2 Chronicles 15
1 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.
Então veio o espírito de Deus sobre Azarias, filho d'Obed.
2 So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
E saiu ao encontro d'Asa, e disse-lhe: Ouvi-me, Asa, e todo o Judá e Benjamin: O Senhor está convosco, enquanto vós estais com ele, e, se o buscardes, o achareis; porém, se o deixardes, vos deixará.
3 For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.
E Israel esteve por muitos dias sem o verdadeiro Deus, e sem sacerdote que o ensinasse, e sem lei.
4 But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.
Mas quando na sua angústia se convertiam ao Senhor, Deus de Israel, e o buscavam, o achavam.
5 In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
E naqueles tempos não havia paz, nem para o que saía, nem para o que entrava, mas muitas perturbações sobre todos os habitantes daquelas terras.
6 Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.
Porque gente contra gente, e cidade contra cidade se despedaçavam; porque Deus os perturbara com toda a angústia.
7 But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”
Mas esforçai-vos, e não desfaleçam as vossas mãos; porque a vossa obra tem uma recompensa.
8 When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.
Ouvindo pois Asa estas palavras, e a profecia do profeta, filho d'Obed, esforçou-se, e tirou as abominações de toda a terra de Judá e de Benjamin, como também das cidades que tomára nas montanhas de Ephraim: e renovou o altar do Senhor, que estava diante do pórtico do Senhor.
9 And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
E ajuntou a todo o Judá, e Benjamin, e com eles os estrangeiros de Ephraim e Manasseh, e de Simeão; porque de Israel descaiam a ele em grande número, vendo que o Senhor seu Deus era com ele.
10 So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
E ajuntaram-se em Jerusalém no terceiro mes; no ano décimo do reinado d'Asa.
11 At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.
E no mesmo dia ofereceram em sacrifício ao Senhor, do despojo que trouxeram, seiscentos bois e seis mil ovelhas.
12 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
E entraram no concerto de buscarem o Senhor, Deus de seus pais, com todo o seu coração, e com toda a sua alma;
13 And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
E de que todo aquele que não buscasse ao Senhor, Deus de Israel, morresse; desde o menor até ao maior, e desde o homem até à mulher.
14 They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.
E juraram ao Senhor, em alta voz, com júbilo e com trombetas e buzinas.
15 And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
E todo o Judá se alegrou deste juramento; porque com todo o seu coração juraram, e com toda a sua vontade o buscaram, e o acharam: e o Senhor lhes deu repouso em redor.
16 King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
E também a Maaca, mãe do rei Asa, ele a depôs, para que não fosse mais rainha; porquanto fizera a Aserá um horrível ídolo; e Asa destruiu o seu horrível ídolo, e o despedaçou, e o queimou junto ao ribeiro de Cedron.
17 The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
Os altos porém não se tiraram de Israel; contudo o coração d'Asa foi perfeito todos os seus dias.
18 And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.
E trouxe as coisas que tinha consagrado seu pai, e as coisas que mesmo tinha consagrado à casa de Deus: prata, e ouro, e vasos.
19 And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
E não houve guerra até ao ano trigésimo quinto do reino d'Asa.
