२ इतिहास 14
1 अबिया आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूसित सुते र तिनीहरूले उनलाई दाऊदको सहरमा गाडे । तिनको ठाउँमा तिनका छोरा आसा राजा भए । तिनको समयमा दश वर्षसम्म देशमा शान्ति भयो ।
And Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
2 आसाले परमप्रभु आफ्ना परमेश्वरको दृष्टिमा जे कुरा असल र ठिक थियो त्यही गरे,
And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of Jehovah his God;
3 किनकि तिनले विदेशी वेदीहरू र डाँडाका थानहरू हटाए । तिनले ढुङ्गाका खम्बाहरू भत्काइदिए, र अशेरा देवीका खम्बाहरूलाई ढालिदिए ।
and he took away the altars of the strange [gods] and the high places, and broke the columns, and cut down the Asherahs;
4 तिनले यहूदालाई परमप्रभु आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्वरको खोजी गर्ने, र व्यवस्था र आज्ञाहरू पालन गर्ने हुकुम गरे ।
and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, and to practise the law and the commandment.
5 साथै तिनले यहूदाका सबै सहरहरूमा भएका अल्गा थानहरू र धूप बाल्ने वेदीहरू पनि हटाइदिए । तिनको अधीनमा देशले शान्ति पायो ।
And he removed out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.
6 तिनले यहूदामा किल्ला भएका सहरहरू निर्माण गरे, किनकि देशमा शान्ति थियो, र ती वर्षहरूमा तिनले युद्ध गर्नुपरेन, किनभने परमप्रभुले तिनलाई शान्ति दिनुभएको थियो ।
And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because Jehovah had given him rest.
7 किनकि आसाले यहूदालाई भने, “हामी यी सहरको निर्माण गरौं र तिनका चारैतिर पर्खाल, धरहरा, ढोका र बारहरू बनाऔँ । यो देश अझ हाम्रै हो, किनभने हामीले परमप्रभु हाम्रा परमेश्वरको खोजी गरेका छौं । हामीले उहाँलाई खोज्यौं, र हरेकतिरबाट उहाँले हामीलाई शन्ति दिनुभएको छ ।” यसैले तिनीहरूले निर्माण गरे र सफल भए ।
And he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars, while the land is yet before us; for we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. And they built and prospered.
8 आसाका ढाल र भालाहरू बोक्ने फौज थियो । यहूदाबाट तीन लाख मानिस र बेन्यामीनबाट दुई लाख असी हजार मानिस जसले ढाल बोक्ने र धनुर्धारीहरू थिए । ती सबै शक्तिशाली योद्धा थिए ।
And Asa had an army that bore targets and spears: out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew the bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these, mighty men of valour.
9 कूशी जेरह तिनीहरूका विरुद्धमा दस लाख फौज र तीन सय रथ लिएर आए । तिनी मारेशामा आइपुगे ।
And Zerah the Ethiopian came out against him with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
10 तब आसा उनको सामना गर्न निस्केर आए, र मारेशानेरको सपताको बेसीमा तिनीहरूले एक-अर्कामा युद्ध गरे ।
And Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
11 आसाले परमप्रभु आफ्ना परमेश्वरसित पुकारा गरे र भने, “हे परमप्रभु, धेरै जनाको सामना गर्नुपर्दा जससँग बल छैन त्यसलाई सहायता गर्ने तपाईंबाहेक अरू कोही पनि छैन । हे परमप्रभु हाम्रा परमेश्वर, हामीलाई सहायता गर्नुहोस्, किनकि हामी तपाईंमा भर पर्छौं, र तपाईंकै नाउँमा यस ठूलो फौज को विरुद्धमा सामना गर्न हामी आएका छौं । हे परमप्रभु, तपाईं हाम्रा परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ । मानिसले तपाईंलाई पराजित गर्न नदिनुहोस् ।”
And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, it maketh no difference to thee to help, whether there be much or no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name have we come against this multitude. Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
12 यसैले परमप्रभुले आसा र यहूदाको सामु कूशीहरूलाई प्रहार गर्नुभयो । कूशीहरू भागे ।
And Jehovah smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
13 आसा र तिनीसित भएका फौजले उनीहरूलाई गरारसम्म खेदे । यति धेरै कूशीहरू ढले कि तिनीहरू फेरि खडा हुन सकेनन्, किनकि तिनीहरू परमप्रभु र उहाँका फौजका सामु पूर्ण रूपले नष्ट भए । फौजले धेरै मात्रामा लूटका समान लिएर आए ।
And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerar; and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that none of them was left alive; for they were crushed before Jehovah and before his army. And they carried away very much spoil.
14 फौजले गरारका चारैतिरका सबै बस्तीलाई नाश गरे, किनकि त्यहाँका बासिन्दाहरूमा परमप्रभुको त्रास परेको थियो । फौजले सबै बस्तीमा लूट मच्चाए र तिनीहरूसित धेरै लूटका माल भए ।
And they smote all the cities round about Gerar, for the terror of Jehovah came upon them; and they spoiled all the cities, for there was very much spoil in them.
15 फौजले धेरै फिरन्ते गोठालाहरूका पालका बस्तीहरूसमेत नाश गरे । तिनीहरूले प्रशस्त मात्रामा भेडा र ऊँटहरू लिएर आए, र त्यसपछि तिनीहरू यरूशलेममा फर्के ।
They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
