II Livro dos Reis 11

SAGRADA BIBLIA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Quando Atalia, mãe de Ocozias, viu morto o seu filho, decidiu exterminar toda a descendência real.	1 When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she began to kill off the whole royal family.
2 Josebá, porém, filha do rei Jorão e irmã de Ocozias, tomou Joás, filho de Ocozias, e fê-lo escapar do massacre dos filhos do rei, escondendo-o com sua ama de leite no quarto de dormir. Esconderam-no assim, de Atalia, de maneira que pôde escapar à morte.	2 But Jehosheba, daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash, his son, and spirited him away, along with his nurse, from the bedroom where the princes were about to be slain. She concealed him from Athaliah, and so he did not die.
3 Ele esteve seis anos oculto com Josebá no templo do Senhor, enquanto Atalia reinava sobre a terra.	3 For six years he remained hidden in the temple of the LORD, while Athaliah ruled the land.
4 No sétimo ano, Jojada convocou junto de si, no templo do Senhor, os centuriões dos cários e dos cursores. Fez com eles um pacto, e, depois de tê-los feito jurar no templo do Senhor, mostrou-lhes o filho do rei.	4 But in the seventh year, Jehoiada summoned the captains of the Carians and of the guards. He had them come to him in the temple of the LORD, exacted from them a sworn commitment, and then showed them the king's son.
5 Eis o que haveis de fazer, ordenou-lhes ele: um terço dentre vós fará o serviço do sábado, montando guarda ao palácio real; um terço guardará a porta de Sur;	5 He gave them these orders: "This is what you must do: the third of you who come on duty on the sabbath shall guard the king's palace;
6 e um terço a porta que está por detrás dos guardas. Vigiai o palácio, de modo que ninguém possa entrar.	6 another third shall be at the gate Sur; and the last third shall be at the gate behind the guards.
7 As duas companhias que terminarem sua semana, farão a guarda do templo do Senhor, junto do rei.	7 The two of your divisions who are going off duty that week shall keep guard over the temple of the LORD for the king.
8 Estareis, de mãos armadas, à volta do rei, de maneira que, se alguém entrar em vossas fileiras, seja morto. Estareis sempre com o rei, onde quer que ele for.	8 You shall surround the king, each with drawn weapons, and if anyone tries to approach the cordon, kill him; stay with the king, whatever he may do."
9 Os centuriões executaram fielmente as ordens do sacerdote Jojada. Tomando cada um os seus homens, tanto os que começavam o serviço no sábado, como os que o terminavam, foram ter com o sacerdote Jojada.	9 The captains did just as Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each one with his men, both those going on duty for the sabbath and those going off duty that week, came to Jehoiada the priest.
10 Jojada deu-lhes as lanças e os escudos do rei Davi, que se encontravam no templo do Senhor.	10 He gave the captains King David's spears and shields, which were in the temple of the LORD.
11 Os guardas postaram-se, de mãos armadas, ao longo do altar e do templo, desde a extremidade sul até a extremidade norte do templo, à volta do rei.	11 And the guards, with drawn weapons, lined up from the southern to the northern limit of the enclosure, surrounding the altar and the temple on the king's behalf.
12 Então Jojada fez sair o menino-rei, pôs-lhe a coroa na cabeça e entregou-lhe a Lei. Proclamaram-no rei, ungiram-no e todos o aplaudiram, gritando: Viva o rei!	12 Then Jehoiada led out the king's son and put the crown and the insignia upon him. They proclaimed him king and anointed him, clapping their hands and shouting, "Long live the king!"
13 Ouvindo Atalia o clamor que faziam os guardas e o povo, entrou no templo do Senhor, pelo meio da multidão.	13 Athaliah heard the noise made by the people, and appeared before them in the temple of the LORD.
14 E eis que espetáculo se ofereceu aos seus olhos: lá estava o rei, de pé no estrado, segundo o costume, tendo ao seu lado os chefes e as trombetas, enquanto o povo se alegrava, tocando as trombetas. Então ela rasgou as suas vestes, gritando: Traição, traição!	14 When she saw the king standing by the pillar, as was the custom, and the captains and trumpeters near him, with all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets, she tore her garments and cried out, "Treason, treason!"
15 Mas o sacerdote Jojada ordenou aos centuriões que comandavam as tropas: Levai-a para fora, entre vossas fileiras, e se alguém quiser segui-la, feri-o com a espada. Porque o pontífice proibira que a matassem no templo do Senhor.	15 Then Jehoiada the priest instructed the captains in command of the force: "Bring her outside through the ranks. If anyone follows her," he added, "let him die by the sword." He had given orders that she should not be slain in the temple of the LORD.
16 Lançaram-lhe as mãos e, ao chegarem ao palácio real pelo caminho da entrada dos cavalos, mataram-na ali.	16 She was led out forcibly to the horse gate of the royal palace, where she was put to death.
17 Jojada fez entre o Senhor, o rei e o povo, uma aliança, segundo a qual o povo devia pertencer ao Senhor. Fez também uma aliança entre o rei e o povo.	17 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD as one party and the king and the people as the other, by which they would be the LORD'S people; and another covenant, between the king and the people.
18 Todo o povo entrou então no templo de Baal e o devastou; destruíram os altares, as imagens, e mataram o sacerdote de Baal, Matã, diante dos altares. O pontífice Jojada pôs guardas no templo do Senhor.	18 Thereupon all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and demolished it. They shattered its altars and images completely, and slew Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altars. After appointing a detachment for the temple of the LORD, Jehoiada
19 Tomou consigo os centuriões, os caritas, os guardas e todo o povo, e, levando o rei do templo do Senhor, entraram no palácio real pela porta das guardas, e Joás sentou-se no trono dos reis.	19 with the captains, the Carians, the guards, and all the people of the land, led the king down from the temple of the LORD through the guards' gate to the palace, where Joash took his seat on the royal throne.
20 Todo o povo da terra se alegrou, e a cidade ficou em paz. No palácio real, porém, Atalia era passada ao fio da espada.	20 All the people of the land rejoiced and the city was quiet, now that Athaliah had been slain with the sword at the royal palace.
21 Joás tinha sete anos quando subiu ao trono.