II Livro das Crônicas 23

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 No sétimo ano, Jojada, cheio de coragem, conquistou a fidelidade dos centuriões Azarias, filho de Jerão, Ismael, filho de Joanã, Azarias, filho de Obed, Maasias, filho de Adaías e Elisafat, filho de Zecri.	1 Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada having been strengthened, he took the centurions, namely, Azariah, the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael, the son of Jehohanan, and also Azariah, the son of Obed, and Maaseiah, the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat, the son of Zichri, and he formed a pact with them.
2 Percorreram Judá e reuniram os levitas de todas as cidades de Judá, assim como os chefes de família de Israel; em seguida, retornaram a Jerusalém.	2 And traveling through Judah, they gathered together the Levites from all of the cities of Judah, and the leaders of the families of Israel, and they went to Jerusalem.
3 Todo esse grupo fez uma aliança com o rei no templo. Eis, disse-lhes Jojada, o filho do rei que deve reinar, segundo a declaração do Senhor referente aos filhos de Davi.	3 Then the entire multitude formed a pact with the king, in the house of God. And Jehoiada said to them: “Behold, the son of the king shall reign, just as the Lord has said concerning the sons of David.
4 Eis o que fareis: um terço dentre vós, sacerdotes e levitas, que fazem o serviço do sábado, estará de guarda às portas do templo;	4 Therefore, this is the word that you shall do:
5 um terço vigiará o palácio real, e um terço guardará a porta de Jesod, enquanto que todo o resto do povo ocupará os átrios do templo.	5 One third part of you who arrive on the Sabbath, priests, and Levites, and porters, shall be at the gates. Truly, one third part shall be at the house of the king. And one third shall be at the gate which is called the Foundation. Yet truly, let all the remainder of the common people be in the courts of the house of the Lord.
6 Ninguém entra no templo, a não ser os sacerdotes e levitas de serviço, os quais podem entrar, pois que são consagrados. E todo o povo observará o que foi ordenado pelo Senhor.	6 Let no one else enter into the house of the Lord, except the priests, and those from the Levites who are ministering. These alone may enter, for they have been sanctified. And let all the remainder of the common people observe the watches of the Lord.
7 Os levitas, com as armas na mão, rodearão o rei. E todo aquele que tentar entrar no templo será morto. Seguireis o rei em todas as suas idas e vindas.	7 Then let the Levites encircle the king, each one having his weapons. And if anyone else will have entered into the temple, let him be slain. And may they be with the king, both entering and departing.”
8 Os levitas e todo o Judá seguiram à risca todas as ordens do sacerdote Jojada. Cada um deles reuniu seus homens, tanto aqueles que começavam seu serviço do sábado como aqueles que terminavam, pois o sacerdote Jojada não tinha dispensado nenhuma categoria.	8 Then the Levites, and all of Judah, acted in accord with all that the high priest Jehoiada had instructed. And each of them took the men who were under him, and who were arriving by the course of the Sabbath, with those who had fulfilled the Sabbath and who were about to depart. For indeed the high priest Jehoiada had not permitted the companies to depart, which were accustomed to replace one another each week.
9 Ele próprio entregou aos centuriões lanças, como também os escudos pequenos e grandes do rei Davi, conservados no templo.	9 And Jehoiada, the priest, gave to the centurions the lances and round shields and crescent shields of king David, which he had dedicated in the house of the Lord.
10 Em seguida, colocou toda a tropa, com as armas na mão, ao longo do altar e do edifício, desde o ângulo sul até o ângulo norte do templo, de tal modo que rodeava o rei.	10 And he positioned all the people, holding short swords, from the right part of the temple to the left part of the temple, before the altar and the temple, all around the king.
11 Em seguida, trouxeram o filho do rei e o cingiram com o diadema e lhe entregaram a Lei. Ele foi proclamado rei. Jojada e seus filhos ungiram-no, clamando: Viva o rei!	11 And they led out the son of the king. And they imposed the diadem on him, and the testimony. And they gave him the law to hold in his hand. And they appointed him as king. Also, the high priest Jehoiada and his sons anointed him. And they prayed for him, and said, “May the king live!”
12 Atalia, contudo, ao ouvir os gritos do povo que acorria, para aclamar o rei, dirigiu-se através da multidão ao templo do Senhor,	12 And when Athaliah had heard it, specifically the sound of running and the praising of the king, she entered to the people in the temple of the Lord.
13 e eis o que ela viu: o rei de pé, sobre um estrado, à entrada do templo; os chefes e os tocadores de trombeta ao lado dele; todo o povo alegre a seu lado, enquanto tocavam as trombetas; e os cantores, com instrumentos de música, dirigiam os cânticos de louvor. Então ela rasgou seus vestidos e, gritou: Traição, traição!	13 And when she had seen the king standing upon the step at the entrance, and the leaders and companies around him, and all the people of the land rejoicing, and sounding the trumpets, and playing on instruments of various kinds, and the voice of those who were praising, she tore her garments, and she said: “Treason! Treason!”
14 Mas o sacerdote Jojada deu esta ordem aos centuriões que comandavam as tropas: Arrastai-a para fora, por entre as vossas fileiras. Se alguém quiser segui-la, passai-o ao fio de vossa espada. Pois o sacerdote tinha impedido que a matassem dentro do templo do Senhor.	14 Then the high priest Jehoiada, going out to the centurions and to the leaders of the army, said to them: “Lead her away, beyond the borders of the temple. And let her be put to death outside, with the sword.” And the priest instructed that she should not be killed in the house of the Lord.
15 Agarraram-na, e, ao chegarem ao palácio real pelo portão dos cavalos, foi ela morta nesse lugar.	15 And they laid hands on her neck. And when she had entered the gate for the horses at the king’s house, they put her to death there.
16 Jojada fez uma aliança entre si mesmo, o rei e o povo, uma aliança segundo a qual o povo devia pertencer ao Senhor.	16 Then Jehoiada formed a covenant between himself and the entire people, and the king, so that they would be the people of the Lord.
17 Então toda a população penetrou no templo de Baal e o pilharam. Deixaram em pedaços seus altares e suas imagens e assassinaram diante dos altares Matã, sacerdote de Baal.	17 And so, all the people entered into the house of Baal, and they destroyed it. And they broke apart his altars and idols. Also, they put to death Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altars.
18 Em seguida, Jojada postou sentinelas no templo do Senhor, sob a direção de sacerdotes e levitas, que Davi tinha dividido em categorias no templo para o oferecimento dos holocaustos ao Senhor {assim como está escrito na lei de Moisés}, entre cantos de alegria, conforme as disposições de Davi.	18 Then Jehoiada appointed overseers in the house of the Lord, under the hands of the priests and Levites, whom David had distributed to the house of the Lord so that they might offer holocausts to the Lord, just as it was written in the law of Moses, with gladness and singing, in accord with the disposition of David.
19 Colocou também porteiros às portas do templo, para que ninguém, atingido por alguma mancha, nele pudesse entrar.	19 Also, he appointed porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, so that whoever was unclean for any reason would not enter.
20 Tomou consigo os centuriões, as pessoas importantes, aqueles que exerciam alguma função entre o povo, assim como toda a população da terra. Fizeram todos um cortejo ao rei, quando este saiu do templo do Senhor. Entraram no palácio real pela porta superior e estabeleceram o rei no trono.	20 And he took the centurions, and the most valiant men, and the leaders of the people, and all the common people of the land, and they set out to descend to the king, from the house of the Lord, and to enter through the middle of the upper gate, to the house of the king. And they placed him on the royal throne.
21 Toda a população da terra regozijou-se; contudo, a calma reinava na cidade, enquanto Atalia era morta com um golpe de espada.	21 And all the people of the land were rejoicing, and the city was quieted. But Athaliah was slain with the sword.