2 Chronicles 14
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.
E Abias dormiu com seus paes e o sepultaram na cidade de David; e Asa, seu filho, reinou em seu logar: nos seus dias esteve a terra em paz dez annos.
2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God;
E Asa fez o que era bom e recto aos olhos do Senhor seu Deus.
3 for he took away the strange altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim;
Porque tirou os altares dos deuses estranhos, e os altos: e quebrou as estatuas, e cortou os bosques.
4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
E mandou a Judah que buscassem ao Senhor Deus de seus paes, e que observassem a lei e o mandamento.
5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.
Tambem tirou de todas as cidades de Judah os altos e as imagens do sol: e o reino esteve quieto diante d'elle.
6 And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
E edificou cidades fortes em Judah: porque a terra estava quieta, e não havia guerra contra elle n'aquelles annos; porquanto o Senhor lhe dera repouso.
7 For he said unto Judah: 'Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; 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.
Disse pois a Judah: Edifiquemos estas cidades, e cerquemol-as de muros e torres, portas e ferrolhos, emquanto a terra ainda está quieta diante de nós, pois buscámos ao Senhor nosso Deus; buscámol-o, e deu-nos repouso em redor. Edificaram, pois, e prosperaram.
8 And Asa 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 and fourscore thousand; all these were mighty men of valour.
Tinha pois Asa um exercito de trezentos mil de Judah que traziam pavez e lança; e duzentos e oitenta mil de Benjamin, que traziam escudo e atiravam d'arco; todos estes eram varões valentes.
9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.
E Zera, o ethiope, saiu contra elles, com um exercito de mil milhares, e trezentos carros, e chegou até Maresa.
10 Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephath at Mareshah.
Então Asa saiu contra elle: e ordenaram a batalha no valle de Zephatha, junto a Maresa.
11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said: 'LORD, there is none beside Thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength; help us, O LORD our God; for we rely on Thee, and in Thy name are we come against this multitude. Thou art the LORD our God; let not man prevail against Thee.'
E Asa clamou ao Senhor seu Deus, e disse: Senhor, nada para ti é ajudar, quer o poderoso quer o de nenhuma força; ajuda-nos, pois, Senhor nosso Deus, porque em ti confiamos, e no teu nome viemos contra esta multidão: Senhor, tu és nosso Deus, não prevaleça contra ti o homem
12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
E o Senhor feriu os ethiopes diante d'Asa e diante de Judah: e fugiram os ethiopes.
13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar; and there fell of the Ethiopians so that none remained alive; for they were shattered before the LORD, and before His host; and they carried away very much booty.
E Asa, e o povo que estava com elle os perseguiram até Gerar, e cairam tantos dos ethiopes, que já não havia n'elles vigor algum; porque foram quebrantados diante do Senhor, e diante do seu exercito: e levaram d'ali mui grande despojo.
14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for a terror from the LORD came upon them; and they spoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them.
E feriram todas as cidades nos arredores de Gerar; porque o terror do Senhor estava sobre elles; e saquearam todas as cidades, porque havia n'ellas muita preza.
15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
Tambem feriram as malhadas do gado; e levaram ovelhas em abundancia, e camelos, e voltaram para Jerusalem.
