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1 E Abias descansou com seus pais, e foi sepultado na cidade de Davi. E reinou em seu lugar seu filho Asa, em cujos dias aquela terra teve paz por dez anos.
And Abia 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 fez Asa o que era bom e correto aos olhos do SENHOR seu Deus.
And Asa did that which was good and pleasing in the sight of his God, and he destroyed the altars of foreign worship, and the high places.
3 Porque tirou os altares do culto alheio, e os altos; quebrou as imagens, e arrancou os bosques;
And broke the statues, and cut down the groves.
4 E mandou a Judá que buscassem ao SENHOR o Deus de seus pais, e praticassem a lei e seus mandamentos.
And he commanded Juda to seek the Lord the God of their fathers, and to do the law, and all the commandments.
5 Tirou também de todas as cidades de Judá os altos e as imagens, e esteve o reino quieto diante dele.
And he took away out of all the cities of Juda the altars, and temples, and reigned in peace.
6 E edificou cidades fortes em Judá, porquanto havia paz na terra, e não havia guerra contra ele em aqueles tempos; porque o SENHOR lhe havia dado repouso.
He built also strong cities in Juda, for he was quiet, and there had no wars risen in his time, the Lord giving peace.
7 Disse por tanto a Judá: Edifiquemos estas cidades, e as cerquemos de muros com torres, portas, e barras, já que a terra é nossa: porque buscamos ao SENHOR nosso Deus, temos o buscado, e ele nos deu repouso de todas as partes. Edificaram, pois, e foram prósperos.
And he said to Juda: Let us build these cities, and compass them with walls, and fortify them with towers, and gates, and bars, while all is quiet from wars, because we have sought the Lord the God of our fathers, and he hath given us peace round about. So they built, and there was no hinderance in building.
8 Teve também Asa exército que trazia escudos e lanças: de Judá trezentos mil, e de Benjamim duzentos e oitenta mil que traziam escudos e flechavam arcos; todos eram homens hábeis.
And Asa had in his army of men that bore shields and spears of Juda three hundred thousand, and of Benjamin that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand, all these were most valiant men.
9 E saiu contra eles Zerá etíope com um exército de mil milhares, e trezentos carros; e vinho até Maressa.
And Zara the Ethiopian came out against them with his army of ten hundred thousand men, and with three hundred chariots: and he came as far as Maresa.
10 Então saiu Asa contra ele, e ordenaram a batalha no vale de Zefatá junto a Maressa.
And Asa went out to meet him, and set his army in array for battle in the vale of Sephata, which is near Maresa:
11 E clamou Asa ao SENHOR seu Deus, e disse: SENHOR, ninguém há mais que a ti para dar ajuda entre o grande e o que nenhuma força tem. Ajuda-nos, ó SENHOR Deus nosso, porque em ti nos apoiamos, e em teu nome viemos contra este exército. Ó SENHOR, tu és nosso Deus; não prevaleça contra ti o homem.
And he called upon the Lord God, and said: O Lord, there is no difference with thee, whether thou help with few, or with many: help us, O Lord our God: for with confidence in thee, and in thy name, we are come against this multitude. O Lord thou art our God, let not man prevail against thee.
12 E o SENHOR derrotou os etíopes diante de Asa e diante de Judá; e fugiram os etíopes.
And the Lord terrified the Ethiopians before Asa and Juda: and the Ethiopians fled.
13 E Asa, e o povo que com ele estava, o seguiu até Gerar: e caíram os etíopes até não haver neles resistência alguma; porque foram derrotados diante do SENHOR e de seu exército. E lhes tomaram muito grande despojo.
And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerara: and the Ethiopians fell even to utter destruction, for the Lord slew them, and his army fought against them, and they were destroyed. And they took abundance of spoils,
14 Bateram também todas as cidades ao redor de Gerar, porque o terror do SENHOR foi sobre eles: e saquearam todas as cidades, porque havia nelas grande despojo.
And they took all the cities round about Gerara: for a great fear was come upon all men: and they pillaged the cities, and carried off much booty.
15 Assim atacaram as cabanas onde havia gado, e trouxeram muitas ovelhas e camelos, e voltaram a Jerusalém.
And they destroyed the sheepcotes, and took an infinite number of cattle, and of camels: and returned to Jerusalem.
