II Livro dos Reis 6

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1 Os filhos dos profetas disseram a Eliseu: Vê: o lugar em que moramos contigo tornou-se estreito demais para nós.	1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha: “Behold, the place in which we live before you is too narrow for us.
2 Vamos até o Jordão, tomemos dali cada um de nós uma viga, e construamos ali uma sala em que habitemos. Ide, respondeu-lhes ele.	2 Let us go as far as the Jordan, and let us each take from the forest a piece of timber, so that we may build for ourselves a place to live there.” And he said, “Go.”
3 Mas vem também tu com os teus servos, ajuntou um deles. Eu irei, disse ele.	3 And one of them said, “Then you, too, should go with your servants.” And he answered, “I will go.”
4 E partiu com eles. Chegados ao Jordão, puseram-se a cortar madeira.	4 And he went with them. And when they had arrived at the Jordan, they were cutting down wood.
5 Ora, estando um deles a cortar uma árvore, eis que o seu machado caiu na água. Ah, meu senhor!, exclamou ele. Porque o machado era emprestado.	5 Then it happened that, while someone was cutting timber, the iron of the ax fell into the water. And he cried out and said: “Alas, alas, alas, my lord! For this thing was borrowed.”
6 Onde caiu ele?, perguntou o homem de Deus. Ele mostrou-lhe o lugar. Eliseu cortou um pedaço de madeira, jogou-o na água, e o machado veio à tona.	6 Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And he indicated to him the place. Then he cut off a piece of wood, and he threw it in. And the iron floated up.
7 Tira-o, disse ele. O homem estendeu a mão e tomou-o.	7 And he said, “Take it.” And he extended his hand, and took it.
8 O rei da Síria, que estava em guerra contra Israel, teve conselho com os seus servos e disse-lhes: Em tal e tal lugar estará o meu acampamento.	8 Now the king of Syria was fighting against Israel, and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “In this and that place, let us set up an ambush.”
9 Mandou então o homem de Deus dizer ao rei de Israel: Guarda-te de passar por tal lugar, porque os sírios estão ali.	9 And so the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying: “Take care not to pass by that place. For the Syrians are there in ambush.”
10 O rei de Israel mandou homens ao lugar indicado pelo homem de Deus em sua mensagem. E o rei acautelou-se não apenas uma ou duas vezes.	10 And so the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God had told him, and he prevented it. And he preserved himself, concerning that place, not merely once or twice.
11 O rei da Síria, alvoroçado por causa disso, chamou seus servos e disse-lhes: Não me descobrireis quem dos nossos nos traiu junto do rei de Israel?	11 And the heart of the king of Syria was disturbed over this matter. And calling together his servants, he said, “Why have you not revealed to me the one who is betraying me to the king of Israel?”
12 Não foi ninguém, ó rei, meu senhor, respondeu um deles; é o profeta Eliseu quem conta ao rei de Israel os planos que fazes em teu quarto de dormir.	12 And one of his servants said: “By no means, my lord the king! Rather it is the prophet Elisha, who is in Israel, who is revealing to the king of Israel every word whatsoever that you will speak in your conclave.”
13 Ide, disse o rei, e vede onde ele está, para que eu o mande prender. Disseram ao rei: Ele está agora em Dotã.	13 And he said to them, “Go, and see where he is, so that I may send and capture him.” And they reported to him, saying, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”
14 O rei enviou ali cavalos, carros e uma companhia importante; chegaram de noite e cercaram o lugar.	14 Therefore, he sent horses, and chariots, and experienced soldiers to that place. And when they had arrived in the night, they encircled the city.
15 Na manhã seguinte, o homem de Deus, saindo fora, viu o exército que cercava a cidade com cavalos e carros. Seu servo disse-lhe: Ai, meu senhor! Que vamos fazer agora?	15 Now the servant of the man of God, arising at first light, went out and saw the army all around the city, with horses and chariots. And he reported it to him, saying: “Alas, alas, alas, my lord! What shall we do?”
16 Não temas, respondeu Eliseu; os que estão conosco são mais numerosos do que os que estão com eles.	16 But he responded: “Do not be afraid. For there are more with us than with them.”
17 Orou Eliseu e disse: Senhor, abri-lhe os olhos, para que veja. O Senhor abriu os olhos do servo, e este viu o monte cheio de cavalos e carros de fogo ao redor de Eliseu.	17 And when Elisha had prayed, he said, “O Lord, open the eyes of this one, so that he may see.” And the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire, all around Elisha.
18 {Entretanto, os sírios} desciam para ele, e Eliseu orou ao Senhor, dizendo: Feri de cegueira estes homens. E o Senhor, ouvindo a prece de Eliseu, feriu-os de cegueira.	18 Then truly, the enemies descended to him. But Elisha prayed to the Lord, saying: “Strike, I beg you, this people with blindness.” And the Lord struck them, so that they would not see, in accord with the word of Elisha.
19 Eliseu disse-lhes: Não é por aqui o caminho, nem é esta a cidade. Segui-me: vou conduzir-vos ao homem que buscais. E levou-os a Samaria.	19 Then Elisha said to them: “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will reveal to you the man whom you are seeking.” Then he led them into Samaria.
20 Tendo eles entrado em Samaria, Eliseu disse: Senhor, abri os olhos desses homens para que vejam. O Senhor abriu-lhes os olhos e eles viram que estavam em Samaria.	20 And when they had entered into Samaria, Elisha said, “O Lord, open the eyes of these ones, so that they may see.” And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw themselves to be in the midst of Samaria.
21 O rei de Israel, tendo-os visto, disse a Eliseu: Feri-los-ei, meu pai?	21 And the king of Israel, when he had seen them, said to Elisha, “My father, should I not strike them?”
22 Não, respondeu ele. Fere aos que capturares com tua espada e teu arco. A estes, porém, dá-lhes pão e água, para que restaurem as forças e voltem em seguida para junto de seu senhor.	22 And he said: “You should not strike them. For you did not capture them with your sword or bow, so that you might strike them. Instead, set bread and water before them, so that they may eat and drink, and then go to their lord.”
23 O rei mandou que se lhes servisse um grande banquete, e depois que acabaram de comer e beber, deixou-os em liberdade, e eles voltaram para o seu soberano. E a partir de então, os guerrilheiros sírios cessaram as suas incursões nas terras de Israel.	23 And a great preparation of foods was placed before them. And they ate and drank. And he dismissed them. And they went away to their lord. And the robbers of Syria no longer came into the land of Israel.
24 Depois disso, Ben-Hadad, rei da Síria, mobilizou todo o seu exército e subiu para pôr cerco diante de Samaria.	24 Now it happened that, after these things, Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army, and he ascended and was besieging Samaria.
25 A fome alastrou-se pela cidade e o cerco foi tão rude que uma cabeça de jumento valia oitenta siclos de prata, e a quarta parte de um cab de grãos, cinco siclos de prata.	25 And a great famine occurred in Samaria. And it was blockaded for a long time, until the head of a donkey was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and one fourth part of a pint of pigeons’ dung sold for five silver coins.
26 Um dia em que o rei circulava pela muralha, uma mulher gritou-lhe: Socorre-me, ó rei, meu senhor!	26 And as the king of Israel was passing by the wall, a certain woman cried out to him, saying, “Save me, my lord the king!”
27 O rei respondeu-lhe: Se o Senhor não te salva, com que te poderei eu socorrer? Porventura com a eira ou com o lagar?	27 And he said: “If the Lord does not save you, how am I able to save you? From the grain floor, or from the wine press?” And the king said to her, “What is the matter with you?” And she responded:
28 E ajuntou: Que te aconteceu? Ela respondeu: Esta mulher, que aqui vês, disse-me: Dá-me o teu filho, para o comermos hoje; amanhã comeremos o meu.	28 “This woman said to me: ‘Give your son, so that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’
29 Cozemos então o meu filho e o comemos. No dia seguinte, quando eu lhe disse: Dá-me o teu filho, para que o comamos, ela o escondeu.	29 Therefore, we cooked my son, and we ate him. And I said to her on the next day, ‘Give your son, so that we may eat him.’ But she concealed her son.”
30 Ouvindo o que lhe dizia a mulher, o rei rasgou as vestes; e como ia passando pela muralha, o povo viu que ele trazia um cilício sobre o corpo.	30 When the king had heard this, he tore his garments, and he passed along the wall. And all the people saw the haircloth that he had worn underneath, beside his flesh.
31 Que Deus me trate com todo o rigor, se a cabeça de Eliseu, filho de Safat, lhe ficar ainda hoje sobre os ombros!	31 And the king said, “May God do these things to me, and may he add these other things, if the head of Elisha, the son of Shaphat, will remain on him this day!”
32 Ora, Eliseu achava-se em sua casa, e os anciãos sentados com ele. O rei se fizera preceder por um emissário; mas, antes que este chegasse, Eliseu disse aos anciãos: Vede como este filho de bandido manda alguém para cortar-me a cabeça? Atenção! Quando chegar o emissário, fechai-lhe a porta e repeli-o. Mas não se ouve já o ruído dos passos de seu amo, que o segue?	32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And so he sent a man ahead. And before that messenger arrived, he said to the elders: “Do you not know that this son of a murderer is sending someone to cut off my head? Therefore, watch, and when the messenger arrives, close the door. And you shall not permit him to enter. For behold, the sound of his lord’s feet is behind him.”
33 Não tinha ainda acabado de falar, quando o mensageiro se apresentou diante dele e disse-lhe: Quando um tão grande mal nos vem do Senhor, que poderei eu esperar ainda?	33 While he was still speaking to them, the messenger appeared who was sent to him. And he said: “Behold, such a great evil is from the Lord! What more should I expect from the Lord?”