa kaniya, “Makinig ka sa akin Asa at ang lahat ng mga tao sa tribu nina Juda at Benjamin. Kasama ninyo si Yahweh habang kayo ay nasa kaniya. Kung siya ay inyong hahanapin, matatagpuan ninyo siya. Ngunit kung itatakwil ninyo siya, itatakwil rin niya kayo.
3 Now, many days, had Israel been, —without the faithful God, and without a teaching priest, and without the law;
Ngayon, sa napakahabang panahon, hindi kasama ng Israel ang tunay na Diyos, walang nagtuturong pari at wala ang kautusan ng Diyos.
4 But they turned, in their distress, unto Yahweh God of Israel, —and sought him, and he was found of them.
Ngunit sa kanilang kagipitan, nagbalik-loob sila kay Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel, hinanap nila si Yahweh at siya ay natagpuan nila.
5 And, in those times, there had been no prosperity, to him that went out nor to him that came in, —for, great consternations, were upon all the inhabitants of the lands;
Sa mga panahong iyon, walang kapayapaan sa taong naglalakbay palayo, ni sa taong naglalakbay papunta roon. Sa halip, malaki ang kapahamakang ang nasa lahat ng naninirahan sa mga lupain.
6 and they were beaten in pieces-nation against nation, and city against city, —for, God, discomfited them with all manner of distress.
Nagkawatak-watak sila, bansa laban sa bansa at lungsod laban sa lungsod sapagkat pinahirapan sila ng Diyos ng lahat ng uri ng pagdurusa.
7 Ye, therefore, be strong, and let not your hands be slack, —for there is a reward for your work!
Ngunit magpakatatag kayo at huwag kayong panghinaan ng loob sapagkat gagantimpalaan kayo sa inyong mga gawa.”
8 And, when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he strengthened himself, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had captured out of the hill country of Ephraim, —and renewed the altar of Yahweh, that was before the porch of Yahweh.
Nang marinig ni Asa ang mga salitang ito, ang propesiya ni propeta Oded, lumakas ang kaniyang loob at ipinaalis ang mga bagay na kasuklam-suklam sa buong lupain ng Juda at Benjamin at sa mga lungsod na nabihag niya mula sa bayan sa burol ng Efraim. Muli niyang ipinatayo ang dambana ni Yahweh na nasa harapan ng portiko ng tahanan ni Yahweh.
9 And he gathered together all Judah and Benjamin, and the sojourners with them, out of Ephraim and out of Manasseh, and out of Simeon, —for they fell unto him out of Israel, in great numbers, because they saw that, Yahweh his God, was with him.
Tinipon niya ang lahat ng mga taga-Juda at Benjamin at ang mga naninirahang kasama nila, mga taong nagmula kay Efraim at Manases at Simeon. Sapagkat nang makita nila na kasama niya si Yahweh na kaniyang Diyos, napakarami nilang pumunta sa kaniya na nagmula sa Israel.
10 So they gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem, in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
Kaya nagtipun-tipon sila sa Jerusalem sa ikatlong buwan, sa ika-labinlimang taon ng paghahari ni Asa.
11 And they sacrificed unto Yahweh, on that day, out of the spoil they had brought in, —oxen, seven hundred, and sheep, seven thousand.
Nang araw na iyon, inihandog nila kay Yahweh ang ilan sa kanilang mga nasamsam: pitong daang baka at pitong libong tupa at mga kambing ang kanilang dinala.
12 And they entered into a covenant, to seek Yahweh, God of their fathers, —with all their heart, and with all their soul;
Gumawa sila ng kasunduan na hahanapin nila nang buong puso at kaluluwa si Yahweh, ang Diyos ng kanilang mga ninuno.
13 and, whosoever would not seek unto Yahweh God of Israel, should be put to death, —whether small or great, whether man or woman.
Nagkasundo sila na dapat ipapatay ang sinumang tumangging hanapin si Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel. Hamak man o dakila ang taong ito, lalaki man o babae.
14 So they bound themselves by oath unto Yahweh, with a loud voice, and with shouting, —and with trumpets and with horns.
Nangako sila kay Yahweh nang may malakas na tinig, may sigawan, may mga trumpeta at may mga tambuli.
15 And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for, with all their heart, had they sworn, and, with all their good will, had they sought him, and he was found of them, —and Yahweh gave them rest round about.
Nagalak ang buong Juda sa pangako, sapagkat buong puso silang nangako kay Yahweh at hinanap nila ang Diyos nang may buong pagnanais at siya ay natagpuan nila. Binigyan sila ni Yahweh ng kapayapaan sa buong lupain.
16 Moreover also, as touching Maacah mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made, unto the Sacred Stem, a monstrous thing, —so Asa cut down her monstrous thing, and reduced it to dust, and burnt it up, in the Kidron ravine.
Inalis din niya sa pagiging reyna si Maaca na kaniyang lola dahil gumawa siya ng kasuklam-suklam na imahe ng diyosang si Ashera. Giniba ni Asa ang kasuklam-suklam na imahe, dinurog niya iyon at sinunog sa batis ng Kidron.
17 But, the high places, were not taken away out of Israel, —only, the heart of Asa, was perfect, all his days.
Ngunit hindi tinanggal ang mga dambana sa Israel. Gayunpaman, naging tapat ang puso ni Asa noong mga panahong nabubuhay pa siya.
18 And he brought the hallowed things of his father and his own hallowed things, into the house of God, —silver and gold, and utensils.
Dinala niya sa tahanan ng Diyos ang mga kagamitan ng kaniyang ama at ang kaniyang sariling kagamitan na pag-aari ni Yahweh: mga pilak at mga gintong kagamitan.
19 And, war, was there none, —until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.
Wala nang digmaan hanggang sa ika-tatlumpu't limang taon ng paghahari ni Asa.
