2 Chronicles 14
1 And Abijah lies with his fathers, and they bury him in the City of David, and his son Asa reigns in his stead. In his days the land was quiet [for] ten years.
Potom Abija počinu kraj svojih otaca. Sahraniše ga u Davidovu gradu; na njegovo se mjesto zakralji sin mu Asa. Za njegovih je dana zemlja bila mirna deset godina.
2 And Asa does that which is good and that which is right in the eyes of his God YHWH,
Asa je činio što je dobro i pravo u očima Jahve, njegova Boga.
3 and turns aside the altars of the stranger, and the high places, and breaks the standing-pillars, and cuts down the Asherim,
Uklonio je tuđinske žrtvenike i uzvišice, polomio stupove i razbio ašere.
4 and commands to Judah to seek YHWH, God of their fathers, and to do the Law and the command;
Naredio je Judejcima da traže Jahvu, Boga svojih otaca, da se drže zakona i zapovijedi.
5 and he turns aside the high places and the images out of all cities of Judah, and the kingdom is quiet before him.
Uklonio je iz svih judejskih gradova uzvišice i sunčane stupove, a kraljevstvo je bilo mirno za njegova vremena.
6 And he builds cities of bulwarks in Judah, for the land has quiet; and there is no war with him in these years, because YHWH has given rest to him.
Sagradio je tvrde gradove u Judeji, jer je zemlja bila mirna. Nitko se nije zaratio na nj onih godina, jer mu je Jahve dao mir.
7 And he says to Judah, “Let us build these cities, and surround [them] with wall, and towers, double gates, and bars, while the land [is] before us, because we have sought our God YHWH, we have sought, and He gives rest to us all around”; and they build and prosper.
Zato je Asa rekao Judejcima: “Da pogradimo ove gradove i da ih opašemo zidom i kulama, vratima i prijevornicama; još je zemlja pred nama naša, jer smo tražili Jahvu, svoga Boga; tražili smo ga, i on nam je dao mir odasvud uokolo!” Tako su gradili i bili sretni.
8 And Asa has a force of three hundred thousand from Judah carrying buckler and spear, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin carrying shield and treading bow; all these [are] mighty men of valor.
Asa je imao vojske trista tisuća ljudi između Judejaca koji su nosili štit i koplje, a od Benjaminova plemena dvjesta i osamdeset tisuća koji su nosili štit i zapinjali luk. Svi su bili hrabri junaci.
9 And Zerah the Cushite comes out to them with a force of one million [men] and three hundred chariots, and he comes to Mareshah,
Izašao je na njih Etiopljanin Zerah sa tisuću tisuća vojnika i tri stotine bojnih kola i došao do Mareše.
10 and Asa goes out before him, and they set in array [for] battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Asa je izašao preda nj; svrstali su se u bojni red u Sefatskoj dolini kod Mareše.
11 And Asa calls to his God YHWH and says, “YHWH, it is nothing for You to help, between the mighty and those who have no power; help us, O YHWH, our God, for we have leaned on You, and in Your Name we have come against this multitude; O YHWH, You [are] our God; do not let mortal man prevail against You!”
Asa zavapi k Jahvi, Bogu svome: “O Jahve, tebi je ništa pomoći silnome ili nejakome! Pomozi nam, o Jahve, Bože naš, jer se na te oslanjamo i u tvoje smo ime izišli na ovo mnoštvo! Jahve, ti si Bog naš, ne daj snažnu čovjeku protiv sebe!”
12 And YHWH strikes the Cushim before Asa and before Judah, and the Cushim flee,
Jahve razbi Etiopljane pred Asom i pred Judejcima te Etiopljani pobjegoše.
13 and Asa and the people who [are] with him pursue them even to Gerar, and there falls [many] from the Cushim, for they have no preserving, because they have been broken before YHWH and before His camp; and [those of Judah] carry away very much spoil,
Asa ih je s narodom koji bijaše s njim potjerao sve do Gerara. Etiopljani su popadali, tako da nijedan nije ostao živ jer ih je satro Jahve i njegove čete; i one su odnijele vrlo velik plijen.
14 and strike all the cities around Gerar, for a fear of YHWH has been on them, and they spoil all the cities, for abundant spoil has been in them;
Osvojile su sve gradove oko Gerara jer je Jahvin strah došao na njih; oplijenile su sve te gradove, jer je u njima bilo mnogo plijena.
15 and they have also struck tents of livestock, and they capture sheep in abundance, and camels, and return to Jerusalem.
Poharale su i šatore za stoku i zaplijenile mnoštvo sitne stoke i deva; a onda su se vratile u Jeruzalem.
