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.
1Så lagde Abija sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Asa blev Konge i hans Sted. På hans Tid havde Landet Fred i ti År.
2Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God:
2Asa gjorde, hvad der var godt og ret i HERREN hans Guds Øjne.
3for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherim,
3Han fjernede de fremmede Altre og Offerhøjene, sønderbrød Stenstøtterne og omhuggede Asjerastøtterne
4and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
4og bød Judæerne søge HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, og holde Loven og Budet,
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.
5og han fjernede Offerhøjene og Solstøtterne fra alle Judas Byer, og Landet havde Fred, så længe han levede.
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.
6Han byggede Fæstninger i Juda, thi Landet havde Fred, og han havde ingen Krig i de År, thi HERREN lod ham have Ro.
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.
7Han sagde da til Judæerne: "Lad os befæste disse Byer og omgive dem med Mure og Tårne, Porte og Portslåer, medens vi endnu har Landet i vor Magt, thi vi har søgt HERREN vor Gud; vi har søgt ham, og han har ladet os have Ro til alle Sider!" Så byggede de, og Lykken stod dem bi.
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.
8Asa havde en Hær, af Juda 300.000 væbnet med Skjold og Spyd, og af Benjamin 280.000, der har Småskjolde og spændte Buer, alle sammen dygtige Krigere.
9There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.
9Men Kusjiten Zera drog ud imod dem med en Hær på 1.000.000 Mand og 300 Stridsvogne. Da han havde nået Maresja,
10Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
10rykkede Asa ud imod ham, og de stillede sig op til Kamp i Zefatadalen ved Maresja.
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.”
11Da råbte Asa til HERREN sin Gud: "HERRE, hos dig er der ingen Forskel på at hjælpe den, der har megen Kraft, og den, der ingen har; hjælp os, HERRE vor Gud, thi til dig støtter vi os, og i dit Navn er vi draget mod denne Menneskemængde, HERRE, du er vor Gud, mod dig kan intet Menneske holde Stand."
12So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
12Da slog HERREN Kusjiterne foran Asa og Judæerne, og Kusjiterne tog Flugten.
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.
13Asa og hans Folk forfulgte dem til Gerar, og alle Kusjiterne faldt, ingen reddede Livet, thi de knustes foran HERREN og hans Hær. Judæerne gjorde et umådeligt Bytte
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.
14og indtog alle Byerne i Omegnen af Gerar, thi en HERRENs Rædsel var kommet over dem, og de plyndrede alle Byerne, thi der var et stort Bytte i dem;
15They struck also the tents of livestock, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
15også indtog de Teltene til Kvæget og slæbte en Mængde Småkvæg og Kameler med sig; så vendte de tilbage til Jerusalem.