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 rested 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 that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh his God;
E Asa fez o que era bom e recto aos olhos do Senhor seu Deus.
3 and took away the foreign altars, and the high places, —and brake in pieces the pillars, and cut in twain the Sacred Stems;
Porque tirou os altares dos deuses estranhos, e os altos: e quebrou as estatuas, e cortou os bosques.
4 and bade Judah seek Yahweh, God of their fathers, -and execute 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 and removed from all the cities of Judah, the high places, and the sun-images, —and the kingdom became 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 cities of defence, in Judah, —for the land had quiet, nor was there near him any war, in these years, because Yahweh 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 Therefore said he to Judah, Let us build these cities, and let us surround them with walls and towers, doors and bars, while the land is yet before us, for we have sought Yahweh 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 it came to pass that, Asa, had a force bearing shield and spear, out of Judah, three hundred thousand, and, out of Benjamin, such as bare a buckler and trode a bow, two hundred and eighty thousand, —all these, were heroes 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 Then came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, with a force of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, —and he came as far as Mareshah.
E Zera, o ethiope, saiu contra elles, com um exercito de mil milhares, e trezentos carros, e chegou até Maresa.
10 And Asa went out to meet him, —and they set in array for battle, in the valley of Zaphonah, at Mareshah.
Então Asa saiu contra elle: e ordenaram a batalha no valle de Zephatha, junto a Maresa.
11 Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude, —O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power 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 Yahweh 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 as far as to Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell, so that there was no way for them to recover, for they were routed before Yahweh, and before him host, —and they carried away exceeding much spoil.
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 shout Gerar, for the dread of Yahweh was upon them, —and they plundered all the cities, for, great plunder, was there 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 Moreover also, the tents of the cattle, they smote, —and carried off 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.
