II Livro dos Reis 3

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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 Truly, Joram, the son of Ahab, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. And he reigned for 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 in the sight of the Lord, but not as his father and mother did. 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 Yet truly, he did adhere to the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; neither did he withdraw from these.
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 Mesha, the king of Moab, raised many sheep. And he repaid to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs, and one hundred thousand rams, with their fleece.
5 Morrendo, porém, Acab, ele libertou-se do rei de Israel.	5 And when Ahab had died, he transgressed the pact that he had with the king of Israel.
6 O rei Jorão saiu de Samaria e passou em revista todo o Israel.	6 Therefore, king Joram departed on that day from Samaria, and he took a count of all of 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minha cavalaria fará o que fizer a tua.	7 And he sent to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, saying: “The king of Moab was withdrawn from me. Come to battle with me against him.” And he responded: “I will go up. What is mine, is yours. My people are your people. And my horses are your horses.”
8 E ajuntou: Por onde iremos? Pelo caminho do deserto de Edom.	8 And he said, “Along which way shall we ascend?” So he responded, “Along the desert of Idumea.”
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 Therefore, the king of Israel, and the king of Judah, and the king of Idumea, traveled, and they went by a circuitous path for seven days. But there was no water for the army or for the beasts of burden which were following 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 has gathered we three kings, so that he might 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 Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord here, so that we may appeal to the Lord through him?” And one of the servants of the king of Israel responded, “Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who poured water upon 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.” And so, the king of Israel, with Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, and with the king of Idumea, descended 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 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel: “What is there between you and me? Go to the prophets of your father and your mother.” And the king of Israel said to him, “Why has the Lord gathered these three kings, so that he might 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 Elisha said to him: “As the Lord of hosts lives, in whose sight I stand, if I was not humbled by the face of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, certainly I would neither have listened to you, nor have looked upon you.
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 a musician to me.” And while the musician was playing, the hand of the Lord fell upon him, and he said:
16 e este disse: Eis o que diz o Senhor: Cavai neste vale fossas e fossas!	16 “Thus says the Lord: Make, in the channel of this torrent, pit after pit.
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 says the Lord: You shall not see wind or rain. And yet this channel shall be filled with water. And you shall drink, you and your families, and your beasts of burden.
18 Porém, isto é pouco aos olhos do Senhor: ele vai entregar também Moab nas vossas mãos.	18 And this is small in the sight of the Lord. So, in addition, he will also deliver 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 strike every fortified town and every elect city. And you shall cut down every fruitful tree. And you shall obstruct all the sources of water. And you shall cover every excellent field 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 Then it happened that, in the morning, when the sacrifices were usually to be offered, behold, water was arriving along the way of Idumea, and the land 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 Then all the Moabites, hearing that the kings had ascended so that they might fight against them, gathered all who had been girded with a belt around them, and they stood at 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 rising up in early morning, and when the sun was now rising before the waters, the Moabites saw the waters opposite them, which were 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 slain 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, struck Moab, and they fled before them. And since they had prevailed, they went and struck down 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 up every excellent field, each one casting stones. And they obstructed all the sources of water. And they cut down all the fruitful trees, to such an extent that only brick walls remained. And the city was encircled by the slingers of stones. And a great part of it was struck down.
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 had seen this, specifically, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men who draw the sword, so that he might break through to the king of Idumea. But they were unable.
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 And taking his firstborn son, who would have reigned in his place, he offered him as a holocaust upon the wall. And there was great indignation in Israel. And they promptly withdrew from him, and they turned back to their own land.