Ii Paralipomenon 14
1 Dormivit autem Abia cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in Civitate David: regnavitque Asa filius eius pro eo, in cuius diebus quievit terra annis decem.
Abijah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. Asa, his son, became king in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
2 Fecit autem Asa quod bonum et placitum erat in conspectu Dei sui, et subvertit altaria peregrini cultus, et excelsa,
Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God,
3 et confregit statuas, lucosque succidit:
for he took away the foreign altars and the high places. He broke down the stone pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.
4 et praecepit Iudae ut quaereret Dominum Deum patrum suorum, et faceret legem, et universa mandata:
He commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, and to carry out the law and the commandments.
5 et abstulit de cunctis urbibus Iuda aras, et fana, et regnavit in pace.
Also he took away the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. The kingdom had rest under him.
6 Aedificavit quoque urbes munitas in Iuda, quia quietus erat, et nulla temporibus eius bella surrexerant, pacem Domino largiente.
He built fortified cities in Judah, for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him peace.
7 Dixit autem Iudae: Aedificemus civitates istas, et vallemus muris, et roboremus turribus, et portis, et seris, donec a bellis quieta sunt omnia, eo quod quaesierimus Dominum Deum patrum nostrorum, et dederit nobis pacem per gyrum. Aedificaverunt igitur, et nullum in extruendo impedimentum fuit.
For Asa said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is still ours because we have sought Yahweh our God. We have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they built and succeeded.
8 Habuit autem Asa in exercitu suo portantium scuta et hastas de Iuda trecenta millia, de Beniamin vero scutariorum et sagittariorum ducenta octoginta millia, omnes isti viri fortissimi.
Asa had an army that carried shields and spears; from Judah he had 300,000 men, and from Benjamin, 280,000 men who carried shields and drew bows. All of these were mighty men.
9 Egressus est autem contra eos Zara Aethiops cum exercitu suo, decies centena millia, et curribus trecentis: et venit usque Maresa.
Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of one million soldiers and three hundred chariots; he came to Mareshah.
10 Porro Asa perrexit obviam ei, et instruxit aciem ad bellum in Valle Sephata, quae est iuxta Maresa:
Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle lines in order in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11 et invocavit Dominum Deum, et ait: Domine non est apud te ulla distantia utrum in paucis auxilieris, an in pluribus: adiuva nos Domine Deus noster: in te enim, et in tuo nomine habentes fiduciam venimus contra hanc multitudinem. Domine, Deus noster tu es, non praevaleat contra te homo.
Asa cried to Yahweh, his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one but you to help one who has no strength when he is facing many. Help us, Yahweh our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast number. Yahweh, you are our God; do not let man defeat you.”
12 Exterruit itaque Dominus Aethiopes coram Asa et Iuda: fugeruntque Aethiopes.
So Yahweh struck the Cushites before Asa and Judah; the Cushites fled.
13 Et persecutus est eos Asa, et populus, qui cum eo erat, usque Gerara: et ruerunt Aethiopes usque ad internecionem, quia Domino caedente contriti sunt, et exercitu illius praeliante. Tulerunt ergo spolia multa,
Asa and the soldiers with him pursued them to Gerar. So many Cushites fell that they could not recover, for they were completely destroyed before Yahweh and his army. The army carried away very much plunder.
14 et percusserunt civitates omnes per circuitum Gerarae: grandis quippe cunctos terror invaserat: et diripuerunt urbes, et multam praedam asportaverunt.
The army destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for terror of Yahweh had come on the inhabitants. The army plundered all the villages, and there was much booty in them.
15 Sed et caulas ovium destruentes, tulerunt pecorum infinitam multitudinem, et camelorum: reversique sunt in Ierusalem.
The army also destroyed the tent settlements of the shepherding nomads; they carried away sheep in abundance, as well as camels, and then they returned to Jerusalem.
