1 A mazias tinha vinte e cinco anos quando começou a reinar, e reinou vinte e nove anos em Jerusalém. E o nome de sua mãe era Jeoadã, de Jerusalém.

Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king. And he ruled for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

2 E le fez o que era reto aos olhos do Senhor, mas não o fez com coração perfeito.

Amaziah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not with a whole heart.

3 Q uando o reino já lhe tinha sido confirmado, ele matou os seus servos que tinham assassinado o rei seu pai.

As soon as the nation was under his rule, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.

4 C ontudo não matou os filhos deles mas fez segundo está escrito na lei: no livro de Moisés, como o Senhor ordenou, dizendo: Não morrerão os pais pelos filhos nem os filhos pelos pais; mas cada um morrerá pelo seu pecado.

But he did not kill their children. He did what is written in the Law in the book of Moses. The Lord had said in this Law, “Fathers must not be put to death for the children. And children must not be put to death for the fathers. Each must be put to death for his own sin.” The War against Edom

5 D epois Amazias congregou Judá e o colocou, segundo as suas casas paternas sob comandantes de milhares e de centenas, por todo o Judá e Benjamim; e os contou de vinte anos para cima, e achou deles trezentos mil escolhidos que podiam ir ã guerra e sabiam manejar lança e escudo.

Then Amaziah gathered the men of Judah together. He put them, by their fathers’ houses, under the rule of captains of thousands and of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He numbered those who were twenty years old and older. And he found that they were 300, 000 chosen men, able to go to war and fight with spear and battle-covering.

6 T ambém de Israel tomou a soldo cem mil varões valentes, por cem talentos de prata.

He also asked for the help of 100, 000 powerful soldiers from Israel and paid them with silver weighing as much as 100 men.

7 V eio ter com ele, porém, um homem de Deus, dizendo: ç rei, não deixes ir contigo o exército de Israel, porque o Senhor não é com Israel, a saber, com todos os filhos de Efraim.

But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you. For the Lord is not with Israel. He is not with all these sons of Ephraim.

8 M as se julgas que assim serás forte para a peleja, Deus te fará cair diante do inimigo; pois Deus tem poder para ajudar e para fazer cair.

But if you think that in this way you will be strong in war, God will destroy you in front of those who fight you. For God has power to help and to destroy.”

9 E ntão perguntou Amazias ao homem de Deus: Mas que se fará dos cem talentos de prata que dei

Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what should I do about the silver weighing as much as 100 men, which I have given to the army of Israel?” The man of God answered, “The Lord has much more to give you than this.”

10 E ntão Amazias separou as tropas que lhe tinham vindo de Efraim, para que voltassem para a sua terra; pelo que muito se acendeu a ira deles contra Judá, e voltaram para a sua terra ardendo em ira.

Then Amaziah sent the army home which had come to him from Ephraim. These hired soldiers were angry at the people of Judah. As they returned home they were very angry.

11 A mazias, cobrando ânimo, conduziu o seu povo, e foi ao Vale do Sal, onde matou dez mil dos filhos de Seir.

Now Amaziah made himself strong of heart, and he led his people to the Valley of Salt and killed 10, 000 men of Seir.

12 O s filhos de Judá prenderam vivos outros dez mil, e trazendo-os ao cume da rocha, lançaram-nos dali abaixo, de modo que todos foram despedaçados.

The men of Judah also took 10, 000 men alive. They brought them to the top of a high rock and threw them down from it, so they were all crushed to pieces.

13 M as os homens das tropas que Amazias despedira, não deixando que fossem com ele ã batalha, deram sobre as cidades de Judá, desde Samária até Bete-Horom, e dos seus habitantes mataram três mil, e saquearam grande despojo.

But the soldiers from Israel whom Amaziah had sent back from going with him to battle came and fought against the cities of Judah. They fought cities from Samaria to Beth-horon, and killed 3, 000 people living in them. And they took many things which had belonged to the people in these cities.

14 Q uando Amazias veio da matança dos edomeus, trouxe consigo os deuses dos filhos de Seir e os elevou para serem os seus deuses, prostrando-se diante deles e queimando-lhes incenso.

After Amaziah came from killing the Edomites, he brought the gods of the men of Seir. He set them up as his gods. He bowed down in front of them, and burned special perfume to them.

15 P elo que o Senhor se irou contra Amazias e lhe enviou um profeta, que lhe disse: Por que buscaste os deuses deste povo, os quais não livraram o seu próprio povo da tua mão?

Then the Lord was angry with Amaziah and sent a man who speaks for God to him, saying, “Why have you worshiped the gods of the people? These gods have not saved their own people from your hand.”

16 E nquanto ele ainda falava com o rei, este lhe respondeu: Fizemos-te conselheiro do rei? Cala-te! Por que haverias de ser morto? Então o profeta calou, havendo dito: Sei que Deus resolveu destruir-te, porquanto fizeste isto, e não deste ouvidos a meu conselho.

But as he was speaking the king said to him, “Have we chosen you to give words of wisdom to the king? Stop! Or I will have you put to death.” So the man who spoke for God stopped, but said, “I know that God has planned to destroy you because you have done this. And you have not listened to what I have said.” Israel Wins over Judah

17 T endo Amazias, rei de Judá, tomado conselho, mandou dizer a Jeoás, filho de Jeoacaz, filho de Jeú, rei de Israel: Vem, vejamo-nos face a face.

Then King Amaziah of Judah spoke with his wise men, and sent word to Joash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, the king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face each other.”

18 M as Jeoás, rei de Israel, mandou responder a Amazias, rei de Judá: O cardo que estava no Líbano mandou dizer ao cedro que estava no Líbano: Dá tua filha por mulher a meu filho. Mas uma fera que estava no Líbano passou e pisou o cardo.

King Joash of Israel sent an answer to King Amaziah of Judah, saying, “The thorn bush in Lebanon sent word to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife.’ But a wild animal of Lebanon passed by and crushed the thorn bush under its feet.

19 T u dizes a ti mesmo: Eis que feri Edom. Assim o teu coração se eleva para te gloriares. Agora, pois, fica em tua casa; por que te meterias no mal, para caíres tu e Judá contigo?

You say, ‘See, I have destroyed Edom.’ And your heart has become proud by what you say. Now stay at home. Why should you bring trouble so you will fall, and Judah with you?”

20 A mazias, porém, não lhe deu ouvidos; pois isto vinha de Deus, para entregá-los na mão dos seus inimigos, porque buscaram os deuses de Edom.

But Amaziah would not listen. God had planned that He would give Judah into the hand of Joash because Judah had worshiped the gods of Edom.

21 S ubiu, pois, Jeoás, rei de Israel; e ele e Amazias, rei de Judá, se viram face a face em Bete-Semes, que pertence a Judá.

So King Joash of Israel met King Amaziah of Judah in battle at Beth-shemesh of Judah.

22 E Judá foi desbaratado diante de Israel, e fugiu cada um para a sua tenda.

And Judah lost the battle to Israel. Each man ran away to his home.

23 E Jeoás, rei de Israel, prendeu Amazias, rei de Judá, filho de Joás, o filho de Jeoacaz, em Bete-Semes, e o levou a Jerusalém; e derrubou o muro de Jerusalém, desde a porta de Efraim até a porta da esquina, quatrocentos côvados.

King Joash of Israel took King Amaziah of Judah, the son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem. He tore down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, as much wall as 200 long steps.

24 T ambém tomou todo o ouro, e toda a prata, e todos os utensílios que se acharam na casa de Deus com Obede-Edom, e os tesouros da casa do rei, e os reféns, e voltou pura Samária.

And he took all the gold and silver, and all the objects found in the house of God with Obed-edom. He took the riches of the king’s house, and people also, and returned to Samaria. The Death of Amaziah

25 E Amazias, filho de Joás, rei de Judá, viveu quinze anos depois da morte de Jeoás, filho de Jeoacaz, rei de Israel.

Amaziah, the son of King Joash of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Joash, the son of King Jehoahaz of Israel.

26 Q uanto ao restante dos atos de Amazias, desde os primeiros até os últimos, não estão porventura escritos no livro dos reis de Judá e de Israel?

Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from first to last, are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

27 D esde o tempo em que Amazias se desviou do Senhor, conspiraram contra ele em Jerusalém, e ele fugiu para Laquis; mas perseguiram-no até Laquis, e ali o mataram.

After Amaziah turned away from the Lord, they made plans against him in Jerusalem, and he ran away to Lachish. But they sent men after him to Lachish, and killed him there.

28 E o trouxeram sobre cavalos e o sepultaram junto a seus pais na cidade de Davi.

Then they brought him on horses and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.