¹So 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.

¹Ary Asa nanao izay tsara sy mahitsy eo imason'i Jehovah Andriamanitra;

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

²fa nandrava ny alitaran'ny firenena hafa sy ny fitoerana avo izy sady nanorotoro ny tsangam-baton-tsampy ary nikapa ny Aseraha.

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

³Ary nandidy ny Joda hitady an'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny razany, izy ary hankatò ny lalàna sy ny didy.

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

⁴Ary nandrava ny fitoerana avo sy ny tsangan-kazo ho an'ny masoandro teny amin'ny tanànan'ny Joda rehetra izy; dia nandry fahizay ny fanjakana teo anatrehany.[Na: tsangam-bato]

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

⁵Ary nanao tanàna mimanda tany Joda izy; ka dia nandry fahizay ny tany, fa tsy nisy ady tamin'izany andro izany; fa Jehovah no nanome azy fiadanana.

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

⁶Dia hoy izy tamin'ny Joda: Andeha hamboarintsika ireto tanana ireto ka hasiantsika manda manodidina sy tilikambo ary vavahady mihidy, raha mbola azontsika zakaina ny tany; fa efa nitady an'i Jehovah Andriamanitsika isika; eny, nitady Azy isika, ka nanome antsika fiadanana amin'ny manodidina Izy. Ary dia namboariny avokoa izany ka tontosa tsara.

⁷Therefore he said unto 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.

⁷Ary Asa nanana miaramila, dia telo hetsy mpitana ampinga lehibe sy lefona avy tamin'ny Joda, ary valo alina amby roa hetsy mpitana ampinga sy tsipìka avy amin'ny Benjamina; ireo rehetra ireo dia lehilahy mahery avokoa.

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

⁸Ary Zera Etiopiana nivoaka hiady tamin'ireo ka nitondra miaramila iray tapitrisa sy kalesy telon-jato, ka dia tonga tao Maresa.

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

⁹Ary Asa nivoaka hiady taminy, dia samy nilahatra hiady teo andohasaha Zefata akaikin'i Maresa izy.

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

¹⁰Ary Asa nitaraina tamin'i Jehovah Andriamaniny ka nanao hoe: Jehovah ô, tsy misy afa-tsy Hianao no mahavonjy ny tsy manan-kery, raha iadian'ny maro izy, ka vonjeo izahay, Jehovah Andriamanitray ô, fa Hianao no iankinanay, ary ny anaranao no andehananay hiady amin'ireto olona ireto. Jehovah ô. Hianao no Andriamanitray; aza avela hisy olona haharesy Anao.[Na: Jehovah ô, mora foana aminao ny hamonjy na ny mahery na izay tsy manan-kery]

¹¹And Asa cried unto 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 no man prevail against thee.

¹¹Ary Jehovah namely ny Etiopiana teo anoloan'i Asa sy ny Joda, ka dia nandositra ireny.

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

¹²Ary Asa sy ny vahoaka teo aminy nanenjika azy hatrany Gerara, ka dia nahafatesana be ny Etiopiana ka tsy naharina intsony; fa voaringana teo anoloan'i Jehovah sy ny miaramilany izy, ka nahazoan'ny Joda babo betsaka.

¹³And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians 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.

¹³Ary namely ny tanàna rehetra manodidina an'i Gerara izy; fa ny fahatahorana an'i Jehovah nahazo ireo, ka nobaboiny ny tanana rehetra, fa be ny babo tao.Ary namely ny vala izy ka nahazo babo betsaka, dia ondry aman'osy sy rameva, ary dia niverina ho any Jerosalema izy.

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

¹⁴Ary namely ny vala izy ka nahazo babo betsaka, dia ondry aman'osy sy rameva, ary dia niverina ho any Jerosalema izy.

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