2 Kings 18
1 After King Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost three years, Hezekiah, the son of Ahaz, began to rule Judah.
No terceiro ano de Oseias filho de Elá rei de Israel, começou a reinar Ezequias filho de Acaz rei de Judá.
2 He was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah] and he ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.
Quando começou a reinar era de vinte e cinco anos, e reinou em Jerusalém vinte e nove anos. O nome de sua mãe foi Abi filha de Zacarias.
3 Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
Fez o que era correto aos olhos do SENHOR, conforme todas as coisas que havia feito Davi seu pai.
4 He destroyed the places where people worshiped Yahweh on the tops of hills, and he broke into pieces the stone pillars [for worshiping the goddess Asherah]. He also broke into pieces the bronze [replica/statue of a] snake that Moses had made. He did that because the people had named it Nehushtan, and they were burning incense in front of it to honor it.
Ele tirou os altos, e quebrou as imagens, e arrancou os bosques, e fez pedaços a serpente de bronze que havia feito Moisés, porque até então lhe queimavam incenso os filhos de Israel; e chamou-lhe por nome Neustã.
5 Hezekiah trusted in Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worshiped.] There was no king who ruled Judah before him or after him who was as [devoted to Yahweh as] he was.
No SENHOR Deus de Israel pôs sua esperança: depois nem antes dele não houve outro como ele em todos os reis de Judá.
6 He remained loyal to Yahweh and never disobeyed him. He carefully obeyed all the commandments that Yahweh had given to Moses.
Porque se chegou ao SENHOR, e não se separou dele, mas sim que guardou os mandamentos que o SENHOR prescreveu a Moisés.
7 Yahweh always (helped/was with) him. He was successful in everything that he did. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to (pay taxes to him/do what the king of Assyria wanted him to do).
E o SENHOR foi com ele; e em todas as coisas a que saía prosperava. Ele se rebelou contra o rei da Assíria, e não lhe serviu.
8 His army defeated [the soldiers of] Philistia as far [south] as Gaza [city] and the nearby villages. They conquered the entire area, from the smallest watchtower to the largest cities surrounded by walls.
Feriu também aos filisteus até Gaza e seus termos, desde as torres das atalaias até a cidade fortificada.
9 After King Hezekiah had been ruling Judah for almost four years, and when King Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost seven years, [the army of] King Shalmaneser of Assyria invaded Israel and surrounded Samaria [city].
No quarto ano do rei Ezequias, que era o ano sétimo de Oseias filho de Elá rei de Israel, subiu Salmaneser rei dos assírios contra Samaria, e cercou-a.
10 In the third year they captured the city. That was when Hezekiah has been ruling Judah for almost six years, and when Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost nine years.
E tomaram-na ao fim de três anos: isto é, no sexto ano de Ezequias, o qual era o ano nono de Oseias rei de Israel, foi Samaria tomado.
11 The king of Assyria commanded that the people of Israel be taken to Assyria. Some of them were taken to Halah [town], some were taken to a place near the Habor [River] in [the] Gozan [region], and some were taken to cities where the Mede people-group live.
E o rei da Assíria transportou a Israel à Assíria, e os pôs em Hala, e em Habor, junto ao rio de Gozã, e nas cidades dos medos:
12 That happened because the Israelis did not obey Yahweh their God. They disobeyed the agreement that Yahweh had made with their ancestors, and all the laws that Moses, the man who served Yahweh [very well], had told them to obey. They would not obey those laws; they would not even listen to them.
Porquanto não haviam atendido à voz do SENHOR seu Deus, antes haviam quebrado o seu pacto; e todas as coisas que Moisés servo do SENHOR havia mandado, nem as haviam escutado, nem praticado.
13 After King Hezekiah had been ruling Judah for almost 14 years, [the army of] King Sennacherib of Assyria attacked all the cities in Judah that had walls around them. They [did not capture Jerusalem, but they] captured all the other cities.
E aos catorze anos do rei Ezequias, subiu Senaqueribe rei da Assíria contra todas as cidades fortes de Judá, e tomou-as.
14 King Hezekiah sent a message to Sennacherib, while Sennacherib was in Lachish, saying “What I have done was wrong. Please [tell your soldiers to] stop attacking us. If you do that, I will pay you whatever you tell me to.” So the king of Assyria said that Hezekiah must pay to him (ten tons/9,000 kg.) of silver and (one ton/900 kg.) of gold.
Então Ezequias, rei de Judá, mandou dizer ao rei da Assíria em Laquis: Eu pequei; afasta-te de mim, e suportarei tudo o que me impuseres. E o rei da Assíria impôs a Ezequias rei de Judá trezentos talentos de prata, e trinta talentos de ouro.
15 So Hezekiah gave to him all the silver that was in the temple and that was stored in the king’s palace.
Deu, portanto, Ezequias toda a prata que foi achada na casa do SENHOR, e nos tesouros da casa real.
16 Hezekiah’s men also stripped the gold from the doors of the temple and the gold that he himself had put on the doorposts, and he sent all that gold to the king of Assyria.
Então desmontou Ezequias as portas do templo do SENHOR, e as dobradiças que o mesmo rei Ezequias havia coberto de ouro, e deu-o ao rei da Assíria.
17 But the king of Assyria sent a large army with some of his important officials from Lachish [city] to [persuade] King Hezekiah [to surrender]. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they stood alongside the aqueduct/channel in which water flows from the upper pool into Jerusalem, near the road to the field where the women wash clothes.
Depois o rei da Assíria enviou ao rei Ezequias, desde Laquis contra Jerusalém, a Tartã e a Rabe-Saris e a Rabsaqué, com um grande exército: e subiram, e vieram a Jerusalém. E havendo subido, vieram e pararam junto ao aqueduto do tanque de acima,
18 They sent a message requesting King Hezekiah to come to them, but the king sent three of his officials [to talk to them]. He sent Hilkiah’s son Eliakim, who supervised the palace; Shebna, the official secretary; and Asaph’s son Joah, who communicated the king’s messages to the people.
Chamaram logo ao rei, e saiu a eles Eliaquim filho de Hilquias, que era mordomo, e Sebna escriba, e Joá filho de Asafe, chanceler.
19 One of Sennacherib’s important officials told them to take this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the king of Assyria, the great king, says: ‘What are you trusting in [to rescue you] [RHQ]?
E disse-lhes Rabsaqué: Dizei agora a Ezequias: Assim diz o grande rei da Assíria: Que confiança é esta em que tu estás?
20 You say that you have weapons to fight us, and some country promises [to help you], [and that will enable you to defeat us, ] but that is only talk [RHQ]. Who do you think will help you to rebel against my [soldiers from Assyria]?
Dizes, (por certo palavras de lábios): Tenho conselho e esforço para a guerra. Mas em que confias, que te rebelaste contra mim?
21 Listen to me! You are relying on [the army of] Egypt. But that is like [MET] using a broken reed for a walking stick on which you could lean. But it would pierce the hand of anyone who would lean on it! That is what the king of Egypt would be like for anyone who relied on him [for help].
Eis que tu confias agora neste bordão de cana quebrada, em Egito, no que se alguém se apoiar, lhe entrará pela mão, e se lhe passará. Assim é Faraó, rei do Egito, para todos os que nele confiam.
22 But perhaps you will say to me, “No, we are (relying on/trusting in) Yahweh our God [to help us].” [I would reply, ] “Is he not the one whom you [insulted by] tearing down his shrines and altars and forcing everyone in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to worship only in front of the altar [in Jerusalem]?”’
E se me dizeis: Nós confiamos no SENHOR nosso Deus: não é aquele cujos altos e altares tirou Ezequias, e disse a Judá e a Jerusalém: Diante deste altar adorareis em Jerusalém?
23 So I suggest that you make a deal between you and my master/boss, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses, but [I do not think that] you are able to find 2,000 of your men who can ride on them!
Portanto, agora eu te rogo que dês reféns a meu senhor, o rei da Assíria, e eu te darei dois mil cavalos, se tu puderes dar cavaleiros para eles.
24 You are expecting the king of Egypt to send chariots and men riding horses [to assist you]. But they certainly would not [RHQ] be able to resist/defeat even the most insignificant/unimportant official in the army of Assyria!
Como, pois, farás virar o rosto de um capitão o menor dos servos de meu senhor, ainda que estais confiantes no Egito por seus carros e seus cavaleiros?
25 Furthermore, (do you think that we have come to destroy Jerusalem without Yahweh’s help?/do not think that we have come to Jerusalem without Yahweh’s help.) [RHQ] It is Yahweh himself who told us to come here and destroy this land!”
Além disso, acaso eu vim sem o SENHOR a este lugar, para destruí-lo? Foi o SENHOR que me disse: Sobe a esta terra, e destrói-a.
26 Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah said to the official from Assyria, “Sir, please speak to us in your Aramaic language, because we understand it. Do not speak to us in our Hebrew language, because the people who are standing on the wall will understand it [and be frightened].”
Então disse Eliaquim filho de Hilquias, e Sebna e Joá, a Rabsaqué: Rogo-te que fales a teus servos em siríaco, porque nós o entendemos, e não fales conosco judaico a ouvidos do povo que está sobre o muro.
27 But the official replied, “Do you think [RHQ] that my master sent me to say these things only to you and not to the people who are standing on the wall? [If you reject this message, ] the [people in this city] will soon need to eat their own dung and drink their own urine, just like you will, [because there will be nothing more for you to eat or drink].”
E Rabsaqué lhes disse: Enviou-me meu senhor a ti e a teu senhor para dizer estas palavras, e não antes aos homens que estão sobre o muro, para comerem o seu excremento, e beberem a sua própria urina convosco?
28 Then the official stood up and shouted in the Hebrew language [to the people sitting on the wall]. He said, “Listen to this message from the great king, the king of Assyria. He says,
Logo Rabsaqué ficou de pé, e clamou em alta voz na língua judaica, e falou, dizendo: Ouvi a palavra do grande rei, o rei da Assíria.
29 ‘Do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you. He will not be able to rescue you from my power [MTY].
Assim disse o rei: Não vos engane Ezequias, porque não vos poderá livrar de minha mão.
30 Do not allow him to persuade you to rely on Yahweh, saying that Yahweh will rescue you, and that the army of Assyria will never capture this city!’
E não vos faça Ezequias confiar no SENHOR, dizendo: De certo nos livrará o SENHOR, e esta cidade não será entregue em mão do rei da Assíria.
31 “Do not pay attention to what Hezekiah says! This is what the king of Assyria says: ‘Come out of the city and surrender to me. If you do that, I will arrange for each of you to drink the juice from your own grapevines, and to eat figs from your own trees, and to drink water from your own wells.
Não ouçais a Ezequias, porque assim diz o rei da Assíria: Fazei comigo paz, e saí a mim, e cada um comerá de sua vide, e de sua figueira, e cada um beberá as águas de seu poço;
32 You will be able to do that until we come and take you to a land that is like your land—a land where there is grain to make bread and vineyards to [produce grapes for making] wine. It will be a land that has plenty of olive trees and honey. If you do what the king of Assyria commands, you will not die. You will continue to live. ‘Do not allow Hezekiah to persuade you to trust in Yahweh saying that he will rescue you!
Até que eu venha, e vos leve a uma terra como a vossa, terra de grão e de vinho, terra de pão e de vinhas, terra de olivas, de azeite, e de mel; e vivereis, e não morrereis. Não ouçais a Ezequias, porque vos engana quando disse: o SENHOR nos livrará.
33 The gods that people of other nations worship have never rescued them from the power [MTY] of the king of Assyria [RHQ]!
Acaso algum dos deuses das nações livrou sua terra da mão do rei da Assíria?
34 Why were the gods of Hamath and Arpad [cities] unable to rescue their people from the king of Assyria [RHQ]? What happened to the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah, [towns that we completely destroyed and their gods disappeared] [RHQ]? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power?
Onde está o deus de Hamate, e de Arpade? Onde está o deus de Sefarvaim, de Hena, e de Iva? Puderam estes livrar a Samaria de minha mão?
35 No, none of the gods of the countries [that my army attacked] rescued their people [RHQ] from me! So why do you think that Yahweh will rescue you people of Jerusalem from my power [MTY]?’”
Que deus de todos os deuses das províncias livrou a sua província de minha mão, para que livre o SENHOR de minha mão a Jerusalém?
36 But the people [who were listening] stayed silent. No one said anything, because King Hezekiah had told them, “[When the official from Assyria talks to you, ] do not answer him.”
E o povo se calou, de maneira que não lhe responderam palavra: porque havia mandamento do rei, o qual havia dito: Não lhe respondais.
37 Then Eliakim the palace administrator and Shebna the court secretary and Joah the royal historian went back to Hezekiah with their clothes torn [because they were extremely distressed], and they told him what the official from Assyria had said.
Então Eliaquim filho de Hilquias, que era mordomo, e Sebna o escriba, e Joá filho de Asafe, chanceler, vieram a Ezequias, com suas roupas rasgadas, e contaram-lhe as palavras de Rabsaqué.
