2 Ljetopisa 14
1 Potom Abija počinu kraj svojih otaca. Sahraniše ga u Davidovu gradu; na njegovo se mjesto zakralji sin mu Asa. Za njegovih je dana zemlja bila mirna deset godina.
And Abia died with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In the days of Asa the land of Juda had rest ten years.
2 Asa je činio što je dobro i pravo u očima Jahve, njegova Boga.
And he did that which was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God.
3 Uklonio je tuđinske žrtvenike i uzvišice, polomio stupove i razbio ašere.
And he removed the altars of the strange [gods], and the high places, and broke the pillars in pieces, and cut down the groves:
4 Naredio je Judejcima da traže Jahvu, Boga svojih otaca, da se drže zakona i zapovijedi.
and he told Juda to seek earnestly the Lord God of their fathers, and to perform the law and commandments.
5 Uklonio je iz svih judejskih gradova uzvišice i sunčane stupove, a kraljevstvo je bilo mirno za njegova vremena.
And he removed from all the cities of Juda the altars and the idols, and established in quietness
6 Sagradio je tvrde gradove u Judeji, jer je zemlja bila mirna. Nitko se nije zaratio na nj onih godina, jer mu je Jahve dao mir.
fortified cities in the land of Juda; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in these years; for the Lord gave him rest.
7 Zato je Asa rekao Judejcima: “Da pogradimo ove gradove i da ih opašemo zidom i kulama, vratima i prijevornicama; još je zemlja pred nama naša, jer smo tražili Jahvu, svoga Boga; tražili smo ga, i on nam je dao mir odasvud uokolo!” Tako su gradili i bili sretni.
And he said to Juda, Let us fortify these cities, and make walls, and towers, and gates, and bars: we shall prevail over the land, for as we have sought out the Lord our God, he has sought out us, and has given us rest round about, and prospered us.
8 Asa je imao vojske trista tisuća ljudi između Judejaca koji su nosili štit i koplje, a od Benjaminova plemena dvjesta i osamdeset tisuća koji su nosili štit i zapinjali luk. Svi su bili hrabri junaci.
And Asa had a force of armed men bearing shields and spears in the land of Juda, [even] three hundred thousand, and in the land of Benjamin two hundred and eighty thousand targeteers and archers: all these were mighty warriors.
9 Izašao je na njih Etiopljanin Zerah sa tisuću tisuća vojnika i tri stotine bojnih kola i došao do Mareše.
And Zare the Ethiopian went out against them, with a force of a million, and three hundred chariots; and came to Maresa.
10 Asa je izašao preda nj; svrstali su se u bojni red u Sefatskoj dolini kod Mareše.
And Asa went out to meet him, and set the battle in array in the valley north of Maresa.
11 Asa zavapi k Jahvi, Bogu svome: “O Jahve, tebi je ništa pomoći silnome ili nejakome! Pomozi nam, o Jahve, Bože naš, jer se na te oslanjamo i u tvoje smo ime izišli na ovo mnoštvo! Jahve, ti si Bog naš, ne daj snažnu čovjeku protiv sebe!”
And Asa cried to the Lord his God, and said, O Lord, it is not impossible with you to save by many or by few: strengthen us, O Lord our God; for we trust in you, and in your name have we come against this great multitude. O Lord our God, let not man prevail against you.
12 Jahve razbi Etiopljane pred Asom i pred Judejcima te Etiopljani pobjegoše.
And the Lord struck the Ethiopians before Juda; and the Ethiopians fled.
13 Asa ih je s narodom koji bijaše s njim potjerao sve do Gerara. Etiopljani su popadali, tako da nijedan nije ostao živ jer ih je satro Jahve i njegove čete; i one su odnijele vrlo velik plijen.
And Asa and his people pursued them to Gedor; and the Ethiopians fell, so that they could not recover themselves; for they were crushed before the Lord, and before his host; and they took many spoils.
14 Osvojile su sve gradove oko Gerara jer je Jahvin strah došao na njih; oplijenile su sve te gradove, jer je u njima bilo mnogo plijena.
And they destroyed their towns roundabout Gedor; for a terror of the Lord was upon them: and they spoiled all their cities, for they had much spoil.
15 Poharale su i šatore za stoku i zaplijenile mnoštvo sitne stoke i deva; a onda su se vratile u Jeruzalem.
Also they destroyed the tents of cattle, and the Alimazons, and took many sheep and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
