2 Kings 3
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.
E Jorão, filho de Achab, começou a reinar sobre Israel em Samaria no décimo oitavo ano de Josaphat, rei de Judá: e reinou doze anos.
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.
E fez o que era mau aos olhos do Senhor; porém não como seu pai, nem como sua mãe; porque tirou a estátua de Baal, que seu pai fizera.
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.
Contudo aderiu aos pecados de Jeroboão, filho de Nebat, que fizera pecar a Israel; não se apartou deles.
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.
Então Mesa, rei dos moabitas, era contratante de gado, e pagava ao rei de Israel cem mil cordeiros, e cem mil carneiros com a sua lã.
5 And when Ahab had died, he transgressed the pact that he had with the king of Israel.
Sucedeu porém que, morrendo Achab, se rebelou o rei dos moabitas contra o rei de Israel.
6 Therefore, king Joram departed on that day from Samaria, and he took a count of all of Israel.
Por isso Jorão ao mesmo tempo saiu de Samaria, e fez revista de todo o Israel.
7 And he sent to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, saying: “The king of Moab has withdrawn from me.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.”
E foi, e enviou a Josaphat, rei de Judá, dizendo: O rei dos moabitas se rebelou contra mim; irás tu comigo à guerra contra os moabitas? E disse ele: Subirei; e eu serei como tu, o meu povo como o teu povo, e os meus cavalos como os teus cavalos.
8 And he said, “Along which way shall we ascend?” So he responded, “Along the desert of Idumea.”
E ele disse: Por que caminho subiremos? Então disse ele: Pelo caminho do deserto de Edom.
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.
E partiu o rei de Israel, e o rei de Judá, e o rei de Edom; e andaram rodeando com uma marcha de sete dias, e o exército, e o gado que os seguia não tinham água.
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.”
Então disse o rei de Israel: Ah! que o Senhor chamou a estes três reis, para os entregar nas mãos dos moabitas.
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.”
E disse Josaphat: Não há aqui algum profeta do Senhor, para que consultemos ao Senhor por ele? Então respondeu um dos servos do rei de Israel, e disse: Aqui está Eliseo, filho de Saphat, que deitava água sobre as mãos de Elias.
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.
E disse Josaphat: Está com ele a palavra do Senhor. Então o rei de Israel, e Josaphat e o rei de Edom desceram a ele.
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?”
Mas Eliseo disse ao rei de Israel: Que tenho eu contigo? vai aos profetas de teu pai e aos profetas de tua mãe. Porém o rei de Israel lhe disse: Não, porque o Senhor chamou a estes três reis para os entregar nas mãos dos moabitas.
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.
E disse Eliseo: Vive o Senhor dos exércitos, em cuja presença estou, que se eu não respeitasse a presença de Josaphat, rei de Judá, não olharia para ti nem te veria.
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:
Ora, pois, trazei-me um tangedor. E sucedeu que, tangendo o tangedor, veio sobre ele a mão do Senhor.
16 “Thus says the Lord: Make, in the channel of this torrent, pit after pit.
E disse: Assim diz o Senhor: Fazei neste vale muitas covas;
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.
Porque assim diz o Senhor: Não vereis vento, e não vereis chuva; todavia este vale se encherá de tanta água, que bebereis vós, e o vosso gado e os vossos animais.
18 And this is small in the sight of the Lord. So, in addition, he will also deliver Moab into your hands.
E ainda isto é pouco aos olhos do Senhor: também entregará ele os moabitas nas vossas mãos.
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.”
E ferireis a todas as cidades fortes, e a todas as cidades escolhidas, e todas as boas árvores cortareis, e entupireis todas as fontes d'água, e danificareis com pedras todos os bons campos.
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.
E sucedeu que pela manhã, oferecendo-se a oferta de manjares, eis que vinham as águas pelo caminho de Edom: e a terra se encheu d'água.
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.
Ouvindo pois todos os moabitas que os reis tinham subido para pelejarem contra eles, convocaram a todos os que cingiam cinto e daí para cima, e puseram-se às fronteiras.
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.
E, levantando-se de madrugada, e saindo o sol sobre as águas, viram os moabitas defronte deles as águas vermelhas como o sangue.
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!”
E disseram: Isto é sangue; certamente que os reis se destruiram à espada e se mataram um ao outro! agora pois à preza, moabitas!
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.
Porém, chegando eles ao arraial de Israel, os israelitas se levantaram, e feriram os moabitas, os quais fugiram diante deles: e ainda os feriram nas suas terras, ferindo ali também os moabitas.
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.
E arrazaram as cidades, e cada um lançou a sua pedra em todos os bons campos, e os entulharam, e entupiram todas as fontes de águas, e cortaram todas as boas árvores, até que só em Kir-Hareseth deixaram ficar as pedras, mas os fundeiros a cercaram e a feriram.
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.
Mas, vendo o rei dos moabitas que a peleja prevalecia contra ele, tomou consigo setecentos homens que arrancavam espada, para romperem contra o rei de Edom, porém não puderam.
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.
Então tomou a seu filho primogênito, que havia de reinar em seu lugar, e o ofereceu em holocausto sobre o muro; pelo que houve grande indignação em Israel: por isso retiraram-se dele, e voltaram para a sua terra.
