2 Kings 21
1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to rule. He ruled Judah for 55 years from Jerusalem. His mother was Hephzibah.
Manasseh tinha doze anos de idade quando começou a reinar, e reinou cinqüenta e cinco anos em Jerusalém. O nome de sua mãe era Hephzibah.
2 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He imitated the disgusting things that were formerly done by the people of the nations that Yahweh had expelled from the land of Israel as his people advanced [through the land].
Ele fez o que era mau aos olhos de Javé, após as abominações das nações que Javé expulsou diante dos filhos de Israel.
3 He commanded his workers to rebuild the shrines [for worshiping Yahweh] that his father Hezekiah had destroyed [because they were not in the place that Yahweh had said they should worship him]. He directed his workers to build altars for worshiping Baal. He made [a statue of the goddess] Asherah, like Ahab the king of Israel had done [previously]. And Manasseh worshiped [DOU] the stars.
Pois ele construiu novamente os lugares altos que Ezequias, seu pai, havia destruído; e levantou altares para Baal, e fez um Asherah, como Acabe, rei de Israel, e adorou todo o exército do céu, e os serviu.
4 He directed his workers to build altars [for worshiping foreign gods] in the temple of Yahweh, about which Yahweh had said, “It is here in Jerusalem where I want people to worship [MTY] me, forever.”
Ele construiu altares na casa de Iavé, dos quais Iavé disse: “Eu porei meu nome em Jerusalém”.
5 He directed that altars for worshiping the stars be built in both of the courtyards outside the temple.
Ele construiu altares para todo o exército do céu nas duas cortes da casa de Iavé.
6 He even sacrificed his own son by burning [him in a fire]. He performed rituals to practice sorcery and magic rituals. He also went to people who consulted the spirits of dead people to find out what would happen in the future. He did many things that Yahweh considered to be extremely evil, things that caused Yahweh to become very angry.
Ele fez seu filho passar pelo fogo, praticou feitiçaria, usou encantamentos e lidou com aqueles que tinham espíritos familiares e com feiticeiros. Ele fez muito mal aos olhos de Iavé, para provocá-lo à raiva.
7 He placed the statue of the goddess Asherah in the temple, the place about which Yahweh had said to David and his son Solomon, “My temple will be here in Jerusalem. This is the city that I have chosen from all the territory of the twelve tribes of Israel, where I want people to worship me, forever.
Ele colocou a imagem gravada de Asera que tinha feito na casa da qual Javé disse a Davi e a Salomão seu filho: “Nesta casa, e em Jerusalém, que escolhi de todas as tribos de Israel, porei meu nome para sempre;
8 And if the Israeli people obey all my commands and all the laws that I gave to Moses, the man who served me [very well], I will not again force them to leave this land that I gave to their ancestors.”
não farei mais com que os pés de Israel vagueiem para fora da terra que dei a seus pais, se apenas eles observarem fazer de acordo com tudo o que lhes ordenei, e de acordo com toda a lei que meu servo Moisés lhes ordenou”.
9 But the people did not heed Yahweh. And Manasseh persuaded them to commit sins that are more evil than the sins that were committed by the people of the nations that Yahweh had expelled from the land as the Israeli people advanced.
Mas eles não ouviram, e Manassés os seduziu a fazer o que é mais maligno do que as nações que Javé destruiu antes dos filhos de Israel”.
10 [These are some of the things that] the prophets said many times, messages that Yahweh had given them:
Javé falou por seus servos, os profetas, dizendo:
11 “Manasseh, the king of Judah, has done these abominable things, things that are much worse than the things that the Amor people-group did in this land long ago. He has persuaded the people of Judah to sin by [worshiping] idols.
“Porque Manassés, rei de Judá, fez estas abominações, e fez maldade sobre tudo o que fizeram os amorreus, que foram antes dele, e também fez Judá pecar com seus ídolos;
12 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli people worship, say: I will the cause the people of Jerusalem and the rest of Judah to experience great disasters. It will be terrible, with the result that everyone who hears about it will be stunned [MTY].
portanto Javé, o Deus de Israel, diz: “Eis que trarei tal maldade sobre Jerusalém e Judá que, quem ouvir falar dela, ambos os ouvidos lhe formigarão os ouvidos.
13 I will judge and punish [MET] the people of Jerusalem like I punished the family of King Ahab [of Israel]. I will (wipe Jerusalem clean/remove all the people from Jerusalem), like [MET] people wipe a plate and then turn it upside down [after they have finished eating, to show that they are now satisfied].
Estenderei sobre Jerusalém a linha de Samaria, e a linha de prumo da casa de Acabe; e limparei Jerusalém como um homem limpa um prato, limpando-a e virando-a de cabeça para baixo”.
14 And I will abandon the people who remain alive, and I will allow their enemies to conquer them and steal everything valuable from their land.
Lançarei fora o restante de minha herança e os entregarei nas mãos de seus inimigos. Eles se tornarão uma presa e um saque para todos os seus inimigos,
15 I will do this because my people have done things that I consider to be very evil, things which have caused me to become very angry. They have caused me to become angry continually, ever since their ancestors left Egypt.”
porque fizeram o que é mau aos meus olhos e me provocaram à ira desde o dia em que seus pais saíram do Egito, até os dias de hoje”.
16 Manasseh [commanded his officials to] kill many innocent people in Jerusalem, with the result that their blood flowed in the streets. He did this in addition to persuading the people of Judah to sin against Yahweh [by worshiping idols].
Além disso, Manassés derramou muito sangue inocente, até ter enchido Jerusalém de uma ponta a outra; além de seu pecado com o qual fez Judá pecar, fazendo o que era mau aos olhos de Iavé.
17 [If you want to know more about] all the things that Manasseh did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Agora o resto dos atos de Manassés, e tudo o que ele fez, e seu pecado que ele pecou, não estão escritos no livro das crônicas dos reis de Judá?
18 Manasseh died [EUP] and was buried in the garden outside his palace, the garden that Uzza [had made]. Then Manasseh’s son Amon became the king.
Manassés dormiu com seus pais, e foi enterrado no jardim de sua própria casa, no jardim de Uzza; e Amon seu filho reinou em seu lugar.
19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king. He ruled Judah from Jerusalem for [only] two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth. She was from Jotbah [town], and was the granddaughter of Haruz.
Amon tinha vinte e dois anos quando começou a reinar; e reinou dois anos em Jerusalém. O nome de sua mãe era Meshullemeth, filha de Haruz de Jotbah.
20 Amon did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his father Manasseh had done.
Ele fez o que era mau aos olhos de Javé, como fez Manasseh, seu pai.
21 He imitated the behavior of his father, and he worshiped the same idols that his father had worshiped [DOU].
Ele andou por todos os caminhos que seu pai percorreu, e serviu aos ídolos que seu pai serviu, e os adorou;
22 He abandoned Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors [had worshiped], and did not behave as Yahweh wanted him to.
e abandonou Javé, o Deus de seus pais, e não andou no caminho de Javé.
23 Then one day some of his officials plotted to kill him. They assassinated him in the palace.
Os servos de Amon conspiraram contra ele, e colocaram o rei à morte em sua própria casa.
24 But then the people of Judah killed all those who had assassinated King Amon, and they appointed his son Josiah to be their king.
Mas o povo da terra matou todos aqueles que haviam conspirado contra o rei Amon; e o povo da terra fez de Josias seu filho rei em seu lugar.
25 [If you want to read about] [RHQ] the other things that Amon did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Agora o resto dos atos de Amon que ele fez, não estão escritos no livro das crônicas dos reis de Judá?
26 Amon was also buried in the tomb in the garden that Uzza [had made]. Then Amon’s son Josiah became the king.
Ele foi enterrado em seu túmulo no jardim de Uzza, e Josias, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.
