2 Crônicas 32
1 Depois destas coisas e desta fidelidade, Senaqueribe, rei da Assíria, veio, entrou em Judá, acampou contra as cidades fortificadas, e pretendia ganhá-las para si mesmo.
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 Quando Ezequias viu que Senaqueribe tinha vindo, e que planejava lutar contra Jerusalém,
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come [with his army] and that they intended to attack Jerusalem,
3 aconselhou-se com seus príncipes e seus poderosos homens para deter as águas das nascentes que estavam 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 Então muitas pessoas se reuniram e pararam todas as nascentes e o riacho que corria pelo meio da terra, dizendo: “Por que os reis da Assíria deveriam vir, e encontrar água abundante”?
5 Ele tomou coragem, construiu toda a muralha que foi derrubada e a elevou até as torres, com a outra muralha do lado de fora, e fortaleceu Millo 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 Ele colocou capitães de guerra sobre o povo, reuniu-os no amplo lugar no portão da cidade e falou encorajadoramente com eles, 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 “Seja forte e corajoso. Não tenha medo ou consternação por causa do rei da Assíria, nem por toda a multidão que está com ele; pois há um maior entre nós 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 Um braço de carne está com ele, mas Javé, nosso Deus, está conosco para nos ajudar e travar nossas batalhas”. O povo descansou sobre as palavras de 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 disso, Senaqueribe, rei da Assíria, enviou seus servos a Jerusalém (agora atacava Laquis, e todas as suas forças estavam com ele), a Ezequias, rei de Judá, e a todo 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 Senaqueribe, rei da Assíria, diz: “Em quem você confia, que você permanece sitiado 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 Não vos convence Ezequias a entregar-vos à morte pela fome e pela sede, dizendo: 'Javé nosso Deus nos livrará das mãos do rei da Assíria'?
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 O mesmo Ezequias não tirou os seus altos e altares e ordenou a Judá e a Jerusalém, dizendo: 'adorareis diante de um altar e nele 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 o que eu e meus pais fizemos a todos os povos das terras? Será que os deuses das nações dessas terras foram de alguma forma capazes de livrar suas terras das minhas mãos?
'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 Quem estava lá entre todos os deuses daquelas nações que meus pais destruíram completamente e que poderiam livrar seu povo da minha mão, para que seu Deus pudesse livrá-lo da minha mão?
15 Agora, portanto, não deixe Hezekiah enganá-lo nem persuadi-lo desta maneira. Não acredite nele, pois nenhum deus de nenhuma nação ou reino foi capaz de livrar seu povo da minha mão, e da mão de meus pais. Quanto menos teu Deus te livrará de minhas mãos”?
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 Seus servos falaram ainda mais contra Yahweh Deus e contra seu servo Hezekiah.
Sennacherib’s officers said more things to belittle Yahweh the God of the Israelis and Hezekiah, who served God [well].
17 Ele também escreveu cartas insultando Iavé, o Deus de Israel, e falando contra ele, dizendo: “Como os deuses das nações das terras, que não libertaram seu povo de minhas mãos, assim o Deus de Ezequias não libertará seu povo de minhas mãos”.
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 Eles clamaram com voz alta na língua dos judeus ao povo de Jerusalém que estava no muro, para assustá-los e incomodá-los, 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 Falavam do Deus de Jerusalém como dos deuses dos povos da terra, que são obra 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 O rei Ezequias e o profeta Isaías, o filho de Amoz, rezaram por causa disso, e gritaram ao céu.
Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah cried out to God, praying about this.
21 Yahweh enviou um anjo, que cortou todos os homens poderosos de valor, os líderes e capitães do acampamento do rei da Assíria. Assim, ele voltou com vergonha para sua própria terra. Quando entrou na casa de seu deus, aqueles que saíram de seu próprio corpo o mataram lá com a 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 Thus Javé salvou Ezequias e os habitantes de Jerusalém da mão de Senaqueribe, o rei da Assíria, e da mão de todos os outros, e os guiou de todos os lados.
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 Muitos trouxeram presentes a Javé para Jerusalém, e coisas preciosas para Ezequias, rei de Judá, para que ele fosse exaltado à vista de todas as nações a partir de então.
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 Hezekiah estava doente terminal, e rezou a Javé; e falou com ele, 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 Hezekiah não retribuiu o benefício feito por ele, porque seu coração foi levantado. Portanto, houve ira sobre ele, 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 However, Ezequias se humilhou pelo orgulho de seu coração, tanto ele como os habitantes de Jerusalém, de modo que a ira de Iavé 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 Hezekiah tinha riquezas e honrarias extremamente grandes. Ele se proveu de tesouros para prata, ouro, pedras preciosas, especiarias, escudos e todos os tipos de recipientes valiosos;
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 also armazéns para o aumento de grãos, vinho novo e óleo; e barracas para todos os tipos de animais e rebanhos em dobras.
[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 Moreover ele providenciou para si cidades, e possessões de rebanhos e rebanhos em abundância; pois Deus lhe havia dado abundantes possessões.
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 Este mesmo Hezekiah também parou a nascente superior das águas de Gihon, e os trouxe diretamente para o lado oeste da cidade de David. Hezekiah prosperou em todas as suas obras.
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 However, a respeito dos embaixadores dos príncipes da Babilônia, que lhe enviaram para indagar sobre a maravilha que foi feita na terra, Deus o deixou para testá-lo, para que ele pudesse saber tudo o que estava em 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 Agora o resto dos atos de Ezequias e suas boas ações, eis que estão escritos na visão do profeta Isaías, filho de Amoz, no livro dos reis de Judá e 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 Ezequias dormiu com seus pais e eles o enterraram na subida aos túmulos dos filhos de Davi. Todo Judá e os habitantes de Jerusalém o honraram com a sua morte. 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.
