2 Kings 6
1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha: “Behold, the place in which we live before you is too narrow for us.
E disseram os filhos dos profetas a Eliseo: Eis que o lugar em que habitamos diante da tua face, nos é estreito.
2 Let us go as far as the Jordan, and let us each take from the forest a piece of timber, so that we may build for ourselves a place to live there.” And he said, “Go.”
Vamos pois até ao Jordão, e tomemos de lá, cada um de nós, uma viga, e façamo-nos ali um lugar, para habitar ali: e disse ele: Ide.
3 And one of them said, “Then you, too, should go with your servants.” And he answered, “I will go.”
E disse um: Serve-te de ires com os teus servos. E disse: Eu irei.
4 And he went with them. And when they had arrived at the Jordan, they were cutting down wood.
E foi com eles: e, chegando eles ao Jordão, cortaram madeira.
5 Then it happened that, while someone was cutting timber, the iron of the ax fell into the water. And he cried out and said: “Alas, alas, alas, my lord! For this thing was borrowed.”
E sucedeu que, derrubando um deles uma viga, o ferro caiu na água: e clamou, e disse: Ai, meu senhor! porque era emprestado.
6 Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And he indicated to him the place. Then he cut off a piece of wood, and he threw it in. And the iron floated up.
E disse o homem de Deus: Onde caiu? E mostrando-lhe ele o lugar, cortou um pão, e o lançou ali, e fez nadar o ferro.
7 And he said, “Take it.” And he extended his hand, and took it.
E disse: Levanta-o. Então ele estendeu a sua mão e o tomou.
8 Now the king of Syria was fighting against Israel, and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “In this and that place, let us set up an ambush.”
E o rei da Síria fazia guerra a Israel: e consultou com os seus servos, dizendo: Em tal e em tal lugar estará o meu acampamento.
9 And so the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying: “Take care not to pass by that place. For the Syrians are there in ambush.”
Mas o homem de Deus enviou ao rei de Israel, dizendo: Guarda-te de passares por tal lugar; porque os siros desceram ali.
10 And so the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God had told him, and he prevented it. And he preserved himself, concerning that place, not merely once or twice.
Pelo que o rei de Israel enviou àquele lugar, de que o homem de Deus lhe dissera, e de que o tinha avisado, e se guardou ali, não uma nem duas vezes.
11 And the heart of the king of Syria was disturbed over this matter. And calling together his servants, he said, “Why have you not revealed to me the one who is betraying me to the king of Israel?”
Então se turbou com este incidente o coração do rei da Síria, e chamou os seus servos, e lhes disse: Não me fareis saber quem dos nossos é pelo rei de Israel?
12 And one of his servants said: “By no means, my lord the king! Rather it is the prophet Elisha, who is in Israel, who is revealing to the king of Israel every word whatsoever that you will speak in your conclave.”
E disse um dos seus servos: Não, ó rei meu senhor; mas o profeta Eliseo, que está em Israel, faz saber ao rei de Israel as palavras que tu falas na tua câmara de dormir.
13 And he said to them, “Go, and see where he is, so that I may send and capture him.” And they reported to him, saying, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”
E ele disse: vai, e vê onde ele está, para que envie, e mande traze-lo. E fizeram-lhe saber, dizendo: Eis que está em Dothan.
14 Therefore, he sent horses, and chariots, and experienced soldiers to that place. And when they had arrived in the night, they encircled the city.
Então enviou para lá cavalos, e carros, e um grande exército, os quais vieram de noite, e cercaram a cidade.
15 Now the servant of the man of God, arising at first light, went out and saw the army all around the city, with horses and chariots. And he reported it to him, saying: “Alas, alas, alas, my lord! What shall we do?”
E o moço do homem de Deus se levantou mui cedo, e saiu, e eis que um exército tinha cercado a cidade com cavalos e carros; então o seu moço lhe disse: Ai, meu senhor! que faremos?
16 But he responded: “Do not be afraid. For there are more with us than with them.”
E ele disse: Não temas; porque mais são os que estão conosco do que os que estão com eles.
17 And when Elisha had prayed, he said, “O Lord, open the eyes of this one, so that he may see.” And the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire, all around Elisha.
E orou Eliseo, e disse: Senhor, peço-te que lhe abras os olhos, para que veja. E o Senhor abriu os olhos do moço, e viu; e eis que o monte estava cheio de cavalos e carros de fogo, em redor de Eliseo.
18 Then truly, the enemies descended to him. But Elisha prayed to the Lord, saying: “Strike, I beg you, this people with blindness.” And the Lord struck them, so that they would not see, in accord with the word of Elisha.
E, como desceram a ele, Eliseo orou ao Senhor, e disse: Fere, peço-te, esta gente de cegueira. E feriu-a de cegueira, conforme a palavra de Eliseo.
19 Then Elisha said to them: “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will reveal to you the man whom you are seeking.” Then he led them into Samaria.
Então Eliseo lhes disse: Não é este o caminho, nem é esta a cidade; segui-me, e guiar-vos-ei ao homem que buscais. E os guiou a Samaria.
20 And when they had entered into Samaria, Elisha said, “O Lord, open the eyes of these ones, so that they may see.” And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw themselves to be in the midst of Samaria.
E sucedeu que, chegando eles a Samaria, disse Eliseo: Ó Senhor, abre a estes os olhos para que vejam. O Senhor lhes abriu os olhos, para que vissem, e eis que estavam no meio de Samaria.
21 And the king of Israel, when he had seen them, said to Elisha, “My father, should I not strike them?”
E, quando o rei de Israel os viu, disse a Eliseo: feri-los-ei, feri-los-ei, meu pai?
22 And he said: “You should not strike them. For you did not capture them with your sword or bow, so that you might strike them. Instead, set bread and water before them, so that they may eat and drink, and then go to their lord.”
Mas ele disse: Não os ferirás; feririas tu os que tomasses prisioneiros com a tua espada e com o teu arco? põe-lhes diante pão e água, para que comam e bebam, e se vão para seu senhor.
23 And a great preparation of foods was placed before them. And they ate and drank. And he dismissed them. And they went away to their lord. And the robbers of Syria no longer came into the land of Israel.
E apresentou-lhes um grande banquete, e comeram e beberam; e os despediu e foram para seu senhor: e não entraram mais tropas de siros na terra de Israel.
24 Now it happened that, after these things, Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army, and he ascended and was besieging Samaria.
E sucedeu, depois disto, que Ben-hadad, rei da Síria, ajuntou todo o seu exército: e subiu, e cercou a Samaria.
25 And a great famine occurred in Samaria. And it was blockaded for a long time, until the head of a donkey was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and one fourth part of a pint of pigeons’ dung sold for five silver coins.
E houve grande fome em Samaria, porque eis que a cercaram, até que se vendeu uma cabeça dum jumento por oitenta peças de prata, e a quarta parte dum cabo desterco de pombas por cinco peças de prata.
26 And as the king of Israel was passing by the wall, a certain woman cried out to him, saying, “Save me, my lord the king!”
E sucedeu que, passando o rei pelo muro, uma mulher lhe bradou, dizendo: Acode-me, ó rei meu senhor.
27 And he said: “If the Lord does not save you, how am I able to save you? From the grain floor, or from the wine press?” And the king said to her, “What is the matter with you?” And she responded:
E ele lhe disse: Se o Senhor te não acode, de onde te acudirei eu? da eira ou do lagar?
28 “This woman said to me: ‘Give your son, so that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’
Disse-lhe mais o rei: Que tens? E disse ela: Esta mulher me disse: Dá cá o teu filho, para que hoje o comamos, e amanhã comeremos o meu filho.
29 Therefore, we cooked my son, and we ate him. And I said to her on the next day, ‘Give your son, so that we may eat him.’ But she concealed her son.”
Cozemos pois o meu filho, e o comemos; mas dizendo-lhe eu ao outro dia: Dá cá o teu filho, para que o comamos; escondeu o seu filho.
30 When the king had heard this, he tore his garments, and he passed along the wall. And all the people saw the haircloth that he had worn underneath, beside his flesh.
E sucedeu que, ouvindo o rei as palavras desta mulher, rasgou os seus vestidos, e ia passando pelo muro; e o povo viu que eis que trazia cilício por dentro, sobre a sua carne.
31 And the king said, “May God do these things to me, and may he add these other things, if the head of Elisha, the son of Shaphat, will remain on him this day!”
E disse: Assim me faça Deus, e outro tanto, se a cabeça de Eliseo, filho de Saphat, hoje ficar sobre ele.
32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And so he sent a man ahead. And before that messenger arrived, he said to the elders: “Do you not know that this son of a murderer is sending someone to cut off my head? Therefore, watch, and when the messenger arrives, close the door. And you shall not permit him to enter. For behold, the sound of his lord’s feet is behind him.”
Estava então Eliseo assentado em sua casa, e também os anciãos estavam assentados com ele. E enviou o rei um homem de diante de si; mas, antes que o mensageiro viesse a ele, disse ele aos anciãos: Vistes como o filho do homicida mandou tirar-me a cabeça? olhai pois que, quando vier o mensageiro lhe fecheis a porta, e o empuxeis para fora com a porta; porventura não vem o ruído dos pés de seu senhor após ele?
33 While he was still speaking to them, the messenger appeared who was sent to him. And he said: “Behold, such a great evil is from the Lord! What more should I expect from the Lord?”
E, estando ele ainda falando com eles, eis que o mensageiro descia a ele; e disse: Eis que este mal vem do Senhor, que mais pois esperaria do Senhor?
