1 O ra, Acabe tinha setenta filhos em Samária. E Jeú escreveu cartas, e as enviou a Samária, aos chefes de Jizreel, aos anciãos, e aos aios dos filhos de Acabe, dizendo:

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and to those who brought up Ahab’s sons, saying,

2 L ogo que vos chegar esta carta, visto que estão convosco os filhos de vosso senhor, como também carros, e cavalos, e uma cidade fortificada, e armas,

“Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor,

3 e scolhei o melhor e mais reto dos filhos de vosso senhor, ponde-o sobre o trono de seu pai, e pelejai pela casa de vosso senhor.

Select the best and fittest of your master’s sons, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”

4 E les, porém, temeram muitíssimo, e disseram: Eis que dois reis não lhe puderam resistir; como, pois, poderemos nós resistir-lhe?

But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, “Behold, the two kings didn’t stand before him! How then shall we stand?”

5 E ntão o que tinha cargo da casa, o que tinha cargo da cidade, os anciãos e os aios mandaram dizer a Jeú: Nós somos teus servos, e tudo quanto nos ordenares faremos; a homem algum constituiremos rei. Faze o que parecer bem aos teus olhos.

He who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders also, and those who raised the children, sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, and will do all that you ask us. We will not make any man king. You do that which is good in your eyes.”

6 D epois lhes escreveu outra carta, dizendo: Se sois comigo, e se quereis ouvir a minha voz, tomai as cabeças dos homens, filhos de vosso senhor, e amanhã a estas horas vinde ter comigo a Jizreel: Ora, os filhos do rei, que eram setenta, estavam com os grandes da cidade, que os criavam.:

Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, “If you are on my side, and if you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men who are your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time.” Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

7 S ucedeu pois, que, chegada a eles a carta, tomaram os setenta filhos do rei e os mataram; puseram as cabeças deles nuns cestos, e lhas mandaram a Jizreel.

When the letter came to them, they took the king’s sons and killed them, even seventy people, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him to Jezreel.

8 V eio um mensageiro e lhe anunciou, dizendo: Trouxeram as cabeças dos filhos do rei. E ele disse: Ponde-as em dois montões ã entrada da porta, até pela manhã.

A messenger came and told him, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” He said, “Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.”

9 A o sair ele pela manhã, parou, e disse a todo o povo: Vós sois justos; eis que eu conspirei contra o meu senhor, e o matei; mas quem feriu a todos estes?

In the morning, he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, “You are righteous. Behold, I conspired against my master and killed him, but who killed all these?

10 S abei, pois, agora que, da palavra do senhor, que o Senhor falou contra a casa de Acabe, nada cairá em terra; porque o Senhor tem feito o que falou por intermédio de seu servo Elias.

Know now that nothing will fall to the earth of Yahweh’s word, which Yahweh spoke concerning Ahab’s house. For Yahweh has done that which he spoke by his servant Elijah.”

11 E Jeú feriu todos os restantes da casa de Acabe em Jizreel, como também a todos os seus grandes, os seus amigos íntimos, e os seus sacerdotes, até não lhe deixar ficar nenhum de resto.

So Jehu struck all that remained of Ahab’s house in Jezreel, with all his great men, his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him no one remaining.

12 E ntão Jeú se levantou e partiu para ir a Samária. E, estando no caminho, em Bete-Equede dos pastores,

He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at the shearing house of the shepherds on the way,

13 e ncontrou-se com os irmãos de Acazias, rei de Judá, e perguntou: Quem sois vós? Responderam eles: Somos os irmãos de Acazias; e descemos a saudar os filhos do rei e os filhos da rainha.

Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, “Who are you?” They answered, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah. We are going down to greet the children of the king and the children of the queen.”

14 E ntão disse ele: Apanhai-os vivos. E eles os apanharam vivos, quarenta e dois homens, e os mataram junto ao poço de Bete-Equede, e a nenhum deles deixou de resto.

He said, “Take them alive!” They took them alive, and killed them at the pit of the shearing house, even forty-two men. He didn’t leave any of them.

15 E , partindo dali, encontrou-se com Jonadabe, filho de Recabe, que lhe vinha ao encontro, ao qual saudou e lhe perguntou: O teu coração é sincero para comigo como o meu o é para contigo? Respondeu Jonadabe: É. Então, se é, disse Jeú, dá-me a tua mão. E ele lhe deu a mão; e Jeú fê-lo subir consigo ao carro,

When he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him, and said to him, “Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?” Jehonadab answered, “It is.” “If it is, give me your hand.” He gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

16 e disse: Vem comigo, e vê o meu zelo para com o Senhor. E fê-lo sentar consigo no carro.

He said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for Yahweh.” So they made him ride in his chariot.

17 Q uando Jeú chegou a Samária, feriu a todos os que restavam de Acabe em Samária, até os destruir, conforme a palavra que o Senhor dissera a Elias.

When he came to Samaria, he struck all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke to Elijah.

18 D epois ajuntou Jeú todo o povo, e disse-lhe: Acabe serviu pouco a Baal; Jeú, porém, muito o servirá.

Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much.

19 P elo que chamai agora ã minha presença todos os profetas de Baal, todos os seus servos e todos os seus sacerdotes; não falte nenhum, porque tenho um grande sacrifício a fazer a Baal; aquele que faltar não viverá. Jeú, porém, fazia isto com astúcia, para destruir os adoradores de Baal.

Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all of his worshipers, and all of his priests. Let no one be absent; for I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever is absent, he shall not live.” But Jehu did deceptively, intending to destroy the worshipers of Baal.

20 D isse mais Jeú: Consagrai a Baal uma assembléia solene. E eles a apregoaram.

Jehu said, “Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal!” So they proclaimed it.

21 T ambém Jeú enviou mensageiros por todo o Israel; e vieram todos os adoradores de Baal, de modo que não ficou deles homem algum que não viesse. E entraram na casa de Baal, e encheu-se a casa de Baal, de um lado a outro.

Jehu sent through all Israel; and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that didn’t come. They came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.

22 E ntão disse ao que tinha a seu cargo as vestimentas: Tira vestimentas para todos os adoradores de Baal. E eles lhes tirou para fora as vestimentas.

He said to him who kept the wardrobe, “Bring out robes for all the worshipers of Baal!” So he brought robes out to them.

23 E entrou Jeú com Jonadabe, filho de Recabe, na casa de Baal, e disse aos adoradores de Baal: Examinai, e vede bem, que porventura não haja entre vós algum servo do Senhor, mas somente os adoradores de Baal. dom; porém não puderam.

Jehu went with Jehonadab the son of Rechab into the house of Baal. Then he said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search, and see that none of the servants of Yahweh are here with you, but only the worshipers of Baal.”

24 A ssim entraram para oferecer sacrifícios e holocaustos. Ora, Jeú tinha posto de prontidão do lado de fora oitenta homens, e lhes tinha dito: Aquele que deixar escapar algum dos homens que eu vos entregar nas mãos, pagará com a própria vida a vida dele.

So they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed for himself eighty men outside, and said, “If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, he who lets him go, his life shall be for the life of him.”

25 S ucedeu, pois, que, acabando de fazer o holocausto, disse Jeú aos da sua guarda, e aos oficiais: Entrai e matai-os! não escape nenhum! Então os feriram ao fio da espada; e os da guarda e os oficiais os lançaram fora e, entrando no santuário da casa de Baal,

As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, “Go in and kill them! Let no one escape.” So they struck them with the edge of the sword. The guard and the captains threw the bodies out, and went to the inner shrine of the house of Baal.

26 t iraram as colunas que nela estavam, e as queimaram.

They brought out the pillars that were in the house of Baal, and burned them.

27 T ambém quebraram a coluna de Baal, e derrubaram a casa de Baal, fazendo dela uma latrina, como é até o dia de hoje.

They broke down the pillar of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine, to this day.

28 A ssim Jeú exterminou de Israel a Baal.

Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

29 T odavia Jeú não se apartou dos pecados de Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, com que fez Israel pecar, a saber, dos bezerros de ouro, que estavam em Betel e em Dã.

However, Jehu didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin, the golden calves that were in Bethel and that were in Dan.

30 O ra, disse o Senhor a Jeú: Porquanto executaste bem o que é reto aos meus olhos, e fizeste ã casa de Acabe conforme tudo quanto eu tinha no meu coração, teus filhos até a quarta geração se assentarão no trono de Israel.

Yahweh said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in executing that which is right in my eyes, and have done to Ahab’s house according to all that was in my heart, your descendants shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.”

31 M as Jeú não teve o cuidado de andar de todo o seu coração na lei do Senhor Deus de Israel, nem se apartou dos pecados de Jeroboão, com os quais este fez Israel pecar.

But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Yahweh, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin.

32 N aqueles dias começou o Senhor a diminuir os termos de Israel. Hazael feriu a Israel em todas as suas fronteiras,

In those days Yahweh began to cut away parts of Israel; and Hazael struck them in all the borders of Israel;

33 d esde o Jordão para o nascente do sol, a toda a terra de Gileade, aos gaditas, aos rubenitas e aos manassitas, desde Aroer, que está junto ao ribeiro de Arnom, por toda a Gileade e Basã.

from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

34 O ra, o restante dos atos de Jeú, e tudo quanto fez, e todo o seu poder, porventura não estão escritos no livro das crônicas dos reis de Israel?

Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

35 J eú dormiu com seus pais, e o sepultaram em Samária. Em seu lugar reinou seu filho Jeoacaz.

Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.

36 O s dias que Jeú reinou sobre Israel em Samária foram vinte e oito anos.

The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.