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

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.

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.”

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.