2 Reis 7
1 Elisha disse: “Ouça a palavra de Yahweh”. Yahweh disse: “Amanhã, por esta hora, um mar de farinha fina será vendido por um shekel, e dois mares de cevada por um shekel, no portão da Samaria”.
Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”
2 Então o capitão em cuja mão o rei se apoiou respondeu ao homem de Deus, e disse: “Eis que, se Javé fez janelas no céu, poderia ser isto? Ele disse: “Eis que o vereis com os olhos, mas não comereis dele”.
The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
3 Agora havia quatro homens leprosos na entrada do portão. Eles disseram um para o outro: “Por que nos sentamos aqui até morrer?
That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]
4 Se dissermos: 'Vamos entrar na cidade', então a fome está na cidade, e morreremos lá. Se ficarmos quietos aqui, também morreremos. Agora, portanto, venha, e rendamo-nos ao exército dos sírios. Se eles nos salvarem vivos, nós viveremos; e se eles nos matarem, nós só morreremos”.
If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”
5 Eles se levantaram no crepúsculo para ir para o acampamento dos sírios. Quando chegaram à parte mais externa do acampamento dos sírios, eis que nenhum homem estava lá.
So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!
6 Pois o Senhor tinha feito o exército dos sírios ouvir o som das carruagens e o som dos cavalos, até mesmo o barulho de um grande exército; e disseram um ao outro: “Eis que o rei de Israel contratou contra nós os reis dos hititas e os reis dos egípcios para nos atacar”.
What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”
7 Portanto, eles se levantaram e fugiram no crepúsculo, e deixaram suas tendas, seus cavalos e seus burros, mesmo o acampamento como estava, e fugiram por suas vidas.
So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].
8 Quando estes leprosos chegaram à parte mais externa do acampamento, entraram em uma tenda, comeram e beberam, depois levaram prata, ouro e roupas e foram escondê-los. Depois voltaram, entraram em outra tenda e levaram coisas de lá também, e foram escondê-las.
When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.
9 Então disseram um para o outro: “Não estamos fazendo direito”. Hoje é um dia de boas notícias, e nós nos mantemos em silêncio. Se esperarmos até a luz da manhã, o castigo nos ultrapassará. Agora, portanto, venha, vamos e conte para a casa do rei”.
But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”
10 Então eles vieram e chamaram os porteiros da cidade; e lhes disseram: “Viemos ao acampamento dos sírios, e eis que não havia lá nenhum homem, nem mesmo a voz de um homem, mas os cavalos amarrados, e os burros amarrados, e as tendas como estavam”.
So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”
11 Em seguida, os porteiros chamaram e disseram isso à casa do rei dentro de casa.
The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
12 O rei levantou-se à noite e disse a seus servos: “Agora vou mostrar-lhes o que os sírios nos fizeram. Eles sabem que estamos com fome. Por isso saíram do campo para se esconderem no campo, dizendo: “Quando saírem da cidade, nós os pegaremos vivos e entraremos na cidade”.
[When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”
13 Um de seus criados respondeu: “Por favor, deixe algumas pessoas levarem cinco dos cavalos que restam, que ficam na cidade”. Eis que eles são como toda a multidão de Israel que fica na cidade. Eis que eles são como toda a multidão de Israel que é consumida. Vamos enviar e ver”.
But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”
14 Portanto, levaram duas carruagens com cavalos; e o rei as enviou ao exército sírio, dizendo: “Vá e veja”.
So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.
15 Eles foram atrás deles até o Jordão; e eis que todo o caminho estava cheio de trajes e equipamentos que os sírios haviam jogado fora em sua pressa. Os mensageiros voltaram e disseram ao rei.
They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].
16 O povo saiu e saqueou o acampamento dos sírios. Então um mar de farinha fina foi vendido por um shekel e duas medidas de cevada por um shekel, de acordo com a palavra de Javé.
Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!
17 O rei havia nomeado o capitão sobre cuja mão ele se inclinava para ser o encarregado do portão; e o povo o pisou no portão, e ele morreu como o homem de Deus havia dito, que falou quando o rei desceu até ele.
The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.
18 Aconteceu como o homem de Deus havia falado ao rei, dizendo: “Dois mares de cevada por um siclo, e um mar de farinha fina por um siclo, estarão amanhã por esta hora na porta de Samaria”;
Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.
19 e aquele capitão respondeu ao homem de Deus, e disse: “Agora, eis que, se Javé fez janelas no céu, poderia tal coisa ser...” e ele disse: “Eis que o vereis com os vossos olhos, mas não comereis dele”.
And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
20 Assim aconteceu com ele, pois as pessoas o pisaram no portão e ele morreu.
And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
