2 Chronicles 36
1 Then the people of Judah chose Josiah’s son Jehoahaz and appointed him as the king in Jerusalem.
Então o povo da terra tomou a Jeoacaz filho de Josias, e fizeram-lhe rei em lugar de seu pai em Jerusalém.
2 Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became the king, but he ruled from Jerusalem for [only] three months.
De vinte e três anos era Jeoacaz quando começou a reinar, e três meses reinou em Jerusalém.
3 King Neco of Egypt [captured him and] prevented him from ruling any longer. He also forced the people of Judah to pay him a tax of almost four tons of silver and about 75 pounds of gold.
E o rei do Egito o tirou de Jerusalém, e condenou a terra em cem talentos de prata e um de ouro.
4 The king of Egypt appointed Jehoahaz’s [younger] brother Eliakim to be the king of Judah. He changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. After Neco captured Jehoahaz, he took him to Egypt.
E o rei do Egito constituiu o seu irmão Eliaquim como rei sobre Judá e Jerusalém, e mudou-lhe o nome em Jeoaquim; e Neco tomou o seu irmão Jeoacaz, e o levou ao Egito.
5 Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah], and he ruled from Jerusalem for 11 years. He did things that Yahweh his God considers to be evil.
Quando começou a reinar Jeoaquim era de vinte e cinco anos, e reinou onze anos em Jerusalém: e fez o que era mau aos olhos do SENHOR seu Deus.
6 Then the army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked Jehoiakim’s army. They [captured Jehoiakim and] bound him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
E subiu contra ele Nabucodonosor rei da Babilônia, e acorrentado com correntes o levou à Babilônia.
7 Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers also took valuable things from the temple; they took them to Babylon and put them in king [Nebuchadnezzar’s] palace there.
Também levou Nabucodonosor à Babilônia dos utensílios da casa do SENHOR, e os pôs no seu templo em Babilônia.
8 A record of the other things that happened while Jehoiakim was ruling, the detestable things that he did, including the evil things that people said that he did, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel and Judah’. After [he was taken to Babylon], his son Jehoiachin became the king [of Judah].
Os demais dos feitos de Jeoaquim, e as abominações que fez, e o que nele se achou, eis que estão escritos no livro dos reis de Israel e de Judá: e reinou em seu lugar Joaquim seu filho.
9 Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became the king [of Judah], and he ruled from Jerusalem for [only] three months and ten days. He did things that Yahweh considers to be evil.
De oito anos era Joaquim quando começou a reinar, e reinou três meses e dez dias em Jerusalém: e fez o que era mau aos olhos do SENHOR.
10 During the spring of the next year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent [soldiers] to bring him to Babylon. They also took to Babylon many valuable things from the temple of Yahweh. Then Nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin’s uncle, Zedekiah, to be the king of Judah.
Na primavera do ano, o rei Nabucodonosor mandou que o trouxessem à Babilônia, juntamente com os utensílos preciosos da casa do SENHOR; e constituiu o seu irmão Zedequias como rei sobre Judá e Jerusalém.
11 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 11 years.
De vinte e um anos era Zedequias quando começou a reinar, e onze anos reinou em Jerusalém.
12 He did many things that Yahweh his God considered to be evil. And he did not humble himself when the prophet Jeremiah gave him a message from Yahweh [to warn him].
E fez o que era mau aos olhos do SENHOR seu Deus, e não se humilhou diante do profeta Jeremias, que lhe falava da parte do SENHOR.
13 He would not return to Yahweh, the God that the people of Israel [said that they worshiped]. Zedekiah also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had forced him to solemnly promise using God’s name [to be loyal to him]. Zedekiah became very stubborn.
Rebelou-se também contra Nabucodonosor, ao qual havia jurado por Deus; e endureceu sua cerviz, e obstinou seu coração, para não voltar-se ao SENHOR o Deus de Israel.
14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and also the people [of Judah] became more wicked again, doing all the detestable things that the people of the other nations did, and causing the temple in Jerusalem that Yahweh had caused to be holy to become [an] unacceptable [place to worship him].
E também todos os príncipes dos sacerdotes, e o povo, aumentaram a transgressão, seguindo todas as abominações das nações, e contaminando a casa do SENHOR, a qual ele havia santificado em Jerusalém.
15 Yahweh, the God whom the ancestors [of the people of Judah belonged to/worshiped], gave messages to his prophets many times, and the prophets told those messages to the people of Judah. Yahweh did that because he pitied his people and did not want his temple to be destroyed.
E o SENHOR o Deus de seus pais enviou a eles por meio de seus mensageiros, enviando insistentemente: porque ele tinha misericórdia de seu povo, e de sua habitação.
16 But the people continually made fun of God’s messengers. They despised God’s messages. They ridiculed his prophets, until finally God became extremely angry with his people, with the result that nothing could stop him [from destroying Judah].
Mas eles faziam escárnio dos mensageiros de Deus, e menosprezavam suas palavras, ridicularizando-se de seus profetas, até que subiu o furor do SENHOR contra seu povo, de maneira que não havia remédio.
17 He incited the king of Babylonia to attack [Judah with his army]. They killed the young men with their swords, even in the temple. They did not spare/pity anyone, young men or young women or old people. God enabled the army of Nebuchadnezzar to kill all of them.
Pelo qual trouxe contra eles ao rei dos caldeus, que matou à espada seus rapazes na casa de seu santuário, sem perdoar jovem, nem virgem, nem velho, nem decrépito; todos os entregou em suas mãos.
18 His soldiers took to Babylon all the things that were used in God’s temple—big things and little things, all the valuable things, and the valuable things that belonged to the king and his officials.
Também todos os vasos da casa de Deus, grandes e pequenos, os tesouros da casa do SENHOR, e os tesouros do rei e de seus príncipes, tudo o levou à Babilônia.
19 They burned the temple, and they broke down the wall surrounding Jerusalem. They burned all the palaces [in Jerusalem] and destroyed all the remaining valuable things there.
E queimaram a casa de Deus, e romperam o muro de Jerusalém, e consumiram ao fogo todos seus palácios, e destruíram todos os seus objetos valiosos.
20 Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers took to Babylon the remaining people who had not been killed with their swords. Then those people became the king’s slaves and his son’s slaves, until the [army of the] king of Persia conquered [the army of Babylonia].
Os que restaram da espada foram passados à Babilônia; e foram servos dele e de seus filhos, até que veio o reino dos persas;
21 [Moses had said that every seventh year the people must not plant their fields; they must allow the soil to rest. But the people had not done that. So after the army of Babylonia destroyed Judah, ] the soil was allowed to rest. That continued for 70 years, fulfilling what Yahweh told Jeremiah and what Jeremiah had predicted/prophesied would happen.
Para que se cumprisse a palavra do SENHOR pela boca de Jeremias, até que a terra houvesse aproveitado os seus descansos sabáticos; pois durante todo o tempo de sua ruina ela descansou, até que os setenta anos fossem cumpridos.
22 During the first year that Cyrus was the king of Persia, in order that what Yahweh told Jeremiah would happen would occur, Yahweh motivated Cyrus to write this and proclaim it throughout his kingdom:
Mas ao primeiro ano de Ciro rei dos persas, para que se cumprisse a palavra do SENHOR por boca de Jeremias, o SENHOR induziu o espírito de Ciro rei dos persas, o qual fez apregoar por todo seu reino, e também por escrito, dizendo:
23 “I, Cyrus, the king of Persia, declare that Yahweh, the God [who rules] in heaven, has enabled me to become the ruler of all the kingdoms of this world. And he wants me to [command that my workers] build a temple {a temple be built} for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Any of his people living among you people of Persia are allowed to go to Jerusalem. And I will pray that Yahweh will be with them.”
Assim diz Ciro rei dos persas: o SENHOR, o Deus dos céus, me deu todos os reinos da terra; e ele me encarregou que lhe edifique casa em Jerusalém, que é em Judá. Quem houver de vós de todo seu povo, o SENHOR seu Deus seja com o tal, e suba.
