II Livro das Crônicas 21

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Josafá adormeceu com seus pais e foi sepultado na cidade de Davi. Seu filho Jorão lhe sucedeu no trono.	1 Then Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and he was buried with them in the City of David. And his son, Jehoram, reigned in his place.
2 Jorão tinha irmãos, filhos de Josafá: Azarias, Jaiel, Zacarias, Azaria, Miguel e Safatias, todos filhos de Josafá, rei de Judá.	2 And he had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah.
3 O pai deles tinha-os dotado consideravelmente de prata, ouro, objetos preciosos, e lhes dera fortalezas em Judá; mas legara o reino a Jorão, porque era o primogênito.	3 And their father gave to them many gifts of silver, and gold, and valuables, with very fortified cities in Judah. But the kingdom he handed on to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.
4 Uma vez consolidado na posse do reino de seu pai, Jorão fez perecer pela espada todos os seus irmãos, assim como alguns chefes de Israel.	4 Therefore, Jehoram rose up over the kingdom of his father. And when he had established himself, he killed with the sword all his brothers, and certain ones from the leaders of Israel.
5 Tinha ele trinta e dois anos quando começou a reinar e reinou oito anos em Jerusalém.	5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.
6 Seguiu as pegadas dos reis de Israel, como havia feito a casa de Acab, cuja filha desposara. Praticou o mal aos olhos do Senhor.	6 And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For his wife was a daughter of Ahab, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
7 Contudo, não quis o Senhor destruir a casa de Davi, em vista da aliança feita com Davi e porque lhe tinha prometido deixar uma lâmpada, assim como a seus descendentes.	7 But the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had formed with him, and because he had promised that he would provide a lamp to him, and to his sons, for all time.
8 No tempo de Jorão, Edom libertou-se da dominação de Judá, e constituiu um rei para si.	8 In those days, Edom rebelled, so as not to be subject to Judah, and they appointed for themselves a king.
9 Jorão se pôs a caminho, com seus chefes e seus carros, e no meio da noite bateu os edomitas que cercavam ele e os chefes dos carros.	9 And when Jehoram had gone across with his leaders, and all the horsemen who were with him, he arose in the night, and struck the Edomites (who had surrounded him), and all the commanders of his horsemen.
10 Contudo, os edomitas ficaram livres da dominação de Judá até o dia de hoje. Pela mesma época, Lobna revoltou-se igualmente, porque Jorão tinha abandonado o Senhor, Deus de seus pais.	10 Even so, Edom rebelled, so as not to be under the authority of Judah, even to this day. Also at that time, Libnah withdrew, so as not to be under his hand. For he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.
11 Jorão estabeleceu também lugares altos nas montanhas de Judá; induziu â idolatria os habitantes de Jerusalém, e arrastou Judá ao mal.	11 Moreover, he also constructed high places in the cities of Judah. And he caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, and Judah to prevaricate.
12 Foi então que lhe trouxeram da parte do profeta Elias uma mensagem concebida nos seguintes termos: Eis o que diz o Senhor, Deus de Davi, teu pai: Porque não andaste nas pegadas de teu pai Josafá, nem nas de Asa, rei de Judá,	12 Then letters were conveyed to him from the prophet Elijah, in which it was written: “Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat, your father, nor in the ways of Asa, the king of Judah,
13 mas imitaste os reis de Israel, induziste à idolatria os habitantes de Judá e Jerusalém, como o fez a casa de Acab, e assassinaste teus irmãos, a família de teu pai, que eram melhores do que tu,	13 but instead you have advanced along the paths of the kings of Israel, and you have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, imitating the fornication of the house of Ahab, and moreover, you have killed your brothers, the house of your father, who are better than you:
14 o Senhor há de ferir com uma grande praga teu povo, teus filhos, tuas mulheres e todos os teus bens;	14 behold, the Lord will strike you with a great plague, with all your people, and your sons and wives, and all your substance.
15 quanto a ti, hás de contrair no ventre uma grave doença, enfermidade que fará sair de teu corpo as entranhas durante longos dias.	15 And you shall be sickened by a very grievous disease of your bowels, until your inner organs depart, little by little, each day.”
16 O Senhor excitou contra Jorão o ânimo dos filisteus e dos árabes, vizinhos dos etíopes.	16 Therefore, the Lord stirred up, against Jehoram, the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, who are along the borders of the Ethiopians.
17 Eles subiram a Judá, irromperam por toda parte, pilharam todas as riquezas que estavam amontoadas no palácio real e levaram seus filhos com suas mulheres, de modo que só lhe ficou Joacaz, o filho mais novo.	17 And they ascended into the land of Judah. And they laid waste to it. And they despoiled all the substance that was found in the house of the king, including even his sons and wives. Neither did there remain for him any son, except Jehoahaz, who was the youngest born.
18 Depois disso, o Senhor feriu-o no ventre com um mal incurável.	18 And in addition to all these things, the Lord struck him with an incurable disease of the bowels.
19 Isso durou certo tempo e, pelo fim do segundo ano, a violência do mal fez-lhe sair as entranhas. Morreu no meio de violentas dores. Seu povo não queimou perfumes em sua honra como o tinham feito para seu pai.	19 And as day followed after day, and the space of time turned, the course of two years was completed. And after having been wasted by a long consumption, so much so that even his inner organs were discharged, the disease ended along with his life. And so he died of a very grievous illness. And the people did not make a funeral for him, according to the custom of burning, as they had done for his ancestors.
20 Sua idade era de trinta e dois anos quando começou a reinar e reinou oito anos em Jerusalém. Morreu sem ser chorado. Sepultaram-no na cidade dê Davi, mas não nos sepulcros reais.	20 He was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. And he did not walk uprightly. And they buried him in the City of David, yet truly, not in the sepulcher of the kings.