2 Crônicas 13
1 No anno decimo oitavo do rei Jeroboão reinou Abias sobre Israel.
When Jeroboam had been ruling [Israel] for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
2 Tres annos reinou em Jerusalem; e era o nome de sua mãe Michaia, filha d'Uriel de Gibea: e houve guerra entre Abias e Jeroboão.
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.
3 E Abias ordenou a peleja com um exercito de varões bellicosos, de quatrocentos mil homens escolhidos: e Jeroboão dispoz contra elle a batalha de oitocentos mil homens escolhidos, todos varões valentes.
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.
4 E poz-se Abias em pé em cima do monte de Zemaraim, que está na montanha d'Ephraim, e disse: Ouvi-me, Jeroboão e todo o Israel:
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!
5 Porventura não vos convem saber que o Senhor Deus d'Israel deu para sempre a David a soberania sobre Israel, a elle e a seus filhos, por um concerto de sal?
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.
6 Comtudo levantou-se Jeroboão, filho de Nebat, servo de Salomão, filho de David, e se rebellou contra seu senhor.
But Jeroboam, who was [only] an official of David’s son King Solomon, rebelled against his king.
7 E ajuntaram-se a elle homens vadios, filhos de Belial; e fortificaram-se contra Roboão, filho de Salomão, sendo Roboão ainda mancebo, e terno de coração, e não se podia esforçar contra elles.
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.
8 E agora cuidaes d'esforçar-vos contra o reino do Senhor, que está na mão dos filhos de David: bem sois vós uma grande multidão, e tendes comvosco os bezerros d'oiro que Jeroboão vos fez para deuses.
“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.
9 Não lançastes vós fora os sacerdotes do Senhor, os filhos d'Aarão, e os levitas, e não fizestes para vós sacerdotes, como as gentes das outras terras? qualquer que vem a consagrar-se com um novilho e sete carneiros logo se faz sacerdote d'aquelles que não são deuses.
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.
10 Porém, quanto a nós, o Senhor é nosso Deus, e nunca o deixámos: e os sacerdotes, que ministram ao Senhor são filhos d'Aarão, e os levitas se occupam na sua obra.
“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.
11 E queimam ao Senhor cada manhã e cada tarde holocaustos, incenso aromatico, com os pães da proposição sobre a mesa pura, e o castiçal d'oiro, e as suas alampadas para se accenderem cada tarde, porque nós temos cuidado do serviço do Senhor nosso Deus; porém vós o deixastes.
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.
12 E eis-que Deus está comnosco na dianteira, como tambem os seus sacerdotes, tocando com as trombetas, para dar alarme contra vós, ó filhos d'Israel; não pelejeis contra o Senhor Deus de vossos paes; porque não prosperareis.
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.”
13 Mas Jeroboão fez uma emboscada em volta, para darem sobre elles por detraz; de maneira que estavam defronte de Judah e a emboscada por detraz d'elles.
[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.
14 Então Judah olhou, e eis-que tinham a pelejar por diante e por detraz: então clamaram ao Senhor; e os sacerdotes tocaram as trombetas.
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,
15 E os homens de Judah gritaram: e succedeu que, gritando os homens de Judah, Deus feriu a Jeroboão e a todo o Israel diante d'Abias e de Judah.
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.
16 E os filhos d'Israel fugiram de diante de Judah; e Deus os entregou na sua mão.
The soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.
17 De maneira que Abias e o seu povo fez grande estrago entre elles; porque cairam feridos d'Israel quinhentos mil homens escolhidos.
Abijah and his troops struck the capable soldiers of Israel and killed 500,000 of them.
18 E foram abatidos os filhos d'Israel n'aquelle tempo; e os filhos de Judah prevaleceram porque confiaram no Senhor Deus de seus paes.
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.
19 E Abias seguiu após Jeroboão; e tomou a Bethel com os logares da sua jurisdicção, e a Jesana com os logares da sua jurisdicção, e a Ephron com os logares da sua jurisdicção.
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.
20 E Jeroboão não reteve mais nenhuma força nos dias d'Abias: porém o Senhor o feriu, e morreu.
During the remaining time that Abijah ruled, Jeroboam did not become powerful again. Then Yahweh caused him to become very ill, and he died.
21 Abias pois se fortificou, e tomou para si quatorze mulheres, e gerou vinte e dois filhos e dezeseis filhas.
But Abijah became more powerful. He married 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
22 Os mais successos pois d'Abias, tanto os seus caminhos como as suas palavras, estão escriptos na historia do propheta Iddo.
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.
