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1 No vigésimo terceiro ano do reinado de Joás, filho de Ocozias, rei de Judá, Joacaz, filho de Jeú, tornou-se rei de Israel em Samaria. Seu reinado durou dezessete anos.	1 In the twenty-third year of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, the king of Judah, Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, for seventeen years.
2 Fez o mal aos olhos do Senhor, imitando os pecados de Jeroboão, filho de Nabat, que fizera pecar Israel; e não se desviou deles.	2 And he did evil before the Lord. And he followed the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. And he did not turn aside from these.
3 Por isso a cólera do Senhor acendeu-se contra Israel, e ele entregou-o nas mãos de Hazael, rei da Síria, e de Ben-Hadad, filho de Hazael, durante todo esse período.	3 And the fury of the Lord was enraged against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael, the king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad, the son of Hazael, during all the days.
4 Mas Joacaz rogou ao Senhor; e o Senhor, vendo como os filhos de Israel eram oprimidos pelo rei da Síria, ouviu-o,	4 But Jehoahaz petitioned the face of the Lord, and the Lord heeded him. For he saw the anguish of Israel, because the king of Syria had oppressed them.
5 e mandou aos israelitas um libertador. Libertados do poder do rei da Síria, puderam de novo habitar nas suas tendas.	5 And the Lord gave a savior to Israel. And they were freed from the hand of the king of Syria. And the sons of Israel lived in their tabernacles, just as yesterday and the day before.
6 Entretanto, não se apartaram dos pecados aos quais a casa de Jeroboão arrastara Israel, mas continuaram a cometê-los. E até mesmo o ídolo de asserá ficou de pé em Samaria.	6 Yet truly, they did not withdraw from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who had caused Israel to sin. Instead, they walked by them. And there was even a sacred grove still remaining in Samaria.
7 Com efeito, o Senhor só deixou a Joacaz, como exército, cinqüenta cavaleiros, dez carros e dez mil soldados de infantaria; o rei da Síria lhe tinha aniquilado o resto e reduzido ao estado de pó, que se calça aos pés.	7 And there was left to Jehoahaz from the people nothing but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers. For the king of Syria had killed them, and he had reduced them to become like dust on a threshing floor.
8 O resto da história de Joacaz, seus atos e grandes feitos, tudo está consignado no livro das Crônicas dos reis de Israel.	8 But the rest of the words of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his strength, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?
9 Joacaz adormeceu com seus pais e foi sepultado em Samaria. Joás, seu filho, sucedeu-lhe no trono.	9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Joash, his son, reigned in his place.
10 No trigésimo sétimo ano do reinado de Joás, rei de Judá, Joás, filho de Joacaz, tornou-se rei de Israel em Samaria. Seu reino durou dezesseis anos.	10 In the thirty-seventh year of Jehoash, the king of Judah, Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, for sixteen years.
11 Fez o mal aos olhos do Senhor, e não se afastou dos pecados de Jeroboão, filho de Nabat, que fizera pecar Israel, mas continuou a cometê-los.	11 And he did what is evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not turn aside from all the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. Instead, he walked by them.
12 O resto da história de Joás, seus atos e grandes feitos, a guerra que ele fez a Amasias, rei de Judá, tudo se acha consignado no livro das Crônicas dos reis de Israel.	12 But the rest of the words of Joash, and all that he did, and his strength, the manner in which he fought against Amaziah, the king of Judah, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?
13 Joás adormeceu com seus pais e Jeroboão sucedeu-lhe no trono. Joás foi sepultado em Samaria com os reis de Israel.	13 And Joash slept with his fathers. Then Jeroboam sat upon his throne. And Joash was buried in Samaria, with the kings of Israel.
14 Eliseu fora atingido pela enfermidade de que devia morrer. Joás, rei de Israel, desceu para visitá-lo. {Inclinado} sobre o rosto do profeta, disse-lhe, chorando: Meu pai! Meu pai! Carro e cavalaria de Israel!	14 Now Elisha was sick of the infirmity from which he also died. And Joash, the king of Israel, descended to him. And he was weeping before him, and saying: “My father, my father! The chariot of Israel and its driver!”
15 Eliseu disse-lhe: Traze-me um arco e flechas. Joás trouxe-lhe um arco e flechas.	15 And Elisha said to him, “Bring a bow and arrows.” And when he had brought a bow and arrows to him,
16 Põe a tua mão no arco. Tendo-o ele feito, Eliseu pôs suas mãos nas do rei,	16 he said to the king of Israel, “Place your hand upon the bow.” And when he had placed his hand, Elisha place his own hands over the hands of the king.
17 dizendo: Abre a janela do lado do oriente. Joás abriu-a. Lança uma flecha, disse Eliseu. Ele lançou. Flecha de vitória para o Senhor, disse o profeta; flecha de vitória contra os sírios. Baterás os sírios em Afec até exterminá-los.	17 And he said, “Open the window toward the east.” And when he had opened it, Elisha said, “Shoot an arrow.” And he shot it. And Elisha said: “It is the arrow of the salvation of the Lord, and the arrow of salvation against Syria. And you shall strike the Syrians at Aphek, until you consume them.”
18 E ajuntou: Toma as flechas. Joás tomou-as. Fere a terra. O rei desfechou três golpes e parou.	18 And he said, “Take the arrows.” And when he had taken them, he then said to him, “Strike an arrow against the ground.” And when he had struck three times, and he had stood still,
19 O homem de Deus encolerizou-se contra ele, e disse: Seria preciso dar cinco ou seis golpes. Terias então batido os sírios até exterminá-los. Agora, porém, só os baterás três vezes!	19 the man of God became angry against him. And he said: “If you had struck five or six or seven times, you would have struck down Syria, even until it was consumed. But now you will strike it three times.”
20 Eliseu morreu e foi sepultado. Guerrilheiros moabitas faziam cada ano incursões na terra.	20 Then Elisha died, and they buried him. And the robbers from Moab came into the land in the same year.
21 Ora, aconteceu que um grupo de pessoas, estando a enterrar um homem, viu uma turma desses guerrilheiros e jogou o cadáver no túmulo de Eliseu. O morto, ao tocar os ossos de Eliseu, voltou à vida, e pôs-se de pé.	21 But certain ones who were burying a man saw the robbers, and they cast the dead body into the sepulcher of Elisha. But when it had touched the bones of Elisha, the man revived, and he stood upon his feet.
22 Hazael, rei da Síria, tinha oprimido os filhos de Israel durante toda a vida de Joacaz.	22 Now Hazael, the king of Syria, afflicted Israel during all the days of Jehoahaz.
23 Mas o Senhor compadeceu-se deles e usou de misericórdia para com eles; e deu-lhes de novo a sua graça, por causa de sua aliança com Abraão, Isaac e Jacó. O Senhor não os quis aniquilar, nem rejeitá-los de sua face.	23 But the Lord took pity on them, and he returned to them, because of his covenant, which he had made with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob. And he was not willing to destroy them, nor to cast them out completely, even to the present time.
24 Hazael, rei da Síria, morreu, e seu filho Ben-Hadad sucedeu-lhe no trono.	24 Then Hazael, the king of Syria, died. And Benhadad, his son, reigned in his place.
25 Joás, filho de Joacaz, retomou das mãos de Ben-Hadad, filho de Hazael, as cidades que este havia arrebatado ao seu pai. Joás bateu-o três vezes, e reconquistou as cidades de Israel.	25 Now Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, by a just war, took the cities from the hand of Benhadad, the son of Hazael, which he had taken from the hand of Jehoahaz, his father. Jehoash struck him three times, and he restored the cities to Israel.