1 Adormeceu Abias com seus pais, e sepultaram-no na cidade de Davi. Em seu lugar reinou seu filho Asa, em cujos dias a terra esteve em paz dez anos.2 Fez Asa o que era bom e justo aos olhos de Jeová seu Deus,3 porque removeu os altares estranhos e os altos, quebrou as colunas e cortou os aserins.4 Ordenou a Judá que buscasse a Jeová, Deus de seus pais, e observasse a lei e o mandamento.5 Também de todas as cidades de Judá removeu os altos e as imagens do sol; e sob ele o reino esteve em paz.6 Edificou cidades fortificadas em Judá; pois a terra estava em paz, e ele não fazia guerra nesses anos, porque Jeová lhe tinha dado descanso.7 Disse a Judá: Edifiquemos estas cidades, e ao redor delas façamos muros e torres, portas e ferrolhos; a terra ainda está diante de nós, porque temos buscado a Jeová nosso Deus; temo-lo buscado, e ele nos há dado descanso de todos os lados. Edificaram e prosperaram.8 Asa tinha um exército de trezentos mil de Judá, que traziam paveses e lanças; e de Benjamim duzentos e oitenta mil que traziam escudos e atiravam com arco: todos estes eram ilustres em valor.9 Saiu contra ele Zerá etíope com um exército de um milhão de homens, e trezentos carros; e chegou até Maresa.10 Então Asa saiu-lhe ao encontro, e ordenaram a batalha no vale de Zefata, perto de Maresa.11 Asa clamou a Jeová seu Deus e disse: Além de ti não há quem ajude o fraco contra o poderoso; ajuda-nos, Jeová nosso Deus, porque em ti confiamos e em teu nome viemos contra esta multidão. Jeová, tu és nosso Deus; não prevaleça o homem contra ti.12 Feriu Jeová os etíopes diante de Asa e diante de Judá; e os etíopes fugiram.13 Asa, e a gente que estava com ele, perseguiram-nos até Gerar (e os etíopes caíram sem poder salvar a vida, porque foram destroçados diante de Jeová e diante do seu exército), e levaram mui grande despojo.14 Feriram todas as cidades ao redor de Gerar, porque lhes sobreveio o temor da parte de Jeová; e despojaram todas as cidades, pois nelas havia muita presa.15 Também feriram as malhadas do gado, levaram ovelhas em grande quantidade e camelos, e voltaram para Jerusalém.

1 And Abia slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead: in his days the land was quiet ten years.2 And Asa did that which was good and pleasing in the sight of his God, and he destroyed the altars of foreign worship, and the high places.3 And broke the statues, and cut down the groves.4 And he commanded Juda to seek the Lord the God of their fathers, and to do the law, and all the commandments.5 And he took away out of all the cities of Juda the altars, and temples, and reigned in peace.6 He built also strong cities in Juda, for he was quiet, and there had no wars risen in his time, the Lord giving peace.7 And he said to Juda: Let us build these cities, and compass them with walls, and fortify them with towers, and gates, and bars, while all is quiet from wars, because we have sought the Lord the God of our fathers, and he hath given us peace round about. So they built, and there was no hinderance in building.8 And Asa had in his army of men that bore shields and spears of Juda three hundred thousand, and of Benjamin that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand, all these were most valiant men.9 And Zara the Ethiopian came out against them with his army of ten hundred thousand men, and with three hundred chariots: and he came as far as Maresa.10 And Asa went out to meet him, and set his army in array for battle in the vale of Sephata, which is near Maresa:11 And he called upon the Lord God, and said: O Lord, there is no difference with thee, whether thou help with few, or with many: help us, O Lord our God: for with confidence in thee, and in thy name, we are come against this multitude. O Lord thou art our God, let not man prevail against thee.12 And the Lord terrified the Ethiopians before Asa and Juda: and the Ethiopians fled.13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerara: and the Ethiopians fell even to utter destruction, for the Lord slew them, and his army fought against them, and they were destroyed. And they took abundance of spoils,14 And they took all the cities round about Gerara: for a great fear was come upon all men: and they pillaged the cities, and carried off much booty.15 And they destroyed the sheepcotes, and took an infinite number of cattle, and of camels: and returned to Jerusalem.