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.
Abiya kalala pamoja na babu zake, na wakamzika kataika maji wa Daudi. Asa, mwanaye, akawa mfalme katika nafasi yake. Katika siku yake nchi ilikuwa na miaka kumi.
2 And Asa does that which is good and that which is right in the eyes of his God YHWH,
Asa alifanya yaliyomema na sahihi katika macho ya Yahwe Mungu wake,
3 and turns aside the altars of the stranger, and the high places, and breaks the standing-pillars, and cuts down the Asherim,
kwa maana aliziondosha mbali madhabahu za kigeni na sehemu za juu. Akaziangusha chini nguzo za mawe na kuzikata nguzo za Maashera.
4 and commands to Judah to seek YHWH, God of their fathers, and to do the Law and the command;
Akawaamuru Yuda kumtafuta Yahwe, Mungu wa babu zao, na kuzishika sheria na amri.
5 and he turns aside the high places and the images out of all cities of Judah, and the kingdom is quiet before him.
Pia akaziondosha mbali sehemu za juu na madhabahu za kufukiza kutoka miji yote ya Yuda. Ufalme ulikuwa na pumziko chini yake.
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.
Akajenga miji ya ngome katika Yuda, kwa maana nchi ilikuwa tulivu, na hakuwa na vita katika miaka hiyo, kwa sababu Yahwe alikuwa amempa amani.
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.
Kwa maana Asa aliwaambia Yuda, “Tuijenge miji hii na kuizungushia kuta, na minara, mageti, na makomeo; nchi bado yetu kwa sababu tumemtafuta Yahwe Mungu wetu. Tumemtafuta yeye, na ametupa amani katika kila upande.” Kwa hiyo walijenga na wakafanikiwa.
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 alikuwa na jeshi ambalo lilibeba ngao na mikuki; kutoka Yuda alikuwa na wanaume 300, 000, na kutoka Benyamini, wanaume 280, 000 waliobeba ngao na kuvuta pinde.
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,
Zera Mwethiopia akaja juu yao na jeshi la wanajeshi milioni moja na magari mia tatu; akaja Maresha.
10 and Asa goes out before him, and they set in array [for] battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Kisha Asa akatoka nje kukutana naye, na wakapanga mistari ya vita ya mapigano katika bonde la Sefatha huko Maresha.
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 kamlilia Yahwe, Mungu wake, na akasema, “Yahwe, hakuna aliye kama wewe lakini ni wewe wa kumsaidia mtu asiye na nguvu anapokutana na mengi. Tusaidie, Yahwe, Mungu wetu, kwa maana tunakutegemea wewe, na katika jina lako tumekuja kupambana na idadi hii kubwa ya adui. Yahwe, wewe ni Mungu wetu; usimuache mtu akushinde.”
12 And YHWH strikes the Cushim before Asa and before Judah, and the Cushim flee,
Kwa hiyo Yahwe akawapiga Waethiopia mbele za ASa na Yuda; Waethiopia wakakimbia.
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 pamoja na wanajeshi waliokuwa pamoja naye wakawafukuza hadi Gerari. Kwa hiyo Waethiopia wengi wakajeruhiwa kiasi kwamba hawakuweza kupona, kwa maana waliangamizwa kabisa mbele za Yahwe na jeshi lake. Jeshsi likachukua mateka wengi sana.
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;
Jeshi likaviangamiza vijiji vyote jirani na Garari, kwa kuwa hofu ya Yahwe ilikuwa imekuja juu ya wakaaji. Jeshi likateka vijiji vyote, na vilikuwa na hazina nyingi sana ndani yake.
15 and they have also struck tents of livestock, and they capture sheep in abundance, and camels, and return to Jerusalem.
Jeshi pia likaipiga hema ya makazi yawachungaji; wakabeba kondoo kwa wingi, ngamia vile vile, na kisha wakarudi Yerusalemu.
