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1 Moab se rebelou contra Israel após a morte de Ahab.
After King Ahab died, [the country of] Moab rebelled against Israel.
2 Ahaziah caiu através da grade de seu quarto superior que estava em Samaria, e estava doente. Então ele enviou mensageiros e disse a eles: “Vá, pergunte a Baal Zebub, o deus de Ecron, se eu vou me recuperar desta doença”.
One day, Ahaziah, [the new king of Israel, ] fell through the wooden slats/boards around the edge of the flat roof [of his palace] in Samaria. He was badly injured, so he summoned some messengers and told them, “Go to Ekron [city in Philistia], and ask their god Baalzebub whether I will (recover/become well).”
3 Mas o anjo de Javé disse a Elias, o tishbite: “Levanta-te, vai ao encontro dos mensageiros do rei de Samaria e diz-lhes: 'É porque não há Deus em Israel que vocês vão perguntar a Baal Zebub, o deus de Ecrom?
But an angel from Yahweh said to Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe [town], “The king of Samaria [is sending] some messengers [to Ekron]. Go and meet them and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, the god of those people, [whether you will recover]?
4 Agora, portanto, Yahweh diz: “Não desça da cama onde subiu, mas certamente morrerá””. Em seguida, Elias partiu.
Yahweh says [that you should tell King Ahaziah] that he will not recover from his being injured; he will surely die.’”
5 Os mensageiros voltaram para ele, e ele lhes disse: “Por que vocês voltaram”?
[So Elijah went to meet] the messengers [and told that to them, and they] returned to the king [instead of going to Ekron]. The king asked them, “Why did you return [so soon]?”
6 Disseram-lhe: “Um homem veio ao nosso encontro e disse-nos: 'Vai, volta para o rei que te enviou e diz-lhe: “Javé diz: 'É porque não há Deus em Israel que tu envias para perguntar a Baal Zebub, o deus de Ecrom? Portanto, não descereis da cama onde subistes, mas certamente morrereis"”””.
They replied, “A man came to meet us, and said to us, ‘Return to the king who sent you and tell him that Yahweh says, “(Is it because there no God in Israel that you are sending [messengers] to Ekron to consult Baalzebub, their god?/You seem to think there is no God in Israel, with the result that you are sending [messengers] to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, their god, [whether you will recover].) [RHQ] [Go tell the king that] he will not recover from being injured; instead, he will surely die.”’”
7 Ele disse a eles: “Que tipo de homem foi ele que veio ao seu encontro e lhe disse estas palavras”?
The king said to them, “The man who came to meet you and told that to you, what did he look like?”
8 Eles lhe responderam: “Ele era um homem peludo, e usava um cinto de couro ao redor de sua cintura”. Ele disse: “É Elijah, o Tishbite”.
They replied, “He was a hairy man and he had a [wide] leather belt around his waist.” The king exclaimed, “That was Elijah!”
9 Então o rei enviou um capitão de cinqüenta com seus cinqüenta para ele. Ele subiu até ele; e eis que ele estava sentado no topo da colina. Ele lhe disse: “Homem de Deus, o rei disse: 'Desça!
Then the king sent an officer with 50 soldiers to seize Elijah. They found Elijah sitting on the top of a hill. The officer called out to him, “Prophet, the king commands that you come down here!”
10 Elias respondeu ao capitão de cinqüenta: “Se eu sou um homem de Deus, então deixe o fogo descer do céu e consumir você e seus cinqüenta”! Então o fogo desceu do céu e o consumiu e aos seus cinqüenta.
But Elijah replied, “I am a prophet; so, I command that fire come down from the sky and burn up you and your 50 soldiers!” Immediately, fire came down from the sky and completely burned up the officer and his 50 [soldiers].
11 Novamente ele enviou a ele outro capitão de cinqüenta com seus cinqüenta. Ele lhe respondeu: “Homem de Deus, o rei disse: 'Desça depressa'”.
[When the king found out about that, ] he sent another officer with 50 more soldiers. They went [to where Elijah was], and the officer called out to him, “Prophet, the king commands that you come down immediately!”
12 Elias respondeu-lhes: “Se eu sou um homem de Deus, então que o fogo desça do céu e te consuma a ti e aos teus cinquenta”! Então o fogo de Deus desceu do céu e consumiu-o e seus cinqüenta.
But Elijah replied, “I am a prophet; [to prove that, ] I command that fire come down from the sky and kill you and your soldiers!” Then a fire from God came down from the sky and killed the officer and his soldiers.
13 Novamente ele enviou o capitão de um terço de cinqüenta com seus cinqüenta. O terceiro capitão de cinqüenta subiu, veio e caiu de joelhos diante de Elias, implorou-lhe e lhe disse: “Homem de Deus, por favor, deixe minha vida e a vida destes cinqüenta de seus servos ser preciosa aos seus olhos.
[When the king heard about that] he sent another officer with 50 more soldiers. [They went to where Elijah was], and the officer prostrated himself in front of Elijah, and said to him, “Prophet, I plead with you, be kind to me and my 50 soldiers, and (do not kill us/allow us to remain alive)!
14 Eis que o fogo desceu do céu e consumiu os dois últimos capitães de cinqüenta com seus cinqüenta anos. Mas agora deixai que minha vida seja preciosa aos vossos olhos”.
[We know that] two times fire came down from the sky and killed officers and the 50 soldiers who were with them. So now, please be kind to me!”
15 O anjo de Yahweh disse a Elijah: “Desça com ele”. Não tenha medo dele”. Depois ele se levantou e desceu com ele para o rei.
Then the angel from Yahweh said to Elijah, “Go down [and go] with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah went with them to the king.
16 Ele lhe disse: “Yahweh diz: 'Porque você enviou mensageiros para perguntar a Baal Zebub, o deus de Ecrom, é porque não há Deus em Israel para inquirir de sua palavra? Portanto não descereis da cama onde subistes, mas certamente morrereis””.
[When Elijah arrived, ] he said to the king, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You sent messengers to go to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, their god, [whether you would recover]. You acted as though [RHQ] there is no God in Israel to consult. So you will not recover from being injured; instead, you are going to die!’”
17 Então ele morreu de acordo com a palavra de Yahweh que Elijah havia falado. Jeorão começou a reinar em seu lugar no segundo ano de Jeorão, filho de Jeosafá, rei de Judá, porque ele não tinha filho.
So Ahaziah died, which is what Yahweh told Elijah would happen. Ahaziah’s [younger] brother Joram became the new king, when Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, had been ruling Judah for almost two years. Ahaziah’s brother became the king because Ahaziah had no son [to become the king].
18 Agora o resto dos atos de Acazias que ele fez, não estão escritos no livro das crônicas dos reis de Israel?
[If you want to know about] all the other things that Ahaziah did, they are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
