2 Crônicas 14

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.

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his position. 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 right in the eyes of the LORD his God:

3 Porque tirou os altares do culto alheio, e os altos; quebrou as imagens, e arrancou os bosques;

For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, 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 commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

5 Tirou também de todas as cidades de Judá os altos e as imagens, e esteve o reino quieto diante dele.

Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

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.

And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.

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.

Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

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 an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

9 E saiu contra eles Zerá etíope com um exército de mil milhares, e trezentos carros; e vinho até Maressa.

And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.

10 Então saiu Asa contra ele, e ordenaram a batalha no vale de Zefatá junto a Maressa.

Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

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 Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with you to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on you, and in your name we go against this multitude. O LORD, you are our God; let no man prevail against you.

12 E o SENHOR derrotou os etíopes diante de Asa e diante de Judá; e fugiram os etíopes.

So the LORD stroke the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; 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 unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

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 stroke all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.

15 Assim atacaram as cabanas onde havia gado, e trouxeram muitas ovelhas e camelos, e voltaram a Jerusalém.

They stroke also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.