2 Crônicas 15

1 E foi o espírito de Deus sobre Azarias filho de Obede;

And as for 'Azaryahu the son of 'Oded—on him came the spirit of God;

2 E saiu ao encontro a Asa, e disse-lhe: Ouvi-me, Asa, e todo Judá e Benjamim: o SENHOR é convosco, se vós fordes com ele: e se lhe buscardes, será achado de vós; mas se lhe deixardes, ele também vos deixará.

And he went out to meet Assa, and said unto him, Hear me, O Assa, and all Judah and Benjamin, The Lord is with you, while ye remain with him; and if ye seek him, he will let himself be found by you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

3 Muitos dias esteve Israel sem verdadeiro Deus e sem sacerdote, e sem ensinador e sem lei:

And many days [had elapsed] for Israel, [they being] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

4 Mas quando em sua tribulação se converteram ao SENHOR Deus de Israel, e lhe buscaram, ele foi achado deles.

But they returned when they were in distress unto the Lord, the God of Israel, and they sought him, and he let himself be found by them.

5 Em aqueles tempos não havia paz, nem para o que entrava, nem para o que saía, mas sim muitas aflições sobre todos os habitantes das terras.

And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, and to him that came in; but there were great confusions among all the inhabitants of the countries.

6 E a uma gente destruía à outra, e uma cidade a outra cidade: porque Deus os conturbou com todas as calamidades.

And nation was dashed to pieces against nation, and city against city; for God did confound them with all kind of distress.

7 Esforçai-vos, porém, vós, e não desfaleçam vossas mãos; que recompensa há para vossa obra.

But as for you, be ye strong, and let not your hands be weak; for there is a reward for your doing.

8 E quando ouviu Asa as palavras e profecia de Obede profeta, foi confortado, e tirou as abominações de toda a terra de Judá e de Benjamim, e das cidades que ele havia tomado no monte de Efraim; e reparou o altar do SENHOR que estava diante do pórtico do SENHOR.

And when Assa heard these words, and the prophecy of 'Oded the prophet, he was strengthened, and he put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had captured from the mountain of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.

9 Depois fez juntar a todo Judá e Benjamim, e com eles os estrangeiros de Efraim, e de Manassés, e de Simeão: porque muitos de Israel se haviam passado a ele, vendo que o SENHOR seu Deus era com ele.

And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, and those that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Menasseh, and out of Simeon; for they had joined him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

10 Juntaram-se, pois, em Jerusalém no mês terceiro do ano décimo quinto do reinado de Asa.

And so they assembled themselves at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Assa.

11 E naquele mesmo dia sacrificaram ao SENHOR, dos despojos que haviam trazido, setecentos bois e sete mil ovelhas.

And they sacrificed unto the Lord on the same day, of the booty which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

12 E entraram em concerto de que buscariam ao SENHOR o Deus de seus pais, de todo seu coração e de toda sua alma;

And they entered into the covenant to seek the Lord the God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

13 E que qualquer um que não buscasse ao SENHOR o Deus de Israel, morresse, grande ou pequeno, homem ou mulher.

So that whosoever would not seek the Lord the God of Israel should be put to death, from the small even up to the great, whether it be man or woman.

14 E juraram ao SENHOR com grande voz e júbilo, a som de trombetas e de buzinas:

And they swore unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with [joyful] shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

15 Do qual juramento todos os de Judá se alegraram; porque de todo o seu coração o juravam, e de toda sua vontade o buscavam: e foi achado deles; e deu-lhes o SENHOR repouso de todas partes.

And all Judah rejoiced because of the oath; for with all their heart had they sworn, and with their whole desire did they seek him, and he let himself be found by them: and the Lord gave them rest on every side.

16 E ainda a Maaca mãe do rei Asa, ele mesmo a depôs de sua dignidade, porque havia feito um ídolo no bosque: e Asa destruiu seu ídolo, e o despedaçou, e queimou no ribeiro de Cedrom.

And also concerning Ma'achah the mother of king Assa, he removed her from being queen, because she had made a scandalous image for the grove; and Assa cut down her scandalous image, and had it ground up, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.

17 Mas com tudo isso os altos não foram tirados de Israel, ainda que o coração de Asa tenha sido íntegro enquanto viveu.

But the high-places were not removed out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Assa was entire all his days.

18 E meteu na casa de Deus o que seu pai havia dedicado, e o que ele havia consagrado, prata e ouro e vasos.

And be brought the things which his father had sanctified, and his own sanctified things, into the house of God, —silver, and gold, and vessels.

19 E não havia guerra até os trinta e cinco anos do reinado de Asa.

And there was no war until the five-and-thirtieth year of the reign of Assa.