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

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the 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 unto 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.

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

Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and 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 in their distress they turned unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of 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 that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.

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

And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did vex them with all adversity.

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

But be ye strong, and let not your hands be 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, 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 which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah.

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 them that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Jehovah 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 themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in 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 unto Jehovah in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand 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 the covenant to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, with all their heart 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 whosoever would not seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

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

And they sware unto Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and 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 of them: and Jehovah gave them rest 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.

And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt 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 away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect 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 that 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 unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.