2 Reis 24

1 Em seu tempo subiu Nabucodonosor, rei de Babilônia, ao qual Jeoaquim serviu por três anos; depois voltou-se contra e se rebelou contra ele.

While Jehoiakim was ruling [Judah, the army of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded Judah. [They defeated the Judean army, and as a result, ] Jehoiakim was required to pay a lot of tribute/taxes to King Nebuchadnezzar. But after three years, Jehoiakim rebelled.

2 O SENHOR, porém, enviou contra ele tropas de caldeus, e tropas de sírios, e tropas de moabitas, e tropas de amonitas; os quais enviou contra Judá para que a destruíssem, conforme a palavra do SENHOR que havia falado por meio dos seus servos, os profetas.

Then Yahweh sent raiders from Babylonia and Syria, and from the Moab and Ammon people-groups, to attack the people of Judah and get rid of them, just as Yahweh had told his prophets to warn the people would happen.

3 Certamente foi por ordem do SENHOR que veio isto contra Judá, para tirá-la de sua presença, pelos pecados de Manassés, conforme tudo o que ele fez;

These things happened to the people of Judah according to what Yahweh commanded. [He had decided] to get rid of the people of Judah because of the many sins that King Manasseh [had committed].

4 Também pelo sangue inocente que derramou, pois encheu Jerusalém de sangue inocente; o SENHOR, portanto, não quis perdoar.

Manasseh had even caused many innocent people in Jerusalem to be killed, and Yahweh would not forgive that.

5 Os demais dos feitos de Jeoaquim, e todas as coisas que fez, não estão escritos no livro das crônicas dos reis de Judá?

The other things that happened while Jehoiakim was king, and all the things that he did, are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

6 E descansou Jeoaquim com seus pais, e reinou em seu lugar seu filho Joaquim.

When Jehoiakim died, his son Jehoiachin became the king.

7 E nunca mais o rei do Egito saiu de sua terra; porque o rei da Babilônia lhe tomou tudo o que era seu, desde o rio do Egito até o rio de Eufrates.

[The army of] the king of Babylon [defeated the army of Egypt, and] took control of all the area that the Egyptians formerly controlled, from the brook [at the border] of Egypt [in the south] to the Euphrates River [in the north]. So [the army of] the king of Egypt did not return [to attack Judah] again.

8 Tinha Joaquim dezoito anos quando começou a reinar, e reinou em Jerusalém três meses. O nome de sua mãe foi Neusta filha de Elnatã, de Jerusalém.

Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became the king of Judah. His mother’s name was Nehushta; she was the daughter of a man from Jerusalem named Elnathan. Jehoiachin ruled in Jerusalem for [only] three months.

9 E fez o que era mau aos olhos do SENHOR, conforme todas as coisas que seu pai havia feito.

Jehoiachin did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, just as his father had done.

10 Naquele tempo subiram os servos de Nabucodonosor rei da Babilônia contra Jerusalém e a cidade foi cercada.

[While Jehoiachin was king, ] some officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came [along with the whole Babylonian army] to Jerusalem, and they surrounded the city.

11 Veio também Nabucodonosor rei da Babilônia contra a cidade, quando seus servos a tinham cercado.

While they were doing that, Nebuchadnezzar himself came to the city.

12 Então saiu Joaquim rei de Judá, para render-se ao rei da Babilônia, ele, e sua mãe, e seus servos, e seus príncipes, e seus eunucos; e o rei da Babilônia o prendeu no oitavo ano de seu reinado.

Then King Jehoiachin and his mother and his advisors and important officers and palace officials all surrendered to the Babylonian army. These thngs happened when Nebuchadnezzar had been king for eight years. He arrested Jehoiachin and took him to Babylon.

13 E tirou dali todos os tesouros da casa do SENHOR, e os tesouros da casa real, e despedaçou todos os utensílios de ouro que havia feito Salomão rei de Israel na casa do SENHOR, como o SENHOR havia dito.

Just as Yahweh had said would happen, Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] took [to Babylon] all the valuable things from Yahweh’s temple and from the king’s palace. They cut apart all the gold items that King Solomon had put in the temple.

14 E levou em cativeiro toda Jerusalém, todos os príncipes, e todos os homens valentes, até dez mil cativos, e todos os artesãos e ferreiros; que não restou ninguém, exceto os pobres do povo da terra.

They took from Jerusalem [to Babylon] 10,000 people, including the important officials and the best soldiers and the people who made and repaired things that were made of metal. Only the very poor people were left in Judah.

15 Também levou cativo Joaquim à Babilônia, assim como a mãe do rei, as mulheres do rei, os seus eunucos, e os poderosos daquela terra; cativos os levou de Jerusalém à Babilônia.

Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers also took to Babylon Jehoiachin’s wives and officials, his mother, and [all] the important people.

16 A todos os homens de guerra, que foram sete mil, e aos oficiais e ferreiros, que foram mil, e a todos os valentes para fazer a guerra, levou cativos o rei da Babilônia.

They also took to Babylon 7,000 of the best soldiers and 1,000 men who knew how to make and repair things that are made from metal. All of these people whom they took were strong and able to fight in wars.

17 E o rei da Babilônia pôs como rei em lugar de Joaquim a Matanias, tio dele, e mudou-lhe o nome para Zedequias.

Then the king of Babylon appointed Jehoiachin’s uncle, Mattaniah, to be the king [of Judah], and he changed Mattaniah’s name to Zedekiah.

18 De vinte e um anos era Zedequias quando começou a reinar, e reinou em Jerusalém onze anos. O nome de sua mãe foi Hamutal filha de Jeremias, de Libna.

When Zedekiah was twenty-one years old, he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal; she was the daughter of a man named Jeremiah from Libnah [town].

19 E fez o que era mau aos olhos do SENHOR, conforme a tudo o que havia feito Jeoaquim.

But Zedekiah did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, just as Jehoiakim had done.

20 Assim aconteceu por causa da ira do SENHOR contra Jerusalém e Judá, até que os expulsou de sua presença. E Zedequias se rebelou contra o rei da Babilônia.

Yahweh was very angry. So (and finally/after he had been patient a long time) he expelled the people of Jerusalem and [the other places in] Judah and sent them to Babylon. [That is what happened when] Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.