Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 14:7-10 דברי הימים ב י״ד:ז׳-י׳
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וַיְהִי לְאָסָא חַיִל נֹשֵׂא צִנָּה וָרֹמַח מִֽיהוּדָה שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף {ס} וּמִבִּנְיָמִן נֹשְׂאֵי מָגֵן וְדֹרְכֵי קֶשֶׁת מָאתַיִם וּשְׁמוֹנִים אָלֶף כׇּל־אֵלֶּה גִּבּוֹרֵי חָֽיִל׃
And Asa had an army of men who bore targets and spears, out of Yehuda three hundred thousand; and out of Binyamin, who bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these were mighty men at arms.
And Asa had an army of men who bore targets and spears, out of Yehuda three hundred thousand; and out of Binyamin, who bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these were mighty men at arms.
וַיֵּצֵא אֲלֵיהֶם זֶרַח הַכּוּשִׁי בְּחַיִל אֶלֶף אֲלָפִים וּמַרְכָּבוֹת שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וַיָּבֹא עַד־מָרֵשָֽׁה׃
And there came out against them Zeraĥ the Kushite with an army of a million men, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Maresha.
And there came out against them Zeraĥ the Kushite with an army of a million men, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Maresha.
וַיֵּצֵא אָסָא לְפָנָיו וַיַּֽעַרְכוּ מִלְחָמָה בְּגֵיא צְפַתָה לְמָרֵשָֽׁה׃
Then Asa went out against him, and they ranged the battle in the valley of Żefata at Maresha.
Then Asa went out against him, and they ranged the battle in the valley of Żefata at Maresha.
וַיִּקְרָא אָסָא אֶל־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיו וַיֹּאמַר יְהֹוָה אֵֽין־עִמְּךָ לַעְזֹר בֵּין רַב לְאֵין כֹּחַ עׇזְרֵנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּֽי־עָלֶיךָ נִשְׁעַנּוּ וּבְשִׁמְךָ בָאנוּ עַל־הֶהָמוֹן הַזֶּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אַתָּה אַל־יַעְצֹר עִמְּךָ אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃ {ס}
And Asa cried to the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with those who have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
And Asa cried to the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with those who have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
Rashi
אל יעצר עמך אנוש. אל יהיה לאויבינו לאותו אנוש כי אנוש מושל עוצר ידי עמך נגדך לנצחנו שלא יאמר נצחנו אלהיהם, ד"א מפי הרב, אל יהי לנו אנוש שאנו אנושים עוצר יד מלנצח' דוגמא (דברים י״א:י״ז) ועצר את השמים כי עצר עצר ה' (ראשית כ') כמו אם תעצרני (שופטים י"ג):
let no man rule against You Let not our enemies - man - have human strength to rule (עִמְּךָ) with You, i.e., against You, to be victorious, so that they should not say, “We have defeated their God.” Another explanation from the Rabbi: Let not the weak one (אֱנוֹשׁ) be held back (יַעְצר), for we are weak, deprived of strength, keeping us back (עוֹצְרֵי יָד) from defeating them. And an example is (Deut. 11:17): “and He will hold back (וְעָצַר) the heaven”; (Gen. 20:18): “For the Lord had held back (וְעָצר עָצַר),” and like (Jud. 13:16): “If you take me in (תַּעְצְרֵנִי).”
אין עמך לעזור. כלומר אע"פ שאנו מעטים והם רבים כחול הים ואין כח לנו בפניהם עמך לעזור בין רב לאין כח כלומר בידוע שיש לך כח לעזור לפיכך עזרנו ה' אלהינו כי עליך נשענו:
it makes no difference to You to aid i.e., even though we are few and they are as numerous as the sand by the sea, and we have no strength before them, You can help both the great and the powerless; it is known that You have strength to aid; therefore, help us, O Lord our God, for we have relied on You.