2 Chronicles 15
1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
O Espírito de Deus veio sobre Azariah, o filho de Oded.
2 Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
Ele saiu ao encontro de Asa, e lhe disse: “Ouça-me, Asa, e todo Judá e Benjamim! Javé está com você enquanto você está com ele; e se você o procurar, ele será encontrado por você; mas se você o abandonar, ele o abandonará.
3 For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
Agora por muito tempo Israel esteve sem o verdadeiro Deus, sem um padre educador e sem lei.
4 But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
Mas quando na angústia deles se voltaram para Javé, o Deus de Israel, e o procuraram, ele foi encontrado por eles.
5 At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
Naqueles tempos não havia paz para aquele que saía, nem para aquele que entrava; mas grandes problemas estavam em todos os habitantes das terras.
6 The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
Eles estavam em pedaços, nação contra nação, e cidade contra cidade; pois Deus os perturbava com toda adversidade.
7 But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
Mas seja forte! Não deixeis que vossas mãos sejam frouxas, pois vosso trabalho será recompensado”.
8 When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
Quando Asa ouviu estas palavras e a profecia de Oded, o profeta, tomou coragem e afastou as abominações de toda a terra de Judá e Benjamim, e das cidades que havia tirado da região montanhosa de Efraim; e renovou o altar de Yahweh que estava diante do alpendre de Yahweh.
9 Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
Ele reuniu todo Judá e Benjamim, e aqueles que viviam com eles de Efraim, Manassés e Simeão; pois eles vieram a ele de Israel em abundância quando viram que Javé era seu Deus com ele.
10 After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
So eles se reuniram em Jerusalém no terceiro mês, no décimo quinto ano do reinado de Asa.
11 At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
Sacrificaram-se a Javé naquele dia, do saque que haviam trazido, setecentas cabeças de gado e sete mil ovelhas.
12 They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
Entraram no pacto de buscar a Javé, o Deus de seus pais, com todo o coração e com toda a alma;
13 They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
e que quem não buscasse a Javé, o Deus de Israel, fosse morto, pequeno ou grande, seja homem ou mulher.
14 They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
Eles juraram a Javé com voz alta, com gritos, com trombetas e com cornetas.
15 All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
Todo Judá se regozijou com o juramento, pois tinham jurado de todo o coração e o buscaram com todo seu desejo; e ele foi encontrado por eles. Então Yahweh lhes deu descanso a todos.
16 King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
Também Maacah, a mãe de Asa, o rei, tirou de ser rainha mãe, porque ela tinha feito uma imagem abominável para uma Asherah; então Asa cortou sua imagem, moeu-a em pó e queimou-a no riacho Kidron.
17 Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
Mas os lugares altos não foram tirados de Israel; no entanto, o coração de Asa foi perfeito durante todos os seus dias.
18 He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
Ele trouxe as coisas que seu pai havia dedicado e que ele mesmo havia dedicado, prata, ouro e vasos para a casa de Deus.
19 There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
Não houve mais guerra ao trigésimo quinto ano do reinado de Asa.
