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亞撒納亞撒利雅之勸勉

15 神的靈感動俄德的兒子亞撒利雅 他出來迎接亞撒,對他說:「亞撒猶大便雅憫眾人哪,要聽我說!你們若順從耶和華,耶和華必與你們同在。你們若尋求他,就必尋見;你們若離棄他,他必離棄你們。 以色列人不信真神,沒有訓誨的祭司,也沒有律法,已經好久了, 但他們在急難的時候歸向耶和華以色列的神,尋求他,他就被他們尋見。 那時,出入的人不得平安,列國的居民都遭大亂, 這國攻擊那國,這城攻擊那城,互相破壞,因為神用各樣災難擾亂他們。 現在你們要剛強,不要手軟,因你們所行的必得賞賜。」

奮志除諸可憎之物

亞撒聽見這話和俄德兒子先知亞撒利雅的預言,就壯起膽來,在猶大便雅憫全地並以法蓮山地所奪的各城,將可憎之物盡都除掉,又在耶和華殿的廊前重新修築耶和華的壇。 又招聚猶大便雅憫的眾人,並他們中間寄居的以法蓮人、瑪拿西人、西緬人:有許多以色列人歸降亞撒,因見耶和華他的神與他同在。 10 亞撒十五年三月,他們都聚集在耶路撒冷 11 當日,他們從所取的擄物中將牛七百隻、羊七千隻獻給耶和華。 12 他們就立約,要盡心、盡性地尋求耶和華他們列祖的神, 13 凡不尋求耶和華以色列神的,無論大小、男女,必被治死。 14 他們就大聲歡呼,吹號吹角,向耶和華起誓。 15 猶大眾人為所起的誓歡喜。因他們是盡心起誓,盡意尋求耶和華,耶和華就被他們尋見,且賜他們四境平安。

貶祖母瑪迦之后位

16 亞撒王貶了他祖母瑪迦太后的位,因她造了可憎的偶像亞舍拉亞撒砍下她的偶像,搗得粉碎,燒在汲淪溪邊。 17 只是丘壇還沒有從以色列中廢去,然而亞撒的心一生誠實。 18 亞撒將他父所分別為聖與自己所分別為聖的金銀和器皿,都奉到神的殿裡。 19 從這時直到亞撒三十五年,都沒有爭戰的事。

The Reforms of Asa

15 Now (A)the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded. And he went out [a]to meet Asa, and said to him: “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. (B)The Lord is with you while you are with Him. (C)If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but (D)if you forsake Him, He will forsake you. (E)For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a (F)teaching priest, and without (G)law; but (H)when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them. And in those times there was no peace to the one who went out, nor to the one who came in, but great turmoil was on all the inhabitants of the lands. (I)So nation was [b]destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity. But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!”

And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of [c]Oded the prophet, he took courage, and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities (J)which he had taken in the mountains of Ephraim; and he restored the altar of the Lord that was before the vestibule of the Lord. Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and (K)those who dwelt with them from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for they came over to him in great numbers from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

10 So they gathered together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. 11 (L)And they offered to the Lord [d]at that time seven hundred bulls and seven thousand sheep from the [e]spoil they had brought. 12 Then they (M)entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; 13 (N)and whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel (O)was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. 14 Then they took an oath before the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting and trumpets and rams’ horns. 15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and (P)sought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them, and the Lord gave them (Q)rest all around.

16 Also he removed (R)Maachah, the [f]mother of Asa the king, from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of [g]Asherah; and Asa cut down her obscene image, then crushed and burned it by the Brook Kidron. 17 But (S)the [h]high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days.

18 He also brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and utensils. 19 And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:2 Lit. before
  2. 2 Chronicles 15:6 Lit. beaten in pieces
  3. 2 Chronicles 15:8 So with MT, LXX; Syr., Vg. Azariah the son of Oded (cf. v. 1)
  4. 2 Chronicles 15:11 Lit. in that day
  5. 2 Chronicles 15:11 plunder
  6. 2 Chronicles 15:16 Or grandmother
  7. 2 Chronicles 15:16 A Canaanite deity
  8. 2 Chronicles 15:17 Places for pagan worship

15 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.

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 be with Him; and if ye seek Him, He will be found by you; but if ye forsake Him, He will forsake you.

Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law.

But when they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel and sought Him, He was found by them.

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

And nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city; for God vexed them with all adversity.

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak; for your work shall be rewarded.”

And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin and out of the cities which he had taken from Mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the Lord that was before the porch of the Lord.

And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers 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 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

11 And they offered unto the Lord at that time from the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul,

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

14 And they swore unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

15 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 by them; and the Lord gave them rest round about.

16 And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen because she had made an idol for Asherah. And Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burned it at the Brook Kidron;

17 but the high places were not taken away out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and vessels.

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

Ang mga Repormang Isinagawa ni Asa

15 Si Azarias na anak ni Oded ay nilukuban ng Espiritu[a] ng Diyos. Pinuntahan niya si Asa at sinabi, “Pakinggan mo ako, Asa, at kayong mga taga-Juda at Benjamin: Nasa panig ninyo si Yahweh habang kayo'y nasa panig niya. Matatagpuan ninyo siya kung siya'y inyong hahanapin, ngunit kung itatakwil ninyo siya, itatakwil din niya kayo. Matagal nang hindi sumasamba sa tunay na Diyos ang Israel, walang paring nagtuturo at wala ring kautusan. Ngunit nang dumating sila sa kagipitan, humingi sila ng tulong kay Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel. Siya'y kanilang hinanap at kanilang natagpuan. Mapanganib noon ang maglakbay at mangalakal sapagkat magulo kahit saang lugar. Naglalaban-laban ang mga bansa, at ang mga lunsod sa kapwa lunsod, sapagkat ginugulo at pinahihirapan sila ng Diyos. Ngunit magpakatatag kayo at huwag masiraan ng loob. Gagantimpalaan kayo dahil sa inyong mga ginagawa.”

Nang marinig ni Asa ang pahayag na ito ni Azarias na anak ni Oded, lumakas ang kanyang loob. Inalis ni Asa ang lahat ng kasuklam-suklam na diyus-diyosan sa buong Juda, sa Benjamin at sa lahat ng bayang nasakop niya sa Kaburulan ng Efraim. Ipinaayos niya ang altar ni Yahweh na nasa harap ng bulwagan ng Templo. Pagkatapos, tinipon niya ang mga taga-Juda at Benjamin at ang mga nanggaling sa Efraim, Manases at Simeon na nakikipanirahan sa kanila. Maraming taga-Israel ang sumama kay Asa nang malaman nilang kasama niya ang Diyos niyang si Yahweh. 10 Naganap ang pagtitipong ito sa Jerusalem noong ikatlong buwan ng ikalabing limang taon ng paghahari ni Asa. 11 Nang araw na iyon, naghandog sila kay Yahweh ng pitong daang toro at pitong libong tupa buhat sa mga nasamsam nila. 12 Gumawa sila ng kasunduan na buong puso at kaluluwa nilang sasambahin si Yahweh, ang Diyos ng kanilang mga ninuno, 13 at papatayin ang sinumang hindi sasamba sa kanya, maging lalaki o babae, matanda o bata. 14 Pasigaw na nanumpa sila kay Yahweh. Nagsigawan sila kasabay ng pag-ihip sa mga trumpeta at tambuli. 15 Masayang-masaya ang buong Juda sa kanilang pagkakaisa sapagkat buong puso silang nangakong sasamba kay Yahweh. At ang kanilang masayang pagsamba ay tinanggap ni Yahweh; nalugod siya sa kanila kaya binigyan sila ni Yahweh ng kapayapaan sa lahat ng panig.

16 Inalis ni Haring Asa sa pagiging inang-reyna ang lola[b] niyang si Maaca sapagkat nagtayo ito ng malaswang rebulto ng diyosang si Ashera. Winasak niya iyon at sinunog sa Libis ng Kidron. 17 Kahit hindi naalis ni Asa sa Israel ang lahat ng mga bahay-sambahan ng mga pagano, naging tapat siya kay Yahweh sa buong buhay niya. 18 Dinala niya sa Templo ang lahat ng kagamitang yari sa pilak at ginto na inilaan niya at ng kanyang ama sa Diyos. 19 Hindi nagkaroon ng digmaan sa loob ng tatlumpu't limang taóng paghahari ni Asa.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Cronica 15:1 Espiritu: o kaya'y kapangyarihan .
  2. 2 Cronica 15:16 lola: o kaya'y ina .