1 I n the seventh year Jehoiada took strength and courage and made a covenant with the captains of hundreds: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.

Ora, no sétimo ano Jeoiada, cobrando ânimo, tomou consigo em aliança os capitães de cem, Azarias, filho de Jeroão, Ismael, filho de Jeoanã, Azarias, filho de Obede, Maaséias, filho de Adaías, e Elisafaté, filho de Zicri.

2 A nd they went about in Judah and gathered the Levites out of all the cities, and the chiefs of the fathers’ houses of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

Estes percorreram a Judá, ajuntando os levitas de todas as cidades de Judá e os chefes das casas paternas de Israel; e vieram para Jerusalém.

3 A nd all the assembly made a covenant in the house of God with the king. And Jehoiada the priest said to them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the Lord has said of the offspring of David.

E toda aquela congregação fez aliança com o rei na casa de Deus. E Jeoiada lhes disse: Eis que reinará o filho do rei, como o Senhor falou a respeito dos filhos de Davi.

4 T his is what you shall do: a third of you priests and Levites who are resuming service on the Sabbath shall be doorkeepers,

Isto é o que haveis de fazer: uma terça parte de vós, isto é, dos sacerdotes e dos levitas que entram no sábado, servirá de porteiros

5 A third shall be at the king’s house, and third at the Foundation Gate; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

outra terça parte estará junto ã casa do rei; e a outra terça parte ã porta do Fundamento; e todo o povo estará nos átrios da casa do Senhor.

6 B ut let none come into the house of the Lord except the priests and those of the Levites who minister; they may go in, for they are holy, but let all the rest of the people carefully observe the law against entering the holy place of the Lord.

Não entre, porém, ninguém na casa da Senhor, senão os sacerdotes e os levitas que ministram; estes entrarão, porque são santos; mas todo o povo guardará a ordenança do Senhor.

7 A nd the Levites shall surround the young king, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever comes into the house shall be put to death. But you be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.

E os levitas cercarão o rei de todos os lados, cada um com as suas armas na mão; e qualquer que entrar na casa seja morto; mas acompanhai vós o rei, quando entrar e quando sair.

8 S o the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest had commanded; and took every man his men who were to resume duty on the Sabbath, with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss the divisions.

Fizeram, pois, os levitas e todo o Judá conforme tudo o que ordenara e sacerdote Jeoiada; e tomou cada um os seus homens, tanto os que haviam de entrar no sábado como os que haviam de sair, pois o sacerdote Jeoiada não despediu as turmas.

9 A lso Jehoiada the priest gave the captains of hundreds spears, bucklers, and shields that had been King David’s, which were in the house of God.

Também o sacerdote Jeoiada deu aos capitães de cem as lanças, os paveses e os escudos que tinham pertencido ao rei Davi, os quais estavam na casa de Deus.

10 A nd he set all the people as a guard for the king, every man having his weapon (missile) in his hand, from the right side to the left side of the temple, around the altar and the temple.

E dispôs todo o povo, cada um com as suas armas na mão, desde o lado direito até o lado esquerdo da casa, por entre o altar e a casa, ao redor do rei.

11 T hen they brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony or law and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, Long live the king!

Então tiraram para fora o filho do rei e, pondo-lhe a coroa e o testemunho, o fizeram rei; e Jeoiada e seus filhos o ungiram, e disseram: Viva o rei!

12 W hen Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she went into the Lord’s house to the people.

Ouvindo, pois, Atalia a voz de povo que corria e louvava ao rei, veio ao povo na casa do Senhor;

13 A nd behold, there the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, the captains and the trumpeters beside him; and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and the singers with musical instruments led in singing of praise. Athaliah rent her clothes and cried, Treason! Treason!

e quando olhou, eis que o rei estava junto ã sua coluna, ã entrada, e os capitães e os trombeteiros perto do rei; e todo o povo da terra se alegrava, e tocava trombetas; e também os cantores tocavam instrumentos musicais, e dirigiam os cânticos de louvor. Então Atalia, rasgando os seus vestidos, clamou: Traição! Traição!

14 T hen Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were over the army, Bring her out between the ranks, and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Do not slay her in the Lord’s house.

Nisso o sacerdote Jeoiada trouxe para fora os centuriões que estavam sobre o exército e disse-lhes: Trazei-a por entre as fileiras, e o que a seguir seja morto ã espada. Pois o sacerdote dissera: Não a mateis na casa do Senhor.

15 S o they made way for Athaliah, and she went into the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king’s house; there they slew her.

Então deitaram as mãos nela; e ela foi até a entrada da porta dos cavalos, que dá para a casa do rei, e ali a mataram.

16 T hen Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.

E Jeoiada firmou um pacto entre si e o povo todo e o rei, pelo qual seriam o povo do Senhor.

17 T hen all the people went to the house of Baal, tore it down, and broke its altars and its images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

Depois todo o povo entrou na casa de Baal, e a derrubaram; quebraram os seus altares e as suas imagens, e a Matã, sacerdote de Baal, mataram diante dos altares.

18 A lso Jehoiada appointed the offices and officers of the house of the Lord under the direction of the Levitical priests, whom David had distributed in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing, as ordered by David.

E Jeoiada dispôs guardas na casa do Senhor, sob a direção dos sacerdotes levíticos a quem Davi designara na casa do Senhor para oferecerem com alegria e com cânticos os holocaustos do Senhor, como está escrito na lei de Moisés, e segundo a ordem de Davi.

19 J ehoiada set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord so that no one should enter who was in any way unclean.

Colocou porteiros

20 A nd he took the captains of hundreds and the nobles and governors of the people and all the people of the land and brought down the king from the house of the Lord; and they came through the Upper Gate to the king’s house and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

E tomou os centuriões, os nobres, os governadores do povo e todo o povo da terra; e conduziram da casa do Senhor o rei e, passando pela porta superior para a casa do rei, fizeram-no sentar no trono real.

21 S o all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been slain with the sword.

Assim todo o povo da terra se alegrou, e a cidade ficou em paz, depois que mataram Atalia ã espada.