Chronicles II 14
1 And Abia died with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In the days of Asa the land of Juda had rest ten years.
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.
2 And he did that which was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God.
Asa gjorde, hvad der var godt og ret i HERREN hans Guds Øjne.
3 And he removed the altars of the strange [gods], and the high places, and broke the pillars in pieces, and cut down the groves:
Han fjernede de fremmede Altre og Offerhøjene, sønderbrød Stenstøtterne og omhuggede Asjerastøtterne
4 and he told Juda to seek earnestly the Lord God of their fathers, and to perform the law and commandments.
og bød Judæerne søge HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, og holde Loven og Budet,
5 And he removed from all the cities of Juda the altars and the idols, and established in quietness
og han fjernede Offerhøjene og Solstøtterne fra alle Judas Byer, og Landet havde Fred, så længe han levede.
6 fortified cities in the land of Juda; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in these years; for the Lord gave him rest.
Han byggede Fæstninger i Juda, thi Landet havde Fred, og han havde ingen Krig i de År, thi HERREN lod ham have Ro.
7 And he said to Juda, Let us fortify these cities, and make walls, and towers, and gates, and bars: we shall prevail over the land, for as we have sought out the Lord our God, he has sought out us, and has given us rest round about, and prospered us.
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.
8 And Asa had a force of armed men bearing shields and spears in the land of Juda, [even] three hundred thousand, and in the land of Benjamin two hundred and eighty thousand targeteers and archers: all these were mighty warriors.
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.
9 And Zare the Ethiopian went out against them, with a force of a million, and three hundred chariots; and came to Maresa.
Men Kusjiten Zera drog ud imod dem med en Hær på 1.000.000 Mand og 300 Stridsvogne. Da han havde nået Maresja,
10 And Asa went out to meet him, and set the battle in array in the valley north of Maresa.
rykkede Asa ud imod ham, og de stillede sig op til Kamp i Zefatadalen ved Maresja.
11 And Asa cried to the Lord his God, and said, O Lord, it is not impossible with you to save by many or by few: strengthen us, O Lord our God; for we trust in you, and in your name have we come against this great multitude. O Lord our God, let not man prevail against you.
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."
12 And the Lord struck the Ethiopians before Juda; and the Ethiopians fled.
Da slog HERREN Kusjiterne foran Asa og Judæerne, og Kusjiterne tog Flugten.
13 And Asa and his people pursued them to Gedor; and the Ethiopians fell, so that they could not recover themselves; for they were crushed before the Lord, and before his host; and they took many spoils.
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
14 And they destroyed their towns roundabout Gedor; for a terror of the Lord was upon them: and they spoiled all their cities, for they had much spoil.
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 Also they destroyed the tents of cattle, and the Alimazons, and took many sheep and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
også indtog de Teltene til Kvæget og slæbte en Mængde Småkvæg og Kameler med sig; så vendte de tilbage til Jerusalem.
