2 Cronica 14
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Ang Tagumpay ni Asa Laban sa mga Taga-Etiopia
14 Namatay si Abias at inilibing sa libingan ng kanyang mga ninuno sa Lunsod ni David. Humalili sa kanya bilang hari ang anak niyang si Asa. Sampung taon itong naghari at sa panahong iyon ay naging mapayapa ang Juda. 2 Ginawa ni Asa ang mabuti at kalugud-lugod sa paningin ni Yahweh na kanyang Diyos. 3 Ipinagiba niya ang mga altar ng mga diyus-diyosan at ang mga bahay-sambahan ng mga pagano; ibinuwal niya ang mga sinasambang haligi at winasak ang mga rebulto ng diyosang si Ashera. 4 Iniutos niya sa mga taga-Juda na sumunod sa kagustuhan ni Yahweh, ang Diyos ng kanilang mga ninuno at tuparin ang kanyang kautusan at mga tuntunin. 5 Sapagkat ipinaalis niya ang mga bahay-sambahan ng mga pagano at ang mga altar ng insenso sa mga lunsod ng Juda, naging mapayapa ang kaharian sa ilalim ng kanyang pamamahala. 6 Pinalagyan niya ng mga pader ang mga lunsod sa Juda. At sa loob ng ilang taon ay hindi sila nagkaroon ng digmaan sapagkat binigyan siya ni Yahweh ng kapayapaan. 7 Sinabi niya sa mga taga-Juda, “Patibayin natin ang mga lunsod na ito at paligiran natin ng mga pader na may mga tore at matitibay na pintuan. Sarili natin ang lupain sapagkat umaasa tayo kay Yahweh na ating Diyos. Hinanap natin siya at sa lahat ng dako'y binigyan niya tayo ng katiwasayan.” Ganoon nga ang kanilang ginawa at sila'y naging maunlad. 8 Ang hukbo ni Asa ay binubuo ng 300,000 kawal mula sa Juda, na may mga sandatang panangga at sibat, at ang 280,000 naman mula sa Benjamin, na may mga pana at panangga.
9 Dumating ang panahon na nilusob sila ni Zera na isang taga-Etiopia. Ang hukbo nito na umabot hanggang sa Maresa ay binubuo ng isang milyong kawal at tatlong daang karwahe. 10 Pagdating doo'y hinarap sila ng hukbo ni Asa at ang hanay ng labanan ay ang libis ng Sefata sa Maresa. 11 Bago siya lumaban, nanalangin si Asa kay Yahweh na kanyang Diyos, “Wala kang katulad, O Yahweh, sa pagtulong maging sa malakas at mahina. Kaya tulungan ninyo kami, O Yahweh na aming Diyos, sapagkat sa inyo lamang kami umaasa. Sa inyong pangalan, nakaharap kami ngayon sa ganito karaming kaaway. O Yahweh, kayo ang aming Diyos; huwag ninyong hayaang matalo kayo ng tao.”
12 Sa tulong ni Yahweh, natalo ni Asa ang mga taga-Etiopia at tumakas ang mga ito. 13 Hinabol sila ni Asa at ng kanyang mga kawal hanggang Gerar. Sa tulong ni Yahweh, naubos ang kanilang mga kaaway, at napakarami nilang nasamsam. 14 Winasak nila ang lahat ng lunsod sa palibot ng Gerar sapagkat pinagharian ng takot kay Yahweh ang mga mamamayan doon. Pinasok nila ang lahat ng lunsod at napakaraming nasamsam doon. 15 Sinalakay din nila ang mga kampo ng mga pastol ng kawan at bumalik sila sa Jerusalem na dala ang napakaraming tupa at kamelyo.
2 Chronicles 14
New International Version
14 [a]And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years.
Asa King of Judah(A)
2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.(B) 3 He removed the foreign altars(C) and the high places, smashed the sacred stones(D) and cut down the Asherah poles.[b](E) 4 He commanded Judah to seek the Lord,(F) the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands. 5 He removed the high places(G) and incense altars(H) in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him. 6 He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land was at peace. No one was at war with him during those years, for the Lord gave him rest.(I)
7 “Let us build up these towns,” he said to Judah, “and put walls around them, with towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God; we sought him and he has given us rest(J) on every side.” So they built and prospered.
8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand(K) men from Judah, equipped with large shields and with spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin, armed with small shields and with bows. All these were brave fighting men.
9 Zerah the Cushite(L) marched out against them with an army of thousands upon thousands and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.(M) 10 Asa went out to meet him, and they took up battle positions in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
11 Then Asa called(N) to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us,(O) Lord our God, for we rely(P) on you, and in your name(Q) we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail(R) against you.”
12 The Lord struck down(S) the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled, 13 and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar.(T) Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed(U) before the Lord and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.(V) 14 They destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for the terror(W) of the Lord had fallen on them. They looted all these villages, since there was much plunder there. 15 They also attacked the camps of the herders and carried off droves of sheep and goats and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 14:1 In Hebrew texts 14:1 is numbered 13:23, and 14:2-15 is numbered 14:1-14.
- 2 Chronicles 14:3 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Chronicles
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