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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.
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 reto 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 estátuas, 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 Judá que buscassem ao Senhor Deus de seus pais, 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 Também tirou de todas as cidades de Judá os altos e as imagens do sol: e o reino esteve quieto diante dele.
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 Judá: porque a terra estava quieta, e não havia guerra contra ele naqueles anos; 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 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.
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 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.
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 eles, com um exército 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 ele: e ordenaram a batalha no vale 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 Judá: 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 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.
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 eles; e saquearam todas as cidades, porque havia nelas 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 Também feriram as malhadas do gado; e levaram ovelhas em abundância, e camelos, e voltaram para Jerusalém.
They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
