1 ULB No décimo oitavo ano de Josafá rei de Judá, Jorão, filho de Acabe, começou a reinar sobre Israel em Samaria; ele reinou por doze anos. BSB BSB: In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.
2 ULB Ele fez aquilo o que era mau à vista de Yahweh, mas não como seu pai e sua mãe; pois ele removeu a coluna sagrada de Baal que seu pai tinha feito. BSB BSB: And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.
3 ULB Entretanto, ele se mateve no pecado de Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, que causou pecado em Israel e ele não se afastou deles. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.
5 ULB Mas, depois que Acabe morreu, o rei de Moabe se rebelou contra o rei de Israel. BSB BSB: But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 ULB Então, o rei Jorão saiu de Samaria naquele tempo e mobilizou todo o Israel para a guerra. BSB BSB: So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.
7 ULB Ele enviou uma mensagem para Josafá, rei de Judá, dizendo: "O rei de Moabe tem se rebelado contra mim. Irás comigo contra Moabe para o combate?". Josafá replicou: "Irei. Estarei contigo, meu povo como teu povo, meus cavalos como teus cavalos". BSB BSB: And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
8 ULB Então, ele disse: "Por qual caminho devemos atacar?". Josafá respondeu: "Pelo caminho do deserto de Edom". BSB BSB: Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.
9 ULB Os reis de Israel, Judá e Edom marcharam em círculo por sete dias. Não encontraram água para o exército, nem para os cavalos e os animais. BSB BSB: So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.
10 ULB Então, o rei de Israel disse: "O que é isso? Será que Yahweh reuniu três reis para nos entregar nas mãos de Moabe?". BSB BSB: “Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
11 ULB Mas Josafá falou: "Não existe aqui um profeta de Yahweh, que possamos consultar Yahweh por meio dele?". Um dos escravos do rei de Israel respondeu e disse: "Eliseu, filho de Safate, está aqui, que derramava água sobre as mãos de Elias". BSB BSB: But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”
12 ULB Josafá disse: "A palavra de Yahweh está com ele". Então, o rei de Israel, Josafá, e o rei de Edom desceram até ele. BSB BSB: Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 ULB Eliseu falou para o rei de Israel: "O que eu tenho contigo? Ide aos profetas de teu pai e de tua mãe". Então, o rei de Israel lhe disse: "Não, porque Yahweh nos reuniu, os três reis, para nos entregar nas mãos de Moabe". Eliseu replicou: BSB BSB: Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
14 ULB "Assim como vive Yahweh dos Exércitos, em cuja presença estou, que se não fosse por honra à presença de Josafá, rei de Judá, eu não te daria atenção e nem te olharia. BSB BSB: Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.
15 ULB No entanto, trazei-me um músico". E, enquanto o harpista tocava, a mão de Yahweh veio sobre Eliseu. BSB BSB: But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
16 ULB Ele disse: "Assim diz Yahweh: 'Fazei este vale de rio seco encher de trincheiras'. BSB BSB: and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’
17 ULB Pois assim diz Yahweh: 'Não verás vento, nem verás chuva, mas este vale será cheio de água, e beberás, tu e todos os teus animais'. BSB BSB: For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’
18 ULB Isto é pouco aos olhos de Yahweh. Ele também vos concederá a vitória sobre os moabitas. BSB BSB: This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
19 ULB Atacareis todas as cidades fortificadas e todas as cidades escolhidas, cortareis todas as árvores frutíferas, interrompereis todas as fontes de água, e arruinareis com pedras toda a terra de cultivo". BSB BSB: And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.”
20 ULB E aconteceu que, na manhã seguinte, quase na hora de oferecer o sacrificío, as águas vinham descendo na direção de Edom; a região se encheu de água. BSB BSB: The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land.
21 ULB Quando todos os moabitas ouviram que os reis tinham vindo para combatê-los, se reuniram, todos os que eram capazes de se armar, e permaneceram na fronteira. BSB BSB: Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.
22 ULB Despertaram cedo de manhã e o sol refletia na água; viram os moabitas a água, diante si, vermelha como sangue. BSB BSB: When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way.
23 ULB Eles exclamaram: "Isto é sangue! Certamente os reis foram destruídos, eles se mataram uns aos outros! Agora, pois, Moabe, vamos despojá-los!". BSB BSB: “This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the plunder, Moab!”
24 ULB Quando os moabitas chegaram ao acampamento de Israel, os israelitas os surpreenderam e os atacaram, os quais fugiram diante deles. O exército de Israel avançou contra os moabitas por terra matando-os. BSB BSB: But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked them, and they fled before them. So the Israelites invaded their land and struck down the Moabites.
25 ULB Israel destruiu as cidades e toda terra fértil, e cada homem lançou uma pedra e encheu os campos produtivos. Interroperam todos as fontes de água e cortaram todas as árvores frutíferas, apenas as pedras de Quir-Haresete ficaram no lugar. Porém, os soldados armados com estilingues a cercaram e a atacaram. BSB BSB: They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.
26 ULB Quando Messa, rei de Moabe, viu que estava perdendo a batalha ficou perdido, tomou consigo setecentos homens com espadas para romper com o rei de Edom, mas falharam. BSB BSB: When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail.
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