2 Chronicles 14
1 And 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 was quiet ten years.
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.
2 And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of Jehovah his God;
Asa gjorde, hvad der var godt og ret i HERREN hans Guds Øjne.
3 and he took away the altars of the strange [gods] and the high places, and broke the columns, and cut down the Asherahs;
Han fjernede de fremmede Altre og Offerhøjene, sønderbrød Stenstøtterne og omhuggede Asjerastøtterne
4 and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, and to practise the law and the commandment.
og bød Judæerne søge HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, og holde Loven og Budet,
5 And he removed out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.
og han fjernede Offerhøjene og Solstøtterne fra alle Judas Byer, og Landet havde Fred, saa længe han levede.
6 And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because Jehovah had given him rest.
Han byggede Fæstninger i Juda, thi Landet havde Fred, og han havde ingen Krig i de Aar, thi HERREN lod ham have Ro.
7 And he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars, while the land is yet before us; for we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. And they built and prospered.
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.
8 And Asa had an army that bore targets and spears: out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew the bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these, mighty men of valour.
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.
9 And Zerah the Ethiopian came out against him with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
Men Kusjiten Zera drog ud imod dem med en Hær paa 1 000 000 Mand og 300 Stridsvogne. Da han havde naaet Maresja,
10 And Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
rykkede Asa ud imod ham, og de stillede sig op til Kamp i Zefatadalen ved Maresja.
11 And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, it maketh no difference to thee to help, whether there be much or no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name have we come against this multitude. Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
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.«
12 And Jehovah smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
Da slog HERREN Kusjiterne foran Asa og Judæerne, og Kusjiterne tog Flugten.
13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerar; and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that none of them was left alive; for they were crushed before Jehovah and before his army. And they carried away very much spoil.
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
14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar, for the terror of Jehovah came upon them; and they spoiled all the cities, for there was very much spoil in them.
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;
15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
ogsaa indtog de Teltene til Kvæget og slæbte en Mængde Smaakvæg og Kameler med sig; saa vendte de tilbage til Jerusalem.
