2 Crônicas 29
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Ezequias, rei de Judá
29 Ezequias tinha vinte e cinco anos quando começou a reinar, e governou vinte e nove anos em Jerusalém. O nome da sua mãe era Abias, filha de Zacarias. 2 Ezequias fez o que era reto diante do SENHOR, assim como fez seu antepassado Davi.
3 No primeiro mês do primeiro ano do seu reinado, Ezequias mandou abrir as portas do templo do SENHOR e as reparou. 4 Fez vir os sacerdotes e os levitas e os reuniu na praça oriental do templo. 5 Disse a eles:
—Escutem, levitas! Purifiquem-se agora e purifiquem o templo do SENHOR, Deus dos seus antepassados. Tirem deste santo templo tudo o que seja impuro, 6 porque os nossos antepassados se rebelaram e fizeram o que era mau perante o SENHOR, nosso Deus. Deram as costas ao SENHOR e desprezaram o lugar onde ele mora. 7 Fecharam as portas do pórtico, apagaram as lâmpadas, deixaram de queimar incenso e não ofereceram mais os sacrifícios que devem ser queimados completamente no santo templo do Deus de Israel.
8 —Por causa disso o SENHOR se irritou com Judá e com Jerusalém, e permitiu que fossem feitos motivo de espanto, desolação e desprezo, assim como vocês podem comprovar com seus próprios olhos. 9 Nossos antepassados caíram mortos à espada e nossos filhos, filhas e esposas foram levados prisioneiros. 10 Portanto eu tenho tomado a decisão de fazer uma aliança com o SENHOR, Deus de Israel, para que cesse de se irritar conosco. 11 Então, meus filhos, não é o momento para que sejam negligentes, porque o SENHOR tem escolhido vocês para servi-lo, para que sejam seus servos e lhe queimem incenso.
12 Estes são os levitas que estiveram dispostos a trabalhar imediatamente:
Dos descendentes de Coate: Maate, filho de Amasai, e Joel, filho de Azarias.
Dos descendentes de Merari: Quisom, filho de Obadias, e Azarias, filho de Jealelel.
Dos descendentes de Gérson: Joá, filho de Zima, e Éden, filho de Joá.
13 Dos descendentes de Elizafã: Sinri e Jeuel.
Dos descendentes de Asafe: Zacarias e Matanias.
14 Dos descendentes de Hemã: Jeuel e Simei.
Dos descendentes de Jedutum: Semaías e Uziel.
15 Eles reuniram seus parentes, se purificaram e entraram no templo do SENHOR para purificá-lo, assim como o rei havia mandado conforme as palavras do SENHOR. 16 Depois os sacerdotes entraram no interior do templo do SENHOR para purificá-lo. Tiraram do átrio do templo do SENHOR todas as coisas impuras que encontraram. Os levitas jogaram tudo isso no ribeiro de Cedrom. 17 Começaram a purificar o templo no primeiro dia do primeiro mês, e por volta do oitavo dia do mês já tinham chegado ao pórtico do templo do SENHOR. Demoraram mais oito dias para purificar o resto do templo do SENHOR e por volta do dia dezesseis do primeiro mês já haviam terminado. 18 Depois foram e se apresentaram perante o rei Ezequias e disseram:
—Já purificamos todo o templo do SENHOR, até o altar dos sacrifícios que devem ser queimados completamente e todos seus utensílios; também a mesa onde se colocam as fileiras do pão consagrado, com todos seus utensílios. 19 Da mesma forma resgatamos e purificamos todos os utensílios que, por causa de sua infidelidade, o rei Acaz havia rejeitado durante seu reinado. Agora estão perante o altar do Senhor.
20 Ezequias levantou-se bem cedo, reuniu os líderes da cidade e foi ao templo do SENHOR. 21 Levaram sete bois, sete carneiros, sete cordeiros e sete cabritos como sacrifício pelo pecado em favor do reino, do templo e de Judá. O rei ordenou aos sacerdotes descendentes de Arão que os oferecessem no altar do SENHOR como sacrifício que deve ser queimado completamente. 22 Eles mataram os bois, recolheram o sangue e o jogaram sobre o altar. Depois sacrificaram os carneiros e os cordeiros e jogaram o sangue deles sobre o altar. 23 Tiraram os cabritos para o sacrifício da purificação perante o rei e a congregação, e colocaram as mãos sobre a cabeça dos animais e as empurraram para baixo. 24 Em seguida os sacerdotes mataram os cabritos e derramaram o sangue sobre o altar como sacrifício pelo pecado de todo Israel. Fizeram isto porque o rei tinha ordenado que tanto o sacrifício que deve ser queimado completamente como o sacrifício pelo pecado fossem oferecidos pelo perdão dos pecados de todo Israel.
25 Ezequias restabeleceu novamente no templo do SENHOR os levitas que tocavam címbalos, harpas e liras, assim como havia mandado Davi, o profeta Natã e o vidente Gade. Essa ordem o SENHOR havia dado por intermédio de seus profetas. 26 Então os levitas tomaram seus lugares com os instrumentos de Davi, e os sacerdotes tocaram as trombetas. 27 Depois Ezequias deu a ordem para oferecerem no altar o sacrifício que deve ser queimado completamente. Nesse exato momento começaram a entoar cânticos em honra ao SENHOR, acompanhado pelo som das trombetas e dos instrumentos de Davi, rei de Israel. 28 Toda a congregação permaneceu adorando de joelhos enquanto os cantores cantavam e tocavam as trombetas; tudo isso durou até que se consumisse o sacrifício que deve ser queimado completamente. 29 Quando foi concluído o sacrifício, o rei e todos os que estavam com ele se ajoelharam para adorar a Deus. 30 O rei Ezequias e os líderes ordenaram aos levitas que cantassem louvores ao SENHOR de acordo com as palavras de Davi e Asafe o vidente. Louvaram com alegria, se inclinaram e se prostraram. 31 Depois o rei Ezequias disse:
—Agora que vocês têm se consagrado ao SENHOR, tragam ao altar sacrifícios e ofertas de ações de graça para o templo do Senhor.
Então a congregação trouxe sacrifícios e ofertas de ações de graça. Também os que queriam fazê-lo ofereceram sacrifícios que devem ser queimados completamente.
32 De tal maneira que a congregação ofereceu como sacrifícios que devem ser queimados completamente sete bois, cem carneiros e duzentos cordeiros. Tudo foi oferecido como sacrifício que deve ser queimado completamente ao SENHOR. 33 As ofertas consagradas foram de 600 bois e 3.000 ovelhas. 34 Mas como os sacerdotes eram poucos e não podiam tirar a pele de tantos animais, seus parentes os levitas tiveram que ajudá-los a terminar o trabalho até que os outros sacerdotes se purificassem, pois os levitas tinham se mostrado mais dispostos a purificar-se que os sacerdotes. 35 Então houve uma grande quantidade de sacrifícios que deviam ser queimados completamente, além da gordura das ofertas para festejar e das ofertas de vinho.
Foi assim que se restabeleceu o culto no templo do SENHOR. 36 Ezequias e todo Israel se alegraram porque Deus ordenou ao povo que fizessem tudo depressa.
2 Chronicles 29
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judah’s King Hezekiah
29 Hezekiah was 25 years old(A) when he became king and reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah[a] daughter of Zechariah. 2 He did what was right in the Lord’s sight(B) just as his ancestor David had done.
3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the Lord’s temple and repaired them.(C) 4 Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the eastern public square.(D) 5 He said to them, “Hear me, Levites. Consecrate yourselves(E) now and consecrate the temple of Yahweh, the God of your ancestors. Remove everything impure from the holy place. 6 For our fathers were unfaithful and did what is evil in the sight of the Lord our God. They abandoned Him, turned their faces away from the Lord’s tabernacle, and turned their backs on Him.[b](F) 7 They also closed the doors of the portico, extinguished the lamps, did not burn incense, and did not offer burnt offerings in the holy place of the God of Israel. 8 Therefore, the wrath of the Lord was on Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of terror, horror, and mockery,[c](G) as you see with your own eyes. 9 Our fathers fell by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity because of this.(H) 10 It is in my heart now to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel(I) so that His burning anger may turn away from us. 11 My sons, don’t be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in His presence, to serve Him, and to be His ministers and burners of incense.”(J)
Cleansing the Temple
12 Then the Levites stood up:
Mahath(K) son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites;
Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites;(L)
Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;
13 Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites;
Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;
14 Jehiel[d] and Shimei from the Hemanites;
Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites.
15 They gathered their brothers together, consecrated themselves,(M) and went according to the king’s command by the words of the Lord(N) to cleanse the Lord’s temple.(O)
16 The priests went to the entrance of the Lord’s temple to cleanse it. They took all the unclean things they found in the Lord’s sanctuary to the courtyard of the Lord’s temple. Then the Levites received them and took them outside to the Kidron Valley.(P) 17 They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the portico of the Lord’s temple. They consecrated the Lord’s temple for eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.
18 Then they went inside to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed the whole temple of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the rows of the bread of the Presence and all its utensils. 19 We have set up and consecrated all the utensils that King Ahaz rejected during his reign(Q) when he became unfaithful. They are in front of the altar of the Lord.”
Renewal of Temple Worship
20 King Hezekiah got up early, gathered the city officials, and went to the Lord’s temple. 21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. Then he told the descendants of Aaron, the priests, to offer them on the altar of the Lord. 22 So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar.(R) They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar. 23 Then they brought the goats for the sin offering right into the presence of the king and the congregation, who laid their hands on them.(S) 24 The priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel,(T) for the king said that the burnt offering and sin offering were for all Israel.
25 Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the Lord’s temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres(U) according to the command of David,(V) Gad the king’s seer,(W) and Nathan the prophet.(X) For the command was from the Lord through His prophets. 26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David,(Y) and the priests with the trumpets.(Z)
27 Then Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. When the burnt offerings began, the song of the Lord and the trumpets began, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. 28 The whole assembly was worshiping, singing the song, and blowing the trumpets—all of this continued until the burnt offering was completed. 29 When the burnt offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.(AA) 30 Then King Hezekiah and the officials told the Levites to sing praise to the Lord in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with rejoicing and bowed down and worshiped.
31 Hezekiah concluded, “Now you are consecrated[e] to the Lord. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the Lord’s temple.” So the congregation brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all those with willing hearts(AB) brought burnt offerings. 32 The number of burnt offerings the congregation brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. 33 Six hundred bulls and 3,000 sheep were consecrated.
34 However, since there were not enough priests, they weren’t able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them(AC) until the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious[f](AD) to consecrate themselves than the priests were.(AE) 35 Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the fellowship offerings(AF) and with the drink offerings(AG) for the burnt offering.
So the service of the Lord’s temple was established. 36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over how God had prepared the people, for it had come about suddenly.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 29:1 = Abi in 2Kg 18:2
- 2 Chronicles 29:6 Lit and they gave the back of the neck
- 2 Chronicles 29:8 Lit hissing
- 2 Chronicles 29:14 Alt Hb tradition reads Jehuel
- 2 Chronicles 29:31 Lit Now you have filled your hands
- 2 Chronicles 29:34 Lit upright of heart; Ps 32:11; 64:10
2 Chronicles 29
New International Version
Hezekiah Purifies the Temple(A)
29 Hezekiah(B) was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David(C) had done.
3 In the first month of the first year of his reign, he opened the doors of the temple of the Lord and repaired(D) them. 4 He brought in the priests and the Levites, assembled them in the square on the east side 5 and said: “Listen to me, Levites! Consecrate(E) yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove all defilement from the sanctuary. 6 Our parents(F) were unfaithful;(G) they did evil in the eyes of the Lord our God and forsook him. They turned their faces away from the Lord’s dwelling place and turned their backs on him. 7 They also shut the doors of the portico and put out the lamps. They did not burn incense(H) or present any burnt offerings at the sanctuary to the God of Israel. 8 Therefore, the anger of the Lord has fallen on Judah and Jerusalem; he has made them an object of dread and horror(I) and scorn,(J) as you can see with your own eyes. 9 This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword and why our sons and daughters and our wives are in captivity.(K) 10 Now I intend to make a covenant(L) with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger(M) will turn away from us. 11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before him and serve him,(N) to minister(O) before him and to burn incense.”
12 Then these Levites(P) set to work:
from the Kohathites,
Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah;
from the Merarites,
Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel;
from the Gershonites,
Joah son of Zimmah and Eden(Q) son of Joah;
13 from the descendants of Elizaphan,(R)
Shimri and Jeiel;
from the descendants of Asaph,(S)
Zechariah and Mattaniah;
14 from the descendants of Heman,
Jehiel and Shimei;
from the descendants of Jeduthun,
Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 When they had assembled their fellow Levites and consecrated themselves, they went in to purify(T) the temple of the Lord, as the king had ordered, following the word of the Lord. 16 The priests went into the sanctuary of the Lord to purify it. They brought out to the courtyard of the Lord’s temple everything unclean that they found in the temple of the Lord. The Levites took it and carried it out to the Kidron Valley.(U) 17 They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and by the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the Lord. For eight more days they consecrated the temple of the Lord itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month.
18 Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported: “We have purified the entire temple of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table for setting out the consecrated bread, with all its articles. 19 We have prepared and consecrated all the articles(V) that King Ahaz removed in his unfaithfulness while he was king. They are now in front of the Lord’s altar.”
20 Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials together and went up to the temple of the Lord. 21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs and seven male goats(W) as a sin offering[a](X) for the kingdom, for the sanctuary and for Judah. The king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer these on the altar of the Lord. 22 So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splashed it against the altar; next they slaughtered the rams and splashed their blood against the altar; then they slaughtered the lambs and splashed their blood(Y) against the altar. 23 The goats(Z) for the sin offering were brought before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands(AA) on them. 24 The priests then slaughtered the goats and presented their blood on the altar for a sin offering to atone(AB) for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.(AC)
25 He stationed the Levites in the temple of the Lord with cymbals, harps and lyres in the way prescribed by David(AD) and Gad(AE) the king’s seer and Nathan the prophet; this was commanded by the Lord through his prophets. 26 So the Levites stood ready with David’s instruments,(AF) and the priests with their trumpets.(AG)
27 Hezekiah gave the order to sacrifice the burnt offering on the altar. As the offering began, singing to the Lord began also, accompanied by trumpets and the instruments(AH) of David king of Israel. 28 The whole assembly bowed in worship, while the musicians played and the trumpets sounded. All this continued until the sacrifice of the burnt offering(AI) was completed.
29 When the offerings were finished, the king and everyone present with him knelt down and worshiped.(AJ) 30 King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
31 Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to the Lord. Come and bring sacrifices(AK) and thank offerings to the temple of the Lord.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing(AL) brought burnt offerings.
32 The number of burnt offerings(AM) the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams and two hundred male lambs—all of them for burnt offerings to the Lord. 33 The animals consecrated as sacrifices amounted to six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep and goats. 34 The priests, however, were too few to skin all the burnt offerings;(AN) so their relatives the Levites helped them until the task was finished and until other priests had been consecrated,(AO) for the Levites had been more conscientious in consecrating themselves than the priests had been. 35 There were burnt offerings in abundance, together with the fat(AP) of the fellowship offerings(AQ) and the drink offerings(AR) that accompanied the burnt offerings.
So the service of the temple of the Lord was reestablished. 36 Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had brought about for his people, because it was done so quickly.(AS)
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 29:21 Or purification offering; also in verses 23 and 24
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