< 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 was quiet ten years.
ثُمَّ ٱضْطَجَعَ أَبِيَّا مَعَ آبَائِهِ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَمَلَكَ آسَا ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ. فِي أَيَّامِهِ ٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَشَرَ سِنِينَ.١
2 And Asa did [that which was] good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
وَعَمِلَ آسَا مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ.٢
3 For he took away the altars of the strange [gods], and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the groves:
وَنَزَعَ ٱلْمَذَابِحَ ٱلْغَرِيبَةَ وَٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، وَكَسَّرَ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلَ وَقَطَّعَ ٱلسَّوَارِيَ،٣
4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
وَقَالَ لِيَهُوذَا أَنْ يَطْلُبُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَنْ يَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ وَٱلْوَصِيَّةِ.٤
5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
وَنَزَعَ مِنْ كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَتَمَاثِيلَ ٱلشَّمْسِ، وَٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةُ أَمَامَهُ.٥
6 And he built fortified cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
وَبَنَى مُدُنًا حَصِينَةً فِي يَهُوذَا لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱسْتَرَاحَتْ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ حَرْبٌ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسِّنِينَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَرَاحَهُ.٦
7 Therefore he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about [them] walls, and towers, gates, and bars, [while] the land [is] yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought [him], and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built, and prospered.
وَقَالَ لِيَهُوذَا: «لِنَبْنِ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ وَنُحَوِّطْهَا بِأَسْوَارٍ وَأَبْرَاجٍ وَأَبْوَابٍ وَعَوَارِضَ مَا دَامَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَمَامَنَا، لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ طَلَبْنَا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا. طَلَبْنَاهُ فَأَرَاحَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ». فَبَنَوْا وَنَجَحُوا.٧
8 And Asa had an army [of men] that bore targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these [were] mighty men of valor.
وَكَانَ لِآسَا جَيْشٌ يَحْمِلُونَ أَتْرَاسًا وَرِمَاحًا مِنْ يَهُوذَا، ثَلَاثُ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ، وَمِنْ بَنْيَامِينَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ ٱلْأَتْرَاسَ وَيَشُدُّونَ ٱلْقِسِيَّ مِئَتَانِ وَثَمَانُونَ أَلْفًا. كُلُّ هَؤُلَاءِ جَبَابِرَةُ بَأْسٍ.٨
9 And there came out against them Zerah the Cushite, with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came to Mareshah.
فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ زَارَحُ ٱلْكُوشِيُّ بِجَيْشٍ أَلْفِ أَلْفٍ، وَبِمَرْكَبَاتٍ ثَلَاثِ مِئَةٍ، وَأَتَى إِلَى مَرِيشَةَ.٩
10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathath at Mareshah.
وَخَرَجَ آسَا لِلِقَائِهِ وَٱصْطَفُّوا لِلْقِتَالِ فِي وَادِي صَفَاتَةَ عِنْدَ مَرِيشَةَ.١٠
11 And Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, LORD, [it is] nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou [art] our God; let not man prevail against thee.
وَدَعَا آسَا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُ وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ، لَيْسَ فَرْقًا عِنْدَكَ أَنْ تُسَاعِدَ ٱلْكَثِيرِينَ وَمَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ قُوَّةٌ. فَسَاعِدْنَا أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا لِأَنَّنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱتَّكَلْنَا وَبِٱسْمِكَ قَدُمْنَا عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْجَيْشِ. أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْتَ إِلَهُنَا. لَا يَقْوَ عَلَيْكَ إِنْسَانٌ».١١
12 So the LORD smote the Cushites before Asa, and before Judah; and the Cushites fled.
فَضَرَبَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْكُوشِيِّينَ أَمَامَ آسَا وَأَمَامَ يَهُوذَا، فَهَرَبَ ٱلْكُوشِيُّونَ.١٢
13 And Asa and the people that [were] with him pursued them to Gerar: and the Cushites were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
وَطَرَدَهُمْ آسَا وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ إِلَى جَرَارَ، وَسَقَطَ مِنَ ٱلْكُوشِيِّينَ حَتَّى لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ حَيٌّ لِأَنَّهُمُ ٱنْكَسَرُوا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَمَامَ جَيْشِهِ. فَحَمَلُوا غَنِيمَةً كَثِيرَةً جِدًّا.١٣
14 And they smote all the cities about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they plundered all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
وَضَرَبُوا جَمِيعَ ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلَّتِي حَوْلَ جَرَارَ، لِأَنَّ رُعْبَ ٱلرَّبِّ كَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَنَهَبُوا كُلَّ ٱلْمُدُنِ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ فِيهَا نَهْبٌ كَثِيرٌ.١٤
15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
وَضَرَبُوا أَيْضًا خِيَامَ ٱلْمَاشِيَةِ وَسَاقُوا غَنَمًا كَثِيرًا وَجِمَالًا، ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.١٥

< 2 Chronicles 14 >