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.
Ezequias enviou a todo Israel e Judá, e escreveu cartas também a Efraim e Manassés, para que viessem à casa de Iavé em Jerusalém, a fim de manter a Páscoa a Iavé, o Deus de Israel.
Pois o rei tinha tomado conselho com seus príncipes e toda a assembléia em Jerusalém para manter a Páscoa no segundo mês.
Pois eles não podiam celebrá-la naquela época, porque os sacerdotes não se haviam santificado em número suficiente e o povo não se havia reunido em Jerusalém.
4 The king and all the other people who had gathered thought that was a good plan.
A coisa estava certa aos olhos do rei e de toda a assembléia.
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].
Assim, estabeleceram um decreto para fazer a proclamação em todo Israel, desde Berseba até Dan, de que deveriam vir para guardar a Páscoa a Javé, o Deus de Israel, em Jerusalém, pois não a tinham guardado em grande número da maneira como está escrita.
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].
Então os correios foram com as cartas do rei e seus príncipes por todo Israel e Judá, de acordo com o mandamento do rei, dizendo: “Vós, filhos de Israel, voltai para Javé, o Deus de Abraão, Isaac e Israel, para que ele possa voltar para o resto de vós que escapastes da mão dos reis da Assíria”.
7 Do not act like they did, because what they did caused other people to become disgusted with them.
Não seja como seus pais e como seus irmãos, que transgrediram contra Javé, o Deus de seus pais, para que ele os entregasse à desolação, como você vê.
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.
Agora não sejam de pescoço duro, como seus pais foram, mas entreguem-se a Javé, e entrem em seu santuário, que ele santificou para sempre, e sirvam a Javé, vosso Deus, para que sua raiva feroz se afaste de vocês.
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.”
Pois se vocês se voltarem novamente para Javé, seus irmãos e seus filhos encontrarão compaixão por aqueles que os levaram cativos, e voltarão a esta terra, porque Javé, vosso Deus, é misericordioso e misericordioso, e não lhes virará o rosto se vocês voltarem para 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.
Então os correios passaram de cidade em cidade pelo país de Ephraim e Manasseh, até mesmo para Zebulun, mas as pessoas os ridicularizaram e zombaram deles.
11 But some of the people of [the tribes of] Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem.
Mesmo assim, alguns homens de Asher, Manasseh e Zebulun 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.
Também a mão de Deus veio sobre Judá para dar-lhes um só coração, para cumprir o mandamento do rei e dos príncipes pela palavra de Javé.
13 So a huge crowd of people gathered in Jerusalem in May, to celebrate the Festival of Eating Unleavened Bread.
Muitas pessoas se reuniram em Jerusalém para manter a festa dos pães ázimos no segundo mês, uma grande assembléia.
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.
Eles se levantaram e tiraram os altares que estavam em Jerusalém, tiraram todos os altares para incenso e os jogaram no riacho Kidron.
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].
Depois mataram a Páscoa no décimo quarto dia do segundo mês. Os sacerdotes e os levitas ficaram envergonhados, e se santificaram, e trouxeram holocaustos para a casa de Iavé.
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.
Eles permaneceram em seu lugar após sua ordem, de acordo com a lei de Moisés, o homem de Deus. Os sacerdotes aspergiam o sangue que recebiam da mão 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.
Pois havia muitos na assembléia que não se tinham santificado; portanto os levitas estavam encarregados de matar a Páscoa para todos os que não estavam limpos, para santificá-los a Iavé.
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
Para uma multidão do povo, mesmo muitos de Efraim, Manasseh, Issachar e Zebulun, não se haviam purificado, mas comeram a Páscoa de outra forma que não a forma como está escrita. Pois Ezequias havia rezado por eles, dizendo: “Que o bom Javé perdoe a todos
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.”
que põe seu coração em busca de Deus, Javé, o Deus de seus pais, mesmo que não estejam limpos de acordo com a purificação do santuário”.
20 And Yahweh heard what Hezekiah prayed; he forgave the people, [and did not punish them].
Yahweh ouviu Hezekiah, e curou 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.
As crianças de Israel que estavam presentes em Jerusalém celebraram a festa dos pães ázimos sete dias com grande alegria. Os levitas e os sacerdotes elogiaram a Iavé dia após dia, cantando com instrumentos altos a Iavé.
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].
Hezekiah falou encorajadoramente a todos os levitas que tinham bom entendimento no serviço de Iavé. Assim, eles comeram durante os sete dias da festa, oferecendo sacrifícios de ofertas de paz e fazendo confissão a Iavé, 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.
Toda a assembléia se aconselhou a manter outros sete dias, e eles mantiveram 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.
Pois Ezequias, rei de Judá, deu à assembléia para ofertas mil touros e sete mil ovelhas; e os príncipes deram à assembléia mil touros e dez mil ovelhas; e um grande número de sacerdotes se santificou.
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.
Toda a assembléia de Judá, com os sacerdotes e levitas, e toda a assembléia que saiu de Israel, e os estrangeiros que saíram da terra de Israel e que viveram em Judá, se regozijaram.
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.
Portanto, houve grande alegria em Jerusalém; pois desde o tempo de Salomão, filho de Davi, rei de Israel, não havia nada assim 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.
Então os sacerdotes levíticos se levantaram e abençoaram o povo. Sua voz foi ouvida, e suas orações chegaram até sua morada santa, até o céu.
