1 N ow Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel at Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.

Ora, Jorão, filho de Acabe, começou a reinar sobre Israel, em Samária, no décimo oitavo ano de Jeosafá, rei de Judá, e reinou doze anos.

2 A nd he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

Fez o que era mau aos olhos do Senhor, porém não como seu pai, nem como sua mãe; pois tirou a coluna de Baal que seu pai fizera.

3 N evertheless he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin; he did not depart from them.

Contudo aderiu aos pecados de Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, com que este fizera Israel pecar, e deles não se apartou.

4 N ow Mesha king of Moab was a sheepbreeder, and he regularly paid the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams.

Ora, Messa, rei dos moabitas, era criador de ovelhas, e pagava de tributo ao rei de Israel cem mil cordeiros, e cem mil carneiros com a sua lã.

5 B ut it happened, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

Sucedeu, porém, que, morrendo Acabe, o rei dos moabitas se rebelou contra o rei de Israel.

6 S o King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel.

Por isso, nesse mesmo tempo Jorão saiu de Samária e fez revista de todo o Israel.

7 T hen he went and sent to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” And he said, “I will go up; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”

E, pondo-se em marcha, mandou dizer a Jeosafá, rei de Judá: O rei dos moabitas rebelou-se contra mim; irás tu comigo a guerra contra os moabitas? Respondeu ele: Irei; como tu és sou eu, o meu povo como o teu povo, e os meus cavalos como os teus cavalos.

8 T hen he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “By way of the Wilderness of Edom.”

E perguntou: Por que caminho subiremos? Respondeu-lhe Jorão: Pelo caminho do deserto de Edom.

9 S o the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they marched on that roundabout route seven days; and there was no water for the army, nor for the animals that followed them.

Partiram, pois, o rei de Israel, o rei de Judá e o rei de Edom; e andaram rodeando durante sete dias; e não havia água para o exército nem para o gado que os seguia.

10 A nd the king of Israel said, “Alas! For the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”

Disse então o rei de Israel: Ah! o Senhor chamou estes três reis para entregá-los nas mãos dos moabitas.

11 B ut Jehoshaphat said, “ Is there no prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of the Lord by him?” So one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”

Perguntou, porém, Jeosafá: Não há aqui algum profeta do Senhor por quem consultemos ao Senhor? Então respondeu um dos servos do rei de Israel, e disse: Aqui está Eliseu, filho de Safate, que deitava água sobre as mãos de Elias.

12 A nd Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

Disse Jeosafá: A palavra do Senhor está com ele. Então o rei de Israel, e Jeosafá, e o rei de Edom desceram a ter com ele.

13 T hen Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother.” But the king of Israel said to him, “No, for the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”

Eliseu disse ao rei de Israel: Que tenho eu contigo? Vai ter com os profetas de teu pai, e com os profetas de tua mãe. O rei de Israel, porém, lhe disse: Não; porque o Senhor chamou estes três reis para entregá-los nas mãos dos moabitas.

14 A nd Elisha said, “ As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you.

Respondeu Eliseu: Vive o Senhor dos exércitos, em cuja presença estou, que se eu não respeitasse a presença de Jeosafá, rei de Judá, não te contemplaria, nem te veria.

15 B ut now bring me a musician.” Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

Agora, contudo, trazei-me um harpista. E sucedeu que, enquanto o harpista tocava, veio a mão do Senhor sobre Eliseu.

16 A nd he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’

E ele disse: Assim diz o Senhor: Fazei neste vale muitos poços.

17 F or thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.’

Porque assim diz o Senhor: Não vereis vento, nem vereis chuva; contudo este vale se encherá de água, e bebereis vós, os vossos servos e os vossos animais.

18 A nd this is a simple matter in the sight of the Lord; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

E ainda isso é pouco aos olhos do Senhor; também entregará ele os moabitas nas vossas mãos,

19 A lso you shall attack every fortified city and every choice city, and shall cut down every good tree, and stop up every spring of water, and ruin every good piece of land with stones.”

e ferireis todas as cidades fortes e todas as cidades escolhidas, cortareis todas as boas árvores, tapareis todas as fontes d'água, e cobrireis de pedras todos os bons campos.

20 N ow it happened in the morning, when the grain offering was offered, that suddenly water came by way of Edom, and the land was filled with water.

E sucedeu que, pela manhã, ã hora de se oferecer o sacrifício, eis que vinham as águas pelo caminho de Edom, e a terra se encheu d'água:

21 A nd when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to bear arms and older were gathered; and they stood at the border.

Ouvindo, pois, todos os moabitas que os reis tinham subido para pelejarem contra eles, convocaram-se todos os que estavam em idade de pegar armas, e daí para cima, e puseram-se

22 T hen they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood.

Levantaram-se os moabitas de madrugada e, resplandecendo o sol sobre as águas, viram diante de si as águas vermelhas como sangue;

23 A nd they said, “This is blood; the kings have surely struck swords and have killed one another; now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!”

e disseram: Isto é sangue; certamente os reis pelejaram entre si e se mataram um ao outro! Agora, pois, ã presa, moabitas!

24 S o when they came to the camp of Israel, Israel rose up and attacked the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they entered their land, killing the Moabites.

Quando, porém, chegaram ao arraial de Israel, os israelitas se levantaram, e bateram os moabitas, os quais fugiram diante deles; e ainda entraram na terra, ferindo ali também os moabitas.

25 T hen they destroyed the cities, and each man threw a stone on every good piece of land and filled it; and they stopped up all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees. But they left the stones of Kir Haraseth intact. However the slingers surrounded and attacked it.

E arrasaram as cidades; e cada um deles lançou pedras em todos os bons campos, entulhando-os; taparam todas as fontes d'água, e cortaram todas as boas árvores; somente a Quir-Haresete deixaram ficar as pedras; contudo os fundeiros a cercaram e a feriram.

26 A nd when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not.

Vendo o rei dos moabitas que a peleja prevalecia contra ele, tomou consigo setecentos homens que arrancavam da espada, para romperem contra o rei de Edom; porém não puderam.

27 T hen he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall; and there was great indignation against Israel. So they departed from him and returned to their own land.

Então tomou a seu filho primogênito, que havia de reinar em seu lugar, e o ofereceu em holocausto sobre o muro, pelo que houve grande indignação em Israel; por isso retiraram-se dele, e voltaram para a sua terra.