2 Chronicles 15
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.
1Azarias autem filius Oded, facto in se spiritu Dei,
2So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
2egressus est in occursum Asa, et dixit ei: Audite me, Asa, et omnis Juda et Benjamin: Dominus vobiscum, quia fuistis cum eo. Si quæsieritis eum, invenietis: si autem dereliqueritis eum, derelinquet vos.
3For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.
3Transibant autem multi dies in Israël absque Deo vero, et absque sacerdote doctore, et absque lege.
4But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.
4Cumque reversi fuerint in angustia sua ad Dominum Deum Israël, et quæsierint eum, reperient eum.
5In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
5In tempore illo, non erit pax egredienti et ingredienti, sed terrores undique in cunctis habitatoribus terrarum:
6Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.
6pugnavit enim gens contra gentem, et civitas contra civitatem, quia Dominus conturbabit eos in omni angustia.
7But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”
7Vos ergo confortamini, et non dissolvantur manus vestræ: erit enim merces operi vestro.
8When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.
8Quod cum audisset Asa, verba scilicet, et prophetiam Azariæ filii Oded prophetæ, confortatus est, et abstulit idola de omni terra Juda et de Benjamin, et ex urbibus quas ceperat, montis Ephraim: et dedicavit altare Domini quod erat ante porticum Domini.
9And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
9Congregavitque universum Judam et Benjamin, et advenas cum eis de Ephraim, et de Manasse, et de Simeon: plures enim ad eum confugerant ex Israël, videntes quod Dominus Deus illius esset cum eo.
10So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
10Cumque venissent in Jerusalem mense tertio, anno decimoquinto regni Asa,
11At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.
11immolaverunt Domino in die illa de manubiis et præda quam adduxerant, boves septingentos, et arietes septem millia.
12Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
12Et intravit ex more ad corroborandum fœdus ut quærerent Dominum Deum patrum suorum in toto corde, et in tota anima sua.
13And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
13Si quis autem, inquit, non quæsierit Dominum Deum Israël, moriatur, a minimo usque ad maximum, a viro usque ad mulierem.
14They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.
14Juraveruntque Domino voce magna in jubilo, et in clangore tubæ, et in sonitu buccinarum,
15And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
15omnes qui erant in Juda, cum execratione: in omni enim corde suo juraverunt, et in tota voluntate quæsierunt eum, et invenerunt: præstititque eis Dominus requiem per circuitum.
16King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
16Sed et Maacham matrem Asa regis ex augusto deposuit imperio, eo quod fecisset in luco simulacrum Priapi: quod omne contrivit, et in frustra comminuens combussit in torrente Cedron.
17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
17Excelsa autem derelicta sunt in Israël: attamen cor Asa erat perfectum cunctis diebus ejus,
18And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.
18eaque quæ voverat pater suus, et ipse, intulit in domum Domini, argentum, et aurum, vasorumque diversam supellectilem.
19And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
19Bellum vero non fuit usque ad trigesimum quintum annum regni Asa.
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