II Crônicas, 24

1. Joás tinha sete anos quando co-meçou a reinar. Seu reinado, em Jerusalém, durou quarenta anos. Sua mãe chamava-se Sebias, natural de Bersabeia.

1. Jo'ash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; his mother's name was Zib'iah of Beer-sheba.

2. Joás fez o bem aos olhos do Senhor, enquanto vivia o sacerdote Joiada,

2. And Jo'ash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoi'ada the priest.

3. o qual lhe deu por esposas duas mulheres, das quais teve filhos e filhas.

3. Jehoi'ada got for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters.

4. Depois disso, Joás tomou a peito restaurar o Templo do Senhor.

4. After this Jo'ash decided to restore the house of the LORD.

5. Convocou os sacerdotes e levitas e lhes disse: “Ide e percorrei as cidades de Judá e delas recolhereis anualmente dinheiro dos israelitas para reparar o templo de vosso Deus. Executai isso com presteza”. Mas os levitas não se apressaram.

5. And he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, "Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year; and see that you hasten the matter." But the Levites did not hasten it.

6. Então, o rei mandou vir o sumo sacerdote Joiada e lhe disse: “Por que não cuidaste que os levitas trouxessem de Judá e de Jerusalém a contribuição imposta por Moisés, servo do Senhor, à comunidade de Israel para a tenda do testemunho?

6. So the king summoned Jehoi'ada the chief, and said to him, "Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax levied by Moses, the servant of the LORD, on the congregation of Israel for the tent of testimony?"

7. A ímpia Atalia e seus filhos destruíram a casa de Deus: fizeram servir ao culto de Baal todos os objetos sagrados do Templo do Senhor”.

7. For the sons of Athali'ah, that wicked woman, had broken into the house of God; and had also used all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD for the Ba'als.

8. Então, o rei ordenou que se fizesse um cofre e o colocassem na parte externa da porta do templo.

8. So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside the gate of the house of the LORD.

9. Em seguida, publicou-se em Judá e em Jerusalém que levassem ao Senhor a contribuição imposta a Israel no deserto, por Moisés, servo do Senhor.

9. And proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for the LORD the tax that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.

10. Todos os chefes e todo o povo, cheios de alegria, vieram colocar dinheiro no cofre até que este estivesse cheio.

10. And all the princes and all the people rejoiced and brought their tax and dropped it into the chest until they had finished.

11. Cada vez que, por meio dos levitas, era o cofre levado para a inspeção do rei – o que acontecia quando o dinheiro se acumulava –, o escriba real e um comissário do sumo sacerdote esvaziavam-no e depois os levitas iam colocá-lo no lugar. Assim faziam dia após dia, e recolheram dinheiro em abundância.

11. And whenever the chest was brought to the king's officers by the Levites, when they saw that there was much money in it, the king's secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and take it and return it to its place. Thus they did day after day, and collected money in abundance.

12. O rei e Joiada entregavam o dinheiro ao empreiteiro das obras do templo. Este contratava os carpinteiros, os canteiros e os trabalhadores que modelavam o ferro e o bronze, para restaurar e reparar o Templo do Senhor.

12. And the king and Jehoi'ada gave it to those who had charge of the work of the house of the LORD, and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.

13. Os empreiteiros fizeram com que os reparos fossem acabados pelos seus cuidados e restabeleceram o templo em seu primeiro estado e o consolidaram.

13. So those who were engaged in the work labored, and the repairing went forward in their hands, and they restored the house of God to its proper condition and strengthened it.

14. Terminado o trabalho, devolveram na presença do rei e de Joiada o restante do dinheiro, com o qual fabricaram utensílios para o serviço do templo e para os holo­caustos, assim como taças e outros objetos de ouro e de prata. Enquanto viveu Joiada, foram regularmente oferecidos os holocaustos no Templo do Senhor.

14. And when they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoi'ada, and with it were made utensils for the house of the LORD, both for the service and for the burnt offerings, and dishes for incense, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoi'ada.

15. Joiada, velho e cheio de dias, morreu. Tinha cento e trinta anos.

15. But Jehoi'ada grew old and full of days, and died; he was a hundred and thirty years old at his death.

16. Foi sepultado na Cidade de Davi, com os reis, pois ele tinha feito o bem em Israel para com o Senhor e seu templo.

16. And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.

17. Depois da morte de Joiada, os chefes de Judá vieram e se prostraram diante do rei; e dessa vez o rei os ouviu.

17. Now after the death of Jehoi'ada the princes of Judah came and did obeisance to the king; then the king hearkened to them.

18. Abandonaram o Templo do Senhor, o Deus de seus pais e se puseram a adorar as imagens de asserá e outros ídolos. Tamanhas faltas atraíram a ira divina contra Judá e Jerusalém.

18. And they forsook the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Ashe'rim and the idols. And wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt.

19. Enviou-lhes o Senhor profetas para os converter ao Senhor. Porém, pregaram em vão e não foram ouvidos.

19. Yet he sent prophets among them to bring them back to the LORD; these testified against them, but they would not give heed.

20. Então, o espírito de Deus apossou-se de Zacarias, filho do sacerdote Joiada, o qual se apresentou diante do povo: “Eis – disse ele – o que diz o Senhor: Por que transgredis as ordens do Senhor? Nada conseguireis. Porque abandonastes o Senhor, e por isso ele também vos abandonará”.

20. Then the Spirit of God took possession of Zechari'ah the son of Jehoi'ada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God, `Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has forsaken you.'"

21. Mas eles se revoltaram contra ele e o apedrejaram por ordem do rei, no átrio do Templo do Senhor.*

21. But they conspired against him, and by command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the LORD.

22. Joás, esquecido dos benefícios que Joiada lhe dispensara, mandou matar o filho. Porém, ao expirar, disse Zacarias: “Que o Senhor o veja e faça vingança!”.

22. Thus Jo'ash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoi'ada, Zechari'ah's father, had shown him, but killed his son. And when he was dying, he said, "May the LORD see and avenge!"

23. Ao fim de um ano, o exército dos sírios atacou Joás. Invadiu Judá e Jerusalém, massacrou os chefes do povo e enviou todo o seu despojo ao rei de Damasco.

23. At the end of the year the army of the Syrians came up against Jo'ash. They came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus.

24. Embora os sírios tivessem vindo em pequeno número, o Senhor lhes entregou um enorme exército, porque Judá tinha abandonado o Senhor, o Deus de seus pais. Assim os sírios fizeram justiça a Joás.

24. Though the army of the Syrians had come with few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Thus they executed judgment on Jo'ash.

25. Apenas se afastaram, deixando-o como presa de grandes sofrimentos, seus homens, revoltados contra ele por causa do assassínio do filho do sacerdote Joiada, assassinaram-no em seu leito. Assim morreu e sepultaram-no na Cidade de Davi, mas não nos sepulcros dos reis.

25. When they had departed from him, leaving him severely wounded, his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jehoi'ada the priest, and slew him on his bed. So he died; and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.

26. Os conjurados eram Zabad, filho de Semaat, mulher amonita e Jozabad, filho de Semarit, mulher moabita.

26. Those who conspired against him were Zabad the son of Shim'e-ath the Ammonitess, and Jeho'zabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

27. Tudo o que se refere a seus filhos, os numerosos oráculos proferidos contra ele e a restauração do templo estão relatados nas memórias do Livro dos Reis. Seu filho Amasias sucedeu-lhe no trono.

27. Accounts of his sons, and of the many oracles against him, and of the rebuilding of the house of God are written in the Commentary on the Book of the Kings. And Amazi'ah his son reigned in his stead.