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ثُمَّ ٱضْطَجَعَ أَبِيَّا مَعَ آبَائِهِ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَمَلَكَ آسَا ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ. فِي أَيَّامِهِ ٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَشَرَ سِنِينَ. ١ 1
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 rested ten years.
وَعَمِلَ آسَا مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ. ٢ 2
And Asa did that which was good and that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh his God;
وَنَزَعَ ٱلْمَذَابِحَ ٱلْغَرِيبَةَ وَٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، وَكَسَّرَ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلَ وَقَطَّعَ ٱلسَّوَارِيَ، ٣ 3
and took away the foreign altars, and the high places, —and brake in pieces the pillars, and cut in twain the Sacred Stems;
وَقَالَ لِيَهُوذَا أَنْ يَطْلُبُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَنْ يَعْمَلُوا حَسَبَ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ وَٱلْوَصِيَّةِ. ٤ 4
and bade Judah seek Yahweh, God of their fathers, -and execute the law, and the commandment;
وَنَزَعَ مِنْ كُلِّ مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَتَمَاثِيلَ ٱلشَّمْسِ، وَٱسْتَرَاحَتِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةُ أَمَامَهُ. ٥ 5
and removed from all the cities of Judah, the high places, and the sun-images, —and the kingdom became quiet before him.
وَبَنَى مُدُنًا حَصِينَةً فِي يَهُوذَا لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱسْتَرَاحَتْ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ حَرْبٌ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسِّنِينَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَرَاحَهُ. ٦ 6
And he built cities of defence, in Judah, —for the land had quiet, nor was there near him any war, in these years, because Yahweh had given him rest.
وَقَالَ لِيَهُوذَا: «لِنَبْنِ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُدُنَ وَنُحَوِّطْهَا بِأَسْوَارٍ وَأَبْرَاجٍ وَأَبْوَابٍ وَعَوَارِضَ مَا دَامَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَمَامَنَا، لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ طَلَبْنَا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا. طَلَبْنَاهُ فَأَرَاحَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ». فَبَنَوْا وَنَجَحُوا. ٧ 7
Therefore said he to Judah, Let us build these cities, and let us surround them with walls and towers, doors and bars, while the land is yet before us, for we have sought Yahweh our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built, and prospered.
وَكَانَ لِآسَا جَيْشٌ يَحْمِلُونَ أَتْرَاسًا وَرِمَاحًا مِنْ يَهُوذَا، ثَلَاثُ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ، وَمِنْ بَنْيَامِينَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ ٱلْأَتْرَاسَ وَيَشُدُّونَ ٱلْقِسِيَّ مِئَتَانِ وَثَمَانُونَ أَلْفًا. كُلُّ هَؤُلَاءِ جَبَابِرَةُ بَأْسٍ. ٨ 8
And it came to pass that, Asa, had a force bearing shield and spear, out of Judah, three hundred thousand, and, out of Benjamin, such as bare a buckler and trode a bow, two hundred and eighty thousand, —all these, were heroes of valour.
فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ زَارَحُ ٱلْكُوشِيُّ بِجَيْشٍ أَلْفِ أَلْفٍ، وَبِمَرْكَبَاتٍ ثَلَاثِ مِئَةٍ، وَأَتَى إِلَى مَرِيشَةَ. ٩ 9
Then came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, with a force of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, —and he came as far as Mareshah.
وَخَرَجَ آسَا لِلِقَائِهِ وَٱصْطَفُّوا لِلْقِتَالِ فِي وَادِي صَفَاتَةَ عِنْدَ مَرِيشَةَ. ١٠ 10
And Asa went out to meet him, —and they set in array for battle, in the valley of Zaphonah, at Mareshah.
وَدَعَا آسَا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُ وَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ، لَيْسَ فَرْقًا عِنْدَكَ أَنْ تُسَاعِدَ ٱلْكَثِيرِينَ وَمَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ قُوَّةٌ. فَسَاعِدْنَا أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا لِأَنَّنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱتَّكَلْنَا وَبِٱسْمِكَ قَدُمْنَا عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْجَيْشِ. أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْتَ إِلَهُنَا. لَا يَقْوَ عَلَيْكَ إِنْسَانٌ». ١١ 11
Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude, —O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power against thee.
فَضَرَبَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْكُوشِيِّينَ أَمَامَ آسَا وَأَمَامَ يَهُوذَا، فَهَرَبَ ٱلْكُوشِيُّونَ. ١٢ 12
So Yahweh smote the Ethiopians, before Asa, and before Judah, —and the Ethiopians fled.
وَطَرَدَهُمْ آسَا وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ إِلَى جَرَارَ، وَسَقَطَ مِنَ ٱلْكُوشِيِّينَ حَتَّى لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ حَيٌّ لِأَنَّهُمُ ٱنْكَسَرُوا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَمَامَ جَيْشِهِ. فَحَمَلُوا غَنِيمَةً كَثِيرَةً جِدًّا. ١٣ 13
And Asa and the people that were with him pursued as far as to Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell, so that there was no way for them to recover, for they were routed before Yahweh, and before him host, —and they carried away exceeding much spoil.
وَضَرَبُوا جَمِيعَ ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلَّتِي حَوْلَ جَرَارَ، لِأَنَّ رُعْبَ ٱلرَّبِّ كَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَنَهَبُوا كُلَّ ٱلْمُدُنِ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ فِيهَا نَهْبٌ كَثِيرٌ. ١٤ 14
And they smote all the cities round shout Gerar, for the dread of Yahweh was upon them, —and they plundered all the cities, for, great plunder, was there in them.
وَضَرَبُوا أَيْضًا خِيَامَ ٱلْمَاشِيَةِ وَسَاقُوا غَنَمًا كَثِيرًا وَجِمَالًا، ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. ١٥ 15
Moreover also, the tents of the cattle, they smote, —and carried off sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

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