II Livro das Crônicas 29

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ezequias tinha vinte e cinco anos quando começou a reinar, e reinou em Jerusalém vinte e nove anos. Sua mãe chamava-se Abia, filha de Zacarias.	1 And so Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old. And he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
2 Fez o bem aos olhos do Senhor, assim como tinha feito Davi, seu pai.	2 And he did what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, in accord with all that his father David had done.
3 Foi ele que, no primeiro ano de seu reinado, no primeiro mês, reabriu as portas do templo, depois de tê-las reparado.	3 In the first year and month of his reign, he opened the double doors of the house of the Lord, and he repaired them.
4 Convocou os sacerdotes e os levitas para uma assembléia que se realizou na praça oriental.	4 And he brought together the priests and Levites. And he gathered them in the wide eastern street.
5 Disse-lhes ele: Escutai-me, levitas! Santificai-vos agora, santificai o templo do Senhor, Deus de nossos pais, e purificai-o de tudo o que o mancha,	5 And he said to them: “Listen to me, O Levites, and be sanctified. Cleanse the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and take away every uncleanness from the sanctuary.
6 porque nossos pais prevaricaram, fizeram o mal aos olhos do Senhor, nosso Deus; abandonaram-no, desviaram seus olhos de sua morada, voltaram-lhe as costas;	6 Our fathers sinned and did evil in the sight of the Lord our God, abandoning him. They turned their faces away from the tabernacle of the Lord, and they presented their backs.
7 cerraram as portas do pórtico, extinguiram as lâmpadas, não mais queimaram incenso, suprimiram os holocaustos no santuário do Deus de Israel.	7 They closed up the doors which were in the portico, and they extinguished the lamps. And they did not burn incense, and they did not offer holocausts, in the sanctuary of the God of Israel.
8 Por isso, a ira do Senhor se desencadeou contra Judá e Jerusalém, e os entregou à desolação, fazendo deles um objeto de espanto e zombaria, como vedes com os vossos próprios olhos.	8 And so the fury of the Lord was stirred up against Judah and Jerusalem, and he handed them over to turmoil, and to destruction, and to hissing, just as you discern with your own eyes.
9 Foi assim que nossos pais caíram sob a espada, que nossas mulheres e filhas estão no cativeiro.	9 Lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword. Our sons, and our daughters and wives have been led away as captives because of this wickedness.
10 Tenho agora a intenção de fazer um pacto com o Senhor, Deus de Israel, para que o ardor de sua ira nos poupe.	10 Now therefore, it is pleasing to me that we should enter into a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel. And he will turn away the fury of his indignation from us.
11 Ora, meus filhos, não sejais indolentes, porque é a vós que o Senhor escolheu para estardes diante dele, para fazer seu serviço e oferecer-lhe incenso.	11 My sons, do not choose to be negligent. The Lord has chosen you so that you would stand before him, and minister to him, and worship him, and burn incense to him.”
12 Então se apresentaram os levitas: Maat, filho de Amasaí, Joel, filho de Azarias, da linhagem dos filhos de Caat; da linhagem de Merari, Cis, filho de Abdi, Azarias, filho de Jalaleel; da linhagem dos gersonitas, Joá, filho de Zema, Éden, filho de Joá;	12 Therefore, the Levites rose up, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel, the son of Azariah, from the sons of Kohath; then, from the sons of Merari, Kish, the son of Abdi, and Azariah, the son of Jehallelel; and from the sons of Gershon, Joah, the son of Zimmah, and Eden, the son of Joah;
13 da linhagem de Elisafã, Samri e Jaiel; da linhagem de Asaf, Zacarias e Matanias;	13 and truly, from the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; also, from the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;
14 da linhagem de Hemã, Jaiel e Semei; da linhagem de Iditum, Semeías e Oziel.	14 indeed also, from the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; then too, from the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 Puseram-se a reunir seus irmãos e, depois de se terem santificado, vieram, por ordem do rei e conforme as palavras do Senhor, purificar o templo.	15 And they gathered together their brothers. And they were sanctified. And they entered in accord with the command of the king and the order of the Lord, so that they might expiate the house of God.
16 Entraram no templo do Senhor para purificá-lo; varreram do átrio do templo toda imundície que encontraram e os levitas levaram-na de lá para o vale do Cedron.	16 And the priests, entering the temple of the Lord so that they might sanctify it, took every uncleanness, which they had found inside, out to the vestibule of the house of the Lord; and the Levites took it away and transported it outside, to the torrent Kidron.
17 Foi no primeiro dia do primeiro mês que começaram essa purificação; no oitavo dia desse mês, tinham chegado ao pórtico. Em oito dias o templo foi purificado. No décimo sexto dia do mês estava tudo acabado.	17 Now they began to cleanse on the first day of the first month. And on the eighth day of the same month, they entered the portico of the temple of the Lord. And then they expiated the temple over eight days. And on the sixteenth day of the same month, they finished what they had begun.
18 Dirigiram-se, então, à casa do rei Ezequias, a quem disseram: Purificamos todo o templo do Senhor, o altar dos holocaustos com todos os seus utensílios, a mesa dos pães de proposição com todos os seus utensílios;	18 Also, they entered to king Hezekiah, and they said to him: “We have sanctified the entire house of the Lord, and the altar of holocaust, and its vessels, indeed also the table of the presence, with all its vessels,
19 pusemos em condição e purificamos todos os objetos que Acaz, durante seu reinado, tinha manchado; e estão diante do altar do Senhor.	19 and all the equipment of the temple, which king Ahaz, during his reign, had polluted after his transgression. And behold, these have all been set forth before the altar of the Lord.”
20 No dia seguinte, de manhã, o rei Ezequias reuniu os dignitários da cidade e subiu ao templo.	20 And rising up at first light, king Hezekiah joined as one all the leaders of the city, and they ascended to the house of the Lord.
21 Levaram sete touros, sete carneiros, sete cordeiros, sete bodes em sacrifício pelo pecado, na intenção da realeza, do santuário e de Judá. Disse o rei aos sacerdotes da linhagem de Aarão que os oferecessem no altar do Senhor.	21 And together they offered seven bulls and seven rams, seven lambs and seven he-goats, for sin, for the kingdom, for the Sanctuary, for Judah. And he spoke to the priests, the sons of Aaron, so that they would offer these upon the altar of the Lord.
22 Os sacerdotes imolaram os touros, dos quais recolheram o sangue para, em seguida, derramarem-no sobre o altar. Em seguida, imolaram os carneiros e espalharam seu sangue sobre o altar; depois, fizeram o mesmo com os cordeiros.	22 And so they slaughtered the bulls. And the priests took up the blood, and they poured it upon the altar. Then they also slaughtered the rams, and they poured their blood upon the altar. And they immolated the lambs, and they poured the blood upon the altar.
23 Trouxeram então os bodes pelo pecado, diante do rei e da multidão, e todos puseram a mão sobre eles.	23 They brought the he-goats for sin before the king and the entire multitude. And they laid their hands upon them.
24 Os sacerdotes imolaram-nos e derramaram seu sangue sobre o altar em expiação dos pecados de todo o Israel, porque era para todo o Israel que o rei tinha ordenado o holocausto e o sacrifício expiatório.	24 And the priests immolated them, and they sprinkled their blood before the altar, for the expiation of all Israel. For certainly the king had instructed that the holocaust and the sin offering should be made on behalf of all Israel.
25 Ele tinha colocado no templo levitas, com címbalos, cítaras e harpas, segundo o rito de Davi, de Gad, o vidente do rei e do profeta Natã. {Mas era o Senhor quem tinha instituído isso, pela boca de seus profetas.}	25 Also, he situated the Levites in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, and psalteries, and harps, according to the disposition of king David, and of the seer Gad, and of the prophet Nathan. For indeed, this was the precept of the Lord, by the hand of his prophets.
26 Os levitas tinham tomado posição com os instrumentos de Davi e os sacerdotes com as trombetas.	26 And the Levites stood, holding the musical instruments of David, and the priests held the trumpets.
27 Quando Ezequias deu ordem de oferecer o holocausto sobre o altar, no momento em que começou esse sacrifício, o cântico se fez ouvir, assim como as trombetas, acompanhadas pelos instrumentos de Davi, rei de Israel.	27 And Hezekiah ordered that they should offer holocausts upon the altar. And when the holocausts were being offered, they began to sing praises to the Lord, and to sound the trumpets, and to play various musical instruments, which David, the king of Israel, had prepared.
28 Toda a assembléia estava prostrada; entoaram o cântico e tocaram as trombetas até findar-se o holocausto.	28 Then the entire crowd was adoring, and the singers and those who were holding the trumpeters were exercising their office, until the holocaust was completed.
29 Terminado o sacrifício, o rei e todos os que o cercavam curvaram os joelhos e se prosternaram.	29 And when the oblation was finished, the king, and all who were with him, bowed down and adored.
30 Em seguida, o rei e os chefes ordenaram aos levitas que cantassem um cântico ao Senhor, com as palavras de Davi e de Asaf, o vidente. Cantaram cheios de alegria esse hino; depois, inclinaram-se em adoração.	30 And Hezekiah and the rulers instructed the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph, the seer. And they praised him with great joy, and kneeling down, they adored.
31 Ezequias então tomou a palavra: Agora, disse ele, que haveis sido novamente consagrados ao Senhor, aproximai-vos e oferecei sacrifícios e ações de graças no templo do Senhor. E a multidão levou vítimas para oferecê-las em ações de graças; e todos os que o quiseram, ofereceram holocaustos.	31 And now Hezekiah also added: “You have filled your hands for the Lord. Draw near, and offer victims and praises in the house of the Lord.” Therefore, the entire multitude offered victims and praises and holocausts, with devout intention.
32 Eis o número de holocaustos oferecidos pela multidão: setenta touros, cem carneiros, duzentos cordeiros, tudo em holocausto ao Senhor.	32 Now the number of the holocausts that the multitude offered was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, two hundred lambs.
33 Consagraram, além disso, seiscentos bois e três mil ovelhas.	33 And they sanctified to the Lord six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
34 Mas como os sacerdotes, devido a seu pequeno número, não podiam esfolar todos os holocaustos, seus irmãos, os levitas, ajudaram até que não houvesse mais necessidade e até que os outros sacerdotes se tivessem santificado; porque os levitas tinham mostrado mais solicitude que os sacerdotes para se purificarem.	34 Truly, the priests were few; neither were they sufficient to remove the pelts from the holocausts. Therefore, the Levites, their brothers, also assisted them, until the work was completed, and the priests, who were of higher rank, were sanctified. For indeed, the Levites are sanctified with an easier ritual than the priests.
35 Houve ainda holocaustos em abundância, além da queima da gordura dos sacrifícios pacíficos e das libações para os holocaustos. Foi assim restabelecido o culto no templo do Senhor.	35 Thus, there were very numerous holocausts, with the fat of the peace offerings and the libations of the holocausts. And the service of the house of the Lord was completed.
36 Ezequias e o povo regozijaram-se de que o Senhor tivesse bem disposto todo o povo, porque a coisa se tinha feito de improviso.	36 And Hezekiah and all the people were joyful because the ministry of the Lord was accomplished. For certainly, it had pleased them to do this suddenly.