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.
И почил Авия с отцами своими, и похоронили его в городе Давидовом. И воцарился Аса, сын его, вместо него. Во дни его покоилась земля десять лет.
2 Asa did things that Yahweh his God considers to be right and good.
И делал Аса доброе и угодное в очах Господа Бога своего:
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.
и отверг он жертвенники богов чужих и высоты, и разбил статуи, и вырубил посвященные дерева;
4 Asa commanded the people of Judah to worship [only] Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors worshiped, and to obey his laws and commands.
и повелел Иудеям взыскать Господа Бога отцов своих, и исполнять закон Его и заповеди;
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].
и отменил он во всех городах Иудиных высоты и статуи солнца. И спокойно было при нем царство.
6 His workers built cities and constructed walls around them. No army attacked Judah during that time, because Yahweh enabled them to have peace.
И построил он укрепленные города в Иудее, ибо спокойна была земля, и не было у него войны в те годы, так как Господь дал покой ему.
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.
И сказал он Иудеям: построим города сии и обнесем их стенами с башнями, с воротами и запорами. Земля еще наша, потому что мы взыскали Господа Бога нашего: мы взыскали Его, - и Он дал нам покой со всех сторон. И стали строить, и имели успех.
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.
И было у Асы военной силы: вооруженных щитом и копьем из колена Иудина триста тысяч, и из колена Вениаминова вооруженных щитом и стрелявших из лука двести восемьдесят тысяч, людей храбрых.
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].
И вышел на них Зарай Ефиоплянин с войском в тысячу тысяч и с тремястами колесниц и дошел до Мареши.
10 Asa went [with his army] to fight against them, and both armies took their positions in the Zephathah Valley.
И выступил Аса против него, и построились к сражению на долине Цефата у Мареши.
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.”
И воззвал Аса к Господу Богу своему, и сказал: Господи! не в Твоей ли силе помочь сильному или бессильному? помоги же нам, Господи Боже наш: ибо мы на Тебя уповаем и во Имя Твое вышли мы против множества сего. Господи! Ты Бог наш: да не превозможет Тебя человек.
12 Then Yahweh enabled Asa and the army of Judah to defeat the army from Ethiopia. They fled,
И поразил Господь Ефиоплян пред лицем Асы и пред лицем Иуды, и побежали Ефиопляне.
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.
И преследовал их Аса и народ, бывший с ним, до Герара, и пали Ефиопляне, так что у них никого не осталось в живых, потому что они поражены были пред Господом и пред воинством Его. И набрали добычи великое множество.
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.
И разрушили все города вокруг Герара, потому что напал на них ужас от Господа; и разграбили все города и вынесли из них весьма много добычи.
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.
Также и пастушеские шалаши разорили и угнали множество стад мелкого скота и верблюдов и возвратились в Иерусалим.
