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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁴and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do 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.

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.

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.

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

⁷For he said to Judah, “Let us 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.

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

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

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

⁹There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, 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!'

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

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

¹¹Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is none 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.”

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.

¹²So Yahweh struck 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.

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

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

¹⁴They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of Yahweh came on them: and they despoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them.

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