II Livro dos Reis 19

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ouvindo isso, o rei Ezequias rasgou as vestes, cobriu-se de um saco e foi ao templo do Senhor.	1 And when king Hezekiah had heard this, he tore his garments, and he covered himself with sackcloth, and he entered the house of the Lord.
2 Mandou o prefeito do palácio, Eliacim, o escriba Sobna e os deães dos sacerdotes, revestidos de sacos, ao profeta Isaías, filho de Amós,	2 And he sent Eliakim, the first ruler of the house, and Shebnah, the scribe, and the elders from the priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.
3 para dizer-lhe: Eis o que diz Ezequias: Hoje é um dia de angústia, de castigo e de opróbrio. Os filhos estão a ponto de nascer, e não há força para dá-los à luz.	3 And they said to him: “Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of tribulation, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy. The sons are ready to be born, but the woman in labor does not have the strength.
4 O Senhor, teu Deus, talvez tenha ouvido as palavras do copeiro-mor, enviado pelo rei da Assíria, seu soberano, para insultar o Deus vivo, e talvez o vá punir pelas palavras que ele ouviu. Roga, pois, por esse resto que ainda subsiste!	4 Perhaps the Lord, your God, may hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of the Assyrians, his lord, sent so that he would reproach the living God, and rebuke with words, which the Lord, your God, has heard. And so, offer a prayer on behalf of the remnant that has been found.”
5 Os servos do rei Ezequias foram ter com Isaías, e este lhes respondeu: Eis o que diz o Senhor:	5 And the servants of king Hezekiah went to Isaiah.
6 Não te assustes com as palavras que ouviste e com os ultrajes que proferiram contra mim os servos do rei da Assíria.	6 And Isaiah said to them: “So shall you say to your lord. Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid before the face of the words that you have heard, by which the servants of the king of the Assyrians have blasphemed me.
7 Vou enviar-lhe um espírito que, ao receber uma certa notícia, o fará voltar à sua terra, onde o farei perecer pela espada.	7 Behold, I will send a spirit to him, and he will hear a report, and he will return to his own land. And I will bring him down by the sword in his own land.”
8 O copeiro-mor, sabendo que o rei da Assíria tinha deixado Laquis, voltou para junto do seu soberano, e o encontrou sitiando Lobna.	8 Then Rabshakeh returned, and he found the king of the Assyrians fighting against Libnah. For he had heard that he had withdrawn from Lachish.
9 O rei ouviu dizer de Taraca, rei da Etiópia: Ele acaba de sair para combater contra ti. Senaquerib mandou novamente mensageiros a Ezequias para dizer-lhe:	9 And when he had heard from Tirhakah, the king of Ethiopia, saying, “Behold, he has gone out so that he may fight against you,” and when he went forth against him, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying:
10 Isto direis a Ezequias, rei de Judá: Não te deixes enganar pelo Deus no qual puseste a tua confiança, pensando que Jerusalém não será entregue nas mãos do rei da Assíria.	10 “So shall you say to Hezekiah, the king of Judah: Let not your God, in whom you trust, lead you astray. And you should not say, ‘Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hands of the king of the Assyrians.’
11 Ouviste contar como os reis da Assíria trataram todos os países, e como os devastaram: só tu, pois, haverias de escapar?	11 For you yourself have heard what the kings of the Assyrians have done to all the lands, the manner in which they have laid waste to them. Therefore, how would you alone be able to be freed?
12 As nações que meus antepassados aniquilaram, Gosã, Harã, Esef, e os filhos de Eden, que estavam em Telasar, foram porventura libertados pelos seus deuses?	12 Have the gods of the nations freed any of those whom my fathers have destroyed, such as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden, who were at Telassar?
13 Onde estão o rei de Emat, o rei de Arfad, os reis de Sefarvaim, de Ana e de Ava?	13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, and of Hena, and of Avva?”
14 Ezequias tomou a carta das mãos dos mensageiros e leu-a; subiu depois ao templo e abriu-a diante do Senhor,	14 And so, when Hezekiah had received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and had read it, he ascended to the house of the Lord, and he spread it out before the Lord.
15 rogando-lhe: Senhor, Deus de Israel, que estais sentado sobre querubins, só vós sois o Deus de todos os reinos da terra. Vós fizestes os céus e a terra.	15 And he prayed in his sight, saying: “O Lord, God of Israel, who sits upon the cherubim, you alone are God, over all the kings of the earth. You made heaven and earth.
16 Inclinai, Senhor, os vossos ouvidos e ouvi! Abri, Senhor, os vossos olhos e vede! Ouvi a mensagem de Senaquerib, que mandou blasfemar o Deus vivo!	16 Incline your ear, and listen. Open your eyes, O Lord, and see. And hear all the words of Sennacherib, who sent so that he might reproach the living God before us.
17 É verdade, Senhor, que os reis da Assíria destruíram as nações e devastaram os seus territórios,	17 Truly, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have devastated all peoples and lands.
18 atirando ao fogo os seus deuses, mas isso porque não eram deuses, e sim objetos feitos pelas mãos do homem, objetos de madeira e de pedra: por isso foram destruídos.	18 And they have cast their gods into the fire. For they were not gods, but instead were the works of men’s hands, out of wood and stone. And so they destroyed them.
19 Mas vós, Senhor, nosso Deus, salvai-nos agora das mãos de Senaquerib, a fim de que todos os povos da terra saibam que vós, o Senhor, sois o único Deus.	19 Now therefore, O Lord our God, bring us salvation from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord God.”
20 Isaías, filho de Amós, mandou dizer a Ezequias: Eis o que diz o Senhor, Deus de Israel: Ouvi a oração que me fizeste a respeito de Senaquerib, rei da Assíria.	20 Then Isaiah, the son of Amoz, sent to Hezekiah, saying: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I have heard what you beseeched from me, concerning Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians.
21 Eis o oráculo do Senhor contra ele: A virgem, filha de Sião, despreza-te e zomba de ti. A filha de Jerusalém meneia a cabeça por trás de ti.	21 This is the word that the Lord has spoken about him: The virgin daughter of Zion has spurned and ridiculed you. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head behind your back.
22 A quem insultaste e ultrajaste? Contra quem elevaste a voz e olhaste por cima dos ombros? Contra o Santo de Israel!	22 Whom have you reproached, and whom have you blasphemed? Against whom have you exalted your voice, and lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel!
23 Por meio de teus mensageiros insultaste o Senhor e disseste: Com a multidão dos meus carros subirei ao cimo dos montes, aos cumes longínquos do Líbano. Abaterei os seus cedros mais altos, seus ciprestes mais belos. Penetrarei até os últimos limites do seu bosque mais espesso.	23 By the hand of your servants, you have reproach the Lord, and you have said: ‘By the multitude of my chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the summit of Lebanon. And I have cut down its sublime cedars, and its elect spruce trees. And I have entered even to its limits. And its forest of Carmel,
24 Cavarei e beberei água estrangeira. Com a planta de meus pés ressecarei todos os canais do Egito.	24 I have cut down. And I drank foreign waters, and I dried up all the enclosed waters with the steps of my feet.’
25 Ignoras que desde o princípio preparei o que acontecerá? Desde remotos tempos decidi o que agora realizarei: Reduzirei a ruínas e escombros cidades fortificadas.	25 But have you not heard what I have done from the beginning? From the days of antiquity, I have formed it, and now I have brought it to be. And fortified cities of fighting men will become piles of ruins.
26 Seus habitantes ficarão sem forças; serão tomados de pavor e confusão, ficarão semelhantes à erva das pastagens, ao capim dos telhados, aos frutos atingidos pela longa estiagem.	26 And whoever may settle in these, they have trembled, with a weak hand, and they have been confounded. They have become like the hay of the field, and like weeds sprouting on the rooftops, which dry up before they reached maturity.
27 Eu sei quando te sentas, quando sais e quando entras, e conheço teus furores contra mim.	27 Your habitation, and your exit, and your entrance, and your way, I knew beforehand, along with your fury against me.
28 Porque ficaste furioso contra mim. E subiram aos meus ouvidos as tuas insolências, porei argola em teu nariz e freio em tua boca, e te forçarei a voltar pelo caminho por onde vieste.	28 You have been maddened against me, and your arrogance has ascended to my ears. And so, I will place a ring in your nose, and a bit between your lips. And I will lead you back along the way by which you came.
29 E eis o que te servirá de sinal: Este ano se come restolhos; no ano que vem, aquilo que nascer sozinho; no terceiro ano, porém, semeareis e colhereis, plantareis vinhas e comereis os seus frutos.	29 But as for you, Hezekiah, this shall be a sign: Eat this year whatever you will find, and in the second year, whatever may spring up of itself. But in the third year, sow and reap; plant vineyards, and eat from their fruit.
30 O resto, que subsistir da casa de Judá, lançará novas raízes no solo e produzirá frutos no alto.	30 And whatever will have been left behind, from the house of Judah, shall send a root downward, and shall bear fruit upward.
31 Pois de Jerusalém surgirá um resto e do monte Sião sobreviventes. Eis o que fará o zelo do Senhor dos exércitos.	31 Indeed, a remnant shall go forth from Jerusalem, and what may be saved shall go forth from mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall accomplish this.
32 Por isso, eis o oráculo do Senhor ao rei da Assíria: Não entrará nesta cidade nem atirará flechas contra ela, não lhe oporá escudo nem a cercará de trincheiras.	32 For this reason, thus says the Lord about the king of the Assyrians: He shall not enter into this city, nor shoot an arrow into it, nor overtake it with the shield, nor encircle it with fortifications.
33 Mas voltará pelo caminho por onde veio, sem entrar na cidade - oráculo do Senhor.	33 By the way that he came, so shall he return. And he shall not enter this city, says the Lord.
34 Protegerei esta cidade para salvá-la, por minha causa e de Davi, meu servo.	34 And I will protect this city, and I will save it for my own sake, and for the sake of my servant David.”
35 Ora, nessa mesma noite o anjo do Senhor apareceu no campo dos assírios e feriu cento e oitenta e cinco mil homens. No dia seguinte pela manhã só havia cadáveres.	35 And so it happened that, in the same night, an Angel of the Lord went and struck down, in the camp of the Assyrians, one hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when he had risen up, at first light, he saw all the bodies of the dead. And withdrawing, he went away.
36 Senaquerib, rei da Assíria, retirou-se, tomou o caminho de sua terra e deteve-se em Nínive.	36 And Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, returned and dwelled in Nineveh.
37 Certo dia, estando ele prostrado no templo de Nesroc, seu deus, seus filhos Adramelec e Sarasar assassinaram-no a golpes de espada e fugiram para a terra de Ararat. Seu filho Assaradon sucedeu-lhe no trono.	37 And while he was worshipping in the temple of his god, Nisroch, his sons, Adram-melech and Sharezer, struck him with the sword. And they fled into the land of the Armenians. And Esarhaddon, his son, reigned in his place.