2 Chronicles 14
1 When Abijah died, he was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. His son Asa became the king. While Asa was ruling, there was peace in Judah for ten years.
Kemudian Abia mendapat perhentian bersama-sama dengan nenek moyangnya, dan ia dikuburkan di kota Daud. Maka Asa, anaknya, menjadi raja menggantikan dia. Pada zaman pemerintahannya negeri itu aman selama sepuluh tahun.
2 Asa did things that Yahweh his God considers to be right and good.
Asa melakukan apa yang baik dan yang benar di mata TUHAN, Allahnya.
3 His workers got rid of the altars to worship foreign gods that were on the high hills. They smashed the sacred stone pillars and cut down the poles for worshiping [the goddess] Asherah.
Ia menjauhkan mezbah-mezbah asing dan bukit-bukit pengorbanan, memecahkan tugu-tugu berhala, dan menghancurkan tiang-tiang berhala.
4 Asa commanded the people of Judah to worship [only] Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors worshiped, and to obey his laws and commands.
Ia memerintahkan orang Yehuda supaya mereka mencari TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang mereka, dan mematuhi hukum dan perintah.
5 His workers destroyed all the shrines on the hilltops and the altars for burning incense [to idols] in every town in Judah. As a result, there was peace while Asa ruled the kingdom [of Judah].
Ia menjauhkan bukit-bukit pengorbanan dan pedupaan-pedupaan dari segala kota di Yehuda. Dan kerajaanpun aman di bawah pemerintahannya.
6 His workers built cities and constructed walls around them. No army attacked Judah during that time, because Yahweh enabled them to have peace.
Karena negeri itu aman dan tidak ada yang memeranginya di tahun-tahun itu, ia dapat membangun kota-kota benteng di Yehuda; TUHAN telah mengaruniakan keamanan kepadanya.
7 Asa said to the people of Judah, “We should protect these towns by building walls around them, with watchtowers and gates that have bars. This country still belongs to us because we have requested Yahweh our God to help us. We requested him for his help, and he has given us peace in our entire country.” So they built buildings and prospered.
Katanya kepada orang Yehuda: "Marilah kita memperkuat kota-kota ini dan mengelilinginya dengan tembok beserta menara-menaranya, pintu-pintunya dan palang-palangnya. Negeri ini masih dalam tangan kita, karena kita mencari TUHAN Allah kita dan Ia mencari kita serta mengaruniakan keamanan kepada kita di segala penjuru." Maka mereka melaksanakan pembangunan itu dengan berhasil.
8 Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah. They all carried large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin [in his army]. They carried [smaller] shields, and bows [and arrows]. They were all brave soldiers.
Pasukan-pasukan Asa yang dari Yehuda jumlahnya tiga ratus ribu orang yang membawa perisai besar dan tombak, dan yang dari Benyamin jumlahnya dua ratus delapan puluh ribu orang yang membawa perisai kecil, sebagai pemanah. Mereka semua pahlawan-pahlawan yang gagah perkasa.
9 Zerah, a man from Ethiopia/Sudan, marched with a huge army and 300 chariots to attack [the army of Judah and Benjamin]. They went as far as [the town of] Mareshah [about 25 miles/southwest of Jerusalem].
Zerah, orang Etiopia itu, maju berperang melawan mereka dengan tentara sebanyak sejuta orang dan tiga ratus kereta. Ia sampai ke Maresa.
10 Asa went [with his army] to fight against them, and both armies took their positions in the Zephathah Valley.
Lalu Asa maju menghadapinya. Mereka mengatur barisan perangnya di lembah Zefata dekat Maresa.
11 Then Asa cried out to Yahweh his God, saying, “Yahweh, there is no one like you who can help those who have very little power to resist a mighty army. Yahweh our God, help us, because we are relying on you; and trusting in you we have come [to fight] against this huge army. Yahweh, you are our God; do not allow anyone to defeat you.”
Kemudian Asa berseru kepada TUHAN, Allahnya: "Ya TUHAN, selain dari pada Engkau, tidak ada yang dapat menolong yang lemah terhadap yang kuat. Tolonglah kami ya TUHAN, Allah kami, karena kepada-Mulah kami bersandar dan dengan nama-Mu kami maju melawan pasukan yang besar jumlahnya ini. Ya TUHAN, Engkau Allah kami, jangan biarkan seorang manusia mempunyai kekuatan untuk melawan Engkau!"
12 Then Yahweh enabled Asa and the army of Judah to defeat the army from Ethiopia. They fled,
Dan TUHAN memukul kalah orang-orang Etiopia itu di hadapan Asa dan Yehuda. Orang-orang Etiopia itu lari,
13 and Asa and his army pursued them [to the southwest] as far as Gerar. A huge number of the soldiers from Ethiopia were killed, with the result that those [who were not killed] were unable to fight any more. They were greatly defeated by Yahweh and his army, and the men of Judah carried away a great amount of their possessions.
lalu dikejar oleh Asa dan laskarnya sampai ke Gerar. Dari orang-orang Etiopia itu amat banyak yang tewas, sehingga tidak ada yang tinggal hidup, karena mereka hancur di hadapan TUHAN dan tentaranya. Orang-orang Yehuda memperoleh jarahan yang sangat besar.
14 The men of Judah were able to destroy the people in villages near Gerar because Yahweh had caused the people there to become terrified [and unable to fight]. The army of Judah took away all the valuable things from those villages.
Mereka mengalahkan semua kota di sekeliling Gerar, karena ketakutan yang dari TUHAN menimpa penduduknya. Mereka menjarahi semua kota itu, karena jarahan yang besar terdapat di situ.
15 They also attacked the places where the local people who took care of domestic animals had set up their tents, and they took away big herds of sheep and goats and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
Tenda-tenda pemilik ternakpun direbut mereka, dan banyak kambing domba dan unta diangkutnya sebagai jarahan, lalu mereka kembali ke Yerusalem.
