Anden Krønikebog 14

1 Saa lagde Abija sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Asa blev Konge i hans Sted. Paa hans Tid havde Landet Fred i ti Aar.

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 gjorde, hvad der var godt og ret i HERREN hans Guds Øjne.

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

3 Han fjernede de fremmede Altre og Offerhøjene, sønderbrød Stenstøtterne og omhuggede Asjerastøtterne

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

4 og bød Judæerne søge HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, og holde Loven og Budet,

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

5 og han fjernede Offerhøjene og Solstøtterne fra alle Judas Byer, og Landet havde Fred, saa længe han levede.

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

6 Han byggede Fæstninger i Juda, thi Landet havde Fred, og han havde ingen Krig i de Aar, thi HERREN lod ham have Ro.

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 Han sagde da til Judæerne: »Lad os befæste disse Byer og omgive dem med Mure og Taarne, Porte og Portslaaer, medens vi endnu har Landet i vor Magt, thi vi har søgt HERREN vor Gud; vi har søgt ham, og han har ladet os have Ro til alle Sider!« Saa byggede de, og Lykken stod dem bi.

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 havde en Hær, af Juda 300 000 væbnet med Skjold og Spyd, og af Benjamin 280 000, der har Smaaskjolde og spændte Buer, alle sammen dygtige Krigere.

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 Men Kusjiten Zera drog ud imod dem med en Hær paa 1 000 000 Mand og 300 Stridsvogne. Da han havde naaet Maresja,

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 rykkede Asa ud imod ham, og de stillede sig op til Kamp i Zefatadalen ved Maresja.

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

11 Da raabte Asa til HERREN sin Gud: »HERRE, hos dig er der ingen Forskel paa at hjælpe den, der har megen Kraft, og den, der ingen har; hjælp os, HERRE vor Gud, thi til dig støtter vi os, og i dit Navn er vi draget mod denne Menneskemængde, HERRE, du er vor Gud, mod dig kan intet Menneske holde Stand.«

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 Da slog HERREN Kusjiterne foran Asa og Judæerne, og Kusjiterne tog Flugten.

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

13 Asa og hans Folk forfulgte dem til Gerar, og alle Kusjiterne faldt, ingen reddede Livet, thi de knustes foran HERREN og hans Hær. Judæerne gjorde et umaadeligt Bytte

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 og indtog alle Byerne i Omegnen af Gerar, thi en HERRENS Rædsel var kommet over dem, og de plyndrede alle Byerne, thi der var et stort Bytte i dem;

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 ogsaa indtog de Teltene til Kvæget og slæbte en Mængde Smaakvæg og Kameler med sig; saa vendte de tilbage til Jerusalem.

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