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Sabato, 22 agosto 2026 - Beata Maria Vergine Regina ( Letture di oggi)

I Livro dos Reis 20


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Biblia MariaRevised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Ben-Adad, rei da Síria, mobilizou todo o seu exército. Tinha com ele trinta e dois reis, cavalos e carros. Subiu, pôs o cerco diante de Samaria e atacou-a.*1 Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
2 Mandou mensageiros a Acab, rei de Israel, na cidade, com esta mensagem:2 And he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad:
3 “Eis o que diz Ben-Adad: A tua prata e teu ouro são meus. São minhas as tuas mulheres e os mais belos de teus filhos”.3 'Your silver and your gold are mine; your fairest wives and children also are mine.'"
4 “Como tu dizes, meu senhor e rei –, respondeu Acab – eu sou teu com tudo o que me pertence.”4 And the king of Israel answered, "As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have."
5 Mas os mensageiros voltaram e disseram: “Isto diz Ben-Adad: Mandou-te dizer: Dá-me tua prata e teu ouro, tuas mulheres e teus filhos.5 The messengers came again, and said, "Thus says Ben-hadad: 'I sent to you, saying, "Deliver to me your silver and your gold, your wives and your children";
6 Amanhã, pois, a esta mesma hora, mandarei os meus servos à tua casa. Eles a revistarão, assim como as casas de teus servos; tomarão com as suas mãos tudo o que lhes aprou­ver”.6 nevertheless I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants, and lay hands on whatever pleases them, and take it away.'"
7 Então, o rei de Israel convocou todos os anciãos da terra e disse-lhes: “Con­siderai e vede que esse homem quer a nossa perda. Quando me mandou pedir minhas mulheres, meus filhos, minha prata e meu ouro, nada lhe recusei”.7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, "Mark, now, and see how this man is seeking trouble; for he sent to me for my wives and my children, and for my silver and my gold, and I did not refuse him."
8 Os anciãos e todo o povo disseram-lhe: “Não lhe dês ouvidos, nem o atendas em nada”.8 And all the elders and all the people said to him, "Do not heed or consent."
9 Acab respondeu aos mensageiros de Ben-Adad: “Dizei ao rei, meu senhor: Estou pronto a fazer o que pediste ao teu servo da primeira vez; mas o que agora exiges, não o posso consentir”. Os mensageiros foram-se e deram tal resposta ao rei.9 So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, "Tell my lord the king, 'All that you first demanded of your servant I will do; but this thing I cannot do.'" And the messengers departed and brought him word again.
10 Ben-Adad mandou dizer a Acab: “Que os deuses me tratem com o mais extremo rigor, se o pó de Samaria bastar para encher as mãos dos guerreiros que me seguem!”.10 Ben-hadad sent to him and said, "The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me."
11 O rei de Israel, respondendo, disse: “Dizei-lhe que aquele que põe o seu cinturão não deve gloriar-se como aquele que o tira”.11 And the king of Israel answered, "Tell him, 'Let not him that girds on his armor boast himself as he that puts it off.'"
12 Recebendo essa resposta, Ben-Adad, que estava bebendo nas suas tendas com os reis, disse à sua gente: “Aos vossos postos!”. E eles ordenaram as tropas para o ataque à cidade.12 When Ben-hadad heard this message as he was drinking with the kings in the booths, he said to his men, "Take your positions." And they took their positions against the city.
13 Nesse momento, um profeta aproximou-se de Acab, rei de Israel, e disse-lhe: “Eis o que diz o Senhor: Vês esta imensa multidão? Pois declaro-te que hoje te entrego nas mãos, para que saibas que eu sou o Senhor.”13 And behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel and said, "Thus says the LORD, Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will give it into your hand this day; and you shall know that I am the LORD."
14 Acab perguntou: “Por quem será ela entregue?”. O profeta respondeu: “Assim fala o Senhor: Por meio dos servos dos chefes de províncias”. “Quem começará o combate?” “Tu mesmo.”14 And Ahab said, "By whom?" He said, "Thus says the LORD, By the servants of the governors of the districts." Then he said, "Who shall begin the battle?" He answered, "You."
15 Acab passou em revista os servos dos chefes de províncias e encontrou duzentos e trinta e dois. Depois contou todo o povo dos israelitas e viu que eram sete mil.15 Then he mustered the servants of the governors of the districts, and they were two hundred and thirty-two; and after them he mustered all the people of Israel, seven thousand.
16 Saíram ao meio-dia, quando Ben-Adad bebia e se embriagava nas tendas com os trinta e dois reis, seus auxiliares.16 And they went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the thirty-two kings who helped him.
17 Os servos dos chefes de províncias saíram na frente. Ben-Adad mandou ver o que se passava. Disseram-lhe: “São alguns homens que saem de Samaria”.17 The servants of the governors of the districts went out first. And Ben-hadad sent out scouts, and they reported to him, "Men are coming out from Samaria."
18 O rei disse: “Venham eles para tratar de paz ou venham para combater, capturai-os vivos”.18 He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive."
19 Os servos dos chefes de províncias saíram, pois, da cidade, seguidos do exército.19 So these went out of the city, the servants of the governors of the districts, and the army which followed them.
20 Cada um deles feriu o seu homem. Os sírios fugiram, perseguidos por Israel; Ben-Adad, rei da Síria, fugiu a cavalo com alguns cavaleiros.20 And each killed his man; the Syrians fled and Israel pursued them, but Ben-hadad king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.
21 Então, o rei de Israel saiu e feriu cavalos e carros, causando uma grande ruína aos sírios.21 And the king of Israel went out, and captured the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.
22 O profeta foi ter com o rei de Israel e disse-lhe: “Vai, cobra ânimo e examina o que te é preciso fazer, porque no próximo ano voltará o rei da Síria para atacar-te”.22 Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, "Come, strengthen yourself, and consider well what you have to do; for in the spring the king of Syria will come up against you."
23 Os servos do rei da Síria disseram ao seu soberano: “O seu deus é um deus dos montes; por isso, foram mais fortes do que nós. Se os atacarmos na planície, veremos se não somos os mais fortes.23 And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their gods are gods of the hills, and so they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
24 Eis o que tens de fazer: Destitui todos os reis e substitui-os por governadores.24 And do this: remove the kings, each from his post, and put commanders in their places;
25 Levanta um exército semelhante ao que perdeste, uma cavalaria equivalente e outro tanto de carros. Combateremos na planície e com toda a certeza seremos mais fortes do que eles”. O rei ouviu e seguiu o seu conselho.25 and muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; then we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they." And he hearkened to their voice, and did so.
26 No ano seguinte, Ben-Adad, depois de ter passado em revista os sírios, avançou até Afec para combater Israel.26 In the spring Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
27 Os israelitas recenseados e providos de víveres foram contra os sírios e acamparam diante deles. Eram como dois pequenos rebanhos de cabras, enquanto os sírios cobriam toda a terra.27 And the people of Israel were mustered, and were provisioned, and went against them; the people of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the country.
28 Então, o homem de Deus aproximou-se do rei de Israel e disse-lhe: “Isto diz o Senhor: Porque os sírios disseram: O Senhor é um deus dos montes e não das planícies – vou entregar-te nas mãos essa imensa multidão, a fim de que saibas que eu sou o Senhor”.28 And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because the Syrians have said, "The LORD is a god of the hills but he is not a god of the valleys," therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.'"
29 Durante sete dias, ficaram acampados um em face do outro. No sétimo dia, deu-se a batalha; os israelitas mataram num só dia cem mil sírios.29 And they encamped opposite one another seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle was joined; and the people of Israel smote of the Syrians a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
30 O resto fugiu para a cidade de Afec, mas as muralhas caíram sobre os vinte e sete mil sobreviventes. Ben-Adad, que se refugiara na cidade, escondia-se de quarto em quarto.30 And the rest fled into the city of Aphek; and the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men that were left. Ben-hadad also fled, and entered an inner chamber in the city.
31 Seus servos disseram-lhe: “Nós ouvimos dizer que os reis de Israel são clementes. Ponhamos sacos sobre nossos rins e cordas ao nosso pescoço e vamos ter com o rei de Israel. Talvez ele te poupe a vida”.31 And his servants said to him, "Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings; let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life."
32 Cingiram-se, pois, com sacos pelos rins, puseram cordas em volta do pescoço e apresentaram-se ao rei de Israel, dizendo: “Teu servo Ben-Adad roga-te: Concede-me a vida!”. “Ele ainda está vivo?. – perguntou Acab –; mas ele é meu irmão!”.32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and went to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, 'Pray, let me live.'" And he said, "Does he still live? He is my brother."
33 Tomando bom augúrio dessas palavras, os sírios tomaram logo a palavra de sua boca e disseram-lhe: “Ben-Adad é teu irmão!”. “traga-o a mim” – disse o rei. Veio Ben-Adad à presença de Acab e este mandou-o subir ao seu carro.33 Now the men were watching for an omen, and they quickly took it up from him and said, "Yes, your brother Ben-hadad." Then he said, "Go and bring him." Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
34 “Vou restituir-te – disse Ben-Adad – as cidades que meu pai tomou do teu. Terás um quarteirão em Damasco, como meu pai o tinha em Samaria.” “Eu –, disse Acab –, feita essa aliança, te deixarei partir.” Acab fez um tratado com Ben-Adad e deixou-o ir livre.*34 And Ben-hadad said to him, "The cities which my father took from your father I will restore; and you may establish bazaars for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria." And Ahab said, "I will let you go on these terms." So he made a covenant with him and let him go.
35 Então, um dos filhos dos profetas disse ao seu companheiro, por ordem do Senhor: “Fere-me”. Mas o outro recusou.*35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow at the command of the LORD, "Strike me, I pray." But the man refused to strike him.
36 “Porque não ouviste a voz do Senhor – disse-lhe o primeiro –, logo que me tiveres deixado, serás morto por um leão.” Mal se havia afastado, um leão o encontrou e o matou.36 Then he said to him, "Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as you have gone from me, a lion shall kill you." And as soon as he had departed from him, a lion met him and killed him.
37 O profeta, encontrando depois outro homem, disse-lhe: “Fere-me”. Este homem lançou-se contra ele e o feriu.37 Then he found another man, and said, "Strike me, I pray." And the man struck him, smiting and wounding him.
38 Então, postou-se o profeta no caminho por onde devia passar o rei, pondo nos olhos uma faixa que o tornava irreconhecível.38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.
39 Ao passar o rei, gritou-lhe: “Teu servo estava em pleno combate, quando alguém lhe trouxe um homem, dizendo: ‘Guarda este homem! Se ele escapar, a tua vida responderá pela sua ou então pagarás um talento de prata’.39 And as the king passed, he cried to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a soldier turned and brought a man to me, and said, 'Keep this man; if by any means he be missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'
40 Mas andando o teu servo ocupado daqui e dali, o prisioneiro desapareceu”. O rei de Israel disse-lhe: “Esta é a tua sentença; tu mesmo a pronunciaste”.40 And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." The king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it."
41 Então, o outro tirou subitamente a faixa que lhe cobria os olhos e o rei viu que ele era um dos profetas.41 Then he made haste to take the bandage away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
42 Ele disse ao rei: “Eis o que diz o Senhor: ‘Pois que deixaste escapar de tuas mãos o homem que eu tinha votado ao interdito, tua vida responderá pela sua e teu povo pelo seu povo’.”42 And he said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.'"
43 O rei de Israel voltou para a sua casa, sombrio e irritado, e chegou a Samaria.43 And the king of Israel went to his house resentful and sullen, and came to Samaria.