1 I n the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and made a covenant with the captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the 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 throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the chief fathers 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 T hen all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, “Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the Lord has said of the sons 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: One-third of you entering on the Sabbath, of the priests and the Levites, shall be keeping watch over the doors;

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 o ne-third shall be at the king’s house; and one-third at the Gate of the Foundation. 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 no one come into the house of the Lord except the priests and those of the Levites who serve. They may go in, for they are holy; but all the people shall keep the watch 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 king on all sides, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever comes into the house, let him be put to death. You are to 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 commanded. And each man took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest had not dismissed 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 nd Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields which had belonged to King David, that were in the temple 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 T hen he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and by the temple, all around the king.

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 A nd they brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the Testimony, and made him king. Then Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, “ Long live the king!” Death of Athaliah

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 N ow when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people in the temple of the Lord.

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

13 W hen she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance; and the leaders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, also the singers with musical instruments, and those who led in praise. So Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “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 A nd Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Take her outside under guard, and slay with the sword whoever follows her.” For the priest had said, “Do not kill her in the house of the Lord.”

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 seized her; and she went by way of the entrance of the Horse Gate into the king’s house, and they killed her there.

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, 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 A nd all the people went to the temple of Baal, and tore it down. They broke in pieces its altars and images, and killed 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 oversight of the house of the Lord to the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had assigned in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was established 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 A nd he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord, so that no one who was in any way unclean should enter.

Colocou porteiros

20 T hen he took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the Lord; and they went through the Upper Gate to the king’s house, and set the king on 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, for they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

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