2 Chronicles 15
1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.
Então veio o espírito de Deus sobre Azarias, filho d'Obed.
2 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.
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.
3 Now for a long while Israel [was] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law;
E Israel esteve por muitos dias sem o verdadeiro Deus, e sem sacerdote que o ensinasse, e sem lei.
4 but in their trouble they turned to Jehovah the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found of them.
Mas quando na sua angústia se convertiam ao Senhor, Deus de Israel, e o buscavam, o achavam.
5 And in those times there [was] no peace to him that went out nor to him that came in, but great disturbances were amongst all the inhabitants of the countries.
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.
6 And nation was broken against nation, and city against city; for God disturbed them with all manner of distress.
Porque gente contra gente, e cidade contra cidade se despedaçavam; porque Deus os perturbara com toda a angústia.
7 But as for you, be firm and let not your hands be weak; for there is a reward for your deeds.
Mas esforçai-vos, e não desfaleçam as vossas mãos; porque a vossa obra tem uma recompensa.
8 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 that he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah.
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.
9 And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon; for they fell away to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Jehovah his God was with him.
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.
10 And they assembled themselves at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
E ajuntaram-se em Jerusalém no terceiro mes; no ano décimo do reinado d'Asa.
11 And they sacrificed to Jehovah in that day, of the spoil that they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
E no mesmo dia ofereceram em sacrifício ao Senhor, do despojo que trouxeram, seiscentos bois e seis mil ovelhas.
12 And they entered into a covenant to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,
E entraram no concerto de buscarem o Senhor, Deus de seus pais, com todo o seu coração, e com toda a sua alma;
13 and that whoever would not seek Jehovah the God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
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.
14 And they swore to Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
E juraram ao Senhor, em alta voz, com júbilo e com trombetas e buzinas.
15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they took the oath with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them. And Jehovah gave them rest round about.
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.
16 And also Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol for the Asherah; and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burned it in the valley Kidron.
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.
17 But the high places were not removed from Israel; only, Asa's heart was perfect all his days.
Os altos porém não se tiraram de Israel; contudo o coração d'Asa foi perfeito todos os seus dias.
18 And he brought into the house of God the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
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.
19 And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.
E não houve guerra até ao ano trigésimo quinto do reino d'Asa.
