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.

Dormivit autem Abia cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in Civitate David: regnavitque Asa filius eius pro eo, in cuius diebus quievit terra annis decem.

2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:

Fecit autem Asa quod bonum et placitum erat in conspectu Dei sui, et subvertit altaria peregrini cultus, et excelsa,

3 for he took away the strange altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim;

et confregit statuas, lucosque succidit:

4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

et præcepit Iudæ ut quæreret Dominum Deum patrum suorum, et faceret legem, et universa mandata:

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.

et abstulit de cunctis urbibus Iuda aras, et fana, et regnavit in pace.

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.

Ædificavit quoque urbes munitas in Iuda, quia quietus erat, et nulla temporibus eius bella surrexerant, pacem Domino largiente.

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.

Dixit autem Iudæ: Ædificemus civitates istas, et vallemus muris, et roboremus turribus, et portis, et seris, donec a bellis quieta sunt omnia, eo quod quæsierimus Dominum Deum patrum nostrorum, et dederit nobis pacem per gyrum. Ædificaverunt igitur, et nullum in extruendo impedimentum fuit.

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.

Habuit autem Asa in exercitu suo portantium scuta et hastas de Iuda trecenta millia, de Beniamin vero scutariorum et sagittariorum ducenta octoginta millia, omnes isti viri fortissimi.

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.

Egressus est autem contra eos Zara Æthiops cum exercitu suo, decies centena millia, et curribus trecentis: et venit usque Maresa.

10 Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

Porro Asa perrexit obviam ei, et instruxit aciem ad bellum in Valle Sephata, quæ est iuxta 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;

et invocavit Dominum Deum, et ait: Domine non est apud te ulla distantia utrum in paucis auxilieris, an in pluribus: adiuva nos Domine Deus noster: in te enim, et in tuo nomine habentes fiduciam venimus contra hanc multitudinem. Domine, Deus noster tu es, non prævaleat contra te homo.

12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

Exterruit itaque Dominus Æthiopes coram Asa et Iuda: fugeruntque Æthiopes.

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.

Et persecutus est eos Asa, et populus, qui cum eo erat, usque Gerara: et ruerunt Æthiopes usque ad internecionem, quia Domino cædente contriti sunt, et exercitu illius præliante. Tulerunt ergo spolia multa,

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:

et percusserunt civitates omnes per circuitum Geraræ: grandis quippe cunctos terror invaserat: et diripuerunt urbes, et multam prædam asportaverunt.

15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

Sed et caulas ovium destruentes, tulerunt pecorum infinitam multitudinem, et camelorum: reversique sunt in Ierusalem.