2 Crónicas 13
Nova Bíblia Viva
1No décimo oitavo ano do reinado de Jeroboão, Abias tornou-se o novo rei de Judá,
2e reinou três anos em Jerusalém. O nome de sua mãe era Micaías, filha de Uriel, de Gibeá. Logo no início do seu reinado houve guerra entre Abias e Jeroboão.
3Abias foi à batalha com quatrocentos mil soldados valentes, bem treinados, contra oitocentos mil soldados igualmente valentes e bem treinados, comandados pelo rei Jeroboão.
4Quando o exército de Abias chegou ao monte Zemaraim, na região montanhosa de Efraim, o rei gritou: “Jeroboão e todo exército israelita, ouçam-me!
5Será que vocês não sabem que o Senhor, o Deus de Israel, prometeu mediante uma aliança de sal dar para sempre o reino de Israel a Davi e seus filhos?
6Mesmo assim, o rei de vocês, Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, servo de Salomão, filho de Davi, rebelou-se contra o seu senhor!
7Toda uma quadrilha de desocupados se juntou a ele, desafiando Roboão, filho de Salomão, porque ele era jovem, estava com medo e não foi capaz de fazer frente a eles.
8“Na verdade vocês pensam que podem derrotar o reino do Senhor, quando esse reino está nas mãos dos descendentes de Davi? O seu exército é duas vezes maior que o meu, e vocês têm esses bezerros de ouro que Jeroboão fez para vocês, chamando-os de deuses de vocês!
9Não foram vocês que expulsaram os sacerdotes do Senhor, da família de Arão, e os levitas, e em lugar deles colocaram sacerdotes dos deuses de outros povos? Do mesmo modo que os povos de outras terras, vocês aceitam como sacerdote qualquer indivíduo que se apresente com um novilho e sete carneiros para ser consagrado e tornar-se sacerdote daqueles que não são deuses e que vocês adoram!
10“Mas quanto a nós, o Senhor é nosso Deus, e nós não o abandonamos. Somente os descendentes de Arão são nossos sacerdotes, e só os levitas podem ajudar os sacerdotes no seu trabalho.
11Eles queimam sacrifícios ao Senhor toda manhã e toda tarde — ofertas queimadas e incenso de perfume agradável ao Senhor; e colocam os Pães da Presença sobre a mesa santa, e as lâmpadas do candelabro de ouro são acesas todas as tardes, pois nós tomamos todo o cuidado em seguir as instruções do Senhor, o nosso Deus. Mas vocês abandonaram Deus.
12Assim, vocês podem ver que Deus está do nosso lado; ele é nosso guia. Os sacerdotes do Senhor, tocando trombeta enquanto caminham, vão guiarnos na batalha contra vocês. Povo de Israel, não lutem contra o Senhor, o Deus dos seus antepassados, pois vocês vão sair perdendo!”
13Nesse meio-tempo, Jeroboão tinha mandado em segredo uma parte do seu exército dar a volta por detrás dos homens de Judá e apanhá-los de surpresa. Assim Judá ficou cercado, com os inimigos por trás e pela frente.
14Quando o exército de Judá se virou e viu que estava cercado pela frente e por trás, clamou ao Senhor. Então os sacerdotes tocaram as trombetas,
15e os homens de Judá deram o brado de guerra. Enquanto eles gritavam, Deus derrotou Jeroboão e todo o Israel diante do rei Abias e os homens de Judá.
16Os israelitas fugiram dos soldados de Judá, e Deus os entregou em suas mãos.
17Naquele dia Abias e seus soldados mataram quinhentos mil soldados valentes de Israel.
18E os israelitas foram derrotados pelos homens de Judá, pois estes confiaram no Senhor, o Deus de seus antepassados.
19Abias foi atrás dos soldados do rei Jeroboão, tomando as cidades de Betel, Jesana, Efrom, e os povoados vizinhos.
20Jeroboão, rei de Israel, nunca mais conseguiu recuperar o poder enquanto Abias viveu. Por fim o Senhor feriu Jeroboão e ele morreu.
21Enquanto isso, Abias, rei de Judá, ficou muito forte. Ele se casou com quatorze esposas e teve vinte e dois filhos e dezesseis filhas.
22Os demais acontecimentos de sua vida e das suas palavras estão registrados na História escrita pelo profeta Ido.
Reina-Valera 1909
1A LOS dieciocho años del rey Jeroboam, reinó Abías sobre Judá.
2Y reinó tres años en Jerusalem. El nombre de su madre fué Michâía hija de Uriel de Gabaa. Y hubo guerra entre Abías y Jeroboam.
3Entonces ordenó Abías batalla con un ejército de cuatrocientos mil hombres de guerra valerosos y escogidos: y Jeroboam ordenó batalla contra él con ochocientos mil hombres escogidos, fuertes y valerosos.
4Y levantóse Abías sobre el monte de Semaraim, que es en los montes de Ephraim, y dijo: Oidme, Jeroboam y todo Israel.
5¿No sabéis vosotros, que Jehová Dios de Israel dió el reino á David sobre Israel para siempre, á él y á sus hijos en alianza de sal?
6Pero Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, siervo de Salomón hijo de David, se levantó y rebeló contra su señor.
7Y se allegaron á él hombres vanos, hijos de iniquidad, y pudieron más que Roboam hijo de Salomón, porque Roboam era mozo y tierno de corazón, y no se defendió de ellos.
8Y ahora vosotros tratáis de fortificaros contra el reino de Jehová en mano de los hijos de David, porque sois muchos, y tenéis con vosotros los becerros de oro que Jeroboam os hizo por dioses.
9¿No echasteis vosotros á los sacerdotes de Jehová, á los hijos de Aarón, y á los Levitas, y os habéis hecho sacerdotes á la manera de los pueblos de otras tierras, para que cualquiera venga á consagrarse con un becerro y siete carneros, y así sea sacerdote de los que no son dioses?
10Mas en cuanto á nosotros, Jehová es nuestro Dios, y no le hemos dejado: y los sacerdotes que ministran á Jehová son los hijos de Aarón, y los Levitas en la obra;
11Los cuales queman á Jehová los holocaustos cada mañana y cada tarde, y los perfumes aromáticos; y ponen los panes sobre la mesa limpia, y el candelero de oro con sus candilejas para que ardan cada tarde: porque nosotros guardamos la ordenanza de Jehová nuestro Dios; mas vosotros le habéis dejado.
12Y he aquí Dios está con nosotros por cabeza, y sus sacerdotes con las trompetas del júbilo para que suenen contra vosotros. Oh hijos de Israel, no peleéis contra Jehová el Dios de vuestros padres, porque no os sucederá bien.
13Pero Jeroboam hizo girar una emboscada para venir á ellos por la espalda: y estando así delante de ellos, la emboscada estaba á espaldas de Judá.
14Y como miró Judá, he aquí que tenía batalla delante y á las espaldas; por lo que clamaron á Jehová, y los sacerdotes tocaron las trompetas.
15Entonces los de Judá alzaron grita; y así que ellos alzaron grita, Dios desbarató á Jeroboam y á todo Israel delante de Abías y de Judá:
16Y huyeron los hijos de Israel delante de Judá, y Dios los entregó en sus manos.
17Y Abías y su gente hacían en ellos gran mortandad; y cayeron heridos de Israel quinientos mil hombres escogidos.
18Así fueron humillados los hijos de Israel en aquel tiempo: mas los hijos de Judá se fortificaron, porque se apoyaban en Jehová el Dios de sus padres.
19Y siguió Abías á Jeroboam, y tomóle algunas ciudades, á Beth-el con sus aldeas, á Jesana con sus aldeas, y á Ephraim con sus aldeas.
20Y nunca más tuvo Jeroboam poderío en los días de Abías: é hirióle Jehová, y murió.
21Empero se fortificó Abías; y tomó catorce mujeres, y engendró veintidós hijos, y dieciséis hijas.
22Lo demás de los hechos de Abías, sus caminos y sus negocios, está escrito en la historia de Iddo profeta.
King James Version
1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
2He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
4And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;
5Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
6Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.
7And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
8And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.
9Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.
10But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:
11And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.
12And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
13But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
14And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
15Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
16And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.
17And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
18Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.
19And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.
20Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.
21But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
22And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
World English Bible
1In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.
2He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men; and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valor.
4Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:
5Ought you not to know that the LORD, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
6Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.
7Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them.
8“Now you intend to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David. You are a great multitude, and the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods are with you.
9Haven’t you driven out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves according to the ways of the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of those who are no gods.
10“But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests serving the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work.
11They burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also set the show bread in order on the pure table, and care for the gold lamp stand with its lamps, to burn every evening; for we keep the instruction of the LORD our God, but you have forsaken him.
12Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, don’t fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers; for you will not prosper.”
13But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
14When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
15Then the men of Judah gave a shout. As the men of Judah shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
16The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand.
17Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down slain.
18Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.
19Abijah pursued Jeroboam, and took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron with its villages.
20Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. The LORD struck him, and he died.
21But Abijah grew mighty and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
22The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.