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.
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 rested 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 that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh his God;
3 Porque tirou os altares dos deuses estranhos, e os altos: e quebrou as estátuas, e cortou os bosques.
and took away the foreign altars, and the high places, —and brake in pieces the pillars, and cut in twain the Sacred Stems;
4 E mandou a Judá que buscassem ao Senhor Deus de seus pais, e que observassem a lei e o mandamento.
and bade Judah seek Yahweh, God of their fathers, -and execute 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.
and removed from all the cities of Judah, the high places, and the sun-images, —and the kingdom became 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 cities of defence, in Judah, —for the land had quiet, nor was there near him any war, in these years, because Yahweh 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.
Therefore said he to Judah, Let us build these cities, and let us surround them with walls and towers, doors and bars, while the land is yet before us, for we have sought Yahweh 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 it came to pass that, Asa, had a force bearing shield and spear, out of Judah, three hundred thousand, and, out of Benjamin, such as bare a buckler and trode a bow, two hundred and eighty thousand, —all these, were heroes of valour.
9 E Zera, o ethiope, saiu contra eles, com um exército de mil milhares, e trezentos carros, e chegou até Maresa.
Then came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, with a force of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, —and he came as far as Mareshah.
10 Então Asa saiu contra ele: e ordenaram a batalha no vale de Zephatha, junto a Maresa.
And Asa went out to meet him, —and they set in array for battle, in the valley of Zaphonah, 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
Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude, —O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power against thee.
12 E o Senhor feriu os ethiopes diante d'Asa e diante de Judá: e fugiram os ethiopes.
So Yahweh 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 as far as to Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell, so that there was no way for them to recover, for they were routed before Yahweh, and before him host, —and they carried away exceeding much spoil.
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 shout Gerar, for the dread of Yahweh was upon them, —and they plundered all the cities, for, great plunder, was there in them.
15 Também feriram as malhadas do gado; e levaram ovelhas em abundância, e camelos, e voltaram para Jerusalém.
Moreover also, the tents of the cattle, they smote, —and carried off sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
