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 ।
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
2 आसाले परमप्रभु आफ्ना परमेश्वरको दृष्टिमा जे कुरा असल र ठिक थियो त्यही गरे,
Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
3 किनकि तिनले विदेशी वेदीहरू र डाँडाका थानहरू हटाए । तिनले ढुङ्गाका खम्बाहरू भत्काइदिए, र अशेरा देवीका खम्बाहरूलाई ढालिदिए ।
for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherim,
4 तिनले यहूदालाई परमप्रभु आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्वरको खोजी गर्ने, र व्यवस्था र आज्ञाहरू पालन गर्ने हुकुम गरे ।
and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to do 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 ।
Also he took away 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 ।
He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because the LORD 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 ।
For he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is still ours. Since we have sought the LORD our God, he has sought us and he has given us rest on every side." So 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 ।
Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.
9 कूशी जेरह तिनीहरूका विरुद्धमा दस लाख फौज र तीन सय रथ लिएर आए । तिनी मारेशामा आइपुगे ।
There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, 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 ।
Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the Valley of Zephathah at 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 ।”
Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, "LORD, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and those who have no strength. Help us, LORD our God; for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. LORD, you are our God. Do not let man prevail against you."
12 यसैले परमप्रभुले आसा र यहूदाको सामु कूशीहरूलाई प्रहार गर्नुभयो । कूशीहरू भागे ।
So the LORD struck 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 ।
Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his army; and they carried away very much booty.
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 ।
They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came on them: and they plundered all the cities; for there was a great amount of plunder 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 struck also the tents of livestock, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
