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 Abia 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 that which was good and pleasing in the sight of his God, and he destroyed the altars of foreign worship, and the high places.
3 किनकि तिनले विदेशी वेदीहरू र डाँडाका थानहरू हटाए । तिनले ढुङ्गाका खम्बाहरू भत्काइदिए, र अशेरा देवीका खम्बाहरूलाई ढालिदिए ।
And broke the statues, and cut down the groves.
4 तिनले यहूदालाई परमप्रभु आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्वरको खोजी गर्ने, र व्यवस्था र आज्ञाहरू पालन गर्ने हुकुम गरे ।
And he commanded Juda to seek the Lord the God of their fathers, and to do the law, and all the commandments.
5 साथै तिनले यहूदाका सबै सहरहरूमा भएका अल्गा थानहरू र धूप बाल्ने वेदीहरू पनि हटाइदिए । तिनको अधीनमा देशले शान्ति पायो ।
And he took away out of all the cities of Juda the altars, and temples, and reigned in peace.
6 तिनले यहूदामा किल्ला भएका सहरहरू निर्माण गरे, किनकि देशमा शान्ति थियो, र ती वर्षहरूमा तिनले युद्ध गर्नुपरेन, किनभने परमप्रभुले तिनलाई शान्ति दिनुभएको थियो ।
He built also strong cities in Juda, for he was quiet, and there had no wars risen in his time, the Lord giving peace.
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 Juda: Let us build these cities, and compass them with walls, and fortify them with towers, and gates, and bars, while all is quiet from wars, because we have sought the Lord the God of our fathers, and he hath given us peace round about. So they built, and there was no hinderance in building.
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 in his army of men that bore shields and spears of Juda three hundred thousand, and of Benjamin that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand, all these were most valiant men.
9 कूशी जेरह तिनीहरूका विरुद्धमा दस लाख फौज र तीन सय रथ लिएर आए । तिनी मारेशामा आइपुगे ।
And Zara the Ethiopian came out against them with his army of ten hundred thousand men, and with three hundred chariots: and he came as far as Maresa.
10 तब आसा उनको सामना गर्न निस्केर आए, र मारेशानेरको सपताको बेसीमा तिनीहरूले एक-अर्कामा युद्ध गरे ।
And Asa went out to meet him, and set his army in array for battle in the vale of Sephata, which is near Maresa:
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 he called upon the Lord God, and said: O Lord, there is no difference with thee, whether thou help with few, or with many: help us, O Lord our God: for with confidence in thee, and in thy name, we are come against this multitude. O Lord thou art our God, let not man prevail against thee.
12 यसैले परमप्रभुले आसा र यहूदाको सामु कूशीहरूलाई प्रहार गर्नुभयो । कूशीहरू भागे ।
And the Lord terrified the Ethiopians before Asa and Juda: 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 Gerara: and the Ethiopians fell even to utter destruction, for the Lord slew them, and his army fought against them, and they were destroyed. And they took abundance of spoils,
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 took all the cities round about Gerara: for a great fear was come upon all men: and they pillaged the cities, and carried off much booty.
15 फौजले धेरै फिरन्ते गोठालाहरूका पालका बस्तीहरूसमेत नाश गरे । तिनीहरूले प्रशस्त मात्रामा भेडा र ऊँटहरू लिएर आए, र त्यसपछि तिनीहरू यरूशलेममा फर्के ।
And they destroyed the sheepcotes, and took an infinite number of cattle, and of camels: and returned to Jerusalem.
