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.
Abías murió y fue enterrado en la Ciudad de David. Su hijo Asa tomó el relevo como rey. Durante diez años de su reinado la nación estuvo en paz.
2 Asa did things that Yahweh his God considers to be right and good.
Asa hizo lo que era bueno y correcto a los ojos del Señor.
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.
Derribó los altares y los lugares altos extranjeros, rompió sus pilares sagrados y cortó los postes de Asera.
4 Asa commanded the people of Judah to worship [only] Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors worshiped, and to obey his laws and commands.
Ordenó a Judá que adorara al Señor, el Dios de sus antepasados, y que observara la ley y los mandamientos.
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].
También derribó los lugares altos y los altares de incienso de todas las ciudades de Judá. Bajo su gobierno el reino estaba en paz.
6 His workers built cities and constructed walls around them. No army attacked Judah during that time, because Yahweh enabled them to have peace.
Como el país estaba en paz, pudo reconstruir las ciudades fortificadas de Judá. No hubo guerras durante estos años porque el Señor le había concedido la paz.
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.
Entonces Asa le dijo al pueblo de Judá: “Construyamos estas ciudades y rodeémoslas de murallas y torres y puertas enrejadas. La tierra sigue siendo nuestra, porque seguimos adorando al Señor, nuestro Dios. Lo adoramos, y él nos ha dado la paz de todos nuestros enemigos”. Así que comenzaron los proyectos de construcción, y los completaron con éxito.
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.
Asa tenía un ejército compuesto por trescientos mil hombres de Judá que llevaban grandes escudos y lanzas, y doscientos ochenta mil hombres de Benjamín que llevaban escudos regulares y arcos. Todos ellos eran valientes guerreros.
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].
Zeraa el etíope, los atacó con un ejército de mil veces mil hombres y trescientos carros, avanzando hasta Maresa.
10 Asa went [with his army] to fight against them, and both armies took their positions in the Zephathah Valley.
Asa salió a enfrentarse a él, alineándose para la batalla en el Valle de Cefatá, en 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.”
Asa pidió ayuda al Señor, su Dios: “Señor, no hay nadie fuera de ti que pueda ayudar al impotente contra el poderoso. Por favor, ayúdanos, Señor, nuestro Dios, porque confiamos en ti. Hemos venido contra esta horda porque confiamos en ti, Señor. Tú eres nuestro Dios. No permitas que un simple ser humano te venza”.
12 Then Yahweh enabled Asa and the army of Judah to defeat the army from Ethiopia. They fled,
El Señor hirió a los etíopes frente a Asa y Judá, y los etíopes huyeron.
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.
Asa y su ejército los persiguieron hasta Gerar. Los etíopes murieron; no hubo ninguno que sobreviviera, pues quedaron atrapados entre el Señor y su ejército. Los hombres de Judá se llevaron una gran cantidad de botín.
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.
También atacaron todas las ciudades alrededor de Gerar, porque sus habitantes estaban aterrorizados por el Señor. Los hombres de Judá tomaron una gran cantidad de botín de todas las ciudades.
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.
Luego atacaron los campamentos de los pastores y tomaron muchas ovejas y camellos. Luego regresaron a Jerusalén.
