2 Kings 7
1 Then said Elisha', Hear ye the word of the Lord: Thus hath said the Lord, About this time tomorrow a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
Então disse Eliseo: Ouvi a palavra do Senhor: assim diz o Senhor: amanhã, quase a este tempo, uma medida de farinha haverá por um siclo, e duas medidas de cevada por um siclo, à porta de Samaria.
2 Then answered the lord of the king, on whose hand he used to lean, the man of God, and said, Behold, will the Lord make windows in the heavens, that this thing shall be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but thereof shalt thou not eat.
Porém um capitão, em cuja mão o rei se encostava, respondeu ao homem de Deus e disse: Eis que ainda que o Senhor fizesse janelas no céu, poder-se-ia fazer isso? E ele disse: Eis que o verás com os teus olhos, porém daí não comerás.
3 And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why do we remain here until we die?
E quatro homens leprosos estavam à entrada da porta, os quais disseram uns aos outros: Para que estaremos nós aqui até morrermos?
4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then is the famine in the city, and we shall die there; and if we remain here, we die [also]: now therefore come, and let us go over unto the camp of the Syrians; if they will let us live, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
Se dissermos: Entremos na cidade, há fome na cidade, e morreremos ai; e se ficarmos aqui, também morreremos: vamos nós pois agora, e demos conosco no arraial dos siros: se nos deixarem viver, viveremos, e se nos matarem, tão somente morreremos.
5 And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians; and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no man there.
E levantaram-se ao crepúsculo, para se irem ao arraial dos siros: e, chegando à entrada do arraial dos siros, eis que não havia ali ninguém.
6 For the Lord had caused the camp of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, the noise of a large army: and they said one to the other, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
Porque o Senhor fizera ouvir no arraial dos siros ruído de carros e ruído de cavalos, como o ruído dum grande exército; de maneira que disseram uns aos outros: Eis que o rei de Israel alugou contra nós os reis dos heteus e os reis dos egípcios, para virem contra nós.
7 And they were arisen and fled in the twilight, and had left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
Pelo que se levantaram, e fugiram no crepúsculo, e deixaram as suas tendas, e os seus cavalos, e os seus jumentos, e o arraial como estava: e fugiram para salvarem a sua vida.
8 And so came these lepers to the uttermost part of the camp, and they went into one tent, and ate and drank, and carried away thence silver, and gold, and garments, and went and hid them; and they returned, and entered into another tent, and carried away [something] thence, and went and hid it.
Chegando pois estes leprosos à entrada do arraial, entraram numa tenda, e comeram e beberam e tomaram dali prata, e ouro, e vestidos, e foram e os esconderam: então voltaram, e entraram em outra tenda, e dali também tomaram, e o esconderam.
9 And then they said one to the other, We do not act correctly; this day is a day of good tidings; and if we remain silent, and tarry till the morning-light, we shall incur guilt: now then come, and let us go and tell it at the king's house.
Então disseram uns para os outros: Não fazemos bem: este dia é dia de boas novas, e nos calamos; se esperarmos até à luz da manhã, algum mal nos sobrevirá; pelo que agora vamos, e o anunciemos à casa do rei.
10 So they went and called unto one of the gate-keepers of the city, and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, nor the voice of man; but the horses were tied, and the asses were tied, and the tents as they had been.
Vieram pois, e bradaram aos porteiros da cidade, e lhes anunciaram, dizendo: Fomos ao arraial dos siros e eis que lá não havia ninguém, nem voz de homem, porém só cavalos atados, e jumentos atados, e as tendas como estavam de antes.
11 And he called the gate-keepers; and they told it at the king's house within.
E chamaram os porteiros, e o anunciaram dentro da casa do rei.
12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I can easily tell you what the Syrians have done to us: they know that we are hungry; and they are therefore gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, If they should come out of the city, we will catch them alive, and enter into the city.
E o rei se levantou de noite, e disse a seus servos: Agora vos farei saber o que é que os siros nos fizeram: bem sabem eles que esfaimados estamos, pelo que sairam do arraial, a esconder-se pelo campo, dizendo: Quando sairem da cidade, então os tomaremos vivos, e entraremos na cidade.
13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, let it fare with them as with all the multitude of Israel that are left in it, [or] let it fare with them as with all the multitude of Israel that have perished: and let us send out and see.
Então um dos seus servos respondeu e disse: Tomem-se pois cinco dos cavalos do resto que ficaram aqui dentro (eis que são como toda a multidão dos israelitas que ficaram aqui de resto, e eis que são como toda a multidão dos israelitas que já pereceram) e enviemo-los, e vejamos.
14 And they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the camp of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
Tomaram pois dois cavalos de carro; e o rei os enviou após o exército dos siros, dizendo: Ide, e vede.
15 And they went after them as far as the Jordan; and, lo, the whole way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste: and the messengers returned, and told it to the king.
E foram após eles até ao Jordão, e eis que todo o caminho estava cheio de vestidos e de aviamentos, que os siros, apressando-se, lançaram fora: e voltaram os mensageiros, e o anunciaram ao rei:
16 And the people went out, and plundered the camp of the Syrians: and a seah of fine flour was to be had for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord.
Então saiu o povo, e saqueou o arraial dos siros: e havia uma medida de farinha por um siclo, e duas medidas de cevada por um siclo, conforme a palavra do Senhor.
17 And the king had appointed the lord on whose hand he used to lean to have the charge of the gate; and the people trod him down in the gate, and he died; as the man of God had spoken, which he spoke when the king came down to him.
E pusera o rei à porta o capitão em cuja mão se encostava; e o povo o atropelou na porta, e morreu, como falara o homem de Deus, o que falou quando o rei descera a ele.
18 And it came to pass as the man of God was speaking to the king, saying, Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be about this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria:
Porque assim sucedeu como o homem de Deus falara ao rei dizendo: amanhã, quase a este tempo, haverá duas medidas de cevada por um siclo, e uma medida de farinha por um siclo, à porta de Samaria.
19 That the Lord had answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if even the Lord were to make windows in the heavens, would such a thing be? And he had said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but thereof shalt thou not eat.
E aquele capitão respondeu ao homem de Deus, e disse: Eis que ainda que o Senhor fizesse janelas no céu, poder-se-ia isso fazer conforme essa palavra? E ele disse: Eis que o verás com os teus olhos, porém daí não comerás.
20 And it happened unto him so; for the people trod him down in the gate, and he died.
E assim lhe sucedeu, porque o povo o atropelou à porta, e morreu.
