2 Reis 16 – NVI-PT & NIRV

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2 Reis 16:1-20

O Reinado de Acaz, Rei de Judá

1No décimo sétimo ano do reinado de Peca, filho de Remalias, Acaz, filho de Jotão, rei de Judá, começou a reinar. 2Acaz tinha vinte anos de idade quando começou a reinar e reinou dezesseis anos em Jerusalém. Ao contrário de Davi, seu predecessor, não fez o que o Senhor, o seu Deus, aprova. 3Andou nos caminhos dos reis de Israel e chegou até a queimar o seu filho em sacrifício, imitando os costumes detestáveis das nações que o Senhor havia expulsado de diante dos israelitas. 4Também ofereceu sacrifícios e queimou incenso nos altares idólatras, no alto das colinas e debaixo de toda árvore frondosa.

5Então Rezim, rei da Síria, e Peca, filho de Remalias, rei de Israel, saíram para lutar contra Acaz e sitiaram Jerusalém, mas não conseguiram vencê-lo. 6Naquela ocasião, Rezim recuperou Elate para a Síria, expulsando os homens de Judá. Os edomitas então se mudaram para Elate, onde vivem até hoje.

7Acaz enviou mensageiros para dizer a Tiglate-Pileser, rei da Assíria: “Sou teu servo e teu vassalo. Vem salvar-me das mãos do rei da Síria e do rei de Israel, que estão me atacando”. 8Acaz ajuntou a prata e o ouro encontrados no templo do Senhor e nos depósitos do palácio real e enviou-os como presente ao rei da Assíria. 9Este atendeu ao pedido, atacou Damasco e a conquistou. Deportou seus habitantes para Quir e matou Rezim.

10Então o rei Acaz foi a Damasco encontrar-se com Tiglate-Pileser, rei da Assíria. Ele viu o altar que havia em Damasco e mandou ao sacerdote Urias um modelo do altar, com informações detalhadas para a sua construção. 11O sacerdote Urias construiu um altar conforme as instruções que o rei Acaz tinha enviado de Damasco e o terminou antes do retorno do rei Acaz. 12Quando o rei voltou de Damasco e viu o altar, aproximou-se dele e apresentou ofertas16.12 Ou e subiu sobre ele. 13Ofereceu seu holocausto16.13 Isto é, sacrifício totalmente queimado. e sua oferta de cereal, derramou sua oferta de bebidas16.13 Veja Nm 28.7. e aspergiu sobre o altar o sangue dos seus sacrifícios de comunhão16.13 Ou de paz. 14Ele tirou da frente do templo, da parte entre o altar e o templo do Senhor, o altar de bronze que ficava diante do Senhor e o colocou no lado norte do altar.

15Então o rei Acaz deu estas ordens ao sacerdote Urias: “No altar grande, ofereça o holocausto da manhã e a oferta de cereal da tarde, o holocausto do rei e sua oferta de cereal, e o holocausto, a oferta de cereal e a oferta derramada de todo o povo. Espalhe sobre o altar todo o sangue dos holocaustos e dos sacrifícios. Mas utilizarei o altar de bronze para buscar orientação”. 16E o sacerdote Urias fez como o rei Acaz tinha ordenado.

17O rei tirou os painéis laterais e retirou as pias dos estrados móveis. Tirou o tanque de cima dos touros de bronze que o sustentavam e o colocou sobre uma base de pedra. 18Por causa do rei da Assíria, tirou a cobertura que se usava no sábado16.18 Ou a plataforma de seu trono, que fora construída no templo, e suprimiu a entrada real do lado de fora do templo do Senhor.

19Os demais acontecimentos do reinado de Acaz e suas realizações estão escritos nos registros históricos dos reis de Judá. 20Acaz descansou com os seus antepassados e foi sepultado junto a eles na Cidade de Davi. Seu filho Ezequias foi o seu sucessor.

New International Reader’s Version

2 Kings 16:1-20

Ahaz King of Judah

1Ahaz began to rule as king over Judah. It was in the 17th year of the rule of Pekah, the son of Remaliah. Ahaz was the son of Jotham. 2Ahaz was 20 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 16 years. Ahaz didn’t do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God. He didn’t do what King David had done. 3He followed the ways of the kings of Israel. He even sacrificed his son in the fire to another god. He followed the practices of the nations. The Lord hated those practices. He had driven out those nations to make room for the Israelites. 4Ahaz offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places. He also did it on the tops of hills and under every green tree.

5Rezin and Pekah marched up to Jerusalem and surrounded it. Rezin was king of Aram. Pekah, the son of Remaliah, was king of Israel. They attacked Ahaz. But they couldn’t overpower him. 6At that time Rezin, the king of Aram, won back Elath for Aram. He drove out the people of Judah. Then the people of Edom moved into Elath. And they still live there to this day.

7Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser. He was king of Assyria. The message of Ahaz said, “I am your servant. You are my master. Come up and save me from the power of the kings of Aram and Israel. They are attacking me.” 8Ahaz took the silver and gold that were in the Lord’s temple. He also took the silver and gold that were among the treasures in the royal palace. He sent all of it as a gift to the king of Assyria. 9So the king of Assyria did what Ahaz asked him to do. He attacked the city of Damascus and captured it. He sent its people away to Kir. And he put Rezin to death.

10Then King Ahaz went to Damascus. He went there to see Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria. Ahaz saw an altar in Damascus. He sent a drawing of it to Uriah the priest. Ahaz also sent him plans for building it. 11So Uriah the priest built an altar. He followed all the plans King Ahaz had sent from Damascus. He finished it before Ahaz returned. 12The king came back from Damascus. When he saw the altar, he approached it. Then he offered sacrifices on it. 13He offered up his burnt offering and grain offering. He poured out his drink offering. And he splashed the blood from his friendship offerings against the altar. 14The bronze altar for burnt offerings stood in front of the Lord. It was between the new altar and the Lord’s temple. Ahaz took the bronze altar away from the front of the temple. He put it on the north side of the new altar.

15Then King Ahaz gave orders to Uriah the priest. He said, “Offer sacrifices on the large new altar. Offer the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering. Offer my burnt offering and my grain offering. Offer the burnt offering of all the people of the land. Offer their grain offering and their drink offering. Splash against this altar the blood from all the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to look for advice and direction.” 16Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had ordered.

17Ahaz cut off the sides of the bronze stands. He removed the bowls from the stands. He removed the huge bowl from the bronze bulls it stood on. He placed the bowl on a stone base. 18He took away the covered area that had been used on the Sabbath day. It had been built at the Lord’s temple. He removed the royal entrance that was outside the temple. Ahaz did all these things to honor the king of Assyria.

19The other events of the rule of Ahaz are written down. Everything he did is written in the official records of the kings of Judah. 20Ahaz joined the members of his family who had already died. He was buried in the family tomb in the City of David. Ahaz’s son Hezekiah became the next king after him.