2 Chronicles 14

1 Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.

1 亚比雅与祖先同眠后，葬在大卫城，他儿子亚撒继位。亚撒执政期间，国中太平十年。

2 And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

2 亚撒做他的上帝耶和华看为好、视为正的事，

3 He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.

3 拆除外族的祭坛和丘坛，打碎神柱，砍倒亚舍拉神像，

4 He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.

4 命令犹大人寻求他们祖先的上帝耶和华，遵行祂的律法和诫命。

5 He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.

5 他除掉犹大各城邑的丘坛和香坛，那时国家在他的治理下太平无事。

6 Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.

6 他还在犹大修筑坚城，那些年国中太平，没有战事，因为耶和华赐他平安。

7 So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

7 他对犹大人说：“我们要修筑城邑，在四周建造城墙和望楼，装置大门和门闩。我们仍拥有这片土地，是因为我们寻求我们的上帝耶和华；我们寻求祂，祂就赐我们四境平安。”于是，他们修筑城邑，凡事顺利。

8 Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.

8 亚撒的军队中有三十万持大盾牌和矛枪的犹大人，二十八万持小盾牌和弓箭的便雅悯人。他们都是英勇的战士。

9 Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

9 古实王谢拉率领一百万大军和三百辆战车攻打犹大，到了玛利沙。

10 So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

10 亚撒出兵迎敌，双方在玛利沙的洗法谷摆开阵势。

11 Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”

11 亚撒呼求他的上帝耶和华说：“耶和华啊，唯有你才能帮助弱小的胜过强大的。我们的上帝耶和华啊，求你帮助我们，因为我们依靠你，奉你的名迎战这大军。耶和华啊，你是我们的上帝，不要让人胜过你。”

12 So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.

12 于是，耶和华使古实人败在亚撒和犹大人面前，古实人溃逃。

13 Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder

13 亚撒率领军队乘胜追击，直追到基拉耳。古实人在耶和华和祂的军兵面前大败，伤亡惨重，一蹶不振。犹大人掳走了许多财物，

14 and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.

14 攻陷了基拉耳四周的城邑，因为这些城里的人都惧怕耶和华。他们洗劫各城，因为城中有大量财物。

15 They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

15 他们毁坏牲畜的棚圈，抢走许多羊和骆驼，然后返回耶路撒冷。