Anden Krønikebog 14

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

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days, the land was quiet ten years.

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

Asa did that which was good and right in the LORD his God’s eyes,

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

for he took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles,

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

and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to obey his law and command.

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

Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.

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

He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because the LORD had given him rest.

7 Han sagde da til Judæerne: "Lad os befæste disse Byer og omgive dem med Mure og Tårne, Porte og Portslåer, 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!" Så byggede de, og Lykken stod dem bi.

For he said to Judah, “Let’s build these cities and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, 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 Småskjolde og spændte Buer, alle sammen dygtige Krigere.

Asa had an army of three hundred thousand out of Judah who bore bucklers and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valour.

9 Men Kusjiten Zera drog ud imod dem med en Hær på 1.000.000 Mand og 300 Stridsvogne. Da han havde nået Maresja,

Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million troops and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

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

Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

11 Da råbte Asa til HERREN sin Gud: "HERRE, hos dig er der ingen Forskel på 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."

Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, “LORD, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, LORD our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. LORD, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”

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

So the LORD struck 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 umådeligt Bytte

Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves, for they were destroyed before the LORD and before his army. Judah’s army carried away very much booty.

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;

They struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD came on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.

15 også indtog de Teltene til Kvæget og slæbte en Mængde Småkvæg og Kameler med sig; så vendte de tilbage til Jerusalem.

They also struck the tents of those who had livestock, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, then returned to Jerusalem.