2 Meʻa Hokohoko 14

1 Pea naʻe mohe ʻa ʻApisa mo ʻene ngaahi tamai, pea naʻa nau tanu ia ʻi he kolo ʻa Tevita: pea naʻe fetongi ia ʻi he pule ʻe hono foha ko ʻAsa. Naʻe melino pe ʻae fonua ʻi hono ngaahi ʻaho ʻoʻona ʻi ha taʻu ʻe hongofulu.

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 Pea naʻe fai ʻe ʻAsa ʻaia naʻe lelei ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ko hono ʻOtua:

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

3 He naʻa ne fetuku ʻo ʻave ke mamaʻo ʻae ngaahi feilaulauʻanga ʻoe ngaahi ʻotua kehe, mo e ngaahi potu māʻolunga: ʻo ne fesiʻi hifo ʻae ngaahi meʻa fakatātā, pea ne tā hifo ʻae ngaahi vao tapu:

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

4 Pea naʻa ne fekau ki Siuta ke kumi kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, pea ke fai ki he fono mo e fekau.

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

5 Pea naʻa ne liʻaki foki mei he ngaahi kolo kotoa pē ʻo Siuta ʻae ngaahi potu māʻolunga mo e ngaahi meʻa fakatātā: pea naʻe anga fakamelino pe ʻae puleʻanga ʻi hono ʻao.

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 Pea naʻe langa ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi kolotau ʻi Siuta: he naʻe anga fakamelino pe ʻae fonua, pea naʻe ʻikai ha tau kiate ia ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ko ia: koeʻuhi naʻe foaki ʻe Sihova ʻae fiemālie kiate ia.

He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because YHWH had given him rest.

7 Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe ia ki Siuta, “Ke tau langa ʻae ngaahi kolo ni maʻatautolu, pea langa ki ai ʻae ngaahi ā, mo e ngaahi fale māʻolunga, mo e ngaahi matapā, mo e ngaahi ʻakau fakalava, ʻi he kei ʻi hotau ʻao ʻae fonua: ko e meʻa ʻi heʻetau kumi ʻa Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua, naʻa tau kumi ia, pea kuo ne tuku ʻae fiemālie kiate kitautolu ʻi he potu kotoa pē.” Ko ia naʻa nau langa pea monūʻia.

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 YHWH our God, he has sought us and he has given us rest on every side." So they built and prospered.

8 Pea naʻe ʻia ʻAsa ʻae kau tangata tau, naʻe fua ʻae ngaahi pā mo e ngaahi tao, ko e toko tolu afe mei Siuta: pea ko e toko ua kilu mo e toko valu mano meia Penisimani naʻe fua pā pea teke ʻae kaufana: ko e kau tangata toʻa mo mālohi ʻakinautolu ni kotoa pē.

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 Pea naʻe haʻu ke tauʻi ʻakinautolu ʻa Sela ko e tangata ʻItiopea mo e fuʻu tau ko e taha miliona, mo e saliote ʻe tolungeau: pea naʻa nau hoko ki Malesa.

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 Pea naʻe toki ʻalu kituaʻā ʻa ʻAsa ko hono tali, pea naʻa nau teuteu ke fai ʻae tau ʻi he potu talalo ʻo Sefata ʻi Malesa.

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

11 Pea naʻe tangi ʻa ʻAsa kia Sihova ko hono ʻOtua, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻE Sihova, ko e meʻa noa pe kiate koe ke tokoni, ki he tokolahi, pe kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻikai hanau mālohi: ʻE Sihova ko homau ʻOtua, ke ke tokoni kiate kimautolu: he ʻoku mau falala kiate koe, pea ʻi ho huafa ʻoku mau ʻalu atu ki he fuʻu kakai ni. ʻE Sihova, ko koe pe ko homau ʻOtua ʻoua naʻa mālohi ʻae tangata kiate koe.”

Asa cried to YHWH his God, and said, "YHWH, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and those who have no strength. Help us, YHWH our God; for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. YHWH, you are our God. Do not let man prevail against you."

12 Ko ia naʻe taaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻae kakai ʻItiopea ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻAsa, mo e ʻao ʻo Siuta pea naʻe hola ʻae kakai ʻItiopea.

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

13 Pea naʻe tuli ʻakinautolu ʻe ʻAsa mo e kakai naʻe ʻiate ia ʻo aʻu ki Kela: pea ʻi he maveuveu ʻae kakai ʻItiopea, naʻe ʻikai te nau mafai ke toe fakahaofi ʻakinautolu he naʻe fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova pea ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻene tau: pea naʻa nau fetuku ʻo ʻave ʻae vete lahi.

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 YHWH, and before his army; and they carried away very much booty.

14 Pea naʻa nau teʻia ʻae ngaahi kolo kotoa pē naʻe tuʻu takatakai ʻi Kela: he naʻe tō ʻae manavahē kia Sihova kiate kinautolu: pea naʻa nau maumau ʻae ngaahi kolo kotoa pē: he naʻe lahi ʻaupito ʻae koloa ʻi ai.

They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of YHWH came on them: and they plundered all the cities; for there was a great amount of plunder in them.

15 Pea naʻa nau teʻia foki ʻae ngaahi fale ʻoe fanga manu lalahi: pea naʻe fetuku ʻo ʻave ʻae fanga sipi mo e fanga kāmeli ke lahi ʻaupito ʻonau liu mai ki Selūsalema.

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