历代志下 15
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
亞撒利雅的預言與勸勉
15 神的靈降在俄德的兒子亞撒利雅身上, 2 亞撒利雅就出來迎接亞撒,對他說:“亞撒和猶大、便雅憫所有的人哪!請聽我說。你們跟隨耶和華,耶和華就和你們同在;你們尋求他,就必給你們尋見;你們離棄他,他必離棄你們。 3 以色列人沒有真神,沒有教導他們的祭司,沒有律法,已經很久了。 4 但他們在遭難的時候,回轉歸向耶和華以色列的 神,尋求他,他就給他們尋見。 5 那時,出入的人都沒有平安,因為各國的居民都遭遇動亂。 6 這國攻擊那國,這城攻擊那城,因為 神用各樣災難使他們紛亂。 7 但你們要堅強,不要膽怯,因為你們所行的,必有賞報。”
亞撒的改革(A)
8 亞撒聽了這些話,和俄德的兒子亞撒利雅先知所說的預言以後,就勇敢起來,在猶大、便雅憫全地,以及以法蓮山地奪取的各城,把可憎的偶像除去,又在耶和華殿的走廊前面,重新修造耶和華的祭壇。 9 他又召聚了猶大和便雅憫所有的人,以及在他們中間寄居的以法蓮人、瑪拿西人、西緬人。以色列人看見了耶和華亞撒的 神和他同在,就有很多人投奔亞撒。 10 亞撒在位第十五年三月,他們聚集在耶路撒冷。 11 那一天,他們從奪回來的戰利品當中,把七百頭牛,七千隻羊,獻給耶和華為祭, 12 他們也立約,要一心一意尋求耶和華他們列祖的 神。 13 不尋求耶和華以色列的 神的,無論男女老幼,都必處死。 14 他們就大聲歡呼,吹起號角,向耶和華起誓。 15 猶大眾人都為了所起的誓快樂,因為他們一心起誓,盡意尋求耶和華,耶和華就給他們尋見,並且使他們四境安寧。
16 亞撒王也廢掉他的祖母瑪迦太后的位,因為她曾給亞舍拉做了可憎的像;亞撒把她那可憎的像砍了下來,搗得粉碎,燒在汲淪溪旁。 17 只是邱壇還沒有從以色列中除掉,但亞撒的心一生都完全忠於耶和華。 18 亞撒把他父親所分別為聖,和他自己所分別為聖的金銀和器皿,都送進 神的殿裡。 19 從那時,直到亞撒在位第三十五年,都沒有戰爭。
2 Chronicles 15
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 15
Cult Reform. 1 The Spirit of God then came upon Azariah, the son of Oded. 2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him: “Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will permit you to find him, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you. 3 For a long time Israel was without a priest to impart teaching and without the law. 4 However, when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he allowed them to find him.
5 “In those times it was not safe for anyone to come or go, since all the inhabitants of the land were afflicted with massive disturbances, 6 with nations being crushed by other nations and cities by other cities, for God troubled them with every kind of distress. 7 But as for you, be strong and do not be discouraged, for your work shall be rewarded.”
8 When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah, the son of Oded the prophet, he became resolute in his courage and ordered the removal of the abominable idols throughout the land of Judah and Benjamin as well as from the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He also repaired the altar of the Lord which stood in the vestibule of the house of the Lord.
9 Then Asa assembled all the people of Judah and Benjamin, as well as those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were residing among them, since great numbers of people from Israel had deserted to him when they came to realize that the Lord his God was with him. 10 All the people assembled at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. 11 On that day they sacrificed to the Lord seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from the plunder they had brought back. 12 After that, they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul, 13 while asserting that all those who refused to seek the Lord, the God of Israel, were to be put to death, whether young or old, whether man or woman.
14 Then all of them swore an oath to the Lord with a loud voice and shouts of joy, while the trumpets and the horns resounded. 15 All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought the Lord with sincere desire. As a result, the Lord had allowed himself to be found by them, and he granted them peace on every side.
16 King Asa even removed his mother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down, crushed it to powder, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 17 Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa himself remained faithful throughout his life. 18 He brought into the house of God the votive gifts[a] of his father as well as his own votive gifts—silver, gold, and sacred vessels.
19 There was no further warfare until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 15:18 Votive gifts: Asa’s gifts were most likely the booty he and his father had secured from previous battles.
2 Chronicles 15
New International Version
Asa’s Reform(A)
15 The Spirit of God came on(B) Azariah son of Oded. 2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you(C) when you are with him.(D) If you seek(E) him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.(F) 3 For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach(G) and without the law.(H) 4 But in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him,(I) and he was found by them. 5 In those days it was not safe to travel about,(J) for all the inhabitants of the lands were in great turmoil. 6 One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another,(K) because God was troubling them with every kind of distress. 7 But as for you, be strong(L) and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.”(M)
8 When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of[a] Oded the prophet, he took courage. He removed the detestable idols(N) from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured(O) in the hills of Ephraim. He repaired the altar(P) of the Lord that was in front of the portico of the Lord’s temple.
9 Then he assembled all Judah and Benjamin and the people from Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon who had settled among them, for large numbers(Q) had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
10 They assembled at Jerusalem in the third month(R) of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. 11 At that time they sacrificed to the Lord seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep and goats from the plunder(S) they had brought back. 12 They entered into a covenant(T) to seek the Lord,(U) the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul. 13 All who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, were to be put to death,(V) whether small or great, man or woman. 14 They took an oath to the Lord with loud acclamation, with shouting and with trumpets and horns. 15 All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God(W) eagerly, and he was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest(X) on every side.
16 King Asa also deposed his grandmother Maakah(Y) from her position as queen mother,(Z) because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah.(AA) Asa cut it down, broke it up and burned it in the Kidron Valley.(AB) 17 Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life. 18 He brought into the temple of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.(AC)
19 There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 15:8 Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 1); Hebrew does not have Azariah son of.
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