2 Chronicles 34
1 Josiah was eight years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 31 years.
Josias tinha oito anos de idade quando começou a reinar, e reinou trinta e um anos em Jerusalém.
2 He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life like his ancestor King David had done. He fully obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.
Ele fez o que era certo aos olhos de Iavé, e caminhou nos caminhos de David, seu pai, e não se virou para a mão direita ou para a esquerda.
3 When he had been ruling for almost eight years, while he was still a young man, he began to worship God like his ancestor [King] David had done. Four years later, he began to get rid of all the pagan shrines on hilltops in Jerusalem and in [other places in] Judah, and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and the carved idols and statues of gods.
Pois no oitavo ano de seu reinado, ainda jovem, ele começou a buscar o Deus de Davi, seu pai; e no décimo segundo ano ele começou a purgar Judá e Jerusalém dos lugares altos, os bastões de Cinzas, as imagens gravadas e as imagens fundidas.
4 While he directed them, his workers tore down the altars where people worshiped Baal. They smashed the altars that were near those altars, where people burned incense. They smashed the poles [honor the goddess] Asherah and the idols and statues. They smashed them to bits and scattered the bits over the graves of those who had offered sacrifices to them.
Eles quebraram os altares dos Baal em sua presença; e ele cortou os altares de incenso que estavam no alto sobre eles. Ele quebrou os postes de Asherah, as imagens gravadas e as imagens fundidas em pedaços, fez deles pó e o espalhou sobre os túmulos daqueles que haviam se sacrificado a eles.
5 They burned the bones of the priests [who had offered sacrifices]; they burned them on their own altars. In that way Josiah caused Jerusalem and other places in Judah to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh again.
Ele queimou os ossos dos sacerdotes em seus altares, e purgou Judá e Jerusalém.
6 In the towns in [the tribes of] Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far [north] as [the tribe of] Naphtali and in the ruins around all those towns,
Ele fez isso nas cidades de Manassés, Efraim e Simeão, até mesmo em Naftali, em torno de suas ruínas.
7 Josiah’s [workers] tore down the pagan altars and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and crushed the idols to powder. They also smashed to pieces all the altars for burning incense throughout Israel. Then Josiah returned to Jerusalem.
Ele quebrou os altares, bateu nos postes de Asherah e nas imagens gravadas em pó, e cortou todos os altares de incenso em toda a terra de Israel, depois retornou a Jerusalém.
8 When Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years, he [did something else to] cause the land and the temple to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh. He sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the governor of the city and Joah the son of Joahaz, who wrote on a scroll what happened in the city, to repair the temple of Yahweh.
Now no décimo oitavo ano de seu reinado, quando ele havia purgado a terra e a casa, ele enviou Shaphan, o filho de Azalias, Maaseiah, o governador da cidade, e Joah, o filho de Joahaz, o gravador, para reparar a casa de Yahweh, seu Deus.
9 They went to Hilkiah the Supreme Priest and gave him the money that had been brought to the temple. That was the money that the descendants of Levi who guarded the doors of the temple had collected from the people of [the tribes of] Manasseh and Ephraim and [other places in northern] Israel, and also from all the people in Jerusalem and other places in the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
Eles vieram a Hilquias, o sumo sacerdote, e entregaram o dinheiro que foi trazido à casa de Deus, que os levitas, os guardas do umbral, haviam recolhido das mãos de Manassés, de Efraim, de todo o resto de Israel, de todo Judá e Benjamim, e dos habitantes de Jerusalém.
10 Then Hilkiah gave some of the money to the men who had been appointed to supervise the work of repairing the temple. The supervisors paid the men who did the repair work.
Eles a entregaram nas mãos dos trabalhadores que tinham a supervisão da casa de Iavé; e os trabalhadores que trabalhavam na casa de Iavé a deram para consertar e reparar a casa.
11 They also gave some of the money to the carpenters and builders to buy the cut stones and the timber for the joists and the beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to decay.
Deram-na aos carpinteiros e aos construtores para comprar pedra cortada e madeira para engates, e para fazer vigas para as casas que os reis de Judá tinham destruído.
12 The workers did their work faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Kohath. All the other descendants of Levi, those who played musical instruments well,
Os homens fizeram o trabalho fielmente. Seus supervisores foram Jahath e Obadiah, os levitas, dos filhos de Merari; e Zacarias e Meshullam, dos filhos dos coatitas, para dar direção; e outros dos levitas, todos habilidosos com instrumentos musicais.
13 supervised all the workers as they did their various jobs. Some of the descendants of Levi were secretaries and some kept records and some guarded the gates [of the temple].
Também estavam sobre os portadores de fardos, e dirigiam todos os que faziam o trabalho em todo tipo de serviço. Dos Levitas, havia escribas, oficiais e porteiros.
14 While they were giving to the supervisors the money that had been taken to the temple, Hilkiah the [Supreme] Priest found a scroll on which were written the laws that Yahweh had told Moses to give to the people.
Quando trouxeram o dinheiro que foi trazido para a casa de Iavé, Hilkiah o sacerdote encontrou o livro da lei de Iavé dado por Moisés.
15 So Hilkiah said to Shaphan, “I have found in the temple a scroll on which are written the laws [that God gave to Moses]!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.
Hilkiah respondeu ao escriba Shaphan: “Encontrei o livro da lei na casa de Yahweh”. Então Hilkiah entregou o livro a Shaphan.
16 Shaphan [took the scroll] to the king and said to him, “Your officials are doing everything that you told them to do.
Shaphan levou o livro ao rei e, além disso, trouxe de volta a palavra ao rei, dizendo: “Tudo o que foi comprometido com seus servos, eles estão fazendo”.
17 They have taken the money that was in the temple, and they have given it to the men who will supervise the workers who will repair the temple.”
Eles esvaziaram o dinheiro que foi encontrado na casa de Yahweh, e o entregaram na mão dos supervisores e na mão dos operários”.
18 Then Shaphan said to the king, “[I have brought to you] a scroll [that] Hilkiah gave to me.” And Shaphan started to read it to the king.
Shaphan o escriba disse ao rei, dizendo: “Hilkiah o padre me entregou um livro”. Shaphan leu a partir dele para o rei.
19 When the king heard the laws [that were written in the scroll], he tore his clothes [because he was very dismayed/worried].
Quando o rei ouviu as palavras da lei, rasgou suas roupas.
20 Then he gave these instructions to Hilkiah, to Shaphan’s son Ahikam, to Micah’s son Abdon, to Shaphan, and to Asaiah the king’s special advisor:
O rei comandou Hilquias, Ahikam, filho de Safã, Abdon, filho de Miquéias, Safã, o escriba, e Asaías, o servo do rei, dizendo:
21 “Go and ask Yahweh for me, and for all his people who are still alive in Judah and Israel, about what is written in this scroll that has been found. Because [it is clear that] Yahweh is very angry with us because our ancestors disobeyed what Yahweh said; they did not obey the laws that are written on this scroll.”
“Vai perguntar a Javé por mim, e por aqueles que ficaram em Israel e em Judá, a respeito das palavras do livro que se encontra; pois grande é a ira de Javé que se derrama sobre nós, porque nossos pais não cumpriram a palavra de Javé, para fazer de acordo com tudo o que está escrito neste livro.”
22 So Hilkiah and the others went to talk with a woman whose name was Huldah, who was a prophetess who lived in the newer part of Jerusalem. Her husband Shallum who was the son of Tikvah, took care of the robes that were worn [in the temple].
Então Hilkiah e aqueles que o rei tinha ordenado foram até Huldah, a profetisa, a esposa de Shallum, filho de Tokhath, o filho de Hasrah, guarda do guarda-roupa (agora ela morava em Jerusalém no segundo trimestre), e eles falaram com ela para esse fim.
23 [When they told her what the king had said, ] she said to them, “This is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Go back and tell the king who sent you
Ela lhes disse: “Javé, o Deus de Israel diz: 'Dizei ao homem que vos enviou a mim,
24 that this is what Yahweh says: “Listen to this carefully. I am going to cause a disaster to strike Jerusalem and all the people who live here. I will cause them to experience the curses that were written in the scroll that was read to the king of Judah.
“. Javé diz: 'Eis que trarei o mal sobre este lugar e sobre seus habitantes, mesmo todas as maldições que estão escritas no livro que eles leram perante o rei de Judá.
25 I will do that because they have rejected me, and they burn incense to [honor] other gods. They have caused me to become very angry because of all the idols that they have made (OR, because of all the wicked things that they have done), [and my anger is like] a fire that will not be extinguished.
Porque me abandonaram, e queimaram incenso para outros deuses, para que me provocassem à ira com todas as obras de suas mãos, portanto minha ira se derrama sobre este lugar, e não se apagará.
26 The king of Judah sent you to ask what I, Yahweh, want. Go and tell him that this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom you Israelis worship, say about what you read:
“, mas ao rei de Judá, que te enviou para perguntar a Javé, tu lhe dirás: “Javé, o Deus de Israel diz: “Sobre as palavras que ouviste,
27 “Because you heeded [what was written in the scroll], and you humbled yourself when you heard what I said to warn [about what would happen to] this city and the people who live here, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you.
porque teu coração era terno, e te humilhaste diante de Deus quando ouviste suas palavras contra este lugar e contra seus habitantes, e te humilhaste diante de mim, e rasgaste tuas vestes e choraste diante de mim, eu também te ouvi”, diz Javé.
28 So I will allow you to die and be buried peacefully. I will cause a great disaster to strike this place and the people who live here, but you will not [be alive to] see it.”’” So they reported her reply to the king.
“Eis que vos congregarei a vossos pais, e sereis congregados em paz à vossa sepultura”. Seus olhos não verão todo o mal que eu trarei sobre este lugar e sobre seus habitantes”””. Eles trouxeram esta mensagem de volta para o rei.
29 Then the king summoned all the elders of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea.
Então o rei enviou e reuniu todos os anciãos de Judá e Jerusalém.
30 They went up together to the temple with the leaders of Judah and many other people of Jerusalem and the priests and other descendants of Levi, from the least important to the most important ones. And while they listened, the king read to them everything that was in the scroll containing God’s laws that had been found in the temple.
O rei subiu à casa de Iavé com todos os homens de Judá e os habitantes de Jerusalém - os sacerdotes, os levitas e todo o povo, tanto grande como pequeno - e leu em suas audiências todas as palavras do livro do pacto que foi encontrado na casa de Iavé.
31 Then the king stood next to the pillar [at the entrance to the temple, where kings stood when they announced something important], and while Yahweh was listening, he repeated his promise to very sincerely and completely obey Yahweh and all his commands and regulations and decrees that were written on the scroll.
O rei permaneceu em seu lugar e fez um pacto perante Iavé, para caminhar depois de Iavé, e para guardar seus mandamentos, seus testemunhos e seus estatutos com todo o seu coração e com toda a sua alma, para cumprir as palavras do pacto que foram escritas neste livro.
32 Then the king said that everyone who lived in Jerusalem and from [the tribe of] Benjamin should promise that they also would obey those laws. And they did that, agreeing that they would keep the agreement that God, whom their ancestors had worshiped, had made with them.
Ele fez com que todos os que foram encontrados em Jerusalém e Benjamim permanecessem de pé. Os habitantes de Jerusalém fizeram de acordo com o pacto de Deus, o Deus de seus pais.
33 Josiah [instructed his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the Israeli people, and he commanded that all the people from Israel who were there should worship [only] Yahweh their God. And as long as Josiah was alive, the people did what was pleasing to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
Josias tirou todas as abominações de todos os países que pertenciam aos filhos de Israel, e fez com que todos os que foram encontrados em Israel servissem, até mesmo para servir a Javé seu Deus. Todos os seus dias eles não partiram de seguir a Iavé, o Deus de seus pais.
