2 Crônicas 15
1 E foi o espírito de Deus sobre Azarias filho de Obede;
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
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.
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 Muitos dias esteve Israel sem verdadeiro Deus e sem sacerdote, e sem ensinador 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 em sua tribulação se converteram ao SENHOR Deus de Israel, e lhe buscaram, ele foi achado deles.
But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped 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.
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 E a uma gente destruía à outra, e uma cidade a outra cidade: porque Deus os conturbou com todas as calamidades.
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 Esforçai-vos, porém, vós, e não desfaleçam vossas mãos; que recompensa há para vossa obra.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Juntaram-se, pois, em Jerusalém no mês terceiro do ano décimo quinto do reinado de Asa.
After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
11 E naquele mesmo dia sacrificaram ao SENHOR, dos despojos que haviam trazido, setecentos bois e sete 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 em concerto de que buscariam ao SENHOR o Deus de seus pais, de todo seu coração e de toda sua alma;
They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
13 E que qualquer um que não buscasse ao SENHOR o Deus de Israel, morresse, grande ou pequeno, homem ou 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 com grande voz e júbilo, a som de trombetas e de buzinas:
They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
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.
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 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.
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 Mas com tudo isso os altos não foram tirados de Israel, ainda que o coração de Asa tenha sido íntegro enquanto viveu.
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 meteu na casa de Deus o que seu pai havia dedicado, e o que ele havia consagrado, 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 havia guerra até os trinta e cinco anos do reinado de Asa.
There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
