II Livro dos Reis 3

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 No décimo oitavo ano de Josafá, rei de Judá, Jorão, filho de Acab, tornou-se rei de Israel em Samaria, e reinou durante doze anos.	1 And Joram the son of Achab reigned over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of m Josaphat king of Juda. And he reigned twelve years.
2 Fez o mal aos olhos do Senhor, mas não tanto como seu pai e sua mãe, porque tirou a estela que seu pai tinha erigido a Baal.	2 And he did evil before the Lord, but not like his father and his mother: for he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.
3 Perseverou todavia nos pecados de Jeroboão, filho de Nabat, que fez pecar Israel, e não se apartou deles.	3 Nevertheless he stuck to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin, nor did he depart from them.
4 Mesa, rei de Moab, possuidor de muitos rebanhos, pagava ao rei de Israel, à guisa de tributo, cem mil cordeiros e a lã de cem mil carneiros.	4 Now Mesa, king of Moab, nourished many sheep, and he paid to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams with their fleeces.
5 Morrendo, porém, Acab, ele libertou-se do rei de Israel.	5 And when Achab was dead, he broke the league which he had made with the king of Israel.
6 O rei Jorão saiu de Samaria e passou em revista todo o Israel.	6 And king Joram went out that day from Samaria, and mustered all Israel.
7 Em seguida mandou dizer a Josafá, rei de Judá: O rei de Moab rebelou-se contra mim; queres vir comigo atacá-lo? Sim, respondeu Josafá; farei o que fizeres, meu povo fará o que fizer o teu, minha cavalaria fará o que fizer a tua.	7 And he sent to Josaphat king of Juda, saying: The king of Moab is revolted from me, come with me against him to battle. And he answered: I will come up: he that is mine, is thine: my people, thy people: and my horses, thy horses.
8 E ajuntou: Por onde iremos? Pelo caminho do deserto de Edom.	8 And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.
9 O rei de Israel, o rei de Judá e o rei de Edom puseram-se em marcha, mas depois de darem uma volta de sete dias de marcha, veio a faltar água, tanto para o exército como para os animais que o seguiam.	9 So the king of Israel, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom went, and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey, and there was no water for the army, and for the beasts, that followed them.
10 O rei de Israel exclamou: Ai! O Senhor juntou aqui os três reis para entregá-los ao rei de Moab!	10 And the king of Israel said: Alas, alas, alas, the Lord hath gathered us three kings together, to deliver us into the hands of Moab!
11 Josafá disse: Não há por aqui algum profeta do Senhor, para por meio dele consultarmos o Senhor? Sim, respondeu um dos servos do rei de Israel, está aqui Eliseu, filho de Safat, que derramava água nas mãos de Elias.	11 And Josaphat said: Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may beseech the Lord by him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered: Here is Eliseus the son of Saphat, who poured water on the hands of Elias.
12 Josafá disse: A palavra do Senhor está com ele. E desceram a ele Josafá, o rei de Israel e o rei de Edom.	12 And Josaphat said: The word of the Lord is with him. And the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 Eliseu disse ao rei de Israel: Que queres de mim, ó rei? Vai procurar os profetas de teu pai e de tua mãe. Não, disse-lhe o rei de Israel, porque o Senhor reuniu aqui estes três reis para entregá-los ao rei de Moab.	13 And Eliseus said to the king of Israel: What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him: Why hath the Lord gathered together these three kings, to deliver them into the hands of Moab?
14 Eliseu exclamou: Pela vida do Senhor dos exércitos a quem sirvo, se não fosse em atenção a Josafá, rei de Judá, eu não faria caso algum de ti, nem mesmo poria em ti os meus olhos.	14 And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord of hosts liveth, in whose sight I stand, if I did not reverence the face of Josaphat king of Juda, I would not have hearkened to thee, nor looked on thee.
15 Mas agora trazei-me um tocador de harpa. Apenas fez o tocador vibrar as cordas, veio a mão do Senhor sobre Eliseu,	15 But now bring me hither a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him, and he said:
16 e este disse: Eis o que diz o Senhor: Cavai neste vale fossas e fossas!	16 Thus saith the Lord: Make the channel of this torrent full of ditches.
17 Eis o que diz o Senhor: Não sentireis vento, nem vereis chuva, e contudo este vale se encherá de água; e bebereis vós, vossos rebanhos e vossos animais de carga.	17 For thus saith the Lord: You shall not see wind, nor rain: and yet this channel shall be filled with waters, and you shall drink, you and your families, and your beasts.
18 Porém, isto é pouco aos olhos do Senhor: ele vai entregar também Moab nas vossas mãos.	18 And this is a small thing in the sight of the Lord: moreover he will deliver also Moab into your hands.
19 Destruireis todas as cidades fortes, as cidades mais importantes, derrubareis todas as árvores frutíferas, tapareis todas as fontes e cobrireis de pedras todos os campos férteis.	19 And you shall destroy every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall cut down every fruitful tree, and shall stop up all the springs of waters, and every goodly field you shall cover with stones.
20 No dia seguinte pela manhã, à hora da oblação, desceram as águas do lado de Edom, e a terra encheu-se de água.	20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the sacrifices used to be offered, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
21 Ouvindo os moabitas que aqueles reis vinham atacá-los, mobilizaram todos os que estavam na idade de pegar em armas e foram para a fronteira.	21 And all the Moabites hearing that the kings were come up to fight against them, gathered together all that were girded with a belt upon them, and stood in the borders.
22 Na manhã seguinte, quando o sol se levantava sobre as águas, os moabitas viram diante de si as águas vermelhas como sangue.	22 And they rose early in the morning, and the sun being now up, and shining upon the waters, the Moabites saw the waters over against them red, like blood,
23 É sangue!, exclamaram eles; os reis pelejaram entre si e destruíram-se mutuamente. Vamos, Moab, à presa!	23 And they said: It is the blood of the sword: the kings have fought among themselves, and they have killed one another: go now, Moab, to the spoils.
24 Logo, porém, que chegaram para atacar o acampamento dos israelitas, estes levantaram-se e feriram os moabitas, que fugiram diante deles. E, enquanto os feriam, iam penetrando mais adentro na sua terra.	24 And they went into the camp of Israel: but Israel rising up defeated Moab, who fled before them. And they being conquerors, went and smote Moab.
25 Destruíram as cidades, encheram toda a terra fértil de pedras, que cada um lançou, entupiram todas as fontes, derrubaram todas as árvores frutíferas, de modo que só ficaram as pedras da cidade de Quir-Caroset, que tinha sido cercada e atacada pelos fundibulários.	25 And they destroyed the cities: and they filled every goodly field, every man casting his stone: and they stopt up all the springs of waters: and cut down all the trees that bore fruit, so that brick walls only remained: and the city was beset by the slingers, and a great part thereof destroyed.
26 Vendo o rei de Moab que perdia o combate, tomou consigo setecentos homens armados de espada para abrir caminho até o rei de Edom, mas não conseguiu.	26 And when the king of Moab saw this, to wit, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men that drew the sword, to break in upon the king of Edom: but they could not.
27 Tomando então o seu filho primogênito, que deveria reinar depois dele, ofereceu-o em holocausto sobre a muralha. Isso provocou uma tal indignação entre os israelitas, que estes se retiraram e voltaram para a sua terra.	27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall: and there was great indignation in Israel, and presently they departed from him, and returned into their own country.