2 Chronicles 26
1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
Allora tutto il popolo di Giuda prese Uzzia che aveva allora sedici anni, e lo fece re in luogo di Amatsia suo padre.
2 He was the builder of Eloth, which he got back for Judah after the death of the king.
Egli riedificò Eloth e la riconquistò a Giuda, dopo che il re si fu addormentato coi suoi padri.
3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for fifty-two years; his mother's name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem.
Uzzia avea sedici anni quando cominciò a regnare, e regnò cinquantadue anni a Gerusalemme. Sua madre si chiamava Jecolia, ed era di Gerusalemme.
4 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done.
Egli fece ciò ch’è giusto agli occhi dell’Eterno, interamente come avea fatto Amatsia suo padre.
5 He gave himself to searching after God in the days of Zechariah, who made men wise in the fear of God; and as long as he was true to the Lord, God made things go well for him.
Si diè con diligenza a cercare Iddio mentre visse Zaccaria, che avea l’intelligenza delle visioni di Dio; e finché cercò l’Eterno, Iddio lo fece prosperare.
6 He went out and made war against the Philistines, pulling down the walls of Gath and Jabneh and Ashdod, and building towns in the country round Ashdod and among the Philistines.
Egli uscì e mosse guerra ai Filistei, abbatté le mura di Gath, le mura di Jabne e le mura di Asdod, ed edificò delle città nel territorio di Asdod e in quello dei Filistei.
7 And God gave him help against the Philistines, and against the Arabians living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunim.
E Dio gli diede aiuto contro i Filistei, contro gli Arabi che abitavano a Gur-Baal, e contro i Maoniti.
8 The Ammonites gave offerings to Uzziah: and news of him went out as far as the limit of Egypt; for he became very great in power.
E gli Ammoniti pagavano un tributo ad Uzzia; e la sua fama si sparse sino ai confini dell’Egitto, perch’era divenuto potentissimo.
9 Uzziah made towers in Jerusalem, at the doorway in the angle and at the doorway in the valley and at the turn of the wall, arming them.
Uzzia costruì pure delle torri a Gerusalemme sulla porta dell’angolo, sulla porta della valle e sullo svolto, e le fortificò.
10 And he put up towers in the waste land and made places for storing water, for he had much cattle, in the low hills and in the table land; and he had farmers and vine-keepers in the mountains and in the fertile land, for he was a lover of farming.
Costruì delle torri nel deserto, e scavò molte cisterne perché avea gran quantità di bestiame; e ne scavò pure nella parte bassa del paese e nella pianura; ed avea de’ lavoranti e de’ vignaiuoli per i monti e nelle terre fruttifere, perché amava l’agricoltura.
11 In addition, Uzziah had an army of fighting-men who went out to war in bands, as they had been listed by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
Uzzia aveva inoltre un esercito di combattenti che andava alla guerra per schiere, composte secondo il numero del censimento fattone dal segretario Jeiel e dal commissario Maaseia, e messe sotto il comando di Hanania, uno dei generali del re.
12 The heads of families, the strong men of war, were two thousand, six hundred.
Il numero totale dei capi delle case patriarcali, degli uomini forti e valorosi, era di duemila seicento.
13 And under their orders was a trained army of three hundred and seven thousand, five hundred, of great strength in war, helping the king against any who came against him.
Essi avevano al loro comando un esercito di trecento settemila cinquecento combattenti, atti a entrare in guerra con gran valore, per sostenere il re contro il nemico.
14 And Uzziah had all these forces armed with body-covers and spears and head-covers and coats of metal and bows and stones for sending from leather bands.
E Uzzia fornì a tutto l’esercito, scudi, lance, elmi, corazze, archi, e fionde da scagliar sassi.
15 And in Jerusalem he made machines, the invention of expert men, to be placed on the towers and angles of the walls for sending arrows and great stones. And his name was honoured far and wide; for he was greatly helped till he was strong.
E fece fare a Gerusalemme delle macchine inventate da ingegneri per collocarle sulle torri e sugli angoli, per scagliar saette e grosse pietre. La sua fama andò lungi, perch’egli fu maravigliosamente soccorso, finché divenne potente.
16 But when he had become strong, his heart was lifted up in pride, causing his destruction; and he did evil against the Lord his God; for he went into the Temple of the Lord for the purpose of burning perfumes on the altar of perfumes.
Ma quando fu divenuto potente il suo cuore, insuperbitosi, si pervertì, ed egli commise una infedeltà contro l’Eterno, il suo Dio, entrando nel tempio dell’Eterno per bruciare dell’incenso sull’altare dei profumi.
17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty of the Lord's priests, who were strong men;
Ma il sacerdote Azaria entrò dopo di lui con ottanta sacerdoti dell’Eterno, uomini coraggiosi,
18 And they made protests to Uzziah the king, and said to him, The burning of perfumes, Uzziah, is not your business but that of the priests, the sons of Aaron, who have been made holy for this work: go out of the holy place, for you have done wrong, and it will not be to your honour before God.
i quali si opposero al re Uzzia, e gli dissero: “Non spetta a te, o Uzzia, di offrir de’ profumi all’Eterno; ma ai sacerdoti, figliuoli d’Aaronne, che son consacrati per offrire i profumi! Esci dal santuario, poiché tu hai commesso una infedeltà! E questo non ti tornerà a gloria dinanzi a Dio, all’Eterno”.
19 Then Uzziah was angry; and he had in his hand a vessel for burning perfume; and while his wrath was bitter against the priests, the mark of the leper's disease came out on his brow, before the eyes of the priests in the house of the Lord by the altar of perfumes.
Allora Uzzia, che teneva in mano un turibolo per offrire il profumo, si adirò; e mentre s’adirava contro i sacerdoti, la lebbra gli scoppiò sulla fronte, in presenza dei sacerdoti, nella casa dell’Eterno, presso l’altare dei profumi.
20 And Azariah, the chief priest, and all the priests, looking at him, saw the mark of the leper on his brow, and they sent him out quickly and he himself went out straight away, for the Lord's punishment had come on him.
Il sommo sacerdote Azaria e tutti gli altri sacerdoti lo guardarono, ed ecco che avea la lebbra sulla fronte; lo fecero uscire precipitosamente, ed egli stesso s’affretto ad andarsene fuori, perché l’Eterno l’avea colpito.
21 So King Uzziah was a leper till the day of his death, living separately in his private house; for he was cut off from the house of God; and Jotham his son was ruling over his house, judging the people of the land.
Il re Uzzia fu lebbroso fino al giorno della sua morte e stette nell’infermeria come lebbroso, perché era escluso dalla casa dell’Eterno; e Jotham, suo figliuolo, era a capo della casa reale e rendea giustizia al popolo del paese.
22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, were recorded by Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
Il rimanente delle azioni di Uzzia, le prime e le ultime, è stato scritto dal profeta Isaia, figliuolo di Amots.
23 So Uzziah went to rest with his fathers; and they put his body into the earth in the field used for the resting-place of the kings, for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son became king in his place.
Uzzia s’addormentò coi suoi padri e fu sepolto coi suoi padri nel campo delle sepolture destinato ai re, perché si diceva: “E’ lebbroso”. E Jotham, suo figliuolo, regnò in luogo suo.
