2 Chronicles 14

1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days, the land was quiet ten years.

Og Abia laa med sine Fædre, og de begrove ham i Davids Stad, og Asa, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted; i hans Dage havde Landet Ro i ti Aar.

2 Asa did that which was good and right in Yahweh his God’s eyes,

Og Asa gjorde det, som var godt og ret for Herrens hans Guds Øjne.

3 for he took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles,

Og han borttog de fremmede Altre og Højene og sønderbrød Støtterne og sønderhuggede Astartebillederne.

4 and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to obey his law and command.

Og han sagde til Juda, at de skulde søge Herren, deres Fædres Gud, og gøre Loven og Budet.

5 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.

Og han borttog Højene og Solbillederne fra alle Stæder i Juda, og Riget havde Ro under ham.

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

Og han byggede faste Stæder i Juda, fordi Landet havde Ro, og der var ingen Krig imod ham i disse Aar; thi Herren skaffede ham Rolighed.

7 For he said to Judah, “Let’s build these cities and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God. We have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

Og han sagde til Juda: Lader os bygge disse Stæder og føre Mur op omkring dem med Taarne, dobbelte Porte og Stænger, da Landet endnu ligger for os; thi vi have søgt Herren vor Gud, vi have søgt ham, og han har skaffet os Rolighed trindt omkring. Saa byggede de, og det lykkedes for dem.

8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand out of Judah who bore bucklers and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand out of Benjamin who bore shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.

Og Asa havde en Hær, som bar Skjold og Spyd, af Juda tre Hundrede Tusinde og af Benjamin, som bare Skjold og spændte Bue, to Hundrede og firsindstyve Tusinde; alle disse vare vældige til Strid.

9 Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million troops and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

Og Morianen Sera drog ud imod dem med en Hær, tusinde Gange tusinde, og med tre Hundrede Vogne; og han kom lige til Maresa.

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

Og Asa drog ud imod ham, og de rustede sig til Slag i Zefatas Dal ved Maresa.

11 Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”

Og Asa raabte til Herren sin Gud og sagde: Herre! hos dig, naar du vil hjælpe, gør det ingen Forskel, om en har megen eller ingen Kraft; hjælp os, Herre vor Gud! thi vi forlade os fast paa dig, og vi ere komne i dit Navn imod denne Hob; Herre! du er vor Gud, intet Menneske skal formaa noget imod dig.

12 So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

Og Herren slog Morianerne for Asas Ansigt og for Judas Ansigt, og Morianerne flyede.

13 Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves, for they were destroyed before Yahweh and before his army. Judah’s army carried away very much booty.

Og Asa og Folket, som var med ham, forfulgte dem indtil Gerar; og der faldt af Morianerne saa mange, at ingen af dem blev levende; thi de bleve knuste for Herrens Ansigt og for hans Hær; og man gjorde et saare stort Bytte.

14 They struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of Yahweh came on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.

Og de sloge alle Stæder trindt omkring Gerar, thi Herrens Frygt var over disse; og de udplyndrede alle Stæderne, thi der var meget Bytte i dem.

15 They also struck the tents of those who had livestock, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, then returned to Jerusalem.

Og de sloge ogsaa Kvægteltene, og bortførte smaat Kvæg i Mangfoldighed og Kameler, og de kom tilbage til Jerusalem.