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.

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days, the land was quiet ten years.

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

Asa did that which was good and right in the LORD his God’s eyes,

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

for he took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles,

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

and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to obey his law and command.

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

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.

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

He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, 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.

For he said to Judah, “Let’s build these cities and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, 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 three hundred thousand out of Judah who bore bucklers and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows. 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.

Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million troops and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

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

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

Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, “LORD, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, LORD our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. LORD, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”

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

So the LORD struck the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians 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.

Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves, for they were destroyed before the LORD and before his army. Judah’s army carried away very much booty.

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.

They struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD came on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.

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 struck the tents of those who had livestock, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, then returned to Jerusalem.