2 Chronicles 15

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 The spirit of God then came on Azariah son of Oded;	1 וַעֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶּן־עֹודֵד הָיְתָה עָלָיו רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים
2 he went out to meet Asa and said, 'Listen to me, Asa, and all you in Judah and in Benjamin: Yahwehwil be with you so long as you are with him. If you seek him, he will let you find him; but if you desert him, he wildesert you.	2 וַיֵּצֵא לִפְנֵי אָסָא וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו שְׁמָעוּנִי אָסָא וְכָל־יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן יְהוָה עִמָּכֶם בִּהְיֹותְכֶם עִמֹּו וְאִם־תִּדְרְשֻׁהוּ יִמָּצֵא לָכֶם וְאִם־תַּעַזְבֻהוּ יַעֲזֹב אֶתְכֶם׃ ס
3 For a long time Israel did not have the true God or a teacher-priest or a law,	3 וְיָמִים רַבִּים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְלֹא ׀ אֱלֹהֵי אֱמֶת וּלְלֹא כֹּהֵן מֹורֶה וּלְלֹא תֹורָה
4 but when in their distress they turned to Yahweh, God of Israel, and sought him, he let them find him.	4 וַיָּשָׁב בַּצַּר־לֹו עַל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְבַקְשֻׁהוּ וַיִּמָּצֵא לָהֶם
5 In those times there was no security for people as they went about their business, but great unrestaffecting the inhabitants of all countries,	5 וּבָעִתִּים הָהֵם אֵין שָׁלֹום לַיֹּוצֵא וְלַבָּא כִּי מְהוּמֹת רַבֹּות עַל כָּל־יֹושְׁבֵי הָאֲרָצֹות
6 nation being crushed by nation and city by city, since God caused confusion among them by everykind of distress.	6 וְכֻתְּתוּ גֹוי־בְּגֹוי וְעִיר בְּעִיר כִּי־אֱלֹהִים הֲמָמָם בְּכָל־צָרָה
7 So be strong, do not be discouraged, for your deeds wil be rewarded.'	7 וְאַתֶּם חִזְקוּ וְאַל־יִרְפּוּ יְדֵיכֶם כִּי יֵשׁ שָׂכָר לִפְעֻלַּתְכֶם׃ ס
8 When Asa heard these words and the prophecy, he took courage and removed the abominable idolsthroughout the land of Judah and Benjamin as wel as from the towns which he had captured in the highlands ofEphraim, and repaired the altar of Yahweh which stood in front of the portico of Yahweh.	8 וְכִשְׁמֹעַ אָסָא הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְהַנְּבוּאָה עֹדֵד הַנָּבִיא הִתְחַזַּק וַיַּעֲבֵר הַשִּׁקּוּצִים מִכָּל־אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן וּמִן־הֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר לָכַד מֵהַר אֶפְרָיִם וַיְחַדֵּשׁ אֶת־מִזְבַּח יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי אוּלָם יְהוָה
9 He summoned al Judah and Benjamin as wel as those Ephraimites, Manassehites and Simeoniteswho had settled with them -- for a great many people from Israel had gone over to Asa when they saw thatYahweh his God was with him.	9 וַיִּקְבֹּץ אֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן וְהַגָּרִים עִמָּהֶם מֵאֶפְרַיִם וּמְנַשֶּׁה וּמִשִּׁמְעֹון כִּי־נָפְלוּ עָלָיו מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל לָרֹב בִּרְאֹתָם כִּי־יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו עִמֹּו׃ פ
10 They assembled in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa's reign,	10 וַיִּקָּבְצוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לִשְׁנַת חֲמֵשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה לְמַלְכוּת אָסָא
11 that day sacrificing to Yahweh seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from the booty whichthey had brought back.	11 וַיִּזְבְּחוּ לַיהוָה בַּיֹּום הַהוּא מִן־הַשָּׁלָל הֵבִיאוּ בָּקָר שְׁבַע מֵאֹות וְצֹאן שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים
12 They then made a covenant to seek Yahweh, God of their ancestors, with al their heart and soul;	12 וַיָּבֹאוּ בַבְּרִית לִדְרֹושׁ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹותֵיהֶם בְּכָל־לְבָבָם וּבְכָל־נַפְשָׁם
13 anyone who would not seek Yahweh, God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether high or low, manor woman.	13 וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִדְרֹשׁ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל יוּמָת לְמִן־קָטֹן וְעַד־גָּדֹול לְמֵאִישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּׁה
14 They pledged their oath to Yahweh in ringing tones, with shouts of joy, to the sound of trumpet andhorn;	14 וַיִּשָּׁבְעוּ לַיהוָה בְּקֹול גָּדֹול וּבִתְרוּעָה וּבַחֲצֹצְרֹות וּבְשֹׁופָרֹות
15 al Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it wholeheartedly, and sought him so earnestlythat he al owed them to find him; Yahweh gave them peace all round.	15 וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ כָל־יְהוּדָה עַל־הַשְּׁבוּעָה כִּי בְכָל־לְבָבָם נִשְׁבָּעוּ וּבְכָל־רְצֹונָם בִּקְשֻׁהוּ וַיִּמָּצֵא לָהֶם וַיָּנַח יְהוָה לָהֶם מִסָּבִיב
16 King Asa even deprived his mother Maacah of the dignity of Great Lady for having made anobscenity for Asherah; Asa cut down her obscenity, smashed it and burnt it in the ravine of the Kidron.	16 וְגַם־מַעֲכָה אֵם ׀ אָסָא הַמֶּלֶךְ הֱסִירָהּ מִגְּבִירָה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָה לַאֲשֵׁרָה מִפְלָצֶת וַיִּכְרֹת אָסָא אֶת־מִפְלַצְתָּהּ וַיָּדֶק וַיִּשְׂרֹף בְּנַחַל קִדְרֹון
17 Though the high places were not abolished in Israel, Asa's heart was loyal throughout his life.	17 וְהַבָּמֹות לֹא־סָרוּ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל רַק לְבַב־אָסָא הָיָה שָׁלֵם כָּל־יָמָיו
18 He deposited his father's and his own dedicated gifts of silver, gold and sacred vessels, in theTemple of Yahweh.	18 וַיָּבֵא אֶת־קָדְשֵׁי אָבִיו וְקָדָשָׁיו בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב וְכֵלִים
19 Up to the thirty-fifth year of Asa's reign there was no war.	19 וּמִלְחָמָה לֹא הָיָתָה עַד שְׁנַת־שְׁלֹשִׁים וְחָמֵשׁ לְמַלְכוּת אָסָא׃ ס