1 Acaz tinha vinte anos quando começou a reinar, e reinou dezesseis anos em Jerusalém. Não fez o que era reto aos olhos de Jeová, como Davi, seu pai,
2 mas andou pelos caminhos dos reis de Israel, e até fez imagens fundidas para os Baalins.
3 Também queimou incenso no vale do filho de Hinom, e queimou seus filhos no fogo, conforme as abominações das nações, a quem Jeová desapossou de diante dos filhos de Israel.
4 Sacrificava, e queimava incenso nos altos, e nos outeiros, e debaixo de toda a árvore frondosa.
5 Pelo que Jeová, seu Deus, o entregou nas mãos do rei da Síria. Feriram-no, e tomaram-lhe uma grande multidão de cativos, que levaram para Damasco. Foi também entregue nas mãos do rei de Israel, que lhe infligiu grande derrota.
6 Pois Peca, filho de Remalias, matou em Judá num só dia cento e vinte mil homens, todos homens valentes; porque tinham abandonado a Jeová, Deus de seus pais.
7 Zicri, homem poderoso de Efraim, matou a Maaséias, filho do rei, a Azricão mordomo-mor e a Elcana, o segundo depois do rei.
8 Os filhos de Israel levaram cativos de seus irmãos duzentos mil: mulheres, filhos e filhas, e deles tiraram muitos despojos, e os levaram para Samaria.
9 Mas estava ali um profeta de Jeová, cujo nome era Obede, o qual, saindo ao encontro do exército que vinha para Samaria, lhes disse: Porque Jeová, Deus de vossos pais, estava irado contra Judá, por isso vô-los entregou às mãos, e vós os matastes com uma raiva que chegou até o céu.
10 Agora vós pensais em sujeitar os filhos de Judá e de Jerusalém para vos serem escravos e escravas; porém não há entre vós, sim entre vós, transgressores contra Jeová vosso Deus?
11 Agora ouvi-me, e tornai a enviar os cativos que fizestes entre vossos irmãos; porque o ardor da ira de Jeová está sobre vós.
12 Então alguns dos cabeças dos filhos de Efraim, a saber, Azarias, filho de Joanã, Berequias, filho de Mesilemote, Jeizquias, filho de Salum, e Amasa, filho de Hadlai, se levantaram contra os que voltavam da guerra,
13 e lhes disseram: Não fareis entrar aqui os cativos; porque a vossa intenção é fazer-nos culpados diante de Jeová, aumentando os nossos pecados e a nossa culpa. A nossa culpa já é grande, e o ardor da ira de Jeová está sobre nós.
14 Os homens armados deixaram os cativos e os despojos diante dos príncipes e de toda a congregação.
15 Os homens, acima mencionados, levantaram-se e tomaram os cativos, e do despojo vestiram a todos os que estavam nus, e proveram-nos de vestidos e de calçados e deram-lhes de comer e de beber, e ungiram-nos e fizeram montar em jumentos a todos que estavam fracos, e levaram-nos a Jericó, cidade das palmeiras, a seus irmãos. Depois voltaram para Samaria.
16 Nesse tempo o rei Acaz mandou pedir socorro aos reis da Assíria.
17 Pois de novo os edomitas tinham vindo, ferido a Judá e levado cativos.
18 Também os filisteus tinham invadido as cidades da Sefelá e do Neguebe de Judá, e tinham tomado a Bete-Semes, a Aijalom, a Gederote, e a Socó com suas aldeias, a Timna com suas aldeias, e a Ginzo com suas aldeias; e ali habitaram.
19 Jeová humilhou a Judá por causa de Acaz, rei de Israel, porque este se houve desregradamente em Judá e cometeu muitíssimas transgressões contra Jeová.
20 Tiglate-Pilneser, rei da Assíria, veio a ele, mas o afligiu e não o corroborou.
21 Porque Acaz tomou despojos da casa de Jeová, e da casa do rei e dos príncipes, e os deu ao rei da Assíria; porém isso não lhe serviu de nada.
22 No tempo da sua angústia cometeu ainda maiores transgressões contra Jeová, este mesmo rei Acaz.
23 Pois ofereceu sacrifícios aos deuses de Damasco, que o feriram, e disse: Porque os deuses dos reis da Síria os ajudam, portanto lhes oferecerei sacrifícios, para que me ajudem a mim. Porém eles foram a ruína dele e de todo o Israel.
24 Acaz ajuntou os vasos da casa de Deus, fê-los em pedaços, e fechou as portas da casa de Jeová; e fez para si altares em todos os cantos de Jerusalém.
25 Em cada uma das cidades de Judá fez altos para queimar incenso a outros deuses, e provocou a ira de Jeová, Deus de seus pais.
26 Ora o resto dos seus atos, e todos os seus caminhos, tanto os primeiros como os últimos, estão escritos no livro dos reis de Judá e de Israel.
27 Adormeceu Acaz com seus pais, e sepultaram-no na cidade, em Jerusalém; pois não o puseram no sepulcro dos reis de Israel. Em lugar dele reinou seu filho Ezequias.
1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, like David his father, 2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and also made molten images for the Baals. 3 Moreover he burned incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel. 4 He sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 Therefore Yahweh his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. They struck him, and carried away from him a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with a great slaughter. 6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed in Judah one hundred twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers. 7 Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah who was next to the king. 8 The children of Israel carried away captive of their brothers two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters, and also took away much plunder from them, and brought the plunder to Samaria. 9 But a prophet of Yahweh was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them, "Behold, because Yahweh, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and you have slain them in a rage which has reached up to heaven. 10 Now you intend to degrade the children of Judah and Jerusalem as male and female slaves for yourselves. Aren’t there even with you trespasses of your own against Yahweh your God? 11 Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives that you have taken captive from your brothers, for the fierce wrath of Yahweh is on you." 12 Then some of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war, 13 and said to them, "You must not bring in the captives here, for you intend that which will bring on us a trespass against Yahweh, to add to our sins and to our guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel."
14 So the armed men left the captives and the plunder before the princes and all the assembly. 15 The men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives, and with the plunder clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
16 At that time king Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him. 17 For again the Edomites had come and struck Judah, and carried away captives. 18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and also Gimzo and its villages; and they lived there. 19 For Yahweh brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, because he acted without restraint in Judah and trespassed severely against Yahweh. 20 Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came to him and gave him trouble, but didn’t strengthen him. 21 For Ahaz took away a portion out of Yahweh’s house, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it didn’t help him.
22 In the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against Yahweh, this same king Ahaz. 23 For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him. He said, "Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them, that they may help me." But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel. 24 Ahaz gathered together the vessels of God’s house, cut the vessels of God’s house in pieces, and shut up the doors of Yahweh’s house; and he made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 25 In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked Yahweh, the God of his fathers, to anger.
26 Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 27 Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem, because they didn’t bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.