历代志下 14
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
亚比雅卒其子亚撒继位
14 亚比雅与他列祖同睡，葬在大卫城里。他儿子亚撒接续他做王。亚撒年间，国中太平十年。 2 亚撒行耶和华他神眼中看为善为正的事， 3 除掉外邦神的坛和丘坛，打碎柱像，砍下木偶， 4 吩咐犹大人寻求耶和华他们列祖的神，遵行他的律法、诫命， 5 又在犹大各城邑除掉丘坛和日像，那时国享太平。 6 又在犹大建造了几座坚固城。国中太平数年，没有战争，因为耶和华赐他平安。 7 他对犹大人说：“我们要建造这些城邑，四围筑墙，盖楼、安门做闩。地还属我们，是因寻求耶和华我们的神；我们既寻求他，他就赐我们四境平安。”于是建造城邑，诸事亨通。 8 亚撒的军兵，出自犹大拿盾牌拿枪的三十万人，出自便雅悯拿盾牌拉弓的二十八万人，这都是大能的勇士。
古实王谢拉攻犹大见败
9 有古实王谢拉率领军兵一百万、战车三百辆，出来攻击犹大人，到了玛利沙。 10 于是亚撒出去与他迎敌，就在玛利沙的洗法谷彼此摆阵。 11 亚撒呼求耶和华他的神，说：“耶和华啊，唯有你能帮助软弱的胜过强盛的。耶和华我们的神啊，求你帮助我们，因为我们仰赖你，奉你的名来攻击这大军。耶和华啊，你是我们的神，不要容人胜过你。” 12 于是耶和华使古实人败在亚撒和犹大人面前，古实人就逃跑了。 13 亚撒和跟随他的军兵追赶他们，直到基拉耳。古实人被杀的甚多，不能再强盛，因为败在耶和华与他军兵面前。犹大人就夺了许多财物。 14 又打破基拉耳四围的城邑，耶和华使其中的人都甚恐惧。犹大人又将所有的城掳掠一空，因其中的财物甚多。 15 又毁坏了群畜的圈，夺取许多的羊和骆驼，就回耶路撒冷去了。
历代志下 14
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
亚撒王击败古实人
14 亚比雅与祖先同眠后，葬在大卫城中，他儿子亚撒继位。亚撒执政期间，国中太平十年。 2 亚撒做他的上帝耶和华看为好、视为正的事， 3 拆除外族神明的丘坛和神庙，打碎神柱，砍倒亚舍拉神像， 4 命令犹大人寻求他们祖先的上帝耶和华，遵行祂的律法和诫命。 5 他除掉犹大各城邑的丘坛和香坛，那时国中太平。 6 他还在犹大修筑坚城，那些年国中太平，没有战事，因为耶和华赐他平安。 7 他对犹大人说：“我们要修筑城邑，在四周建造城墙和望楼，装置大门和门闩。我们仍拥有这片土地，是因为我们寻求我们的上帝耶和华；我们寻求祂，祂就赐我们四境平安。”于是，他们修筑城邑，凡事顺利。 8 亚撒的军队中有三十万持大盾牌和矛枪的犹大人，二十八万持小盾牌和弓箭的便雅悯人。他们都是英勇的战士。
9 古实王谢拉率领一百万大军和三百辆战车攻打犹大，到了玛利沙。 10 亚撒出兵迎敌，双方在玛利沙的洗法谷摆开阵势。 11 亚撒呼求他的上帝耶和华说：“耶和华啊，唯有你才能帮助弱小的胜过强大的。我们的上帝耶和华啊，求你帮助我们，因为我们依靠你，奉你的名迎战这大军。耶和华啊，你是我们的上帝，不要让人胜过你。”
12 于是，耶和华使古实人败在亚撒和犹大人面前，古实人溃逃。 13 亚撒率领军队乘胜追击，直追到基拉耳。古实人在耶和华和祂的军兵面前大败，伤亡惨重，一蹶不振。犹大人掳走了许多财物， 14 攻陷了基拉耳四周的城邑，因为这些城里的人都惧怕耶和华。他们洗劫各城，因为城中有大量财物。 15 他们毁坏牲畜的围栏，抢走许多羊和骆驼，然后返回耶路撒冷。
2 Chronicles 14
The Message
King Asa
14 Abijah died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Asa became the next king.
For ten years into Asa’s reign the country was at peace.
2-6 Asa was a good king. He did things right in God’s eyes. He cleaned house: got rid of the pagan altars and shrines, smashed the sacred stone pillars, and chopped down the sex-and-religion groves (Asherim). He told Judah to center their lives in God, the God of their fathers, to do what the law said, and to follow the commandments. Because he got rid of all the pagan shrines and altars in the cities of Judah, his kingdom was at peace. Because the land was quiet and there was no war, he was able to build up a good defense system in Judah. God kept the peace.
7 Asa said to his people, “While we have the chance and the land is quiet, let’s build a solid defense system, fortifying our cities with walls, towers, gates, and bars. We have this peaceful land because we sought God; he has given us rest from all troubles.” So they built and enjoyed prosperity.
8 Asa had an army of 300,000 Judeans, equipped with shields and spears, and another 280,000 Benjaminites who were shield bearers and archers. They were all courageous warriors.
9-11 Zerah the Ethiopian went to war against Asa with an army of a million plus three hundred chariots and got as far as Mareshah. Asa met him there and prepared to fight from the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah. Then Asa prayed to God, “O God, you aren’t impressed by numbers or intimidated by a show of force once you decide to help: Help us, O God; we have come out to meet this huge army because we trust in you and who you are. Don’t let mere mortals stand against you!”
12-15 God defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah; the Ethiopians ran for their lives. Asa and his men chased them as far as Gerar; so many of the Ethiopians were killed that there was no fight left in them—a massacre before God and his troops; Judah carted off loads of plunder. They devastated all the towns around Gerar whose people were helpless, paralyzed by the fear of God, and looted the country. They also attacked herdsmen and brought back a lot of sheep and camels to Jerusalem.
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