2 Mga Cronica 15

1At ang espiritu ng Dios ay suma kay Azarias na anak ni Obed: 2At siya'y lumabas na sinalubong si Asa, at sinabi niya sa kaniya, Dinggin ninyo ako, Asa, at buong Juda at Benjamin: ang Panginoon ay sumasa inyo samantalang kayo'y sumasa kaniya: at kung inyong hanapin siya, siya'y masusumpungan ninyo; nguni't kung pabayaan ninyo siya, kaniyang pababayaan kayo. 3Ngayon nga ang Israel ay malaon nang walang Dios na tunay at walang tagapagturong saserdote, at walang kautusan: 4Nguni't nang sa kanilang kapanglawan ay nagsipagbalik sila sa Panginoon, sa Dios ng Israel, at hinanap nila siya, siya'y nasumpungan nila. 5At nang mga panahong yaon ay walang kapayapaan sa kaniya na lumabas, o sa kaniya na pumasok, kundi malaking ligalig ang nangasa lahat ng mga nananahan sa mga lupain. 6At sila'y nagkapangkatpangkat, bansa laban sa bansa, at bayan laban sa bayan: sapagka't niligalig sila ng Dios ng buong kapighatian. 7Nguni't mangagpakalakas kayo, at huwag manglata ang inyong mga kamay; sapagka't ang inyong mga gawa ay gagantihin. 8At nang marinig ni Asa ang mga salitang ito, at ang hula ni Obed na propeta, siya'y lumakas, at inalis ang mga karumaldumal sa buong lupain ng Juda at ng Benjamin, at sa mga bayan na kaniyang sinakop sa lupaing maburol ng Ephraim; at kaniyang binago ang dambana ng Panginoon, na nasa harap ng portiko ng Panginoon. 9At kaniyang pinisan ang buong Juda at Benjamin, at silang mga nakikipamayan na kasama nila mula sa Ephraim at Manases, at mula sa Simeon; sapagka't sila'y nagsihilig sa kaniya na mula sa Israel na sagana, nang kanilang makita na ang Panginoon niyang Dios ay sumasa kaniya. 10Sa gayo'y nangagpipisan sila sa Jerusalem sa ikatlong buwan, sa ikalabing limang taon ng paghahari ni Asa. 11At sila'y nagsipaghain sa Panginoon sa araw na yaon, sa samsam na kanilang dinala, na pitong daang baka at pitong libong tupa. 12At sila'y pumasok sa tipan upang hanapin ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng kanilang mga magulang, ng kanilang buong puso, at ng kanilang buong kaluluwa. 13At sinomang hindi humanap sa Panginoon, sa Dios ng Israel, ay papatayin, maging maliit o malaki, maging lalake o babae. 14At sila'y nagsisumpa sa Panginoon ng malakas na tinig, at may mga hiyawan, at may mga pakakak, at may mga patunog. 15At ang buong Juda ay nagalak sa sumpa: sapagka't sila'y nagsisumpa ng kanilang buong puso, at hinanap siya ng buo nilang nasa; at siya'y nasumpungan sa kanila: at binigyan sila ng Panginoon ng kapahingahan sa palibot. 16At si Maacha naman na ina ni Asa na hari, ay inalis niya sa pagkareina, sapagka't siya'y gumawa ng nakasusuklam na larawan na pinaka Asera; at pinutol ni Asa ang kaniyang larawan, at ginawang alabok, at sinunog sa batis ng Cedron. 17Nguni't ang mga mataas na dako ay hindi inalis sa Israel: gayon ma'y ang puso ni Asa ay sakdal sa lahat ng kaniyang mga kaarawan. 18At kaniyang ipinasok sa bahay ng Dios ang mga bagay na itinalaga ng kaniyang ama, at yaon mang kaniyang itinalaga, na pilak, at ginto, at mga sisidlan. 19At nawalan na ng digma sa ikatatlong pu't limang taon ng paghahari ni Asa.

1The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded: 2and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. 3Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. 4But when in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them. 5In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great troubles were on all the inhabitants of the lands. 6They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity. 7But you be strong, and don’t let your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.” 8When Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Yahweh, that was before the porch of Yahweh. 9He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who lived 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 Yahweh his God was with him. 10So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. 11They sacrificed to Yahweh in that day, of the plunder which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep. 12They entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul; 13and that whoever would not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. 14They swore to Yahweh with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets. 15All Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and Yahweh gave them rest all around. 16Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. 17But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. 18He brought into God’s house the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels. 19There was no more war to the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.

1Toen kwam de Geest Gods op Azaria, den zoon van Oded. 2En hij ging uit, Asa tegen, en hij zeide tot hem: Hoort mij, Asa, en gans Juda, en Benjamin! De HEERE is met ulieden, terwijl gij met Hem zijt; en zo gij Hem zoekt, Hij zal van u gevonden worden; maar zo gij Hem verlaat, Hij zal u verlaten. 3Israel nu is vele dagen geweest zonder den waren God, en zonder een lerenden priester, en zonder de wet. 4Maar als zij zich in hun nood bekeerden tot den HEERE, den God Israels, en Hem zochten, zo werd Hij van hen gevonden. 5En in die tijden was er geen vrede voor dengene, die uitging, en dengene, die inkwam; maar vele beroerten waren over al de inwoners van die landen; 6Dat volk tegen volk, en stad tegen stad in stukken gestoten werden; want God had hen met allen angst verschrikt. 7Daarom weest gij sterk, en laat uw handen niet verslappen; want er is loon naar uw werk. 8Als nu Asa deze woorden hoorde, en de profetie van den profeet Oded, sterkte hij zich, en hij deed weg de verfoeiselen uit het ganse land van Juda en Benjamin, en uit de steden, die hij van het gebergte van Efraim genomen had, en vernieuwde het altaar des HEEREN, dat voor het voorhuis des HEEREN was. 9En hij vergaderde het ganse Juda en Benjamin, en de vreemdelingen met hen uit Efraim, en Manasse, en uit Simeon; want uit Israel vielen zij tot hem in menigte, als zij zagen, dat de HEERE, zijn God, met hem was. 10En zij vergaderden zich te Jeruzalem, in de derde maand, in het vijftiende jaar van het koninkrijk van Asa. 11En zij offerden den HEERE ten zelfden dage van den roof, dien zij gebracht hadden, zevenhonderd runderen en zeven duizend schapen. 12En zij traden in een verbond, dat zij den HEERE, den God hunner vaderen, zoeken zouden met hun ganse hart en met hun ganse ziel. 13En al wie den HEERE, den God Israels, niet zou zoeken, zou gedood worden, van den kleine tot den grote, en van den man tot de vrouw toe. 14En zij zwoeren den HEERE met luider stem en met gejuich, desgelijks met trompetten en met bazuinen. 15En gans Juda was verblijd over dezen eed; want zij hadden met hun ganse hart gezworen, en met hun gansen wil Hem gezocht; en Hij werd van hen gevonden, en de HEERE gaf hun rust rondom henen. 16Aangaande ook Maacha, de moeder van den koning Asa, hij zette haar af, dat zij geen koningin ware, omdat zij een afgrijselijken afgod in een bos gemaakt had; ook roeide Asa haar afgrijselijken afgod uit, en verbrijzelde en verbrandde hem aan de beek Kidron. 17De hoogten werden wel niet weggenomen uit Israel, het hart van Asa nochtans was volkomen al zijn dagen. 18En hij bracht in het huis Gods de geheiligde dingen zijns vaders, en zijn geheiligde dingen, zilver en goud, en vaten. 19En er was geen oorlog tot in het vijf en dertigste jaar van het koninkrijk van Asa.