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.
Tutto il popolo di Giuda prese Ozia che aveva sedici anni e lo proclamò re al posto del padre Amazia.
Egli ricostruì Elat e la ricondusse sotto il dominio di Giuda, dopo che il re si era addormentato con i suoi padri.
3 Uzziah ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
Ozia aveva sedici anni quando divenne re; regnò cinquantadue anni in Gerusalemme. Sua madre, di Gerusalemme, si chiamava Iecolia.
4 Uzziah did things that Yahweh considered to be good, like his father Amaziah had done.
Egli fece ciò che è retto agli occhi del Signore come aveva fatto Amazia suo padre.
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.
Egli ricercò Dio finché visse Zaccaria, che l'aveva istruito nel timore di Dio, e finché egli ricercò il Signore, Dio lo fece prosperare.
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.
Uscito in guerra contro i Filistei, smantellò le mura di Gat, di Iabne e di Asdòd; costruì piazzeforti nel territorio di Asdòd e in quello dei Filistei.
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.
Dio lo aiutò contro i Filistei, contro gli Arabi abitanti in Gur-Baal e contro i Meuniti.
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.
Gli Ammoniti pagavano un tributo a Ozia, la cui fama giunse sino alla frontiera egiziana, perché egli era divenuto molto potente.
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.
Ozia costruì torri in Gerusalemme alla porta dell'Angolo e alla porta della Valle e sul Cantone e le fortificò.
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.
Costruì anche torri nella steppa e scavò molte cisterne perché possedeva numeroso bestiame nella pianura e nell'altipiano; aveva campagnoli e vignaioli sui monti e sulle colline, perché egli amava l'agricoltura.
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.
Ozia possedeva un esercito agguerrito e pronto per combattere, diviso in schiere, registrate sotto la sorveglianze dello scriba Ieiel e di Maaseia, commissario agli ordini di Anania, uno degli ufficiali del re.
12 There were 2,600 leaders of those groups of soldiers.
Tutti i capi dei casati di quei prodi ammontavano a duemilaseicento.
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.
Da loro dipendeva un esercito di trecentosettemilacinquecento guerrieri di grande valore, pronti per aiutare il re contro il nemico.
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.
A loro, cioè a tutto l'esercito, Ozia fornì scudi e lance, elmi, corazze, archi e pietre per le fionde.
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.
In Gerusalemme aveva fatto costruire macchine, inventate da un esperto, che collocò sulle torri e sugli angoli per scagliare frecce e grandi pietre. La fama di Ozia giunse in regioni lontane; divenne potente perché fu molto assistito.
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.
Ma in seguito a tanta potenza si insuperbì il suo cuore fino a rovinarsi. Difatti si mostrò infedele al Signore suo Dio. Penetrò nel tempio per bruciare incenso sull'altare.
17 Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and 80 other brave priests followed him into the temple.
Dietro a lui entrò il sacerdote Azaria con ottanta sacerdoti del Signore, uomini virtuosi.
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]!”
Questi si opposero al re Ozia, dicendogli: «Non tocca a te, Ozia, offrire l'incenso, ma ai sacerdoti figli di Aronne che sono stati consacrati per offrire l'incenso. Esci dal santuario, perché hai commesso un'infrazione alla legge. Non hai diritto alla gloria che viene dal Signore Dio».
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.
Ozia, che teneva in mano il braciere per offrire l'incenso, si adirò. Mentre sfogava la sua collera contro i sacerdoti, gli spuntò la lebbra sulla fronte davanti ai sacerdoti nel tempio presso l'altare dell'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.]
Azaria sommo sacerdote, e tutti i sacerdoti si voltarono verso di lui, che apparve con la lebbra sulla fronte. Lo fecero uscire in fretta di lì; anch'egli si precipitò per uscire, poiché il Signore l'aveva colpito.
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.
Il re Ozia rimase lebbroso fino al giorno della morte. Egli abitò in una casa di isolamento, come lebbroso, escluso dal tempio. Suo figlio Iotam dirigeva la reggia e governava il popolo del paese.
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.
Le altre gesta di Ozia, le prime come le ultime, le ha descritte il profeta Isaia, figlio di Amoz.
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].
Ozia si addormentò con i suoi padri con i quali fu sepolto nel campo presso le tombe reali, perché si diceva: «E' un lebbroso». Al suo posto divenne re suo figlio Iotam.
