1 וַיַּעַשׂ אָסָא הַטֹּוב וְהַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו | 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 was quiet ten years. |
2 וַיָּסַר אֶת־מִזְבְּחֹות הַנֵּכָר וְהַבָּמֹות וַיְשַׁבֵּר אֶת־הַמַּצֵּבֹות וַיְגַדַּע אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִים | 2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God: |
3 וַיֹּאמֶר לִיהוּדָה לִדְרֹושׁ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹותֵיהֶם וְלַעֲשֹׂות הַתֹּורָה וְהַמִּצְוָה | 3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: |
4 וַיָּסַר מִכָּל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה אֶת־הַבָּמֹות וְאֶת־הַחַמָּנִים וַתִּשְׁקֹט הַמַּמְלָכָה לְפָנָיו | 4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. |
5 וַיִּבֶן עָרֵי מְצוּרָה בִּיהוּדָה כִּי־שָׁקְטָה הָאָרֶץ וְאֵין־עִמֹּו מִלְחָמָה בַּשָּׁנִים הָאֵלֶּה כִּי־הֵנִיחַ יְהוָה לֹו | 5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. |
6 וַיֹּאמֶר לִיהוּדָה נִבְנֶה ׀ אֶת־הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְנָסֵב חֹומָה וּמִגְדָּלִים דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִיחִים עֹודֶנּוּ הָאָרֶץ לְפָנֵינוּ כִּי דָרַשְׁנוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ דָּרַשְׁנוּ וַיָּנַח לָנוּ מִסָּבִיב וַיִּבְנוּ וַיַּצְלִיחוּ׃ פ | 6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest. |
7 וַיְהִי לְאָסָא חַיִל נֹשֵׂא צִנָּה וָרֹמַח מִיהוּדָה שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֹות אֶלֶף ס וּמִבִּנְיָמִן נֹשְׂאֵי מָגֵן וְדֹרְכֵי קֶשֶׁת מָאתַיִם וּשְׁמֹונִים אָלֶף כָּל־אֵלֶּה גִּבֹּורֵי חָיִל | 7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered. |
8 וַיֵּצֵא אֲלֵיהֶם זֶרַח הַכּוּשִׁי בְּחַיִל אֶלֶף אֲלָפִים וּמַרְכָּבֹות שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֹות וַיָּבֹא עַד־מָרֵשָׁה | 8 And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour. |
9 וַיֵּצֵא אָסָא לְפָנָיו וַיַּעַרְכוּ מִלְחָמָה בְּגֵיא צְפַתָה לְמָרֵשָׁה | 9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. |
10 וַיִּקְרָא אָסָא אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה אֵין־עִמְּךָ לַעְזֹור בֵּין רַב לְאֵין כֹּחַ עָזְרֵנוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּי־עָלֶיךָ נִשְׁעַנּוּ וּבְשִׁמְךָ בָאנוּ עַל־הֶהָמֹון הַזֶּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אַתָּה אַל־יַעְצֹר עִמְּךָ אֱנֹושׁ׃ ס | 10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. |
11 וַיִּגֹּף יְהוָה אֶת־הַכּוּשִׁים לִפְנֵי אָסָא וְלִפְנֵי יְהוּדָה וַיָּנֻסוּ הַכּוּשִׁים | 11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee. |
12 וַיִּרְדְּפֵם אָסָא וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר־עִמֹּו עַד־לִגְרָר וַיִּפֹּל מִכּוּשִׁים לְאֵין לָהֶם מִחְיָה כִּי־נִשְׁבְּרוּ לִפְנֵי־יְהוָה וְלִפְנֵי מַחֲנֵהוּ וַיִּשְׂאוּ שָׁלָל הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד | 12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. |
13 וַיַּכּוּ אֵת כָּל־הֶעָרִים סְבִיבֹות גְּרָר כִּי־הָיָה פַחַד־יְהוָה עֲלֵיהֶם וַיָּבֹזּוּ אֶת־כָּל־הֶעָרִים כִּי־בִזָּה רַבָּה הָיְתָה בָהֶם | 13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil. |
14 וְגַם־אָהֳלֵי מִקְנֶה הִכּוּ וַיִּשְׁבּוּ צֹאן לָרֹב וּגְמַלִּים וַיָּשֻׁבוּ יְרוּשָׁלִָם׃ ס | 14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. |
| 15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem. |