Anden Krønikebog 14

1 Så lagde Abija sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Asa blev Konge i hans Sted. På hans Tid havde Landet Fred i ti År.

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.

2 Asa gjorde, hvad der var godt og ret i HERREN hans Guds Øjne.

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

3 Han fjernede de fremmede Altre og Offerhøjene, sønderbrød Stenstøtterne og omhuggede Asjerastøtterne

for he took away the strange altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim;

4 og bød Judæerne søge HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, og holde Loven og Budet,

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

5 og han fjernede Offerhøjene og Solstøtterne fra alle Judas Byer, og Landet havde Fred, så længe han levede.

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 Han byggede Fæstninger i Juda, thi Landet havde Fred, og han havde ingen Krig i de År, thi HERREN lod ham have Ro.

And 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 Han sagde da til Judæerne: "Lad os befæste disse Byer og omgive dem med Mure og Tårne, Porte og Portslåer, medens vi endnu har Landet i vor Magt, thi vi har søgt HERREN vor Gud; vi har søgt ham, og han har ladet os have Ro til alle Sider!" Så byggede de, og Lykken stod dem bi.

For he said unto Judah: 'Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; 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.

8 Asa havde en Hær, af Juda 300.000 væbnet med Skjold og Spyd, og af Benjamin 280.000, der har Småskjolde og spændte Buer, alle sammen dygtige Krigere.

And 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 and fourscore thousand; all these were mighty men of valour.

9 Men Kusjiten Zera drog ud imod dem med en Hær på 1.000.000 Mand og 300 Stridsvogne. Da han havde nået Maresja,

And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.

10 rykkede Asa ud imod ham, og de stillede sig op til Kamp i Zefatadalen ved Maresja.

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

11 Da råbte Asa til HERREN sin Gud: "HERRE, hos dig er der ingen Forskel på at hjælpe den, der har megen Kraft, og den, der ingen har; hjælp os, HERRE vor Gud, thi til dig støtter vi os, og i dit Navn er vi draget mod denne Menneskemængde, HERRE, du er vor Gud, mod dig kan intet Menneske holde Stand."

And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said: 'LORD, there is none beside Thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength; help us, O LORD our God; for we rely on Thee, and in Thy name are we come against this multitude. Thou art the LORD our God; let not man prevail against Thee.'

12 Da slog HERREN Kusjiterne foran Asa og Judæerne, og Kusjiterne tog Flugten.

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

13 Asa og hans Folk forfulgte dem til Gerar, og alle Kusjiterne faldt, ingen reddede Livet, thi de knustes foran HERREN og hans Hær. Judæerne gjorde et umådeligt Bytte

And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar; and there fell of the Ethiopians so that none remained alive; for they were shattered before the LORD, and before His host; and they carried away very much booty.

14 og indtog alle Byerne i Omegnen af Gerar, thi en HERRENs Rædsel var kommet over dem, og de plyndrede alle Byerne, thi der var et stort Bytte i dem;

And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for a terror from the LORD came upon them; and they spoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them.

15 også indtog de Teltene til Kvæget og slæbte en Mængde Småkvæg og Kameler med sig; så vendte de tilbage til Jerusalem.

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