2 Dnevnika 15

1 Tada duh Božji doðe na Azariju sina Odidova;

And the spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

2 Te otide pred Asu i reèe mu: èujte me, Aso i sve pleme Judino i Venijaminovo; Gospod je s vama, jer ste vi s njim; i ako ga ustražite, naæi æete ga; ako li ga ostavite, i on æe vas ostaviti.

and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him he will forsake you.

3 Dugo je Izrailj bez pravoga Boga i bez sveštenika uèitelja, i bez zakona.

Now for long seasons Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:

4 A da su se u nevolji svojoj obratili ka Gospodu Bogu Izrailjevu i tražili ga, našli bi ga.

But when in their distress they turned unto the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

5 Ali u ovo vrijeme ne može se na miru odlaziti ni dolaziti; jer je nemir velik meðu svijem stanovnicima zemaljskim;

And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.

6 I potiru narodi jedan drugi, i gradovi jedan drugi, jer ih Bog smete svakojakim nevoljama.

And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city: for God did vex them with all adversity.

7 Zato vi budite hrabri i nemojte da vam klonu ruke, jer ima plata za vaš trud.

But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack: for your work shall be rewarded.

8 A kad èu Asa te rijeèi i proroštvo proroka Odida, ohrabri se, i istrijebi gadne bogove iz sve zemlje Judine i Venijaminove i iz gradova koje bješe uzeo u gori Jefremovoj, i ponovi oltar Gospodnji koji bijaše pred trijemom Gospodnjim.

And when 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 the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.

9 Potom sazva sve pleme Judino i Venijaminovo i došljake koji bijahu kod njih od Jefrema i Manasije i Simeuna, jer ih mnogo prebježe k njemu iz naroda Izrailjeva kad vidješe da je Gospod Bog njegov s njim.

And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and them that sojourned 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 the LORD his God was with him.

10 I skupiše se u Jerusalim treæega mjeseca petnaeste godine carovanja Asina.

So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

11 I u onaj dan prinesoše Gospodu žrtve od plijena koji dognaše, sedam stotina volova i sedam tisuæa ovaca.

And they sacrificed unto the LORD in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

12 I uhvatiše vjeru da traže Gospoda Boga otaca svojih svijem srcem svojim i svom dušom svojom;

And they entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;

13 A ko god ne bi tražio Gospoda Boga Izrailjeva, da se pogubi, bio mali ili veliki, èovjek ili žena.

and that whosoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

14 I zakleše se Gospodu glasom velikim i uz klikovanje i uz trube i rogove.

And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice; and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

15 I radovaše se sav narod Judin radi te zakletve, jer iz svega srca svojega zakleše se, i od sve volje svoje tražiše ga i naðoše ga; i Gospod im dade mir otsvuda.

And all 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 the LORD gave them rest round about.

16 Jošte i Mahu mater svoju svrže Asa s vlasti, jer bješe naèinila u lugu idola; i Asa obali idola njezina i izlomi ga i sažeže na potoku Kedronu.

And also Maacah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her 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.

17 Ali visine ne biše oborene u Izrailju, ali srce Asino bješe pravo svega vijeka njegova.

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

18 I unese u dom Božji što bješe posvetio otac njegov i što bješe sam posvetio, srebro i zlato i sudove.

And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

19 I ne bi rata do trideset pete godine carovanja Asina.

And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.