II Livro das Crônicas 28

SAGRADA BIBLIA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Acaz tinha a idade de vinte anos, quando começou a reinar. Reinou dezesseis anos em Jerusalém. Não fez o bem aos olhos do Senhor, como havia feito Davi, seu pai,	1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not please the LORD as his forefather David had done,
2 mas trilhou as pegadas dos reis de Israel. Fez até imagens de metal fundido aos Baal.	2 but conducted himself like the kings of Israel and even made molten idols of the Baals.
3 Queimou perfumes no vale de Beninon e fez passar seus filhos pelo fogo, segundo o abominável costume das nações que o Senhor tinha afastado de diante dos israelitas.	3 Moreover, he offered sacrifice in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, and immolated his sons by fire according to the abominable practice of the nations which the LORD had cleared out before the Israelites.
4 Oferecia sacrifícios e perfumes nos lugares altos, nas colinas e debaixo de toda árvore verdejante.	4 He offered sacrifice and incense on the high places, on hills, and under every leafy tree.
5 O Senhor, seu Deus, entregou-o às mãos do rei da Síria. Os sírios derrotaram-no e fizeram um grande número de prisioneiros que foram deportados para Damasco. Ele também foi entregue às mãos do rei de Israel, que lhe infligiu grande derrota.	5 Therefore the LORD, his God, delivered him into the power of the king of Aram. The Arameans defeated him and carried away captive a large number of his people, whom they brought to Damascus. He was also delivered into the power of the king of Israel, who defeated him with great slaughter.
6 Pecá, filho de Romelia, matou, num só dia, cento e vinte mil homens de Judá, todos aguerridos, porque tinham abandonado o Senhor, Deus de seus pais.	6 For Pekah, son of Remaliah, slew one hundred and twenty thousand of Judah in a single day, all of them valiant men, because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers.
7 Zecri, um guerreiro de Efraim, matou Maasias, de estirpe real, e Ezrica, chefe do palácio, assim como Elcana, o segundo depois do rei.	7 Zichri, an Ephraimite warrior, killed Maaseiah, the king's son, and Azrikam, the master of the palace, and also Elkanah, who was second to the king.
8 Os israelitas fizeram dentre seus irmãos duzentos mil prisioneiros, mulheres, jovens e donzelas; fizeram também um imenso despojo, que levaram para Samaria.	8 The Israelites took away as captives two hundred thousand of their brethren's wives, sons and daughters; they also took from them much plunder, which they brought to Samaria.
9 Ora, havia ali um profeta do Senhor, chamado Oded, o qual saiu ao encontro do exército que entrava em Samaria e lhes disse: Vede: na sua ira contra Judá, o Senhor, Deus de vossos pais, vo-los entregou, e vós os matastes com uma fúria tal, que subiu até o céu.	9 In Samaria there was a prophet of the LORD by the name of Oded. He went out to meet the army returning to Samaria and said to them: "It was because the LORD, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah that he delivered them into your hands. You, however, have slaughtered them with a fury that has reached up to heaven.
10 E agora quereis oprimir os homens de Judá e de Jerusalém até fazer deles vossos escravos e escravas. Mas, entre vós não há também prevaricações contra o Senhor, vosso Deus?	10 And now you are planning to make the children of Judah and Jerusalem your slaves and bondwomen. Are not you yourselves, therefore, guilty of a crime against the LORD, your God?
11 Escutai-me: mandai de volta os cativos que fizestes entre vossos irmãos, pois a ira do Senhor vos ameaça.	11 Now listen to me: send back the captives you have carried off from among your brethren, for the burning anger of the LORD is upon you."
12 Levantaram-se então alguns dos chefes dos efraimitas. Eram eles Azarias, filho de Joanã, Baraquias, filho de Mosolamot, Ezequias, filho de Selum e Amassa, filho de Adali. Eles se opuseram aos que voltavam do exército.	12 At this, some of the Ephraimite leaders, Azariah, son of Johanan, Berechiah, son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah, son of Shallum, and Amasa, son of Hadlai, themselves stood up in opposition to those who had returned from the war.
13 Não introduzireis aqui esses cativos, disseram-lhes eles. Quereis que nos tornemos culpados contra o Senhor, e que aumentemos assim as nossas faltas que já são suficientemente numerosas? A ira do Senhor já ameaça Israel.	13 They said to them: "Do not bring the captives here, for what you propose will make us guilty before the LORD and increase our sins and our guilt. Our guilt is already great, and there is a burning anger upon Israel."
14 Então, na presença dos chefes e da multidão, os soldados soltaram os presos e abandonaram os despojos.	14 Therefore the soldiers left their captives and the plunder before the princes and the whole assembly.
15 Em seguida, os homens, cujos nomes acabam de ser citados, acolheram os cativos. Revestiram, com vestes tiradas dos despojos, aqueles que estavam nus, e os calçaram; deram-lhes comida e bebida, ungiram-nos e mandaram-nos a Jericó, a cidade das palmeiras, junto de seus irmãos, tendo colocado sobre jumentos todos os que se achavam extenuados. Depois disso, voltaram para Samaria.	15 Then the men just named proceeded to help the captives. All of them who were naked they clothed from the booty; they clothed them, put sandals on their feet, gave them food and drink, anointed them, and all who were weak they set on asses. They brought them to Jericho, the city of palms, to their brethren. Then they returned to Samaria.
16 Naquele tempo o rei Acaz mandou pedir socorro aos reis da Assíria,	16 At that time King Ahaz sent an appeal for help to the kings of Assyria.
17 pois os edomitas tinham voltado para combater os judeus e levá-los prisioneiros.	17 The Edomites had returned, attacked Judah, and carried off captives.
18 Os filisteus tinham também invadido as cidades da planície e do Negeb, de Judá; tinham tomado Betsames, Aialon, Gaderot, Soco e as cidades que delas dependiam, Tamna e seus arrabaldes, Gamzo e seus arrabaldes, e nelas se estabeleceram.	18 The Philistines too had raided the cities of the foothills and the Negeb of Judah; they captured Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its dependencies, Timnah and its dependencies, and Gimzo and its dependencies, and occupied them.
19 O Senhor humilhava Judá por causa de Acaz, rei de Israel, que tinha soltado os freios em Judá e cometido graves delitos contra o Senhor.	19 For the LORD had brought Judah low because of Ahaz, king of Israel, who let Judah go its own way and proved utterly faithless to the LORD.
20 Teglat-Falasar, rei da Assíria, em vez de dar-lhe apoio, atacou-o e oprimiu-o.	20 Tilgath-pilneser, king of Assyria, did indeed come to him, but to oppress him rather than to help him.
21 Em vão Acaz tinha despojado o templo do Senhor, o palácio real e os príncipes para fazer presentes ao rei da Assíria. Tudo isso de nada lhe valeu.	21 Though Ahaz plundered the LORD'S house and the houses of the king and the princes to make payment to the king of Assyria, it availed him nothing.
22 Embora estivesse angustiado, o rei Acaz continuou seus crimes contra o Senhor.	22 While he was already in distress, the same King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
23 Oferecia sacrifícios aos deuses de Damasco, que o tinham derrotado: São, dizia ele, os deuses dos reis da Síria que lhes vêm em auxílio; oferecer-lhes-ei, portanto, sacrifícios para que me ajudem igualmente. Mas foram a causa de sua queda e de todo o Israel.	23 He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus who had defeated him, saying, "Since it was the gods of the kings of Aram who helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me also." However, they only caused further disaster to him and to all Israel.
24 Acaz juntou todos os utensílios do templo e os fez em pedaços. Cerrou as portas do templo do Senhor, fabricou altares em todos os cantos de Jerusalém,	24 Ahaz gathered up the utensils of God's house and broke them in pieces. He closed the doors of the LORD'S house and had altars made for himself in every corner of Jerusalem.
25 assim como lugares altos em cada uma das cidades de Judá para neles oferecer incenso aos deuses falsos. Assim ele exasperava o Senhor, Deus de seus pais.	25 In every city throughout Judah he set up high places to offer sacrifice to other gods. Thus he angered the LORD, the God of his fathers.
26 Seus outros atos, seus feitos e façanhas, dos primeiros aos últimos, tudo isso está relatado nos livros dos reis de Judá e de Israel.	26 The rest of his deeds and his activities, first and last, can be found written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
27 Adormeceu com seus pais e foi sepultado na cidade, em Jerusalém, pois não o colocaram nos sepulcros dos reis de Israel. Seu filho Ezequias sucedeu-lhe no trono.	27 Ahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried in Jerusalem--in the city, for they did not bring him to the tombs of the kings of Israel. His son Hezekiah succeeded him as king.