1 E zequias tinha vinte e cinco anos de idade quando começou a reinar, e reinou vinte e nove anos em Jerusalém. O nome de sua mãe era Abia, filha de Zacarias.

Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old; and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

2 E le fez o que o Senhor aprova, tal como tinha feito Davi, seu predecessor.

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.

3 N o primeiro mês do primeiro ano de seu reinado, ele reabriu as portas do templo do Senhor e as consertou.

He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, and repaired them.

4 C onvocou os sacerdotes e os levitas, reuniu-os na praça que fica no lado leste

And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,

5 e disse: “Escutem-me, levitas! Consagrem-se agora e consagrem o templo do Senhor, o Deus dos seus antepassados. Retirem tudo o que é impuro do santuário.

and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

6 N ossos pais foram infiéis; fizeram o que o Senhor, o nosso Deus, reprova e o abandonaram. Desviaram o rosto do local da habitação do Senhor e deram-lhe as costas.

For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Jehovah, and turned their backs.

7 T ambém fecharam as portas do pórtico e apagaram as lâmpadas. Não queimaram incenso nem apresentaram holocausto no santuário para o Deus de Israel.

Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt-offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.

8 P or isso a ira do Senhor caiu sobre Judá e sobre Jerusalém; e ele fez deles objeto de espanto, horror e zombaria, conforme vocês podem ver com os seus próprios olhos.

Wherefore the wrath of Jehovah was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to be tossed to and fro, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

9 P or isso os nossos pais caíram à espada e os nossos filhos, as nossas filhas e as nossas mulheres foram levados como prisioneiros.

For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

10 P retendo, pois, agora fazer uma aliança com o Senhor, o Deus de Israel, para que o fogo da sua ira se afaste de nós.

Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

11 M eus filhos, não sejam negligentes agora, pois o Senhor os escolheu para estarem diante dele e o servirem, para ministrarem perante ele e queimarem incenso”.

My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah hath chosen you to stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers, and burn incense.

12 E ntão estes levitas puseram-se a trabalhar: dentre os descendentes de Coate: Maate, filho de Amasai, e Joel, filho de Azarias; dentre os descendentes de Merari: Quis, filho de Abdi, e Azarias, filho de Jealelel; dentre os descendentes de Gérson: Joá, filho de Zima, e Éden, filho de Joá;

Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;

13 d entre os descendentes de Elisafã: Sinri e Jeuel; dentre os descendentes de Asafe: Zacarias e Matanias;

and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

14 d entre os descendentes de Hemã: Jeuel e Simei; dentre os descendentes de Jedutum: Semaías e Uziel.

and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

15 T endo reunido e consagrado os seus parentes, os levitas foram purificar o templo do Senhor, conforme o rei havia ordenado, em obediência à palavra do Senhor.

And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.

16 O s sacerdotes entraram no santuário do Senhor para purificá-lo e trouxeram para o pátio do templo do Senhor todas as coisas impuras que lá havia, e os levitas as levaram para o vale de Cedrom.

And the priests went in unto the inner part of the house of Jehovah, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of Jehovah into the court of the house of Jehovah. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad to the brook Kidron.

17 C omeçaram a consagração no primeiro dia do primeiro mês e no oitavo dia chegaram ao pórtico do Senhor. Durante mais oito dias consagraram o templo do Senhor propriamente dito, terminando tudo no décimo sexto dia.

Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Jehovah; and they sanctified the house of Jehovah in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

18 D epois foram falar com o rei Ezequias e lhe relataram: “Purificamos todo o templo do Senhor, o altar dos holocaustos e a mesa do pão consagrado, ambos com todos os seus utensílios.

Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of burnt-offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the table of showbread, with all the vessels thereof.

19 P reparamos e consagramos todos os utensílios que o rei Acaz, em sua infidelidade, retirou durante o seu reinado. Eles estão em frente do altar do Senhor ”.

Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away when he trespassed, have we prepared and sanctified; and, behold, they are before the altar of Jehovah.

20 C edo, na manhã seguinte, o rei Ezequias reuniu os líderes da cidade e, juntos, subiram ao templo do Senhor,

Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Jehovah.

21 l evando sete novilhos, sete carneiros, sete cordeiros e sete bodes como oferta pelo pecado, em favor da realeza, do santuário e de Judá. O rei ordenou que os sacerdotes, descendentes de Arão, sacrificassem os animais no altar do Senhor.

And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Jehovah.

22 E ntão os sacerdotes abateram os novilhos e aspergiram o sangue sobre o altar; em seguida fizeram o mesmo com os carneiros e com os cordeiros.

So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

23 D epois, os bodes para a oferta pelo pecado foram levados para diante do rei e da assembléia, que impuseram as mãos sobre eles.

And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands upon them:

24 O s sacerdotes abateram os bodes e apresentaram o sangue sobre o altar como oferta pelo pecado, para fazer propiciação por todo o Israel, pois era em favor de todo o Israel que o rei havia ordenado o holocausto e a oferta pelo pecado.

and the priests killed them, and they made a sin-offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt-offering and the sin-offering should be made for all Israel.

25 O rei posicionou os levitas no templo do Senhor, com címbalos, liras e harpas, segundo a prescrição de Davi, de Gade, vidente do rei, e do profeta Natã; isso foi ordenado pelo Senhor, por meio de seus profetas.

And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah by his prophets.

26 A ssim os levitas ficaram em pé, preparados com os instrumentos de Davi, e os sacerdotes com as cornetas.

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

27 E ntão Ezequias ordenou que sacrificassem o holocausto sobre o altar. Iniciado o sacrifício, começou também o canto em louvor ao Senhor, ao som das cornetas e dos instrumentos de Davi, rei de Israel.

And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar. And when the burnt-offering began, the song of Jehovah began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel.

28 T oda a assembléia prostrou-se em adoração, enquanto os músicos cantavam e os corneteiros tocavam, até que terminou o holocausto.

And all the assembly worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt-offering was finished.

29 E ntão o rei e todos os presentes ajoelharam-se e adoraram.

And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves and worshipped.

30 O rei Ezequias e seus oficiais ordenaram aos levitas que louvassem o Senhor com as palavras de Davi e do vidente Asafe. Eles o louvaram com alegria, depois inclinaram suas cabeças e o adoraram.

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises unto Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

31 D isse então Ezequias: “Agora que vocês se dedicaram ao Senhor, tragam sacrifícios e ofertas de gratidão ao templo do Senhor ”. Assim, a comunidade levou sacrifícios e ofertas de gratidão, e alguns, espontaneamente, levaram também holocaustos.

Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto Jehovah; come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of Jehovah. And the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt-offerings.

32 E sses holocaustos que a assembléia ofertou ao Senhor foram setenta bois, cem carneiros e duzentos cordeiros.

And the number of the burnt-offerings which the assembly brought was threescore and ten bullocks, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.

33 O s animais consagrados como sacrifícios chegaram a seiscentos bois e três mil ovelhas e bodes.

And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

34 C omo os sacerdotes eram muito poucos para tirar a pele de todos os holocaustos, os seus parentes, os levitas, os ajudaram até o fim da tarefa e até que outros sacerdotes se consagrassem, pois os levitas demoraram menos que os sacerdotes para consagrar-se.

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt-offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

35 H ouve holocaustos em grande quantidade, oferecidos com a gordura das ofertas de comunhão e com as ofertas derramadas que acompanhavam esses holocaustos. Assim foi restabelecido o culto no templo do Senhor.

And also the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and with the drink-offerings for every burnt-offering. So the service of the house of Jehovah was set in order.

36 E zequias e todo o povo regozijavam-se com o que Deus havia feito por seu povo, e tudo em tão pouco tempo.

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.