2 Chronicles 14

1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

Dormivit autem Abia cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in Civitate David: regnavitque Asa filius eius pro eo, in cuius diebus quievit terra annis decem.

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

Fecit autem Asa quod bonum et placitum erat in conspectu Dei sui, et subvertit altaria peregrini cultus, et excelsa,

3 For he took away the altars of the strange [gods], and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the groves:

et confregit statuas, lucosque succidit:

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

et præcepit Iudæ ut quæreret Dominum Deum patrum suorum, et faceret legem, et universa mandata:

5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

et abstulit de cunctis urbibus Iuda aras, et fana, et regnavit in pace.

6 And he built fortified cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.

Ædificavit quoque urbes munitas in Iuda, quia quietus erat, et nulla temporibus eius bella surrexerant, pacem Domino largiente.

7 Therefore he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about [them] walls, and towers, gates, and bars, [while] the land [is] yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought [him], and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built, and prospered.

Dixit autem Iudæ: Ædificemus civitates istas, et vallemus muris, et roboremus turribus, et portis, et seris, donec a bellis quieta sunt omnia, eo quod quæsierimus Dominum Deum patrum nostrorum, et dederit nobis pacem per gyrum. Ædificaverunt igitur, et nullum in extruendo impedimentum fuit.

8 And Asa had an army [of men] that bore targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these [were] mighty men of valor.

Habuit autem Asa in exercitu suo portantium scuta et hastas de Iuda trecenta millia, de Beniamin vero scutariorum et sagittariorum ducenta octoginta millia, omnes isti viri fortissimi.

9 And there came out against them Zerah the Cushite, with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came to Mareshah.

Egressus est autem contra eos Zara Æthiops cum exercitu suo, decies centena millia, et curribus trecentis: et venit usque Maresa.

10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathath at Mareshah.

Porro Asa perrexit obviam ei, et instruxit aciem ad bellum in Valle Sephata, quæ est iuxta Maresa:

11 And Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, LORD, [it is] nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou [art] our God; let not man prevail against thee.

et invocavit Dominum Deum, et ait: Domine non est apud te ulla distantia utrum in paucis auxilieris, an in pluribus: adiuva nos Domine Deus noster: in te enim, et in tuo nomine habentes fiduciam venimus contra hanc multitudinem. Domine, Deus noster tu es, non prævaleat contra te homo.

12 So the LORD smote the Cushites before Asa, and before Judah; and the Cushites fled.

Exterruit itaque Dominus Æthiopes coram Asa et Iuda: fugeruntque Æthiopes.

13 And Asa and the people that [were] with him pursued them to Gerar: and the Cushites were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

Et persecutus est eos Asa, et populus, qui cum eo erat, usque Gerara: et ruerunt Æthiopes usque ad internecionem, quia Domino cædente contriti sunt, et exercitu illius præliante. Tulerunt ergo spolia multa,

14 And they smote all the cities about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they plundered all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.

et percusserunt civitates omnes per circuitum Geraræ: grandis quippe cunctos terror invaserat: et diripuerunt urbes, et multam prædam asportaverunt.

15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

Sed et caulas ovium destruentes, tulerunt pecorum infinitam multitudinem, et camelorum: reversique sunt in Ierusalem.