2 Crônicas 32
1 Depois destas coisas e desta fidelidade, veio Senaqueribe rei dos assírios, entrou em Judá, e assentou campo contra as cidades fortes, e determinou de entrar nelas.
After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came and entered Judah. He camped to attack the fortified cities, which he intended to capture for himself.
2 Vendo, pois, Ezequias a vinda de Senaqueribe, e seu aspecto de combater a Jerusalém,
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to fight against Jerusalem,
3 Teve seu conselho com seus príncipes e com seus valentes, sobre fechar as fontes das águas que estavam fora da cidade; e eles lhe apoiaram.
he consulted with his leaders and his powerful men to stop up the waters of the springs that were outside the city; they helped him do so.
4 Juntou-se, pois, muito povo, e fecharam todas as fontes, e o ribeiro que derrama por em meio do território, dizendo: Por que devem achar os reis de Assíria muitas águas quando vierem?
So many people gathered together and stopped up all the springs and the stream that was flowing through the middle of the land. They said, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find a lot of water?”
5 Encorajou-se assim Ezequias, e edificou todos os muros caídos, e fez erguer as torres, e outro muro por de fora: fortificou também a Milo na cidade de Davi, e fez muitas espadas e paveses.
Hezekiah took courage and built up all the wall that was broken down. He built the towers higher, and also the other wall outside. He also strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and he made large amounts of weapons and shields.
6 E pôs capitães de guerra sobre o povo, e os fez reunir assim na praça da porta da cidade, e falou ao coração deles, dizendo:
He placed military commanders over the people. He gathered them together to him in the broad place at the city gate and spoke encouragingly to them. He said,
7 Esforçai-vos e confortai-vos; não temais, nem tenhais medo do rei da Assíria, nem de toda sua multidão que vem com ele; porque mais são conosco do que com ele.
“Be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and all the army that is with him, for someone is with us who is greater than those with him.
8 Com ele está a força da carne, mas conosco está o SENHOR nosso Deus para ajudar-nos, e lutar nossas batalhas. E firmou-se o povo sobre as palavras de Ezequias rei de Judá.
With him is only an arm of flesh, but with us is Yahweh, our God, to help us, and to fight our battles.” Then the people comforted themselves with the words of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
9 Depois disto Senaqueribe rei dos assírios, estando ele sobre Laquis e com ele toda sua potência, enviou seus servos a Jerusalém, para dizer a Ezequias rei de Judá, e a todos os de Judá que estavam em Jerusalém:
After this, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent his servants to Jerusalem (now he was in front of Lachish, and all his army was with him), to Hezekiah, king of Judah, and to all of Judah who were in Jerusalem. He said,
10 Assim disse Senaqueribe rei dos assírios: Em quem confiais vós para estar cercados em Jerusalém?
“This is what Sennacherib, king of Assyria, says: What are you relying on in order to endure a siege in Jerusalem?
11 Não vos engana Ezequias para entregar-vos à morte, à fome, e à sede, dizendo: o SENHOR nosso Deus nos livrará da mão do rei da Assíria?
Is not Hezekiah misleading you, that he may give you over to die by famine and by thirst, when he tells you, 'Yahweh our God will rescue us from the hand of the king of Assyria'?
12 Não é Ezequias o que tirou seus altos e seus altares, e disse a Judá e a Jerusalém: Diante somente deste altar adorareis, e sobre ele queimareis incenso?
Has not this same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, 'On one altar you must worship, and on it you must burn your sacrifices'?
13 Não sabeis o que eu e meus pais fizemos a todos os povos da terra? Puderam os deuses das nações das terras livrar sua terra de minha mão?
Do you not know what I and my ancestors have done to all the peoples of the other lands? Were the gods of the peoples of the surrounding lands able in any way to rescue their land from my power?
14 Que deus havia de todos os deuses daquelas nações que destruíram meus pais, que pudesse salvar seu povo de minhas mãos? Por que poderá vosso Deus livrar-vos de minha mão?
Among all the gods of those nations that my ancestors completely destroyed, was there any god who could rescue his people out of my hand? Why should your God be able to rescue you from my power?
15 Agora, pois, não vos engane Ezequias, nem vos persuada tal coisa, nem lhe creiais; que se nenhum deus de todas aquelas nações e reinos pode livrar seu povo de meus mãos, e das mãos de meus pais, quanto menos vosso Deus vos poderá livrar de minha mão?
Now do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you in this way. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people out of my hand, or out of the hand of my ancestors. How much less will your God rescue you from my hand?”
16 E outras coisas falaram seus servos contra o Deus o SENHOR, e contra seu servo Ezequias.
Sennacherib's servants spoke even more against Yahweh God and against his servant Hezekiah.
17 Além de tudo isto escreveu cartas em que blasfemava ao SENHOR o Deus de Israel, e falava contra ele, dizendo: Como os deuses das nações dos países não puderam livrar seu povo de minhas mãos, tampouco o Deus de Ezequias livrará ao seu das minhas mãos.
Sennacherib also wrote letters in order to mock Yahweh, the God of Israel, and to speak against him. He said, “As the gods of the nations of the lands have not rescued their people out of my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not rescue his people out of my hand.”
18 E clamaram a grande voz em judaico ao povo de Jerusalém que estava nos muros, para espantá-los e pôr-lhes temor, para tomar a cidade.
They cried out in the language of the Jews to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them and trouble them, in order that they might capture the city.
19 E falaram contra o Deus de Jerusalém, como contra os deuses dos povos da terra, obra de mãos de homens.
They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken of the gods of the other peoples of the earth, which are merely the work of men's hands.
20 Mas o rei Ezequias, e o profeta Isaías filho de Amoz, oraram por isto, e clamaram ao céu.
Hezekiah, the king, and Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, prayed because of this matter and he cried out to heaven.
21 E o SENHOR enviou um anjo, o qual feriu a todo valente e esforçado, e aos chefes e capitães no campo do rei da Assíria. Voltou-se, portanto, com vergonha de rosto a sua terra; e entrando no templo de seu deus, ali o mataram à espada os que haviam saído de suas entranhas.
Yahweh sent an angel, who killed the fighting men, the commanders, and the officers of the king in the camp. So Sennacherib returned to his own land with shame on his face. When he had gone into the house of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.
22 Assim o SENHOR salvou Ezequias e os moradores de Jerusalém das mãos de Senaqueribe rei da Assíria, e das mãos de todos: e preservou-os de todas as partes.
In this way, Yahweh saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, and gave them rest on every side.
23 E muitos trouxeram oferta ao SENHOR a Jerusalém, e a Ezequias rei de Judá, ricos presentes; e foi muito grande diante de todas as nações depois disto.
Many were bringing offerings to Yahweh in Jerusalem, and precious gifts to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was lifted up in the eyes of all nations from that time forward.
24 Naquele tempo Ezequias ficou doente de morte; e orou ao SENHOR, o qual lhe respondeu, e deu-lhe um sinal.
In those days Hezekiah was sick to the point of dying. He prayed to Yahweh, who spoke to him and gave him a sign that he would be healed.
25 Mas Ezequias não pagou conforme ao bem que lhe havia sido feito; pelo contrário, seu coração se enalteceu; por isso veio ira contra ele, e contra Judá e Jerusalém.
But Hezekiah did not pay back Yahweh for the help given to him, for his heart was lifted up. So anger came on him, and on Judah and Jerusalem.
26 Porém Ezequias, depois de haver-se orgulhado de coração, humilhou-se, ele e os moradores de Jerusalém; e não veio sobre eles a ira do SENHOR nos dias de Ezequias.
Nevertheless, Hezekiah later humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that Yahweh's anger did not come on them during Hezekiah's days.
27 E Ezequias teve riquezas e glória em grande maneira; e proveu-se de tesouros de prata e ouro, de pedras preciosas, de aromas, de escudos, e de todas os tipos de objetos valiosos;
Hezekiah had very many riches and much honor. He provided himself with storerooms for silver, gold, precious stones, and for spices, as well as for shields and for all kinds of valuable objects.
28 também de depósitos para as rendas do grão, do vinho, e azeite; estábulos para todo tipo de animais, e currais para os gados.
He also had storehouses for the harvest of grain, new wine, and oil, and stalls for all kinds of animals. He also had flocks in their pens.
29 Fez para si também cidades, e rebanhos de ovelhas e de vacas em grande quantidade; porque Deus lhe havia dado muita riqueza.
In addition, he provided himself with cities and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very much wealth.
30 Este Ezequias tapou os mananciais das águas de Giom da parte de cima, e as fez correr abaixo ao ocidente da cidade de Davi. E foi próspero Ezequias em tudo o que fez.
It was this same Hezekiah who also stopped up the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and who brought them straight down on the west side of the city of David. Hezekiah succeeded in all his projects.
31 Porém no dos embaixadores dos príncipes de Babilônia, que enviaram a ele para saber do prodígio que havia acontecido naquela terra, Deus o deixou, para provar-lhe, para fazer conhecer tudo o que estava em seu coração.
However, in the matter of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to ask questions of those who knew, about the miraculous sign that had been done in the land, God left him to himself, in order to test him, and to know all that was in his heart.
32 Os demais dos feitos de Ezequias, e de suas misericórdias, eis que tudo está escrito na profecia de Isaías profeta, filho de Amoz, no livro dos reis de Judá e de Israel.
As for the other matters concerning Hezekiah, including his actions of covenant loyalty, you can see that they are written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
33 E descansou Ezequias com seus pais, e sepultaram-no na parte superior dos sepulcros dos filhos de Davi, honrando-lhe em sua morte todo Judá e os de Jerusalém: e reinou em seu lugar Manassés seu filho.
Hezekiah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him on the hill of the tombs of the descendants of David. All Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem honored him at his death. Manasseh his son became king in his place.
