2 Setouknae 14

1 Abijah teh mintoenaw koe a i teh Devit khopui dawk a pakawp awh. Hahoi a yueng lah a capa Asa ni a uk. Ahnie tueng navah kum 10 touh roumnae ao.

Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.

2 Asa ni BAWIPA Cathut hmalah hawinae hoi lannae hno a sak.

And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

3 Jentelnaw e thuengnae khoungroenaw hoi hmuenrasangnaw koung a takhoe. Talung ungenaw hai koung a raphei teh meikaphawk thingnaw hai koung a tâtueng.

He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.

4 Judahnaw ni mintoenaw e BAWIPA Cathut tawng vaiteh, kâlawknaw tarawi hanelah kâ a poe.

He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.

5 Judah kho tangkuem dawk e hmuenrasangnaw hoi meikaphawk a takhoe awh teh, a uknaeram teh karoumcalah ao.

He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.

6 Judah ram dawk e khopuinaw rapan hoi koung a kalup teh BAWIPA ni roumnae a poe dawkvah, kum moikasawlah kâtuknae awm hoeh.

Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.

7 Hahoi Judahnaw koevah, hete khopuinaw sak awh vaiteh, rapan hoi koung kalup awh sei. Radoung nahane imrasang hoi longkha taren nahane hai sak awh seh. BAWIPA Cathut e a ngainae tawng dawkvah, maimae ram teh kahawicalah uk thai awh. Hatdawkvah ahni ni kho tangkuem roumnae na poe awh telah atipouh. Hahoi a dei e patetlah a sak teh hoehoe a roung awh.

So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

8 Asa ni Judahnaw bahlingnaw hoi tahroenaw ka patuem e tami 300,000 touh a tawn. Benjamin miphun dawk bahlingnaw hoi lilava ka patuem e tami 280,000 touh a tawn teh, hete taminaw pueng teh thakasaipounge naw hoi tarankahawi poung e naw doeh.

Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.

9 Ethiopia tami Zerah teh ransa 1,000,000, rangleng 300 touh hoi ahnimanaw tuk hanelah Mareshah kho dawk a pha.

Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

10 Asa ni ahnimanaw tuk hanelah a tâco teh, Mareshah kho teng e Zephathah yawn dawk taran a kâtuk awh.

So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

11 Asa ni BAWIPA Cathut a kaw teh Oe BAWIPA nang teh athakaawme hoi athakayounnaw rungngang hanelah na coung thai dawkvah, Oe BAWIPA Cathut na rungngang awh haw. Kaimanaw ni nang na kâuep awh teh, na min lahoi hete tamihupui tuk hanelah ka cei awh. Oe BAWIPA nang teh kaimae Cathut lah na o teh taminaw ni na ta hanh seh telah a ratoum.

Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”

12 Hottelah BAWIPA ni Asa hoi Judahnaw hmalah, Ethiopia taminaw a tuk teh koung a yawng awh.

So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.

13 Asa hoi a taminaw ni Gerar kho totouh a pâlei awh. Ethiopianaw ni bout a tuk thai hoeh dawkvah, a kâhno awh toe. Bangkongtetpawiteh, BAWIPA hoi a ransanaw hmalah sung sak lah ao teh, hnopai moikapap a la pouh awh.

Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder

14 Gera kho teng e naw pueng koung a tâ awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, BAWIPA takinae ahnimae thung a pha teh, khopuinaw hai koung a raphoe awh. Hnopai moikapap a la awh.

and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.

15 Saring hrueknae imnaw hai koung a raphoe awh teh, tu hoi kalauknaw moikapap a lawp awh teh Jerusalem lah a ban awh.

They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.