2 Chronicles 14
1 And Abiyah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Assa his son became king in his stead. In his days the land had repose ten years.
E Abias dormiu com seus pais e o sepultaram na cidade de David; e Asa, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar: nos seus dias esteve a terra em paz dez anos.
2 And Assa did what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.
E Asa fez o que era bom e reto aos olhos do Senhor seu Deus.
3 And he removed the altars of the strange [gods], and the high-places, and broke up the statues, and cut down the groves;
Porque tirou os altares dos deuses estranhos, e os altos: e quebrou as estátuas, e cortou os bosques.
4 And he ordered Judah to seek the Lord the God of their fathers, and to execute the law and the commandment.
E mandou a Judá que buscassem ao Senhor Deus de seus pais, e que observassem a lei e o mandamento.
5 Also he removed out of all the cities of Judah the high-places and the sun-images: and the kingdom had repose before him.
Também tirou de todas as cidades de Judá os altos e as imagens do sol: e o reino esteve quieto diante dele.
6 And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land had repose, and no one had war with him in those years; because the Lord had given him rest.
E edificou cidades fortes em Judá: porque a terra estava quieta, e não havia guerra contra ele naqueles anos; porquanto o Senhor lhe dera repouso.
7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and surround them with 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 Judá: Edifiquemos estas cidades, e cerquemo-las de muros e torres, portas e ferrolhos, enquanto a terra ainda está quieta diante de nós, pois buscamos ao Senhor nosso Deus; buscamo-lo, e deu-nos repouso em redor. Edificaram, pois, e prosperaram.
8 And Assa had an army that bore targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew the bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.
Tinha pois Asa um exército de trezentos mil de Judá que traziam pavez e lança; e duzentos e oitenta mil de Benjamin, que traziam escudo e atiravam de arco; todos estes eram varões valentes.
9 And there came out against them Zerach the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand times thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came as far as Mareshah.
E Zera, o ethiope, saiu contra eles, com um exército de mil milhares, e trezentos carros, e chegou até Maresa.
10 Then went Assa out against him, and they set themselves in battle-array in the valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
Então Asa saiu contra ele: e ordenaram a batalha no vale de Zephatha, junto a Maresa.
11 And Assa called unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, nothing can hinder thee to help, whether it be the mighty, or those that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for on thee do we rely, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God! no mortal can place a restraint 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 Thereupon did the Lord strike down the Ethiopians before Assa, and before Judah: and the Ethiopians fled.
E o Senhor feriu os ethiopes diante d'Asa e diante de Judá: e fugiram os ethiopes.
13 And Assa and the people that were with him pursued them as far as Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians [so many], that they could not recover themselves; for they were broken down before the Lord, and before his camp; and they carried away exceedingly much booty.
E Asa, e o povo que estava com ele os perseguiram até Gerar, e cairam tantos dos ethiopes, que já não havia neles vigor algum; porque foram quebrantados diante do Senhor, e diante do seu exército: e levaram dali mui grande despojo.
14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the dread of the Lord was upon them: and they plundered all the cities; for abundant spoil was in them.
E feriram todas as cidades nos arredores de Gerar; porque o terror do Senhor estava sobre eles; e saquearam todas as cidades, porque havia nelas muita preza.
15 And also the tents of [the owners of] cattle did they smite, and they carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
Também feriram as malhadas do gado; e levaram ovelhas em abundância, e camelos, e voltaram para Jerusalém.
