2 Crônicas 32
1 Depois destas coisas e desta fidelidade, veio Sennaquerib, rei d'Assyria, e entrou em Judá, e acampou-se contra as cidades fortes, e intentou separa-las para si.
After King Hezekiah had obeyed Yahweh’s instructions and had done all those things, King Sennacherib of Assyria came [with his army] and invaded Judah. He commanded his soldiers to surround the cities that had walls around them, thinking that they would [break through those walls and] conquer those cities.
2 Vendo pois Ezequias que Sennaquerib vinha, e que o seu rosto se dirigia à guerra contra Jerusalém,
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come [with his army] and that they intended to attack Jerusalem,
3 Teve conselho com os seus príncipes e os seus varões, para que se tapassem as fontes das águas que havia fora da cidade: e eles o ajudaram.
he consulted with his officials and army leaders. They said among themselves, “Why should we allow the king of Assyria [and his army] to come and find plenty of water to drink?” So they decided to stop the water from flowing outside the city. So a large group of men gathered together and blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through that area.
4 Porque muito povo se ajuntou, que tapou todas as fontes, como também o ribeiro que se estendia pelo meio da terra, dizendo: Porque viriam os reis d'Assyria, e achariam tantas águas?
5 E ele se fortificou, e edificou todo o muro quebrado até às torres, e levantou o outro muro para fora; e fortificou a milo na cidade de David, e fez armas e escudos em abundância.
Then they worked hard to repair all the sections of the city wall that had been broken, and they built watchtowers on the walls. They built another wall outside/around the wall that was already outside the city, and they strengthened the defenses on the sloping terraces [on the east side of the area called ‘The City of David’]. They also made a large number of weapons and shields.
6 E pôs oficiais de guerra sobre o povo, e ajuntou-os a si na praça da porta da cidade, e falou-lhes ao coração, dizendo:
Hezekiah appointed army commanders, and he gathered them in front of him in the square at one of the city gates, and he encouraged them by saying this to them:
7 Esforçai-vos, e tende bom ânimo; não temais, nem vos espanteis, por causa do rei d'Assyria, nem por causa de toda a multidão que está com ele, porque há um maior conosco do que com ele.
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged on account of the king of Assyria and the huge army that is with him, because [Yahweh] is with us, and his [power] is greater than their [power].
8 Com ele está o braço de carne, mas conosco o Senhor nosso Deus, para nos ajudar, e para guerrear nossas guerras. E o povo descançou nas palavras d'Ezequias, rei de Judá.
They have to rely on the power of humans, but we have Yahweh our God to help us and to fight battles for us.” So the people became more confident because of what Hezekiah, the king of Judah, said.
9 Depois disto Sennaquerib, rei d'Assyria, enviou os seus servos a Jerusalém (ele porém estava diante de Lachis, com todo o seu domínio), a Ezequias, rei de Judá, e a todo o Judá que estava em Jerusalém, dizendo:
Later, when Sennacherib and all his soldiers were surrounding Lachish [city], he sent some officers to Jerusalem to give this message to King Hezekiah and to all the people of Judah who were there:
10 Assim diz Sennaquerib, rei d'Assyria: Em que confiais vós, que vos ficais na fortaleza em Jerusalém?
“[I am] Sennacherib, the [great] king of Assyria, [and] this is what I say: 'While you are staying in Jerusalem, my soldiers are surrounding the city. So why [RHQ] are you so confident?
11 Porventura não vos incita Ezequias, para morrerdes à fome e à sede, dizendo: O Senhor nosso Deus nos livrará das mãos do rei d'Assyria?
Hezekiah says to you, “Yahweh our God will save us from [being defeated by the army of] the king of Assyria,” but he is misleading you. He wants you to die from having no food or water.
12 Não é Ezequias o mesmo que tirou os seus altos e os seus altares, e falou a Judá e a Jerusalém, dizendo: Diante do único altar vos prostrareis, e sobre ele queimareis incenso?
Isn’t Hezekiah the one who told his men to get rid of your god Yahweh’s shrines and altars on the hilltops, saying to [you people of] Jerusalem and other places in Judah, “You must worship at only one altar and burn sacrifices on only that altar”?
13 Não sabeis vós o que eu e meus pais fizemos a todos os povos das terras? porventura puderam de qualquer maneira os deuses das nações daquelas terras livrar a sua terra da minha mão
'Do you people not know what I and my ancestors have done to all the people-groups in other countries? [We destroyed them all, and] none of the gods of those nations were ever able to prevent my [troops] from conquering them! So how can your god prevent my soldiers from conquering you?
14 Qual é, de todos os deuses daquelas nações que meus pais destruiram, que pudesse livrar o seu povo da minha mão, para que vosso Deus vos possa livrar da minha mão
15 Agora, pois, não vos engane Ezequias, nem vos incite assim, nem lhe deis crédito; porque nenhum deus de nação alguma, nem de reino algum, pode livrar o seu povo da minha mão, nem da mão de meus pais: quanto menos vos poderá livrar o vosso Deus da minha mão?
So do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you like this. Do not believe what he says, because no god of any nation or kingdom has ever been able to rescue his people from being conquered by my army and the armies of my ancestors. So certainly your god will not be able to rescue you from my power'.”
16 Também seus servos falaram ainda mais contra o Senhor Deus, e contra Ezequias, o seu servo.
Sennacherib’s officers said more things to belittle Yahweh the God of the Israelis and Hezekiah, who served God [well].
17 Escreveu também cartas, para blasfemar do Senhor Deus de Israel, e para falar contra ele, dizendo: Assim como os deuses das nações das terras não livraram o seu povo da minha mão, assim também o Deus d'Ezequias não livrará o seu povo da minha mão.
King Sennacherib wrote more letters insulting Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [belonged to/worshiped]. He said things like this: “The gods [worshiped by] the people-groups in other countries did not rescue their people from my power. Similarly, the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my power.”
18 E clamaram em alta voz em judaico contra o povo de Jerusalém, que estava em cima do muro, para os atemorisarem e os perturbarem, para que tomassem a cidade.
Then King Sennachereb’s officers shouted in the Hebrew language to the people who were on the wall, in order to cause them to be terrified, thinking that as a result the army of Assyria could capture the city [without a battle].
19 E falaram do Deus de Jerusalém, como dos deuses dos povos da terra, obras das mãos dos homens.
They belittled the God [worshiped by the people] of Jerusalem as they belittled the gods of the other people-groups of the world—saying that they were only [idols] made by humans.
20 Porém o rei Ezequias e o profeta Isaias, filho d'Amós, oraram contra isso, e clamaram ao céu.
Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah cried out to God, praying about this.
21 Então o Senhor enviou um anjo que destruiu a todos os varões valentes, e os príncipes, e os chefes no arraial do rei d'Assyria: e tornou com vergonha de rosto à sua terra: e, entrando na casa de seu deus, os mesmos que sairam das suas entranhas, o mataram ali à espada.
And [that night] Yahweh sent an angel who killed all the soldiers of Assyria and their leaders and their officers in the place where the king of Assyria and his army had set up their tents. So the king of Assyria left and returned to his own country, very disgraced. And one day when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons struck him with their swords and killed him.
22 Assim livrou o Senhor a Ezequias, e aos moradores de Jerusalém, da mão de Sennaquerib, rei d'Assyria, e da mão de todos: e de todos os lados os guiou.
That is how Yahweh rescued Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the power of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from their other enemies. Yahweh took care of them (OR, gave them peace) everywhere in the country.
23 E muitos traziam presentes a Jerusalém ao Senhor, e coisas preciosíssimas a Ezequias, rei de Judá, de modo que depois disto foi exaltado perante os olhos de todas as nações.
Many people brought offerings for Yahweh to Jerusalem, and also brought valuable gifts for King Hezekiah. And from that time, Hezekiah was highly respected/honored by the people of all the other nations.
24 Naqueles dias Ezequias adoeceu de morte; e orou ao Senhor, o qual lhe falou, e lhe deu um sinal.
About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. He was about to die. But he prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh answered his prayer. He performed a miracle [and healed Hezekiah].
25 Mas não correspondeu Ezequias ao benefício que se lhe fez; porque o seu coração se exaltou; pelo que veio grande indignação sobre ele, e sobre Judá e Jerusalém.
But Hezekiah [SYN] was very proud, and he did not thank Yahweh for being kind to him. Therefore Yahweh was angry with him and [and punished him] and [the people of] Jerusalem and other places in Judah.
26 Ezequias, porém, se humilhou pela exaltação do seu coração, ele e os habitantes de Jerusalém: e a grande indignação do Senhor não veio sobre eles, nos dias de Ezequias.
Then Hezekiah said that he was sorry for being proud, and the people of Jerusalem also said that they were sorry [for their sins]. So Yahweh did not punish them during the remaining years that Hezekiah [was their king].
27 E teve Ezequias riquezas e glória em grande abundância: e fez-se tesouros de prata, e de ouro, e de pedras preciosas, e de especiarias, e d'escudos, e de todo o aviamento que se podia desejar.
Hezekiah became very rich and was greatly honored. His [workers] made storerooms for his silver and gold, and for his very valuable stones, and for spices and shields and other valuable things.
28 Também armazéns para a colheita do trigo, e do mosto, e do azeite; e estrebarias para toda a casta de animais, e currais para os rebanhos.
[His workers] also built buildings to store the grain and wine and [olive] oil [that people produced and brought to him]. They also made stalls for various kinds of cattle and pens for his flocks [of sheep and goats].
29 Fez-se também cidades, e possessões de ovelhas e vacas em abundância: porque Deus lhe tinha dado muitíssima fazenda.
They built towns and acquired for the king many flocks [of sheep and goats] and herds [of cattle], because God had enabled him to become very rich.
30 Também o mesmo Ezequias tapou o manancial superior das águas de Gihon, e as fez correr por baixo para o ocidente da cidade de David: porque Ezequias prosperou em toda a sua obra.
Hezekiah was the one who told his workers to block the place where the water flows out of the Gihon Spring, and to build a tunnel through which the water flowed to the west side of the area called ‘The City of David’. He was able to do everything that he wanted to do.
31 Contudo, no negócio dos embaixadores dos príncipes de Babilônia, que foram enviados a ele, a perguntarem acerca do prodígio que se fez naquela terra, Deus o desamparou, para tenta-lo, para saber tudo o que havia no seu coração.
But when messengers who were sent by the rulers of Babylon came and asked about the miracle that God had performed for him, God allowed Hezekiah to say what he himself wanted to say, in order to test [whether or not Hezekiah would admit that God had performed a miracle].
32 Quanto ao resto dos sucessos d'Ezequias, e as suas beneficências, eis que estão escritos na visão do profeta Isaias, filho d'Amós, e no livro dos reis de Judá e de Israel.
A record of the other things that happened while Hezekiah was ruling, and the things that he did to please God, is on the scroll in which is written the vision that [Yahweh gave to] the prophet Isaiah. It is also written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel’.
33 E dormiu Ezequias com seus pais, e o sepultaram no mais alto dos sepulcros dos filhos de David; e todo o Judá e os habitantes de Jerusalém lhe fizeram honras na sua morte: e Manasses, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.
When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the tombs where the most respected kings [of Judah] were buried. Everyone in Jerusalem and other places in Judah honored him. Then his son Manasseh became the king.
