1 N ow when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, broke the pillars in pieces, cut down the Asherim and pulled down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the sons of Israel returned to their cities, each to his possession.

Acabado tudo isso, todos os israelitas que ali estavam saíram

2 A nd Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites by their divisions, each according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord. Reforms Continued

E Ezequias estabeleceu as turmas dos sacerdotes e levitas, turma por turma, cada um segundo o seu serviço, tanto os sacerdotes como os levitas, para os holocaustos e as ofertas pacíficas, para ministrarem, renderem ações de graças e cantarem louvores nas portas do arraial do Senhor.

3 H e also appointed the king’s portion of his goods for the burnt offerings, namely, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths and for the new moons and for the fixed festivals, as it is written in the law of the Lord.

A contribuição da fazenda do rei foi designada para os holocaustos: os holocaustos da manhã e da tarde, e os holocaustos dos sábados, das luas novas e das festas fixas, como está escrito na lei do Senhor.

4 A lso he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion due to the priests and the Levites, that they might devote themselves to the law of the Lord.

Além disso ordenou ao povo que morava em Jerusalém que desse a porção pertencente aos sacerdotes e aos levitas, para que eles se dedicassem ã lei do Senhor.

5 A s soon as the order spread, the sons of Israel provided in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of all.

Logo que esta ordem se divulgou, os filhos de Israel trouxeram em abundância as primícias de trigo, mosto, azeite, mel e todo produto do campo; também trouxeram em abundância o dízimo de tudo.

6 T he sons of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of sacred gifts which were consecrated to the Lord their God, and placed them in heaps.

Os filhos de Israel e de Judá que habitavam nas cidades de Judá também trouxeram o dízimo de bois e de ovelhas, e o dízimo das coisas dedicadas que foram consagradas ao Senhor seu Deus, e depositaram-nos em montões.

7 I n the third month they began to make the heaps, and finished them by the seventh month.

No terceiro mês começaram a formar os montões, e no sétimo mês acabaram.

8 W hen Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel.

Vindo, pois, Ezequias e os príncipes, e vendo aqueles montões, bendisseram ao Senhor e ao seu povo Israel.

9 T hen Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

Então perguntou Ezequias aos sacerdotes e aos levitas acerca daqueles montões.

10 A zariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok said to him, “ Since the contributions began to be brought into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat with plenty left over, for the Lord has blessed His people, and this great quantity is left over.”

Respondeu-lhe Azarias, o sumo sacerdote, que era da casa de Zadoque, dizendo: Desde que o povo começou a trazer as ofertas para a casa do Senhor, tem havido o que comer e de que se fartar, e ainda nos tem sobejado bastante, porque o Senhor abençoou ao seu povo; e os sobejos constituem esta abastança.

11 T hen Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them.

Então ordenou Ezequias que se preparassem câmaras na casa do Senhor; e as prepararam.

12 T hey faithfully brought in the contributions and the tithes and the consecrated things; and Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them and his brother Shimei was second.

Ali recolheram fielmente as ofertas, os dízimos e as coisas dedicadas; e tinha o cargo disto o levita Conanias, e depois dele Simei, seu irmão.

13 J ehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath and Benaiah were overseers under the authority of Conaniah and Shimei his brother by the appointment of King Hezekiah, and Azariah was the chief officer of the house of God.

E Jeiel, Azazias, Naate, Asael, Jerimote, Jozabade, Eliel, Ismaquias, Maate e Benaías eram superintendentes sob a direção de Conanias e de Simei, seu irmão, por decreto do rei Ezequias e de Azarias, o chefe da casa de Deus.

14 K ore the son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the eastern gate, was over the freewill offerings of God, to apportion the contributions for the Lord and the most holy things.

E o levita Coré, filho de Imná, e guarda da porta oriental, estava encarregado das ofertas voluntárias que se faziam a Deus, para distribuir as ofertas do Senhor e as coisas santíssimas.

15 U nder his authority were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests, to distribute faithfully their portions to their brothers by divisions, whether great or small,

E debaixo das suas ordens estavam Edem, Miniamim, Jesuá, Semaías, Amarias e Secanias, nas cidades dos sacerdotes, para fazerem com fidelidade a distribuição a seus irmãos, segundo as suas turmas, tanto aos pequenos como aos grandes,

16 w ithout regard to their genealogical enrollment, to the males from thirty years old and upward—everyone who entered the house of the Lord for his daily obligations—for their work in their duties according to their divisions;

exceto os que estavam contados pelas genealogias, varões da idade de três anos para cima, todos os que entravam na casa do Senhor, para o seu serviço diário nos seus cargos segundo as suas turmas.

17 a s well as the priests who were enrolled genealogically according to their fathers’ households, and the Levites from twenty years old and upwards, by their duties and their divisions.

Quanto ao registro dos sacerdotes, era feito segundo as suas casas paternas; e o dos levitas da idade de vinte anos para cima era feito segundo os seus cargos nas suas turmas.

18 T he genealogical enrollment included all their little children, their wives, their sons and their daughters, for the whole assembly, for they consecrated themselves faithfully in holiness.

Os sacerdotes eram arrolados com todos os seus pequeninos, suas mulheres, seus filhos e suas filhas, por toda a congregação; porque estes se dedicavam fielmente

19 A lso for the sons of Aaron the priests who were in the pasture lands of their cities, or in each and every city, there were men who were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to everyone genealogically enrolled among the Levites.

Também para os filhos de Arão os sacerdotes que estavam nos campos dos arrabaldes das suas cidades, em cada cidade, havia homens designados por nome para distribuírem porções a todo homem entre os sacerdotes e a todos os arrolados entre os levitas.

20 T hus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah; and he did what was good, right and true before the Lord his God.

Assim fez Ezequias em todo o Judá; e fez o que era bom, e reto, e fiel perante o Senhor seu Deus.

21 E very work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.

E toda a obra que empreendeu no serviço da casa de Deus, e de acordo com a lei e os mandamentos, para buscar a seu Deus, ele a fez de todo o seu coração e foi bem sucedido.