2 Chronicles 14
1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days, the land was quiet ten years.
アビヤその先祖等とともに寝りてダビデの邑に葬られその子アサこれに代りて王となれりアサの代になりて其國十年の間平穩なりき
2 Asa did that which was good and right in the LORD his God’s eyes,
アサはその神ヱホバの目に善と視正義と視たまふ事を行へり
3 for he took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles,
即ち異なる祭壇を取のぞき諸の崇邱を毀ち柱像を打碎きアシラ像を斫倒し
4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to obey his law and command.
ユダに命じてその先祖等の神ヱホバを求めしめその律法と誡命を行はしめ
5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.
ユダの一切の邑々より崇邱と日の像とを取除けり而して國は彼の前に平穩なりき
6 He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because the LORD had given him rest.
彼また守衛の邑數箇をユダに建たり是はその國平安を得て此年頃戰爭なかりしに因る即ちヱホバ彼に安息を賜ひしなり
7 For he said to Judah, “Let’s build these cities and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, 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.
彼すなはちユダに言けるは我儕是等の邑を建てその四周に石垣を築き戌樓を起し門と門閂とを設けん我儕の神ヱホバを我儕求めしに因て此國なほ我儕の前にあり我ら彼を求めたれば四方において我らに平安を賜へりと斯彼ら阻滞なく之を建了たり
8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand out of Judah who bore bucklers and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valour.
アサの軍勢はユダより出たる者三十萬ありて楯と戈とを執りベニヤミンより出たる者二十八萬ありて小楯を執り弓を彎く是みな大勇士なり
9 Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million troops and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
茲にエテオピア人ゼラ軍勢百萬人戰車三百輌を率ゐて攻きたりマレシヤに至りければ
10 Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
アサこれにむかひて進み出で共にマレシヤのゼパタの谷において戰爭の陣列を立つ
11 Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, “LORD, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, LORD our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. LORD, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”
時にアサその神ヱホバにむかひて呼はりて言ふヱホバよ力ある者を助くるも力なき者を助くるも汝においては異ること無し我らの神ヱホバよ我らを助けたまへ我らは汝に倚賴み汝の名に託りて往て此群集に敵るヱホバよ汝は我らの神にましませり人をして汝に勝せたまふ勿れと
12 So the LORD struck the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
ヱホバすなはちアサの前とユダの前においてエテオピア人を撃敗りたまひしかばエテオピア人逃はしりけるに
13 Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves, for they were destroyed before the LORD and before his army. Judah’s army carried away very much booty.
アサと之に從がふ民かれらをゲラルまで追撃り斯エテオピア人は倒れて再び振ふことを得ざりき其は彼等ヱホバとその軍旅に打敗られたればなりユダの人々の得たる掠取物は甚だ多りき
14 They struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD came on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
かれらはまたゲラルの四周の邑々を盡く撃やぶれり是その邑々ヱホバを畏れたればなり是において彼らその一切の邑より物を掠めたりしがその中より得たる掠取物は夥多かりき
15 They also struck the tents of those who had livestock, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, then returned to Jerusalem.
また家畜のをる天幕を襲ふて羊と駱駝を多く奪ひ取り而してヱルサレムに歸りぬ
