< 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.
अबिया आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूसित सुते र तिनीहरूले उनलाई दाऊदको सहरमा गाडे । तिनको ठाउँमा तिनका छोरा आसा राजा भए । तिनको समयमा दश वर्षसम्म देशमा शान्ति भयो ।
2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
आसाले परमप्रभु आफ्ना परमेश्वरको दृष्टिमा जे कुरा असल र ठिक थियो त्यही गरे,
3 for he took away the strange altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim;
किनकि तिनले विदेशी वेदीहरू र डाँडाका थानहरू हटाए । तिनले ढुङ्गाका खम्बाहरू भत्काइदिए, र अशेरा देवीका खम्बाहरूलाई ढालिदिए ।
4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
तिनले यहूदालाई परमप्रभु आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्वरको खोजी गर्ने, र व्यवस्था र आज्ञाहरू पालन गर्ने हुकुम गरे ।
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.
साथै तिनले यहूदाका सबै सहरहरूमा भएका अल्गा थानहरू र धूप बाल्ने वेदीहरू पनि हटाइदिए । तिनको अधीनमा देशले शान्ति पायो ।
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.
तिनले यहूदामा किल्ला भएका सहरहरू निर्माण गरे, किनकि देशमा शान्ति थियो, र ती वर्षहरूमा तिनले युद्ध गर्नुपरेन, किनभने परमप्रभुले तिनलाई शान्ति दिनुभएको थियो ।
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.
किनकि आसाले यहूदालाई भने, “हामी यी सहरको निर्माण गरौं र तिनका चारैतिर पर्खाल, धरहरा, ढोका र बारहरू बनाऔँ । यो देश अझ हाम्रै हो, किनभने हामीले परमप्रभु हाम्रा परमेश्वरको खोजी गरेका छौं । हामीले उहाँलाई खोज्यौं, र हरेकतिरबाट उहाँले हामीलाई शन्ति दिनुभएको छ ।” यसैले तिनीहरूले निर्माण गरे र सफल भए ।
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.
आसाका ढाल र भालाहरू बोक्ने फौज थियो । यहूदाबाट तीन लाख मानिस र बेन्यामीनबाट दुई लाख असी हजार मानिस जसले ढाल बोक्ने र धनुर्धारीहरू थिए । ती सबै शक्तिशाली योद्धा थिए ।
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.
कूशी जेरह तिनीहरूका विरुद्धमा दस लाख फौज र तीन सय रथ लिएर आए । तिनी मारेशामा आइपुगे ।
10 Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
तब आसा उनको सामना गर्न निस्केर आए, र मारेशानेरको सपताको बेसीमा तिनीहरूले एक-अर्कामा युद्ध गरे ।
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;
आसाले परमप्रभु आफ्ना परमेश्वरसित पुकारा गरे र भने, “हे परमप्रभु, धेरै जनाको सामना गर्नुपर्दा जससँग बल छैन त्यसलाई सहायता गर्ने तपाईंबाहेक अरू कोही पनि छैन । हे परमप्रभु हाम्रा परमेश्वर, हामीलाई सहायता गर्नुहोस्, किनकि हामी तपाईंमा भर पर्छौं, र तपाईंकै नाउँमा यस ठूलो फौज को विरुद्धमा सामना गर्न हामी आएका छौं । हे परमप्रभु, तपाईं हाम्रा परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ । मानिसले तपाईंलाई पराजित गर्न नदिनुहोस् ।”
12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
यसैले परमप्रभुले आसा र यहूदाको सामु कूशीहरूलाई प्रहार गर्नुभयो । कूशीहरू भागे ।
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.
आसा र तिनीसित भएका फौजले उनीहरूलाई गरारसम्म खेदे । यति धेरै कूशीहरू ढले कि तिनीहरू फेरि खडा हुन सकेनन्, किनकि तिनीहरू परमप्रभु र उहाँका फौजका सामु पूर्ण रूपले नष्ट भए । फौजले धेरै मात्रामा लूटका समान लिएर आए ।
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:
फौजले गरारका चारैतिरका सबै बस्तीलाई नाश गरे, किनकि त्यहाँका बासिन्दाहरूमा परमप्रभुको त्रास परेको थियो । फौजले सबै बस्तीमा लूट मच्चाए र तिनीहरूसित धेरै लूटका माल भए ।
15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
फौजले धेरै फिरन्ते गोठालाहरूका पालका बस्तीहरूसमेत नाश गरे । तिनीहरूले प्रशस्त मात्रामा भेडा र ऊँटहरू लिएर आए, र त्यसपछि तिनीहरू यरूशलेममा फर्के ।