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.

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

And Asa did that which was good and that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh his God;

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

and took away the foreign altars, and the high places, —and brake in pieces the pillars, and cut in twain the Sacred Stems;

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

and bade Judah seek Yahweh, God of their fathers, -and execute the law, and the commandment;

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

and removed from all the cities of Judah, the high places, and the sun-images, —and the kingdom became quiet before him.

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

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 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.

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 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.

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

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

And Asa went out to meet him, —and they set in array for battle, in the valley of Zaphonah, at 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 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 Da slog HERREN Kusjiterne foran Asa og Judæerne, og Kusjiterne tog Flugten.

So Yahweh smote the Ethiopians, before Asa, and before Judah, —and the Ethiopians 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

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

Moreover also, the tents of the cattle, they smote, —and carried off sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.