2 Crônicas 15

1 Então veio o espírito de Deus sobre Azarias, filho d'Obed.

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

2 E saiu ao encontro d'Asa, e disse-lhe: Ouvi-me, Asa, e todo o Judá e Benjamin: O Senhor está convosco, enquanto vós estais com ele, e, se o buscardes, o achareis; porém, se o deixardes, vos deixará.

And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. Jehovah is with you while ye are with him. And if ye seek him, he will be found of you, but if ye 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.

Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

4 Mas quando na sua angústia se convertiam ao Senhor, Deus de Israel, e o buscavam, o achavam.

But when in their distress they turned to Jehovah, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

5 E naqueles tempos não havia paz, nem para o que saía, nem para o que entrava, mas muitas perturbações sobre todos os habitantes daquelas terras.

And in those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.

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

And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city. For God vexed them with all adversity.

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

But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack. For your work shall be rewarded.

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

And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim. And he renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah.

9 E ajuntou a todo o Judá, e Benjamin, e com eles os estrangeiros de Ephraim e Manasseh, e de Simeão; porque de Israel descaiam a ele em grande número, vendo que o Senhor seu Deus era com ele.

And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon, for they came to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that Jehovah his God was with him.

10 E ajuntaram-se em Jerusalém no terceiro mes; no ano décimo do reinado d'Asa.

So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

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

And they sacrificed to Jehovah in that day of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

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

And they entered into the covenant to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul.

13 E de que todo aquele que não buscasse ao Senhor, Deus de Israel, morresse; desde o menor até ao maior, e desde o homem até à mulher.

And that whoever would not seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

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

And they swore to Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

15 E todo o Judá se alegrou deste 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 at the oath. For they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them. And Jehovah gave them rest round about.

16 E também a Maaca, mãe do rei Asa, ele a depôs, para que não fosse mais rainha; porquanto fizera a Aserá um horrível ídolo; e Asa destruiu o seu horrível ídolo, e o despedaçou, e o queimou junto ao ribeiro de Cedron.

And also he removed Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah. And Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

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

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

18 E trouxe as coisas que tinha consagrado seu pai, e as coisas que mesmo tinha consagrado à casa de Deus: prata, e ouro, e vasos.

And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

19 E não houve guerra até ao ano trigésimo quinto do reino d'Asa.

And there was no more war to the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.