1 V endo pois Atalia, mãe de Acazias, que seu filho era morto, levantou-se, e destruiu toda a descendência real.

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

2 M as Jeoseba, filha do rei Jorão, irmã de Acazias, tomou a Joás, filho de Acazias, furtando-o dentre os filhos do rei, aos quais matavam na recâmara, e o escondeu de Ataliá, a ele e ã sua ama, de sorte que não o mataram.

But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

3 E esteve com ela escondido na casa do Senhor seis anos; e Atalia reinava sobre o país.

And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

4 N o sétimo ano, porém, Jeoiada mandou chamar os centuriões dos caritas e os oficiais da guarda, e fê-los entrar consigo na casa do Senhor; e fez com eles um pacto e, ajuramentando-os na casa do Senhor, mostrou-lhes o filho do rei.

And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the Lord, and shewed them the king’s son.

5 E ntão lhes ordenou, dizendo: Eis aqui o que haveis de fazer: uma terça parte de vós, os que entrais no sábado, fará a guarda da casa do rei;

And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;

6 o utra terça parte estará ã porta Sur; e a outra terça parte ã porta detrás dos da guarda. Assim fareis a guarda desta casa, afastando a todos.

and a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

7 A s duas companhias, a saber, todos os que saem no sábado, farão a guarda da casa do Senhor junto ao rei;

And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king.

8 e rodeareis o rei, cada um com as suas armas na mão, e aquele que entrar dentro das fileiras, seja morto; e estai vós com o rei quando sair e quando entrar.

And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.

9 F izeram, pois, os centuriões conforme tudo quanto ordenara o sacerdote Jeoiada; e tomando cada um os seus homens, tanto os que entravam no sábado como os que saíam no sábado, vieram ter com o sacerdote Jeoiada.

And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

10 O sacerdote entregou aos centuriões as lanças e os escudos que haviam sido do rei Davi, e que estavam na casa do Senhor.

And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord.

11 E os da guarda, cada um com as armas na mão, se puseram em volta do rei, desde o lado direito da casa até o lado esquerdo, ao longo do altar e da casa.

And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.

12 E ntão Jeoiada lhes apresentou o filho do rei, pôs-lhe a coroa, e lhe deu o testemunho; e o fizeram rei e o ungiram e, batendo palmas, clamaram: Viva o rei!

And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.

13 Q uando Atalia ouviu o vozerio da guarda e do povo, foi ter com o povo na casa do Senhor;

And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the Lord.

14 e olhou, e eis que o rei estava junto ã coluna, conforme o costume, e os capitães e os trombeteiros junto ao rei; e todo o povo da terra se alegrava e tocava trombetas. Então Atalia rasgou os seus vestidos, e clamou: Traição! Traição!

And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.

15 E ntão Jeoiada, o sacerdote, deu ordem aos centuriões que comandavam as tropas, dizendo-lhes: Tirai-a para fora por entre as fileiras, e a quem a seguir matai-o ã espada. Pois o sacerdote dissera: Não seja ela morta na casa do Senhor.

But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.

16 E lançaram-lhe as mãos e ela foi pelo caminho da entrada dos cavalos ã casa do rei, e ali a mataram.

And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.

17 O ra, Jeoiada firmou um pacto entre o Senhor e o rei e o povo, pelo qual este seria o povo do Senhor; como também firmou pacto entre o rei e o povo.

And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.

18 E ntão todo o povo da terra entrou na casa de Baal, e a derrubaram; como também os seus altares, e as suas imagens, totalmente quebraram; e a Matã, sacerdote de Baal, mataram diante dos altares. Também o sacerdote pôs vigias sobre a casa do Senhor.

And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.

19 E tomou os centuriões, os caritas, a guarda, e todo o povo da terra; e conduziram da casa do Senhor o rei, e foram pelo caminho da porta da guarda, ã casa do rei; e ele se assentou no trono dos reis.

And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.

20 E todo o povo da terra se alegrou, e a cidade ficou em paz, depois que mataram Atalia ã espada junto ã casa do rei.

And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.

21 J oás tinha sete anos quando começou a reinar.

Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.