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 descansó con sus antepasados y lo sepultaron en la Ciudad de David. Reinó en su lugar su hijo Asa. En su tiempo la tierra estuvo en paz durante diez años.
2 Asa did things that Yahweh his God considers to be right and good.
Asa hizo lo bueno y lo recto ante Yavé su ʼElohim,
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.
porque quitó los altares de culto extraño y los lugares altos, quebró las piedras rituales y destruyó los símbolos 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.
Mandó a Judá que buscara a Yavé, el ʼElohim de sus antepasados, y que practicara la Ley y sus 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].
Además quitó los lugares altos y las imágenes de todas las ciudades de Judá. En su reinado hubo 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.
También edificó ciudades fortificadas en Judá, porque había paz. No hubo guerra contra él en aquellos años, pues Yavé le dio 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.
Así que [el rey Asa] dijo a Judá: Edifiquemos estas ciudades y rodeémoslas con muros y torres, portones y barras, ya que la tierra aún es nuestra, porque buscamos a Yavé nuestro ʼElohim. Lo buscamos, y Él nos dio reposo por todas partes. Así que edificaron y prosperaron.
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 tuvo un ejército de 300.000 hombres de Judá, quienes llevaban escudos y lanzas, y 280.000 de Benjamín, quienes llevaban escudos y tensaban arcos. Todos eran hombres valientes.
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].
Zera, el etíope, salió contra ellos con un ejército de 1.000.000 de hombres y 300 carruajes, y llegó hasta Maresa.
10 Asa went [with his army] to fight against them, and both armies took their positions in the Zephathah Valley.
Entonces Asa salió contra él. Dispusieron la batalla en el valle de Sefata, junto a 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 invocó a Yavé su ʼElohim: ¡Oh Yavé, no hay otro como Tú para ayudar, tanto al poderoso como al que no tiene fuerza! ¡Ayúdanos, oh Yavé ʼElohim nuestro, porque en ti nos apoyamos, y en tu Nombre vamos contra esta multitud! Oh Yavé, Tú eres nuestro ʼElohim, no prevalezca el hombre contra Ti.
12 Then Yahweh enabled Asa and the army of Judah to defeat the army from Ethiopia. They fled,
Yavé derrotó a los etíopes ante 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 el ejército que lo acompañaba los persiguieron hasta Gerar. Cayeron tantos de los etíopes que no pudieron recuperarse, porque fueron destrozados ante Yavé y su ejército. Les tomaron un botín muy grande.
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.
Atacaron también todas las ciudades alrededor de Gerar, porque el terror de Yavé estaba sobre ellas. Saquearon todas las ciudades, pues había en ellas un gran botín.
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.
También atacaron las tiendas de los que tenían ganado. Se llevaron muchas ovejas y camellos y regresaron a Jerusalén.
