1 T inha Joás sete anos quando começou a reinar, e reinou quarenta anos em Jerusalém. O nome de sua mãe era Zíbia, de Berseba.

Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

2 E Joás fez o que era reto aos olhos do Senhor por todos os dias do sacerdote Jeoiada.

Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

3 E tomou Jeoiada para ele duas mulheres, das quais teve filhos e filhas.

And Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters.

4 D epois disso Joás resolveu renovar a casa do Senhor.

Now it happened after this that Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the Lord.

5 R euniu, pois, os sacerdotes e os levitas e lhes disse: Saí pelas cidades de Judá, e levantai dinheiro de todo a Israel, anualmente, para reparar a casa do vosso Deus; e vede que apresseis este negócio: contudo os levitas não o apressaram.

Then he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you do it quickly.” However the Levites did not do it quickly.

6 P elo que o rei chamou Jeoiada, o chefe, e lhe perguntou: Por que não tens obrigado os levitas a trazerem de Judá e de Jerusalém o imposto ordenado por Moisés, servo do Senhor, ã congregação de Israel, para a tenda do testemunho?

So the king called Jehoiada the chief priest, and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the Lord and of the assembly of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?”

7 P ois os filhos de Atalia, aquela mulher ímpia, tinham arruinado a casa de Deus; e até empregaram todas as coisas sagradas da casa do Senhor no serviço dos baalins.

For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken into the house of God, and had also presented all the dedicated things of the house of the Lord to the Baals.

8 O rei, pois, deu ordem; e fizeram uma arca, e a puseram do lado de fora, ã porta da casa do Senhor.

Then at the king’s command they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of the Lord.

9 E publicou-se em Judá e em Jerusalém que trouxessem ao Senhor o imposto que Moisés, o servo de Deus, havia ordenado a Israel no deserto.

And they made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to bring to the Lord the collection that Moses the servant of God had imposed on Israel in the wilderness.

10 E ntão todos os príncipes e todo o povo se alegraram, e trouxeram o imposto e o lançaram na arca, até que ficou cheia.

Then all the leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought their contributions, and put them into the chest until all had given.

11 E quando era trazida a arca pelas mãos dos levitas ao recinto do rei, na ocasião em que viam que havia muito dinheiro, vinham o escrivão do rei e o deputado do sumo sacerdote, esvaziavam a arca e, tomando-a, tornavam a levá-la ao seu lugar. Assim faziam dia após dia, e ajuntaram dinheiro em abundância.

So it was, at that time, when the chest was brought to the king’s official by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, that the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it and returned it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

12 E o rei e Jeoiada davam-no aos encarregados da obra da casa do Senhor; e assalariaram pedreiros e carpinteiros para renovarem a casa do Senhor, como tambem os que trabalhavam em ferro e em bronze para repararem a casa do Senhor.

The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the Lord; and they hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, and also those who worked in iron and bronze to restore the house of the Lord.

13 A ssim os encarregados da obra faziam com que o serviço da reparação progredisse nas suas mãos; e restituíram a casa de Deus a seu estado anterior, e a consolidaram.

So the workmen labored, and the work was completed by them; they restored the house of God to its original condition and reinforced it.

14 D epois de acabarem a obra trouxeram ao rei e a Jeoiada o resto do dinheiro, e dele se fizeram utensílios para a casa do Senhor, para serem usados no ministério e nos holocaustos, e colheres, e vasos de ouro e de prata. E se ofereciam holocaustos continuamente na casa do Senhor, por todos os dias de Jeoiada.

When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; they made from it articles for the house of the Lord, articles for serving and offering, spoons and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jehoiada. Apostasy of Joash

15 J eoiada, porém, envelheceu e, cheio de dias, morreu; tinha cento e trinta anos quando morreu.

But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old when he died.

16 E o sepultaram na cidade de Davi com os reis, porque tinha feito o bem em Israel, e para com Deus e sua casa.

And they buried him in the City of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and His house.

17 E depois da morte de Jeoiada vieram os príncipes de Judá e prostraram-se diante do rei; então o rei lhes deu ouvidos.

Now after the death of Jehoiada the leaders of Judah came and bowed down to the king. And the king listened to them.

18 E eles, abandonando a casa do Senhor, Deus de seus pais, serviram aos aserins e aos ídolos; de sorte que veio grande ira sobre Judá e Jerusalém por causa desta sua culpa.

Therefore they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served wooden images and idols; and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their trespass.

19 C ontudo Deus enviou profetas entre eles para os fazer tornar ao Senhor, os quais protestaram contra eles; mas eles não lhes deram ouvidos.

Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back to the Lord; and they testified against them, but they would not listen.

20 E o Espírito de Deus apoderou-se de Zacarias, filho do sacerdote Jeoiada, o qual se pôs em pé acima do povo, e lhes disse: Assim diz Deus: Por que transgredis os mandamentos do Senhor, de modo que não possais prosperar? Porquanto abandonastes o Senhor, também ele vos abandonou.

Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He also has forsaken you.’”

21 M as conspiraram contra ele e por ordem do rei, o apedrejaram no átrio da casa do Senhor.

So they conspired against him, and at the command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the Lord.

22 A ssim o rei Joás não se lembrou da bondade que lhe fizera Jeoiada pai de Zacarias, antes matou-lhe o filho, o qual morrendo disse: Veja-o o Senhor, e o retribua.

Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son; and as he died, he said, “The Lord look on it, and repay!” Death of Joash

23 D ecorrido um ano, o exército da Síria subiu contra Joás; e vieram a Judá e a Jerusalém, e destruíram dentre o povo todos os seus príncipes, e enviaram todo o seu despojo ao rei de Damasco.

So it happened in the spring of the year that the army of Syria came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the leaders of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus.

24 O exército dos sírios viera com poucos homens, contudo o Senhor entregou nas suas mãos um exército mui grande, porquanto abandonaram o Senhor, Deus de seus pais. Assim executaram juízo contra Joás.

For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; but the Lord delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.

25 Q uando os sírios se retiraram dele, deixaram-no gravemente ferido; então seus servos conspiraram contra ele por causa do sangue dos filhos do sacerdote Jeoiada, e o mataram na sua cama, e assim morreu; e o sepultaram na cidade de Davi, porém não nos sepulcros dos reis.

And when they had withdrawn from him (for they left him severely wounded), his own servants conspired against him because of the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed. So he died. And they buried him in the City of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.

26 E stes foram os que conspiraram contra ele Zabade, filho de Simeate a amonita, e Jeozabade, filho de Sinrite a moabita.

These are the ones who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

27 O ra, quanto a seus filhos, e ao grande número de oráculos pronunciados contra ele, e ã restauração da casa de Deus, eis que estão escritos no comentário do livro dos reis. E Amazias, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.

Now concerning his sons, and the many oracles about him, and the repairing of the house of God, indeed they are written in the annals of the book of the kings. Then Amaziah his son reigned in his place.