1 E ntão veio o Espírito de Deus sobre Azarias, filho de Odede,

The Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

2 q ue saiu ao encontro de Asa e lhe disse: Ouvi-me, Asa, e todo o Judá e Benjamim: O Senhor está convosco, enquanto vós estais com ele; se o buscardes, o achareis; mas se o deixardes, ele vos deixará.

And he went out to meet Asa and said to him, Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

3 O ra, por muito tempo Israel esteve sem o verdadeiro Deus, sem sacerdote que o ensinasse e sem lei.

Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.

4 Q uando, porém, na sua angústia voltaram para o Senhor, Deus de Israel, e o buscaram, o acharam.

But when they in their trouble turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.

5 E naqueles tempos não havia paz nem para o que saia, nem para o que entrava, mas grandes perturbações estavam sobre todos os habitantes daquelas terras.

And in those times there was no peace to him who went out nor to him who came in, but great and vexing afflictions and disturbances were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

6 P ois nação contra nação e cidade contra cidade se despedaçavam, porque Deus as conturbara com toda sorte de aflições.

Nation was broke in pieces against nation, and city against city, for God vexed and troubled them with all sorts of adversity.

7 V ós, porém, esforçai-vos, e não desfaleçam as vossas mãos; porque a vossa obra terá uma recompensa.

Be strong, therefore, and let not your hands be weak and slack, for your work shall be rewarded.

8 A sa, tendo ouvido estas palavras, e a profecia do profeta filho de Odede, cobrou ânimo e lançou fora as abominações de toda a terra de Judá e de Benjamim, como também das cidades que tomara na região montanhosa de Efraim, e renovou o altar do Senhor, que estava diante do pórtico do Senhor.

And when Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage and put away the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim; and he repaired the altar of the Lord which was in front of the porch or vestibule of the Lord.

9 E congregou todo o Judá e Benjamim, e os de Efraim, Manassés e Simeão que com eles peregrinavam; pois que muitos e Israel tinham vindo a ele quando viram que o Senhor seu Deus era com ele.

And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin and the strangers with them out of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for they came over to Asa out of Israel in large numbers when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

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

So they gathered at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

11 E no mesmo dia ofereceram em sacrifício ao Senhor, do despojo que trouxeram, setecentos bois e sete mil ovelhas.

And they sacrificed to the Lord on that day from the spoil which they had brought—700 oxen and 7, 000 sheep.

12 E entraram no pacto de buscarem ao Senhor, Deus de seus pais, de todo o seu coração e de toda a sua alma;

And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and to yearn for Him with all their heart’s desire and with all their soul;

13 e de que todo aquele que não buscasse ao Senhor, Deus de Israel, fosse morto, tanto pequeno como grande, tanto homem como mulher.

And that whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

14 E prestaram juramento ao Senhor em alta voz, com júbilo, ao som de trombetas e buzinas.

They took an oath to the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with cornets.

15 E todo o Judá se alegrou deste juramento; porque de todo o seu coração juraram, e de toda a sua vontade buscaram ao Senhor, e o acharam; e o Senhor lhes deu descanso ao redor.

And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought Him with their whole desire, and He was found by them. And the Lord gave them rest and peace round about.

16 O rei Asa depôs Maacá, sua mãe, para que não fosse mais rainha, porquanto ela fizera um abominável ídolo para servir de Asera, ao qual Asa derrubou e, despedaçando-o, o queimou junto ao ribeiro de Cedrom.

Also Maacah, King Asa’s mother, he removed from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for Asherah. Asa cut down her idol, crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron.

17 O s altos, porém, não se tiraram de Israel; contudo o coração de Asa foi perfeito todos os seus dias.

But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was blameless all his days.

18 E trouxe para a casa de Deus as coisas que seu pai tinha consagrado, e as que ele mesmo tinha consagrado: prata, ouro e utensílios.

And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated and those he himself had dedicated—silver and gold and vessels.

19 E não mais houve guerra até o ano trigésimo quinto do reinado de Asa.

And there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.