2 Chronicles 30
1 The king and his officials and all the other people who had gathered in Jerusalem wanted to celebrate the Passover Festival. But they were not able to celebrate it at the usual time, because many of the priests had still not performed the rituals to purify themselves; therefore they were not allowed to do serve in the festival. Also, everyone had still not come to Jerusalem [to celebrate the Passover]. So they decided to celebrate it one month later than usual.
Enviou também Ezequias por todo Israel e Judá, e escreveu cartas a Efraim e Manassés, que viessem a Jerusalém à casa do SENHOR, para celebrar a páscoa ao SENHOR Deus de Israel.
E havia o rei tomado conselho com seus príncipes, e com toda a congregação em Jerusalém, para celebrar a páscoa no mês segundo:
Porque então não a podiam celebrar, porquanto não havia suficientes sacerdotes santificados, nem o povo estava junto em Jerusalém.
4 The king and all the other people who had gathered thought that was a good plan.
Isto agradou ao rei e a toda a multidão.
5 So they decided to send messages to all the towns in Judah and in Israel, from Beersheba [in the far south] to Dan [in the far north], including towns in the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, to invite people to come to the temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover [Festival] to [honor] Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [worshiped/belonged to]. Many of the people had not previously celebrated that festival, even though it had been written [in the laws of Moses that they should do that].
E determinaram fazer apregoar por todo Israel, desde Berseba até Dã, para que viessem a celebrar a páscoa ao SENHOR Deus de Israel, em Jerusalém: porque em muito tempo não a haviam celebrado ao modo que está escrito.
6 Obeying what the king commanded, messengers went throughout Judah and Israel, taking messages that had been written by the king and his officials. This is what they wrote: “You Israeli people, you who survived after being slaves of the kings of Assyria, return to Yahweh, the God whom [our great ancestors] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [worshiped/belonged to], in order that he may return to you. Your fathers and brothers did not faithfully obey Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped].
Foram, pois, mensageiros com cartas da mão do rei e de seus príncipes por todo Israel e Judá, como o rei o havia mandado, e diziam: Filhos de Israel, voltai-vos ao SENHOR o Deus de Abraão, de Isaque, e de Israel, e ele se voltará aos restantes que vos escaparam das mãos dos reis da Assíria.
7 Do not act like they did, because what they did caused other people to become disgusted with them.
Não sejais como vossos pais e como vossos irmãos, que se rebelaram contra o SENHOR o Deus de seus pais, e ele os entregou a desolação, como vós vedes.
8 Do not be stubborn as our ancestors were. Do what Yahweh desires. Come [to Jerusalem] to the temple, which he has set apart forever. Do what pleases Yahweh our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with you.
Não endureçais, pois, agora vossa cerviz como vossos pais: dai a mão ao SENHOR, e vinde a seu santuário, o qual ele santificou para sempre; e servi ao SENHOR vosso Deus, e a ira de seu furor se apartará de vós.
9 If you return to Yahweh, the people who have captured our brothers [and sisters] and our children will be kind to them, and allow them to return to this land. Do not forget that Yahweh our God is kind and merciful. If you return to him, he will no longer reject you.”
Porque se vos virardes ao SENHOR, vossos irmãos e vossos filhos acharão misericórdia diante dos que os têm cativos, e voltarão a esta terra: porque o SENHOR vosso Deus é clemente e misericordioso, e não desviará de vós seu rosto, se vós vos converterdes a ele.
10 The messengers went to all the towns in the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far [north] as the tribe of Zebulun, [and gave them this message, ] but most of the people there scorned them and ridiculed them.
Passaram, pois, os mensageiros de cidade em cidade pela terra de Efraim e Manassés, até Zebulom: mas se riam e ridicularizavam deles.
11 But some of the people of [the tribes of] Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem.
Com tudo isso, alguns homens de Aser, de Manassés, e de Zebulom, se humilharam, e vieram a Jerusalém.
12 Also in Judah God motivated the people to be united in wanting to do what Yahweh wanted them to do, which is what the king and his officials had told them to do in the message that they sent.
Em Judá também foi a mão de Deus para dar-lhes um coração para cumprir a mensagem do rei e dos príncipes, conforme à palavra do SENHOR.
13 So a huge crowd of people gathered in Jerusalem in May, to celebrate the Festival of Eating Unleavened Bread.
E juntou-se em Jerusalém muito gente para celebrar a solenidade dos pães ázimos no mês segundo; uma vasta reunião.
14 They removed the altars [of Baal] in Jerusalem and took away the altars for burning incense [to honor other gods, and burned them] in Kidron Valley.
E levantando-se, tiraram os altares que havia em Jerusalém; tiraram também todos os altares de incenso, e lançaram-nos no ribeiro de Cedrom.
15 They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of that month. Some of the priests and the other descendants of Levi were ashamed [because they had not performed the rituals to cause them to be acceptable to work for Yahweh]. So they performed those rituals, and brought to the temple animals to be completely burned [on the altar].
Então sacrificaram a páscoa, aos catorze do mês segundo; e os sacerdotes e os levitas se santificaram com vergonha, e trouxeram os holocaustos à casa do SENHOR.
16 Then they stood at the places where Moses had written in his laws that they should stand. Then the descendants of Levi gave to the priests [bowls containing blood of the animals that were being sacrificed], and the priests sprinkled [the altar] with some of the blood.
E puseram-se em sua ordem conforme a seu costume, conforme à lei de Moisés homem de Deus; os sacerdotes espargiam o sangue que recebiam de mãos dos levitas:
17 Many people in the crowd had not purified themselves, and therefore they were not able to kill the lambs [and dedicate them] to Yahweh. So it was necessary for the descendants of Levi to kill the lambs for them.
Porque havia muitos na congregação que não estavam santificados, e por isso os levitas sacrificavam a páscoa por todos os que não se haviam limpado, para santificá-los ao SENHOR.
18 Although most of the people who had come from [the tribes of] Ephraim, Manasseh, and Issachar had not purified themselves, they ate the food of the Passover Festival anyway, ignoring the rules written [by Moses]. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying “Yahweh, you always do what is good; I pray that you will forgive everyone
Porque uma grande multidão do povo de Efraim e Manassés, e de Issacar e Zebulom, não se haviam purificado, e comeram a páscoa não conforme a o que está escrito. Mas Ezequias orou por eles, dizendo: SENHOR, que é bom, seja propício a todo aquele que preparou seu coração para buscar a Deus,
19 who sincerely wants to honor you, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped], even if they have not purified themselves by obeying the sacred laws that you gave to us.”
Ao SENHOR, o Deus de seus pais, ainda que não esteja purificado segundo a purificação do santuário.
20 And Yahweh heard what Hezekiah prayed; he forgave the people, [and did not punish them].
E ouviu o SENHOR a Ezequias, e sarou o povo.
21 The Israeli people who were there in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of Eating Unleavened Bread for seven days. They rejoiced greatly as they celebrated, while the priests and other descendants of Levi sang to Yahweh every day, and played musical instruments to [praise] God.
Assim celebraram os filhos de Israel que se acharam em Jerusalém, a solenidade dos pães sem levedura por sete dias com grande alegria: e louvavam ao SENHOR todos os dias os levitas e os sacerdotes, cantando com instrumentos de força ao SENHOR.
22 Hezekiah thanked all the descendants of Levi for doing this work for Yahweh, and for very skillfully leading the people who were worshiping. For those seven days the people ate the Passover food and brought offerings to maintain fellowship with Yahweh and praised Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [belonged to/had worshiped].
E falou Ezequias ao coração de todos os levitas que tinham boa inteligência no serviço do SENHOR. E comeram do sacrificado na solenidade por sete dias, oferecendo sacrifícios pacíficos, e dando graças ao SENHOR o Deus de seus pais.
23 Then the whole group decided to celebrate for seven more days, so they did: They celebrated joyfully for seven more days.
E toda aquela multidão determinou que celebrassem outros sete dias; e celebraram outros sete dias com alegria.
24 King Hezekiah provided 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep to be slaughtered for the people [to eat during the festival], and the officials also gave them 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep and goats. Many priests consecrated themselves.
Porque Ezequias rei de Judá havia dado à multidão mil novilhos e sete mil ovelhas; e também os príncipes deram ao povo mil novilhos e dez mil ovelhas: e muitos sacerdotes se santificaram.
25 All the people of Judah rejoiced, including the priests and other descendants of Levi and all the people from Israel who had come, and including some from other countries who were living in Israel and some from other countries who were living in Judah.
Alegrou-se, pois, toda a congregação de Judá, como também os sacerdotes e levitas, e toda a multidão que havia vindo de Israel; assim os estrangeiros que haviam vindo da terra de Israel, e os que habitavam em Judá.
26 Everyone in Jerusalem was very joyful, because nothing like this had happened in Jerusalem since the time when David’s son Solomon was the king of Israel.
E fizeram-se grandes alegrias em Jerusalém: porque desde os dias de Salomão filho de Davi rei de Israel, não havia havido coisa tal em Jerusalém.
27 The priests and the other descendants of Levi stood up to bless the people, and God heard them in heaven, the holy place where he lives.
Levantando-se depois os sacerdotes e levitas, bendisseram ao povo: e a voz deles foi ouvida, e sua oração chegou à habitação de seu santuário, ao céu.
