Secondo libro delle Cronache 26

DIODATI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 ALLORA tutto il popolo di Giuda prese Uzzia, il quale era d’età di sedici anni, e lo costituì re, in luogo di Amasia, suo padre.	1 Then all the people of Judah appointed his son, Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, as king in place of his father, Amaziah.
2 Egli edificò Elot, e la racquistò a Giuda dopo che il re fu giaciuto co’ suoi padri.	2 He built up Eloth, and he restored it to the dominion of Judah. After this, the king slept with his fathers.
3 Uzzia era d’età di sedici anni quando cominciò a regnare; e regnò cinquantadue anni in Gerusalemme. E il nome di sua madre era Iecolia, da Gerusalemme.	3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jecoliah, from Jerusalem.
4 Ed egli fece ciò che piace al Signore; interamente come avea fatto Amasia, suo padre.	4 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, in accord with all that his father, Amaziah, had done.
5 E si diede a ricercare Iddio, mentre visse Zaccaria, uomo intendente nelle visioni di Dio; e mentre egli ricercò il Signore, Iddio lo fece prosperare.	5 And he sought the Lord, during the days of Zechariah, who understood and saw God. And while he was seeking the Lord, he directed him in all things.
6 Ed egli uscì, e fece guerra co’ Filistei, e fece delle rotture nelle mura di Gat, e nelle mura di Iabne, e nelle mura di Asdod; ed edificò delle città nel paese di Asdod, e degli altri Filistei.	6 Indeed, he went out and fought against the Philistines. And he destroyed the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod. Also, he built towns in Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
7 E Iddio gli diede aiuto contro a’ Filistei, e contro agli Arabi che abitavano in Gurbaal, e contro a’ Maoniti.	7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians, who were living in Gurbaal, and against the Ammonites.
8 Gli Ammoniti eziandio davano presenti ad Uzzia; e il suo nome andò fino in Egitto; perciocchè egli si fece sommamente potente.	8 And the Ammonites weighed out gifts to Uzziah. And his name became widely known, even to the entrance of Egypt, because of his frequent victories.
9 Uzzia edificò ancora delle torri in Gerusaelemme, alla porta del cantone, e alla porta della valle, ed al cantone; e le fortificò.	9 And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem, above the gate of the corner, and above the gate of the valley, and others on the same side of the wall, and he fortified them.
10 Edificò ancora delle torri nel deserto e vi cavò molti pozzi; perciocchè egli avea gran quantitià di bestiame, come anche nella campagna, e nella pianura; avea eziandio de’ lavoratori, e dei vignaiuoli ne’ monti, ed in Carmel; perciocchè egli amava l’agricoltura.	10 Then he also constructed towers in the wilderness, and dug many cisterns, because he had much cattle, both in the plains and in the starkness of the wilderness. Also, he had vineyards and dressers of vines in the mountains and at Carmel. Certainly, he was a man devoted to agriculture.
11 Ed Uzzia avea un esercito di gente di guerra, che andava alla guerra per ischiere, secondo il numero della lor rassegna, fatta per mano di Ieiel segretario, e di Maaseia commessario, sotto la condotta di Hanania, l’uno de’ capitani del re.	11 Now the army of his warriors, who would go forth to battle, was under the hand of Jeiel, the scribe, and Maaseiah, the teacher, and under the hand of Hananiah, who was among the king’s commanders.
12 Tutto il numero de’ capi della gente di valore, distinta per famiglie paterne, era di duemila seicento.	12 And the entire number of the leaders, by the families of strong men, was two thousand six hundred.
13 Ed essi aveano sotto la lor condotta un esercito di trecensettemila cinquecento prodi e valorosi guerrieri, per soccorrere il re contro al nemico.	13 And the entire army under them was three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, who were fit for war, and who fought on behalf of the king against the adversaries.
14 Ed Uzzia preparò a tutto quell’esercito scudi, e lance, ed elmi, e corazze, ed archi, e frombole a trar pietre.	14 Also, Uzziah prepared for them, that is, for the entire army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and breastplates, and bows, as well as slings for the casting of stones.
15 Fece, oltre a ciò, in Gerusalemme degl’ingegni d’arte d’ingegnere, per metterli sopra le torri, e sopra i canti, per trar saette e pietre grosse. E la sua fama andò lungi perciocchè egli fu maravigliosamente soccorso, finchè fu fortificato	15 And in Jerusalem, he made various kinds of machines, which he placed in the towers, and at the corners of the walls, so as to shoot arrows and large stones. And his name went forth to far away places, for the Lord was helping him and had strengthened him.
16 Ma quando egli fu fortificato, il cuor suo s’innalzò, fino a corrompersi; e commise misfatto contro al Signore Iddio suo, ed entrò nel Tempio del Signore, per far profumo sopra l’altar de’ profumi.	16 But when he had become strong, his heart was lifted up, even to his own destruction. And he neglected the Lord his God. And entering into the temple of the Lord, he intended to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
17 Ma il sacerdote Azaria entrò dietro a lui, avendo seco ottanta sacerdoti del Signore, uomini valenti;	17 And entering immediately after him, Azariah the priest, and with him eighty priests of the Lord, very valiant men,
18 ed essi si opposero al re Uzzia, e gli dissero: Non istà a te, o Uzzia, il far profumo al Signore; anzi a’ sacerdoti, figliuoli di Aaronne, che son consacrati per far profumi; esci fuori del Santuario; perciocchè tu hai misfatto, e ciò non ti tornerà in gloria da parte del Signore Iddio.	18 withstood the king, and they said: “It is not your office, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord; rather, it is the office of the priests, that is, of the sons of Aaron, who have been consecrated for this same ministry. Depart from the sanctuary, otherwise you will be in contempt. For this act will not be reputed to you for your glory by the Lord God.”
19 Allora Uzzia si adirò, avendo in mano il profumo da incensare; ma mentre si adirava contro a’ sacerdoti, la lebbra gli nacque in su la fronte in presenza dei sacerdoti nella Casa del Signore, d’in su l’altar de’ profumi.	19 And Uzziah, having become angry, while holding in his hand the censer so that he might burn incense, threatened the priests. And immediately a leprosy arose on his forehead, in the sight of the priests, in the house of the Lord, at the altar of incense.
20 E il sommo sacerdote Azaria, e tutti i sacerdoti lo riguardarono, ed ecco, egli era lebbroso nella fronte; ed essi lo fecero prestamente uscir di là; ed egli ancora si gittò fuori per uscire; perciocchè il Signore l’avea percosso.	20 And when the high priest Azariah, and all the rest of the priests, had gazed upon him, they saw the leprosy on his forehead, and they hurried to expel him. Then too, he himself, becoming terrified, rushed to depart, because immediately he had become aware of the wound of the Lord.
21 E il re Uzzia fu lebbroso fino al giorno della sua morte, ed abitò così lebbroso in una casa in disparte; perciocchè fu separato della Casa del Signore; e Iotam, suo figliuolo, era mastro del palazzo reale, e rendeva ragione al popolo del paese.	21 And so, king Uzziah was a leper, even until the day of his death. And he lived in a separate house, being full of leprosy, because of which he had been ejected from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham, his son, directed the house of the king, and he was judging the people of the land.
22 Ora, quant’è al rimanente de’ fatti di Uzzia, primi ed ultimi, il profeta Isaia, figliuolo di Amos, li ha descritti.	22 But the rest of the words of Uzziah, the first and the last, were written by the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.
23 Ed Uzzia giacque co’ suoi padri e fu seppellito co’ suoi padri nel campo delle sepolture dei re; perciocchè fu detto: Egli è lebbroso. E Iotam, suo figliuolo, regnò in luogo suo	23 And Uzziah slept with his fathers. And they buried him in the field of the royal sepulchers, because he was a leper. And Jotham, his son, reigned in his place.