2 Kroniška 14
1 Tako je Abíja zaspal s svojimi očeti in pokopali so ga v Davidovem mestu. Namesto njega je zakraljeval njegov sin Asá. V njegovih dneh je bila dežela mirna deset let.
Abijah died and was buried in the City of David. His son Asa took over as king. For ten years of his reign the country was at peace.
2 Asá je počel to, kar je bilo dobro in pravilno v očeh Gospoda, njegovega Boga,
Asa did what was good and right in the Lord's sight.
3 kajti odstranil je oltarje tujih bogov, visoke kraje, porušil podobe in posekal ašere.
He took down the foreign altars and high places, smashed their sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.
4 Judu je zapovedal, naj išče Gospoda, Boga njihovih očetov in naj izpolnjuje postavo in zapoved.
He ordered Judah to worship the Lord, the God of their forefathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
5 Prav tako je iz vseh Judovih mest odstranil visoke kraje in podobe in kraljestvo je bilo pred njim mirno.
He also took down the high places and the incense altars from all the towns of Judah. Under his rule the kingdom was at peace.
6 V Judu je zgradil utrjena mesta, kajti dežela je imela počitek in v tistih letih ni imel nobene vojne, ker mu je Gospod dal počitek.
Because the country was at peace he was able to rebuild the fortified towns of Judah. There were no wars during these years because the Lord had granted him peace.
7 Zato je Judu rekel: »Gradimo ta mesta in okrog njih postavimo obzidja, stolpe, velika vrata in zapahe, medtem ko je dežela še pred nami, ker smo iskali Gospoda, svojega Boga. Iskali smo ga in on nam je dal počitek na vsaki strani.« Tako so gradili in bili uspešni.
Asa told the people of Judah, “Let us build up these towns and surround them with walls and towers and barred gates. The land is still ours, because we continue to worship the Lord our God. We worship him, and he has given us peace from all our enemies.” So they began the building projects, and completed them successfully.
8 Asá je imel vojsko mož, ki so nosili okrogle ščite in sulice, iz Juda tristo tisoč in iz Benjamina, ki so nosili ščite in napenjali loke, dvesto osemdeset tisoč. Vsi ti so bili močni junaški možje.
Asa had an army made up of three hundred thousand men from Judah who carried large shields and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand men from Benjamin who carried regular shields and bows. All of them were brave warriors.
9 Zoper njih je prišel Etiopijec Zerah z milijonsko vojsko in tristo bojnimi vozmi in prišel do Mareše.
Zerah the Ethiopian attacked them with an army of a thousand times a thousand men and three hundred chariots, advancing as far as Mareshah.
10 Potem je Asá odšel ven zoper njega in postrojil so se v dolini Cefáti pri Mareši.
Asa went out to confront him, lining up for battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11 Asá je klical h Gospodu, svojemu Bogu in rekel: » Gospod, to zate ni nič, da pomagaš, bodisi z mnogimi ali s tistimi, ki nimajo moči. Pomagaj nam, oh Gospod, naš Bog, kajti nate se zanašamo in v tvojem imenu gremo zoper to množico. Oh Gospod, ti si naš Bog, naj človek ne prevlada zoper tebe.«
Asa called out for help to the Lord his God: “Lord, there is no one apart from you who can help the powerless against the powerful. Please help us, Lord our God, for we trust in you. We have come against this horde because we stand for you, Lord. You are our God. Do not let a mere human being beat you.”
12 Tako je Gospod udaril Etiopijce pred Asájem in pred Judom in Etiopijci so pobegnili.
The Lord struck the Ethiopians in front of Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians ran away.
13 Asá in ljudstvo, ki je bilo z njim, so jih preganjali do Gerárja in Etiopijci so bili premagani, da si niso več opomogli, kajti bili so uničeni pred Gospodom in njegovo vojsko in odnesli so zelo veliko plena.
Asa and his army chased them as far as Gerar. The Ethiopians were killed—there were none who survived, for they were caught between the Lord and his army. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.
14 Udarili so vsa mesta naokoli Gerárja, kajti Gospodov strah je prišel nanje. Oplenili so vsa mesta, kajti v njih je bilo silno veliko plena.
They also attacked all the towns around Gerar, because the inhabitants were terrified of the Lord. The men of Judah took a large amount of plunder from all the towns.
15 Udarili so tudi šotore živine in odvedli proč ovc in kamel v obilju ter se vrnili v Jeruzalem.
Then they attacked the camps of the herdsmen and took many sheep and camels. Then they went back to Jerusalem.
