2 Chronicles 14

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1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.	1 Aza fit ce qui est juste et droit au regard de Yahvé son Dieu.
2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:	2 Il supprima les autels étrangers ainsi que les Hauts-Lieux, il brisa les pierres dressées et coupa les pieux sacrés.
3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:	3 Il ordonna aux Judéens de rechercher Yahvé, le Dieu de leurs pères, et de pratiquer la Loi et le Commandement.
4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.	4 Dans toutes les villes de Juda il supprima les Hauts-Lieux et les autels à encens. Le royaume fut en paix sous son autorité.
5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.	5 Il reconstruisit les villes fortifiées de Juda, car le pays était en paix et en ces années-là personne ne lui fit la guerre: Yahvé lui donna un temps de repos.
6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.	6 Il dit donc à Juda: “Construisons ces villes, entourons-les de remparts, de tours, de portes et de verrous pendant que nous sommes maîtres du pays. Nous avons recherché Yahvé notre Dieu, lui aussi nous a recherchés et nous a procuré la paix de tous côtés.” Ils menèrent à bien leurs constructions.
7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.	7 L’armée d’Aza comptait 300 000 hommes de Juda portant le grand bouclier et la lance, et 280 000 hommes de Benjamin portant le bouclier rond et sachant tirer à l’arc: tous étaient des guerriers entraînés.
8 And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.	8 Zérah le Kouchite vint les attaquer avec une armée de mille milliers d’hommes et de trois cents chars: ils arrivèrent à Marécha.
9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.	9 Aza sortit à sa rencontre, on se rangea en bataille dans la vallée de Séfata, près de Marécha.
10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.	10 Aza pria alors Yahvé, son Dieu: “Yahvé, dit-il, lorsque tu veux secourir, il n’y a pas de différence pour toi entre le puissant et le faible. Secours-nous, Yahvé, notre Dieu! C’est sur toi que nous comptons et c’est en ton Nom que nous marchons contre cette foule. Yahvé, tu es notre Dieu, qu’un homme ne l’emporte pas sur toi!”
11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.	11 Yahvé battit les Kouchites devant Aza et devant Juda, et les Kouchites prirent la fuite.
12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.	12 Aza et son armée les poursuivirent jusqu’à Guérar; il tomba tellement de Kouchites qu’il n’en resta rien: Yahvé et son armée les avaient brisés. On emporta un énorme butin.
13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.	13 On frappa toutes les villes autour de Guérar, car la frayeur de Yahvé pesait sur elles, et l’on pilla toutes ces villes où l’on trouva un butin considérable.
14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.	14 On s’en prit même aux tentes des nomades et l’on emporta quantité de petit bétail et de chameaux, puis on rentra à Jérusalem.
15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.