2 Crônicas 32
1 Depois destas coisas e desta fidelidade, veio Senaqueribe rei dos assírios, entrou em Judá, e assentou campo contra as cidades fortes, e determinou de entrar nelas.
After these things, and after this manner of truth, Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians arrived. And entering Judah, he besieged the fortified cities, desiring to seize them.
2 Vendo, pois, Ezequias a vinda de Senaqueribe, e seu aspecto de combater a Jerusalém,
And when Hezekiah had seen this, specifically that Sennacherib had arrived, and that the entire force of the war was turning against Jerusalem,
3 Teve seu conselho com seus príncipes e com seus valentes, sobre fechar as fontes das águas que estavam fora da cidade; e eles lhe apoiaram.
he took counsel with the rulers and with the most valiant men, so that they might obstruct the heads of the springs which were beyond the city. And with everyone discerning the same judgment about this,
4 Juntou-se, pois, muito povo, e fecharam todas as fontes, e o ribeiro que derrama por em meio do território, dizendo: Por que devem achar os reis de Assíria muitas águas quando vierem?
he gathered together a great multitude, and they obstructed all the springs, and the brook which was flowing through the midst of the land, saying: “Otherwise, the kings of the Assyrians might arrive and find an abundance of water.”
5 Encorajou-se assim Ezequias, e edificou todos os muros caídos, e fez erguer as torres, e outro muro por de fora: fortificou também a Milo na cidade de Davi, e fez muitas espadas e paveses.
Also, acting industriously, he built up the entire wall that had been broken apart. And he constructed towers upon it, and another wall outside it. And he repaired Millo, in the City of David. And he made all kinds of weapons and shields.
6 E pôs capitães de guerra sobre o povo, e os fez reunir assim na praça da porta da cidade, e falou ao coração deles, dizendo:
And he appointed leaders of the warriors within the army. And he summoned them all to the wide street of the gate of the city. And he spoke to their heart, saying:
7 Esforçai-vos e confortai-vos; não temais, nem tenhais medo do rei da Assíria, nem de toda sua multidão que vem com ele; porque mais são conosco do que com ele.
“Act manfully and be strengthened. Do not be afraid. Neither should you dread the king of the Assyrians and the entire multitude that is with him. For many more are with us than with him.
8 Com ele está a força da carne, mas conosco está o SENHOR nosso Deus para ajudar-nos, e lutar nossas batalhas. E firmou-se o povo sobre as palavras de Ezequias rei de Judá.
For with him is an arm of flesh; with us is the Lord our God, who is our helper, and who fights for us.” And the people were strengthened by this type of words from Hezekiah, the king of Judah.
9 Depois disto Senaqueribe rei dos assírios, estando ele sobre Laquis e com ele toda sua potência, enviou seus servos a Jerusalém, para dizer a Ezequias rei de Judá, e a todos os de Judá que estavam em Jerusalém:
After these things, Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, sent his servants to Jerusalem, (for he and his entire army were besieging Lachish) to Hezekiah, the king of Judah, and to all the people who were in the city, saying:
10 Assim disse Senaqueribe rei dos assírios: Em quem confiais vós para estar cercados em Jerusalém?
“Thus says Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians: In whom do you have faith, as you sit besieged in Jerusalem?
11 Não vos engana Ezequias para entregar-vos à morte, à fome, e à sede, dizendo: o SENHOR nosso Deus nos livrará da mão do rei da Assíria?
Does not Hezekiah deceive you, so that he would deliver you to die from hunger and thirst, by affirming that the Lord your God will free you from the hand of the king of the Assyrians?
12 Não é Ezequias o que tirou seus altos e seus altares, e disse a Judá e a Jerusalém: Diante somente deste altar adorareis, e sobre ele queimareis incenso?
Is this not the same Hezekiah who destroyed his own high places and altars, and who instructed Judah and Jerusalem, saying: ‘You shall worship before one altar, and you shall burn incense upon it?’
13 Não sabeis o que eu e meus pais fizemos a todos os povos da terra? Puderam os deuses das nações das terras livrar sua terra de minha mão?
Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of the nations and all the lands prevailed so as to free their region from my hand?
14 Que deus havia de todos os deuses daquelas nações que destruíram meus pais, que pudesse salvar seu povo de minhas mãos? Por que poderá vosso Deus livrar-vos de minha mão?
Who is there, out of all the gods of the nations that my fathers destroyed, who is able to rescue his people from my hand, so that now also your God would be able to rescue you from this hand?
15 Agora, pois, não vos engane Ezequias, nem vos persuada tal coisa, nem lhe creiais; que se nenhum deus de todas aquelas nações e reinos pode livrar seu povo de meus mãos, e das mãos de meus pais, quanto menos vosso Deus vos poderá livrar de minha mão?
Therefore, let not Hezekiah deceive or delude you with vain persuasion. And you should not believe him. For if no god out of all the nations and kingdoms was able to free his people from my hand, and from the hand of my fathers, consequently neither will your God be able to rescue you from my hand.”
16 E outras coisas falaram seus servos contra o Deus o SENHOR, e contra seu servo Ezequias.
Then too, his servants were speaking many other things against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
17 Além de tudo isto escreveu cartas em que blasfemava ao SENHOR o Deus de Israel, e falava contra ele, dizendo: Como os deuses das nações dos países não puderam livrar seu povo de minhas mãos, tampouco o Deus de Ezequias livrará ao seu das minhas mãos.
Also, he wrote letters full of blasphemy against the Lord God of Israel. And against him he said: “Just as the gods of other nations were unable to free their people from my hand, so also is the God of Hezekiah unable to rescue his people from this hand.”
18 E clamaram a grande voz em judaico ao povo de Jerusalém que estava nos muros, para espantá-los e pôr-lhes temor, para tomar a cidade.
Moreover, he also shouted with a great clamor, in the language of the Jews, toward the people who were sitting upon the walls of Jerusalem, so that he might frighten them and so seize the city.
19 E falaram contra o Deus de Jerusalém, como contra os deuses dos povos da terra, obra de mãos de homens.
And he was speaking against the God of Jerusalem, just as against the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are works of the hands of men.
20 Mas o rei Ezequias, e o profeta Isaías filho de Amoz, oraram por isto, e clamaram ao céu.
And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed against this blasphemy, and they cried out to heaven.
21 E o SENHOR enviou um anjo, o qual feriu a todo valente e esforçado, e aos chefes e capitães no campo do rei da Assíria. Voltou-se, portanto, com vergonha de rosto a sua terra; e entrando no templo de seu deus, ali o mataram à espada os que haviam saído de suas entranhas.
And the Lord sent an Angel, who struck all the experienced men and warriors, and the leaders of the army of the king of the Assyrians. And he returned in disgrace to his own land. And when he had entered the house of his god, the sons who had gone forth from his loins killed him with the sword.
22 Assim o SENHOR salvou Ezequias e os moradores de Jerusalém das mãos de Senaqueribe rei da Assíria, e das mãos de todos: e preservou-os de todas as partes.
And the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, and from the hand of all. And he presented to them peace on every side.
23 E muitos trouxeram oferta ao SENHOR a Jerusalém, e a Ezequias rei de Judá, ricos presentes; e foi muito grande diante de todas as nações depois disto.
And now many were bringing victims and sacrifices to the Lord in Jerusalem, and gifts to Hezekiah, the king of Judah. And after these things, he was exalted before all the nations.
24 Naquele tempo Ezequias ficou doente de morte; e orou ao SENHOR, o qual lhe respondeu, e deu-lhe um sinal.
In those days, Hezekiah was sick, even unto death, and he prayed to the Lord. And he heeded him, and gave to him a sign.
25 Mas Ezequias não pagou conforme ao bem que lhe havia sido feito; pelo contrário, seu coração se enalteceu; por isso veio ira contra ele, e contra Judá e Jerusalém.
But he did not repay according to the benefits which he had received, for his heart was lifted up. And so wrath was brought against him, and against Judah and Jerusalem.
26 Porém Ezequias, depois de haver-se orgulhado de coração, humilhou-se, ele e os moradores de Jerusalém; e não veio sobre eles a ira do SENHOR nos dias de Ezequias.
And after this, he was humbled, because he had exalted his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And therefore the wrath of the Lord did not overwhelm them in the days of Hezekiah.
27 E Ezequias teve riquezas e glória em grande maneira; e proveu-se de tesouros de prata e ouro, de pedras preciosas, de aromas, de escudos, e de todas os tipos de objetos valiosos;
Now Hezekiah was wealthy and very famous. And he gathered for himself many treasures of silver and gold and precious stones, of aromatics, and all kinds of weapons, and vessels of great price,
28 também de depósitos para as rendas do grão, do vinho, e azeite; estábulos para todo tipo de animais, e currais para os gados.
and also repositories of grain, wine, and oil, and stalls for every beast of burden, and fencing for cattle.
29 Fez para si também cidades, e rebanhos de ovelhas e de vacas em grande quantidade; porque Deus lhe havia dado muita riqueza.
And he built for himself cities. For indeed, he had innumerable herds and flocks of sheep. For the Lord had given to him an exceedingly great substance.
30 Este Ezequias tapou os mananciais das águas de Giom da parte de cima, e as fez correr abaixo ao ocidente da cidade de Davi. E foi próspero Ezequias em tudo o que fez.
This same Hezekiah was the one who blocked the upper font of the waters of Gihon, and who diverted them down to the western part of the City of David. In all his works, he prosperously accomplished whatever he willed.
31 Porém no dos embaixadores dos príncipes de Babilônia, que enviaram a ele para saber do prodígio que havia acontecido naquela terra, Deus o deixou, para provar-lhe, para fazer conhecer tudo o que estava em seu coração.
Yet still, concerning the legates from the leaders of Babylon, who had been sent to him so that they might inquire about the portent which had happened upon the earth, God permitted him to be tempted, so that everything might be made known which was in his heart.
32 Os demais dos feitos de Ezequias, e de suas misericórdias, eis que tudo está escrito na profecia de Isaías profeta, filho de Amoz, no livro dos reis de Judá e de Israel.
Now the rest of the words of Hezekiah, and his mercies, have been written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amos, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
33 E descansou Ezequias com seus pais, e sepultaram-no na parte superior dos sepulcros dos filhos de Davi, honrando-lhe em sua morte todo Judá e os de Jerusalém: e reinou em seu lugar Manassés seu filho.
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers. And they buried him above the sepulchers of the sons of David. And all of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, celebrated his funeral. And his son, Manasseh, reigned in his place.
