1 O ra, viviam em Samaria setenta descendentes de Acabe. Jeú escreveu uma carta e a enviou a Samaria, aos líderes da cidade, às autoridades e aos tutores dos descendentes de Acabe. A carta dizia:

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying,

2 “ Assim que receberem esta carta, vocês, que cuidam dos filhos do rei e que têm carros de guerra e cavalos, uma cidade fortificada e armas,

“Now, when this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, as well as the chariots and horses and a fortified city and the weapons,

3 e scolham o melhor e o mais capaz dos filhos do rei e coloquem-no no trono de seu pai. E lutem pela dinastia de seu senhor”.

select the best and fittest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”

4 E les, porém, estavam aterrorizados e disseram: “Se dois reis não puderam enfrentá-lo, como poderemos nós?”

But they feared greatly and said, “Behold, the two kings did not stand before him; how then can we stand?”

5 P or isso o administrador do palácio, o governador da cidade, as autoridades e os tutores enviaram esta mensagem a Jeú: “Somos teus servos e faremos tudo o que exigires de nós. Não proclamaremos nenhum rei. Faze o que achares melhor”.

And the one who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders, and the guardians of the children, sent word to Jehu, saying, “ We are your servants, all that you say to us we will do, we will not make any man king; do what is good in your sight.”

6 E ntão Jeú escreveu-lhes uma segunda carta que dizia: “Se vocês estão do meu lado e estão dispostos a obedecer-me, tragam-me as cabeças dos descendentes de seu senhor a Jezreel, amanhã a esta hora”. Os setenta descendentes de Acabe estavam sendo criados pelas autoridades da cidade.

Then he wrote a letter to them a second time saying, “If you are on my side, and you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow about this time.” Now the king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were rearing them.

7 L ogo que receberam a carta, decapitaram todos os setenta, colocaram as cabeças em cestos e as enviaram a Jeú, em Jezreel.

When the letter came to them, they took the king’s sons and slaughtered them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezreel.

8 A o ser informado de que tinham trazido as cabeças, Jeú ordenou: “Façam com elas dois montes junto à porta da cidade, para que fiquem expostas lá até amanhã”.

When the messenger came and told him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,” he said, “Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.”

9 N a manhã seguinte Jeú saiu e declarou a todo o povo: “Vocês são inocentes! Fui eu que conspirei contra meu senhor e o matei, mas quem matou todos estes?

Now in the morning he went out and stood and said to all the people, “You are innocent; behold, I conspired against my master and killed him, but who killed all these?

10 S aibam, então, que não deixará de se cumprir uma só palavra que o Senhor falou contra a família de Acabe. O Senhor fez o que prometeu por meio de seu servo Elias”.

Know then that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the Lord, which the Lord spoke concerning the house of Ahab, for the Lord has done what He spoke through His servant Elijah.”

11 E ntão Jeú matou todos os que restavam da família de Acabe em Jezreel, bem como todos os seus aliados influentes, os seus amigos pessoais e os seus sacerdotes, não lhe deixando sobrevivente algum.

So Jehu killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men and his acquaintances and his priests, until he left him without a survivor.

12 D epois Jeú partiu para Samaria. Em Bete-Equede dos Pastores

Then he arose and departed and went to Samaria. On the way while he was at Beth-eked of the shepherds,

13 e ncontrou alguns parentes de Acazias, rei de Judá, e perguntou: “Quem são vocês?” Eles responderam: “Somos parentes de Acazias e estamos indo visitar as famílias do rei e da rainha-mãe”.

Jehu met the relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and said, “Who are you?” And they answered, “We are the relatives of Ahaziah; and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother.”

14 E ntão Jeú ordenou aos seus soldados: “Peguem-nos vivos!” Então os pegaram e os mataram junto ao poço de Bete-Equede. Eram quarenta e dois homens, e nenhum deles foi deixado vivo.

He said, “Take them alive.” So they took them alive and killed them at the pit of Beth-eked, forty-two men; and he left none of them.

15 S aindo dali, Jeú encontrou Jonadabe, filho de Recabe, que tinha ido falar com ele. Depois de saudá-lo Jeú perguntou: “Você está de acordo com o que estou fazendo?” Jonadabe respondeu: “Estou”. E disse Jeú: “Então, dê-me a mão”. Jonadabe estendeu-lhe a mão, e Jeú o ajudou a subir no carro,

Now when he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?” And Jehonadab answered, “It is.” Jehu said, “If it is, give me your hand.” And he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot.

16 e lhe disse: “Venha comigo e veja o meu zelo pelo Senhor ”. E o levou em seu carro.

He said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he made him ride in his chariot.

17 Q uando Jeú chegou a Samaria, matou todos os que restavam da família de Acabe na cidade; ele os exterminou, conforme a palavra que o Senhor tinha dito a Elias. A Morte dos Ministros de Baal

When he came to Samaria, he killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke to Elijah. Jehu Destroys Baal Worshipers

18 J eú reuniu todo o povo e declarou: “Acabe não cultuou o deus Baal o bastante; eu, Jeú, o cultuarei muito mais.

Then Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, “ Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much.

19 P or isso convoquem todos os profetas de Baal, todos os seus ministros e todos os seus sacerdotes. Ninguém deverá faltar, pois oferecerei um grande sacrifício a Baal. Quem não vier, morrerá”. Mas Jeú estava agindo traiçoeiramente, a fim de exterminar os ministros de Baal.

Now, summon all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests; let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal; whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it in cunning, so that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal.

20 E ntão Jeú ordenou: “Convoquem uma assembléia em honra a Baal”. Foi feita a proclamação

And Jehu said, “ Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal.” And they proclaimed it.

21 e ele enviou mensageiros por todo o Israel. Todos os ministros de Baal vieram; nem um deles faltou. Eles se reuniram no templo de Baal, que ficou completamente lotado.

Then Jehu sent throughout Israel and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. And when they went into the house of Baal, the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other.

22 E Jeú disse ao encarregado das vestes cultuais: “Traga os mantos para todos os ministros de Baal”. E ele os trouxe.

He said to the one who was in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out garments for all the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought out garments for them.

23 D epois Jeú entrou no templo com Jonadabe, filho de Recabe, e disse aos ministros de Baal: “Olhem em volta e certifiquem-se de que nenhum servo do Senhor está aqui com vocês, mas somente ministros de Baal”.

Jehu went into the house of Baal with Jehonadab the son of Rechab; and he said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search and see that there is here with you none of the servants of the Lord, but only the worshipers of Baal.”

24 E eles se aproximaram para oferecer sacrifícios e holocaustos. Jeú havia posto oitenta homens do lado de fora, fazendo-lhes esta advertência: “Se um de vocês deixar escapar um só dos homens que estou entregando a vocês, será a sua vida pela dele”.

Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed for himself eighty men outside, and he had said, “ The one who permits any of the men whom I bring into your hands to escape shall give up his life in exchange.”

25 L ogo que Jeú terminou de oferecer o holocausto, ordenou aos guardas e oficiais: “Entrem e matem todos! Não deixem ninguém escapar!” E eles os mataram ao fio da espada, jogaram os corpos para fora e depois entraram no santuário interno do templo de Baal.

Then it came about, as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the royal officers, “ Go in, kill them; let none come out.” And they killed them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the royal officers threw them out, and went to the inner room of the house of Baal.

26 L evaram a coluna sagrada para fora do templo de Baal e a queimaram.

They brought out the sacred pillars of the house of Baal and burned them.

27 A ssim destruíram a coluna sagrada de Baal e demoliram o seu templo, e até hoje o local tem sido usado como latrina.

They also broke down the sacred pillar of Baal and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine to this day.

28 A ssim Jeú eliminou a adoração a Baal em Israel.

Thus Jehu eradicated Baal out of Israel.

29 N o entanto, não se afastou dos pecados de Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, pois levou Israel a cometer o pecado de adorar os bezerros de ouro em Betel e em Dã.

However, as for the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin, from these Jehu did not depart, even the golden calves that were at Bethel and that were at Dan.

30 E o Senhor disse a Jeú: “Como você executou corretamente o que eu aprovo, fazendo com a família de Acabe tudo o que eu queria, seus descendentes ocuparão o trono de Israel até a quarta geração”.

The Lord said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in executing what is right in My eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in My heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.”

31 E ntretanto, Jeú não se preocupou em obedecer de todo o coração à lei do Senhor, Deus de Israel, nem se afastou dos pecados que Jeroboão levara Israel a cometer.

But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, which he made Israel sin.

32 N aqueles dias, o Senhor começou a reduzir o tamanho de Israel. O rei Hazael conquistou todo o território israelita

In those days the Lord began to cut off portions from Israel; and Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:

33 a leste do Jordão, incluindo toda a terra de Gileade. Conquistou desde Aroer, junto à garganta do Arnom, até Basã, passando por Gileade, terras das tribos de Gade, de Rúben e de Manassés.

from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. Jehoahaz Succeeds Jehu

34 O s demais acontecimentos do reinado de Jeú, todos os seus atos e todas as suas realizações, estão escritos nos registros históricos dos reis de Israel.

Now the rest of the acts of Jehu and all that he did and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

35 J eú descansou com os seus antepassados e foi sepultado em Samaria. Seu filho Jeoacaz foi seu sucessor.

And Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son became king in his place.

36 R einou Jeú vinte e oito anos sobre Israel em Samaria.

Now the time which Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.