2 Chronicles 31
1 And when these things had been celebrated according to ritual, all of Israel who had been found in the cities of Judah went forth, and they broke apart the idols and cut down the sacred groves. They demolished the high places and destroyed the altars, not only out of all Judah and Benjamin, but also out of Ephraim as well as Manasseh, until they utterly destroyed them. And all the sons of Israel returned to their possessions and cities.
E acabando tudo isto, todos os israelitas que ali se acharam sairam às cidades de Judá e quebraram as estátuas cortaram os bosques, e derribaram os altos e altares por toda Judá e Benjamin, como também em Ephraim e Manasseh, até que tudo destruiram: então tornaram todos os filhos de Israel, cada um para sua possessão, para as cidades deles.
2 Then Hezekiah appointed the companies of the priests and Levites by their divisions, each man in his proper office, certainly as much for the priests as for the Levites, for the sake of holocausts and peace offerings, so that they might minister and confess and sing, at the gates of the camp of the Lord.
E estabeleceu Ezequias as turmas dos sacerdotes e levitas, segundo as suas turmas, a cada um segundo o seu ministério; aos sacerdotes e levitas para o holocausto e para as ofertas pacíficas; para ministrarem, e louvarem, e cantarem, às portas dos arraiais do Senhor.
3 Now the portion of the king, from his own substance, was such that they could offer a holocaust always, in morning and in evening, also on the Sabbaths, and the new moons, and the other solemnities, just as it was written in the law of Moses.
Também estabeleceu a parte da fazenda do rei para os holocaustos; para os holocaustos da manhã e da tarde, e para os holocaustos dos sábados, e das luas novas, e das solenidades: como está escrito na lei do Senhor.
4 And now he instructed the people living in Jerusalem that they were to give portions to the priests and Levites, so that they would be able to attend to the law of the Lord.
E ordenou ao povo, aos moradores de Jerusalém, que dessem a parte dos sacerdotes e levitas; para que se pudessem esforçar na lei do Senhor.
5 And when this had reached the ears of the multitude, the sons of Israel brought an abundance of first-fruits of grain, wine, and oil, and also honey. And they offered a tenth part of all that the soil brings forth.
E, depois que este dito se divulgou, os filhos de Israel trouxeram muitas primícias de trigo, mosto, e azeite, e mel, e de toda a novidade do campo: também os dízimos de tudo trouxeram em abundância.
6 Then too, the sons of Israel and Judah, who were living in the cities of Judah, brought tithes of oxen and sheep, and tithes of the holy things that they had vowed to the Lord their God. And carrying all these things, they made many stacks.
E aos filhos de Israel e de Judá, que habitavam na cidade de Judá também trouxeram dízimos das vacas e das ovelhas, e dízimos das coisas sagradas que foram consagradas ao Senhor seu Deus: e fizeram muitos montões.
7 In the third month, they began to lay out the foundations of the stacks. And in the seventh month, they finished them.
No terceiro mês começaram a fazer os primeiros montões: e no sétimo mês acabaram.
8 And when Hezekiah and his rulers had entered, they saw the stacks, and they blessed the Lord and the people of Israel.
Vindo pois Ezequias e os príncipes, e vendo aqueles montões, bendisseram ao Senhor e ao seu povo Israel.
9 And Hezekiah questioned the priests and Levites, as to why the stacks were laid out in this way.
E perguntou Ezequias aos sacerdotes e aos levitas acerca daqueles montões.
10 Azariah, the high priest from the stock of Zadok, answered him, saying: “Since the first-fruits began to be offered in the house of the Lord, we have eaten and been satisfied, and much remains. For the Lord has blessed his people. Then what was left over is this great abundance, which you see.”
E Azarias, o sumo sacerdote da casa de Zadok, lhe falou, dizendo: Desde que esta oferta se começou a trazer à casa do Senhor, houve que comer e de que se fartar, e ainda sobejo em abundância; porque o Senhor bendisse ao seu povo, e sobejou esta abastança.
11 And so Hezekiah instructed that they should prepare storage places for the house of the Lord. And when they had done so,
Então disse Ezequias que se preparassem câmaras na casa do Senhor, e as prepararam.
12 they faithfully brought in the first-fruits, as well as the tithes and all that they had vowed. Now the overseer of these things was Conaniah, a Levite; and his brother, Shimei, was second.
Ali meteram fielmente as ofertas, e os dízimos, e as coisas consagradas: e tinha cargo disto Conanias, o levita maioral, e Simei, seu irmão, o segundo.
13 And after him, there was Jehiel, and Azariah, and Nahath, and Asaahel, and Jerimoth, and also Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, who were overseers under the hands of Conaniah, and his brother, Shimei, by the authority of Hezekiah, the king, and Azariah, the high priest of the house of God, to whom all these things belonged.
E Jehiel, e Azarias, e Nahath, e Asahel, e Jerimoth, e Jozabad, e Eliel, e Ismachias, e Mahath, e Benaias, eram superintendentes debaixo da mão de Conanias e Simei seu irmão, por mandado do rei Ezequias, e de Azarias, maioral da casa de Deus.
14 Yet truly, Kore, the son of Imnah, a Levite and the porter of the eastern gate, was the overseer of the things that were being offered freely to the Lord, and of the first-fruits, and of the things consecrated for the Holy of Holies.
E Kore filho de Jimna, o levita, porteiro da banda do oriente, tinha cargo das ofertas voluntárias de Deus, para distribuir as ofertas alçadas do Senhor e as coisas santíssimas.
15 And under his charge were Eden, and Benjamin, Jeshua, and Shemaiah, and also Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, so that they would distribute faithfully to their brothers, the small as well as the great, their portions
E debaixo das suas ordens estavam Éden, e Miniamin, e Jesua, e Semaias, Amorias, e Sechanias nas cidades dos sacerdotes, para distribuirem com fidelidade a seus irmãos, segundo as suas turmas, tanto aos pequenos como aos grandes;
16 (except for the males from three years old and upward) for all who were entering the temple of the Lord, and for whatever was needed for the ministry, throughout each day, as well as for the observances according to their divisions.
Além dos que estavam contados pelas genealogias dos machos, da idade de três anos e daí para cima; a todos os que entravam na casa do Senhor, para a obra de cada dia no seu dia, pelo seu ministério nas suas guardas, segundo as suas turmas.
17 And so, for the priests, by their families, and for the Levites, from the twentieth year and upward, by their orders and companies,
E os que estavam contados pelas genealogias dos sacerdotes, segundo a casa de seus pais; como também os levitas, da idade de vinte anos e daí para cima, nas suas guardas, segundo as suas turmas:
18 and for the entire multitude, as much for the wives as for their children of both sexes, provisions were offered faithfully from whatever had been sanctified.
Como também conforme às genealogias, com todas as suas crianças, suas mulheres, e seus filhos, e suas filhas, por toda a congregação: porque com fidelidade estes se santificavam nas coisas consagradas.
19 Then too, men were appointed of the sons of Aaron, throughout the fields and the suburbs of each city, who would distribute portions to all the males among the priests and Levites.
Também dentre os filhos de Aarão havia sacerdotes nos campos dos arrabaldes das suas cidades, em cada cidade, homens que foram contados pelos seus nomes para distribuirem as porções a todo o macho entre os sacerdotes e a todos os que estavam contados pelas genealogias entre os levitas.
20 Therefore, Hezekiah did all these things (which we have said) in all of Judah. And he worked what is good and upright and true before the Lord his God,
E assim fez Ezequias em todo o Judá: e fez o que era bom, e reto, e verdadeiro, perante o Senhor seu Deus.
21 for the whole service of the ministry of the house of the Lord, in accord with the law and the ceremonies, desiring to seek his God with his whole heart. And he did so, and he prospered.
E em toda a obra que começou no serviço da casa de Deus, e na lei, e nos mandamentos, para buscar a seu Deus, com todo o seu coração o fez, e prosperou.
