¹So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

¹Abias dormiu com seus pais, e o sepultaram na cidade de Davi. E Asa, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar; nos seus dias a terra esteve em paz por dez anos.

²Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God:

²E Asa fez o que era bom e reto aos olhos do Senhor seu Deus;

³for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherim,

³removeu os altares estranhos, e os altos, quebrou as colunas, cortou os aserins,

⁴and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

⁴e mandou a Judá que buscasse ao Senhor, Deus de seus pais, e que observasse a lei e o mandamento.

⁵Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

⁵Também removeu de todas as cidades de Judá os altos e os altares de incenso; e sob ele o reino esteve em paz.

⁶He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.

⁶Edificou cidades fortificadas em Judá; porque a terra estava em paz, e não havia guerra contra ele naqueles anos, porquanto o Senhor lhe dera repouso.

⁷For he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

⁷Disse, pois, a Judá: Edifiquemos estas cidades, e cerquemo-las de muros e torres, portas e ferrolhos; a terra ainda é nossa porque buscamos ao Senhor nosso Deus; nós o buscamos, e ele nos deu repouso de todos os lados. Edificaram, pois, e prosperaram.

⁸Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

⁸Ora, tinha Asa um exército de trezentos mil homens de Judá, que traziam pavês e lança; e duzentos e oitenta mil de Benjamim, que traziam escudo e atiravam com arco; todos estes eram homens valentes.

⁹There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.

⁹E Zerá, o etíope, saiu contra eles, com um exército de um milhão de homens, e trezentos carros, e chegou até Maressa.

¹⁰Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

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

¹¹Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”

¹¹E Asa clamou ao Senhor seu Deus, dizendo: ç Senhor, nada para ti é ajudar, quer o poderoso quer o de nenhuma força. Acuda-nos, pois, o Senhor nosso Deus, porque em ti confiamos, e no teu nome viemos contra esta multidão. ç Senhor, tu és nosso Deus, não prevaleça contra ti o homem.

¹²So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

¹²E o Senhor desbaratou os etíopes diante de Asa e diante de Judá; e os etíopes fugiram.

¹³Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh, and before his army; and they carried away very much booty.

¹³Asa e o povo que estava com ele os perseguiram até Gerar; e caíram tantos dos etíopes que já não havia neles resistência alguma; porque foram quebrantados diante do Senhor, e diante do seu exército. Os homens de Judá levaram dali mui grande despojo.

¹⁴They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of Yahweh came on them: and they despoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them.

¹⁴Feriram todas as cidades nos arredores de Gerar, porque veio sobre elas o terror da parte do Senhor; e saquearam todas as cidades, pois havia nelas muito despojo.

¹⁵They struck also the tents of livestock, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

¹⁵Também feriram as malhadas do gado, e levaram ovelhas em abundância, e camelos, e voltaram para Jerusalém.