2 Chronicles 14
1 Then Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. And his son, Asa, reigned in his place. During his days, the land was quiet for ten years.
Et Abias mourut, et il alla rejoindre ses pères, et on l'ensevelit en la ville de David; et Asa, son fils, régna à sa place. Sous Asa, Juda fut en paix dix années.
2 Now Asa did what was good and pleasing in the sight of his God. And he overturned the altars of foreign worship, and the high places.
Et il fit ce qui est bon et droit devant le Seigneur son Dieu.
3 And he broke apart the statues, and he cut down the sacred groves.
Il répudia les autels des dieux étrangers et les hauts lieux; il brisa les colonnes, il abattit les bois sacrés,
4 And he instructed Judah that they should seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and that they should carry out the law and all the commandments.
Et il dit à Juda de chercher le Seigneur Dieu de leurs pères, et de pratiquer sa loi et ses commandements.
5 And he took away, from all the cities of Judah, the altars and the shrines. And he reigned in peace.
Et il détruisit, dans toutes les villes de Juda, les autels et les idoles, et paisiblement
6 Also, he built fortified cities in Judah. For it was quiet, and in his time no wars had arisen. For the Lord was generously granting peace.
Il fortifia des places en Juda; car la terre était en paix. Il n'y eut point de guerre en ces années, parce que le Seigneur lui avait donné du repos.
7 Then he said to Judah: “Let us build these cities, and strengthen them with walls, and fortify them with towers and gates and bars, while all things are at rest from wars. For we have sought the Lord, the God of our fathers, and he has granted to us peace on every side.” And so they built, and there was nothing to impede them from building.
Et il dit à Juda: Fortifions les villes, faisons-leur des murs, des tours, des portes, des verrous; nous prévaudrons sur la terre: car de même que nous avons cherché le Seigneur notre Dieu, il nous a cherchés; il nous a donné la paix tout alentour, et il nous a fait prospérer.
8 Now Asa had in his army three hundred thousand men of Judah, carrying shields and spears, and truly, of Benjamin, two hundred eighty thousand men with shields and bows. All of these were very valiant men.
Or, Asa avait en la terre de Juda une force de trois cent mille hommes portant javeline et bouclier; et, en la terre de Benjamin, deux cent quatre- vingt mille archers, ou fantassins armés à la légère; tous ces hommes étaient vaillants et aguerris.
9 Then Zerah, the Ethiopian, went forth against them with his army of one million men, and three hundred chariots. And he approached as far as Mareshah.
Et Zara l'Ethiopien marcha contre eux avec une armée d'un million d'hommes, et trois cents chars; il s'avança jusqu'à Marèsa.
10 And Asa traveled to meet him, and he set up a battle line for the war in the Valley of Zephathah, which is near Mareshah.
Asa sortit à sa rencontre, et rangea son armée en bataille dans la vallée, au nord de Marèsa.
11 And he called upon the Lord God, and he said: “O Lord, there is no difference to you, whether you assist by few, or by many. Help us, O Lord our God. For having faith in you and in your name, we have gone forth against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God. Do not allow man to prevail against you.”
Et Asa cria au Seigneur son Dieu, et il dit: Seigneur, il ne vous est point impossible de sauver, soit avec beaucoup, soit avec peu; fortifiez-nous, Seigneur notre Dieu, car nous avons eu foi en vous, et c'est en votre nom que nous avons marché contre cette grande multitude. Seigneur notre Dieu, que l'homme ne prévaille pas contre vous.
12 And so the Lord terrified the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah. And the Ethiopians fled.
Et le Seigneur frappa les Ethiopiens devant Juda, et les Ethiopiens s'enfuirent.
13 And Asa, and the people who were with him, pursued them as far as Gerar. And the Ethiopians fell, even unto utter destruction, for the Lord was striking, and his army was battling, and they were destroyed. Therefore, they took many spoils.
Asa et son peuple les poursuivirent jusqu'à Gedsor. Les Ethiopiens tombèrent jusqu'au dernier; car ils furent broyés devant le Seigneur et devant son armée, et les fils de Juda recueillirent d'innombrables dépouilles.
14 And they struck all the cities surrounding Gerar. For indeed, a great fear had overwhelmed everyone. And they despoiled the cities, and they carried away much plunder.
Et ils détruisirent les bourgs autour de Gedsor; car un grand trouble, venant du Seigneur, était sur eux. Les fils de Juda pillèrent leurs villes, et ils firent un riche butin.
15 Then too, destroying the fencing for the sheep, they took an innumerable multitude of cattle and camels. And they returned to Jerusalem.
Ils détruisirent les tentes des troupeaux, ils dépouillèrent les habitants de la côte, ils emmenèrent quantité de moutons et de chameaux, et ils revinrent à Jérusalem.
