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.
Sa gayo'y natulog si Abias na kasama ng kaniyang mga magulang, at inilibing nila siya sa bayan ni David, at si Asa na kaniyang anak ay naghari na kahalili niya. Nang kaniyang mga kaarawan ay tahimik ang lupain na sangpung taon.
2 Asa did things that Yahweh his God considers to be right and good.
At gumawa si Asa ng mabuti at matuwid sa harap ng mga mata ng Panginoon niyang Dios:
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.
Sapagka't kaniyang inalis ang mga dambana ng iba, at ang mga mataas na dako, at pinagputolputol ang mga haligi, at ibinagsak ang mga 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.
At iniutos sa Juda na hanapin ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng kanilang mga magulang, at tuparin ang kautusan at ang utos.
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].
Kaniya rin namang inalis sa lahat na bayan ng Juda ang mga mataas na dako at ang mga larawang araw: at ang kaharian ay tahimik sa harap niya.
6 His workers built cities and constructed walls around them. No army attacked Judah during that time, because Yahweh enabled them to have peace.
At siya'y nagtayo ng mga bayang nakukutaan sa Juda: sapagka't ang lupain ay tahimik, at siya'y hindi nagkaroon ng pakikipagdigma sa mga taong yaon; sapagka't binigyan siya ng Panginoon ng kapahingahan.
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.
Sapagka't sinabi niya sa Juda, Itayo natin ang mga bayang ito, at gawan sa palibot ng mga kuta, at ng mga moog, ng mga pintuang-bayan, at ng mga halang; ang lupain ay nasa harap pa natin, sapagka't ating hinahanap ang Panginoon nating Dios; ating hinanap siya, at binigyan niya tayo ng kapahingahan sa lahat ng dako. Sa gayo'y kanilang itinayo at nagsiginhawa.
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.
At si Asa ay may isang hukbo na may dalang mga kalasag at mga sibat, na mula sa Juda, na tatlong daang libo; at mula sa Benjamin, na nagdadala ng mga kalasag at nagpapahilagpos ng mga busog na dalawang daan at walong pung libo: lahat ng mga ito ay mga makapangyarihang lalake na matatapang.
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].
At lumabas laban sa kanila si Zera na taga Etiopia na may hukbo na isang angaw, at tatlong daang karo; at siya'y naparoon sa Maresa.
10 Asa went [with his army] to fight against them, and both armies took their positions in the Zephathah Valley.
Nang magkagayo'y lumabas si Asa na sumalubong sa kaniya, at sila'y nagsihanay ng pakikipagbaka sa libis ng Sephata sa 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.”
At si Asa ay dumaing sa Panginoon niyang Dios, at kaniyang sinabi, Panginoon, walang iba liban sa iyo na makatutulong, sa pagitan ng makapangyarihan at niya na walang lakas: tulungan mo kami, Oh Panginoon naming Dios: sapagka't kami ay nagsisitiwala sa iyo, at sa iyong pangalan ay kami nagsisiparito laban sa karamihang ito. Oh Panginoon, ikaw ay aming Dios; huwag mong panaigin ang tao laban sa iyo.
12 Then Yahweh enabled Asa and the army of Judah to defeat the army from Ethiopia. They fled,
Sa gayo'y sinaktan ng Panginoon ang mga taga Etiopia sa harap ni Asa, at sa harap ng Juda; at ang mga taga Etiopia ay nagsitakas.
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.
At si Asa at ang bayan na kasama niya ay nagsihabol sa kanila hanggang sa Gerar: at nangabuwal sa mga taga Etiopia ang totoong marami, na anopa't sila'y hindi makabawi, sapagka't sila'y nalansag sa harap ng Panginoon, at sa harap ng kaniyang hukbo; at sila'y nagsipagdala ng totoong maraming samsam.
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.
At kanilang sinaktan ang lahat na bayan sa palibot ng Gerar; sapagka't sila'y naratnan ng takot sa Panginoon; at kanilang sinamsaman ang lahat na bayan; sapagka't maraming nasamsam sa kanila.
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.
Kanila rin namang sinaktan ang mga toldang silungan ng mga hayop, at nagsipagdala ng mga tupa na sagana, at mga kamelyo, at nagsibalik sa Jerusalem.
