2 Chronicles 18

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1 Therefore, Jehoshaphat was wealthy and very famous, and he was joined by affinity to Ahab.	1 Josafá, que possuía riqueza e glória em abundância, aliou-se por casamento com Acab.
2 And after some years, he descended to him in Samaria. And upon his arrival, Ahab slaughtered very many sheep and oxen, for him and for the people who had arrived with him. And he persuaded him that he should ascend against Ramoth Gilead.	2 Ao cabo de alguns anos, desceu à Samaria, à casa de Acab. Para recebê-lo com a comitiva, este matou numerosos carneiros e bois. Em seguida, persuadiu-o a fazer guerra contra Ramot de Galaad.
3 And Ahab, the king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, “Come with me to Ramoth Gilead.” And he answered him: “As I am, so also are you. As your people are, so also are my people. And we will be with you in war.”	3 Acab, rei de Israel, disse a Josafá, rei de Judá: Queres vir comigo para atacar Ramot de Galaad? Josafá respondeu-lhe: Farei o que fizeres, assim como meu exército. Iremos à guerra contigo.
4 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Consult, I beg you, the word of the Lord for the present circumstances.”	4 Contudo, Josafá disse mais ao rei de Israel: Consulta primeiro, eu te peço, o oráculo do Senhor.
5 And so the king of Israel gathered together four hundred men of the prophets, and he said to them: “Should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should we be quieted?” But they said, “Ascend, and God will deliver into the hand of the king.”	5 O rei de Israel reuniu os profetas, que eram em número de quatrocentos, e lhes perguntou: Devemos ir atacar Ramot de Galaad, ou devemos abster-nos disso? Eles responderam: Vai; o Senhor a entregará às mãos do rei.
6 And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord here, so that we may inquire of him as well?”	6 Mas Josafá replicou: Por acaso não existe aqui algum outro profeta do Senhor a quem possamos consultar?
7 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “There is one man, from whom we would be able to ask the will of the Lord. But I hate him, for he never prophesies good to me, but at all times evil. And it is Micaiah, the son of Imlah.” And Jehoshaphat said, “You should not speak in this manner, O king.”	7 Sim, respondeu o rei de Israel, há ainda um, por meio do qual se poderia consultar o Senhor; mas eu o detesto, porque nunca anuncia algo de bom; sempre a desgraça. É Miquéias, filho de Jemla. Josafá disse: Não fale o rei assim.
8 Therefore, the king of Israel called one of the eunuchs, and said to him: “Quickly, summon Micaiah, the son of Imlah.”	8 Então o rei de Israel fez sinal a um eunuco e lhe deu esta ordem: Faze vir o mais depressa possível Miquéias, filho de Jemla.
9 Now the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were both sitting upon their thrones, clothed in royal vestments. And they were sitting in an open area, beside the gate of Samaria. And all the prophets were prophesying before them.	9 O rei de Israel e Josafá, rei de Judá, tomaram lugar, cada um num trono, revestidos de suas insígnias reais, na praça que está à entrada da porta de Samaria, e todos os profetas profetizavam em sua presença,
10 Truly, Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made for himself horns of iron, and he said: “Thus says the Lord: With these, you shall threaten Syria, until you crush it.”	10 Sedecias, filho de Canaana, tinha feito para si chifres de ferro, e disse: Eis o que diz o Senhor: Com estes chifres ferirás os sírios até exterminá-los.
11 And all the prophets prophesied similarly, and they said: “Ascend against Ramoth Gilead, and you shall prosper, and the Lord will deliver them into the hand of the king.”	11 E todos os profetas profetizavam da mesma maneira, nesses termos: Sobe a Ramot de Galaad: Serás vencedor, porque o Senhor entregará a cidade às mãos do rei.
12 Then the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him: “Lo, the words of all the prophets, with one mouth, announce good to the king. Therefore, I ask you that you not dissent from them in your word, and that you speak prosperity.”	12 Todavia, o mensageiro que tinha ido procurar Miquéias, lhe dizia: Os profetas são unânimes em predizer a vitória do rei. Seja teu oráculo conforme o deles. Predize o bom êxito.
13 And Micaiah responded to him, “As the Lord lives, whatever my God will say to me, the same shall I speak.”	13 Miquéias respondeu: Por Deus, só anunciarei o que o Senhor me disser.
14 Therefore, he went to the king. And the king said to him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should we be quieted?” And he responded to him: “Ascend. For everything will come to prosperity, and the enemies will be delivered into your hands.”	14 Quando ele chegou perto do rei, disse-lhe o rei: Miquéias, devemos nós ir atacar Ramot de Galaad, ou devemos nós abster-nos disso? - Vai, respondeu Miquéias, serás vencedor; ela será entregue às mãos do rei.
15 And the king said, “Again and again, I bind you by an oath, so that you will not speak to me except what is true in the name of the Lord!”	15 Disse-lhe o rei: Quantas vezes terei que conjurar-te a que só digas a verdade em nome do Senhor?
16 Then he said: “I saw all of Israel scattered amid the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said: ‘These have no masters. Let each one return in peace to his own house.’ ”	16 Respondeu então Miquéias: Vejo todo o Israel disperso pelas montanhas, qual um rebanho sem pastor. O Senhor disse: Estes não têm chefe; voltem eles tranqüilamente, cada qual para sua casa!
17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “Did I not tell you that this one would not prophesy to me anything good, but only what is evil?”	17 Disse o rei de Israel a Josafá: Bem que eu te dizia que a meu respeito ele não havia de anunciar jamais alguma coisa boa; sempre a desgraça.
18 Then he said: “Therefore, listen to the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and the entire army of heaven was standing beside him, on the right and on the left.	18 Replicou Miquéias: Escutai o oráculo do Senhor: eu vi o Senhor assentado no seu trono e todo o exército dos céus em volta dele, à sua direita e à sua esquerda.
19 And the Lord said: ‘Who will deceive Ahab, the king of Israel, so that he may ascend and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ And when one spoke in one way, and another in another way,	19 Disse o Senhor: Quem seduzirá a Acab para que suba a Ramot de Galaad e lá encontre sua perda? - Um respondia de um modo e outro de outro.
20 there came forward a spirit, and he stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will deceive him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘In what way will you deceive him?’	20 Então um espírito avançou até a frente do Senhor e disse: Eu irei seduzi-lo. Perguntou o Senhor: De que maneira?
21 And he responded, ‘I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said: ‘You will deceive and prevail. Go forth and do so.’	21 Vou, respondeu ele, fazendo-me espírito de mentira na boca de seus profetas. - É isso mesmo, replicou o Senhor. Conseguirás seduzi-lo. Vai e faze como disseste.
22 Therefore now, behold: the Lord gave a lying spirit to the mouth of all your prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil about you.”	22 O Senhor infundiu, portanto, um espírito de mentira na boca de todos os profetas aqui presentes; mas foi a tua perda que decretou o Senhor.
23 Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, approached, and he struck Micaiah on the jaw, and he said: “In what way did the Spirit of the Lord depart from me, so that he would speak to you?”	23 Nesse momento, Sedecias, filho de Canaana, aproximou-se de Miquéias e deu-lhe uma bofetada, dizendo: Por onde saiu de mim o espírito do Senhor para falar-te?
24 And Micaiah said: “You yourself shall see it, in that day, when you will enter a room within a room, so that you may be hidden.”	24 Vê-lo-ás, respondeu Miquéias, no dia em que hás de ir de aposento em aposento a fim de te esconderes.
25 Then the king of Israel instructed, saying: “Take Micaiah, and lead him to Amon, the leader of the city, and to Joash, the son of Amalech.	25 Então o rei de Israel deu esta ordem: Prendei Miquéias; conduzi-o a Amon, governador da cidade, e a Joás, filho do rei.
26 And you shall say: ‘Thus says the king: Send this man to prison, and give to him a little bread and a little water, until I return in peace.’ ”	26 Dizei-lhes: Ordem do rei: Metei este homem na prisão; dai-lhe uma alimentação de mísero até que eu retorne são e salvo.
27 And Micaiah said, “If you will have returned in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “May all the people listen.”	27 Ao que Miquéias respondeu: Se realmente voltares são e salvo é sinal de que não falou o Senhor por mim. E acrescentou: Escutai bem, ó povo, tudo isso.
28 And so, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, ascended against Ramoth Gilead.	28 O rei de Israel subiu portanto a Ramot de Galaad com o rei de Judá, Josafá.
29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “I will change my clothing, and in this way I will go into battle. But you should be clothed in your own garments.” And the king of Israel, having changed his clothing, went to war.	29 Ele lhe disse: Eu vou disfarçar-me para entrar no combate; tu, porém, veste tuas próprias roupas. O rei de Israel disfarçou-se, por conseguinte, antes de entrar em combate.
30 Now the king of Syria had instructed the commanders of his horsemen, saying, “You shall not fight against the least or the greatest, but only against the king of Israel.”	30 Ora, o rei da Síria tinha dado a seus trinta e dois chefes de carros a ordem seguinte: Ninguém atacareis, seja pequeno ou grande, mas só o rei de Israel.
31 And so, when the leaders of the horsemen had seen Jehoshaphat, they said, “This one is the king of Israel.” And while fighting, they surrounded him. But he cried out to the Lord, and he assisted him, and he turned them away from him.	31 Ao verem Josafá, os chefes dos carros disseram entre si: É certamente o rei de Israel, e avançaram sobre ele. Mas Josafá soltou seu grito {de guerra}, e o Senhor o socorreu; Deus afastou dele os sírios.
32 For when the commanders of the horsemen had seen that he was not the king of Israel, they left him.	32 Então os chefes dos carros, vendo que não era o rei de Israel, afastaram-se dele.
33 Then it happened that one of the people shot an arrow indiscriminately, and it struck the king of Israel between the neck and the shoulder. And so he said to his chariot driver: “Turn your hand, and lead me away from the battle line. For I have been wounded.”	33 Nesse momento, um homem que tinha retesado o arco ao acaso, feriu o rei de Israel na parte fraca da couraça. O rei disse ao cocheiro de seu carro: Volta a rédea e conduze-me para fora do campo, porque estou ferido.
34 And the fight ended on that day. But the king of Israel was standing in his chariot facing the Syrians, even until evening. And he died when the sun set.	34 Mas, nesse dia, o combate foi tão violento, que o rei teve que ficar em pé no carro diante dos sírios, até a tarde. Ao pôr-do-sol, ele morreu.