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

¹And 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.

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

²And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of Jehovah his God;

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

³and he took away the altars of the strange [gods] and the high places, and broke the columns, and cut down the Asherahs;

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

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

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

⁵And he removed out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.

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.

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

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.

⁷And he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars, while the land is yet before us; for we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. And they built and prospered.

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

⁸And Asa had an army that bore targets and spears: out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew the bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these, mighty men of valour.

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

⁹And Zerah the Ethiopian came out against him with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, and he came to 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!'

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

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

¹¹And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, it maketh no difference to thee to help, whether there be much or no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name have we come against this multitude. Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

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.

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

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

¹³And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerar; and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that none of them was left alive; for they were crushed before Jehovah and before his army. And they carried away very much spoil.

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

¹⁴And they smote all the cities round about Gerar, for the terror of Jehovah came upon them; and they spoiled all the cities, for there was very much spoil in them.

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