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 David’s city; 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 LORD his God’s eyes,
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, broke down the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles,
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 obey his law and command.
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’s build these cities and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought him, 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 of three hundred thousand out of Judah who bore bucklers and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valour.
9 И изиђе из њих Зара Етиопљанин с хиљаду хиљада војске и с триста кола, и дође до Марисе.
Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them 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 no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, LORD our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. LORD, you are our God. Don’t 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. So many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves, for they were destroyed before the LORD and before his army. Judah’s army 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. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
15 Побише и по становима пастирским људе, и одведоше много оваца и камила; и вратише се у Јерусалим.
They also struck the tents of those who had livestock, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, then returned to Jerusalem.
