Secondo libro delle Cronache 26

BIBBIA CEI 1974	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Tutto il popolo di Giuda prese Ozia che aveva sedici anni e lo proclamò re al posto del padre Amazia.	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 ricostruì Elat e la ricondusse sotto il dominio di Giuda, dopo che il re si era addormentato con i 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 Ozia aveva sedici anni quando divenne re; regnò cinquantadue anni in Gerusalemme. Sua madre, di Gerusalemme, si chiamava Iecolia.	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 Egli fece ciò che è retto agli occhi del Signore come aveva fatto Amazia 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 Egli ricercò Dio finché visse Zaccaria, che l'aveva istruito nel timore di Dio, e finché egli ricercò il Signore, Dio 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 Uscito in guerra contro i Filistei, smantellò le mura di Gat, di Iabne e di Asdòd; costruì piazzeforti nel territorio di Asdòd e in quello dei 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 Dio lo aiutò contro i Filistei, contro gli Arabi abitanti in Gur-Baal e contro i Meuniti.	7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians, who were living in Gurbaal, and against the Ammonites.
8 Gli Ammoniti pagavano un tributo a Ozia, la cui fama giunse sino alla frontiera egiziana, perché egli era divenuto molto 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 Ozia costruì torri in Gerusalemme alla porta dell'Angolo e alla porta della Valle e sul 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 Costruì anche torri nella steppa e scavò molte cisterne perché possedeva numeroso bestiame nella pianura e nell'altipiano; aveva campagnoli e vignaioli sui monti e sulle colline, perché 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 Ozia possedeva un esercito agguerrito e pronto per combattere, diviso in schiere, registrate sotto la sorveglianze dello scriba Ieiel e di Maaseia, commissario agli ordini di Anania, uno degli ufficiali 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 Tutti i capi dei casati di quei prodi ammontavano a duemilaseicento.	12 And the entire number of the leaders, by the families of strong men, was two thousand six hundred.
13 Da loro dipendeva un esercito di trecentosettemilacinquecento guerrieri di grande valore, pronti per aiutare il re contro il 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 A loro, cioè a tutto l'esercito, Ozia fornì scudi e lance, elmi, corazze, archi e pietre per le fionde.	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 In Gerusalemme aveva fatto costruire macchine, inventate da un esperto, che collocò sulle torri e sugli angoli per scagliare frecce e grandi pietre. La fama di Ozia giunse in regioni lontane; divenne potente perché fu molto assistito.	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 in seguito a tanta potenza si insuperbì il suo cuore fino a rovinarsi. Difatti si mostrò infedele al Signore suo Dio. Penetrò nel tempio per bruciare incenso sull'altare.	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 Dietro a lui entrò il sacerdote Azaria con ottanta sacerdoti del Signore, uomini virtuosi.	17 And entering immediately after him, Azariah the priest, and with him eighty priests of the Lord, very valiant men,
18 Questi si opposero al re Ozia, dicendogli: "Non tocca a te, Ozia, offrire l'incenso, ma ai sacerdoti figli di Aronne che sono stati consacrati per offrire l'incenso. Esci dal santuario, perché hai commesso un'infrazione alla legge. Non hai diritto alla gloria che viene dal Signore Dio".	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 Ozia, che teneva in mano il braciere per offrire l'incenso, si adirò. Mentre sfogava la sua collera contro i sacerdoti, gli spuntò la lebbra sulla fronte davanti ai sacerdoti nel tempio presso l'altare dell'incenso.	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 Azaria sommo sacerdote, e tutti i sacerdoti si voltarono verso di lui, che apparve con la lebbra sulla fronte. Lo fecero uscire in fretta di lì; anch'egli si precipitò per uscire, poiché il Signore l'aveva colpito.	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 Il re Ozia rimase lebbroso fino al giorno della morte. Egli abitò in una casa di isolamento, come lebbroso, escluso dal tempio. Suo figlio Iotam dirigeva la reggia e governava il 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 Le altre gesta di Ozia, le prime come le ultime, le ha descritte il profeta Isaia, figlio di Amoz.	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 Ozia si addormentò con i suoi padri con i quali fu sepolto nel campo presso le tombe reali, perché si diceva: "È un lebbroso". Al suo posto divenne re suo figlio Iotam.	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.