2 Књига дневника 14

1 А кад почину Авија код отаца својих и погребоше га у граду Давидовом, зацари се на његово место Аса, син његов. За његовог времена почину земља десет година.

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 И чињаше Аса шта је добро и право пред Господом Богом његовим.

Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:

3 Јер обори олтаре туђе и висине, и изломи ликове њихове и исече лугове њихове.

for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherim,

4 И заповеди синовима Јудиним да траже Господа Бога отаца својих и да извршују закон и заповест Његову.

and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

5 Обори по свим градовима Јудиним висине и сунчане ликове, и почину царство за његовог времена.

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 И сазида тврде градове у земљи Јудиној, јер земља беше у миру, нити беше рата с њим оних година, јер му Господ даде мир.

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 И рече Јуди: Да сазидамо ове градове и да их опашемо зидом и кулама и вратима и преворницама, док је земља наша; јер тражимо Господа Бога свог, тражисмо Га и даде нам мир одсвуда. И тако зидаше, и бише срећни.

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 И имаше Аса војске триста хиљада од Јуде са штитовима и копљима, и од Венијамина двеста и осамдесет хиљада са штитовима и луковима. Сви беху храбри војници.

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 И изиђе из њих Зара Етиопљанин с хиљаду хиљада војске и с триста кола, и дође до Марисе.

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 И Аса изиђе преда њ; и уврсташе се војске у долини Сефати код Марисе.

Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

11 И завапи Аса ка Господу Богу свом говорећи: Господе Теби је ништа помоћи множини или нејаком; помози нам, Господе Боже наш, јер се у Те уздамо, и у Твоје име дођосмо на ово мноштво. Господе, Ти си Бог наш, не дај да може шта на Те човек.

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 И разби Господ Етиопљане пред Асом и пред Јудом, и побегоше Етиопљани.

So the LORD struck the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

13 И тера их Аса и народ који беше с њим дори до Герара. и попадаше Етиопљани да их ни један не оста жив, јер се сатрше пред Господом и пред војском Његовом; и они однесоше плен велик веома.

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 И побише све градове око Герара, јер дође на њих страх Господњи, и опленише све оне градове, јер беше у њима много плена.

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 Побише и по становима пастирским људе, и одведоше много оваца и камила; и вратише се у Јерусалим.

They struck also the tents of livestock, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.