2 Chronicles 14
1 So 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.
Og Abia laa med sine Fædre, og de begrove ham i Davids Stad, og Asa, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted; i hans Dage havde Landet Ro i ti Aar.
2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
Og Asa gjorde det, som var godt og ret for Herrens hans Guds Øjne.
3 for he took away the strange altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim;
Og han borttog de fremmede Altre og Højene og sønderbrød Støtterne og sønderhuggede Astartebillederne.
4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
Og han sagde til Juda, at de skulde søge Herren, deres Fædres Gud, og gøre Loven og Budet.
5 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.
Og han borttog Højene og Solbillederne fra alle Stæder i Juda, og Riget havde Ro under ham.
6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
Og han byggede faste Stæder i Juda, fordi Landet havde Ro, og der var ingen Krig imod ham i disse Aar; thi Herren skaffede ham Rolighed.
7 For he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
Og han sagde til Juda: Lader os bygge disse Stæder og føre Mur op omkring dem med Taarne, dobbelte Porte og Stænger, da Landet endnu ligger for os; thi vi have søgt Herren vor Gud, vi have søgt ham, og han har skaffet os Rolighed trindt omkring. Saa byggede de, og det lykkedes for dem.
8 And Asa had an army that bare bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: an these were mighty men of valour.
Og Asa havde en Hær, som bar Skjold og Spyd, af Juda tre Hundrede Tusinde og af Benjamin, som bare Skjold og spændte Bue, to Hundrede og firsindstyve Tusinde; alle disse vare vældige til Strid.
9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.
Og Morianen Sera drog ud imod dem med en Hær, tusinde Gange tusinde, og med tre Hundrede Vogne; og han kom lige til Maresa.
10 Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Og Asa drog ud imod ham, og de rustede sig til Slag i Zefatas Dal ved Maresa.
11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, there is none beside thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: help us, O LORD our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee;
Og Asa raabte til Herren sin Gud og sagde: Herre! hos dig, naar du vil hjælpe, gør det ingen Forskel, om en har megen eller ingen Kraft; hjælp os, Herre vor Gud! thi vi forlade os fast paa dig, og vi ere komne i dit Navn imod denne Hob; Herre! du er vor Gud, intet Menneske skal formaa noget imod dig.
12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
Og Herren slog Morianerne for Asas Ansigt og for Judas Ansigt, og Morianerne flyede.
13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much booty.
Og Asa og Folket, som var med ham, forfulgte dem indtil Gerar; og der faldt af Morianerne saa mange, at ingen af dem blev levende; thi de bleve knuste for Herrens Ansigt og for hans Hær; og man gjorde et saare stort Bytte.
14 And they smote all the cities round shout Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them:
Og de sloge alle Stæder trindt omkring Gerar, thi Herrens Frygt var over disse; og de udplyndrede alle Stæderne, thi der var meget Bytte i dem.
15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
Og de sloge ogsaa Kvægteltene, og bortførte smaat Kvæg i Mangfoldighed og Kameler, og de kom tilbage til Jerusalem.
