The Second Book of Chronicles, Chapter 15דברי הימים ב 15

וַעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן עוֹדֵ֔ד הָיְתָ֥ה עָלָ֖יו ר֥וּחַ אֱלֹהִֽים

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

וַיֵּצֵא֮ לִפְנֵ֣י אָסָא֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ שְׁמָע֕וּנִי אָסָ֖א וְכָל יְהוּדָ֣ה וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן יְהוָ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶ֣ם עִמּ֔וֹ וְאִֽם תִּדְרְשֻׁ֨הוּ֙ יִמָּצֵ֣א לָכֶ֔ם וְאִם תַּעַזְבֻ֖הוּ יַעֲזֹ֥ב אֶתְכֶֽם

And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear you me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; YHWH with you, while you be with him; and if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

וְיָמִ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְלֹ֣א אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֱמֶ֗ת וּלְלֹ֛א כֹּהֵ֥ן מוֹרֶ֖ה וּלְלֹ֥א תוֹרָֽה

Now for a long season Israel without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

וַיָּ֨שָׁב֙ בַּצַּר ל֔וֹ עַל יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ וַיִּמָּצֵ֥א לָהֶֽם

But when they in their trouble did turn to YHWH God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

וּבָעִתִּ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין שָׁל֖וֹם לַיּוֹצֵ֣א וְלַבָּ֑א כִּ֚י מְהוּמֹ֣ת רַבּ֔וֹת עַ֥ל כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י הָאֲרָצֽוֹת

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

וְכֻתְּת֥וּ גוֹי בְּג֖וֹי וְעִ֣יר בְּעִ֑יר כִּֽי אֱלֹהִ֥ים הֲמָמָ֖ם בְּכָל צָרָֽה

And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.

וְאַתֶּ֣ם חִזְק֔וּ וְאַל יִרְפּ֖וּ יְדֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֛י יֵ֥שׁ שָׂכָ֖ר לִפְעֻלַּתְכֶֽם

Be you strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

וְכִשְׁמֹ֨עַ אָסָ֜א הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְהַנְּבוּאָה֮ עֹדֵ֣ד הַנָּבִיא֒ הִתְחַזַּ֗ק וַיַּעֲבֵ֤ר הַשִּׁקּוּצִים֙ מִכָּל אֶ֤רֶץ יְהוּדָה֙ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן וּמִן הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָכַ֖ד מֵהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַיְחַדֵּשׁ֙ אֶת מִזְבַּ֣ח יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֕ר לִפְנֵ֖י אוּלָ֥ם יְהוָֽה

And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of YHWH, that before the porch of YHWH.

וַיִּקְבֹּ֗ץ אֶת כָּל יְהוּדָה֙ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן וְהַגָּרִים֙ עִמָּהֶ֔ם מֵאֶפְרַ֥יִם וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וּמִשִּׁמְע֑וֹן כִּֽי נָפְל֨וּ עָלָ֤יו מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ לָרֹ֔ב בִּרְאֹתָ֕ם כִּֽי יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֖יו עִמּֽוֹ

And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers 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 YHWH his God with him.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֥וּ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י לִשְׁנַ֥ת חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה לְמַלְכ֥וּת אָסָֽא

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

וַיִּזְבְּח֤וּ לַיהוָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא מִן הַשָּׁלָ֖ל הֵבִ֑יאוּ בָּקָר֙ שְׁבַ֣ע מֵא֔וֹת וְצֹ֖אן שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִֽים

And they offered to YHWH the same time, of the spoil they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ בַבְּרִ֔ית לִדְר֕וֹשׁ אֶת יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם בְּכָל לְבָבָ֖ם וּבְכָל נַפְשָֽׁם

And they entered into a covenant to seek YHWH God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

וְכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא יִדְרֹ֛שׁ לַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יוּמָ֑ת לְמִן קָטֹן֙ וְעַד גָּד֔וֹל לְמֵאִ֖ישׁ וְעַד אִשָּֽׁה

That whosoever would not seek YHWH God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

וַיִּשָּֽׁבְעוּ֙ לַיהוָ֔ה בְּק֥וֹל גָּד֖וֹל וּבִתְרוּעָ֑ה וּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹת וּבְשׁוֹפָרֽוֹת

And they sware to YHWH with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

וַיִּשְׂמְח֨וּ כָל יְהוּדָ֜ה עַל הַשְּׁבוּעָ֗ה כִּ֤י בְכָל לְבָבָם֙ נִשְׁבָּ֔עוּ וּבְכָל רְצוֹנָ֣ם בִּקְשֻׁ֔הוּ וַיִּמָּצֵ֖א לָהֶ֑ם וַיָּ֧נַח יְהוָ֛ה לָהֶ֖ם מִסָּבִֽיב

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 YHWH gave them rest round about.

וְגַֽם מַעֲכָ֞ה אֵ֣ם אָסָ֣א הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הֱסִירָהּ֙ מִגְּבִירָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר עָשְׂתָ֥ה לַאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה מִפְלָ֑צֶת וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת אָסָא֙ אֶת מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ וַיָּ֕דֶק וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ף בְּנַ֥חַל קִדְרֽוֹן

And also Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped , and burnt at the brook Kidron.

וְהַ֨בָּמ֔וֹת לֹא סָ֖רוּ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֧ק לְבַב אָסָ֛א הָיָ֥ה שָׁלֵ֖ם כָּל יָמָֽיו

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

וַיָּבֵ֞א אֶת קָדְשֵׁ֥י אָבִ֛יו וְקָֽדָשָׁ֖יו בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כֶּ֥סֶף וְזָהָ֖ב וְכֵלִֽים

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.

וּמִלְחָמָ֖ה לֹ֣א הָיָ֑תָה עַ֛ד שְׁנַת שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ לְמַלְכ֥וּת אָסָֽא

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