2 Crônicas 14

1 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.

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 was quiet ten years.

2 E Asa fez o que era bom e recto aos olhos do Senhor seu Deus.

And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God;

3 Porque tirou os altares dos deuses estranhos, e os altos: e quebrou as estatuas, e cortou os bosques.

for he took away the strange altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim;

4 E mandou a Judah que buscassem ao Senhor Deus de seus paes, e que observassem a lei e o mandamento.

and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

5 Tambem tirou de todas as cidades de Judah os altos e as imagens do sol: e o reino esteve quieto diante d'elle.

Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.

6 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.

And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.

7 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.

For he said unto Judah: 'Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought Him, and He hath given us rest on every side.' So they built and prospered.

8 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.

And Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand; all these were mighty men of valour.

9 E Zera, o ethiope, saiu contra elles, com um exercito de mil milhares, e trezentos carros, e chegou até Maresa.

And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.

10 Então Asa saiu contra elle: e ordenaram a batalha no valle de Zephatha, junto a Maresa.

Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephath at Mareshah.

11 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

And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said: 'LORD, there is none beside Thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength; help us, O LORD our God; for we rely on Thee, and in Thy name are we come against this multitude. Thou art the LORD our God; let not man prevail against Thee.'

12 E o Senhor feriu os ethiopes diante d'Asa e diante de Judah: e fugiram os ethiopes.

So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

13 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.

And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar; and there fell of the Ethiopians so that none remained alive; for they were shattered before the LORD, and before His host; and they carried away very much booty.

14 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.

And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for a terror from the LORD came upon them; and they spoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them.

15 Tambem feriram as malhadas do gado; e levaram ovelhas em abundancia, e camelos, e voltaram para Jerusalem.

They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.