2 Chronicles 26
1 After King Amaziah died, all the people of Judah appointed his son Uzziah, who then was 16 years old, as their king. [One of the things that happened] while he was the king [was that] his men captured Elath [town on the Gulf of Aqaba] and rebuilt it.
Então todo o povo tomou a Uzias, que era da idade de dezeseis anos, e o fizeram rei em lugar de seu pai Amasias.
Este edificou a Elod, e a restituiu a Judá, depois que o rei adormeceu com seus pais.
3 Uzziah ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
Era Uzias da idade de dezeseis anos quando começou a reinar, e cincoênta e cinco anos reinou em Jerusalém: e era o nome de sua mãe Jecholia, de Jerusalém.
4 Uzziah did things that Yahweh considered to be good, like his father Amaziah had done.
E fez o que era reto aos olhos do Senhor; conforme a tudo o que fizera Amasias seu pai.
5 He tried to please God while [the priest] Zechariah was living, because Zechariah taught him to revere God. As long as Uzziah tried to please God, God enabled him to be successful.
Porque deu-se a buscar a Deus nos dias de Zacarias, entendido nas visões de Deus: e nos dias em que buscou ao Senhor Deus o fez prosperar.
6 Uzziah and his army started to fight against the army of Philistia. They tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod [cities]. Then they rebuilt the towns near Ashdod and in other places in Philistia.
Porque saiu, e guerreou contra os philisteus, e quebrou o muro de Gath, e o muro de Jabne, e o muro de Asdod: e edificou cidades em Asdod, e entre os philisteus.
7 God helped them to fight the army of Philistia and the Arabs who lived in [the town of] Gur-Baal and the descendants of Meun who had come to that area from Edom.
E Deus o ajudou contra os philisteus e contra os arabios que habitavam em Gur-baal, e contra os meunitas.
8 Even the Ammon [people-group] paid taxes to Uzziah each year. So Uzziah became famous as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.
E os ammonitas deram presentes a Uzias: e o seu renome foi espalhado até à entrada do Egito, porque se fortificou altamente.
9 Uzziah’s [workers] built watchtowers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the place where the wall turns, and they placed weapons in them.
Também Uzias edificou torres em Jerusalém, à porta da esquina, e à porta do vale, e aos ângulos, e as fortificou.
10 They also built watchtowers in the desert and dug many wells. They did that [to provide water] for a lot of the king’s cattle that were in the foothills and in the plains. Uzziah liked farming, so he also stationed workers [to take care of] his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile areas.
Também edificou torres no deserto, e cavou muitos poços; porque tinha muito gado, tanto nos vales como nas campinas; lavradores e vinhateiros, nos montes e nos campos férteis; porque era amigo da agricultura.
11 Uzziah’s army was trained for fighting battles. They were in groups that were always ready to go into battle. Jeiel, the king’s secretary, and Maaseiah, one of the army officers, counted the men and placed them in groups. Hananiah, one of the king’s officials, was their commander.
Tinha também Uzias um exército de homens destros na guerra, que saiam ao exército em tropas, segundo o número da sua mostra, por mão de Jeiel, chanceler, e Maaseias, oficial, debaixo da mão d'Hananias, um dos príncipes do rei.
12 There were 2,600 leaders of those groups of soldiers.
Todo o número dos chefes dos pais, varões valentes, era de dois mil e seiscentos.
13 In the groups that those leaders commanded there were a total of 307,500 well-trained soldiers. It was a very powerful army which was ready to help the king fight against his enemies.
E debaixo das suas ordens havia um exército guerreiro de trezentos e sete mil e quinhentos homens, que faziam a guerra com força belicosa, para ajudar o rei contra os inimigos.
14 Uzziah gave to each soldier a shield, a spear, a helmet, a vest made of iron plates, a bow [and arrows], and a slingshot.
E preparou-lhes Uzias, para todo o exército, escudos, e lanças, e capacetes, e couraças e arcos; e até fundas para atirar pedras.
15 In Jerusalem his skilled workers made machines to put on the watchtowers and on the corners [of the walls], to shoot arrows and to hurl large stones. He became very famous even in distant places, because God helped him very much and enabled him to become very powerful.
Também fez em Jerusalém máquinas da invenção de engenheiros, que estivessem nas torres e nos cantos, para atirarem flechas e grandes pedras: e voou a sua fama até muito longe; porque foi maravilhosamente ajudado, até que se fortificou.
16 But because Uzziah was very powerful, he became very proud, and that led to his being punished. He disobeyed what Yahweh his God had commanded. He went into the temple to burn incense on the altar [where God had said that only the priests should burn] incense.
Mas, havendo-se já fortificado, exaltou-se o seu coração até se corromper: e transgrediu contra o Senhor, seu Deus, porque entrou no templo do Senhor para queimar incenso no altar do incenso.
17 Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and 80 other brave priests followed him into the temple.
Porém o sacerdote Azarias entrou após ele, e com ele oitenta sacerdotes do Senhor, varões valentes.
18 They rebuked him and said to him, “Uzziah, it is not right for you to burn incense to [honor] Yahweh. That duty is only for the priests, those who are descendants of Aaron [our first Supreme Priest]! You must leave [immediately], because you have disobeyed Yahweh our God, and he will not honor you [for what you have done]!”
E resistiram ao rei Uzias, e lhe disseram: A ti, Uzias, não compete queimar incenso perante o Senhor, mas aos sacerdotes, filhos de Aarão, que são consagrados para queimar incenso; sai do santuário, porque transgrediste; e não será isto para honra tua da parte do Senhor Deus
19 Uzziah had in his hand a pan for burning incense. He became very angry with the priests, but suddenly there was leprosy on his forehead.
Então Uzias se indignou: e tinha o incensário na sua mão para queimar incenso: indignando-se ele pois contra os sacerdotes, a lepra lhe saiu à testa perante os sacerdotes, na casa do Senhor, junto ao altar do incenso;
20 When Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and all the other priests [who were there] looked at him, they saw the leprosy on his forehead, so they quickly took him outside. And truly the king was eager to leave the temple, because he knew that it was Yahweh who had caused him to have that leprosy, [and he did not want it to become worse.]
Então o sumo sacerdote Azarias olhou para ele, como também todos os sacerdotes, e eis que já estava leproso na sua testa, e apressuradamente o lançaram fora: e até ele mesmo se deu pressa a sair, visto que o Senhor o ferira.
21 King Uzziah had leprosy until he died. And because he had leprosy, he lived in a house that was not near other houses, and he was not allowed to enter [the courtyard of] the temple. His son Jotham supervised the palace and ruled the people of Judah.
Assim ficou leproso o rei Uzias até ao dia da sua morte: e morou, por ser leproso, numa casa separada, porque foi excluido da casa do Senhor: e Jothão, seu filho, tinha o cargo da casa do rei, julgando o povo da terra.
22 A record of all the other things that Uzziah did while he was the king [of Judah] was written by the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.
Quanto ao mais dos sucessos d'Uzias, tanto os primeiros como os derradeiros, o profeta Isaias, filho d'Amós, o escreveu.
23 Because Uzziah was a leper, [when he died, ] they would not bury him in the tombs where the other kings were buried. Instead, he was buried in a nearby cemetery that the kings owned. Then his son Jotham became the king [of Judah].
E dormiu Uzias com seus pais, e o sepultaram com seus pais no campo do sepulcro que era dos reis; porque disseram: Leproso é. E Jothão, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.
