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历代志下 14
Chinese New Version (Traditional)

亞撒作猶大王(A)

14 亞比雅和他的列祖同睡，埋葬在大衛城裡，他的兒子亞撒接續他作王。亞撒在世的日子，國中太平了十年。（本節在《馬索拉文本》為13:23）

2 亞撒行耶和華他的　神看為善為正的事。（本節在《馬索拉文本》為14:1） 3 他除掉外族人的祭壇和邱壇，打斷神柱，砍下亞舍拉， 4 吩咐猶大人尋求耶和華他們列祖的　神，遵行他的律法和誡命。 5 他又在猶大各城中，除掉邱壇和香壇。那時全國在他的統治下享受太平。 6 他又在猶大建造了幾座設防城，因為國中太平，多年沒有戰爭，耶和華使他享受安寧。 7 他對猶大人說：“我們要建造這些城，在四周築牆，建造城樓，安設城門，製作門閂。這地還屬於我們，是因為我們尋求耶和華我們的　神；我們既然尋求他，他就使我們四境平安。”於是他們興工建造，事事順利。 8 亞撒的軍隊，拿大盾牌和矛槍的猶大人，共有三十萬；拿小盾牌和拉弓的便雅憫人，共有二十八萬；他們都是英勇的戰士。

亞撒戰勝古實人謝拉

9 那時有古實人謝拉率領一百萬軍隊，戰車三百輛，前來攻打猶大人；他來到了瑪利沙。 10 於是亞撒出去迎戰；他們就在瑪利沙的洗法谷列陣相對。 11 亞撒呼求耶和華他的　神說：“耶和華啊，強弱懸殊，除你以外沒有別的幫助。耶和華我們的　神啊，求你幫助我們。因為我們倚靠你，奉你的名去對抗這大軍。耶和華啊，你是我們的　神，不要讓人勝過你。” 12 於是耶和華在亞撒和猶大人面前，使古實人大敗，古實人就逃跑。 13 亞撒和跟隨他的人民追趕他們，直到基拉耳；古實人被殺的很多，不能恢復強盛；因為他們在耶和華和他的軍隊面前被擊潰了；猶大人奪取了極多戰利品。 14 他們又攻擊基拉耳周圍的一切城市，因為各城的人都懼怕耶和華。猶大人又把各城洗掠一空，因為城中的財物甚多。 15 他們又毀壞了牲畜的棚，牽走了很多的羊和駱駝，然後回耶路撒冷去了。

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2 Chronicles 14
Common English Bible

14 Abijah lay down with his ancestors and was buried in David’s City. His son Asa succeeded him as king.

Asa rules Judah

[a] In Asa’s time, the land had peace for ten years. 2 [b] Asa did what was right and good in the Lord his God’s eyes. 3 He removed the foreign altars and shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the sacred poles,[c] 4 and urged Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, by doing what the Instruction and the commandments required. 5 He also removed the shrines and incense altars from all the cities of Judah so that the kingdom was at peace under him. 6 When the land was at peace, he built fortified cities in Judah; there was no war in those years because the Lord had given him rest.

7 “Let’s build up these cities,” Asa told Judah. “We’ll surround them with walls, towers, gates, and crossbars while the land is still ours, because we sought the Lord our God and he sought us[d] and surrounded us with rest.” As a result, the people successfully completed their building projects.

Judah defeats Cush

8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand Judeans armed with body-sized shields and spears and another two hundred eighty thousand from Benjamin armed with small shields and bows. All were brave warriors. 9 Zerah the Cushite marched against him with an army of one million men and three hundred chariots. When he got as far as Mareshah, 10 Asa marched against him, setting up for battle in a valley north[e] of Mareshah.

11 Then Asa cried out to the Lord his God, “Lord, only you can help the weak against the powerful.[f] Help us, Lord our God, because we rely on you and we have marched against this multitude in your name. You are the Lord our God. Don’t let a mere human stand against you!”

12 So the Lord struck the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled. 13 Asa and his troops chased them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell until there were no survivors. They were completely crushed by the Lord and his army, who carried off a huge amount of loot, 14 and attacked all the cities surrounding Gerar who were terrified of the Lord. They plundered all these cities as well because there was a great amount of loot in them. 15 They also attacked the herdsmen’s camps, taking many sheep and camels before returning to Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 14:1 13:23 in Heb
  2. 2 Chronicles 14:2 14:1 in Heb
  3. 2 Chronicles 14:3 Heb asherim, perhaps objects devoted to the goddess Asherah; cf 1 Kgs 15:13
  4. 2 Chronicles 14:7 LXX; MT lacks and and repeats we sought.
  5. 2 Chronicles 14:10 LXX; MT an otherwise unknown Zephathah Valley
  6. 2 Chronicles 14:11 Heb uncertain; or it is not with you to help between the many and the powerless.
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2 Chronicles 14
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Asa Reigns

14 [a] So Abi′jah 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 had rest for ten years. 2 [b] And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 3 He took away the foreign altars and the high places, and broke down the pillars and hewed down the Ashe′rim, 4 and commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and to keep the law and the commandment. 5 He also took out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him. 6 He built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest. He had no war in those years, for the Lord gave him peace. 7 And he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities, and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars; the land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God; we have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they built and prospered. 8 And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah, armed with bucklers and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand men from Benjamin, that carried shields and drew bows; all these were mighty men of valor.

Ethiopian Invasion Repulsed

9 Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mare′shah. 10 And Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up their lines of battle in the valley of Zeph′athah at Mare′shah. 11 And Asa cried to the Lord his God, “O Lord, there is none like thee to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.” 12 So the Lord defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. 13 Asa and the people that were with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until none remained alive; for they were broken before the Lord and his army. The men of Judah[c] carried away very much booty. 14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar, for the fear of the Lord was upon them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. 15 And they smote the tents of those who had cattle,[d] and carried away sheep in abundance and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 14:1 Ch 13.23 in Heb
  2. 2 Chronicles 14:2 Ch 14.1 in Heb
  3. 2 Chronicles 14:13 Heb they
  4. 2 Chronicles 14:15 Heb obscure
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