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유다의 3대 왕 아사

14 아비야왕은 죽어 다윗성에 장사되었고 그의 아들 아사가 왕위를 계승 하였다. 그 후로 10년 동안은 그 땅이 평안을 누렸다.

이것은 아사가 옳고 선한 일을 하여 그의 하나님 여호와를 잘 섬겼기 때문이었다.

아사는 이방의 산당과 제단을 헐고 돌기둥의 우상을 파괴하며 아세라 여신상을 찍어 버렸다.

그는 또 유다 사람들에게 명령하여 그들 조상의 하나님 여호와를 찾고 그분의 법과 명령에 순종하게 하였다.

그리고 그는 유다의 모든 성에서 산당의 태양상과 향단을 없애 버렸다. 그래서 유다가 그의 통치하에서 평안을 누리게 되었다.

그리고 그 땅에는 여러 해 동안 전쟁이 없었으므로 아사는 이 기간에 유다의 성들을 요새화할 수 있었다.

아사는 유다 백성들에게 이렇게 말하였다. “우리가 성벽과 망대와 문과 빗장을 만들어 이 성들을 요새화하자. 우리가 우리 하나님 여호와를 찾았기 때문에 아직도 우리가 이 땅을 소유하고 있다. 우리가 그를 찾았으므로 그가 우리에게 사방으로 평안을 주셨다.” 그래서 그들은 요새 성 건축을 성공적으로 끝마쳤다.

아사왕의 군대는 큰 방패와 창으로 무장한 30만의 유다 병력과 작은 방패와 활로 무장한 28만의 베냐민 병력으로 구성되어 있었으며 이들은 모두 용감하고 잘 훈련된 군인들이었다.

[a]에티오피아 사람 세라가 100만 명의 병력과 300대의 전차를 이끌고 유다를 침략하여 마레사까지 쳐들어왔다.

10 그러자 아사는 그들과 맞서 싸우기 위해 나가서 마레사 근처의 스바다 골짜기에 포진하고

11 그의 하나님 여호와께 이렇게 부르짖었다. “여호와여, 우리를 도울 자는 여호와밖에 없습니다. 우리가 지금 막강한 대군을 맞아 무력한 가운데 있습니다. 우리 하나님 여호와여, 우리를 도와주소서. 우리가 주를 의지하여 주의 이름으로 이 대군을 치러 왔습니다. 여호와여, 주는 우리 하나님이십니다. 아무쪼록 사람이 주를 이기지 못하게 하소서.”

12 여호와께서 아사와 유다 사람 앞에서 에티오피아군을 치시자 그들은 도주하기 시작하였다.

13 그래서 유다군이 그랄까지 그들을 추격하며 치자 에티오피아군은 전멸하여 살아 남은 자가 없었다. 이렇게 하여 유다군은 여호와의 도움으로 그 전쟁에서 승리하고 수많은 물건을 노획하였다.

14 그리고 여호와께서 그랄 일대의 모든 성들을 두렵게 하였으므로 유다군은 그 성들을 쳐서 수많은 물건을 약탈하였으며

15 또 그 지방의 목장도 습격하여 많은 양과 낙타를 끌고 예루살렘으로 돌아왔다.

Footnotes

  1. 14:9 원문에는 ‘구스’

14 [a]And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years.

Asa King of Judah(A)

Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.(B) He removed the foreign altars(C) and the high places, smashed the sacred stones(D) and cut down the Asherah poles.[b](E) He commanded Judah to seek the Lord,(F) the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands. He removed the high places(G) and incense altars(H) in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him. He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land was at peace. No one was at war with him during those years, for the Lord gave him rest.(I)

“Let us build up these towns,” he said to Judah, “and put walls around them, with towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God; we sought him and he has given us rest(J) on every side.” So they built and prospered.

Asa had an army of three hundred thousand(K) men from Judah, equipped with large shields and with spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin, armed with small shields and with bows. All these were brave fighting men.

Zerah the Cushite(L) marched out against them with an army of thousands upon thousands and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.(M) 10 Asa went out to meet him, and they took up battle positions in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

11 Then Asa called(N) to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us,(O) Lord our God, for we rely(P) on you, and in your name(Q) we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail(R) against you.”

12 The Lord struck down(S) the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled, 13 and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar.(T) Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed(U) before the Lord and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.(V) 14 They destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for the terror(W) of the Lord had fallen on them. They looted all these villages, since there was much plunder there. 15 They also attacked the camps of the herders and carried off droves of sheep and goats and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 14:1 In Hebrew texts 14:1 is numbered 13:23, and 14:2-15 is numbered 14:1-14.
  2. 2 Chronicles 14:3 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Chronicles

14 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.

And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:

For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:

And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

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.

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.

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.

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 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

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 no man prevail against thee.

12 So the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

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 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.