II Livro das Crônicas 35

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1 Josias celebrou em Jerusalém a Páscoa em honra do Senhor: imolaram essa Páscoa no décimo quarto dia do primeiro mês.	1 Now Josiah kept the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and it was immolated on the fourteenth day of the first month.
2 Estabeleceu os sacerdotes nas suas funções e animou-os a servirem no templo.	2 And he appointed the priests in their offices, and he exhorted them to minister in the house of the Lord.
3 Disse aos levitas que instruíam todo o Israel e que estavam consagrados ao Senhor: Depositai a arca santa no templo construído por Salomão, filho de Davi, rei de Israel. Já não precisais transportá-la aos vossos ombros. Estai agora a serviço do Senhor, vosso Deus, e de seu povo de Israel;	3 Also, he spoke with the Levites, by whose instruction all of Israel was sanctified to the Lord, saying: “Place the ark in the sanctuary of the temple, which Solomon, the son of David, the king of Israel, built. For never again shall you carry it. Instead, now you shall minister to the Lord your God, and to his people Israel.
4 e disponde-vos conforme a ordem de vossas famílias e de vossas classes, segundo as prescrições de Davi, rei de Israel, e de Salomão, seu filho.	4 And prepare yourselves by your houses and families, within each division, just as David, the king of Israel, instructed, and just as his son Solomon has written.
5 Ocupai vossos lugares no santuário, segundo as divisões das famílias de vossos irmãos, filhos do povo, com uma classe de família levítica para cada divisão.	5 And minister in the sanctuary, by the Levitical families and companies.
6 Imolareis, em seguida, a Páscoa e santificar-vos-eis a fim de prepará-la para vossos irmãos, conforme a palavra do Senhor, transmitida por Moisés.	6 And having been sanctified, immolate the Passover. And then prepare your brothers, so that they may be able to act in accord with the words which the Lord has spoken by the hand of Moses.”
7 Josias deu ao povo, a todos os que lá se encontravam, gado miúdo, cordeiros e cabritos em número de trinta mil, tudo para imolar na Páscoa e acrescentou três mil cabeças de gado, tudo tirado das propriedades do rei.	7 After this, Josiah gave to all the people, those who had been found there at the solemnity of the Passover, thirty thousand lambs and young goats from the flocks, and other kinds of small cattle, and also three thousand oxen. All these were from the substance of the king.
8 Seus chefes fizeram também espontaneamente um presente ao povo, aos sacerdotes e aos levitas. Helcias, Zacarias e Jaiel, príncipes do templo, deram aos sacerdotes, para a Páscoa, dois mil e seiscentos cordeiros e trezentas cabeças de gado grosso.	8 Also, his rulers offered what they had vowed freely, as much for the people as for the priests and Levites. Moreover, Hilkiah, and Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the house of the Lord, gave to the priests, in order to observe the Passover, two thousand six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.
9 Conenias, Semeías e Natanael, seus irmãos, Hasabias, Jeiel e Josabad, chefes dos levitas, deram a eles para a Páscoa cinco mil cordeiros e quinhentas cabeças de gado grosso.	9 And Conaniah, with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, indeed also Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, rulers of the Levites, gave to the rest of the Levites, in order to celebrate the Passover, five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
10 Estando todo o serviço preparado, os sacerdotes tomaram lugar, assim como os levitas, segundo suas divisões, como o rei havia prescrito.	10 And the ministry was prepared. And the priests stood in their office, and the Levites also stood in their companies, according to the order of the king.
11 Imolaram o cordeiro pascal. Com o sangue correndo de suas mãos os sacerdotes fizeram a aspersão, enquanto os levitas esfolavam as vítimas.	11 And the Passover was immolated. And the priests sprinkled the blood with their hand, and the Levites drew away the pelts of the holocausts.
12 Puseram à parte o holocausto para dá-lo aos grupos de famílias do povo, a fim de oferecer ao Senhor, como estava prescrito no livro de Moisés. Assim também procederam com o gado grosso.	12 And they put these aside, so that they might give them to each one, by their houses and families, and so that they might be offered to the Lord, just as it was written in the book of Moses. And with the oxen, they acted similarly.
13 De acordo com o rito prescrito, assaram ao fogo a Páscoa. Cozeram as oferendas consagradas em panelas, caldeirões e sertãs, e logo as distribuíram ao povo.	13 And they roasted the Passover above fire, in accord with what was written in the law. Yet truly, the victims of peace offerings they boiled in cauldrons and kettles and pots. And they promptly distributed these to all the common people.
14 Em seguida, prepararam tudo para si e para os sacerdotes, pois estes, os filhos de Aarão, estavam até a noite ocupados em oferecer os holocaustos e as gorduras; por isso, os levitas prepararam as carnes para si e para os filhos de Aarão.	14 Then afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests. Indeed, the priests had been occupied in the oblations of the holocausts and the fat offerings, even until night. Therefore, the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron, last.
15 Os cantores, filhos de Asaf, estavam nos seus lugares, segundo as disposições de Davi, de Asaf, de Hemã e de Iditum, o vidente do rei. Os porteiros estavam à porta correspondente; não tiveram que abandonar seu posto, porque seus irmãos, os levitas, prepararam tudo para eles.	15 Now the singers, the sons of Asaph, were standing in their order, according to the instruction of David, and of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the prophets of the king. Truly, the porters kept watch at each gate, so as not to depart from their ministry even for one moment. And for this reason, their brothers, the Levites, prepared foods for them.
16 Estando, nesse dia, todo o serviço do Senhor disposto segundo a ordem de Josias, de modo que se pudesse celebrar a Páscoa e oferecer os holocaustos no altar do Senhor,	16 And so, the entire worship ritual of the Lord was completed on that day, so that they observed the Passover and offered holocausts upon the altar of the Lord, in accord with the precept of king Josiah.
17 os israelitas presentes celebraram a seu tempo a Páscoa, e a festa dos Ázimos, durante sete dias.	17 And the sons of Israel, who had been found there, kept the Passover at that time, with the solemnity of unleavened bread, for seven days.
18 Nenhuma Páscoa semelhante a esta havia sido celebrada em Israel desde o tempo do profeta Samuel. Nenhum rei de Israel tinha celebrado uma Páscoa semelhante àquela que celebraram Josias, os sacerdotes e os levitas, como todo o Judá, todos os de Israel que estavam presentes e todos os habitantes de Jerusalém.	18 There was no Passover similar to this one in Israel, from the days of Samuel the prophet. And neither did anyone, out of all the kings of Israel, keep such a Passover as did Josiah, the priests and Levites, and all those of Judah and Israel who had been found, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
19 Foi no décimo oitavo ano do reinado de Josias que foi celebrada essa Páscoa.	19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah, this Passover was celebrated.
20 Depois desse acontecimento e da reparação do templo pelo rei, Necao, rei do Egito, dirigiu-se para Carcames, junto do Eufrates, numa expedição militar. Josias saiu-lhe ao encontro.	20 After Josiah had repaired the temple, Neco, the king of Egypt, ascended to fight at Carchemish, beside the Euphrates. And Josiah went out to meet him.
21 Necao enviou-lhe mensageiros para dizer-lhe: Que queres tu, rei de Judá? Não vou contra ti hoje, mas contra uma dinastia com a qual estou em guerra. E disse-me Deus que me apressasse. Guarda-te de te opores a Deus, que está comigo, pois ele te deitará a perder.	21 But he sent messengers to him, saying: “What is there between me and you, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today. Instead, I am fighting against another house, to which God instructed me to go promptly. Refrain from acting against God, who is with me, otherwise he may kill you.”
22 Mas Josias não quis voltar atrás. Em lugar de ouvir as palavras de Necao, que vinham da própria boca de Deus, disfarçou-se para combater e entrou em batalha na planície de Magedo.	22 Josiah was not willing to return. Instead, he prepared for war against him. Neither would he agree to the words of Neco from the mouth of God. In truth, he traveled so that he might do battle in the field of Megiddo.
23 Arqueiros dispararam contra o rei Josias. Então o rei disse à sua gente: Levai-me; estou gravemente ferido.	23 And there, having been wounded by archers, he said to his servants: “Lead me away from the battle. For I have been severely wounded.”
24 Seus homens tiraram-no do carro, colocaram-no em outro carro que havia lá, e o levaram para Jerusalém, onde morreu. Foi sepultado no sepulcro de seus pais. Josias foi pranteado por todos os habitantes de Judá e de Jerusalém.	24 And they took him from the chariot, into another chariot which was following him, as was the custom of kings. And they transported him to Jerusalem. And he died, and he was buried in the mausoleum of his fathers. And all of Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him,
25 Jeremias compôs uma lamentação fúnebre sobre ele. Todos os cantores e todas as cantoras falam ainda de Josias em suas lamentações; é este um verdadeiro costume em Israel. Esses cantos fúnebres figuram no Livro das Lamentações.	25 most of all Jeremiah. All the singing men and women repeat his lamentations over Josiah, even to the present day. And this has become like a law in Israel. Behold, it is found written in the Lamentations.
26 Os outros atos de Josias, seus atos de piedade, de acordo com o que está escrito na Lei do Senhor,	26 Now the rest of the words of Josiah, and his mercies, which were instructed by the law of the Lord,
27 seus feitos e façanhas, desde os primeiros até os últimos, tudo isso se acha relatado no livro dos reis de Israel e de Judá.	27 and also his works, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.