2 Mga Cronica 15

1 Bumaba ang Espiritu ng Diyos kay Azarias na anak na lalaki ni Oded.

And the spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded;

2 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.

and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him: 'Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you, while ye are with Him; and if ye seek Him, He will be found of you; but if ye forsake Him, He will forsake you.

3 Ngayon, sa napakahabang panahon, hindi kasama ng Israel ang tunay na Diyos, walang nagtuturong pari at wala ang kautusan ng Diyos.

Now for long seasons Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law;

4 Ngunit sa kanilang kagipitan, nagbalik-loob sila kay Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel, hinanap nila si Yahweh at siya ay natagpuan nila.

but when in their distress they turned unto the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found of them.

5 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.

And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great discomfitures were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.

6 Nagkawatak-watak sila, bansa laban sa bansa at lungsod laban sa lungsod sapagkat pinahirapan sila ng Diyos ng lahat ng uri ng pagdurusa.

And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did discomfit them with all manner of adversity.

7 Ngunit magpakatatag kayo at huwag kayong panghinaan ng loob sapagkat gagantimpalaan kayo sa inyong mga gawa.”

But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.'

8 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.

And when Asa heard these words, even the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the detestable things out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.

9 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.

And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and them that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon; for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

10 Kaya nagtipun-tipon sila sa Jerusalem sa ikatlong buwan, sa ika-labinlimang taon ng paghahari ni Asa.

So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

11 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.

And they sacrificed unto the LORD in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

12 Gumawa sila ng kasunduan na hahanapin nila nang buong puso at kaluluwa si Yahweh, ang Diyos ng kanilang mga ninuno.

And they entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;

13 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.

and that whosoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

14 Nangako sila kay Yahweh nang may malakas na tinig, may sigawan, may mga trumpeta at may mga tambuli.

And they swore unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with horns.

15 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.

And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought Him with their whole desire; and He was found of them; and the LORD gave them rest round about.

16 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.

And also Maacah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

17 Ngunit hindi tinanggal ang mga dambana sa Israel. Gayunpaman, naging tapat ang puso ni Asa noong mga panahong nabubuhay pa siya.

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was whole all his days.

18 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.

And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had hallowed, and that he himself had hallowed, silver, and gold, and vessels.

19 Wala nang digmaan hanggang sa ika-tatlumpu't limang taon ng paghahari ni Asa.

And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.