II Livro das Crônicas 13

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1 No décimo oitavo ano do reinado de Jeroboão, Abia tornou-se rei de Judá, e reinou três anos em Jerusalém.	1 In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, Abijah reigned over Judah.
2 Sua mãe chamava-se Maaca, filha de Uriel de Gabaa.	2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Micaiah, the daughter of Uriel, from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3 Abia e Jeroboão fizeram guerra entre si. Abia encetou as operações com um exército de quatrocentos mil valentes guerreiros de escol. Jeroboão dispôs contra ele oitocentos mil valentes guerreiros de escol.	3 And when Abijah had undertaken the conflict, and he had with him four hundred thousand elect men, very fit for war, Jeroboam set up a battle line opposite him of eight hundred thousand men, who were also elect and very strong in warfare.
4 De pé, no alto de Semeron, que está na montanha de Efraim, Abia gritou: Escutai-me Jeroboão e todo o Israel!	4 Then Abijah stood upon mount Zemaraim, which was in Ephraim, and he said: “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all of Israel.
5 Não deveríeis vós saber que o Senhor, Deus de Israel, deu para sempre o reino de Israel a Davi e a seus filhos em virtude de uma aliança inviolável?	5 Are you ignorant that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave David the kingship over Israel for all time, to him and to his sons, by a covenant of salt?
6 Jeroboão, filho de Nabat, servo de Salomão, filho de Davi, orgulhosamente revoltou-se contra seu senhor.	6 But Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, the servant of Solomon, son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord.
7 Homens maus e perversos juntaram-se a ele e se opuseram a Roboão, filho de Salomão. Roboão, que era jovem e tímido, não pôde resistir-lhes.	7 And there were gathered to him very vain men, and sons of Belial. And they prevailed against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. For Rehoboam was inexperienced, and he had a fearful heart, and so he was unable to resist them.
8 E agora, pensais em oferecer resistência ao reino do Senhor, que está nas mãos do filho de Davi. Vós sois uma grande multidão, e tendes convosco os bezerros de ouro que Jeroboão fez para vós à maneira de deuses.	8 Now therefore, you say that you are able to resist the kingdom of the Lord, which he possesses through the sons of David, and you have a great multitude of people, and gold calves, which Jeroboam made for you as gods.
9 Demitistes os sacerdotes, do Senhor, os filhos de Aarão e os levitas; instituístes para vós sacerdotes, à maneira dos povos estrangeiros. Todo o que veio com um novilho e sete carneiros para se consagrar, tornou-se sacerdote dos falsos deuses.	9 And you have cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, as well as the Levites. And like all the peoples of the lands, you have made priests for yourselves. Anyone who is willing to come and perform the ritual by his hand, with a bull from the herd and with seven rams, is made a priest of those who are not gods.
10 Para nós, é o Senhor o nosso Deus, e não o abandonamos: os filhos de Aarão é que são sacerdotes a serviço do Senhor, e são os levitas que desempenham as funções.	10 But the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him. And the priests who minister to the Lord are from the sons of Aaron. And the Levites are in their proper order.
11 Cada manhã e cada tarde queimam em honra do Senhor os holocaustos e o incenso aromático. Os pães da proposição são dispostos na mesa pura, e cada tarde são acendidas as lâmpadas do candelabro de ouro. É porque nós observamos a lei do Senhor, nosso Deus, enquanto vós o abandonastes.	11 Also, they offer holocausts to the Lord, each and every day, morning and evening, and incense composed according to the precept of the law, and the bread of the presence on a very pure table. And there is with us the gold lampstand with its lamps, so that they may burn continually in the evening. For certainly, we keep the precepts of the Lord our God, whom you have forsaken.
12 Vede: Deus e seus sacerdotes estão conosco à nossa frente, e temos as trombetas retumbantes para fazê-las soar contra vós. Israelitas, não luteis contra o Senhor, Deus de vossos pais, porque isso não vos trará nenhuma felicidade.	12 Therefore, God is the commander of our army, with his priests, who sound the trumpets that ring out against you. O sons of Israel, do not choose to fight against the Lord, the God of your fathers. For it is not expedient for you.”
13 Então Jeroboão executou uma manobra com as tropas colocadas em emboscada, dando uma volta, para surpreender o inimigo pelas costas, de sorte que seu exército fazia frente a Judá, e a emboscada se encontrava à retaguarda.	13 While he was speaking these things, Jeroboam set in motion an ambush behind them. And while they stood facing the enemy, without Judah realizing it, his army circled around.
14 As tropas de Judá, ao se voltarem, viram-se atacadas pela frente e pela retaguarda. Invocaram então o Senhor, enquanto os sacerdotes tocavam a trombeta.	14 And looking back, Judah saw the war threatening in front and behind, and they cried out to the Lord. And the priests began to sound the trumpets.
15 Judá soltou o grito de guerra e enquanto ecoava esse clamor, Deus feriu Jeroboão e todo o Israel diante de Abia e Judá.	15 And all the men of Judah shouted out. And behold, when they cried out, God terrified Jeroboam, and all of Israel who were standing in opposition to Abijah and Judah.
16 Os israelitas fugiram diante dos homens de Judá, às mãos dos quais Deus os entregou.	16 And the sons of Israel fled from Judah, and the Lord delivered them into their hand.
17 Abia e seu exército fizeram uma grande matança: quinhentos mil guerreiros escolhidos do campo de Israel tombaram feridos de morte.	17 Therefore, Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter. And five hundred thousand strong men of Israel fell wounded.
18 Isso foi, naquele tempo, humilhante para os israelitas, enquanto que os filhos de Judá obtiveram a vitória, porque se apoiaram no Senhor, o Deus de seus pais.	18 And the sons of Israel were humiliated at that time. And the sons of Judah were very greatly strengthened, because they had trusted in the Lord, the God of their fathers.
19 Abia perseguiu Jeroboão e dele arrebatou várias cidades: Betel, Jesana,	19 Then Abijah pursued the fleeing Jeroboam. And he seized cities from him: Bethel and her daughters, and Jeshanah with her daughters, and also Ephron and her daughters.
20 e Efron, assim como as localidades que delas dependiam. No tempo de Abia, Jeroboão não se restabeleceu.	20 And Jeroboam no longer had the strength to resist, in the days of Abijah. And the Lord struck him, and he died.
21 O Senhor o feriu e ele morreu, enquanto o poder de Abia aumentava. Abia tomou por esposas quatorze mulheres; gerou vinte e dois filhos e dezesseis filhas.	21 And so Abijah, having been strengthened in his authority, took fourteen wives. And he procreated twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
22 O resto dos atos e feitos de Abia, assim como suas palavras, estão relatados nos discursos do profeta Ado.	22 Now the rest of the words of Abijah, and his ways and works, have been written very diligently in the book of Iddo, the prophet.