2 Crônicas 18
1 Tinha pois Josaphat riquezas e glória em abundância: e aparentou-se com Achab.
Jehoshaphat became very wealthy and was greatly honored. But then he arranged for one of his family to marry someone from the family of King Ahab [of Israel].
2 E ao cabo de alguns anos desceu ele para Achab a Samaria; e Achab matou ovelhas e bois em abundância, para ele e para o povo que vinha com ele: e o persuadiu a subir com ele a Ramoth-gilead.
Several years later, he went down [from Jerusalem] to Samaria to visit Ahab. Ahab welcomed him and the people who had come with him by slaughtering many sheep and cattle [for a feast].
3 Porque Achab, rei de Israel, disse a Josaphat rei de Judá: Irás tu comigo a Ramoth-gilead? e ele lhe disse: Como tu és, serei eu; e o meu povo, como o teu povo; seremos contigo nesta guerra.
Then he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you [and your army] go with my army to attack Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region]?” Jehoshaphat replied, “My soldiers and I will go to the battle when you tell us to go.”
4 Disse mais Josaphat ao rei de Israel: Consulta hoje, peço-te, a palavra do Senhor.
Then he added, “But we should ask Yahweh first, to find out what he wants us to do.”
5 Então o rei de Israel ajuntou os profetas, quatrocentos homens, e disse-lhes: Iremos à guerra contra Ramoth-gilead, ou deixa-lo-ei? E eles disseram: Sobe; porque Deus a dará na mão do rei
So the king of Israel gathered all his 400 prophets and asked them, “Should we go to attack the people of Ramoth [city], or should we not do that?” They replied, “Yes, go [and attack them] because God will enable your army to defeat them.”
6 Disse porém Josaphat: Não há ainda aqui profeta algum do Senhor, para que o consultemos?
But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here whom we can ask?”
7 Então o rei de Israel disse a Josaphat: Ainda há um homem por quem podemos consultar ao Senhor; porém eu o aborreço; porque nunca profetiza de mim bem, senão sempre mal; este é Micha, filho de Imla. E disse Josaphat: Não fale o rei assim
The king of Israel replied, “There is still one man here, whom we can ask to find out what Yahweh wants, his name is Micaiah, the son of Imlah. But I hate him because he never says anything good about me. He always predicts [that] bad [things will happen to me].” Jehoshaphat replied, “King Ahab, you should not say that!”
8 Então chamou o rei de Israel um eunuco, e disse: Traze aqui depressa a Micha filho de Imla.
So the king of Israel told one of his officials to summon Micaiah immediately.
9 E o rei de Israel, e Josaphat rei de Judá estavam assentados cada um no seu trono, vestidos de vestiduras, e estavam assentados na praça à entrada da porta de Samaria, e todos os profetas profetizavam na sua presença.
The king of Israel and the king of Judah were sitting there on their thrones, wearing their royal robes. They were at the place where people threshed grain, near the gate of Samaria [city]. All of [Ahab’s] prophets were standing in front of them, predicting what was going to happen.
10 E Zedekias, filho de Canana, fez para si uns cornos de ferro, e disse: Assim diz o Senhor: Com estes escornearás aos siros, até de todo os consumires.
[One of them whose name was] Zedekiah, the son of Kenaanah, had made from iron something that resembled the horns of a bull. He proclaimed to Ahab, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘With horns [like these], your [army] will keep attacking the army of Syria [like a bull attacks another animal], until you completely destroy them.’”
11 E todos os profetas profetizavam o mesmo, dizendo: Sobe a Ramoth-gilead, e prosperarás; porque o Senhor a dará na mão do rei.
All the other prophets [of Ahab] agreed. They said, “Yes! If you attack Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], you will be successful, because Yahweh will enable you to defeat them.”
12 E o mensageiro, que foi chamar a Micha, lhe falou, dizendo: eis que as palavras dos profetas, a uma boca, são boas para com o rei: seja pois também a tua palavra como a dum deles, e fala o que é bom.
The messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Listen to me! All the other prophets are unitedly predicting that the king will be successful [in the battle]. So be sure to agree with them and say that the king’s army will be successful!”
13 Porém Micha disse: Vive o Senhor, que o que meu Deus me disser, isso falarei.
But Micaiah said, “As surely as Yahweh lives, I will tell the king only what Yahweh tells me to say.”
14 Vindo pois ao rei, o rei lhe disse: Micha, iremos a Ramoth-gilead à guerra, ou deixa-lo-ei? E ele disse: Subi, e prosperareis; e serão dados na vossa mão.
When Micaiah arrived, the king [of Israel] asked him, “Should we go to attack Ramoth, or not?” Micaiah replied, “Sure, go! Yahweh will enable your army to defeat them!”
15 E o rei lhe disse: Até quantas vezes te conjurarei, para que me não fales senão a verdade no nome do Senhor?
But King Ahab [realized that Micaiah was lying, so he] said to Micaiah, “I have told you many times that you must always tell only the truth when you say what Yahweh [has revealed to you]!”
16 Então disse ele: Vi a todo o Israel disperso pelos montes, como ovelhas que não tem pastor: e disse o Senhor: Estes não tem senhor; torne cada um em paz para sua casa.
Then Micaiah replied, “[The truth is that in a vision] I saw all the troops of Israel scattered on the mountains. They seemed to be like sheep that did not have a shepherd. And Yahweh said, ‘Their master has been killed. So tell them all to go home peacefully.’”
17 Então o rei de Israel disse a Josaphat: Não te disse eu, que este não profetizaria de mim bem, porém mal
Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I told you that he never predicts that anything good will happen to me! He [always] predicts that bad things will happen to me.”
18 Disse mais: Pois ouvi a palavra do Senhor: Vi ao Senhor assentado no seu trono, e a todo o exército celestial em pé à sua mão direita, e à sua esquerda.
But Micaiah continued, saying, “Listen to what Yahweh showed to me! [In a vision] I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, with all the armies of heaven [standing around him], on his right side and on his left side.
19 E disse o Senhor: Quem persuadirá a Achab rei de Israel, a que suba, e caia em Ramoth-gilead? disse mais: Um diz desta maneira, e outro diz doutra.
And Yahweh said, ‘Who can persuade Ahab, the king of Israel, to go to fight against the people of Ramoth, in order that he may be killed there?’ “Some suggested one thing, and others suggested something else.
20 Então saiu um espírito e se apresentou diante do Senhor, e disse: Eu o persuadirei. E o Senhor lhe disse: Com que?
“Finally one spirit, [having received a message from Satan], came to Yahweh and said, ‘I can do it!’ “Yahweh asked him, ‘How will you do it?’
21 E ele disse: Eu sairei, e serei um espírito de mentira na boca de todos os seus profetas. E disse o Senhor: Tu o persuadirás, e também prevalecerás; sai, e faze-o assim.
“The spirit replied, ‘I will go and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to tell lies.’ Yahweh said, ‘You will be successful; go and do it!’
22 Agora pois, eis que o Senhor enviou um espírito de mentira na boca destes teus profetas: e o Senhor falou o mal a teu respeito.
“So now [I tell you that] Yahweh has caused your prophets to lie to you. Yahweh has decided that something terrible will happen to you.”
23 Então Zedekias, filho de Canana, se chegou, e feriu a Micha no queixo; e disse: Porque caminho passou de mim o espírito do Senhor para falar a ti?
Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked over to Micaiah and slapped him on his face. He said, “Do you think that Yahweh’s Spirit left me in order to speak to you?”
24 E disse Micha: Eis que o verás naquele dia, quando andares de câmara em câmara, para te esconderes.
Micaiah replied, “You will find out for yourself [to which of us Yahweh’s Spirit has truly spoken] on the day when you go into a room of some house to hide [from the Syrian soldiers]!”
25 Então disse o rei de Israel; tomai a Micha, e tornai a leva-lo a Amon, o governador da cidade, e a Joás filho do rei.
King Ahab commanded [his soldiers], “Seize Micaiah and take him to Amon, the governor of this city, and to my son Joash.
26 E direis: Assim diz o rei: metei este homem na casa do cárcere; e sustentai-o com pão de angústia, e com água de angustia, até que eu volte em paz.
Tell them that I have commanded that they should put this man in prison and give him only bread and water. Do not give him anything else to eat until I return safely [from the battle]!”
27 E disse Micha: Se é que tornares em paz, o Senhor não tem falado por mim. Disse mais: Ouvi, povos todos!
Micaiah replied, “If you return safely, [it will be clear that] it was not Yahweh who told me what to say to you!” Then he said [to all those who were standing there], “Do not forget what I have said [to King Ahab]!”
28 Subiram pois o rei de Israel e Josaphat rei de Judá, a Ramoth-gilead.
So the king of Israel and the king of Judah [led their armies] to Ramoth, in [the] Gilead [region].
29 E disse o rei de Israel a Josaphat: Disfarçando-me eu, então entrarei na peleja; tu porém veste as tuas vestiduras. Disfarçou-se pois o rei de Israel, e entraram na peleja.
King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I will put on different clothes, [in order that no one will recognize that I am the king.] But you should wear your royal robe.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they both went into the battle.
30 Deu ordem porém o rei da Síria aos capitães dos carros que tinha, dizendo: Não pelejareis nem contra pequeno, nem contra grande: senão só contra o rei de Israel.
The King of Syria told his soldiers who were driving the chariots, “Attack only the king of Israel!”
31 Sucedeu pois que, vendo os capitães dos carros a Josaphat, disseram: Este é o rei de Israel, e o cercaram para pelejarem; porém Josaphat clamou, e o Senhor o ajudou. E Deus os desviou dele.
So when the soldiers who were driving the Syrian chariots saw Jehoshaphat [wearing the royal robes], they thought “He must be the king of Israel!”
32 Porque sucedeu que, vendo os capitães dos carros, que não era o rei de Israel, tornaram de segui-lo.
So they turned to attack him. But when Jehoshaphat cried out, Yahweh helped him, and they realized that he was not the king of Israel. And God caused them to stop pursuing him.
33 Então um homem armou o arco na sua simplicidade, e feriu o rei de Israel entre as junturas e a couraça: então disse ao carreteiro: Vira a tua mão, e tira-me do exército, porque estou mui ferido.
But one [Syrian] soldier shot an arrow at Ahab, without knowing that it was Ahab. The arrow struck Ahab between the places where the parts of his armor joined together. Ahab told the driver of his chariot, “Turn the chariot around and take me out of here! I have been [severely] wounded!”
34 E aquele dia cresceu a peleja, mas o rei de Israel susteve-se em pé no carro defronte dos siros até à tarde; e morreu ao tempo do pôr do sol
The battle continued all that day. Ahab was sitting propped up in his chariot, facing the Syrian soldiers. And late in the afternoon, when the sun was setting, he died.
