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14:1
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亚比雅与他列祖同睡，葬在大卫城里。他儿子亚撒接续他作王。亚撒年间，国中太平十年。
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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.
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14:2
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亚撒行耶和华他神眼中看为善为正的事，
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And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Jehovah his God:
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14:3
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除掉外邦神的坛和邱坛，打碎柱像，砍下木偶，
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for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,
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14:4
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吩咐犹大人寻求耶和华他们列祖的神，遵行他的律法、诫命；
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and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
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14:5
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又在犹大各城邑除掉邱坛和日像，那时国享太平；
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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.
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14:6
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又在犹大建造了几座坚固城。国中太平数年，没有战争，因为耶和华赐他平安。
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And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Jehovah had given him rest.
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14:7
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他对犹大人说：「我们要建造这些城邑，四围筑墙，盖楼，安门，做闩；地还属我们，是因寻求耶和华我们的神；我们既寻求他，他就赐我们四境平安。」于是建造城邑，诸事亨通。
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For he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
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14:8
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亚撒的军兵，出自犹大拿盾牌拿枪的三十万人；出自便雅悯拿盾牌拉弓的二十八万人。这都是大能的勇士。
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And Asa had an army that bare bucklers 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 valor.
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14:9
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有古实王谢拉率领军兵一百万，战车三百辆，出来攻击犹大人，到了玛利沙。
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And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.
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14:10
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于是亚撒出去与他迎敌，就在玛利沙的洗法谷彼此摆阵。
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Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
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14:11
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亚撒呼求耶和华他的神说：「耶和华啊，惟有你能帮助软弱的，胜过强盛的。耶和华我们的神啊，求你帮助我们；因为我们仰赖你，奉你的名来攻击这大军。耶和华啊，你是我们的神，不要容人胜过你。」
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And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, there is none besides thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: help us, O Jehovah our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
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14:12
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于是耶和华使古实人败在亚撒和犹大人面前，古实人就逃跑了；
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So Jehovah smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
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14:13
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亚撒和跟随他的军兵追赶他们，直到基拉耳。古实人被杀的甚多，不能再强盛，因为败在耶和华与他军兵面前。犹大人就夺了许多财物，
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And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Jehovah, and before his host; and they carried away very much booty.
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14:14
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又打破基拉耳四围的城邑；耶和华使其中的人都甚恐惧。犹大人又将所有的城掳掠一空，因其中的财物甚多，
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And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of Jehovah came upon them: and they despoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them.
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14:15
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又毁坏了群畜的圈，夺取许多的羊和骆驼，就回耶路撒冷去了。
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They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
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