1. And upon Azariah son of Oded hath been the Spirit of God,
2. and he goeth out before Asa, and saith to him, `Hear, me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; Jehovah [is] with you--in your being with Him, and if ye seek Him, He is found of you, and if ye forsake Him, He forsaketh you;
3. and many days [are] to Israel without a true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law,
4. and it turneth back in its distress unto Jehovah, God of Israel, and they seek Him, and He is found of them,
5. and in those times there is no peace to him who is going out, and to him who is coming in, for many troubles [are] on all the inhabitants of the lands,
6. and they have been beaten down, nation by nation, and city by city, for God hath troubled them with every adversity;
7. and ye, be ye strong, and let not your hands be feeble, for there is a reward for your work.'