2 Chronicles 15
1 And the spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
E foi o espírito de Deus sobre Azarias filho de Obede;
2 and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him he will forsake you.
E saiu ao encontro a Asa, e disse-lhe: Ouvi-me, Asa, e todo Judá e Benjamim: o SENHOR é convosco, se vós fordes com ele: e se lhe buscardes, será achado de vós; mas se lhe deixardes, ele também vos deixará.
3 Now for long seasons Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:
Muitos dias esteve Israel sem verdadeiro Deus e sem sacerdote, e sem ensinador e sem lei:
4 But when in their distress they turned unto the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
Mas quando em sua tribulação se converteram ao SENHOR Deus de Israel, e lhe buscaram, ele foi achado deles.
5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.
Em aqueles tempos não havia paz, nem para o que entrava, nem para o que saía, mas sim muitas aflições sobre todos os habitantes das terras.
6 And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
E a uma gente destruía à outra, e uma cidade a outra cidade: porque Deus os conturbou com todas as calamidades.
7 But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack: for your work shall be rewarded.
Esforçai-vos, porém, vós, e não desfaleçam vossas mãos; que recompensa há para vossa obra.
8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.
E quando ouviu Asa as palavras e profecia de Obede profeta, foi confortado, e tirou as abominações de toda a terra de Judá e de Benjamim, e das cidades que ele havia tomado no monte de Efraim; e reparou o altar do SENHOR que estava diante do pórtico do SENHOR.
9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and them that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
Depois fez juntar a todo Judá e Benjamim, e com eles os estrangeiros de Efraim, e de Manassés, e de Simeão: porque muitos de Israel se haviam passado a ele, vendo que o SENHOR seu Deus era com ele.
10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
Juntaram-se, pois, em Jerusalém no mês terceiro do ano décimo quinto do reinado de Asa.
11 And they sacrificed unto the LORD in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
E naquele mesmo dia sacrificaram ao SENHOR, dos despojos que haviam trazido, setecentos bois e sete mil ovelhas.
12 And they entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
E entraram em concerto de que buscariam ao SENHOR o Deus de seus pais, de todo seu coração e de toda sua alma;
13 and that whosoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
E que qualquer um que não buscasse ao SENHOR o Deus de Israel, morresse, grande ou pequeno, homem ou mulher.
14 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice; and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
E juraram ao SENHOR com grande voz e júbilo, a som de trombetas e de buzinas:
15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
Do qual juramento todos os de Judá se alegraram; porque de todo o seu coração o juravam, e de toda sua vontade o buscavam: e foi achado deles; e deu-lhes o SENHOR repouso de todas partes.
16 And also Maacah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
E ainda a Maaca mãe do rei Asa, ele mesmo a depôs de sua dignidade, porque havia feito um ídolo no bosque: e Asa destruiu seu ídolo, e o despedaçou, e queimou no ribeiro de Cedrom.
17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Mas com tudo isso os altos não foram tirados de Israel, ainda que o coração de Asa tenha sido íntegro enquanto viveu.
18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
E meteu na casa de Deus o que seu pai havia dedicado, e o que ele havia consagrado, prata e ouro e vasos.
19 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
E não havia guerra até os trinta e cinco anos do reinado de Asa.
