II Chronicles 14

vayya'as asa hattov vehayyashar be'ene Adonai elohayw

Asa did what was good and pleasing to the ETERNAL his God.

vayyasar et-mizbekhot hannekhar vehabbamot vayeshabber et-hammatsevot vayegadda et-ha'asherim

He abolished the alien altars and shrines; he smashed the pillars and cut down the sacred posts.

vayyomer lihudah lidrosh et-Adonai elohe avotehem vela'asot hattorah vehammitsvah

He ordered Judah to turn to the ETERNAL God of their ancestors and to observe the Teaching and the Commandment.

vayyasar mikkol-are yehudah et-habbamot ve'et-hakhammanim vattishqot hammamlakhah lefanayw

He abolished the shrines and the incense stands throughout the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was untroubled under him.

vayyiven are metsurah bihudah ki-shaqetah ha'arets ve'en-immo milkhamah bashanim ha'elleh ki-heniakh Adonai lo

He built fortified towns in Judah, since the land was untroubled and he was not engaged in warfare during those years, for GOD had granted him respite.

vayyomer lihudah nivneh et-he'arim ha'elleh venasev khomah umigdalim delatayim uverikhim odennu ha'arets lefanenu ki darashnu et-Adonai elohenu darashnu vayyanakh-lanu missaviv vayyivnu vayyatslikhu

He said to Judah, “Let us build up these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars, while the land is at our disposal because we turned to the ETERNAL our God—after we did so, we were given respite on all sides.” They were successful in their building.

vayehi le'asa khayil nose tsinnah varomakh mihudah shelosh me'ot elef umibbinyamin nose'e magen vedorekhe qeshet matayim ushemonim alef kol-elleh gibbore khayil

Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin bearing bucklers and drawing the bow; all these were valiant warriors.

vayyetse alehem zerakh hakkushi bekhayil elef alafim umarkavot shelosh me'ot vayyavo ad-mareshah

Zerah the Cushite marched out against them with an army of a thousand thousand and 300 chariots. When he reached Mareshah

vayyetse asa lefanayw vayya'arkhu milkhamah bege tsefatah lemareshah

Asa confronted him, and the battle lines were drawn in the valley of Zephat by Mareshah.

vayyiqra asa el-Adonai elohayw vayyomar Adonai en-immekha lazor ben rav le'en koakh ozrenu Adonai elohenu ki-alekha nishannu uveshimkha vanu al-hehamon hazzeh Adonai elohenu attah al-yatsor immekha enosh

Asa called to the ETERNAL his God, and said, “O ETERNAL One, it is all the same to You to help the numerous and the powerless. Help us, our ETERNAL God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this great multitude. You are the ETERNAL our God. Let no mortal hinder You.”

vayyiggof Adonai et-hakkushim lifne asa velifne yehudah vayyanusu hakkushim

So GOD routed the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.

vayyirdefem asa veha'am asher-immo ad-ligrar vayyippol mikkushim le'en lahem mikhyah ki-nishberu lifne-Adonai velifne makhanehu vayyisu shalal harbeh me'od

Asa and the army with him pursued them as far as Gerar. Many of the Cushites fell wounded beyond recovery, for they broke before GOD’s camp. Very much spoil was taken.

vayyakku et kol-he'arim sevivot gerar ki-hayah fakhad-Adonai alehem vayyavozzu et-kol-he'arim ki-vizzah rabbah hayetah vahem

All the cities in the vicinity of Gerar were ravaged, for a terror of GOD seized them. All the cities were plundered, and they yielded much booty.

vegam-ohole miqneh hikku vayyishbu tson larov ugemallim vayyashuvu yerushalai͏m

They also ravaged the encampment of herders, capturing much sheep, and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.