2 Crônicas 14

1 E Abias dormiu com seus pais e o sepultaram na cidade de David; e Asa, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar: nos seus dias esteve a terra em paz dez anos.

Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.

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

And Asa did what 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 estátuas, e cortou os bosques.

He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.

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

He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.

5 Também tirou de todas as cidades de Judá os altos e as imagens do sol: e o reino esteve quieto diante dele.

He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.

6 E edificou cidades fortes em Judá: porque a terra estava quieta, e não havia guerra contra ele naqueles anos; porquanto o Senhor lhe dera repouso.

Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.

7 Disse pois a Judá: Edifiquemos estas cidades, e cerquemo-las de muros e torres, portas e ferrolhos, enquanto a terra ainda está quieta diante de nós, pois buscamos ao Senhor nosso Deus; buscamo-lo, e deu-nos repouso em redor. Edificaram, pois, e prosperaram.

So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

8 Tinha pois Asa um exército de trezentos mil de Judá que traziam pavez e lança; e duzentos e oitenta mil de Benjamin, que traziam escudo e atiravam de arco; todos estes eram varões valentes.

Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.

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

Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

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

So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near 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

Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”

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

So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.

13 E Asa, e o povo que estava com ele os perseguiram até Gerar, e cairam tantos dos ethiopes, que já não havia neles vigor algum; porque foram quebrantados diante do Senhor, e diante do seu exército: e levaram dali mui grande despojo.

Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder

14 E feriram todas as cidades nos arredores de Gerar; porque o terror do Senhor estava sobre eles; e saquearam todas as cidades, porque havia nelas muita preza.

and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.

15 Também feriram as malhadas do gado; e levaram ovelhas em abundância, e camelos, e voltaram para Jerusalém.

They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.