2 Crônicas 15
1 Então veio o espírito de Deus sobre Azarias, filho d'Obed.
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
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.
Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
3 E Israel esteve por muitos dias sem o verdadeiro Deus, e sem sacerdote que o ensinasse, e sem lei.
For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
4 Mas quando na sua angústia se convertiam ao Senhor, Deus de Israel, e o buscavam, o achavam.
But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped 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.
At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
6 Porque gente contra gente, e cidade contra cidade se despedaçavam; porque Deus os perturbara com toda a angústia.
The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
7 Mas esforçai-vos, e não desfaleçam as vossas mãos; porque a vossa obra tem uma recompensa.
But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
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.
When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
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.
Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
10 E ajuntaram-se em Jerusalém no terceiro mes; no ano décimo do reinado d'Asa.
After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
11 E no mesmo dia ofereceram em sacrifício ao Senhor, do despojo que trouxeram, seiscentos bois e seis mil ovelhas.
At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
12 E entraram no concerto de buscarem o Senhor, Deus de seus pais, com todo o seu coração, e com toda a sua alma;
They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
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.
They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
14 E juraram ao Senhor, em alta voz, com júbilo e com trombetas e buzinas.
They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
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.
All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
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.
King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
17 Os altos porém não se tiraram de Israel; contudo o coração d'Asa foi perfeito todos os seus dias.
Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
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.
He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
19 E não houve guerra até ao ano trigésimo quinto do reino d'Asa.
There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
