2 Kings 7
1 Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”
Então disse Eliseo: Ouvi a palavra do Senhor: assim diz o Senhor: Ámanhã, quasi a este tempo, uma medida de farinha haverá por um siclo, e duas medidas de cevada por um siclo, á porta de Samaria.
2 The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
Porém um capitão, em cuja mão o rei se encostava, respondeu ao homem de Deus e disse: Eis que ainda que o Senhor fizesse janellas no céu, poder-se-hia fazer isso? E elle disse: Eis que o verás com os teus olhos, porém d'ahi não comerás.
3 That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]
E quatro homens leprosos estavam á entrada da porta, os quaes disseram uns aos outros: Para que estaremos nós aqui até morrermos?
4 If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”
Se dissermos: Entremos na cidade, ha fome na cidade, e morreremos ahi; e se ficarmos aqui, tambem morreremos: vamos nós pois agora, e demos comnosco no arraial dos syros: se nos deixarem viver, viveremos, e se nos matarem, tão sómente morreremos.
5 So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!
E levantaram-se ao crepusculo, para se irem ao arraial dos syros: e, chegando á entrada do arraial dos syros, eis que não havia ali ninguem.
6 What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”
Porque o Senhor fizera ouvir no arraial dos syros ruido de carros e ruido de cavallos, como o ruido d'um grande exercito; de maneira que disseram uns aos outros: Eis que o rei d'Israel alugou contra nós os reis dos hetheos e os reis dos egypcios, para virem contra nós.
7 So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].
Pelo que se levantaram, e fugiram no crepusculo, e deixaram as suas tendas, e os seus cavallos, e os seus jumentos, e o arraial como estava: e fugiram para salvarem a sua vida.
8 When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.
Chegando pois estes leprosos á entrada do arraial, entraram n'uma tenda, e comeram e beberam e tomaram d'ali prata, e oiro, e vestidos, e foram e os esconderam: então voltaram, e entraram em outra tenda, e d'ali tambem tomaram, e o esconderam.
9 But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”
Então disseram uns para os outros: Não fazemos bem: este dia é dia de boas novas, e nos calamos; se esperarmos até á luz da manhã, algum mal nos sobrevirá; pelo que agora vamos, e o annunciemos á casa do rei.
10 So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”
Vieram pois, e bradaram aos porteiros da cidade, e lhes annunciaram, dizendo: Fomos ao arraial dos syros e eis que lá não havia ninguem, nem voz de homem, porém só cavallos atados, e jumentos atados, e as tendas como estavam d'antes.
11 The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
E chamaram os porteiros, e o annunciaram dentro da casa do rei.
12 [When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”
E o rei se levantou de noite, e disse a seus servos: Agora vos farei saber o que é que os syros nos fizeram: bem sabem elles 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 But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”
Então um dos seus servos respondeu e disse: Tomem-se pois cinco dos cavallos 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 enviemol-os, e vejamos.
14 So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.
Tomaram pois dois cavallos de carro; e o rei os enviou após o exercito dos syros, dizendo: Ide, e vêde.
15 They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].
E foram após elles até ao Jordão, e eis que todo o caminho estava cheio de vestidos e de aviamentos, que os syros, apressando-se, lançaram fóra: e voltaram os mensageiros, e o annunciaram ao rei:
16 Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!
Então saiu o povo, e saqueou o arraial dos syros: e havia uma medida de farinha por um siclo, e duas medidas de cevada por um siclo, conforme a palavra do Senhor.
17 The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.
E pozera o rei á porta o capitão em cuja mão se encostava; e o povo o atropellou na porta, e morreu, como fallara o homem de Deus, o que fallou quando o rei descera a elle.
18 Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.
Porque assim succedeu como o homem de Deus fallara ao rei dizendo: Ámanhã, quasi a este tempo, haverá duas medidas de cevada por um siclo, e uma medida de farinha por um siclo, á porta de Samaria.
19 And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
E aquelle capitão respondeu ao homem de Deus, e disse: Eis que ainda que o Senhor fizesse janellas no céu, poder-se-hia isso fazer conforme essa palavra? E elle disse: Eis que o verás com os teus olhos, porém d'ahi não comerás.
20 And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
E assim lhe succedeu, porque o povo o atropellou á porta, e morreu.
