2 Chronicles 14
1 When Abijah died, he was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. His son Asa became the king. While Asa was ruling, there was peace in Judah for ten years.
E Abias descansou com seus pais, e foi sepultado na cidade de Davi. E reinou em seu lugar seu filho Asa, em cujos dias aquela terra teve paz por dez anos.
2 Asa did things that Yahweh his God considers to be right and good.
E fez Asa o que era bom e correto aos olhos do SENHOR seu Deus.
3 His workers got rid of the altars to worship foreign gods that were on the high hills. They smashed the sacred stone pillars and cut down the poles for worshiping [the goddess] Asherah.
Porque tirou os altares do culto alheio, e os altos; quebrou as imagens, e arrancou os bosques;
4 Asa commanded the people of Judah to worship [only] Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors worshiped, and to obey his laws and commands.
E mandou a Judá que buscassem ao SENHOR o Deus de seus pais, e praticassem a lei e seus mandamentos.
5 His workers destroyed all the shrines on the hilltops and the altars for burning incense [to idols] in every town in Judah. As a result, there was peace while Asa ruled the kingdom [of Judah].
Tirou também de todas as cidades de Judá os altos e as imagens, e esteve o reino quieto diante dele.
6 His workers built cities and constructed walls around them. No army attacked Judah during that time, because Yahweh enabled them to have peace.
E edificou cidades fortes em Judá, porquanto havia paz na terra, e não havia guerra contra ele em aqueles tempos; porque o SENHOR lhe havia dado repouso.
7 Asa said to the people of Judah, “We should protect these towns by building walls around them, with watchtowers and gates that have bars. This country still belongs to us because we have requested Yahweh our God to help us. We requested him for his help, and he has given us peace in our entire country.” So they built buildings and prospered.
Disse por tanto a Judá: Edifiquemos estas cidades, e as cerquemos de muros com torres, portas, e barras, já que a terra é nossa: porque buscamos ao SENHOR nosso Deus, temos o buscado, e ele nos deu repouso de todas as partes. Edificaram, pois, e foram prósperos.
8 Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah. They all carried large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin [in his army]. They carried [smaller] shields, and bows [and arrows]. They were all brave soldiers.
Teve também Asa exército que trazia escudos e lanças: de Judá trezentos mil, e de Benjamim duzentos e oitenta mil que traziam escudos e flechavam arcos; todos eram homens hábeis.
9 Zerah, a man from Ethiopia/Sudan, marched with a huge army and 300 chariots to attack [the army of Judah and Benjamin]. They went as far as [the town of] Mareshah [about 25 miles/southwest of Jerusalem].
E saiu contra eles Zerá etíope com um exército de mil milhares, e trezentos carros; e vinho até Maressa.
10 Asa went [with his army] to fight against them, and both armies took their positions in the Zephathah Valley.
Então saiu Asa contra ele, e ordenaram a batalha no vale de Zefatá junto a Maressa.
11 Then Asa cried out to Yahweh his God, saying, “Yahweh, there is no one like you who can help those who have very little power to resist a mighty army. Yahweh our God, help us, because we are relying on you; and trusting in you we have come [to fight] against this huge army. Yahweh, you are our God; do not allow anyone to defeat you.”
E clamou Asa ao SENHOR seu Deus, e disse: SENHOR, ninguém há mais que a ti para dar ajuda entre o grande e o que nenhuma força tem. Ajuda-nos, ó SENHOR Deus nosso, porque em ti nos apoiamos, e em teu nome viemos contra este exército. Ó SENHOR, tu és nosso Deus; não prevaleça contra ti o homem.
12 Then Yahweh enabled Asa and the army of Judah to defeat the army from Ethiopia. They fled,
E o SENHOR derrotou os etíopes diante de Asa e diante de Judá; e fugiram os etíopes.
13 and Asa and his army pursued them [to the southwest] as far as Gerar. A huge number of the soldiers from Ethiopia were killed, with the result that those [who were not killed] were unable to fight any more. They were greatly defeated by Yahweh and his army, and the men of Judah carried away a great amount of their possessions.
E Asa, e o povo que com ele estava, o seguiu até Gerar: e caíram os etíopes até não haver neles resistência alguma; porque foram derrotados diante do SENHOR e de seu exército. E lhes tomaram muito grande despojo.
14 The men of Judah were able to destroy the people in villages near Gerar because Yahweh had caused the people there to become terrified [and unable to fight]. The army of Judah took away all the valuable things from those villages.
Bateram também todas as cidades ao redor de Gerar, porque o terror do SENHOR foi sobre eles: e saquearam todas as cidades, porque havia nelas grande despojo.
15 They also attacked the places where the local people who took care of domestic animals had set up their tents, and they took away big herds of sheep and goats and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
Assim atacaram as cabanas onde havia gado, e trouxeram muitas ovelhas e camelos, e voltaram a Jerusalém.
