2 Crônicas 15

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

Now, as for Azariah son of Oded, there came upon him, 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.

So he went forth to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear me, O Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin, —Yahweh, is with you, so long as ye are with him, and, if ye seek him, he will be found of 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:

Now, many days, had Israel been, —without the faithful God, and without a teaching priest, and without the law;

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

But they turned, in their distress, unto Yahweh God of Israel, —and sought him, and he was found of 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 had been no prosperity, to him that went out nor to him that came in, —for, great consternations, were upon all the inhabitants of the lands;

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

and they were beaten in pieces-nation against nation, and city against city, —for, God, discomfited them with all manner of distress.

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

Ye, therefore, be strong, and let not your hands be slack, —for there is a reward for your work!

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 Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he strengthened himself, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had captured out of the hill country of Ephraim, —and renewed the altar of Yahweh, that was before the porch of Yahweh.

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 gathered together all Judah and Benjamin, and the sojourners with them, out of Ephraim and out of Manasseh, and out of Simeon, —for they fell unto him out of Israel, in great numbers, because they saw that, Yahweh his God, was with him.

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

So they gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem, in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

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

And they sacrificed unto Yahweh, on that day, out of the spoil they had brought in, —oxen, seven hundred, and sheep, seven thousand.

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 a covenant, to seek Yahweh, 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.

and, whosoever would not seek unto Yahweh God of Israel, should be put to death, —whether small or great, whether man or woman.

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

So they bound themselves by oath unto Yahweh, with a loud voice, and with shouting, —and with trumpets and with horns.

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 over the oath, for, with all their heart, had they sworn, and, with all their good will, had they sought him, and he was found of them, —and Yahweh gave them rest round about.

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.

Moreover also, as touching Maacah mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made, unto the Sacred Stem, a monstrous thing, —so Asa cut down her monstrous thing, and reduced it to dust, and burnt it up, in the Kidron ravine.

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 taken away out of Israel, —only, the heart of Asa, was perfect, 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 he brought the hallowed things of his father and his own hallowed things, into the house of God, —silver and gold, and utensils.

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

And, war, was there none, —until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.