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2 Cronici 15
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
2 Cronici 15
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Cuvântul lui Dumnezeu către Asa
15 Duhul(A) lui Dumnezeu a venit peste Azaria, fiul lui Oded, 2 şi Azaria s-a dus înaintea lui Asa şi i-a zis: „Ascultaţi-mă, Asa şi tot Iuda şi Beniamin! Domnul(B) este cu voi când sunteţi cu El; dacă-L(C) căutaţi, Îl veţi găsi; iar dacă-L(D) părăsiţi, şi El vă va părăsi. 3 Multă vreme(E) Israel a fost fără Dumnezeul cel adevărat, fără(F) preot care să înveţe pe oameni şi fără lege. 4 Dar în mijlocul strâmtorării lor s-au întors(G) la Domnul, Dumnezeul lui Israel, L-au căutat şi L-au găsit. 5 În vremile(H) acelea, nu era linişte pentru cei ce se duceau şi veneau, căci erau mari tulburări printre toţi locuitorii ţării; 6 un(I) popor se bătea împotriva altui popor, o cetate împotriva altei cetăţi, pentru că Dumnezeu le tulbura cu tot felul de strâmtorări, 7 voi dar întăriţi-vă şi nu lăsaţi să vă slăbească mâinile, căci faptele voastre vor avea o răsplată.”
Râvna lui Asa
8 După ce a auzit aceste cuvinte şi prorocia lui Oded, prorocul, Asa s-a întărit şi a îndepărtat urâciunile din toată ţara lui Iuda şi Beniamin şi din cetăţile pe(J) care le luase în muntele lui Efraim şi a înnoit altarul Domnului care era înaintea pridvorului Domnului. 9 A strâns pe tot Iuda şi Beniamin, şi pe cei din Efraim, din Manase şi din Simeon, care locuiau(K) printre ei, căci un mare număr dintre oamenii lui Israel au trecut la el când au văzut că Domnul, Dumnezeul lui, era cu el. 10 S-au adunat la Ierusalim în luna a treia a anului al cincisprezecelea al domniei lui Asa. În ziua aceasta, 11 au(L) jertfit Domnului, din prada(M) pe care o aduseseră, şapte sute de boi şi şapte mii de oi. 12 Au făcut(N) legământ să caute pe Domnul, Dumnezeul părinţilor lor, din toată inima şi din tot sufletul lor, 13 şi oricine(O) nu căuta pe Domnul, Dumnezeul lui Israel, trebuia(P) omorât, fie mic, fie mare, fie bărbat, fie femeie. 14 Au jurat credinţă Domnului cu glas tare, cu strigăte de bucurie şi cu sunet de trâmbiţe şi de buciume; 15 tot Iuda s-a bucurat de jurământul acesta, căci juraseră din toată inima lor, căutaseră pe Domnul de bunăvoia(Q) lor şi-L găsiseră. Şi Domnul le-a dat odihnă de jur împrejur. 16 Împăratul Asa n-a lăsat nici chiar pe mamă-sa Maaca(R) să mai fie împărăteasă, pentru că făcuse un idol Astarteei. Asa i-a dărâmat idolul, pe care l-a făcut praf şi l-a ars lângă pârâul Chedron. 17 Dar înălţimile(S) tot n-au fost îndepărtate din Israel, măcar că inima lui Asa a fost în totul a Domnului în tot timpul vieţii lui. 18 A pus în Casa lui Dumnezeu lucrurile închinate Domnului de tatăl său şi de el însuşi: argint, aur şi vase. 19 N-a fost niciun război până la al treizeci şi cincilea an al domniei lui Asa.
2 Chronicles 15
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2 Chronicles 15
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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.
2 Chronicles 15
New American Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 15
New American Standard Bible
Azariah the Prophet Warns Asa
15 Now (A)the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded, 2 and he went out [a]to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: (B)the Lord is with you when you are with Him. And (C)if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you abandon Him, He will abandon you. 3 (D)For many days Israel was without the true God and without (E)a teaching priest and without the Law. 4 But (F)in their distress they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He let them find Him. 5 (G)In those times there was no peace for him who went out or him who came in, because many disturbances [b]afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands. 6 (H)Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress. 7 But you, (I)be strong and do not [c]lose courage, for there is a (J)reward for your work.”
Asa’s Reforms
8 Now when Asa heard these words and the [d]prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he took courage and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and from (K)the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. (L)He then restored the altar of the Lord which was in front of the porch of the Lord. 9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon (M)who resided with them, for many defected to him from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. 10 So they assembled at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. 11 (N)They sacrificed to the Lord on that day seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from the spoils they had brought. 12 (O)They entered into the covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and soul; 13 and whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel (P)was to be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman. 14 Moreover, they made an oath to the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and with horns. 15 All Judah rejoiced concerning the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought Him [e]earnestly, and He let them find Him. So (Q)the Lord gave them rest on every side.
16 (R)He also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from the position of queen mother, because she had made an abominable image [f]as (S)an Asherah, and (T)Asa cut down her abominable image, crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron. 17 But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days. 18 He brought into the house of God the dedicated things of his father and his own dedicated things: silver, gold, and utensils. 19 And there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 15:2 Lit before Asa
- 2 Chronicles 15:5 Lit were on
- 2 Chronicles 15:7 Lit let your hands drop
- 2 Chronicles 15:8 With several ancient versions; MT the prophecy, Oded the prophet
- 2 Chronicles 15:15 Lit with all their whole desire
- 2 Chronicles 15:16 Or for Asherah; i.e., a wooden symbol of a female deity
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