2 Crônicas 15

1 Então veiu o Espirito de Deus sobre Azarias, filho d'Obed.

Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

2 E saiu ao encontro d'Asa, e disse-lhe: Ouvi-me, Asa, e todo o Judah e Benjamin: O Senhor está comvosco, emquanto vós estaes com elle, e, se o buscardes, o achareis; porém, se o deixardes, vos deixará.

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

3 E Israel esteve por muitos dias sem o verdadeiro Deus, e sem sacerdote que o ensinasse, e sem lei.

For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.

4 Mas quando na sua angustia se convertiam ao Senhor, Deus d'Israel, e o buscavam, o achavam.

But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.

5 E n'aquelles tempos não havia paz, nem para o que sahia, nem para o que entrava, mas muitas perturbações sobre todos os habitantes d'aquellas terras.

In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.

6 Porque gente contra gente, e cidade contra cidade se despedaçavam; porque Deus os perturbara com toda a angustia.

Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.

7 Mas esforçae-vos, e não desfaleçam as vossas mãos; porque a vossa obra tem uma recompensa.

But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”

8 Ouvindo pois Asa estas palavras, e a prophecia do propheta, filho d'Obed, esforçou-se, e tirou as abominações de toda a terra de Judah e de Benjamin, como tambem das cidades que tomára nas montanhas d'Ephraim: e renovou o altar do Senhor, que estava diante do portico do Senhor.

When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.

9 E ajuntou a todo o Judah, e Benjamin, e com elles os estrangeiros d'Ephraim e Manasseh, e de Simeão; porque d'Israel descahiam a elle em grande numero, vendo que o Senhor seu Deus era com elle.

And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

10 E ajuntaram-se em Jerusalem no terceiro mez; no anno decimo do reinado d'Asa.

So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

11 E no mesmo dia offereceram em sacrificio ao Senhor, do despojo que trouxeram, seiscentos bois e seis mil ovelhas.

At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.

12 E entraram no concerto de buscarem o Senhor, Deus de seus paes, com todo o seu coração, e com toda a sua alma;

Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.

13 E de que todo aquelle que não buscasse ao Senhor, Deus d'Israel, morresse; desde o menor até ao maior, e desde o homem até á mulher.

And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

14 E juraram ao Senhor, em alta voz, com jubilo e com trombetas e buzinas.

They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.

15 E todo o Judah se alegrou d'este juramento; porque com todo o seu coração juraram, e com toda a sua vontade o buscaram, e o acharam: e o Senhor lhes deu repouso em redor.

And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

16 E tambem a Maaca, mãe do rei Asa, elle a depoz, para que não fosse mais rainha; porquanto fizera a Aserá um horrivel idolo; e Asa destruiu o seu horrivel idolo, e o despedaçou, e o queimou junto ao ribeiro de Cedron.

King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

17 Os altos porém não se tiraram d'Israel; comtudo o coração d'Asa foi perfeito todos os seus dias.

The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.

18 E trouxe as coisas que tinha consagrado seu pae, e as coisas que mesmo tinha consagrado á casa de Deus: prata, e oiro, e vasos.

And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.

19 E não houve guerra até ao anno trigesimo quinto do reino d'Asa.

And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.