Παραλειπομένων Βʹ 14

1 Και εκοιμήθη ο Αβιά μετά των πατέρων αυτού, και έθαψαν αυτόν εν πόλει Δαβίδ· εβασίλευσε δε αντ' αυτού Ασά ο υιός αυτού. Εν ταις ημέραις αυτού η γη ησύχασε δέκα έτη.

Then Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. And his son, Asa, reigned in his place. During his days, the land was quiet for ten years.

2 Και έκαμεν ο Ασά το καλόν και το ευθές ενώπιον Κυρίου του Θεού αυτού·

Now Asa did what was good and pleasing in the sight of his God. And he overturned the altars of foreign worship, and the high places.

3 διότι αφήρεσε τα θυσιαστήρια των αλλοτρίων θεών και τους υψηλούς τόπους, και κατεσύντριψε τα αγάλματα και κατέκοψε τα άλση·

And he broke apart the statues, and he cut down the sacred groves.

4 και είπε προς τον Ιούδαν να εκζητώσι Κύριον τον Θεόν των πατέρων αυτών και να κάμνωσι τον νόμον και τας εντολάς.

And he instructed Judah that they should seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and that they should carry out the law and all the commandments.

5 Αφήρεσεν έτι από πασών των πόλεων του Ιούδα τους υψηλούς τόπους και τα είδωλα· και ησύχασε το βασίλειον ενώπιον αυτού.

And he took away, from all the cities of Judah, the altars and the shrines. And he reigned in peace.

6 Και ωκοδόμησε πόλεις οχυράς εν τω Ιούδα· διότι ησύχασεν η γη, και δεν ήτο εις αυτόν πόλεμος εν εκείνοις τοις χρόνοις, επειδή ο Κύριος έδωκεν εις αυτόν ανάπαυσιν.

Also, he built fortified cities in Judah. For it was quiet, and in his time no wars had arisen. For the Lord was generously granting peace.

7 Διά τούτο είπε προς τον Ιούδαν, Ας οικοδομήσωμεν τας πόλεις ταύτας, και ας κάμωμεν περί αυτάς τείχη και πύργους, πύλας και μοχλούς, ενώ είμεθα κύριοι της γης, επειδή εξεζητήσαμεν Κύριον τον Θεόν ημών· εξεζητήσαμεν αυτόν, και έδωκεν εις ημάς ανάπαυσιν κυκλόθεν. Και ωκοδόμησαν και ευωδώθησαν.

Then he said to Judah: “Let us build these cities, and strengthen them with walls, and fortify them with towers and gates and bars, while all things are at rest from wars. For we have sought the Lord, the God of our fathers, and he has granted to us peace on every side.” And so they built, and there was nothing to impede them from building.

8 Είχε δε ο Ασά στράτευμα εκ του Ιούδα τριακοσίας χιλιάδας, φέροντας θυρεούς και λόγχας· εκ δε του Βενιαμίν, διακοσίας ογδοήκοντα χιλιάδας, ασπιδοφόρους και τοξότας· πάντες ούτοι ήσαν δυνατοί εν ισχύϊ.

Now Asa had in his army three hundred thousand men of Judah, carrying shields and spears, and truly, of Benjamin, two hundred eighty thousand men with shields and bows. All of these were very valiant men.

9 Εξήλθε δε εναντίον αυτών Ζερά ο Αιθίοψ, με στράτευμα εκατόν μυριάδων και με τριακοσίας αμάξας, και ήλθεν έως Μαρησά.

Then Zerah, the Ethiopian, went forth against them with his army of one million men, and three hundred chariots. And he approached as far as Mareshah.

10 Και εξήλθεν ο Ασά εναντίον αυτού, και παρετάχθησαν εις μάχην εν τη φάραγγι Σεφαθά, πλησίον της Μαρησά.

And Asa traveled to meet him, and he set up a battle line for the war in the Valley of Zephathah, which is near Mareshah.

11 Και εβόησεν ο Ασά προς Κύριον τον Θεόν αυτού και είπε, Κύριε, δεν είναι ουδέν παρά σοι να βοηθής τους έχοντας πολλήν ή μηδεμίαν δύναμιν· βοήθησον ημάς, Κύριε Θεέ ημών· διότι επί σε πεποίθαμεν, και εν τω ονόματί σου ερχόμεθα εναντίον του πλήθους τούτου. Κύριε, συ είσαι ο Θεός ημών· ας μη υπερισχύση άνθρωπος εναντίον σου.

And he called upon the Lord God, and he said: “O Lord, there is no difference to you, whether you assist by few, or by many. Help us, O Lord our God. For having faith in you and in your name, we have gone forth against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God. Do not allow man to prevail against you.”

12 Και επάταξεν ο Κύριος τους Αιθίοπας έμπροσθεν του Ασά και έμπροσθεν του Ιούδα· και οι Αιθίοπες έφυγον.

And so the Lord terrified the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah. And the Ethiopians fled.

13 Ο δε Ασά και ο λαός ο μετ' αυτού κατεδίωξαν αυτούς έως Γεράρων· και έπεσον εκ των Αιθιόπων τοσούτοι, ώστε δεν ηδύναντο να αναλάβωσι πλέον· διότι συνετρίβησαν έμπροσθεν του Κυρίου και έμπροσθεν του στρατεύματος αυτού· και έλαβον λάφυρα πολλά σφόδρα.

And Asa, and the people who were with him, pursued them as far as Gerar. And the Ethiopians fell, even unto utter destruction, for the Lord was striking, and his army was battling, and they were destroyed. Therefore, they took many spoils.

14 Και επάταξαν πάσας τας πόλεις κύκλω των Γεράρων· διότι ο φόβος του Κυρίου επέπεσεν επ' αυτούς· και ελαφυραγώγησαν πάσας τας πόλεις· διότι ήσαν εν αυταίς λάφυρα πολλά.

And they struck all the cities surrounding Gerar. For indeed, a great fear had overwhelmed everyone. And they despoiled the cities, and they carried away much plunder.

15 Επάταξαν δε και τας επαύλεις των ποιμνίων και έλαβον πρόβατα πολλά και καμήλους, και επέστρεψαν εις Ιερουσαλήμ.

Then too, destroying the fencing for the sheep, they took an innumerable multitude of cattle and camels. And they returned to Jerusalem.