Ii Paralipomenon 15
1 Azarias autem filius Oded, facto in se spiritu Dei,
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.
2 egressus est in occursum Asa, et dixit ei: Audite me Asa, et omnis Iuda et Beniamin: Dominus vobiscum, quia fuistis cum eo. Si quæsieritis eum, invenietis: si autem dereliqueritis eum, derelinquet vos.
He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you look for him, you will find him; but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
3 Transibant autem multi dies in Israel absque Deo vero, et absque sacerdote doctore, et absque lege.
For many years Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach them, and without the law.
4 Cumque reversi fuerint in angustia sua ad Dominum Deum Israel, et quæsierint eum, reperient eum.
But when they were in trouble they returned to the Lord, the God of Israel—they looked for him, and they found him.
5 In tempore illo non erit pax egredienti et ingredienti, sed terrores undique in cunctis habitatoribus terrarum:
During those times travel was dangerous, for all the inhabitants of the lands were in great turmoil. People everywhere had terrible problems.
6 pugnavit enim gens contra gentem, et civitas contra civitatem, quia Dominus conturbabit eos in omni angustia.
Nation fought nation, and town fought town, for God threw them into a panic with all kinds of trouble.
7 Vos ergo confortamini, et non dissolvantur manus vestræ: erit enim merces operi vestro.
But you need to be strong, not weak, for you will be rewarded for the work you do.”
8 Quod cum audisset Asa verba scilicet, et prophetiam Azariæ filii Oded prophetæ, confortatus est, et abstulit idola de omni terra Iuda, et de Beniamin, et ex urbibus, quas ceperat, montis Ephraim, et dedicavit altare Domini quod erat ante porticum Domini.
When Asa heard these words of prophecy from Azariah the prophet, son of Oded, he was encouraged. He removed the vile idols from the whole territory of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. Then he repaired the altar of the Lord that stood in front of the porch of the Lord's Temple.
9 Congregavitque universum Iudam et Beniamin, et advenas cum eis de Ephraim, et de Manasse, et de Simeon: plures enim ad eum confugerant ex Israel, videntes quod Dominus Deus illius esset cum eo.
Then Asa summoned all of Judah and Benjamin, along with those Israelites from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them, for many people had deserted Israel and come over to Asa when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
10 Cumque venissent in Ierusalem mense tertio, anno decimoquinto regni Asa,
They gathered in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa's reign.
11 immolaverunt Domino in die illa de manubiis, et præda, quam adduxerant, boves septingentos, et arietes septem millia.
That day they sacrificed to the Lord seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from the plunder they had brought back.
12 Et intravit ex more ad corroborandum fœdus ut quærerent Dominum Deum patrum suorum in toto corde, et in tota anima sua.
Then they made an agreement to conscientiously and completely follow the Lord, the God of their forefathers.
13 Si quis autem, inquit, non quæsierit Dominum Deum Israel, moriatur, a minimo usque ad maximum, a viro usque ad mulierem.
They also agreed that anyone who refused to follow the Lord, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
14 Iuraveruntque Domino voce magna in iubilo, et in clangore tubæ, et in sonitu buccinarum
They declared their oath with a loud shout, accompanied by trumpets and blasts from rams' horns.
15 omnes qui erant in Iuda cum execratione: in omni enim corde suo iuraverunt, et in tota voluntate quæsierunt eum, et invenerunt: præstititque eis Dominus requiem per circuitum.
The whole of Judah was happy at the oath they had conscientiously sworn. They looked for him sincerely, and they found him. The Lord gave them peace from all their enemies.
16 Sed et Maacham matrem Asa regis ex augusto deposuit imperio, eo quod fecisset in luco simulacrum Priapi: quod omne contrivit, et in frustra comminuens combussit in Torrente cedron:
King Asa also removed Maacah from her position as queen mother for making an offensive Asherah pole. Asa cut down her vile idol, crushed it up, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
17 Excelsa autem derelicta sunt in Israel: attamen cor Asa erat perfectum cunctis diebus eius,
While the high places were not removed from Israel, Asa was completely devoted to the Lord all his life.
18 Eaque quæ voverat pater suus, et ipse, intulit in domum Domini, argentum, et aurum, vasorumque diversam supellectilem.
He brought into God's Temple the silver and gold articles he and his father had dedicated.
19 Bellum vero non fuit usque ad trigesimum quintum annum regni Asa.
There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa's reign.
