舊約 -- 歷代記下(2 Chronicles) -- 第14章
14:1 亞比雅與他列祖同睡,葬在大衛城里。他兒子亞撒接續他作王。亞撒年間,國中太平十年。
So Abijah 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 was quiet ten years.
14:2 亞撒行耶和華他神眼中看為善為正的事,And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
14:3 除掉外邦神的壇和邱壇,打碎柱像,砍下木偶,For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
14:4 吩咐猶大人尋求耶和華他們列祖的神,遵行他的律法,誡命。
And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
14:5 又在猶大各城邑除掉邱壇和日像,那時國享太平。
Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
14:6 又在猶大建造了幾座堅固城。國中太平數年,沒有戰爭,因為耶和華賜他平安。
And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
14:7 他對猶大人說,我們要建造這些城邑,四圍筑墻,蓋樓,安門,作閂。地還屬我們,是因尋求耶和華我們的神。我們既尋求他,他就賜我們四境平安。于是建造城邑,諸事亨通。
Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
14:8 亞撒的軍兵,出自猶大拿盾牌拿槍的三十萬人。出自便雅憫拿盾牌拉弓的二十八萬人。這都是大能的勇士。
And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.
14:9 有古實王謝拉率領軍兵一百萬,戰車三百輛,出來攻擊猶大人,到了瑪利沙。
And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
14:10 于是亞撒出去與他迎敵,就在瑪利沙的洗法谷彼此擺陣。
Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
14:11 亞撒呼求耶和華他的神說,耶和華阿,惟有你能幫助軟弱的,勝過強盛的。耶和華我們的神阿,求你幫助我們。因為我們仰賴你,奉你的名來攻擊這大軍。耶和華阿,你是我們的神,不要容人勝過你。
And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
14:12 于是耶和華使古實人敗在亞撒和猶大人面前,古實人就逃跑了。
So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
14:13 亞撒和跟隨他的軍兵追趕他們,直到基拉耳。古實人被殺的甚多,不能再強盛,因為敗在耶和華與他軍兵面前。猶大人就奪了許多財物,And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
14:14 又打破基拉耳四圍的城邑。耶和華使其中的人都甚恐懼。猶大人又將所有的城擄掠一空,因其中的財物甚多,And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
14:15 又毀壞了群畜的圈,奪取許多的羊和駱駝,就回耶路撒冷去了。
They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
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