I Reis, 15

1. No décimo oitavo ano do reinado de Jeroboão, filho de Nabat, Abião tornou-se rei de Judá.

1. Now in the eighteenth year of King Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, Abi'jam began to reign over Judah.

2. Reinou três anos em Jerusalém. Sua mãe chamava-se Maaca, filha de Absalão.*

2. He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Ma'acah the daughter of Abish'alom.

3. Abião entregou-se a todos os pecados que seu pai tinha cometido antes dele. Seu coração não era inteiramente fiel ao Senhor, como o de seu pai Davi.

3. And he walked in all the sins which his father did before him; and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.

4. Todavia, o Senhor, seu Deus, em atenção a Davi, conservou-lhe uma lâmpada em Jerusalém: deu-lhe um filho que lhe sucedeu e deixou subsistir Jerusalém.*

4. Nevertheless for David's sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem;

5. Porque Davi tinha feito o que era reto aos olhos do Senhor e não se tinha jamais desviado em toda a sua vida de um só dos mandamentos que recebera, exceto o que se passou com Urias, o hiteu.

5. because David did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, and did not turn aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uri'ah the Hittite.

6. Houve hostilidades contínuas entre Roboão e Jeroboão durante todo o tempo de suas vidas.

6. Now there was war between Rehobo'am and Jerobo'am all the days of his life.

7. O restante da história de Abião e seus atos, tudo se acha consignado no Livro das Crônicas dos reis de Judá. Abião e Jero­boão guerrearam também entre si.

7. The rest of the acts of Abi'jam, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abi'jam and Jerobo'am.

8. Depois disso, Abião adormeceu com seus pais e foi sepultado na Cidade de Davi. Seu filho Asa sucedeu-lhe no trono.

8. And Abi'jam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his stead.

9. No vigésimo ano de Jeroboão, rei de Israel, Asa tornou-se rei de Judá e reinou quarenta e um anos em Jerusalém.

9. In the twentieth year of Jerobo'am king of Israel Asa began to reign over Judah,

10. Sua mãe chamava-se Maaca, filha de Absalão.

10. and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Ma'acah the daughter of Abish'alom.

11. Asa fez o que é reto aos olhos do Senhor, como Davi, seu pai.

11. And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as David his father had done.

12. Expulsou da terra as prostitutas sagradas e acabou com todos os ídolos que seus pais tinham feito.

12. He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

13. Além disso, destituiu da dignidade de rainha sua própria mãe Maaca, por ter feito essa vergonha para asserá. Asa despedaçou esse ídolo e queimou-o no vale de Cedron.

13. He also removed Ma'acah his mother from being queen mother because she had an abominable image made for Ashe'rah; and Asa cut down her image and burned it at the brook Kidron.

14. Embora não tenham desaparecido os lugares altos, o coração de Asa foi inteiramente devotado ao Senhor durante toda a sua vida.

14. But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly true to the LORD all his days.

15. Pôs no Templo do Senhor todos os objetos consagrados por seu pai e por ele mesmo, a saber: prata, ouro e utensílios.

15. And he brought into the house of the LORD the votive gifts of his father and his own votive gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels.

16. Houve guerra entre Asa e Baasa, rei de Israel, durante todo o tempo que viveram.

16. And there was war between Asa and Ba'asha king of Israel all their days.

17. Baasa, rei de Israel, atacou Judá e fortificou Ramá, a fim de bloquear todas as suas comunicações com Asa, rei de Judá.

17. Ba'asha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

18. Asa, porém, tomando toda a prata e o ouro que restavam nas reservas do Templo do Senhor e do palácio real, os entregou nas mãos de seus servos que enviou a Ben-Adad, filho de Tabremon, filho de Hezion, rei da Síria, que residia em Damasco. Asa enviou-lhe a seguinte mensagem:

18. Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and gave them into the hands of his servants; and King Asa sent them to Ben-ha'dad the son of Tabrim'mon, the son of He'zi-on, king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,

19. “Façamos aliança, assim como foram aliados o teu pai e o meu. Mando-te um presente de prata e ouro. Peço-te que rompas tua aliança com Baasa, rei de Israel, para que ele cesse de me importunar”.

19. "Let there be a league between me and you, as between my father and your father: behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold; go, break your league with Ba'asha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me."

20. Ben-Adad acedeu ao desejo do rei Asa; mandou seus generais contra as cidades de Israel e devastou Aion, Dã, Abel, Bet-Maaca, todo o Genesaré com a terra de Neftali.

20. And Ben-ha'dad hearkened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and conquered Ijon, Dan, A'bel-beth-ma'acah, and all Chin'neroth, with all the land of Naph'tali.

21. Ao saber disso, Baasa abandonou a fortificação de Ramá e retirou-se para Tersa.

21. And when Ba'asha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and he dwelt in Tirzah.

22. Então o rei Asa convocou toda a tribo de Judá, sem exceção, para tirar as pedras e a madeira de que Baasa se tinha servido para as fortificações de Ramá. Com esse material, Asa fortificou Gabaá de Benjamim e Masfa.

22. Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah, none was exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Ba'asha had been building; and with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.

23. O restante da história de Asa, seus grandes feitos, seus atos e as cidades que construiu, tudo isso se acha consignado no Livro das Crônicas dos reis de Judá. Com a velhice sobreveio-lhe a gota nos pés.

23. Now the rest of all the acts of Asa, all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? But in his old age he was diseased in his feet.

24. Adormeceu com seus pais e foi sepultado com eles na Cidade de Davi, seu pai. Seu filho Josafá sucedeu-lhe no trono.

24. And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehosh'aphat his son reigned in his stead.

25. No segundo ano de Asa, rei de Judá, Nadab, filho de Jeroboão, tornou-se rei de Israel. Reinou dois anos em Israel.

25. Nadab the son of Jerobo'am began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.

26. Ele fez o mal aos olhos do Senhor, imitou o seu pai, entregando-se ao pecado ao qual Jeroboão havia arrastado Israel.

26. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin which he made Israel to sin.

27. Baasa, filho de Aías, da casa de Issacar, conspirou contra ele e assassinou-o diante de Gebeton dos filisteus, no tempo em que Nadab e todo o Israel sitiavam essa cidade.

27. Ba'asha the son of Ahi'jah, of the house of Is'sachar, conspired against him; and Ba'asha struck him down at Gib'bethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gib'bethon.

28. Baasa, no terceiro ano de Asa, rei de Judá, cometeu esse crime e sucedeu-lhe no trono.

28. So Ba'asha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

29. Logo que subiu ao trono, exterminou toda a casa de Jeroboão, não deixando alma viva. Exterminou-os completamente, como havia predito o Senhor pelo seu servo Aías de Silo,

29. And as soon as he was king, he killed all the house of Jerobo'am; he left to the house of Jerobo'am not one that breathed, until he had destroyed it, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke by his servant Ahi'jah the Shi'lonite;

30. por causa dos pecados que Jeroboão cometeu e levou Israel a cometer, provocando assim a cólera do Senhor, Deus de Israel.

30. it was for the sins of Jerobo'am which he sinned and which he made Israel to sin, and because of the anger to which he provoked the LORD, the God of Israel.

31. O restante da história de Nadab e suas ações, tudo está consignado no Livro das Crônicas dos reis de Israel.

31. Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

32. Houve guerra contínua entre Asa e Baasa, rei de Israel.

32. And there was war between Asa and Ba'asha king of Israel all their days.

33. No terceiro ano de Asa, rei de Judá, Baasa, filho de Aías, tornou-se rei de Israel. Residia em Tersa e reinou vinte e quatro anos.

33. In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Ba'asha the son of Ahi'jah began to reign over all Israel at Tirzah, and reigned twenty-four years.

34. Baasa fez o mal diante do Senhor. Andou no caminho de Jeroboão e entregou-se ao pecado ao qual Jeroboão arrastara Israel.

34. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jerobo'am and in his sin which he made Israel to sin.