2 Chronicles 13
1 When Jeroboam had been ruling [Israel] for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
No décimo oitavo ano do rei Jeroboão, Abijah começou a reinar sobre Judá.
2 He ruled in Jerusalem for three years. His mother was Micaiah (OR, Maacah), the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah [town]. There was a war between [the armies of] Abijah and Jeroboam.
Ele reinou três anos em Jerusalém. O nome de sua mãe era Micaiah, filha de Uriel de Gibeah. Havia uma guerra entre Abias e Jeroboão.
3 Abijah went into the battle, taking 400,000 of his capable soldiers, and Jeroboam prepared to fight them, taking 800,000 of his capable troops.
Abias juntou-se à batalha com um exército de valentes homens de guerra, mesmo quatrocentos mil homens escolhidos; e Jeroboão ordenou a batalha contra ele com oitocentos mil homens escolhidos, que eram poderosos homens de valor.
4 Abijah stood on the top of Zemaraim Mountain, which is in the hilly area that belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and he shouted, “Jeroboam and all you other people of Israel, listen to me!
Abijah levantou-se no Monte Zemaraim, que fica na região montanhosa de Efraim, e disse: “Escutem-me, Jeroboão e todo Israel”:
5 You should know that Yahweh, the God to whom all we Israelis belong, has appointed David and his descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. He has confirmed that by making a permanent agreement.
Ought você não sabe que Javé, o Deus de Israel, deu o reino sobre Israel a Davi para sempre, até mesmo a ele e a seus filhos por um pacto de sal?
6 But Jeroboam, who was [only] an official of David’s son King Solomon, rebelled against his king.
No entanto, Jeroboão, filho de Nebat, o servo de Salomão, filho de Davi, levantou-se e se rebelou contra seu senhor.
7 And when Solomon’s son Rehoboam became king and was still young and inexperienced, a group of worthless scoundrels gathered around you, Jeroboam, and rebelled against Rehoboam.
Homens inúteis se reuniram a ele, companheiros perversos que se fortaleceram contra Roboão, filho de Salomão, quando Roboão era jovem e terno de coração, e não podia resistir a eles.
8 “And now you are planning to fight against the kingdom that Yahweh established to be governed by David’s descendants. It is true that you have a huge army, and you and your soldiers have brought with you the golden [statues of] calves that Jeroboam’s workers made to be gods for all of you.
“Agora você pretende resistir ao reino de Yahweh na mão dos filhos de David. Você é uma grande multidão, e os bezerros de ouro que Jeroboão lhe fez para os deuses estão com você”.
9 But you expelled the priests that Yahweh [appointed], men who are descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest], and you expelled the descendants of Levi, and you appointed the priests that you wanted, like the people of other countries do. You allow anyone to become a priest of idols that are not gods if he comes to dedicate himself to be a priest by sacrificing a young bull and seven rams.
Vocês não expulsaram os sacerdotes de Iavé, os filhos de Aarão, e os levitas, e fizeram sacerdotes para vocês mesmos, de acordo com os caminhos dos povos de outras terras? Quem vem para se consagrar com um touro jovem e sete carneiros pode ser um sacerdote daqueles que não são deuses.
10 “As for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not abandoned him. Our priests who serve Yahweh are descendants of Aaron, and the descendants of Levi assist them.
“Mas quanto a nós, Yahweh é nosso Deus e não o abandonamos. Temos sacerdotes servindo a Javé, os filhos de Aarão, e os levitas em seu trabalho.
11 Every morning and every evening they present to Yahweh offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], and they burn fragrant incense. [Each week] they place the sacred bread on the sacred table, and each morning they light the lamps that are on the gold lampstand. We are obeying what Yahweh our God requires us to do. But you have abandoned him.
Eles queimam para Iavé todas as manhãs e todas as noites holocaustos e incenso doce. Eles também ordenam o pão de exposição sobre a mesa pura, e cuidam do suporte da lâmpada de ouro com suas lâmpadas, para queimar todas as noites; pois nós mantemos a instrução de Javé, nosso Deus, mas o abandonaram.
12 Yahweh is with us; he is our leader. The priests whom he has appointed will blow their trumpets to signal [that we are ready] to fight a battle against you. You Israeli men, do not fight against Yahweh, the God to whom your ancestors belonged, because you will not be successful and win the battle against him.”
Eis que Deus está conosco à nossa frente, e seus sacerdotes com as trombetas de alarme para fazer soar um alarme contra vocês. Filhos de Israel, não lutem contra Javé, o Deus de vossos pais; pois vós não prosperareis”.
13 [While he was speaking, ] Jeroboam sent some of his troops around the army of Judah. So while the soldiers who were with Jeroboam were in front of the army of Judah, the other soldiers of Israel were behind the army of Judah.
Mas Jeroboam provocou uma emboscada atrás deles; assim eles estavam diante de Judá, e a emboscada estava atrás deles.
14 When the soldiers of Judah turned and saw that they were going to be attacked from the front and from the rear, they cried out to Yahweh. The priests blew their trumpets,
Quando Judah olhou para trás, eis que a batalha estava diante e atrás deles; e eles gritaram a Javé, e os sacerdotes soaram com as trombetas.
15 and the men of Judah shouted a loud battle-cry. Then Yahweh [enabled Abijah and the army of Judah to] defeat Jeroboam and [the army of] Israel.
Então os homens de Judá deram um grito. Enquanto os homens de Judá gritavam, Deus golpeou Jeroboão e todo Israel diante de Abias e Judá.
16 The soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.
Os filhos de Israel fugiram diante de Judá, e Deus os entregou em suas mãos.
17 Abijah and his troops struck the capable soldiers of Israel and killed 500,000 of them.
Abias e seu povo os mataram com um grande massacre, então quinhentos mil homens escolhidos de Israel caíram mortos.
18 So the soldiers of Israel were defeated, and the soldiers of Judah won the battle because they trusted in Yahweh, the God to whom their ancestors belonged.
Thus os filhos de Israel foram abatidos naquela época, e os filhos de Judá prevaleceram, porque confiaram em Javé, o Deus de seus pais.
19 Abijah’s army pursued the army of Jeroboam, and they captured from the people of Israel the cities of Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, and the surrounding villages.
Abijah perseguiu Jeroboão e lhe tirou cidades: Bethel com suas aldeias, Jeshanah com suas aldeias, e Efron com suas aldeias.
20 During the remaining time that Abijah ruled, Jeroboam did not become powerful again. Then Yahweh caused him to become very ill, and he died.
Jeroboam não recuperou forças novamente nos dias de Abijah. Yahweh o atingiu, e ele morreu.
21 But Abijah became more powerful. He married 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
Mas Abijah cresceu poderoso e tomou para si catorze esposas, e se tornou o pai de vinte e dois filhos e dezesseis filhas.
22 An account of the other things that Abijah did while he was the king, including what he said and what he did, is in the scroll written by the prophet Iddo.
O resto dos atos de Abijah, seus caminhos e seus ditos estão escritos no comentário do profeta Iddo.
