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.

¹Aasa tegi, mis hea ja õige oli Issanda, tema Jumala silmis.

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

²Tema kõrvaldas võõrad altarid ja ohvrikünkad, murdis sambad katki ja raius viljakustulbad tükkideks.

³for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,

³Tema käskis Juudat otsida Issandat, nende vanemate Jumalat, ja täita Seadust ning käske.

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

⁴Tema kõrvaldas kõigist Juuda linnadest ohvrikünkad ja suitsutusaltarid; tema ajal oli kuningriigil rahu.

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

⁵Tema ehitas Juudasse kindlustatud linnu, kuna maal oli rahu ja neil aastail ei olnud tema vastu sõda, sest Issand lubas teda hinge tõmmata.

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

⁶Ta ütles Juudale: 'Ehitagem neid linnu ja ümbritsegem need müüriga, tornide, väravate ja riividega, niikaua kui maa veel meie päralt on! Sest me oleme otsinud Issandat, oma Jumalat, oleme otsinud ja tema on meile ümberkaudu rahu andnud.' Siis nad ehitasid ja see läks neil korda.

⁷For 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 Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

⁷Ja Aasal oli sõjavägi: Juudast kolmsada tuhat meest, kes kandsid kilpi ja piiki, ja Benjaminist kakssada kaheksakümmend tuhat kilbikandjat ja ammukütti; need kõik olid vahvad võitlejad.

⁸And Asa had an army that bare bucklers 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.

⁸Aga nende vastu tuli etiooplane Serah väega, mille suurus oli tuhat korda tuhat, ja kolmesaja sõjavankriga; ja ta jõudis kuni Maaresani.

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

⁹Ja Aasa läks temale vastu; siis nad rivistusid tapluseks Sefata orus Maaresas.

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

¹⁰Ja Aasa hüüdis Issanda, oma Jumala poole ning ütles: 'Issand! Ei ole peale sinu ühtegi, kes suudaks jõuetut aidata tugeva vastu! Aita meid, Issand, meie Jumal, sest me toetume sinule ja oleme tulnud sinu nimel selle hulga vastu! Issand! Sina oled meie Jumal, ära luba, et inimene oleks sinust üle!'

¹¹And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, there is none besides thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: help us, O Jehovah our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

¹¹Siis Issand lõi etiooplasi Aasa ja Juuda ees, ja etiooplased põgenesid.

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

¹²Ja Aasa ning rahvas, kes oli koos temaga, ajasid neid taga kuni Gerarini. Ja etiooplasi langes nõnda palju, et nad enam ei toibunud, sest nad löödi puruks Issanda ja tema leeri ees; ja nad võtsid väga palju saaki.

¹³And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Jehovah, and before his host; and they carried away very much booty.

¹³Ja nad lõid kõiki linnu Gerari ümbruses, sest neid oli vallanud hirm Issanda ees. Ja nad riisusid kõiki linnu, sest neis oli palju saaki.

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

¹⁴Ja nad lõid ka karjatelke, viisid ära palju lambaid, kitsi ja kaameleid ning tulid tagasi Jeruusalemma.

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