Anden Krønikebog 14
1 Og Abia laa med sine Fædre, og de begrove ham i Davids Stad, og Asa, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted; i hans Dage havde Landet Ro i ti Aar.
When Abijah died, he was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. His son Asa became the king. While Asa was ruling, there was peace in Judah for ten years.
2 Og Asa gjorde det, som var godt og ret for Herrens hans Guds Øjne.
Asa did things that Yahweh his God considers to be right and good.
3 Og han borttog de fremmede Altre og Højene og sønderbrød Støtterne og sønderhuggede Astartebillederne.
His workers got rid of the altars to worship foreign gods that were on the high hills. They smashed the sacred stone pillars and cut down the poles for worshiping [the goddess] Asherah.
4 Og han sagde til Juda, at de skulde søge Herren, deres Fædres Gud, og gøre Loven og Budet.
Asa commanded the people of Judah to worship [only] Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors worshiped, and to obey his laws and commands.
5 Og han borttog Højene og Solbillederne fra alle Stæder i Juda, og Riget havde Ro under ham.
His workers destroyed all the shrines on the hilltops and the altars for burning incense [to idols] in every town in Judah. As a result, there was peace while Asa ruled the kingdom [of Judah].
6 Og han byggede faste Stæder i Juda, fordi Landet havde Ro, og der var ingen Krig imod ham i disse Aar; thi Herren skaffede ham Rolighed.
His workers built cities and constructed walls around them. No army attacked Judah during that time, because Yahweh enabled them to have peace.
7 Og han sagde til Juda: Lader os bygge disse Stæder og føre Mur op omkring dem med Taarne, dobbelte Porte og Stænger, da Landet endnu ligger for os; thi vi have søgt Herren vor Gud, vi have søgt ham, og han har skaffet os Rolighed trindt omkring. Saa byggede de, og det lykkedes for dem.
Asa said to the people of Judah, “We should protect these towns by building walls around them, with watchtowers and gates that have bars. This country still belongs to us because we have requested Yahweh our God to help us. We requested him for his help, and he has given us peace in our entire country.” So they built buildings and prospered.
8 Og Asa havde en Hær, som bar Skjold og Spyd, af Juda tre Hundrede Tusinde og af Benjamin, som bare Skjold og spændte Bue, to Hundrede og firsindstyve Tusinde; alle disse vare vældige til Strid.
Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah. They all carried large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin [in his army]. They carried [smaller] shields, and bows [and arrows]. They were all brave soldiers.
9 Og Morianen Sera drog ud imod dem med en Hær, tusinde Gange tusinde, og med tre Hundrede Vogne; og han kom lige til Maresa.
Zerah, a man from Ethiopia/Sudan, marched with a huge army and 300 chariots to attack [the army of Judah and Benjamin]. They went as far as [the town of] Mareshah [about 25 miles/southwest of Jerusalem].
10 Og Asa drog ud imod ham, og de rustede sig til Slag i Zefatas Dal ved Maresa.
Asa went [with his army] to fight against them, and both armies took their positions in the Zephathah Valley.
11 Og Asa raabte til Herren sin Gud og sagde: Herre! hos dig, naar du vil hjælpe, gør det ingen Forskel, om en har megen eller ingen Kraft; hjælp os, Herre vor Gud! thi vi forlade os fast paa dig, og vi ere komne i dit Navn imod denne Hob; Herre! du er vor Gud, intet Menneske skal formaa noget imod dig.
Then Asa cried out to Yahweh his God, saying, “Yahweh, there is no one like you who can help those who have very little power to resist a mighty army. Yahweh our God, help us, because we are relying on you; and trusting in you we have come [to fight] against this huge army. Yahweh, you are our God; do not allow anyone to defeat you.”
12 Og Herren slog Morianerne for Asas Ansigt og for Judas Ansigt, og Morianerne flyede.
Then Yahweh enabled Asa and the army of Judah to defeat the army from Ethiopia. They fled,
13 Og Asa og Folket, som var med ham, forfulgte dem indtil Gerar; og der faldt af Morianerne saa mange, at ingen af dem blev levende; thi de bleve knuste for Herrens Ansigt og for hans Hær; og man gjorde et saare stort Bytte.
and Asa and his army pursued them [to the southwest] as far as Gerar. A huge number of the soldiers from Ethiopia were killed, with the result that those [who were not killed] were unable to fight any more. They were greatly defeated by Yahweh and his army, and the men of Judah carried away a great amount of their possessions.
14 Og de sloge alle Stæder trindt omkring Gerar, thi Herrens Frygt var over disse; og de udplyndrede alle Stæderne, thi der var meget Bytte i dem.
The men of Judah were able to destroy the people in villages near Gerar because Yahweh had caused the people there to become terrified [and unable to fight]. The army of Judah took away all the valuable things from those villages.
15 Og de sloge ogsaa Kvægteltene, og bortførte smaat Kvæg i Mangfoldighed og Kameler, og de kom tilbage til Jerusalem.
They also attacked the places where the local people who took care of domestic animals had set up their tents, and they took away big herds of sheep and goats and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
