II Livro dos Reis 3

SAGRADA BIBLIA	KING JAMES BIBLE
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 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and 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 wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that 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 cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
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 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
5 Morrendo, porém, Acab, ele libertou-se do rei de Israel.	5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 O rei Jorão saiu de Samaria e passou em revista todo o Israel.	6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered 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 went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
8 E ajuntou: Por onde iremos? Pelo caminho do deserto de Edom.	8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness 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 went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle 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! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand 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 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
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 Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat 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 Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand 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 Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see 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 a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
16 e este disse: Eis o que diz o Senhor: Cavai neste vale fossas e fossas!	16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley 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, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
18 Porém, isto é pouco aos olhos do Senhor: ele vai entregar também Moab nas vossas mãos.	18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
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 ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land 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 meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water 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 when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
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 up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
23 É sangue!, exclamaram eles; os reis pelejaram entre si e destruíram-se mutuamente. Vamos, Moab, à presa!	23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
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 when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.
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 beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
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 that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto 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 against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.