Secondo libro delle Cronache 26

LA SACRA BIBBIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Tutto il popolo di Giuda prese Ozia, che aveva sedici anni, e lo proclamò re al posto di suo 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, che 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 Quando divenne re, Ozia aveva sedici anni; regnò cinquantadue anni in Gerusalemme; 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 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 Cercò Dio finché visse Zaccaria, che gli aveva insegnato il timore di Dio; finché ricercò il Signore, Dio gli diede successo.	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 Uscì in guerra contro i Filistei e smantellò le mura di Gat, di Iabne e di Asdod; costruì piazzeforti nella regione di Asdod e 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 gli venne in aiuto 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 tributo a Ozia; la sua fama si estese fino alla frontiera dell'Egitto, perché era diventato 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 sulla porta dell'Angolo, sulla porta della Valle e sul Cantone, fortificandolo.	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 torri anche nel deserto e scavò molte cisterne, perché possedeva numeroso bestiame nella Sefela e nell'altipiano; aveva contadini 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 aveva anche un esercito addestrato per la guerra, pronto a combattere, disposto in schiere secondo il numero del loro censimento compiuto dallo scriba Ieiel, dall'ispettore Maaseia, 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 Il numero totale dei capi dei casati di quei prodi guerrieri era di duemilaseicento.	12 And the entire number of the leaders, by the families of strong men, was two thousand six hundred.
13 Da loro dipendeva una forza militare di trecentosettemilacinquecento uomini ben addestrati, di grande valore nell'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 Ozia forniva loro, cioè a tutto l'esercito, 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 egli costruì alcune macchine inventate da un esperto per collocarle sulle torri e sugli angoli, per scagliare frecce e grandi pietre. La sua fama si diffuse lontano, perché fu straordinariamente aiutato fino a diventare potente.	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 diventato potente, il suo cuore si insuperbì fino a corrompersi. Divenne infedele verso il Signore, suo Dio, ed entrò nel santuario del Signore 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 Dopo di lui entrò il sacerdote Azaria, con ottanta sacerdoti del Signore, uomini eccellenti.	17 And entering immediately after him, Azariah the priest, and with him eighty priests of the Lord, very valiant men,
18 Essi si opposero a Ozia dicendogli: "Non è compito tuo, o Ozia, offrire incenso al Signore, ma dei sacerdoti figli di Aronne, consacrati per offrire l'incenso. Esci dal santuario, perché hai prevaricato e il Signore Dio non ti ha dato questo onore".	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 aveva in mano l'incensiere per offrire l'incenso, si adirò. Ma mentre si adirava contro i sacerdoti, sulla sua fronte spuntò la lebbra, davanti ai sacerdoti, nel tempio del Signore, 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 Il sommo sacerdote Azaria e i sacerdoti si volsero verso di lui ed ecco la lebbra sulla sua fronte. Lo fecero uscire in fretta di là, anzi egli stesso si precipitò per uscire, perché era stato colpito dal Signore.	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 sua morte e abitò come tale in una casa di isolamento, perché era stato escluso dal tempio del Signore. 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 Il resto delle imprese di Ozia, le prime come le ultime, sono state descritte dal 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 e fu seppellito nel campo presso le tombe dei re, perché si diceva: "E' un lebbroso". Al suo posto divenne re Iotam, suo figlio.	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.