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.
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and Asa his son reigned in his stead, —in his days, the land rested ten years.
2 Asa je činio što je dobro i pravo u očima Jahve, njegova Boga.
And Asa did that which was good and that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh his God;
3 Uklonio je tuđinske žrtvenike i uzvišice, polomio stupove i razbio ašere.
and took away the foreign altars, and the high places, —and brake in pieces the pillars, and cut in twain the Sacred Stems;
4 Naredio je Judejcima da traže Jahvu, Boga svojih otaca, da se drže zakona i zapovijedi.
and bade Judah seek Yahweh, God of their fathers, -and execute the law, and the commandment;
5 Uklonio je iz svih judejskih gradova uzvišice i sunčane stupove, a kraljevstvo je bilo mirno za njegova vremena.
and removed from all the cities of Judah, the high places, and the sun-images, —and the kingdom became quiet before him.
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.
And he built cities of defence, in Judah, —for the land had quiet, nor was there near him any war, in these years, because Yahweh had given 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.
Therefore said he to Judah, Let us build these cities, and let us surround them with walls and towers, doors and bars, while the land is yet before us, for we have sought Yahweh our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built, and prospered.
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 it came to pass that, Asa, had a force bearing shield and spear, out of Judah, three hundred thousand, and, out of Benjamin, such as bare a buckler and trode a bow, two hundred and eighty thousand, —all these, were heroes of valour.
9 Izašao je na njih Etiopljanin Zerah sa tisuću tisuća vojnika i tri stotine bojnih kola i došao do Mareše.
Then came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, with a force of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, —and he came as far as Mareshah.
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 they set in array for battle, in the valley of Zaphonah, at Mareshah.
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!”
Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude, —O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power against thee.
12 Jahve razbi Etiopljane pred Asom i pred Judejcima te Etiopljani pobjegoše.
So Yahweh smote the Ethiopians, before Asa, and before Judah, —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 the people that were with him pursued as far as to Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell, so that there was no way for them to recover, for they were routed before Yahweh, and before him host, —and they carried away exceeding much spoil.
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 smote all the cities round shout Gerar, for the dread of Yahweh was upon them, —and they plundered all the cities, for, great plunder, was there in them.
15 Poharale su i šatore za stoku i zaplijenile mnoštvo sitne stoke i deva; a onda su se vratile u Jeruzalem.
Moreover also, the tents of the cattle, they smote, —and carried off sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
